Society notes on bridal events and gatherings
Thursday evening Miss Dorothy Fitzpatrick hosted a buffet supper and bridge at 608 East Gordon Drive in honor of Miss Betty Jean Gasoway, a bride-elect. Guests included Miss Barbara Nichols and Miss Nancy Thomason among others, with gifts of crystal and a yellow floral table setting. Separate gatherings celebrated Miss Gasoway and Miss Gasoway’s upcoming August wedding to Mr. Jolack Thomason, with luncheons and tea at the Coronelian Hotel private dining room and Miss Mimi Jones hosting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Fitzpatrick
Betty Jean Gasoway
Jolack— Thomason
Bridge
East Gordon Drive
Miss Gasaway
Barbara Nichols
Little Rock, Ark
Nancy Thomason
Annie Sue Cain
Betty Ware Wyatt
Mimi Jones
Marguerite South
Betty Simmons
Mary Jean Sittason
Cheri Chandler
Jones
Miss Gasoway
Cornelian Hotel
Jack Thomason
Little Rock
Ark
Betty Jane Elam
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Rex C. Poll
Horace Dryden
James Mack Elam
W. H. Lumsden
Lyons
Miss Elam
T. Z. Bailey
Thomas Bailey
Mary Augusta Bibb
Sherman Street
Miss Sittason
Eighth Avenue East
Edna Earl Payne
John Thomas Wallace
Doris Friday
L. R. Nash
Walnut St
Betty Choate Wood
Bobbie Winton
Miss Payne
Joyce McCaghren
Marie Smith
Pansy Tucker
Sue Emens Contests Shrine Show At Princess Theatre
Sue Emens, a Decatur senior graduate, competes in the tri county Shrine club beauty pageant at the Princess theater. Described as vivacious with brains and charm, she has a strong academic record, active club participation, and plans further secretarial studies if she earns a Miss America scholarship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Emens
Golden Memories
Beta Sigma Phil Sorority
Sue
Anderson's Business College
Emens
Dear Miss Dix guidance on flirtations and life choices in print
A reader asks about managing a husband’s wandering eye by introducing rivals at home. Dorothy Dix advises making flirtations a joke, then offers broader life guidance on independence, college, and leaving farming to reach personal success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss DIX
Local Social Notes Highlight Family Visits and Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Farrer and Miss Frances Marie Farrer return from Shreveport Louisiana after a two week visit with W A Farrer Clyde Nichols and daughter. Miss Barbara Nichols of Little Rock arrives to visit relatives and attend the Gasoway Thomason wedding as bridesmaid. Howard Thompson of Mobile visits for the weekend with E E Thompson and family. Mr and Mrs T C McCarley and family move to Shefield to start a new home. Charlie Hart of Huntsville visits Mrs Thomas Eddins. Leon Reeves and daughter Joan with niece Marjorie Reeves depart to join the Reeves family member Leon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Farrer
Frances Marie Farrer
Shreveport
W. A. Farrer
Clyde Nichols
Barbara Nichols
Little Rock
Ark
Gasoway-Thomason
Miss Nichols
Betty Jean Gasoway
Howard Thompson
Mobile
Leon Reeves
Joan
Marjorie Reeves
Leon
Local people plan visits across states and weddings
Reeves Jr. heads to a Richmond government hospital then visits Washington D C and Maryland Virginia. Hale and Hale return from Daytona Beach. Miss Bibb visits relatives in Mooresville Athens Limestone. Dan Burleson to spend weekend at home. Jane Williams to stay week. gasoway-Thomason wedding August 10. Flam visits Tuscaloosa. Slaton heads to Parfama City two weeks. Coates Doss and son travel to Monte Sano Huntsville. Yarbrough family plans weekend Chattanooga and Nashville visits.
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Reeves Jr
Richmond
Washington, D. C
Maryland
Virginia
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A cautionary note on reputation and behavior urges a girl to be cautious with a man, avoid scandal, and consider marriage or giving him up to protect her standing. It warns a visit to a hotel unchaperoned would harm her reputation and stresses the elder sister’s guidance.
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Mrs. McCarley
T. C. McCarley
Sheffield
Ree
Elton Reeves
Sixth Avenue West
Miss Friday
Moye
Decatur Cleaners
Johnston St
Goidel’s
2Nd Ave
Sherrow
Third Street
Euren
Sunkist L
Dorothy DI
The
Geli Syndicate
Ine
M.H
Dorothy OR
Agnes T. T
Charlie Hart
Huntsville
Thomas Eddins
Chromium
Henry Norton
James Norton
Sycamore
Lafayette Sts
del Monte
CAMRY
Cashmere
Jack. Hale
Barbara Hale
Daytona Beach, Fla
Betty Jo Bibb
Shreveport, la
B. A. Bibb
Mooresville
Athens
Limestone County
Dan Burleson
University of Alabama
Mrs
D . Burleson
Jane Williams
Mt. Pleasant
Tenn
Williams
Betsy Jane Flam
Rex C. Pou
Beatrice Slaton
Parfama City
Fla
J. G Welsh
Pauline Slaton
Joel Coates
Harold Doss
Monte Sano
Marvin Yarbrough
Larry
Sidney
Jimmy
R. A. Sparkman
Chattanooga
E. C. Davis
H. A. Aniston
Nashville
Don’s Floor Service
Don Williams
Enolam Blvd
Tri-County Shrine Club
Decatur, Ala
Morgan, Lawrence and
Limestone Counties
Princess Theatre
Samuels
Meadow Gold
Uuity
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