Oh send it to Jeff - that'd be GREAT -- how cool ----- Original Message ----- From: <Limequilla@aol.com> To: <inmontgo@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 6:21 PM Subject: [InMontgo] Back to the Werts :) 1924 Walter W. Line Marries FallFestival Beauty Queen >I have a lovely photo all ready to go in case there is a place to put >it...a > 1924 beauty queen! > > Walter W. Line Marries Fall Festival Beauty Queen Saturday Noon > > Miss Charlotte Peters of Linden and Walter Wert Line of this city were > married at high noon on Saturday [Oct 25, 1924] at Danville, Ill. The > marriage > vows were read by Rev. Ewing, pastor of the Methodist church at his home. > > The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Peters of Linden. Very > popular in the social circles of that place, a charming young woman, a > beautiful brunette and chosen beauty queen of the Fall Festival held here > Oct 22 > [1924]. She is a graduate of the Linden high school and for the past few > years > has been librarian at the Linden public library. > > Mr. Line is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Line, 400 east Main street, > this > city. He attended the local high school but before finishing he moved with > his parents to Los Angeles, Calif. where he completed his school work. Mr. > Line > is a prosperous young farmer who is working in partnership with his > father. > > Immediately after their marriage on Saturday, Mr. and Mrs. Line drove to > the > home of the bride's parents at Linden for a short visit and later came to > Crawfordsville where they were the dinner guests of the groom's parents. > On > Saturday evening they went to Indianapolis, returning here on Sunday, > > For the present the newly wedded young couple will spend their time in > Linden and in this city with their parents and in the spring will be at > home to > their friends at 511 east Market street. > > One day this week at Linden, the townspeople are going to celebrate with a > banquet in compliment to the bride who was crowned beauty queen. This > affair > promises to be one of the big social events of the season at the queen's > home > town. > > ~Crawfordsville [Indiana] Daily Journal, Monday, 27 Oct 1924, page 5 > columns > 1-2. Transcribed by Suzy Wert > > [Note: The mother of the groom was Rosa Lee Wert, daughter of Asher Wert > and > Angeline Hankins Wert. The groom's father was John B. Line, the son of > John > Line, Sr and Sarah G Edwards. Sarah was born in Ohio.] > **************New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making > headlines. (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000026) > > http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ > > List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message