Anniversary of York, J. P. - Beckham County, Oklahoma

Submitted by:  Delma Tindell  <delma25@pldi.net>    21 Oct 2009
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YORK, J. P.
(2 Mar 1939, Thursday, Sayre Headlight, Sayre, Beckham Co, OK): Grimes
Community News:
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. York celebrated their golden wedding February 20, with
an open house all day and a dinner at the noon hour.
Mr. and Mrs. York have six children living and all were present except
one, Mrs. Georgia Nabors of California, who was unable to attend.
The children present were:  Myrtle, Alanzo, Jodie, Goldie and Sylvia. 
Guests who attended were: Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Barnes, Mrs. J. W. Marshall,
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Cox, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Reeves, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Cox,
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Feland, J. S. Feland, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Harrington, Mrs.
Bill McLean, Howard Teakle, Mrs. Mattie Laxton, Mr. and Mrs. D. E.
Marshall, all of Grimes; Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Bales, Mrs. Charles Bales,
Mrs. T. W. Donaldson, Mrs. J. W. McVicker, Mr. and Mrs. Will Klopfenstine,
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Thurman, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Whittledge, Mrs. L. S.
Fletcher, Mr. and Mrs. Will Kent, Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Whittledge, Clyde
Whittledge, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hartman, and Mrs. E. Hartman, all of
Sayre.  Mrs. Nora Clancy, O. H. Creason and Mrs. Dulcie Bates of Elk City;
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Spears, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Scott of Bristow, Mr. and
Mrs. N. R. Winters, Ruth Winters, and Loren Winters of Thomas; Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Spitzer, Robert Spitzer, Doyle Spitzer and Mr. and Mrs. Dean
Cross of Cheyenne.
The house was beautifully decorated with gold and white flowers and
wedding bells, Mrs. York wore a gold necklace which she had worn at her
wedding fifty years ago.  Someone asked Mr. York what he would have done
if he had seen as many cars drive up to see him married fifty years ago
and he answered with a smile, "Well, I expect we'd have been hunting a
place to hide."
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