Saturday, May 17, 2014

Marriages (May 17)

Anthony - Murphy:  On Wednesday afternoon at 5 o'clock, March 5, 1941, occurred the marriage of Miss Margaret Murphy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Murphy, of Delaware City, Del. to Sergeant Donald R. Anthony, son of Mrs. Myrtle I. Wilson, of Guilford, and Reinhold D. Anthony, of Norwich.  The ceremony as performed by the Rev. Andrew Anderson and took place in Emmanuel Church, New Castle Del. in the presence of the immediate members of the family and friends.  The bride was attended by her friend, Miss Florence Pasquino,. and the groom by the bride's brother, Kent Murphy. The bride is a graduate of Delaware City High School and has held secretarial and clerical positions at Fort Dupont for some time.  Sergeant Anthony is a graduate of Guilford Central School and is serving his second hitch in the U.S. Army.  They will make their home at Fort Devens, Ayer, Mass. where Sergeant Anthony is stationed with Co. A 1st Engineer.  After a brief honeymoon spent in Philadelphia and Guilford, they will return to Massachusetts Wednesday, as Sergeant Anthony reports for active duty on Friday.  Mr. Anthony visited Guilford and Norwich last Fall and made many friends, and best wishes for happiness through the years to come, are extended the happy couple.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Mar. 13, 1941]
 
Lohee-Webster:  On Wednesday afternoon, March 5, at the First Baptist parsonage in Oneonta, occurred the wedding of Mrs. Rena Webster and Carl Lohee.  Dr. Garth Koch was the officiating clergyman.  Mrs. Lohee wore a dress and hat of rose color with tan accessories. A wedding dinner was served at the Diana Restaurant for a few close relatives.  Mr. and Mrs. Lohee will reside at West Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY].  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Mar. 13, 1941]
 
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Chamberlain, of Sidney, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Isabelle Bernadine Chamberlain, to Kenneth L. Ramsdell, of Schenectady and formerly of Masonville [Delaware Co., NY], son of Louis Ramsdell, of Sidney.  The wedding will take place at the Methodist Church in Sidney Easter Sunday, at 1:30 o'clock.  Miss Chamberlain is a graduate of Oneonta High School and Syracuse Secretarial School, and is employed at the Scintilla Magneto plant.  Mr. Ramsdell graduated from Sidney High School and Norwich College, Northfield, Vt., and has a position with the General Electric Company in Schenectady.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Mar. 20, 1941]
 
The marriage of Miss Louise Hall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hall, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], to J. George Hulbert, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard H. Hulbert, of Sidney [Delaware Co., NY], took place Wednesday evening, March 12, 1941, at the home of the bride's parents. The ceremony was performed before the mantel which was banked with ferns, yellow calendulas, cineraria, gladioli, larkspur, and white stock.  The Rev. R. Lewis Johnson performed the marriage rite.  The bride was given in marriage by her father.  The wedding march was played with Mrs. Harry Parsons at the piano.  The bride's attendants were her two sisters, Mrs. Thelma Ferguson and Mrs. Clifford Ballantyne, of Bainbridge.  The bridegroom was attended by his brother, Frederick Hulbert, and the bride's brother, Robert Hall.  The bride's dress was blue and she carried a bouquet of talisman roses with baby's breath and forget-me-nots.  The bridesmaids wore cadet blue and the ring bearer was dressed in light blue taffeta. Immediately following the ceremony, a buffet supper was served to relatives and friends.  After a short wedding trip, they will be at home in Unadilla [Otsego Co., NY], where a newly furnished apartment awaits them.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Mar. 20, 1941]

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