Start College Fund For Christmas Present
A department store Santa notes kids want many small gifts but a college fund is the ultimate surprise. Jean Kinkead explains a college endowment fund via monthly insurance premiums, guaranteeing funds even if a benefactor dies or is disabled. Suggestions include early start and choosing affordable state colleges to spread deposits over time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Kinkead
Travelers Insurance Companies
Miss Kinkead
Miss. Kinkead
Radio Station WSHF Marks Debut With Star Spangled Banner
In Sheffield Alabama the new WSHF radio station began its first broadcast day after weeks of delays due to legal requirements. The sign on featured the Star Spangled Banner and a celebratory mood as the station went on air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield
Ala
WSHF
Retired Morgan County Groups Hold Joint Meeting
Retired people from Morgan County met with Morgan County Retired Teachers in Central Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. Miss Elizabeth Mays discussed a Miami trip for December 11 to 13 for Area IV Conference. Nine Decatur area residents planned to join. Miss Clio Levin led singing. Mrs. J. T. Blair memorialized George T. Woodruff W. W. Coleman and Marjorie Owen. W. T. Jordan spoke on insurance plans now open for retirees. Brief business sessions followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Central Methodist Church
Elizabeth Mays
Miami
Decatur
Clio Levin
J. T. Blair
George T. Woodruff
W. W. Coleman
Marjorie Owen
W. T. Jordan
Engineer Flips Record as Tower Is Struck by Lightning
A technician on a radio tower flipped a control on a turntable as the national anthem played. Lightning struck the tower before the song finished, disrupting operations and delaying service for 10 hours while repairs were completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gineer
Quick-Knit Pussycat Slipper Pattern 7321 Ad
The Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept promotes pattern 7321 for child size cat slipper socks with easy knit design. Includes sizes 4-6 7-9 10-12 and 35 cents with 15 cents extra for mailing. address to Alice Brooks Old Chelsea Station New York 11 NY. Also advertises 1964 Needlecraft Catalog featuring crafts and gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Brooks
Decatur Daily
P. O
Chelsea Station
New York 11
N. Y
Second Junior Program Scheduled December 14
The Birmingham Civic Ballet presents an excerpt from Stravinsky's Firebird and Looking at Ballet on the second Junior Program Saturday December 14 at the high school auditorium. Gage Bush leads as Firebird with praised technique and lyric quality. her husband portrayed the prince. Costumes are described as opulent. The performance starts at 2 p.m. and runs about one hour with no intermission. Tickets available at the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gage Bush
Richard Englund
Birmingham Civic Ballet
Decatur
Decatur Junior Service League
Stravinsky
Civic Ballet
Birmingham
Gage
Mr. Englund
Danville WMU Holds Meeting on Missionary Offering
Danville WMU of the Danville Baptist Church met at the church to observe the Lottie Moon offering schedule. Mrs. Frank Martin led the program, with prayers and poems by Mrs. George Lindsey and Mrs. J. A. Randolph. Mrs. Frank Martin spoke on China and Mrs. Lewis Sims on Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Women’s Missionary Union of Danville Baptist Church
Lottie Moon
Frank Martin
George Lindsey
J. A. Randolph
China
Lewis Sims
Japan
Jessie Roberts
Goren on Bridge by Charles H. Goren in 1963
Bridge column analyzes a four hearts contract where declarer mismanages the lead. West opens with spades, East cannot force a cover, and South loses after East wins a club return. The piece details strategic lines, including cross-ruff concepts and lordly finesse consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Goren
The
Chicago Tribune
North East South West
West
East
South
North
Declarer
Residents Return From Holiday Trips and Illness
Glimpses around the valley show Mr. and Mrs. Charles Henry Davidson and sons returning to Brunswick after Thanksgiving with relatives and the Alabama Auburn game in Birmingham. Mrs. Gilmer Blackburn recovers at home from a broken vertebra after an automobile accident. Several others visit relatives in Chattanooga Seymour Indianapolis Hinsdale Macon Tuscaloosa Gulfport and Gulf Park Junior College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Henry Davidson
Brunswick
Birmingham
Charles Malone
Chattanooga
Mrs. Bigard Mills
Mrs. Malone
Earl Norman
Hinsdale, Ill
Charles Norman
Savana Whitman
Gulf Park Junior College
Gulfport
Miss
Tom Whitman
Christmas Cotillion Table Reservations Dues Payment
Associate and active Cotillion members must pay all dues before the December 13 dance at Decatur Country Club. No dues accepted at the event. Checks to Mrs. Thomas Bingham. Table reservations accepted December 12 from 9 to 11 a.m. with Mrs. Huland Ryan at Country Club Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotillion
Decatur Country Club
Thomas Bingham
Quince Drive
Huland Ryan
Country Club Road
Speakers Address Global Regions At Meeting
Mrs. Ted Swan spoke on Africa and Mrs. Hugh Lindsey spoke on the Near East while the Philippines and Taiwan were discussed by others at the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Taiwan
Ted Swan
Africa
Hugh Lindsey
Near East
Also Mentioned on This Page
Start College Fund For
Lovely
Wa Guo
Ahn
Johasten Strei
Morgan Co
Wece Brookes
Decatur General
WMU
Goren
Eran
Cornelian Hotel
Beltone
Beltone Hearing Center
Greater
Florence
George McLaughlin
Jack McLaughlin
Seymour
Indianapolis
Ind
Chicago
L. E. Hall
Macon
Bob Duke
Mr. Duke
Promenaires
SCD
John Caddell
Tuscalooga
E. S. Harris
Ira
E. Moulton St
Howard Johnson
Decatur Nursery
Moulton Road
Wool’s Department Store
Dee Dee
Dacron
Coats
Bank Street
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!