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JUNE MARRIAGES
PUCKETT-FRYER
The marriage of Miss Rebecca
Fryer to Mr. Bert Sutton Puckett,
which was solemnized Tuesday even
ing at 7 o’clock in the lovely gardens
of Miss Fryer’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis Brown Fryer, was marked by
unusual beauty. The impressive ring
ceremony was performed by Rev.
Spencer B. King, pastor of the Bap
tist church, in the presence of a large
assemblage of relatives and friends.
The improvised altar, which was
banked with luxuriant ferns and
smilax, was interspersed with four
seven-branched candelabra holding
white cathedra] candles. Before this
altar was placed the white satin pil
low on which the couple knelt for the
benediction. The beautiful sitting
was reflected in the near-by lily
pool.
Before the ceremony Miss Evelyn
Dußose, of Blakely, rendered pre
nuptial music. . Lohengrin’s Wedding
March was. used as a processional and
Mendelssohn’s Wedding March was
used as a recessional. “Hearts and
Flowers’’ was played softly during
the ceremony. Mrs. Frank Middle
ton, Jr., of Albany sang “Until” and
“Love Everlasting.”
Mr. Lewis Fryer, Jr., brother of
the bride, and Mr. Carl Fryer, Jr.,
cousin of the bride, entered first and
lighted the candles. Next came the
groomsman, William Howell.
Miss Louie Fort was maid-of-honor.
She was gowned in a beautiful model
of pink organza. Her bouquet was
of garden flowers. Miss Jean Davis,
of Bluffton, and Miss Margaret
Boyett, of Blakely, were junior
brides-maids. Their dresses were of
blue organdy, and they carried old
fashioned nosegays of garden flowers.
They were followed by the matron
of-honor, Mrs. Robert Puckett, whose
gown was of pink organza, the same
as the maid-of-honor. She carried a
bouquet of garden flowers.
The lovely bride entered with her
father, Mr. Lewis Brown Fryer, who
gave her in marriage. They were
met at the altar by the groom and
his brother, Mr. Robert Puckett, who
was his best man. The bride was
gowned in white chiffon, fashioned,
short waist line and full plaited skirt.
She wore a short veil of net with a
coronet of valley lilies. Her bouquet
was of valley lilies and white rose
buds.
Mrs. Fryer, mother of the bride,
wore an attractive gown of yellow
chiffon. She wore a corsage of white
roses.
Mrs. Puckett is the only daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Brown Fryer.
Her mother before her marriage was
Miss Lonnie Hattaway, daughter of
Virginia Sutton Hattaway and Wil
liam B. Hattaway, her paternal grand
parents being Mr. Edward L. Fryer
and the late Eugenia Fryer.
The bride is a graduate of the
Blakely High School. She attended
the University of Georgia, where she
was a member of the Phi Mu Sorority.
Mr. Puckett is a graduate of the
Blakely High School and attended
the University of Georgia, where he
was a pledge to the Phi Delta Theta
fraternity. He is now associated with
his brother, Mr. Robert Puckett, in
the Gulf Refining business.
The groom is the youngest son of
Mrs. Robert Sutton Puckett and the
late Mr. William Robert Puckett. He
is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Edward Puckett, of Fort Gaines.
His maternal grandparents were Mr.
and Mrs. Clayton Sutton.
After the reception, which was also
held in the gardens, the young couple
left by motor for North Carolina.
Mrs. Puckett chose for traveling a
smart costume of brown and gold
with accessories to match. Those
serving were Miss Grey Howell, Miss
Elizabeth Fryer, Miss Lillian Fryer,
Miss Alice Singletary, Mrs. William
Westbrook, Mrs. Robinson McLendon,
Mrs. Felix Davis, and Mrs. C. D.
Duke, Jr.
The out-of-town guests were: Mr.
and Mrs. E. L. Fryer, Jr., and Mr.
Edward Fryer, Rome; Mr. and Mrs.
W. B. Hattaway, Sr., Miss Sarah Hat
taway, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Hattaway,
Jr.. Brundidge, Ala.; Mr. and Mrs. E.
C. Puckett, Donalsonville; Miss Caro
line Fryer, Baltimore, Md.; Mr. and
Mrs. Floyd Puckett, Fort Gaines; Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Middleton, Jr., Al
bany; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Under
wood, Miami, Fla.; Mrs. Ruby Harris,
Mrs. Ruth Hendricks, Panama City,
Fla.; Mr. and Mrs. Rupert Puckett,
Shellman; Mr. Hubert Mosely, Daw
son; Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hattaway,
Jr., Edison; Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Frazier, Dothan, Ala.; Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Hattaway, Sr., Mrs. Florede
Davis, Miss Jean Davis, Bluffton;
Miss Katherine Underwood, Albany.
PRITCHETT-STRICKLAND
Os cordial interest to their many
friends is the announcement of the
marriage of Miss Eleanor Irene
Strickland to Mr. Alvah Lamar
Pritchett on Sunday morning, June
6, at the home of the bride’s par
ents. The wedding service was
performed by Rev. Spencer B. King,
an impressive ring ceremony being
used. Because of a recent bereave
ment in the bride’s family, only
members of the families and a
few intimate friends were present.
The Strickland home was never
lovelier than on this occasion. The
living room was decorated with a
profusion of white flowers, while
pink gladoli, roses, and others spring
flowers were used to advantage in
the reception hall. The young
couple entered the living room to
the strains of the wedding march,
which was played by Miss Carolyn
Middleton. They made their vows
before an improvised altar fashion
ed with southern smilax and flank
ed with floor baskets of Easter
lilies and white oleander. The man
tle was banked with shasta daisies
and fern.
The bride, a member of the 1937
graduating class of the Blakely
High School, is the third daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John Winfield
Strickland. She was attired in a
costume of aqua crepe which en
hanced her blonde beauty. The
gown was modeled on straight lines
and featured a plaited shoulder
cape. She wore a corsage of pas
tel shades. Mrs. Pritchett chose for
her traveling suit a navy blue en
semble with white accessories.
The groom, who also received
his education in the Blakely High
School, is the son of the late Mr.
and Mrs. Dalton Sylvester Pritch
ett, and a grandson of the late C.
M. Poindexter. He has a large
family connection among the Poin
dexter and McArthur families of
this section. He was born in Shell
man, Randolph county, but upon
the death of his parents when he
was two years of age came to
Blakely to make his home with his
mother’s sister, Mrs. M. W. Balk
com. One brother, Mr. Norman
Pritchett, is the only other imme
diate member of his family. Mr.
Pritchett is a promising young busi
ness man of Blakely.
After a short wedding trip to
points in South Florida, the couple
will be at home to their friends at
the C. T. Alexander apartments on
South Main street.
GARWOOD-LOBACK
Mr. and Mrs. Chester H. Loback
announce the marriage of their
daughter, Eleanor Lillian, to Mr.
Sam Griffin Garwood on Tuesday,
June 1, 1937.
* * *
The announcement of the mar
riage of Miss Loback to Mr. Gar
wood is of cordial interest to the
many friends of the young couple.
Without taking friends into their
confidence, they motored to Donal
sonville, where the ceremony was
performed by the father of the
groom, Mr. G. B. Garwood, Ordi
nary of Seminole county.
Mrs. Garwood is a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Chester H. Loback and
a granddaughter of Dr. and Mrs.
C. S. Middleton, and was born
and reared in this city. She was
graduated from Blakely high school
in the class of ’36. The past year
she attended Andrew College at
Cuthbert, where she majored in mu
sic and voice, in both of which she
is quite talented. She is a young
lady of attractive personality and
with a disposition that has endeared
her to a wide circle of friends.
Mr. Garwood is a native of Don
alsonville, and a graduate of the
Donalsonville high school. For the
past sixteen months he has made his
home in Blakely, where he is chief
projection machine operator at the
Blakely Theatre. He is a splendid
young man and has made many
friends during his residence here.
The couple have an apartment in
the C. T. Alexander home on South
Main street, where they are receiv
ing the congratulations of their
friends.
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EARLY COUNTY NEWS, BLAKELY, GEORGIA
SAUNDERS-GRIMSLEY
Miss Mary Alice Grimsley and Mr.
John Irwin Saunders were united in
marriage on June 3rd, at Andrew
College, Cuthbert, the ceremony be
ing performed by the Reverend
Chester Oliff, a relative of the
groom.
Accompanying the couple to Cuth
bert and witnessing the ceremony
were Mrs. Cecil Duncan, Miss Mabel
Grimsley, Miss Catherine Grimsley,
and Mr. Wayne Lindsey.
Mrs. Saunders is the attractive
and talented daughter of Mrs. J. B.
Grimsley and the late J. B. Grimsley.
She received her education in the
Blakely high school and Southwest
ern College. She has been a popu
lar teacher in the Early county
schools.
Mr. Saunders is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. S. Saunders, of Cole
man. He is a graduate of Fort
Gaines high school. For some time
he has made his home in Blakely,
where he is connected with the
McKinney Chevrolet Company. He
has made many friends since com
ing to this city.
Following the wedding ceremony,
Mr. and Mrs. Saunders spent sever
al days on a trip to Florida. They
are now at home to friends at their
apartment in the home of Mrs. A.
J. Hammack.
MRS. C. D. TYLER
PASSES SUDDENLY
AT ARLINGTON
Arlington, Ga. —Mrs. C. D. Tyler
died suddenly Thursday night at 9:30
o’clock as she was about to enter a
car for a trip to Albany to see her
sister, Mrs. F. 0. Smith, of Albany,
whose husband died Thursday morn
ing.
Funeral services were held Friday
morning, with interment in Arling
ton cemetery.
Mrs. Tyler is survived by five
sisters, Mrs. Claude Shaffer of Eu
faula, Ala., Mrs. J. C. Killingsworth
of Arlington, Mrs. F. 0. Smith of
Albany, Mrs. Louise McClelland of
Cuthbert, and Mrs. C. A. Sneider of
Pine Bush, N. Y.
CITATION
GEORGIA, Early County:
T. F. Cordray, guardian of Mary
Cordray, has applied to me for a
discharge from his guardianship of
Mary Cordray, this is therefore to
notify all persons concerned, to file
their objections, if any they have,
on or before the first Monday in
July next, else T. F. Cordray will be
discharged from his guardianship as
applied for.
D. C. MORGAN,
Ordinary Early County, Ga.
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State Votes Ratification
Os Amendments;
Repeal Defeated
Georgians voted in Tuesday’s
election for the ratification of twen
ty-six constitutional amendments,
several of which were state-wide in
effect and sponsored by the Rivers
administration. The majorities for
the amendments ranged from two to
one to three to one. Those involv
ing the social security program
received the largest majorities.
Governor Rivers had spoken in
behalf of the amendments, with for
mer Governor Talmadge speaking
in opposition. Adoption of the
amendments will put into effect the
program advocated by Governor Riv
ers in his successful campaign for
the governorship.
Figures compiled by the Associ
ated Press at nine o’clock Wednes
day night, which were unofficial but
virtually complete, showed the vot
ers of the state had voted to retain
the 22-year-old prohibition law,
and against repeal. The vote at
that hour was: For repeal, 94,652;
against repeal, 102,929, a majority
of 8,277 against repeal.
CITATION
GEORGIA—EarIy County:
To all whom it may concern:
J. G. Killingsworth having in due
form applied to me for permanent
letters of administration upon the
estate of Mrs. Posey Tyler, de
ceased; this is to notify the next of
kin and creditors of the said Mrs.
Posey Tyler, deceased, that said
application will be heard before me
at the regular July Term, 1937, of
the Court of Ordinary of the said
county.
Witness my hand and official sig
nature, this 7th day of June, 1937.
D. C. MORGAN, Ordinary.
CITATION
GEORGIA —Early County:
To all whom it may concern:
Mrs. Ida Lewis Hightower, as ex
ecutrix of the estate of Earl S.
Hightower, having filed in this court
her petition for letters of dismission
as such executrix of said estate in
due form, and alleging that she has
fully performed all of her duties as
such executrix, this is to cite all
persons interested to be and appear
at the July Term of the court of
Ordinary of said county to show
cause, if any they have or can, why
the prayers of said petition should
not be granted and allowed and said
executrix receive letters of dismis
sion as prayed.
This June 7, 1937.
D. C. MORGAN, Ordinary.
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2 cans Del Monte Pineapple Juice 25c
No. 2 cans Pineapple Pears 15c
Heinz’s 10c cans Spaghetti, 3 for 25c
16 ozs. Peanut Butter 15c
Quarts Salad Dressing 25c
12-lb. bags Silver King Flour 50c
24-lb. bags Silver King Flour 90c
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