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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1956

Page

5

Annual Senior Class Play Presented by Decatur High

The Senior Class of Decatur High presents The Great Big Doorstep Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium. The three act comedy stars Dwight Eddins as Commodore with Rebecca Quattlebaum as Mrs Crochet and includes Jean Sivley Gary Nichols Sara Scott and Janet Landers. Audience support is requested for the annual event.

Decatur High Frances Goodrich Albert Hackett New York City Dorothy Gish Louis Calhern Dwight Eddins Commodore Mrs. Crochet Rebecca Quattlebaum Jean Sivley Gary Nichols Sara Scott Janet Landers Mary Jo Trottman Patsy Pitt Bennett McRae Linda Russell Lulu Caddell Tommy White Jerry Ange Bruce Spencer

Jaycee Auxiliary Hosts Annual Christmas Party

The Jaycee Auxiliary held its annual Christmas party at Mrs. Frank Keown's home. Red and green decorations featured giant candles and pine and cedar sprays. After a turkey dinner on a red tablecloth, members exchanged gifts.

Jaycee Auxiliary Frank Keown

Petal Path Club Welcomes Two New Members

The Petal Path Garden Club welcomed Mrs. Theo DeGraffenried and Mrs. Harold Fowler as new members at a meeting hosted by Mrs. Charles Clem with cohostesses Mrs. W. H. Blankenship Jr. and E. Yarbrough. Members should bring a gift for exchange and wear a berry cor sage. Holiday Houses opens at 1 p.m. Tuesday. tickets available from Frank and Moore and Speake Warren & Ratliff. transportation from Court Hotel offers rides to those in need.

Theo DeGraffenried Harold Fowler Petal Path Garden Club Charles Clem W. H. Blankenship Jr

Miss Opal Smith Weds Kenneth Anderson in Sykia

Opal Dean Smith daughter of Mr and Mrs Porter Smith of Courtland and Kenneth Anderson son of Mr and Mrs Anderson of Chalybeate Springs were married in Sykia on November 25 with Rev G N Gober officiating. Attendants included Doris Smith Felton Smith Audrey Hamilton and Garth Voss. The couple resides in Pontiac Michigan where the groom is employed.

Opal Dean Smith Porter Smith Courtland Kenneth Anderson Anderson Chalybeate Springs Sykia G. N. Gober Doris Smith Felton Smith Audrey Hamilton Garth Voss Pontiac, Mich

Jack And Jill Club Observes Alabama Day

The Jack and Jill Juvenile Music Club met Saturday at First Methodist Church for Alabama Day. Members learned Alabama music history, sang works by Tutwiler and Gussen, and heard Sandy Hendrix discuss awards. Officers elected for next year include Wienman, Lyons, Briscoe, Turk, Holmquist, Wright. A Christmas party Dec 22 will instal them.

Jack and Jill Juvenile Music Club Fellowship Hall First Methodist Church Alabama Edna Gockel Gussen Julia Tutwiler Roy Hendrix Ida Edwards Wilsonville Ala Mary Reine Morrow Helena Sandra Hendrix Birmingham National Federation Donna Jean Wienman Ginger Lyons Beth Br W. H. Turk Loyd Barnes

Local visits and social notes from area residents

Miss Edna Louise Jackson teaching in Bessemer City spent Sunday with her mother Mrs. Walter Jackson. W. K. Wilder of Akron Ohio visited Decatur last weekend. Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Gibson spent Sunday in Tuscaloosa. 1st Lt. Robert C. Crim of Victoria Texas arrived for a visit.

Edna Louise Jackson Bessemer City Walter Jackson W. K. Wilder Akron Ohio Decatur Mrs D. D. Gibson Tuscaloosa Robert C. Crim Victoria, Tex

Christmas Program Presented by Two Hostesses

A Christmas program was presented by two hostesses. The after change pride was won by Mrs. Guy Mathews. Refreshments were served to eight members and one guest.

Guy. Mathews

Family News From Local Norward Column

To his mother Mrs E M Holland Mr and Mrs Sam Wilds return from Tulsa where they were called by the death of Mrs Wilds brother Wray Boyd. Mr and Mrs H D Barnum come back from Atlanta after visiting daughter Mrs Robert Boggs and family to welcome new granddaughter Mary Denson Boggs.

Sam Wilds Tulsa Okla H. D. Barnum Atlanta Robert Boggs Mr. Boggs Mary Denson Boggs

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Sarah L. Healy O. C. Carmichael June Carr Cullman Gail Baggett Rolling Fork Miss Billie Beck Bessemer Ann Weatherford Pascagoula Jimmy Staggs 2Nd Avenue N.E Tex Soc Weekly Rose Garden Club D. S. Hurst Eekel Old Range G-E Wykers Petal Path Club E. Yarbrough Miss Smith Mr. Anderson Jack and Jill Club F. D. Peebles Jr Decatur General Hospital City Park 2Nd Ave. N.E V. J. Elmore CO W. T. Grant CO F.W. Woolworth CO E. M. Holland Othe Tyme Penney Pennney Acrilan Penney’s
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