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Eggert - MaM.rman Miss Elaine Joyce Eggert, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Eggert Sr., 509 Roosevelt Road, Knox, Indiana, became the bride of Rex Eugene Masterman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Masterman, 1103 Tyler Street, Walkerton, Saturday, August 22. at 6 p. m. in the Knox Methodist Church. Rev. James Burroughs, pastor, presided at the double ring ceremony before an altar banked with palms and altar vases of white gladioli and blue shasta daisies. Miss Rozella Jarrett, Knox, was organist. Rick Eggert, brother of the bride, sang "I Believe" and “Because.” Given Ln marriage by her father, th bride wore a floor length gown of silk peau de soi. The empire bodice was topped with a scoop neckline and elbow length sleeves. The bell shaped skirt had a chapel train attached and accented with a fabric rose. The bottom of the train was scalloped in petal effect. Appliqued rose point lace formed the panel on the front bodice and skirt. Her veil of bouffant silk illusion was held in place with a pearl encrusted cabbage rose. She carried white orchids accented with stephanotis. She wore a diamond pendant necklace, a gift of the groom. Miss Barbara Ann Golding, of Knox, served as maid of honor. Mrs. Kenneth Vories, Knox, was the bridesmaid. Both attendants wore identical floor length gowns of radiant blue satin with chapel trains. Tfieir headpieces were pill box style of satin and tulle. Their jewelry was a single strand of pearls, a gift of the bride. They carried baskets of blue shasta daisies and white gladioli. Richard Masterman, Walkerton, served his brother as best man. Ushers were Michael Spinsky, Walkerton, and Earl Eggert Jr., Knox. The bride’s mother chose a beige silk sheath, embroidered in avocada green. Her accessories were beige. Mrs. Masterman, mother of the groom, wore a blue silk lace sheath with matching accessories. Each mother wore a corsage of cymbidium orchids. A dinner was served to the wedding party and immediate families in the church basement following the ceremony. Later in the evening, a reception was held at the American Legion Home in Hamlet. A four tiered cake with bride and groom decoration, centered the serving table. Asssisting with the serving were Mrs. Earl Eggert, Miss Dolores and Miss Yvonne Collins of Knox, and Mrs. Richard Masterman, Walkerton. Music was furnished by the Sting Ray Band for dancing. The bride is a 1964 graduate of

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Seider - Miler Miss Lois Mae Seider, and Gene Miller were united in marriage in the United Missionary Church, Koontz Lake, Saturday .August 8, at 7:00 p.m. with Rev. Paul Loucks, pastor, officiating at the double nng ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Seider. Rt. 3. Walkerton, and Mr. Miller is the son of Mrs. George Schmidt and Warrue Miller. Knox High School and a past Worthy Advisor of Knox Assembly. Rainbow for Girls. The groom is a 1961 graduate of Walkerton High School and is employed with North Central Loan Company. Elkhart. Indiana, and is a member of the Sting Ray Band. The bride chose a royal blue suit with white accessories for a wedding trip to northern Michigan. after which they will reside in Elkhart. Mr. and Mrs. Harn- Masterman entertained the wedding part, at a dinner following rehearsal on Friday evening.

Baughman - Hostetler Miss Joyce Ann Baughman and James Mark Hostetler exchanged wedding vows Saturday at 2:00 o’clock in the afternoon at the Tabor Evangelical United Brethren Church. North Liberty with the Rev. P. F. Young, officiating. The bn le is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph D. Baughmin. Rt. 2, North Liberty. Mr. and Mrs. Janies Hostetler, Rt. 1, North Liberty, are the parents of the bridegroom. Decorating the church were baskets of gladioli, palms and candelabra. Nuptial music was provided by Mrs. Donald Kuber, vocalist, and Mrs. Darrell Carlson, organist. Attending the bride were Mrs. Gordon Goff of Elkhart, matron of honor for her sister, and the Misses Janet Baughman and Martha Baughman, both of Teegarden, cousins of the bride. The matron of honor wore an apricot colored dress, and the bridesmaids, nile green. The gowns were styled with self-piped scoop necklines, princess bodices, short sleeves, controlled full skirt of impressed pleats and self roses accenting the front waistline. Each wore an iridescent hairbraid crown trimmed in seed pearls and teardrops with a circular maline veil. The matron of honor carried a bouquet of carnations tinted nile green, and the bouquets of the

The altar of the church was decorated with baskets of white gladioli and palms, and white bows marked the pews. Mrs. Paul Loucks provided the nuptial music. TYie bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a gown of Chantilly lace over taffeta. A crown of alencon lace with seed pearls held her elbow length veil of silk illusion and she earned a bouquet of white roses with satin streamers on a white Bible. Miss Doris Kuchel. Grovertown, served as maid of honor. Miss Margo Jack of Hamlet was the bridesmaid. They wore identical floor length gowns of turquoise taffeta. Their flowers were pink carnations. Serving as best man was Dwayne Gouker, North Liberty. Robert Seider was usher, and seating the guests were Charles Miller and Robert Seider. A reception was held following the ceremony in the church parlor. The couple will be at home at 710 Tyler Street, LaPorte, Ind. The bride is a graduate of the Grovertown high school and the groom attended Tyner high school.

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bridesmaids were in apricot. Terrs' H irbaugh of North Liberty was best man. Ushers were Dawaine Baughman and Rick Hostetler. Ixith of North Liberty and brothers of the couple. A nephew of the bridegroom, Danny Hostetler, of North Liberty, was ring bearer. Flower girl was Miss Kelly Brodzinski of North Liberty. She wore an apricot dress and a matching headpiece. Her basket was filled with carnations tinted nile green. Mr. Baughman gave his daughter in marriage. Her floorlength gown of Chantilly lace had long tapered sleeves, a Sabrina neckline, a long torso and a full skiit accented in front and back by a cabbage rose. Attached to her crown of lace, seed pearls and pearl drops, was an elbow length silk illusion veil. She carried a cascade bouquet including a large white orchid with stephanotis and streamers. Corsages of white carnations were worn by the mothers. Mrs. Baughman wore a willow green nylon two-piece lace dress with white accessories. The mother of the bridegroom chose a twopiece blue acrilan shell weave dress with white accssories. A reception was held in the church social room. The newlyweds will return Aug. 29th from a trip to Michigan, and will reside at Rt. 2„ North Liberty. The bride graduated from the Greene Twp. high school, and the bridegroom attended North Liberty high school. Berber - Awald In a 3 p.m. ceremony Saturday, in the Salem United Church of Christ in Wanatah, Miss Shirley Jean BessJer and Daniel Lee Awald, exchanged wedding vows. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bessler, of Rt. 3. Valparaiso, and the bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ward Awald, Rt. 3, Walkerton. The Rev. James Thomas, of Cleveland. Ohio, performed the double ring ceremony, with the bride’s brother, Robert Bessler, giving her in marriage. Lavem Guse, Wanatah, was the vocalist, and Mrs. Owen Benz, organist. Decorations were pedestal bouquets of white gladioli and pompons. Fan-shaped palms, lighted tapers and candelabra, and white pew bows, were also used. The bride's pretty gown was of white organza over taffeta, styled with three-quarter length sleeves and sabrina neckline. Alencon lace appliques traced with pearl, outlined the neckline and highlighted the skirt and chapel train. The bride’s veil, of English silk illusion, fell from a crown of

pearlized bl ssoms and organza roses. She carried a cascade bouquet of white roses and stephanoti.-, with a white orchid corsage center. Mrs. Neil Ressler, Lafayette, was the matron of honor, wearing willow green iridescent taffeta made with scoop neckline and floor - length detachable ovwskirt. Her headpiece was an organza rose in willow green, holding a brief veil. She carried a basket of yellow pompon dais* ies, white roses and ivy. Dressed in the same manner were Mrs. James Thomas of Cleveland. Ohio, and Mrs. Larry Johnson, Van Buren, Ind., who attended as bridesmaids. As flowc girl, Lila Christoph ( Wanatah, wore a dotted white nylon frock, floor-length, with a green sash. Se carried a basket of rose petals. Mark Coulter, Westville, was the ring bearer. Attending the bridegroom aa best man vas Neil Bessterj Lafajette. Dr. Carl Christensen. <of Walkerton, and Larry .TiShtfSon, Van Burt i. were ushers. The reception took place JateE in the REMC building in Wanatah. The serving table was highlighted 1 ' tapers and a four-tieE wedding "ake. Organ music was played by Mrs. John Coulter Jr.j Westville. Serving were Mrs. William Thompson. Leesburg. Ind., Miss Barbara Trulley. Hebron. Mrs. Gordon Richardson. Indianapolis, and Mrs. Lavem Guse. The 200 guests were registered by Mrs. Don Bechinski, Wanatah. When the bride and bridegroom left on a wedding trip to the Ozarks, the bride was wearing a blue paisley suit with whita accessories and her white orchid corsage. The bridegroom, a graduate of Growrtown High School and Purdue university, is a teacher of vocational agriculture at Morgan Township High School. Valparaiso. The bride, who was graduated from Morgan Township High School and Ball State Teachers college, is a first grade teacher at Northview school iff Valparaiso They will be at home on route 3 Walkerton, after August 30. B-CENT WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE STAMP A 5-cent stamp commemorating the 400th anniversary’ of the birth of William Shakespeare will be first placed on sale through the Strafford. Conn., post office, on August 14, 1964. Men who really believe In preparedness keep physically fit.

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