Mary Witt White and Ray Watson Wedding in Huntsville
The marriage of Mary Witt White to Ray Watson took place at 5 pm on Saturday December 10 1938 at the Church of the Nativity Huntsville with Rev Randolph Clair officiating. The ceremony featured candlelight decor with white and green arrangements, music by Miss Ruth Banks and Mrs Pettus, and a bridal party including Miss Mary Sue Hardin and Miss Stewart Peebles. Afterward the couple hosted a reception at the White home and will reside at Thomas Terrace Apartments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert White
Mary Witt White
Ray Watson
Randolph Clairborne
Church of the Nativity
Huntsville
David White
Douglas Dodd
J. J. Pettus
Ruth Banks
Stewart Peebles
Miss White
Mr. Pepper
David Irvine White
White
Waiting for Santa Claus at Rhoda Dempi Kindergarten
Miss Auburn pupils present a Christmas playlet Waiting for Santa Claus at Lelia Cantwell Seton Hall. Mary Ethelyn de La Fontaine Knight, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Lewis H. Knight, plays the Cook in a Stephens College Theater production. Maude Adams, renowned stage star and Stephens College drama professor, directed. Knight, a Stephens student and drama leader, was chosen from many girls trying out.
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Rhoda Dempi
Lelia
Cantwell Seton Hall
Santa Claus
Mary Ethelyn de la Fontaine Knight
Lewis H. Knight
Sherman St
Stephens College Theater
Miss Maude Adams
Stephens College
Miss Knight
Stephens
Miss Adams
Peers Club Meeting and Local Social Gatherings
The Peers Club convenes tonight at 7 in Jack Tankersley’s East Walnut home. Friday Thirteen hosted by Mrs. Eugene 8 Morrow last week featured guests Mrs. BE Barnett and Mrs. Harry Carpenter, with lunch and bridge won by Mrs. Sarah Jeffries who also claimed the traveller’s trophy. The Cotaco Literary Club meets Wednesday at 38 p. m with Mrs. J. T. Nelson. The Business Women's Circle of Central Methodist Church hosts Mrs. J. F. Levin and Miss Clio Levin on Ferry Street Monday at 7 pm with officer elections announced.
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Peers Club
Jack Tankersley
East Walnut Street
Eugene
Morrow
BE. H. Barnett
Harry Carpenter
Lewis C. Brown
Sarah Jeffries
Barnett
Cotaco Literary Club
J. T. Nelson
Business Women’s Circle
Business Women's Circle
The
Central Methodist Church
J. F. Levin
Clio Levin
Ferry Street
Mrs. M. M. McCulloch Seriously Ill In Trinity Area
Mrs. M M McCulloch remains gravely ill at home on the Danville Pike after being moved Saturday from her son L L McCulloch's residence. Nearby, Mr and Mrs Robert J Coker and their baby from Paris Tennessee plan Christmas to visit Mrs Will Emens at Trinity. Little Sarah Redding Sewell is sick at her parents Mr and Mrs John Banks Sewell in Trinity. Mrs F A Bloodworth Jr of Gadsden is spending a few days.
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M. M. McCulloch
Danville Pike
L. L. McCulloch
Robert J. Coker and Baby
Paris, Tenn
Will. Emens
Trinity
Sarah Redding Sewell
Mrs
John Banks Sewell
F. A. Bloodworth
Much Depends on Manner Of Applying Eye Shadow Shadows
Fashionable beauty column discusses how eye shadow tone and technique affect eye appearance. It warns blue shadows can be risky for blue eyes, favors lighter applications and specific shades, and recalls vintage hair trends and salon costs. Readers are invited to submit questions to the Beauty Box Editor.
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Helen Follett
Make this pattern at home at homer in sizes to fifty
Anne Adams Pattern 4998 offers a slimming paneled frock with scalloped collar and cuffs and white ric rac. Available in sizes 36 through 50, it requires yardage and cottons from current fabric lines. Send 15 cents for the pattern with size name and address to The Decatur Daily Pattern Department.
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Anne Adams
Decatur Daily
Pattern Department
St. New York
N. Y
Weekly Travel and Family News Highlights
Local residents and visitors are noted returning from trips to New York City Miami Florida and points along Florida and the coasts. Several families including the Chunn Daniell Dryden Clapton and Thompson households host guests and plan Yuletide visits with relatives from Missouri Kentucky West Virginia and Alabama.
Local Social Notes Highlight Bridge Club and Holiday Events
Mrs. D J Wilson hosted a bridge afternoon on North Madison Street with prizes for high and low scores and gifts for guests including Mrs. M A Jones and Mrs Ben F Smith. Other gatherings featured Miss Mary Lillfin Pelgley hosting Mrs F M Hall for a salad supper and prize awards. The county voted heavily for the AAA program, streets were marked in Athens, and officials reported injuries from a motorcycle crash. Churches rehearse White Christmas programs for December 18 and schools plan events including a basketball tournament and a Tanner High musical Arabella on December 15.
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D. J. Wilson
Bridge Club
North
Madison Street
George C. Johnson
M.A. Jones
Martee Armstrong
Ben F. Smith
William Armstrong
Marvin Coffman
John W. Wilson
Baylis Hightower
David L. Rosenall
M. A. Jones
Frances Powers
Ella Stiger Gray
Frances Hightower
Joyce Lerman
Evelyn Reed Gray
Dorothy Price
Dorothy Grisham
Martee Armatrong
Emalyce McWilliama
Mary Lillfin Pelgley
Bridge
F. M. Hall
Elizabeth Malone
F. G. Peer
W. C.chambers
Mra
Harry Taft
Roy Thomas
James Beasley
Grady Spence
Malone
Hall
Jeo
Keith
Mississippi
F. G. Hertzier
Clinton Street
Athena
Athens CCC
Athens
Limestone County
Tanner High School
More Jobs Sought by Legion Forces
The American Legion employment committee seeks to stabilize jobs for men and women over 40, targeting 11,408 posts nationwide. At headquarters in Indianapolis the plan would educate the 25 largest employers per state on preserving employment and reducing unemployment compensation costs while expanding opportunities for older workers.
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Indianapolis
the Legion
Thon
Jack Crowley
Rutland
Woul
Barmaids Protest Ban on Kissing Season in Pubfronts
London barmaids protested a proposed ban on the suspected kissing season in pubs during Christmas. A union leader urged saloon workers to oppose the plan, stressing workers' rights and social customs in the festive period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Transport and General Workers’ Union
Barmaid Meets Stumbling Patron Under Mistletoe Incident
A Ye Black Friar Pub barmaid helps a drunken patron drag a woman forward for a kiss under the mistletoe. The report questions Christmas spirit and the appropriateness of such behavior amid the holiday mood.
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Black Friar
Overcoat Theft Shocks Limestone County Court Office
Limestone County public details a theft of Dee George Johnson's overcoat from the main floor of the Limestone County courthouse during a busy period. The state’s attorney warns that future defendants in the circuit court should take note of the incident.
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Athens
Ala
Dee
George Johnson
Limestoneounty
Limestone County Court House
Johnson
Circuit Court
Methodist Minister Controls Congregation
The Reverend George W. Lellius of Columbus Ohio appeals to parishioners to treat coughs with Mentho-Mulsion. He urges buying the cough medicine at Loyd's Drug Store with a money back guarantee if not convinced after initial doses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Lellious
Columbus
Ohio
Loyd’s Drug Store
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Opelika, Ala
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Charleston, W. Va
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Leo Cohen
St. Louis, Mo
Fred 5. Graves
Dolly M. Porter
Sam Anderson
Chattahoochee, Florida
A. M. Roan
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AAA
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Legion
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