Virginia Cook to Wed Joseph Riley in December
Mr and Mrs Madison A Cook of Somerville announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Virginia Ann Cook to Joseph Mason Riley, son of Mr and Mrs Elbert Riley of Somerville. Virginia is a Cotaco High School graduate and Joseph, a Priceville High School graduate, works at McGough Bakery in Decatur. The wedding is planned for late December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison A. Cook
Somerville
Virginia Ann Cook
Joseph Mason Riley
Elbert Riley
Miss Cook
Cotaco High School
Mr. Riley
Priceville High School
McGough Bakery
Decatur
Meetings Announced by Brookmeade Garden Club and Others
Brookmeade Garden Club meets Tuesday at 10 a.m. with Mrs Roy Sudhoff. Mrs L A Neill will tell the Christmas story and Troop 29 Brownie Scouts will display terrariums. Mrs William Dye accompanies the scouts, Barbara Ringwald and Ann Dye. Seekers Bible Club meets Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Mrs Lawson Davidson’s home with hostesses Mrs Wallace Church and Mrs Carlton Kelley. Newcomers' Club December meeting is at the Country Club on Wednesday at noon. Austinville High School PTA meets tonight at 7 p.m. at the school. The Alathean Bible Class at Central Baptist Church, led by teacher Mason Crow, will hold its annual Christmas party at the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookmeade Garden Club
Roy Sudhoff
L. A. Neill
William Dye
Barbara Ringwald
Ann Dye
Seekers Bible Club
Lawson Davidson
Wallace Church
Carlton Kelley
Central Baptist Church
Mason Crow
Cullman Club Hosts Christmas Dinner and Gift Drive
The Newcomers Club held a candlelight Christmas dinner in the King Edward Room at All Steak House. Gifts for underprivileged children were placed under the tree as forty five members guests and Welcome Wagon sponsors attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman
Newcomers Club
King Edward
All Steak House
John Bartlett
Paul Wall
John A. Schmidt
Ernest Williams
Milton Huey
James Call
Nancy Mitchell
Edgar B. Turner
L. C. Norrell
Mrs R E Hardwick Host 7 PM On Thursday Gift Exchange
Mrs R E Hardwick of Highway 31 will host a gathering Thursday at 7 p.m. Gifts will be exchanged during the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Hardwick
Highway 31
Personal notes from readers and area visits
Mrs. C. H. Adderhold returned from Birmingham where she attended a G.LA. Auxiliary business meeting and a Christmas party at Roebuck Country Club. Mrs. Charles Campbell and Mrs. Jack Coffee will spend Christmas with relatives in Columbus of Georgia. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Chase and daughter Emily of Huntsville spent last weekend in Mooresville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Adderhold
Birmingham
G.la. Auxiliary
Roebuck Country Club
Charles Campbell
Jack Coffee
Columbus, Ga
Henry Chase
Emily
Huntsville
Mooresville
Copeland Allen
Katie
Tuskegee
Allen
John Henry Peebles
Henderson Peebles
January Luncheon With Hospital Tour Planned
The notice states a luncheon meeting on January 11 followed by a tour of Cullman Hospital and Medical Center for attendees. This is a concise public notice of the event and its schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman Hospital
Bridal Shower Honors in Town Creek Guests Attend
Mrs. Katie Loosier and Mrs. Christine Terry hosted a bridal shower for Mrs. J. T. Tidwell in Town Creek. Gifts were given by hostesses and games were played. Refreshments served to a large list of Town Creek residents and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Creek
Katie Loosier
Christine Terry
Loosier
J. T. Tidwell
Nella Jean Terry
Rockford
Nina Johnson
Anna Belle Tidwell
Lillian Berryman
Velma Etheredge
Octavia Tidwell
Donnie Tidwell
Anna Belle Neal
Robert Jeffreys
Berta Beene
Floyd Landers
Ethel Frost
Berdin Yarbrough
Ruby Tidwell
Leslie Terry
Onnia Terry
Christine Mordis
Cathrine Brackin
Mack Pierce
W. T. Brumley
Lois Gibson
Janice Gibson
Bride-Elect Marie Lane Feted In Mixed Shower
Miss Marie Lane, to wed Willard L. Gray on January 21, was honored Friday night by Mrs. J. C. Pace of Decatur with a miscellaneous shower. Red and white decor featured open face sandwiches cookies and drinks. Guests included Mrs. Clarence Lane mother of the honoree and many friends. Miss Lane wore an ice blue antique taffeta dress with black accessories and a pink carnation corsage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Lane
Willard L. Gray
J.C. Pace
Decature
Clarence Lane
Dalton Pace
Olen Moore
Douglas Smith
Raymon Russell
Henry Seibert
McCoy Brown
J. T. Robinson
Josephine Gray
Irene Robinson
Bill Robinson
Bruce Mitchell
Fred Jones
Bernard McCluskey
Harold Lake
James Newbourne
Freda Gray
Miss Lane
Mooresville Hostess Serves Barbecue Chicken Dinner
Mrs. L. B. Leftwich hosted a casual Saturday evening gathering at The Corner House in Mooresville. The informal party featured a holiday theme with balsam branches, red ribbons, and small Christmas bells on brass candlesticks with red candles. Neighbors and close friends attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Leftwich
Mooresville
Stories Behind the Christmas Hymn O Little Town of Bethlehem
A brief reflection traces how the Christmas carol O Little Town of Bethlehem grew from Phillips Brooks inspiration in the Holy Land. A New York Times piece recounts a donor’s tale of renewed Christmas spirit sparked by a school boy singing the carol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New York Times
Bethlehem
Holy Land
Little Town of Bethlehem
Phillips Brooks
Christ
Nazareth
New Pile Treatment Promises Non Surgical Relief
A special report from New York announces a new healing substance Bio Dyne now sold as Preparation H. Suppository and ointment forms claim to shrink hemorrhoids and ease pain without surgery with guaranteed results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York, N. Y
Cooking Tips for Rich Soup Flavor with Knuckles and Bones
This tip suggests searing cracked beef knuckles and marrow bones at 450 degrees to boost flavor and color in soup. It adds a luxury salad idea with crisp greens and artichoke hearts preserved in olive oil.
Sea of Galilee and Bethlehem song scene in Philadelphia
The excerpt recalls the Sea of Galilee in twilight with Jesus teaching by the shore and mountains, and notes that Little Town of Bethlehem was first sung by Sunday school children at the Church of the Holy Trinity in Philadelphia in 1868.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sea of Galilee
Sea of
Tiberas
Little Town of
Bethlehem
Church of the Holy Trinity
Philadelphia
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