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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1960

Page

5

Bride Elect Honored At Tea For Bettie Lowery

Miss Bettie Lowery bride elect of Donnie Haynes was honored at a tea hosted by Martha Bone. Floral displays featured white chrysanthemums and Irish linen decor. Mothers of the couple, Mrs Edwin Lowery and Mrs Henry Hardiman, stood in the receiving line along with other helpers and guests registered by Carolyn Nix.

Bettie Lowery Donnie Haynes Martha Bone Edwin Lowery Henry Hardiman Jack Mullican Carolyn Nix Hester Henderson Leon Long Kathleen Bone Marie Hardiman

Readers Roundup Christmas books idea from Bell Owens Livington

Christmas is near. the writer suggests books as ideal gifts and urges readers to visit the library to browse and borrow titles. He extols books as companions and intimate voices and notes that even distant friends may enjoy a good read.

Christmas reading ideas from regional library staff

A grandmother picks an armload of books for five grandchildren and readers are urged to plan a Christmas program with music plays poems and stories. The library promotes filmstrips records magazines and framed reproductions to inspire decorations and a home reading plan.

Parakeets Fight Hunger and Short Lifespan Traits

Parakeets feed almost constantly and show limited lifespans without regular nourishment.

Bridge column discusses finesse and jack versus king play

The article analyzes a bridge hand where the jack of diamonds and the king influence declarer’s contract. It contrasts the traditional finesse with percentage-based considerations, noting East’s ace-queen small as a turning point and weighing bidding cues for the best play.

Declarer East West North South Phansaad Chicago Tri

Miller Sewell Vows In Hillsboro Methodist Church Ceremony

Miss Linda Sewell daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold Sewell of Trinity 1 and Jon Miller son of Mr and Mrs E L Miller pledged their vows on Thanksgiving morning at Hillsboro Methodist Church with Rev F D Turney officiating. The bride wore a white full skirted dress with a rounded neckline and a matching hat carrying a white Bible topped with a white orchid. Attendant Glenda Phillips wore lavender and carried a mums bouquet. Jimmy McCulloch was best man. The bride works at the Moulton Advertiser in Moulton and is a 1960 Lawrence County High School graduate. the groom is a North Alabama Engineering employee and Austinville High School alumnus. They reside at 2026 Cleveland Avenue in Decatur after a short wedding trip to Chattanooga Tennessee.

Linda Sewell Harold Sewell Trinity 1 Jon Miller E. L. Miller Hillsboro Methodist Church F. D. Turney Glenda Phillips Jimmy McCulloch Moulton Advertiser Moulton Lawrence County High School Miller Austinville High School North Alabama Engineering Decatur Cleveland Avenue Chattanooga Tenn

Tea Held for Mrs Hamilton and Guests at Guier Home

Mrs John E Guier Jr Mrs Brackin Puckett and Mrs Jack McClanahan hosted a Wednesday tea at the Guier home honoring Mrs John Hamilton of Decatur and other guests including Mrs Troy Kilpatrick Mrs James Moody and Mrs Walter Fedorenko Flowers included white gardenias rosebuds delphinium and purple asters with Japanese figures and tapers in the hall and potted plants in the den Floral decor featured Florentine linen cloth silvered fruit and white carnations in an epergne for the table.

Roland King Charles Simpson A. E. Jackson W. C. Duncan Harold

Prettying Holiday Tables by Decorators and Designers

Decorators from the American Institute of Decorators and the National Society of Interior Designers share simple, home friendly Christmas table ideas. Names include Yale Burge Zelena Brunschwig Leona Kahtt Frances Lee and Ellen Lehman McCluskey with plans featuring silver red white themes bright linens and ornate centerpieces.

American Institute of Decorators National Society of Interior Designers Main Street Yale Burge Zelena Brunschwig Zelena Leona Kahtt Frances Lee Ellen Lehman McCluskey

Notice to Brides Weddings Limited for Late Submissions

Wedding stories arriving more than three days after the event will run only as brief announcements. Late pictures, if used, will be restricted to one column. All wedding photos and stories should be submitted one week before the wedding.

Mrs. Matthews Returns Home After Thanksgiving Visit

Mrs. M. H. Matthews returns to Chattanooga after spending Thanksgiving with her daughter Mrs. Ed Price and Mr. Price. Mrs. Willis Weatherford and children Edith Julia and Willis lll of Swarthmore Pa arrive today to visit her parents Mr. and Mrs. Carol Smith.

M. H. Matthews Chattanooga Ed Price Mr. Price Willis Weatherford Edith, Julia and Willis Lll Swarthmore, Pa Carol Smith

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