Articles from unknown sources with a handwritten date of Jul (3), 1958; photo caption states Jul 20. Extracted from the newspaper article collection started in 1879 by Mrs. Nannie Brown of Madison, Missouri. "Married, July 20th. Miss Carol Holohan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Holohan, and James Brooks, son of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Brooks, cutting their cake at the reception held at the church following their wedding July 20th. The young couple are residing in Moberly and left Wednesday night, August 6th, for a wedding trip to California." Miss Holohan is Married to James Brooks "In a double-ring ceremony performed Sunday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. at the Madison Christian Church, Miss Carol Ann Holohan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Holohan, became the bride of James Brooks, son of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Brooks. The Rev. John Buck, resident pastor, officiated in an arrangement of Woodwardia ferns and summer flowers that were flanked by candelabra which formed a chancel setting. Preceding the ceremony, Mrs. Eugene Woods, aunt of the bride, played a medley of pre-nuptial music and accompanied Mrs. A.Y. Davis who sang, 'Because', 'Wedding Prayer', and 'Walk Hand in Hand.' The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a gown of white net over taffeta, with inserts of lace, the bouffant skirt of net and tiers of lace had a fitted bodice of Chantilly lace with a matching chantilly jacket that buttoned up the front with tiny buttons, extending to the Sabrina neckline with long tapered sleeves extending to a point over the hand. Her chapel length veil fell from a lace crown adorned with pearls and tiny sequins. Her slippers were glass with sequins and her jewelry was a necklace of cultured pearls, a gift from the groom. She carried pink and blue daisies, centered wit pink roses, also she had the traditional 'something old', 'something new', 'something borrowed', 'something blue' and a penny in her shoe. Mrs. Jimmie Jones, candle lighter, wore a floor length gown of pink net of taffeta and her wrist corsage was of pink and blue daisies. Jimmie Jones and Johnnie Elsbury served as ushers. Miss Shirley Manuel attired in a gown of white net over taffeta with matching head band was in charge of the guest book, her corsage was of pink carnations. Donnie Davis and Wayne Farrell were groomsmen, Donna Lou Elsbury was flower girl and Bobbie Mallory, cousin of the groom, served as ring bearer. Miss Sharon Elsberry, maid of honor, wore a ballerina length gown of pink net over taffeta and she carried pink and blue daisies. Miss Belva Sue Milhollin and Miss Catherine Hogan, bridesmaids, wore ballerina length gowns of light blue net over taffeta and all three girls wore matching headbands of pink and blue daisies and carried corsages of pin and blue daisies, their necklace, a gift of the bride, was of pearl. David Brooks, brother of the groom, served as best man. For her daughter's marriage, Mrs. Holohan was attired in a powder blue frock with matching feather hat with white accessories and her corsage of pink roses. Mrs. Brooks chose a costume of navy blue lace over taffeta, with a white picture hat trimmed in navy and her accessories were navy and white, her corsage of pink roses. Following the ceremony a reception was held in the dining room of the church. Refreshments were served to approximately three hundred guests from a linen covered table, centered by a four tiered wedding cake topped by a miniature bride and groom, the crystal candelabra held pink candles. Assisting with the serving were, Mess Karolyn Kay Riley, Miss Joyce Garnett, Miss Patsy Johnson and Miss Betty Lou LaForce. The bride was graduated this spring from the Madison High School and is employed by Connors in Moberly starting Sept. 15th. The groom is a graduate of Madison high school in 1956 and is employed at Vans market in Moberly. For her going away costume, the bride chose a white sheath dress with matching accessories and her corsage was of pink roses. The couple are residing at 212 South 4th Street in Moberly. On August 4th they will leave on their wedding trip to California. Those from out of town attending were Mrs. Henry Ebel, Long Beach, Calif., Mr. and Mrs. Albert Fleming, Centerville, Ia., Dr. and Mrs. O.T. Turley, Tom Turley, Miss Odonna Newmann, Louisiana, Mo.; Mrs. Mae Borwn, Belleville, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Brooks, Lebanon; Mr.a nd Mrs. Thomas C. Mallory, Linda Mallory, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Mallory, Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Wilson and daughter, Marilyn, Mr. and Mrs. Dee Maxey, Mrs. Raymond Devenport, Miss Mary Ann Devenport, Bonnie Devenport, Moberly; Mr. and Mrs. Duane Maollory and family, Centralia; Mr. and Mrs. Jim Holohan, Jefferson City; Mr. and Mrs. Dimitar Krustev, Des Moines, Ia., Miss Alice Lusk, Santa Fe, N.M.; (rest of article is missing)" 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. 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