Article from unknown source with handwritten date of April 1956. Extracted from the newspaper article collection started in 1879 by Mrs. Nannie Brown of Madison, Missouri. "Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Burke of Centralia, formerly of Madison, announce the engagement of their daughter, Bonnie Jean of Columbia, to Allen L. Ballard of Columbia, son of Mr. and Mrs. Asa Ballard of Hermitage, Mo. The bride elect is a graduate of Centralia high school of 1954 and is now employed at the Gem Drug Co., of Columbia. After graduating from Sedalia high school, Mr. Ballard received his B.S. Degree in agriculture from the University of Missouri and is now employed by Staley Milling Co., of Kansas City. No wedding date has been set. Bonnie Jean is a niece of Mrs. Garland Elsberry and a granddaughter of Mrs. Ora Calloway." 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