[Wedding Invitation for Shirley Townsend and Mr. Murray Courtney Howell]

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Invitation to the wedding of Shirley Jeannine Townsend to Murray Courtney Howell. (Handwriting on the front of the invitation) Courtney was my godson. I baptised his elder Bro while Vicar of Escondido, California. in 1924-25 - Wm. Blackshear. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.

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Paper wedding invitation

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Creator: Unknown. July 14, 1951.

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Invitation to the wedding of Shirley Jeannine Townsend to Murray Courtney Howell. (Handwriting on the front of the invitation) Courtney was my godson. I baptised his elder Bro while Vicar of Escondido, California. in 1924-25 - Wm. Blackshear. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2006

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[Wedding Invitation for Shirley Townsend and Mr. Murray Courtney Howell], text, July 14, 1951; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth10005/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Palestine Public Library.

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