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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1952
Page
17
Women of the First Baptist church W M A held a Christmas gathering Monday at Mrs C Y Quinn home. The decorated house featured a green and red mantel display. Mrs Sam Minor led music. Mrs Van B Glasscock gave a devotional and Mrs J P Simpson read the Christmas Story.
The Crepe Myrtle Garden Club held a Christmas luncheon at Mrs. L. H. Houston’s home with co hosts Mrs. D. D. Lindsey and Miss Bertha Lee. Guests enjoyed carols, a Christmas program, and a buffet dinner, followed by a meeting led by Mrs. A. C. McClanahan. plans for January 15 and 16 were announced.
The Rainbow Garden Club met at Mrs. Claude W. Lavender’s home on South Bee Line Highway for a December Christmas gathering. Hostess Mrs. Lavender and Mrs. T. E. Kim brough Jr. organized a festive afternoon with carol history, group singing, gift displays, and wrapped souvenirs.
Iris Garden Club members held their annual Christmas party Tuesday evening at 7 at the home of Mrs. M A Hartselle on High School Street. The house was decorated with a holiday theme.
Mrs. Walter Poole Jr hosted seventeen club members for a Christmas party. The entertaining rooms were decorated with greens candles and bells. A miniature tree held the exchanged gifts as the meeting opened with a devotional by Mrs. R. J. Rea titled The Greatest.
Mrs Leeman Gibson presented a Luke 2 reading and recited Wee Red Cap by Ruth Sawyer in Scotch dialect. Mrs Sam Minor accompanied carols at the piano as members sang. Mrs Poole served a festive salad plate to conclude the Yuletide gathering.
The Current Review Club met at Mrs. Billy D. Mitchell's home on North Bee Line Highway with co hostess Mrs. Lloyd Logan. The program featured Christmas readings songs and solos led by Mrs. H E Orr and others with a buffet style party plate.
In Gadsden Etowah County an autopsy was ordered after W. C. Pointer 48 died in the county jail. His brother Jesse Pointer 36 said he awoke to find him dead three hours after their drunk arrest. Coroner W. W. Morris would withhold opinion until autopsy results are received.
Coroner W W Morris terms the death self inflicted. John Beasley 22, Korean War veteran, was found shot to death at his parents’ home. He had been in low spirits and is survived by Mr. and Mrs. George Beasley.
Paul Revere is noted as an American patriot famous for his work as a gold and silversmith and for his engraving skills. He played a pivotal role in colonial American history and the dawn of the American Revolution.
Medical patients this week include Mrs. Annie Lott Mrs. Frank Cooper Mrs. Cecil Crow from Falkville Paul Motes Somerville 1 Tom Collier Woodland Mills Mrs. Leonard Mc Clure Somerville Curtis Ray Eu banks Decatur 2 Mrs. Annie Wal lace Danville 3 Mrs. Price Johnston Hartselle 1 Mrs. Marvin Penn Danville Mrs. W. V. Griffith city A daughter Vickie Mae born December 12 to Thomas and Mrs. Walls Somerville 1. Lamar Speake Hartselle announce birth of son Robert Emmett December 15. Bobby Runge Falkville 1 parents of daughter Susan Leah born December 16.
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