Article from unknown source with handwritten date of June 1954. Extracted from the newspaper article collection started in 1879 by Mrs. Nannie Brown of Madison, Missouri. 50th Anniversary for Judge and Mrs Turner Photo caption: Judge and Mrs. Turner at the celebration Sunday, standing back of the anniversary cake in their home southwest of Paris. "The fiftieth wedding anniversary of Judge and Mrs. Frank Turner, with open house from 2:00 to 5:00 although friends started coming at 11:00 a.m. and were still coming as late as 7:00 p.m. The house was decorated with large yellow mums, roses and other home grown flowers. Guests totaled 141. Four guests were also present at the wedding 50 years ago. They were Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hudelson, Mrs. Bob McKinney and Charles Durbin. Refreshments of cake and punch were served. The wedding anniversary cake was a three-tiered creation decorated with yellow roses, and made by their daughter-in-law, Mrs. Delbert Turner. Among those from a distance were Mrs. Bob Heathman and children of Kansas City, and Mr. and Mrs. C.E. McDowell of Silex. Judge Turner is and has been for several terms Judge of the County Court, Western District, but is not again a candidate, due to recent ill health. Judge and Mrs. Turner were married in Paris at the home of Mrs. Turner's sister, Mrs. Billie Sanders, by Rev. W.P Stewart, Baptist minister. Turner's sister, Mrs. Bob McKinney, and Frank Magruder were their attendants. Immediate families only were present. Mrs. Turner wore a white dress of soft material with trail, lace and net trimming, as shown in the above 50 year old picture (note: not with clipping). She had a second day dress of pink satin blouse and black broadcloth skirt. Strawberries and cake were served. The day following the ceremony the couple went to the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nutie Turner, where 100 people gathered for an infair. Mrs. Turner is the former Dacia Nora Ensor, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Ensor. Judge and Mrs. Turner went to housekeeping on a farm they bought south of Turner school, and on which they first built a 2-room house. They moved a few years ago to their present home southwest of Paris. Judge and Mrs. Turner have three children, Mrs. Julia Wood of Madison, Delbert Turner of near Paris, and Harvey Turner of near Mexico, eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren. At the celebration Sunday, Mrs. Turner wore a grey crepe dress, and a corsage of Talisman roses." Copyright notice: All transcriptions in this email are copyrighted by their creator. They may not be reproduced on another site or on any printed or recorded media, CD, etc. without specific written permission from Kathleen Wilham. Although public information is not in and of itself copyrightable, the format in which it is presented, transcriptions, notes & comments, etc. is. It is however quite permissible to print or save the files to a personal computer for personal use only. Permission is granted to public libraries, and genealogical and historical societies to print and bind for the use of their patrons. Kathleen Wilham 2 Sharon Drive Shelbina, MO. 63468-1562