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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1965
Page
7
In Hartselle a golden wedding anniversary open house honored Mr and Mrs Seldon Higdon. The event was hosted by their son Edwin L Higdon and daughter Mrs A P Cox at Coxs Danville Road home.
Child memories of edible tree decorations and other home tips include candy canes gum drops and gingerbread, plus methods for cheese storage door mats door step washing dog feet static reduction buttonhole sewing celery peeling and keeping hands dry in snowstorms all attributed to Heloise and readers.
Receiving with Mr and Mrs Higdon were their daughter Mrs Cox and daughter in law Mrs Edwin L Higdon. Their granddaughter Miss Judy Carol Higdon registered the 100 guests. A gold white color scheme and lace cloth graced the dining room with a three tier cake and crystal punch bowl. Local and out of town relatives attended from Athens Birmingham Decatur Huntsville Tusculum Falkville Speake and Birmingham.
Robbi Levora Smithson of Muscle Shoals wears her great grandmother's 89 year old dress, once worn when she was a year old. The gown belongs to Mrs Maggie Boyd of Woll Springs Town Creek. Grandchildren include Mrs Billy Terry Decatur Ray Cox Hartselle Ronald Douglas Charles Edwin and Miss Judy Carol Hiddon of Sheffield. One great grandchild is Lasonya Lynn Cox.
Miss Patsy Lemmond will return home tonight from Peabody College in Nashville to spend the holidays with her family. Also home from Auburn are Mike Bradford Johnny Ray Aycock Al Bog Jr and Miss Pat Gross.
Wynne Chilton, Dallas debutante daughter of Mr and Mrs Howard Goodner Chilton, sails with 124 guests to New Orleans for an all night debutante party. Sponsors include Mrs Burwell J Thompson and relatives Toddie Lee Wynne and Henry C Morris Jr. The flight is full and plans call for return to Dallas by 5 or 6 am Saturday.
Mrs. Kenneth Edmundson Mrs. Hulon Cockrell and Mrs. Paul Harrison hosted dessert bridge in the Red Room with 35 guests on Tuesday and Wednesday. The room featured compotes ornaments holly and tinsel and prizes under a small Christmas tree for game winners. Local guests included Mrs Browney Gordon of Pulaski Tenn and Mrs W B Shipley of Huntsville.
About 51 million tons of commodities in the candy beverage and tobacco group were shipped beyond the local area surrounding the manufacturing establishments in 1963.
A bridge puzzle and analysis from Charles H. Goren. South in four hearts errs with timing, West discards king of diamonds, East signals spade discard, leading to defeat. The article outlines a cross ruff plan to salvage the contract and details defensive missteps and improvements for declarer play.
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