Mrs. White Wins Cup At Toastmistress Meeting
Decala Toastmistress Club met at Pet Dairy Hospitality Room with president B J Gates presiding. Gurnie White captured the Claire Flynn Cup for best performance as delegates discussed personalit ies and public speaking tips plus an article on the Civil Rights Bill. Visitors were invited to the next meeting on August 27 at 7 30 PM. Also noted was a claim that the smallest nuclear weapon yet made is a 155 mm howitzer shell containing explosive force of several hundred tons of TNT.
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Decala Toastmistress Club
Pet Dairy Hospitality Room
B. J. Gates
Jack Coley
Floyd Hennessee
J. Newlin
A. P. Fawcett
West
G. White
Hennessee
Louis Lomax
Julich
Newlin
Hennesee
Gurnie White
Claire Flynn
Goren on Bridge by Charles H. Goren reads the case of a four heart contract
In a Chicago Tribune critique from 1964 Goren analyzes a hand where declarer overreached in four hearts. A misread distribution and wrong trump management lead to a 200 point deficit. He prescribes preserving the lone trump and working diamonds while watching club threats.
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Charles H. Goren
The
Chicago Tribune
Declarer
North
South
West
East
Secretaries Attend NSA Workshop in Birmingham
Decatur NSA chapter representatives led by Mrs. Kenneth Joy attended a one day NSA workshop in the Guest House Motor Inn Birmingham. Miss Maxine Holliman welcomed the group as Howard Marshall spoke on Dialectal Communications. Members from Montgomery Birmingham Tuscaloosa Huntsville Anniston and Decatur participated.
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Decatur
National Secretaries Association
Birmingham
Kenneth Joy
Rod Richardson
Harold Edwards
NSA
Alabama
Guest House Motor Inn
Maxine Holliman
Howard A. Marshall
Alabama Power Company
M. W. Durden
Montgomery
Alabama Division
Tuscaloosa
Huntsville
Anniston
Personal items note visits among Mitchell Pepper families
Mrs. Jim Mitchell and son and Mr. and Mrs. Grady Pepper and son returned to Toney after visiting Mitchells daughter Mrs. Vada McDonald and family. Mrs. John R. Holmes of Cedar Creek hosted recent guests Mrs. Charles Craig and children of Lytle.
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Jim Mitchell
Grady Pepper
Toney
Mitchell
Vada McDonald
John R. Holmes
Cedar Creek
Charles Craig
Lytle
Borden Couple Feted On Golden Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Willie H Borden were honored at a reception for their golden wedding anniversary hosted by daughter Mrs Lewis Anderton near Hatton. About 190 guests attended at the Pine Grove home with a three tier Tex inspired cake and gold chrysanthemum arrangements.
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Moulton
Willie H. Borden
Lewis Anderton
Hatton
Pine Grove
Moulton 2
James Borden
Barrace Borden
Lewis Borden
Melvin Borden
Linda
Wilda Anderton
Jean Parker
Gladys
Joye Borden
Bordens
Jennie Parker
Lillie Mae Anderton
Haron G. Butler
Plans Completed For New York Theater Train
Deadline for payment and reservations for the Eighth Annual Theater Holiday in New York City has arrived. We can still welcome you aboard our week provided hotel accommodations are obtained and payment of 174.15 is made in full. Departure is 10 am Saturday September 19 returning to the office Saturday after noon September 6. Passengers board Seaboard's Silver Comet to Birmingham then a charter bus to New York. Bring bridge cards and enjoy city sights and theater.
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Fannie Richardson
New York City
New York
Comet of 1811 Noted for Record Head Diameter
The 1811 great comet featured the largest observed head, measuring about 1 225 000 miles across, marking a historic sky spectacle.
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Kimberly Knitwear
Mrs. White
Goren
Jack of
Pet—Love
Wohl’s
Love
Bank Street
Tex
Louis Depreast
Melinda Beth
Bank St. Hospital
Luther Sparkman
Marveline Bradford
Dallas
Blanche
MR. and
Mrs
Decatur Gateway Center
New York Theater
Parisan
Decatur Gateway Shopping Center
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