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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1962
Page
5
The Hi Lo Bridge Club met for its regular Tuesday gathering at Decatur Country Club with Mrs. Roger Black and Mrs. John Allen as hostesses. Winners were Mrs. Black and Mrs. William Hull.
Mrs. Bernice Himes Davis is convalescing at her daughter Mrs. Frank Perkins Jr. home in Florence after surgery. Mrs. Tom Ratliff and Mrs Charlie Hammond spent Saturday in Birmingham. Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Davis were in Birmingham for the Alabama Auburn game, and Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Chardler were recent Birmingham visitors.
The new All-Number Telephone Directory arrives this week with December 10 as the delivery target. If not received by then, readers are urged to call the business office to arrange a copy.
Pattern 4825 offers a half size range 14½ to 24½ with collar or scoop neck dress options for cotton or silk. Includes yardage 4 1/4 for 35 inch fabric and price 50 cents. mailing adds 10 cents. Also notes a Nile catfish fact fragment.
West opens six of diamonds and after a sequence the defense succeeds through a controlled diamond ruff and a trump finesse. South declines extra protection using hearts to discard diamonds, preventing opponents from a small trump overruff while declarer plays cautiously.
The Rose Garden Club hosted its annual Christmas luncheon at the Lyons Hotel with 18 members and guests present. New member Mrs Hardy Davis and visitor Mrs D E Lightsey attended. gifts, fund drives, and plans for charity work and Holiday House decoration were announced.
Mrs SN Propst and her son Joe spent the weekend in Chapel Hill North Carolina as guests of Mr and Mrs Walter C Carter and family, former Decatur residents. Mr and Mrs George R Stone have returned from Albertville where they were called because of the death of Mr Stone s sister Mrs George R Stewart.
Olivia Powell daughter of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Powell Jr married Bobby Freeman son of Mr and Mrs EL Freeman Parrish Alabama. Ceremony held Saturday November 17 at 7 pm by Rev William E Dean at Trinity Methodist Church Tuscaloosa. Couple at home in Tuscaloosa where he studies at the University.
A week of foreign missions prayer and the Lottie Moon offering was observed by the night Women’s Missionary Society of First Baptist Church December 25. Four circles presented a program on Baptist work overseas and a midweek prayer service featured the filmstrip Extending the Light. A business meeting and coffee will be held tonight. The article notes the world’s largest planetarium will be built in Washington.
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