Visits In Washington, D. C.
Mr. Iverson Skinner attended
Attend District Meeting
I Firemen Bruce Strickland. G.
P. Hall. A J. Manning, Dick Tay
ior, Ira Harrison and Bennie Bal
meeting in Pinetops Tuesday eve
Rctuxns Home
| Mrs. J. E. King returned home
yesterday from a visit with her
daughter. Mrs. Chas. Bowers, in
| Washington. D. C.
Moving Today
| Mr. and Mrs Hubert Biggs and
family are moving from Warren
Street to their new home recent
ly purchased from the Speights on
■ West Main Street.
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Visit in Rocky Mount
| Mi. and Mrs. Johnnie Williams
and sons, James Haywood and
Allen, visited in Rocky Mount
Tuesday afternoon.
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Returns from New York
I Mrs. W. H. Carstarphen return
ed yesterday form New York City
where she purchased merchandise
for the House of Fashion.
Spends Week-end Here
I Mr. Maynard Mobley and fam
ily of Norfolk spent last week end
'here with his brother, Mr. Jack
Mobley, and family.
to business in Washington, D. C„
this week.
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[ Hospital Patient
| Roddie Everett is a patient in
| Brown’s Hospital.
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Visits in Durham
Mrs. Grady Thomas visited her
sister, Mrs. C B. Thomas, in
I Durham Tuesday.
Here from Washington
My/ Thelma Blackmon- of
Washington visited friends and
relatives here Tuesday afternoon.
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In New York City
Mrs. J. B. Barnhill left Sunday
for New York where she is pur
chasing merchandise for the Teen
Age Shop.
Here from Plymouth
Mrs. Bill Woolard of Plymouth
visited here yesterday afternoon.
Visit in Plymouth
Mrs. Bud Li 1 ley and daughter,
Diane, spent Tuesday visiting
friends and relatives in Plym
outh.
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Here from Littleton
Mr. John Henry Thrower of
Littleton attended to business
here this week.
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Returning from Hospital
Little Miss Vivette Brown,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lin
wood Brown is expected home
Saturday after successfully under
going an eye operation in a Dur
ham hospital last week.
Here from Jamesville
Mr. Ralph Davenport of James
ville attended court here yester
day.
Attend Convention
Miss Shirley Bonds, Mr. James
Haywood Williams and Mesdarnes
Beatrice Mobley, Winnie Wynne
and Johnnie Williams attended a
singing convention in Plymouth
last Sunday.
[Leave for Extensive Tour
Mr. Sid Mobley and his son,
j Sam Mobley, of Norfolk left ye:
! terday for an extensive trip
throught the Southern and West
ern States.
Returns To Georgia
James Wynne returned this
week to Moody Ail Base, Valdos
t<>, Georgia,* after spending a ten
day leave here with his wife and
other relatives.
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Here from Robersonville
Messrs. Jim Gray, Sr., and Phil
lip Keel of Rnbersonville were
heer yesterday attending to busi
ness.
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Attends Meting
Mr. M. Luther Peel attended a
meeting of tax officials in Chapel
Hill this week.
Attend Conference
Mr. C. M. Edmondson, Mr. H.
A Cullipher and Mrs. W. T. Cul
lipher of Vernon Church attend
ed the district conference, at Rose
mary Methodist Church in Roa
noke Rapids last Thursday.
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Visiting in County
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Cullipher
and daughter of Washington, D.
C., are spending the week with
friends in the county. Mr. W. T.
Cullipher plans to return home
with them for a visit.
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Birth Announcement
Mr. and Mrs. William Herbert
Mizelle of Wiliiamston Route 2,
announce the birth of a son, Wil
liam Herbert, Jr., on Tuesday,
April 14, 1953, in a Washington
hospital, Mrs. Mizelle is the
former Miss Margaret Mayo, dau
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mayo
of near Washington.
Visiting in Washington
Mrs. W. T. Cullipher is spend
ing a few days in Washington, D.
C., with her daughter and other
relatives.
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In a candelight ceremony in the
Piney Grove Baptist Church on
Saturday afternoon, April 11, at
4 o'clock, Miss Susie Griffin Man
ning of Williamston and Mr. Run
kin Dowdy of Farmville, Virginia,
were united in wedlock. Miss
Manning is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Eli Hoyt Manning of
Farm Life and Mr. Dowdy is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H.
Dowdy of Farmville, Virginia.
The double-ring ceremony was
performed by the Reverend W. B.
Harrington, pastor of the bride,
before an improvised altar of Ore
gon fern, seven-branched candela
bra, holding burning tapers and i
pedestal arrangements of white j
stock, carnations, mums and gla
dioli. Bridal bouquets of white
mums designated pews for the fa
milies and classmates of the bride
and groom.
A prelude to the ceremony was
a half hour of nuptial music pre
sented by Mrs. Wilford Griffin,
pianist, and Mr. William Peele,
soloist. Mr. Peele sang, “All For
You” and “Through The Years,”
and as a closing prayer, “The
Wedding Pledge.”
The bride was escorted and giv
en in marriage by her brother, E. j
H. Manning, Jr., of Williamston.
Her wedding dress was an origin
al design of ehantilly lace and ny
lon (uile. The gown was fashion- j
ed with a fitted basque, a low
pointed neckline outlined in seal- !
loped ehantilly lace and long tap
ering sleeves that terminated in
calla points over her hands. The
full gathered skirt featured a pan
el of accordion pleated nylon tulle
down the center front accented on
either side by lace scallops. An i
open crown of pearlized orange
blossoms held her double veil of
French illusion and fell to her
fingertips. She carried a cascade
of feathered white carnations and
valley lilies showered with white
satin streamers and centered with
a white orchid. Her only orna
ment was a three-strand pearl
necklace.
Miss Leda Faye Manning was
her sister’s Maid of Honor. She
was gowned in a dress of ice blue
net and taffeta. The fitted bodice
was strapless with a loose net
stole effect at the neckline. Her
skirt was full gathers with rows
of tiny not ruffles encircling the
net overskirt. Her bouquet was
a cascade of pink feathered car
nations with pink satin streamers
and her headdress was a pleated
bandeau of a matching blue nylon
tulle.
Little Miss Wanda Griffin was
flower girl. Her dress and ban
deau was of ice blue net and taf
feta and designed as the honor at
tenant. She carried a wicker bas
ket of American beauty rose buds.
The groom's brother, Otha
Dowdy, of Farmville, Virginia,
was best man. Groomsmen were
Eti Rowland. Wilford Griffin,
Rheuben Williams and Mack Har
per.
The wedding party paused in
the vestibule, of the Church to re
ceive the wedding guests before
the bride changed into a paste!
biue poodle suit with navy and i
white accessories for travel. She j
also wore the orchid from her j
bouquet. • i
Mrs. Eli Hoyt Manning wore a
blue crepe and lace dress to her
daughter’s wedding. Her acces
sories were navy and her cor
sage was better times roses and
valley lilies.
Mrs. Charles Dow^dy chose a
1 navy crepe dress and navy acces
sories and she wore a corsage of
better tirrles roses and valley li
lies.
Mrs. Dowdy is a graduate of
the Farm Life Schools and Louis
burg College. . Until the time of
her marriage she was employed
by the Wheeler Manning Insur
ance Agency in Williamston. Mr.
Dowdy received his education in
the Franklin schools and Lynch
burg College. He is now employ
ed by the Export Tobacco Com
pany.
Cake Cutting
;. Or. Friday night prior t.
Manning-Dowdy wedding, Mr.
and Mrs. Eli Hoyt Manning en
tertained at a cake-cutting in the
home.
Mrs. E. H. Manning, Sr., greet
ed the guests and invited them in
to the gift room wher£ Mrs. E. H.
Manning, Jr., rendered nuptial
music on the piano. Miss Leda
Faye Manning in turn invited the
guests into the dining room for
refreshments.
The bride’s table was centered
with an arrangement of white
gladioli and fern and flanked on
either side by candles in silver
candelabra. After the bride and
groom cut the first slice from the
three-tiered wedding cake, the
guests enjoyde cake, lime punch,
nuts and mints.
Dinner Party
i Miss Susie Manning and Mr.
Rankin Dowdy were honored at^
a dinner party on Saturday, April
4th, at 8 o’clock at the Club Sa
leeby in Washington, N. C. Hos
tesses honoring the bridal-elect
couple were Misses Christine Har
rison, Lib Cherry, Sarah Wobble
ton and Mrs.\Wilford Griffin.
The guests enjoyed a four
course dinner amid a color scheme
of red and white including burn
ing candles throughout the club.
Miss Manning was presented by
the hostesses a Corsage of red car
nations and a covered casserole
in her chosen china pattern.
Following the dinner, guests
enjoyed dancing in the Avalon
Room. ,
Those attending the event were:
The honored couple. Miss Leda
Faye Manning. Mrs. Betty Col
train, Messrs. Ed Rowland, John
Wobbleton, Reuben Williams,
Pete Rogers, Dillon Cherry, Gil
lam Rogers, Gene Rogers, and
Evan Griffin, Mr. and Mrs. Wheel
er Manning, Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Howell. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Man
Sir. and Mrs. Wilford
Gi'ffin and Mr. and Mrs. Bobj
Sheai in.
Bridal Couple Honored
Miss Susie Manning and Mr.
Rankin Dowdy of Farmville, Va.,
bridal couple-elect, were guests
of honor at a party given by Mrs.
Mary Ola Peele, Mrs. Doris Leg
gett, Mrs. Betty Coltrain and
Mrs. Laura Chorley at the Col
train and Chorley home here on
Grace Street Saturday, March 28.
Upon arrive], Miss Manning
was presented a corsage of blue
carnations.
The guests were greeted by the i
honorees and the hostesses, and
were directed to the dining room
where refreshments were served.
The house was decorated with
blue, yellow and white spring
flowers, the color theme being
carried out in’ decorations. The
dining table was centered with a
silver bowl of blue carnations,
yellow jonquils and bridal
wreath, flanked on either side by
yellow and blue burning tapers
in silver candle holders. Ro
freshments consisted of potato
salad, ham biscuits, pineapple
ribbon sandwiches, party squares
decorated in blue and yellow,
nuts and orange punch.
The honorees were presented a
platter in their chosen pattern
of china.
Approximately 45 guests call
ed during the evening.
To Attend High
Several local high schol
are planning to attend
day events j..
day.
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Visit in Bclhaven
Mrs. Leslie Fowden, Sr
Miss Mildred Purvis
and Mrs. Julius Purvis
haven yesterday.
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To Spend Week-end Here
Lt. Commander and Mrs
vet C. Godwin, Jr., and
Beth, of Raleigh, wili
week-end here with Dr.
W F. Coppage.
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Visit Tulip Farms
Mrs. Russell Biggs and
and Mrs. Joe Holliday and
ter, Jeanie, and Mrs. Rubin
ers and children visited
farms in Terra Ceia
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