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- North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 3/8/1946
Mr. and Mrs. .William Johnson
of 40 Lincoln avenue announce
the engagement of their daughter,
Betty Jane, to Howard Earl
Behrns, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Behrns of 433 Robinson street,
North Tonawanda. The wedding
will take place in May.
ALSO
North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 5/17/1946
On Friday evening, May 10th,
at 7 p. m , Miss Betty Jane John.
son, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Johnson of Lincoln avenue be-
came the bride of H. Earle Behrns.
son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Behrns
ef Robinson street The candlelight
ceremony was performed before
an altar banked with Spring
flowers and palms, in the Re-
deemer Lutheran church, with the
Rev. Hugo Kleiner reading the
nuptial vows.
Preceding the ceremony, Robert
Jaenecke accompanied by
Mrs. Smith at the organ, sang
"The Lord's Prayer,'* and after
the nuptial rows had been exchanged
sang "O, Promise Me."
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, was lovely in a
sheer gown of white marquisette,
with a square neckline bordered
with a lace ruffle which extended
across the shoulders Into a
'T* In back ending in a small
bustle. Her finger tip veil was
caught with a halo of seed pearls
and she carried a shower bouquet
of white lilies, snapdragons and
Miss Eugenia Johnson was her
sister's only attendant. She was
becomingly gowned in a pale
green brocaded damask, with
sweetheart neckline and threequarter
length sleeves. She carried
a bouquet of yellow daisies
and sweat pees and wore clusters
of yellow daisies in her hair.
Chester Behrns, brother of the
groom was best man and the ushers
were Dr. Robert Johnson, a
brother of the bride and Mr. Robert
Bushever.
The bride's mother wore a
smart Navy crepe drees with
white accessories to harmonize
with her hat of white straw. Her
corsage was of pale pink rosebuds
and white sweet peas. The
groom's mother wore a lovely lace
dress of pale blue with black accessories.
Her corsage was of
dark red roses and white sweet
peas.
Immediately after the ceremony,
a reception for 200 guests was
held at the home of the bride's
parents. Out of town guests were
present from Youngstown, Toronto
and Buffalo.
For her going-away outfit, the
bride wore a pale beige gabardine
suit with brown accessories
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