Jeffers, Lambert N. & Miss Merna M. Douglas, Wedding 1930

JEFFERS, DOUGLAS

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Date: 11/6/2005 at 18:58:34

Jeffers, Lambert N. & Miss Merna M. Douglas, 20 Mar 1930
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Source: Le Mars Semi-Weekly Sentinel (Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa) of 31 March
1930.

THE FIRST WEDDING
IN FIFTY YEARS
Lambert Jeffers and Miss Merna Douglas of Hawarden united in marriage in the
Plymouth Presbyterian church Thursday, March 20, 1930, in the presence of the
immediate members of the families, Rev. W. E. Smith officiating. The ring
ceremony was used.
This was the first wedding ever performed in the church during its history of
50 years.
They were attended by Miss Lucille Jeffers, a sister of the groom. The best
man being Charley Plueger, a friend of the couple.
The bride was attired in a dress of blue georgette with accessories to match.
Her bridesmaid wore a dress of navy blue georgette. After the ceremony they
went to the home of the groom’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jeffers, where a
wedding dinner was served, places being laid for sixteen. In the afternoon the
bridal party left for Sioux City to spend their honeymoon.
The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Douglas, of Hawarden and the
groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jeffers. Since graduating from the Akron
high school he has been engaged in farming with his father.
Their many friends extend congratulations and wish Mr. and Mrs. Jeffers
happiness through many years of wedded life.
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Source: LeMars Sentinel front page
Dated April 1, 1930

HAWARDEN GIRL WEDS

Miss Merna M. Douglas Becomes Bride of Lambert N. Jeffers

Hawarden Independent:
Miss Merna M. Douglas and Lambert N. Jeffers, of Akron, were married
last Thursday at the First Presbyterian church of Plymouth county, east
of Akron, Rev. W.E. Smith, the pastor, performing the ceremony. They
were attended by Miss Lucille Jeffers, sister of the bridegroom, and
Charles Plueger. Following the ceremony a wedding dinner was served to
a number of relatives at the home of the bridegroom's parents.

The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Douglas of this city and
came here with her parents a few years ago. She is popular among her
associates and has a host of friends here who will wish her happiness in
her married life.

The bridegroom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jeffers, of Akron, and the
young couple will make their home on a farm in Plymouth county belonging
to the bridegroom's parents.
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A large number went to the Frank Jeffers home Friday night, March 21,
and charivaried Mr. and Mrs. Lambert Jeffers. There were invited in and
a social evening was enjoyed by all present. At midnight lunch was
served.
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LeMars Sentinel...same paper as above articles:

FIRST WEDDING IN HALF CENTURY
ONLY MARRIAGE CEREMONY IN CRATHORNE CHURCH IN PAST FIFTY YRS

A special from Hawarden says: The Little Brown church at Nashua may
have its record for the large number of marriages performed within its
walls, but the First Presbyterian church, in Plymouth county, about
thirteen miles south of Hawarden, has a record that is far more
interesting.

The marriage of Miss Merna Douglas, of this city, to Lambert Jeffers,
Akron, which was solemnized in the church, was the first wedding
performed in that church in more than fifty years. The ceremony was
performed by the pastor of the church, Rev. W.E. Smith. The couple will
make their home on a farm in the vicinity of the church.