*Note: This article was also in the 'orphan' stack; I will transcribe it as I can read it. Nancee

Leon Reporter, Leon, Iowa
Thursday, October 5, l922

The commodious PRICE home was the scene of a beautiful wedding Wednesday morning, September 27, when the nuptials of MISS CLARA PRICE and EARLE RAY MURPHY were solemnized. The rooms were decorated with an abundance of pink Russell roses and ferns and were redolent with the fragrance. Before the ceremony, Prof. C.J. Velie played DeKoven's "O, Promise Me," and Mrs. Doris Gibson Holden sang Cadman's "At Dawning." To the strains of the Lohengrin wedding march played by Mr. Velie, the bridal party descended the stairs and took their position before the officiating clergyman, Dr. F.G. Coffin, President of Palmer College, who in a solemn manner administered the marriage vows. During the ceremony, Mr. Velie played "Annie Laurie." The ring ceremony was used. The immediate relatives and a few friends were present. After the ceremony, a three course wedding breakfast was served.

The bride's gown was of white canton crepe with over hangings of silk lace. She wore a corsage of orchids and lillies of the valley. Her traveling costume was of dark taupe.

The bridal couple motored to Des Moines, Iowa, and from there were to go to Chicago and other points, and will be absent about two weeks. After their return they will go to housekeeping in the Williams Residence on North Street. The groom has bought an acre tract just west of the J.B. Foster residence in College addition, and will start at once on a commodious new bungalow.

These newlyweds start out their married life under the most favorable environments, and the wish of all friends is that the coming years may be as bright as the morning they started the wedded life together.

The bride is the only daughter of MR. and MRS. A.B. PRICE and has spent all of her life in Albany and this county. She graduated from the local high school and from the Voice Department and the Home Economics Department of Palmer College. She has been active in the social life of the town and is a popular member of various clubs. Besides her training in vocal music she is well prepared for the duties of homemaker.

The groom was also born and reared in this county and city. He is a son of the late ROBERT MURPHY, who was one of the well-known and successful farmers of the county. He graduated from the Albany High School and attended William Jewell College at Liberty. During the world war he served his country in the navy. He is a director in the Gentry County Bank and now holds a position in the institution. He is popular among his companions and is a genial, whole-souled fellow, and will be one of the town's future men of influence.

--Albany Ledger.

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October 29, 2002