Florence Festival Symphony Orchestra Wowed Local Audience
The Florence Festival Symphony Orchestra performed here as part of the Community Concert season, marking the first Italian orchestra in 30 years to play in the states. Antonio Abassi was the soloist but was hospitalized, prompting a program change. The ensemble travels 24,000 miles on a 73 day tour featuring Corelli, Ghedini Partita, Franck Variations with Franco Mannino, and Mendelssohn No.4 amid mixed reviews and high praise for its musicians.
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Fannie Richardson
Florence
Adolt Bing
Italy
Richard Lawler
Columbia Artists
Lawler
Antonio Abassi
New York
Jackson
Miss
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Corelli
Tartini-Bonelli
Ghedini
Cesar Franck
Franco Mannino
States
Ruth Smith Circle Leads WSCS Program at Church Meeting
The Ruth Smith Circle of Central Methodist Church hosted the WSCS monthly meeting in the church parlor with the theme You Are My Witnesses. Mrs Jack Smith gave the meditation, Mrs Horace Clemons spoke on Home Missions, and Mrs John C Smith discussed overseas evangelism. Mrs T J Cottingham opened with prayer and Mrs W W Wright presided. 41 members attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Smith
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Central Methodist Church
WSCS
Jack Smith
Horace Clemons
John C. Smith
T. J. Cottingham
W. W. Wright
WGA To Have Dogfight And Party Friday
The Women's Golf Association of Decatur Country Club hosts a dogfight at 9 30 a m with a silver tray for the winner. Handicaps apply. After the match, players meet in the downstairs lounge for a Christmas party with gift exchange limited to one dollar. Reservations for luncheon and fashion show are requested at the golf table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Golf Association
Decatur Country Club
Ladies Day At Country Club With Fashion Show
Ladies Day will be held at 12 noon Friday at the Country Club. A buffet lunch, fashion show sponsored by the Emporium, and door prizes are planned. Tables for bridge are available morning and afternoon. bring own cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country Club
Tom Chandler
Emporium
Goren on Goren on Bridge A lead and bidding debate
The article analyzes a bridge hand with North South and West East. It discusses opening bids, four card majors, and the effect of lead choices on declarer success. West signals and defense influence number of tricks and end position.
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Sane
Declarer
North
Goren
South
West
East
Diamonds
Dummy
Bidding Question and Regional Water Facts
South opens with 1 heart after 1NT style auction. The sequence shows Passes by West and North and a final decision for South. The prompt also notes New Mexico’s surface water area of 155 square miles and Syria’s population of four million in 70,000 square miles, comparable to North Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Syria
North Dakota
Christmas Dessert Bridge Teas Hosted by Belton and Putnam
Mrs Belton and Mrs Putnam entertained on Wednesday at the latter’s Birch Street home with six tables of dessert bridge. Each table featured a white styrofoam Christmas tree centerpiece trimmed in gold bells and topped by a gold angel. Prizes were wrapped in gold foil. Bridge winners were Mrs E H Barnett Mrs B J Hoppenans and Mrs Rufus Peerson with bingo won by Mrs Mary Wiley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Belton
J. J. Putnam
Birch Street
E. H. Barnett
B. J. Hoppenans
Rufus Peerson
Mary Wiley
Personal notices from Tuscaloosa and nearby towns
Mrs. Reuben Wright and Mrs. Todd Dale visited cousin Mrs. Carol Smith en route to Florence. Roland Ferguson and family left after Decatur visit, now deployed to Springfield Mass. Charles McGill named son David Wayne born Nov 26 at Decatur General. Mrs. P. L. Austin returns from Germany via Atlanta. Becky Lovelady and Dr Charles Burt head to St Louis for hospital treatment. Robert Larson family back from Cincinnati and Shelbyville. Charles Horton and daughter Kathy of Tuscaloosa mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuben Wright
Tuscaloosa
Todd Dale
Greensboro
Carol Smith
Smith
Florence
Roland Ferguson
Ricky
Randy
Decatur
Alaska
Springfield
Mass
Ferguson
Air Force
Charles McGill
Decatur General Hospital
David Wayne
Becky Lovelady
Charles Burt
Sim Lovelady
St. Louis
Miss Lovelady
Barnes Hospital
Doll wardrobe sewing pattern 4768 for 14 to 22 inch dolls
Printed Pattern 4768 offers a full doll wardrobe including bolero skirt sash cap jumper blouse robe P J s pant ties petticoat and full directions. For dolls 14 16 18 20 22 inches tall yardages shown. Send fifty cents per pattern plus five cents for first class mail to Anne Adams Decatur Daily Pattern Dept 243 West 17th St New York NY 10011 include name address zone size and style number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.J
Anne Adams
Care Decatur Daily
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Horton Returns Home After Illness Blesses Weekend Visit
Loosa will spend this weekend with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Paul Horton. Paul Horton, who has been ill for the past several months, is able to be up now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loosa
Paul Horton
Fishermen Allowed to Fish Hookless in Bermuda Aquarium
Report from the Illinois Institute of Technology notes public school annual operating costs vary widely from 136 dollars in Bowling Green Kentucky to 459 dollars in San Francisco California.
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Bermuda
Natural Sea Aquarium
U.S
Bowling Green
San Francisco
Calif
Ilinois Institute of Technology
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D. W. Thaxton
Town Creek
John Strope
Billy Frey
Nashville
R. A. Tucker
Ashland City
Tenn
King Thaxton
Fla
Tennie Lee Bradley
Robert Allison
Florida
Ford Farrar
Montgomery
D. W. Thaxton Jr
South Carolina
Jimmy Thaxton
David Thaxton
Ruby Thaxton
Frank Thaxton
J. W. Weems
Ruth Smith Circle
Hallmark
Ira’s
E. Moulton St
TV Epeistmas Deats
Grant ST
Kyle-Sullivan Studio
2Nd Ave. S.E
WGA
Panama Canal
Goren On
West East
South West North East
Cmball Pianos
Mrs. Belton
Mrs. Putnam
P. L. Austin
Atlanta
J.P. Knudsen
Germany
Robert Larson
Cincinnati
Shelbyville, Il
Charles Horton
Kathy
Tusca
RED Cross
Imporim
Oya
Decatur Nursery
Old Moulten Road
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