YWA Meeting At Okolona Church In December
Miss Glenn Campbell invites Baptist Young Women from Muscle Shoals Association to gather at Okolona Baptist Church on Monday December 17 at 7 as they organize an Associational YWA Council. Local pastors WMU officers and counselors expected. officers to be elected and installed. The program includes Anniversary Goals and new Aims for Advancement with plans for the year. a letter from Lolete Dotson in Nigeria will be read. Fellowship and refreshments follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Campbell
YWA
Muscle Shoals Association
Okolona Baptist Church
WMU
Offihare
Clyde Dotson
Lolete
Nigeria
Newcomers Have Dance at Country Club Christmas Event
The Newcomers Club held its annual dinner dance at the Country Club last Friday. Mrs. George Adams chaired the event with Mrs. Richard Belton as cohostess and Mrs. Ed Maddock as music chairman. Seventeen tables featured two decorators each, with Christmas themed candles ornaments and greenery as Tri Cities orchestra provided the music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jett
Mes
Robert Duling
C. J. Carstens Jr
J. C. Perrin Jr
W. A. Parker
Country Club
George Adams
Richard Belton
Ed Maddock
Tri-Cities
Housewarming for the Carters on Birch Street
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Carter hosted a surprise housewarming on Birch Street Sunday evening as friends arrived with a buffet supper and gifts. The gathering celebrated their move to the new home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Carter
Birch Street
Christmas Cream Delicacy With Fruit Garnish
Scald milk and soften gelatin in cold water then dissolve in hot milk with sugar and salt. Beat egg whites to stiff peaks with sugar, fold into gelatin mixture with whipped cream and rum flavoring, then fold in candied cherries and citron. Chill in a ring mold until firm and unmold onto a serving plate garnished with maraschino cherries. Serves 8.
Notable couples listed in local social notices
The society column names Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Stedman, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Hobson, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Helle, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Knudsen, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Purnell and Mr. and Mrs. Ted Burpthall as residents noted in the social roundup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Stedman
Patrick Hobson
Robert Helle
J. P. Knudsen
Jim Purnell
Ted. Burpthall
Trinity Baptist WMS to Meet for Luncheon and Meeting
The Trinity Baptist Women’s Missionary Society will meet Thursday at 10 am for a covered dish luncheon and an all day gathering at Mrs. Hubert May’s home in Trinity. A Lottie Moon program is planned. The Cen tral Methodist Church class holiday party is set for Thursday at 6:30 pm in the church dining room. Petal Path Garden Club meets Wednesday at 3 pm at Mrs. Charles Clem’s home, 617.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Trinity Baptist
WMS
Hubert May
Trinity
Lottie Moon
Central Methodist Church
Petal Path Garden Club
Charles .Clém
Decatur WSCS District Meets at First Methodist
The Woman's Society of Christian Service of the Decatur District held its fall meeting at the First Methodist Church of Decatur with Mrs. D. L. Grizzard presiding. Rev. Minar L. Triplett opened, and a Christmas solo was performed by Mrs. Marvin Dinsmore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Society of Christian Service of
Decatur District
First Methodist Church of
Decatur
D. L. Grizzard
Minar L. Triplett
Marvin Dinsmore
William Spink
Leo Henry
Rah. Hamilton
R. E
Trinity Alumna Leads Smith College Political Group
Juliet Hammond, a Smith College junior from Charlottesville Virginia, chairs the Smith Political Association. She anchors plans for April forums on United States foreign policy with outside speakers, while pursuing honors English literature and serving as copy editor of the Smith Review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith College
Massachusetts
Charlottesville
Trinity
Ala
Juliet Hammond
Lewis M. Hammond
East Lawn
Francis Dawson Llc
Miss Hammond
Smith
Smith Political Association
Smith Review
Alabama
Personal notices in Belle Mina and Nashville gatherings
Mr and Mrs W G Moore of Wheeler visited Belle Mina hosts Mr and Mrs Glennis Moore. Mrs Sadie Lyle and Mrs Waitt Bradley of Belle Mina returned from a Nashville weekend. Dr and Mrs S J Nethery Jr of Belle Mina will travel to Auburn for daughter Sue Netherys graduation Friday receiving a B S degree. They will return Saturday with Miss Nethery and co host Mrs W H Blankenship Jr. Rainbow Girls Assembly 26 meets Masonic Temple Thursday at 7 p m for initiation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Moore
Wheeler
Glennis Moore
Belle Mina
Sadie Lyle
Waitt Bradley
Nashville
S.J. Nethery Jr
Auburn
Miss Sue Nethery
Miss Nethery
Rainbow Girls Assembly
Masonic Temple
J. J. Pettus
Joe Pettus
Fayetteville
Tenn
W. H. Pitts
Limestone County
Little Rest Home
Lewisburg
Dickens Illustration Collection by Phiz Feature Review
A volume titled Phiz Illustrations from the Novels of Charles Dickens surveys 516 etchings by H. K. Browne across seven Dickens titles. Albert Johannsen notes Browne’s drawings helped popularize Dickens, though the claim may overstate his role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phiz
Charles Dickens
Albert Johannsen
University of Chicago Press
H. K. Browne
Johannsen
Dickens
Browne
Women Are Wonderful: A Cartoons History of a Century
Review notes the collection of 400 cartoons edited by William Cole and Florett Robinson, arguing the book presents a long history of women as fashion symbols, wives, mothers, athletes and emancipated figures. It highlights contributors Nast, Gibson, Held, and Arno, with many prominent illustrators represented in large, space-filled plates.
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America
William Cole
Florett Robin‘son
Houghton Mifflin
Cole-Robinson
Arno
Briggs
Cobean
Rokinson
Nast
Petty
Price
Rea
Steig
Thurber
Gibson
Held
Social news notes from Belle Mina and nearby towns
Richard Dobbs reports visitors and travel notes from Andalusia to Decatur, Birmingham, Memphis, and beyond. Families such as the Neviles, Craigs, Pettus, and Mooresville residents are mentioned with relatives visiting, funeral attendance, and upcoming trips to Tacoma and European postings.
Filial System Lets Milwaukee Mother Track Teens
A Milwaukee area mother uses a simple home security routine to know when her two teenage sons return. She keeps their photos on a table by her door and each son, upon arriving home, turns his picture to the wall, signaling his safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
California fair attendance tops 13 million in 1956
J E Whitaker president of the Western Fairs Assn says more than half of California's 13 million population visited the state 79 fairs during 1956.
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Sacramento
Calif
J. E. Whitaker
The
Western —Fairs Assn
California
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City Park
Danville Rd
Ira’s Book and Gift Shop
E. Moulton Street
Ery
Peir
WSCS
Mass
Harold Ray-And
Carol Fay Maples
Lewis. Maples
C. E. Roberts
Hartselle
B. C. Maples
Billy Charles
Dean Burke
Bobby Johnson
Mike Linnan
Danny Johnson
Connie Lewis
Mike Perry
Martha Ann Hastings
Joann Jones
Jerry Vines
Santa Claus
Book Review
Richard Dobbs
Andalusia
Nethery
Edward Clark
Susan
Anniston
Byron Reid
Roberta Hale
W. D. Hale
Birmingham
Nettie Neville
Tidwell Semmes
George
Mid Semmes
Memphis
George Craig
Kathy
Missouri
A. B. Craig
Allan Moody
Alexandria
Tacoma
Washington
Lt. Moody
Mrs
Will. Best of
Ronnie and
Marjorie Bailey
W. G. Peebles Jr
Mack Beddingfield
Mooresville
John McCaleb
Huntsro
J. C. Moyers Jr
Orlando, Fla
J. C. Moyer
W. J. Johnson
of Raines
Holiday Travel
H. C. Sanders
Argo Hardware Co
Robert Argo
Bill” Wright
Wabt—Ch. 13
Argo
Bill
Santa
Hardware Company
Second Ave
Moulton St
Thorie
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