Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday 18 January 1941

The wedding took place at Mexborough Parish Church on Saturday of L/Bdr. William Morass Salter, R.A., younger son of the late Mr. J. H. Salter and Mrs. Frances Salter, of Norwood House, Usk. Monmouthshire, and Miss Doris Rowan, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. ‘Rowan, of Glencairn, Princess Road, Mexborough.

The Rev. E. H. P. Rawlins, vicar formed the ceremony. The bride and bridegroom were formerly colleagues on the staff of the Dame Janet School, Ramsgate.

The bridegroom’s father was a well known South Wales journalist, and was chairman-elect of the Monmouthshire branch of the National Union of Journalists when he died just over two years ago. The bride’s father, who was twice chairman of Mexborough Council, was formerly foreman of the linotype department of the “South Yorkshire Times” Printing Co., Ltd., from whose service he retired a few, years ago, after 42 years in their employment. He is secretary and agent of the Don Valley Labour Party.

The service was choral, the organist, Mr. L. Fletcher, accompanying the singing of the hymns, “Love divine, all loves excelling” and ” The King of Love my Shepherd is.”

The bride , who was given away by her father, wore a gown of ivory satin, cut on classical lines, ruched in the bodice, with train and point veil. The veil was lent by her sister, Mrs. Enid Harris, of Lincoln. She, wore a rope of pearls and carried a’ bouquet of red carnations and trailing fern. She was attended by her sister, Mrs LilyTwigg, whose gown was of ring satin, with hood attached to form the head-dress. The hood was lined with matching velvet and she wore a spray of lavender, tulips and daffodils.

The bride’s mother wore a navy blue silk coat over a floral frock to match and a moleskin cape, with navy blue hat. The Bridegroom’s mother worea wine-coloured ensemble.

Mr. J. H. Salter, of Pontypool, Editor of the ” Free Press of Monmouthshire,” the bridegroom’s brother, was the best man.

A reception was held at the New Mason’s Arms Hotel, Mexborough. Toasts were proposed by Mr. Tom Williams, M.P., and the best man.

An interesting coincidence is the fact that the Vicar himself has intimate connections with Usk, the bridegroom’s birthplace. The Vicar’s, mother is a native of that ancient little market town, which stands on the banks of the river of the same name, her father having been the village blacksmith. An aunt of the Vicar was for many years a mistress at Usk Church of England infants’ School, where the bridegroom began his early education.