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The Capital Journal from Salem, Oregon • 6

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WEDDING IN NATION'S CAPITAL SATURDAY iMOTAT OisIS Pa Luci By M. I F. irmed; Before Telling Plans to President Weddings and the strike against the airlines are much in the news this weekend the most-talked-about wedding, of course, being that of Luci Johnson, the President's daughter, and Patrick Nugent on Saturday Aug6 will be a date to be remembered by many Salem girls, too, their weddings also being scheduled for Saturday, the weekend calendar the in looks and personality. Luci is petite with glossy black hair pare meals for seven straight days without a repeat. She has been baking cookies since she asked the President for daughter Luci's hand and how they approached their impending marriage.

and alabaster white skin. She is, talkative, warm, emotional Baines Johnson and her betrothed Patrick John Nugent, are a picture of young love. They hold 'hands, steal a kiss and whisper love you." They also dance cheek to cheek, oblivious to those about them. They complement' one another EDITPR'S NOTE: Meeting your 'prospective father-in-law is bad enough under any circumstance. But when he's President- of the United States the atony is magnified.

The following article, last of three, describes how Pat Nugent and outgoing. Nugent is tall, blond, reserved and, as Pres- By HELEN THOMAS United Press International WASHINGTON (UPI) Luci dent Johnson has discovered, has a mind of his own. most heavily dated one of the season for weddings An interesting sidelight is the fact that when the local girls brought in their wedding questionnaires, we would make some comment about "you and Luci, Women who know Luci are impressed by what one calls her "ultra femininity." Women "Whatever Patrick wants is HwS too, and received almost blank stares in return most of the Salem girls were Capital what I want," she has often was six years old. She also sews. During their courtship she made a velvet pillow for Pat in his fraternity colors.

She says Pat wouldn't think of having her take a job after they are married. They pondered the question a long time and finally decided to live in an Austin, "dream-house" and to attend the University of Texas together. They feel that they will have more privacy there to pursue their new life. The President and Mrs. Johnson agree the White House won't be the same without her.

However you look at it, some of the sparkle will be missing. said. ,,4 so busy planning their own ceremonies tx- Fis they had forgotten about the wedding in ischer the- national capital! The airlines strike ties in here because many guests This theme has dominated Edited by Marian Lowry Fischer Page 6, Sec. 1, CAPITAL JOURNAL, Salem, OregonFriday, Aug. 5, 1966 Luci's comments on wedding plans, of a honeymoon spot, where they will live and similar major decisions.

Johnson started calling him his "son-in-law" months ago. FEELS CLOSE, Mrs. Johnson says "Pat has been with us so much this last year. We feel very close to Last November, Nugent began, his required training with the Air National Guard at Lackland Air Force Base. He bent over backward in his, efforts to be just one of the recruitsj But when he transferred to a Washington area unit, the White House began receiving letters denouncing him.

Nugent one columnist tried "to crucify me. Nevertheless, he took in stride. He also avoids the! public eye as much as possible. He is determined, he says, not to be called "Mr. Luci Johnson." Even before' Pat slipped a one-carat engagement ring on Luci's finger, they had talked over the big questions whether she was too young, would she continue her nursing course, how, would they live.

They! were well armed with the facts when Pat approached the President for Luci's hand. expected irom distant places to attend local weddings Getting their parents together the first time involved tense moments for. all. But Pat's parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Geard Nugent of Waukegan, 111., hit it off with the Johnsons from the start. The Nugents came to the White House as guests one weekend last January and the First Lady broke the ice with her drawling friendliness. In their many talks, Johnson has made it clear to, Pat that Luci spends just about every dime she gets and her finances will take managing. While making marriage plans, Luci was trying to complete her first year at Georgetown University's School of Nursing, and the pressure was on. Pat was a big help.

She has said that just knowing that he was there was a comfort. STUDIED TOGETHER Pat was taking his master's degree in business administration at American University and they studied together almost every night. Luci has strong instincts and loves the idea of being a homemaker. She can cook, bake and claims she can pre Nugent, 23. has shown re may not' arrive in time because of no airplane operations two cases, includingt the parents of the bridegrooms Mr.

and Mrs. J. S. Page of Bremerton, are markable aplomb under the strain of his engagement to the President's daughter in the unrelenting glare of the White House limelight. Luci, in turn, has become more subdued, announcing the forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Miss Danielle Frances Page, to Michael Donovan Kelley, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Donovan T. Kelley of Salem The service will be Saturday, Sept. 3, at 1 p.m. in Woodland Chapel here, the reception to be at 2 p.m.

in the Salem Elks Club The bride-elect is employed as a secretary in Portland During her childhood more mature as she has faced the problem of being a national celebrity whose wedding is a REGISTER NOW FOR FALL TERM 3 or 5 dayt a week EMPHASIZING Reading Readineit Music Art Qualified Teacher LIMITED ENROLLMENT Phone 363-7733 Mae Morgan natiohar news event. When Nugent first met the State Law. Topic for Newcomers Wallace Carson Jr. was the speaker at the monthly luncheon of Conestoga Welcome Wagon Club Thursday in China City restaurant. His topic was "Oregon Laws and Newcomers." Welcomed to their first luncheon were Mesdames Roy Bor-reson, H.

M. Holland, Lou Wallman, John Hegmann, Don Lucero, Scott Rickard, Greg Bauer, Carl Ferris, John Stephens, Richard Nimrod, Robert Jerry King. Winning the prize as the newest newcomer was Mrs. Rickard. President, he confesses, "I was nervous." But now they have an easygoing friendship and 1 FAIRMOUNT KINDERGARTEN i ti iii inn' cifiiinrniii irnrnmnrrn iiiiijiiiiniiiiiiiitFiTf mmii mjuu uuuiiPwmwuguijuLnHC jigumfiw jwm fKJy S-Vllliy 1 I p.

4 i it -v she traveled considerably, her father being a retired naval man after 30 years in the service Miss Page en airline. stewardess school in Dallas, Texas, having flown with Central Airlines for a time as stewardess Mr. Kelley now is employed in Spokane He attended University of Oregon for two years and was graduated from Willamette University. He is a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity Dated for Sept. the wedding of Missi Bonnie Lee Castleman of Monmouth and Rodney Clayton Brown of Independence, the ceremony to be solemnized at 3 p.m.;, in the First Christian Church at Monmouth The reception following als will be at the church Miss Castleman is the daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Floyd Castle-man of Monmouth, and Mr, Brown is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton I. Brown of Independence Miss Ann Musser, bride-elect of Michael Brundaqe, will be honored at a party and miscellaneous shower for which Mrs.

Robert L. Riches (Susan Carl) and Card Party in Otis' OTIS The monthly card party sponsored by the Otis Community Club will be Saturday at 8 p.m. in the Otis clubhouse. Prizes and refreshments are planned and the public is invited to attend. Mrs.

William Shewey is general chairman. MEWLYWEDS are Mr. and Mrs. James Arthur Kronser (Barbara Anne McPherson). The bride is the daughter of Mri: and Mrs: S.

W. McPherson Sr. of Dallas, and parents of the bridegroom are Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Kronser of Salem.

(McEwan Studio picture). (viiss iari inrrsrensen win enitmain luingin me liunie of Mrs. Riches Mrtv Charles Musser, mother of the honoree, and Mrs. Kenneth Carl will be among the Afofoy guests A large group made the trek for the annual garden four sponsored by Salem Garden Club, Thursday Seven of the gardens were in West Salem, the other two on Summer St. NE Tea was served at the home of Oregon Secretary of State and Mrs.

Tom Lawson McCall the tea setting was an especially attractive one The long oval table was covered with a floor-length true-yellow By ABIGAIL VAN BUREN DEAR. ABBY; I am a young unmarried police officer. I direct traffic at a busy intersection every morning in Boston. A very pretty lint: li ciuui. j.

lie jaige aidiigemciii ui nuwcia iui inc centerpiece included snowdrift chrysanthemums, daisies andHfoses in the shade identical to that of the cloth, with a few pale yellow carnations for accent At eithpr cido wptp vpllnw randies in silver holders to judge between art and garbage. And I dare say that plenty of some has passed for the other. DEAR ABBY: I am a bachelor, now divorced, after having been married for two years. During my marriage a son was born. The boy is now four years old.

He and I have always been very, close because my. ex-wife allowed generous visiting privileges. Now my "ex" has re- On the buffet nearby was a bouquet of summer poin-settias in green and white arranged with white and yellow gladioluses and daisies 1 Other bouquets about 4Vin mnmc footnrorl vollnu hlrSnms tno fiarmonizinff blonde girl passes me every morning at ihe same-time in a tan '62 Chevy. She always smiles and waves, and smile and tilt 1 UUUIO ACA li" pwj. -r CI with the yellow accent of the home decor The punch table was at one end of the living room Matching the pretty yellow 01 tne tea taDie was the attire of Mrs.

Mark O. Hatfield, wife of the rmvprnnr her frock arid hat both in yellow shades married and she has instructed my son to call her new husband "Daddy (the man's first name). When the boy is with me he calls me "daddy," as he always has. But he seems somewhat confused having two "daddies." I am concerned about what this confusion will do to the boy. Can you advise me as to an; angle to convince my ex-wife that this boy is being raised in an environment that is not whollv real?" FRUSTRATED DADDY DEAR FRUSTRATED: Your signature is the most honest part of your letter.

It is YOU who is frustrated. You don't like the idea of your son calling another man "daddy." But since your "ex" has remarried, another man is playing the role of your son's daddy, and he is entitled to the name. Too bad, but that is one of the realities of divorce "there there are children. Troubled? Write to Abby, Box 69700, Los Angeles. Cal.

90069. For a personal reply, inclose a stamped, She poured during the mid-afternoon Among out-of-town guests at the early hour of the tea was Mrs. Ladd Griffith, who with her family, is visiting from El Cernto, at the home ot her par- wave back. I would like to meet her and get to know her; better. How do I go about it? I INTERESTED DEAR INTERESTED: Tell her she is much too pretty to be.

driving around Boston without'- police protection. And if thaf doesn't open the door, you can cite her for resisting an ents, ur. ana rvrs. weorgs j. nBinnan Two Family Dinners in Molalla Hardmans Note 50th sas and moved to the Monmouth Independence-are 30 years ago.

Besides the two daughters there are two sons in. the family, William Hard-man of Salem and Walter Hard-man of Seattle, Wash. They were present with their fami lies. MONMOUTH Mr: and Mrs. Claude Hardman observed their 6 I wedding anniversary Sunday.

They were honored at a -r eception in the home' of their son in- law and daughter, Mr. and MrslDonald Swearingen. Assisting the hosts was the couple's other daughter, s. Claudine Tiilitson of Oakridge. Granddaughters of the Hardmans, Rita and Beverly- Tiilitson and Charyl and Janene Swearingen; "and Susan Hard-man and Sharon Hardman assisted about the rooms.

Mr. and Mrs. Jlardman. were married July 31, 1916, in Kan- MOLALLA The Frank Dick-en summer home park at Shady Dell was the setting for a family dinner. About 30 relatives, all- descendants ot the Robbins family, pioneer settlers of Molalla, were present.

Oldest member of theclan attending was Wayne Robbins of Portland, who is 89. Oliver Buxyon of Portland is president of the group. Four generations were represented at a family dinner in the Elwin Swigart home Sunday. Guests were the hosts' son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.

Randy Swigart of Beaver-ton, with theirsmall son, Sheryl Rene, and Mr. and Mrs. Harley Swigart of Molalla, great-grandparents of the baby. Site of Lodge Sale Changed Betrothal Revealed MOLALLA Site for Oak Rebekah Lodge's annual rum mage sale has been changed to DEAR ABBY: I have a sister who is 24, beautiful and very well built. After she graduated from high school (with high honors she went to modeling school.

She has modeled dresses, coats, cosmetics, lingerie, and bathing apparel. She was asked to pose for an artist who specializes in nudes. She did; Then was; hired by a sculptor; who did several statues of her. Then a photographer hired her for a series of- pictures. My question: Why was the work of the photographer considered pornography, and the artists and sculptor's considered; "art?" She; posed in the nude, in practically the same position for all three.

I HER BROTHER DEAR BROTHER: All photographs of nudes are not regarded as pornography, just as all efforts of artists and sculptors are not considered "art." But an unprincipled jerk with a camera is more likely to try to pass off pornography as art at considerable profit to himself. Who, in this case decided the photography was "pornographic?" There are some legitimate arguments as to who is qualified the former location of the Wes tern Auto store building on West Mam St. The sale is set Aug. 26 and 27. Co chairmen are Mrs.

Edna Oster and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs, Douglas E. Farmer are announcing the engagement of their daughter, Miss Nancy Lynn Farmer, to Loren James Graham' son of Mr. and Mrs.

James Graham of Chikjo, Minn. No date is set for the wedding. Miss Farmer is a junior at Northwest Nazarene College at Nampa, Idaho, and Mr. Graham is a senior at the college. Kathryn Paquin, with the noble grand, Mrs.

Irene Johnson, as sisting. Several families of the lodge plan to attend the annual camp- 'Ex-Salem Man Wed From New London, comes word of the marriage of Miss Shirley, Lefarge of Norwich, to Brent Barton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin H. Barton of Route 3, Salem.

The pair was wed July 21 in New London, and they are at home there. The bride is a registered nurse. Mr. Barton, a graduate of South Salem High School, is a missile technician aboard the nuclear-powered submarine, Henry Stimson. I couTure-iooK costumes out this weekend at the Odd jumpers Fellows camp grounds and A with blouses to match! Dodge Family Meets MOLALLA Descendants of the Dodge family gathered here in Feyrer Memorial Park Sunday for a picnic.

The 45 present came from Salem, Oregon City, Canby, Portland, Molalla and Wenatchee and Puyallup, Wash. George Nelson of Canby was elected president of the group for the coming year. lodge at Paulina Lake. Find all the in i i (Advertisement) Gather 'MOLALLA A group of 50 oldtimers in the Colton-Cedar-dale areas gathered Sunday for a potluck picnic at1 the picnic grounds at the Albert Erickson home on Route 2. Officers were re-elected.

Granville Cumberland is president, and Mrs. Albert Erickson is secretary-treasurer. A picnic is planned for next summer. Look Younger Remarkable improvements In complexion beauty are attained by skin vitalizing. Wrinkles are smoothed and the skin texture takes on a Miss Troxell Is Wed Birthday Observed Mrs.

Donald Coleman and fashion' lines on these designer-inspired jumpers with coordinated blouses. Wear them together or alone for a marvelous change-of-pace from dress-up to casual! Important wider A-lines, tapered pleats, slim shift styles, too. A. Button-trimmed jumper of cotton with contrast stitch Orion acrylicwool jersey. Juniors' sizes 7 to 13.

1398 B. Rib-textured Orion acrylic jumper with brass-tone buttons, linen blouse. Petites' sizes 3 to 11. 11.83 C. Pleat-skirt jumper of woolacrylic rayon with Orion acryile jersey blouse.

Petites' sizes 3 to Tl, 1393 D. Tweed-look jumper of cottonrayonsilk with cowl collared acetate blouse. Misses' sizes 10 to 18. 13.93 Mrs. Karl Layton were co-host glorious refined bloom and an English countryside look.

esses this afternoon for a surprise party- in honor of Mrs. Effie Maye White, who is noting her 78th birthday. The affair was irilhe Layton home. Before retiring, 'smooth on a film. of isotonic Olay vitalizing night cream using up WHS Reunion Set She carried an arrangement of pink rose buds and white carnations on a white Bible.

Mrs. Carol Ludwigson was matron of honor, and James Ludwigson served as best man. Following a trip to Mackinac Island the couple will be at home in St. Paul, where both are employed. The bride was graduated as a registered nurse in June at Midway Hospital and now works there.

Mr. and Mrs. Jack A. Troxell are announcing the marriage of their daughter, Miss Sheiry Gayle Troxell, to Larry Mc-Guire of St. Paul, Minn.

The couple was, wed July 23 in Grand Rapids, Minn. Parents of the bridegroom are Mr. and Mrs. Paul McGuire. For her wedding the bride chose an empire style dress, the bodice of white satin and the skirt of lace over chiffon.

ward and outward massag WOODBURN The class of Other guests at the fete were Miss Georgiana Hatfield, Mrs, ing strokes. Drug stores are able to supply this special 1946 of Woodburn High School will meet for. a reunion in Set- Elmer Worth, Mrs. L. W.

Gan- vitalizing cream. tlemier Park, Sunday at 12 noon. F. Anderson, Mrs. Frank Lynn of Woodburn and 'Til 9:30 P.M.

SATURDAY 'TIL 5:30 P.M. Open Monday Through Friday Margaret Merril In case of rain, indoor facilities- Mrs. Ray DeGuire. have been arranged for..

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