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A Medfjofd Bride The former Miss Ethelinda J. Cole- man , daughter of Clarence W. Cole - man , who was married March 10 to Albert H. Ellis , sop of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Ellis , of Medford , in St. Mark' s P. E. church in that village. Photo by Johnson. Petition for Larger Board of Education , L. Ronkonkoma School . A proposal to increase the size of the Lake Ronkonkoma board of education from three to five members , a ' . plan which was overwhelmingly defeated several years ago , will again be put before , the voters of the dis r trict at this year ' s annual ' .meeting. A petition favoring «th e change . \ was presented Monday to Philip L. Hans , Jr., board secretary, by William Filr singer. The petition , -which contained more than 25 signatures , requested that the proposition be placed be- fore the district voters at the annual meeting, which will be held in July, in accordance with a resolution adopt- ed at last -week' s meeting of . the hoard. Several years ago , a proposial to increase the hoard membership from three to five was lost \by a vote of about 150-30. The members of the present board are Mi* . Hans , Bert ¦Court;¦ ' . arid Frank J. Mooney . The Tatter ' s; term . lexp ires this year , and a successor wiil be ' elected at the Jnly meeting i' or a three-year term. ! © ¦ ? J Advertising Bates for Thia Column p j S lines or less , first imertion .... 3&« > J Each additional line 6< ? ! Each additional insertion of notice 3B« ? j No reader in this column ifaal. - ? exceed 10 line*. ? ®- [ Game Social tonight , Veterans t Hall , Long Island Avenue , Med- ? lord , auspices V, ~\ F. ' 'W. Post. £ S pecials : Baskets. Grocer3' ? awards. Round robin. Jackpot. \ 20 games 25c. £ Card Party, benefit -Boy Scout £ Troop #91 , sponsored jointly by ? Ronkonkoma and. Lake Ronkoti- > kpnkoma Parent-Teacher Clufcs , £ Saturday, March 30 , Yerk' s Pa- ? vilio . n , Lake Ronkonkoma. Prizes , \ refreshments. Admission 50e. > ¦ \ ¦ '• t <iame Party, auspices Hoi- p brook Republican Club , Friday > March 29 , at Holbrook Com- ? f munity Hall. Special prizes. £ I 25 games.. Tickets 35 c. ? i b < Annual Spring Dance of Cen- > < tereach Softball Club , at Knotty ? < Pine Tavern , Middle Country £ 4 Road , Centereach , Saturday, ? 1 April 20. Costume and special £ 4 prizes , also award of Sunbeam *> j Mixmaster. > j - ¦ •> V'^v'r , »''V'-r>r^>6'^r'^v-'vv^-'<»--r-»-v-v , -r-r-»-'W\* 1 YOUR DATE!BOOK BEHOUNEK—STEPANEK | Miss Mary Frances Stepanek , daugh- ! ter of Mrs. Mary Stepanek Paviik of i Sayville , became the bride of Joseph Thomas Behouneh , son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Behounek of Bohemia , in a . double , ring ceremony in St. Ann ' s Episcopal church , Sayville ;, on March 9 at 3 o ' clock. The Rev. Joseph. H. Bond officiated. The bride , who was given in mar- riage by her uncle , Charles J. Reylek , wore a gown of wliite net over taffeta trimmed with white velvet bows and a floor-length veil of white net with a halo of pleated net trimmed with orange blossoms and seed pearls. She carried a bouquet of gardenias and white roses and sweet peas on ribbon streamers . Miss Elsie Be- hounek , sister of the bridegroom , was maid-of-honor , and wore a dusty pink taffeta dress with matching ac- cessories and carried a bouquet of pink carnations. Miss Ruth Yerspoor ox .Sayville was a bridesmaid , wearing a dress of aqua taffeta with matching acces- sories and . carrying a bouquet' of yellow roses. The flower girl was Emily Wolfram of Sayville , cousin of the bride , who wore a floor-leng th yellow taffeta dress with aqua ac- cessories \ and carried a . basket of sf . ee t peas. Warren Jurgensen , nephew of the bridegrcob , was the ling bearer. . George Cervenka of Bohemia , cousin of the bridegroom , was best man , and the ush ers were William F. Reylek of \West Sayville , uncl e of the bride , and Milton Jurgensen of Say- ville , . brother-in-law of , the bride- groom. - ' .s The brida ' s mother wore a powder hlvto |gice dress with nubery wine ac- cessories and a corsage of - red rpses. The bridegroom ' s mother was unabl e to he present because of illness. ' The altar of the church was attrac- tively decorated with palms and ¦white snapdragons. Mrs. Charles Reylek, the bride ' s aunt, san g \I Love You Truly \ - and \At Dawning, \ accompanied) by Ruth Edwards , or- ganist, who also played the wedding march. . . v . After the ceremony a wedding . sup- per ; was served at the , Central hotel , Bohemia , ior 60 guests. The room was decorated with white streamers and a white wedding bell. , . ; The couple are residin g at the home of th<J bride ' s mother , 104 Macon street, . Sayville. Mrs. Beh ourtel^ Who is a graduate 6ft -Sayville High school , waa formerly emtloyed in the Wil- liam H. Aldrich Electric storie , Pateh- ogue, Mr. Behounek is a florist in the Richard Steuer greenhouses , Say? ville. ; ¦ ' • .. ¦ , !¦ ¦ ' ¦; , STILL—SWEZEY ' . ' ' Miss S y lvia Loiiiso Swezey, daugh- ter of Mr, arid Mrs. Edward Swezey of Coram , was married last Tuesday evening at 8 o ' clock to Merwin Still of Coram, son ci the late ; M*$tenc Mrs. Edward S. Still , at the hom& . c . the Mv, WiHiam- ' Stewart/ pastor of the Middle Island .JPresbyterian . church . The bride wore a powder ' blue dress and matching hat. Mrs. Robert Swe- zey, sister-in-law of the bride , was matron-of-honor , wearing an orchid dress with matching accessories. Al- len Swezey, the bride ' s brother , was best man. A buffet supper . was served . after the ceremony at the home of the bride ' s parents. The couple will live . on Mr. Still' s farm on Mt. Sinai road. Mid-Island D rivers I R Several Accidents At 9 :J05 p. m. Saturday, a coupe , owned - and operated by Mrs. Anna M. Bangel of 23 Summit avenue , West Patehogue , and a sedan , owned and operated by George Lederer of Mt. Vernon avenue , Medford , were damaged in a collision on West Main street , Patehogue , at the drivewa y ' . to the municipal parking spac« be- hind the Central Service station. • According to the report of Village Patrolman Baker , the Bangel car was westbound , and the Lederer car , leaving the parking space , was being turned eastward on West Mai n street. A sedan , owned and operated- by Edward A. Snyder of Beverly ave- nue , East Patehogue , and a sedan , driven by James Kattau oi Medford avenue , North Patehogue , collided on West . Main street , outside the Patchogue-Pl ymoutTt Lace mill , at noon Friday, it was reported by Vil- lage Patrolman Otto Brauner. . The report showed that the Snyder car was eastbound , and the Kattau car was making a. \U\ turn. A sedan , driven by Lewis A. Brun- nemer , Sr., « ofy Division avenue , Blue Point , and a coup e , operated by John Dohrie , of Bellport avenue , Medford , were involved in a collision on South Ocean avenu e , just off Main street , Patehogu e , at 1:10 p. m. Sunday, ac- cording to a report of Village Patrol - man Vernon Tuley. The report show- ed that the Brunnemer car was being driven - away from the curb , ' south - bound , and the Dohrie car was south - bound. At. 1 :15 p. m. Monday, a sedan , operated by George Brown of 31 Wood avenue , Patehogue , and a truck , owned by the Swezey Coal & Feed company of Rider avenue, Patehogue , and driven by Stephen McEarl an d of Mill road , Coram , collided on Wood : avenue near Oak street , Patehogue. A report of Village Patrolman Adolph Morge showed that both cars were northbound and , tbe the Brown car was about to pass the truck when the latter ' s driver started to make a l eft turn. STATE DIRECTOR EXPLAINS UNEMPLOYMENT PAY RULE Unemployed persons are not en- . titled to benefits based on their 1930 earnings ' until April 1 , 1940 , Milton. O, Loysen , director of the . Division of Placement and Unemployment In- surance, explains in a statement cov- ering questions raised by applicants at this time every year. \Undor the: New York: State* unemployment in- ' sxirance law , \ the statement con - tinues , \ a ' new lienefifc year starts every April 1 , and benefits jiaid dur- ing th at year are based on earnings during the previou s calendar year. (Continued from page . 1) those in the. N to Z group won. The A to M group, which'lost , will enter- tain the winners at the April meeting. ' ¦ ¦ After the business meeting a sp eak- ing- contest was conducted by Miss Lorraine Latham aiid eight pupils of the sixth , seventh and eighth grades. The speakers and their subjects were : \Footprints , \ Ruth . Masem ; \The Story : of Thesis , \ Beverly. Mistier ; \Lincoln ' s Gettysburg ¦ Address , 3 ' Al- fonso Fuccf; \Image of the Treas- ure , \ Marie Schleyer ; \Th e School of Experience , \ Elizabeth Ihm; \The Whalers , \ George Mallison; \Service Leads to Success , \ Silvia Gainon ; \Th e Skiers , \ Patricia Rose. The winn ers were . Elizabeth ' ; , Ihm, first; Beverly Mis . tler and- M a r i e Schleyer , tied' \ for -second arid Patsy Rose and Silvia Gannon , tied for third/ Prizes of $1.50 , $1 and $.50 we ' re given/ The points considered were:: Poise; memory, - • expression , enunciation and voice. Mrs. Mary Morgan , Mrs. .. Walter Hansen and Mrs.yE. ;A , , Theis .;were judgesi ¦ Ruth . . Hansen : made the announcements. Patricia Rose ' and ' Marie Schleyer played piano . solos / during- intermis- sions. Refreshment s were served. ' . 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