The Meriden Message Friday August 21, 1931 Marriage license was issued to Cloise W. COX, 21, of Topeka, to marry Miss Mernice Berdean GORDON, 17, of Valley Falls. Judge Decker performed the ceremony with the written consent of the mother of the bride. License was issued to Joe SLOOP, Jr., of Oskaloosa to marry Miss Lois S. FULTON. Returns on license have not yet been made.