Newcomer Hearn Family Joins Decatur Community
The Hearn family from Birmingham moves to 1519 Somerville Rd Decatur. Fred Hearn, a Univ of Alabama 1932 graduate and former football player, is district manager for Universal C T and cousin of Mrs. John Sparkman. Frances Hearn, a former Birmingham model with arts training, heads PTA activities and enjoys fashion and television work. Their daughter Juliana, 11, will be in sixth grade and loves her cat Sandy. The Hearns have ties to Birmingham and Amherst and plan to join local social and civic life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hearn
Juliana
Decatur
Hearns
Somerville Rd
Hearn
Albertville
University of Alabama
Armed Forces
Universal C.T
John Sparkman
Tom
Field Enterprises, Inc
Birmingham
Frances
Seattle
Washington
University of Washington
Cornish School of Music
Lippe School
Thomas McAllie
Prince Sandifer
Sandy
the Hearns
Meetings Announced by Nettie Dunlap Conference CES
The Nettie Dunlap Conference of the CES schedules its annual meeting Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. in Cullman Masonic Temple. East Acres Club meets 7 30 p.m. Tuesday in the office over the auditorium. Kalupian Sunday School class plans a social Tuesday at 6 30 p.m. at the country home of Rev. and Mrs. W K Stephenson with husbands as guests. hostesses are Mrs. Stephenson and Mrs. Jim Murray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nettie Dunlap
CES
Cullman Masonic Temple
Order
East Acres Club
First Baptist Church
W. K. Stephenson
Surprise Birthday Supper for Mrs Argend at Whiteside Cafe
Mrs James Argend returned from a fishing trip to a surprise party at Whiteside Cafe on Highway 31 North. Friends and family assembled with gifts and flowers as she entered the dark dining room and the group sang happy birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whiteside Cafe
Highway 31 North
James Argend
Argend
Joe Henry
Juanita Sandy
Richmond
R.N. Chandler
Dale Davis
Rebel Sandy
Jennifer
Ellen
Elizabeth
James Grubbs
Hence Case
Otto Carrell
Decatur
Austinville
Verna Hurn
Mooresville
Lucy Smith
Dixie Hamilton
Earl Solomon
Lucy Sandy
Magic talking books teach reading with sound tracks
New reading aids excite juveniles by combining phonograph playback with visual text. Classic tales like Peter Rabbit Hansel and Gretel and Black Beauty are presented to young readers through ear and eye, offering an engaging dual-sensory experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Rabbit
Hansel
Gretel
Dinner Honors Engaged Couple in Douglasville
Mrs. Tuck and Rev. Chitwood hosted a dinner party honoring Miss Jeanette Golden of Douglasville and her fiancé Billy Levin. Summer flowers decorated the home and table with a miniature bride centerpiece and white candles. Place cards listed the guests including Horace Levin Gil Crane Ben Lee John Mulligan Eddie Self and the hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Tuck
T. J. Chitwood
Jeanette Golden
Douglasville
Billy Levin
Horace Levin
Gil Crane
Ben Lee
John Mulligan
Eddie Self
Informal Supper At Finley Island
Judge and Mrs. Robert Kinkle hosted a Saturday informal supper at their Finley Island home. Colorful zinnias in wooden containers decorated the living room and river porch where guests dined, including Mrs. E. J. Polhill, Mrs. J. H. Green, Mrs. T. M. Jones Jr., John F. Bayley and wife, John Bayley Jr., Charles C. Johnson and spouse, H. D. Barnum and spouse, and Paul Wolfer with spouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Kinkle
Finley Island
E. J. Polhill
J. H. Green
T. M. Jones Jr
John F. Bayley
John Bayley Jr
Charles C. Johnson
H. D. Barnum
Paul Wolfer
Squaw Dresses Go To Indian Setting in Southwest Show
Fashion shifted to Monument Valley as Navajo designers inspired a nationwide trend with bright red and blue squaw dresses. The casual, comfortable styles blend traditional ideas with modern wear, promising lasting appeal beyond a fad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Ariz
Monument Valley
Foreign Money Guide For Americans Abroad
A vinyl wallet insert explains a quick method to convert foreign currency to U S dollars. The guide helps travelers abroad determine the value of foreign monetary units in relation to the American dollar for quick calculations on the go.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Party Given On Third Birthday
Mr. and Mrs. Willard E. Sherrod hosted a birthday party for their daughter Patricia Ann who turned three on Tuesday. Children played games with winners Charles Lee Martin, Brenda Marion, Bonnie Tanner. guests included Monty, Michael and Maxie Turner, Susan, Carol and Barbara Journey, Janet Carrell, Maurice White, Patsy, Buddy and Scarlet Martin, Mona Kay Pannel and Larry Sherrod. Balloons, nuts, candy, whistles, party cups, hats, cake and ice cream were shared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard E. Sherrod
Patricia Ann
Charles Lee Martin
Brenda Marion
Bonnie Tanner
Monty
Michael
Maxie Turner
Susan
Carol
Barbara Journey
Janet Carrell
Maurice White
Patsy
Buddy
Scarlet Martin
Mona Kay-Pannel
Larry Sherrod
Personal notices list of visitors and travels
Gerald Feild of Atlanta spent part of last week in Decatur. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Chitwood to be in Tuscaloosa today and tomorrow. Mrs. Bill Graham of Birmingham visiting relatives in Montgomery and Ft. Houston, Va. Mrs. James M. Graham visiting daughter in Montgomery. The Standifers and son Tommy of Detroit guests of the Grahams. Marian Bloodworth in Tuscaloosa, Ruth Hamilton in Columbia, Charlotte Orr in Fayetteville then Nashville. Dr and Mrs T G Morrow depart for Gulf Coast vacation. Olene Rolliter of Dallas visited Gaynell Crawford. Crawford has taught in Munich and will teach in Frankfurt. Luke, Lila and Patton Pryor visiting grandparents in Fayetteville. Annie R. Dukes of Belle Mina in Decatur General Hospital for treatment.
U N Wants Children s Day Across World
The United Nations Children s Fund urges nations to adopt a yearly Children s Day similar to Mothers and Fathers Day. Countries choose dates and methods, focusing on mother and child welfare with varied observances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
N.Y
U.N. Children’s Fund
United States
Children’s Fund
India
Nehru
Laos
Panama
Brazil
Philippines
Denmark
Soviet Union
Hungary
Russia
Poland
Record of Foreign Students in the United States 1954 55
The Institute of International Education reports nearly 40 thousand foreign students scholars and doctors spent the 1954 55 academic year in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
The
Institute of International Education
Secret ruby thriller unfolds at a Fifth Avenue store
In a New York dime store Sara Dacre buys the Fire of India ruby hidden by Moxon before his death. Suspicions rise as a neighbor and a masked crowd loom while Aunt Caroline and nurse Edna host a tense dinner, where a pendant vanishes and danger hints at a long, costly crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Avenue
New York
Sara Dacre
Moxon
Death
Sarah Dacre
Gerry Hone
Hone
Sarah
Caroline
Caroline Larch
Dickson Clive
Sara
Edna Creel
Edna
Clive
Greg Sallust
Miss Dacre
Coonskin Estes Is Kefauver's New Song
Senator Estes Kefauver enjoys a humorous campaign song titled Coonskin Estes sung to Davy Crockett’s tune at a Women’s National Press Club stunt party. Eulalie McDowell performed with Marine Band accompaniment while Nancy Kefauver laughed at the entertainment. The article also notes Naval officials and social figures hosting frequent events at Admiral Carney’s home and mentions John and Jacqueline Kennedy’s plans for Hickory Hill estate purchase for about 125000 dollars and Civil War era ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Coonskin Estes
Davy Crockett
Women’s National Press Club
Newswomen
Eulalie McDowell
Washington News
Rep. Evins
Marine
Nancy Kefauver
Naval Operations
Robert B. Carney
Massachusetts Avenue
Arleigh Burke
Adm
Carney
CNO
John Kennedy
Dmass
Jackie
Hickory Hill
Virginia
Supreme Court
Robert Jackson
Gen. McClellan
Echoes of a Turbulent Gilded Age in Caroline Larch’s House
In 1884 Caroline Dacre marries David Larch amid a scandalized Dacre clan. The story follows wealth, poverty, and endurance as David’s wit sustains the family after his death in 1940, and Caroline’s vast Edwardian residence becomes a hermetic fortress of aging, memory, and quiet peril.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Dacre
David Larch
Dacre
Wall Street
Grandfather Dacre
Caroline
Daisy Spencer
Harvard
Dickson Clive
Clives
David
Caroline Larch
Vlaminck
Stevens
Sara
New Arrivals at Ira's Bridge Cards Shipment
A shipment of Congress Playing Cards has arrived at Ira's Book & Gift Shop located at 222 E. Moulton St. The store reports all new designs and a good selection suitable for bridge prizes.
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Congress
Ira's
E. Moulton St
Ira’s
Luncheon Guest List Omission Noted for Miss Nellie Miller
Advertisers and attendees reflect that the names of Mrs. J. H. Crow Jr and Mrs. Sam Pruitt were omitted from the bride’s luncheon guest list held Friday for Miss Nellie Miller of Moulton.
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J. H. Crow Jr
Sam Pruitt
Nellie Miller
Moulton
Rail road mileage totals in 1954 and 1925
The total U S mileage of railroad line in 1954 was 221000 compared to 250272 in 1925.
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U. S
Popular Games and Dolls at Ira's Book & Gift Shop
A large shipment of Holgate Playskool and Horsman dolls arrives for viewing at Ira's Book & Gift Shop located at 222 E. Moulton St. The display promises a broad selection of toys and games for collectors and shoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holgate Playskool
Horsman’s Dolls
Ira's Book &Gift Shop
E. Moulton St
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Norman L. McDearmond
Flint, Mich
McDearmond
Gaynell Eudy
Grady Eudy
Ryan's Cross Ads
Ora McDearmond
Eva
Mrs. Argend
Talking
City Park
Second Ave
AP News
Gerald Feild
Atlanta
Tuscaloosa
Bill Graham
Mr. Graham
M. Graham
Ft. Houston, Va
Mrs. James M. Graham
Mrs
John Ford
Mr. Ford
Montgomery
Tom Standifer
Tommy
Detroit, Mich
J. F. Graham
Miss Marian Bloodworth
Ores
Ruth Hamilton
Tuscumbia
Charlotte-Orr
Fayetteville
Cyrus Moores
Nashville
T. G. Morrow
Gulf Coast
Olene Rolliter
Dallas
Tex
Gaynell
Luke
Lila
Patton Pryor
Luke Pryor
Diemer Lamb
Annie R. Dukes
Belle Minais
Decatur General Hospital
Patricia Ann Sherrod
U. N
John Russell McCrary
Charles McCrary
7Th Ave
Russell Kent
J. G. McCrary
Ane McCloy
Greville
Purgatory
Kefauver
By Jane Eads
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