Marriages (October 19)

In the Oneonta Star of April 19, occurs the following:  "At the home of Mrs. Charity Lowe, Reynolds block, at 3:30 o'clock yesterday, occurred the marriage of her daughter, Helen Ruth Lowe, and Louis Mills.  The ring service was used and Rev. E.J. Farley of the First Baptist church performed the ceremony in the presence of about fifty relatives and immediate friends of the bride and groom.  The home was made very attractive with a display of flowers and palms and the wedding march was played by Miss Lelia Butler, of Unadilla, as the bridal party entered the parlor.  The bride was accompanied by Celia Pine and the groom by his brother, Lee Mills, both of Bainbridge.  The bride made a charming appearance in a gray traveling suit, carrying white roses. Following the ceremony a wedding dinner was served in the dining room, which was festooned with ribbons and suitably trimmed with flowers.  Mr. and Mrs. Mills left at 7 o'clock for a few days' trip and will reside in Oneonta [Otsego Co., NY] upon their return.  Mr. Mills is a barber at the shop of A.H. Ingerham and is very well known here.  He is the oldest son of Henry Mills, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], who formerly lived here.  Both he and his accomplished bride have a great number of friends in Oneonta and the heartiest congratulations will be extended to them.  The large number of rich presents received by the bride is a certain evidence that she is popular with her acquaintances.  Among those present from out of town not mentioned above, was the father of the groom, Henry Mills, of Bainbridge, Mrs. Mills was unable to be present on account of sickness."

Mr. and Mrs. Willard R. Benedict of 513 Twenty-third Street, Watervliet, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Miss Nina Amelia Benedict, to Leo Morris Albert, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Albert of St. Petersburg, Fla.  The wedding will take place Nov. 23 [LMD notation: 1941].

Miss Nina Amelia Benedict

 

Miss Nina Amelia Benedict, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willard Benedict of Watervliet, was married to Leo Morris Albert of Binghamton, Nov. 23 [1941], at Third Avenue Methodist Church, Watervliet.  Mr. Albert is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Albert of St. Petersburg, Fla.  The Rev. Maurice Baker performed the ceremony.  Miss Marjorie Benedict, sister of the bride, was maid of honor.  Bridesmaids were Miss Joyce Benedict, also a sister of the bride, and Miss Elva King.  Irene Benedict, youngest sister of the bride, was flower girl,  Best man was Ronald Benedict, brother of the bride.  Arthur Dinsmore and Merlin Gunsalus were ushers.  Mr. and Mrs. Albert left for a wedding trip to St. Petersburg after a reception in the home of the bride's parents.  They will reside in Binghamton.

 

Announcement has been made here of the marriage of the Rev. Floyd B. Mitchell of Endicott [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Phyllis W. Craven of Yorkshire, England.  Mr. Mitchell is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lemuel B. Mitchell of 114 Roosevelt Avenue, Endicott.  The ceremony took place in a mud church before an assembly of 18 missionaries and several hundred Waga natives, Nov. 19 in Gelengu, Nigeria.  Miss Vera Batke and John Nickel, two missionaries, were attendants.  Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell will make their home in the African colony during the final two years of their service as missionaries there.  Both have already served in that region for two years.  Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell are serving with the Sudan Interior Mission.  Mr. Mitchell, a former employee of IBM, was ordained at a ceremony in Endicott First Baptist Church in 1945.    [LMD notation:  1947]