MARRIAGE: Charles WHITEHEAD to Grace FAGLEY, 1916, Blair County, PA

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Whitehead - Fagley

  Mr. Charles Whitehead, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Whitehead, 918 Third 
avenue, and Miss Grace Fagley, a popular young lady of Williamsport, 
were united in marriage at the parsonage of the First Presbyterian 
church Sunday evening at 7 o'clock by the pastor, Rev. Dr. Charles 
Hogg.  Mr. Whitehead is a senior in the Altoona high school and is a 
young man of sterling character, possessed of a host of admiring 
friends.  His bride is one of Williamsport's charming young ladies, and 
is well known in the younger social set of that place.  After an 
extended honeymoon of eastern cities, Mr. and Mrs. Whitehead will 
return to this city and take up a temporary residence at 918 Third 
avenue.  Their matrimonial bark will be heavily freighted with the best 
wishes of the friends of both.

Altoona Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Wednesday Morning, December 13, 1916

CHARLES WHITEHEAD IS VICTIM OF JOKER
Young East Side Man's Reported Marriage to Be Probed by Tribune

  Charles Whitehead, a young man residing at 918 Third avenue, and the 
Altoona Tribune, were on Tuesday night made the victims of a practical 
joker or some unscrupulous person when the latter reported the young 
man's marriage to Miss Ruth Fagley, of Williamsport.  The report was 
without foundation as was discovered by the Tribune yesterday.
  The publication of the announcement caused the young man and his 
parents considerable annoyance yesterday.  The reported bride is a 
cousin of the young man and has quite a number of friends here and the 
announcement will likely result in considerable humiliation.
  The Tribune believed that the source of information was entirely 
correct but an investigation yesterday disclosed the fact that it was 
the victim of a joker someone knowing the movements of the Whitehead 
family and their friends.  The Tribune was notified of the marriage 
over the telephone and immediately the Whitehead home was called for a 
verification of the nuptials.  The reply came back that the report was 
correct and then came the publication.  Yesterday it was ascertained 
that not a call was answered at the Whitehead home after 10 o'clock and 
that some other person on the line came in on the line and verified the 
marriage.  The Tribune has placed the matter into the hands of the Bell 
Telephone company and with its aid will endeavor to discover the 
"practical joker" and the joke will surely be turned if his identity is 
discovered.  There is a law under which such "jokers" can be punished 
and it will certainly be used in the punishment of this one.

Altoona Tribune, Thursday Morning, December 14, 1916