Surnames: Slowiak, Sliwka, Gulczynski, Klimiewicz?

----Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 01/07/1943

Slowiak, Rose C. (26 DEC 1942)

(Junction Correspondent)

On Saturday morning, Dec. 26th, 1942, at ten o’clock, a very pretty wedding took place at St. Mary’s Czestochowa Church in Junction, when Miss Rose Cecelia, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Slowiak of Stanley, became the bride of Alexander L. Sliwka, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sliwka of Boyd. The Rev. R. Papierniak performed the marriage ceremony.

The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, was attired in a gown of white and satin with sweetheart neckline and with long puff sleeves pointed at the wrist. The gown was fitted with buttons in back to the waist and five yard train. Her veil was three-quarter length trimmed with satin and the crown was beaded to match her dress. She wore a pearl and gold cross.

She carried a bridal bouquet of white calla lilies, gardenias and roses with maiden hair fern tied with a long satin ribbon in long streamers of satin ribbon and sweet peas.

The bride chose for her maid of honor, her sister, Miss Blanche Slowiak of Chicago. She was attired in a gown of net over pink taffeta with a pink headband to match. She carried a bouquet of pink carnations and yellow asters tied with a pink ribbon.

Miss Lucille Sliwka, sister of the groom, acted as bridesmaid. She was attired in a gown of old moiré taffeta with a sweetheart neckline and wore a pink headband to match. Her attendants were Miss Sally Klimiewicz?, a friend of the bride, and Miss Emily Gulczynski, a niece of the groom. They were attired in moiré taffeta gowns with sweetheart necklines. Miss Sally in sky blue and Miss Emily in gold. They wore pink headbands to match. The bridesmaids all carried bouquets of pink carnations and yellow asters tied with pink ribbon.

The groom was attended by Jos. Slowiak as best man and also by ….(the rest of my copy was cut off)