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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1952

Page

6

Christmas parties brighten Decatur social scene

Mary Lou Dancy Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy held its annual Christmas party at Meadowcrest on Trinity Mountain. Major William T. Morgan spoke on Reconstruction and previewed his novel The Seed Corn. A Central Garden Club demo and a Decatur Chamber meeting followed with speakers and a lighted tree.

Mary Lou. Dancy The United Daughters of the Confederacy Meadowcrest Wallace Meadows Trinity Mountain Troy Baker Lillian Vaughan William T. Morgan Decatur Women's Chamber of Commerce Decatur Country Club Georges Bridges Birmingham Chemstrand R. H. Helle James L. Bixby A. L. Davis C. O. Hoyer Lydia Mary Martha Central Baptist Church J. E. Barthelemy Lottie Moon

Cadets and Students Head Home for Christmas Break

Cadet John Robin Thomas son of Mr and Mrs Robin Thomas at Tennessee Military Institute Sweetwater Tennessee to fly from Knoxville Thursday for Christmas with family. Miss Mary Kay Schmidt a student at Alabama Polytechnic Institute Auburn returns home for holidays with her parents. Mrs Norman Parker of West Moulton Street came home Monday after six weeks with children and grandchildren in New York City. Mrs Louis Bell recovering well after surgery at Vanderbilt Hospital Nashville. Miss Harriet Higdon Birmingham Southern is arriving home today for holidays. Miss Anne Coleman returned Tuesday from Alabama Polytechnic Institute.

Decatur Central Methodist Church T. J. Chitwood Lyle Woodward Joan Harper Sharon Rose Eddie Self Austinville Hartselle First Methodist Church Central Methodist Aubrey R. McKinney McKinney Elizabethton Tenn Canada New York Lyle Woodard Diane Harris Barbara Napps Ronnie Smith Wesley Cain Linda Walker Garrold Hamilton Earl Self Bruce Spencer Gerry Dillard Suzanne McBride Virginia Jenkins Thad Johnson Calvin Lovvorn H. F. Peeples Candler Cain Wesleyan Service Guild Memorial Drive Methodist Church Louis Osborne Sixth Avenue South West Nichols Woman’s Society of Christian Service Ninth Street Methodist Church Burl Oliver Raymond Nichols Jack Higginbotham C. L. Ellis Town of Bethlehem A. G. Jones Sally Miller Ellis Jones Higginbotham Mike Herman Cavnar Anita Nichols John Robin Thomas Mrs Robin Thomas Tennessee Military Institute Sweetwater Tennessee Knoxville Mary Kay Schmidt Alabama Polytechnic Institute Auburn Mrs.i. B. Schmidt Norman Parker West Moulton Street Anthony Pumilia Margaret Michael New York City Harriet Higdon Birmingham Southern Harry Higdon Technic Institute A. J. Coleman

Polgar to headline charity show at high school auditorium

Dr. Franz Polgar touted as Americas Greatest One Man Show will perform Thursday at 8 30 p m in the Morgan County high school auditorium to benefit the Christmas basket fund for underprivileged children. Sponsored by Decatur lodge 243 L O O M the event features memory feats telepathy and mass hypnotism with audience participation.

Franz Polgar Saturday Evening Post America High School Morgan County Decatur Lodge of Moose Dr. Polgar Decatur Texas Christian University Lfth Decatur Lodge

Hillbilly Star Red Foley weds TV entertainer Sally Sweet

Clyde Red Foley, hillbilly singing star, married Sally Sweet, television and radio entertainer, on October 28 in Iuka Mississippi. Sweet's estranged husband Frank B Kelton sued Foley for alienation of affections last April. the suit was settled and the Keltons divorced in July.

Nashville Tenn Clyde (Red) Foley Sally Sweet Foley Iuka Miss Miss Sweet Frank B. Kelton Keltons

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Mary Lou U.D.C Meadows Home Ben Britnell Rufus Warren S. N. Propst Central Garden Club Sherman Street William Koster J. D. Bush Westminster Margaret Dillehay Margaret Hartung Annie Jervis Woman’s Auxiliary Westminster Presbyterian Church Paul Robson George Hubbard Hubbard Tom Harvey Josephine Livingston Yvonne Barrett Betty Johnson Shirley Bridwell Renee Blackwell Laverne Johnson Wilma Price Nancy Carall Doris Long Marvin Rankin J.L. Appling Memorial Drive Guild Cotillion Club Sam Malone, Jr Home Study Club Greystone Cafe Jack Rait Ed Sims Charles Sittason Nichols Circle Oliver Home H. D. Club Lucille Hawkins Harlon Wallace Douglas Fudge Ed Brazelton Royce Messer Riverside Riverside School Glee Club Doyle Taylor Anne Coleman Alabama Poly Singer Sewing Center Mig. Co J. 1 Nunn Jewelry Store Vine St. N.W Bank Street Savoy Cafe Rogers Silverware Edward A. Johnson Lee Webster City Iowa Albert Johnson Red Foley the New Penney’s North Alabama Penney’s Anta Rayon Crepe Panty Pac Santa Towncraft Robes New Penney’s Corde Bags Brown NAVY Shop Penney Suroy France Paris
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