Social Notes Highlight Local Gatherings And Engagements
Decatur society pages record a series of social visits and events. Refined gatherings include Bowden sisters hosting friends on Grant Street, a linen shower for Marian Watson, a homeroom mothers party, and a bride luncheon for Marian Watson ahead of her August 30 wedding to Second Lieutenant Fred M. Sittason Jr. Multiple club and group meetings are noted, with attendees named and venues listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Watson
Marian Watson
Bill Freeman
Sheridan Apartments
G. E. Bowden
West Decatur School
Grant Street
Frank Minor
Walter Leeman
Bob Wells
Newton Powell
Thalcolm Bolton
J. O. Braswell
Jackson Street
Fred M. Sittason Jr
T. T. Buchanan
Anne Livley
Ben Lee
Edna Jackson
Sherman Street
Jerry ‘Sivley
Carolyn Bibb
Sallye’ Bryan
Marjorie Cain
Betty Hazel Hamilton
Battle King
Mary Kretz
Libby Kretz
Kathryn Lee
Nancy Malone
Carolyn Me
Doily Crochet Pattern 737 Promotes Table Decor
Texture-contrast and spider web design highlight a new table doily pattern 737. Crochet in fine or heavy cotton. send twenty five cents to The Decatur Daily for directions and your name address and zone for pattern 737.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Daily
P. O
Old
Chelsea Station
New York 11
N. Y
Laura Wheeler Needlecraft
Personal Notices Roundup of Visits and Travel
Miss Martha Frances Kilgore returned from a visit to Moultrie Georgia with a weekend at Daytona Beach. Families and individuals travel to Birmingham Gadsden Monteagle Myrtle Beach Nashville Omaha and Canada for vacations and visits. Local students and relatives plan upcoming trips to Nashville Briscow Tulsa Auburn and Columbia while several families celebrate Mr. Taylor's birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Frances Kilgore
Moultrie
Georgia
Beulah Kilgore
Miss Kilgore
Daytona Beach
Florida
Delegation Attends Plee-Zing Jubilee in Chicago
A Harlow Wholesale Grocery Co delegation joined hundreds of grocers and manufacturers at the 25th anniversary of Plee-Zing foods and household products in Chicago. The four day jubilee featured entertainment tours, a fashion show, a beauty pageant winner Miss Plee-Zing 1952, charity donation to Troy Orphanage Home Alabama, and displays at Edgewater Beach. Delegates from 42 states attended including Decatur residents and executives long associated with Plee-Zing distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlow Wholesale Grocery Co
Chicago
Edgewater Beach
Troy
Alabama
Decatur
Bob Harrison
T. E. Putman
Carl Hendon
Henry Norton
Co. W. Knight
Grady Young
Rex, Finley
Names Listed in Local Social Columns
Milliah, Beverly Nebrig, Ann Tuck, Sarah Jane Wyatt, Frances Young, Jo Ann and Letha Nan Parker appear in the community social records, indicating connections among families and residents. The fragment suggests a social or wedding notice context within the local paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milliah
Beverly Nebrig
Ann Tuck
Sarah Jane Wyatt
Frances Young
Jo Ann
Letha Nan Parker
Labor Leader Shot in Yonkers Death
John Acropolis 43, president of the Westchester Federation of Labor and Local 456 AFL Teamsters, was found dead in his Yonkers apartment with a single .38 caliber gunshot wound to the head. Police reported no forced entry and the door and windows were locked. The case was deemed murder as investigators considered labor strife or a personal motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yonkers
N. Y
John Acropolis
Acropolis
Westchester Federation of Labor
AFL Teamsters Union
Westchester County
George Fanelli
Fred FE
Weeks
Colgate University
Local families visit relatives in Miami area
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Cole with their son and Mrs. O. K. Hackley and son from Miami returned to their home after visiting Mrs. A. J. Coleman and family. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Stone and their children also were part of the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. R. Olson
Dorothy
Marilyn
Omaha, Nebraska
Margaret
James
L’anse
Michigan
E. M. Rogers Jr
Nashville
Jack
Tinit. Louis
Rufus Underwood
Huntsville
C. Wilson Taylor Sr
Mr. Taylor
John Tatum
Sulligent
Alabama
John McKenzie
John L. Farris
Billy
T. M. Jones Jr
Robert Anthony
Bonnie
Columbia, Tennessee
Robert Blackwell
W. L. Evans
Mary Beth
Wally
O. K. Hackley
Miami
A. J. Coleman
Bill Stone
Local Virginia notes on people and visits
Fieldale and nearby towns report updates on residents. A. T. Hanson shows slow improvement at Decatur General Hospital after a Friday admission. Mrs. E. D. Bailey and Miss Stevie Dudley return from visits to Verbena Troy Selma and Montgomery. Mrs. A. W. Dilworth of Birmingham visits the Coleman home this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. D. Bailey
Stevie Dudley
Verbena
Troy
Selma
Montgomery
Letters M and N Close in Alphabet Across Alphabets
A concise note observes that in nearly all alphabets the letter M sits adjacent to N. The text highlights cross language consistency and the shared order of these two consonants.
Guanaco and Llama: Same animal species truth
The statement asserts that the Guanaco and the Llama are the same species, suggesting they are representatives of the same animal. It reflects a common misunderstanding about distinct wild and domesticated camelids.
Welcome Plans Shaped for Eisenhower Visit in Alabama
Birmingham area Republicans plan a welcome for Presidential nominee Dwight D. Eisenhower next Wednesday with bands and auto caravans from across Alabama. The event, organized by Claude O. Vardaman and Winton Blount, aims to mobilize support and may lead to a statewide meeting after Eisenhower’s arrival. He lands from Tampa at 11:30 and will address the crowd at noon on the steps of the new City Hall before departing to Little Rock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Alabama
Dwight D. Eisenhower
GOP
Claude O. Vardaman
Winton
Red” Blount
Montgomery
Citize
Eisenhower
Tampa
Fla
Little Rock
Watermelon Shapes Vary From Cannonball to Cylindrical
Some watermelons are cannon-ball round while others grow cylindrical like sausages. The difference in shape comes from variety and growing conditions, affecting uniformity and market appeal.
Coal Needs Mounting for Aluminum in B-36 Bomber
The article notes nearly 200 tons of coal are required to produce the aluminum used in the B-36 bomber. It highlights the link between fuel resources and military aircraft production, stressing the scale of material demands during the era.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Carol and
Brenda Bowden
Carol
Brenda Bown
Grant T
Jol
Brenda
Ann Waren
Martha Jo Nabors
Marsha Jean Sandlin
Rainbow
Decatur Assembly No. 26
Order of Rainbow
Masonic Hall
Braswell
F. M. Sittason
C. M. Graham
P. D. Wilson
J. C. Howell
W. M. Lanier
John Wilkes
K.B. Freeman
Martha Higdon
Shirley Braswell
John Robin Thomas
T.M.1
Sweetwater
Tennessee
Line Street
Mrs. Jones
Aaron Jones
Endlam Boulevard
R. F. Christopher
Gaithersburg
Maryland
Vertrude Tunstill
Athens
Christopher
Tunstill
N. L. Finch
Brandon Crafton
Price Landers
Ruth Johnson
Erline Keenum
Spinsters Club
Kathryn Wiley
Sarah Redding Sewell
Marian Bloodworth
Anne Coleman
Mary Kay Schmidt
Ella Darwin Davis
Sandra Davis
Margaret Ann Emens
Charlotte Orr
Nora Strength
Billee Kimbrough
Livley
By Cauna Wieder
Joe Flynn
Mr. Flynn
Gadsden
James H. Abrams
Jimmy and
Sally
Mrs. L. M. Huff
Ralph
Monteagle, Tennessee
Leslie Doss Jr
University of Alabama Law School
Myrtle Beach
South Carolina
Harold George Wiegand
Sonny
Mobile
Chris Wiegand
R.A. Nunn
Oklahoma
Hortons
Briscow
Mrs. Nunn
Tulsa
Allan Moody
Tommy Phillips
Auburn
E. J. Polhill
Paul Wolfer
Canada
A. J. Coleman Jr
University of Alabama
Dren
Bill
Sammy
Mary Ann
Horace Levin
Julia Lee
Lawson Davidson
Diana
Glee
Dorothy Pitt
Redding
Patsy
Smoky Mountains
These Hills
Cherokee
North Carolina
A. H. Hassell
Gulf Shores, Alabama
TLE
THE
Radio Shack
Hwy
Lafayette St
Enolam Boulevard
Miss Tunstill
Jones
George Perry
RADIO
SHACK
Youngstown
Lafayette
J. O. Barnett
Princess
BSU
Hartselle First Baptist Church
Maurice P. Willis
Willis
Sara Wright
Berea College
Carl Allen
June Long
Gwin Thrasher
Moulton
Pale Ltan GT al
Edgewater Beach Hotel
Plee- Zing
Decatur Retail
Plee-Zing National Retailers Association
Mrs
Son
2Nd Ave
Fieldale
Virginia
A. W. Dilworth
Brunswick
Woodall Bros
Moulton Highway
Gul
Booteers
Ian
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