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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1955
Page
5
Decatur couple announces the engagement of Suzanne Jones Shelton to James Haverty McGaughey of Atlanta. Details cover family backgrounds and education for both, with wedding plans noted for December at First Presbyterian Church.
Mr and Mrs Carl Bradshaw announce the marriage of their daughter Miss Margaret Carolyn Bradshaw to Edward Lawrence Parker son of W Parker of Stark Florida and the late Mrs Parker The ceremony occurred in Stark Florida at the bridegroom s sister Mrs Tom Mersereau s home in mid October with Rev James McLellay officiating Present were immediate families Miss Bradshaw a Decatur High School graduate and Southern Bell employee in Cocoa Florida Mr Parker a Bradford High School graduate and Southern Bell employee in Cocoa The couple will reside in Cocoa Florida
The text describes young barnacles with paired horns a single eye and feathered legs for swimming. It notes that barnacles hatch from eggs inside the parent's shell, detailing their early life cycle and morphology.
Mr and Mrs John J Putnam welcomed friends to a surprise housewarming at 2009 Birch St SE. Guests from Athens and Hartselle joined in with a bridge set as a gift and enjoyed bridge and canasta during the evening.
The column reports the birth of Virginia Prince Hobson on December 7 to Dr. and Mrs. John Lewis Hobson of Memphis. It notes family ties to Nashville and Athens, visits to Mrs. Belle Scott in Lester Alabama, and holiday plans of students and relatives from Decatur, Athens, and El Paso. Cornell University receives a grangerized Charles Dickens biography via William G. Mennen.
The Frazier Sunday School Class at Central Baptist met in the church annex with Miss Bessie Daniels as hostess and president. Officers reported, reports heard, and the group voted to rename as the Deborah Class. Refreshments for 15 members and five guests were served.
Huntingdon College students will depart December 16 for holidays and resume classes January 4. Yuletide events include a formal dinner, dormitory parties, a campus servant gift tree, and church services. Morgan County students listed: Halbrooks McMillan Michael Triplett Howell Murphree Roberts Sewell all of Decatur Hartselle and Trinity.
George W. Jeffreys and his granddaughter Jackie Sue Dunlap celebrated their birthdays with a Sunday party at the Jeffreys home. Jeffreys turned 70 and Dunlap 8, with Sue Dunlap and others attending.
The Kalopian Class of First Baptist Church will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m in the home of Mrs Walter Sherrard at 103 Vine Street.
The Zambezi River at the boundary between Northern Rhodesia and Southern Rhodesia is 5,580 feet wide where it plunges into the cleft.
Members and guests of the Decatur Chapter National Secretaries Association held a Christmas party at Mrs. Dorothy Woodall’s home on the old Moulton Highway. Miss Geraldine Farrer as Santa Claus delivered gifts. The chapter will not meet again in December and will reconvene January 9 to outline the January Study Course plans.
Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first sitting U.S. president to travel by airplane. The pioneering flight marked a milestone in presidential mobility and aviation history.
The Cullman Federation of Garden Clubs sponsors three Holiday Houses for Christmas. Homes of Mrs. Elbert Ponder on Guntersville Highway, Mrs. Turner Steele 503 North 5th Ave East, and Mrs. Roy Drinkard 407 West 9th St will open Sunday Dec 18 from 2 to 6 p.m. Admission is a gift of food for needy families.
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