Pi Beta Sigma Dance in Athens Glitters With Holiday Decor
Athens Pi Beta Sigma sorority held its annual Christmas dance at the high school gym. Members were presented on a revolving tree stage as dates offered red rose nos egays. Intermission parties followed at the George Johnson home and Athens College snack bar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pi Beta Sigma
Athens
Pi Beta Sigma Sorority
De‘eatur
Jackson Vine
Katherine James
Marie Martin
Athens College
Claire Wilson
Virginia Blythe
Courtland
Susan Pepper
Mooresville
Susan Speake
Noel Harris
Carol Stone
Diana Davidson
Pattye Harris
Carlton Brown
Decatur
California Becomes Second Cotton State with Acula 442
Development of a new cotton strain named Acula 442 elevates California to the rank of the nation’s second leading cotton producer. The breakthrough underscores advances in agricultural science and regional farming capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Union
Athens Group Plans Charter Flight for Gator Bowl Trip
Athens group charters a Capitol Air Lines plane to attend the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville Florida. The early morning departure from Huntsville will return the same day with a list of local residents including Mr and Mrs Dave Grisham Mr and Mrs W W Malone Jr and others. A separate leisure trip will be driven by Thomas Woodroof Paul Gish Robert Gish and Berthold Kennedy of Belle Mina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Country Club
Capitol Air Lines
Huntsville
Vanderbilt
Auburn
Jacksonville
Fla
Dave Grisham
W. W. Malone Jr
Winston Garth Jr
Carl Jones
Ben F. Smith
Jim Beasley
Price Hendrix
Ed Beasley Jr
John Crutcher Jr
Mayes Montgomery
Wayne Jennings
Marvin Littrell
Thomas Woodroof
Paul Gish
Robert Gish
Berthold Kennedy
Belle Mina
Weaver Reunion at Tuscumbia Ends With Gifts
Members of the Weaver family gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Weaver in Tuscumbia for a weekly reunion. The next December 1956 gathering will be hosted by Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Norris of Hartselle. After lunch, gifts were exchanged among attendees including D. W. Weaver, T. R. Weaver, Alford Denton, Bill Morgan and family of Chattanooga, W. B. Halbrooks, Buster Stroup and Nancy of Hartselle, Jeff Weaver and rine Bill and Tom of Estaboga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weaver
F. L. Weaver
Tuscumbia
B. C. Norris
Hartselle
D. W. Weaver
T. R. Weaver
Alford Denton
Birthday Party for Stevie Gray Celebrated
Mrs John Gray entertained on a Saturday afternoon for her son Stevie on his ninth birthday. The event drew 21 guests with a lighted Christmas tree and decorations as the setting for games and a cowboy cake decorated with ponies and cactus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gray
Stevie
Mrs. Gray
Nancy McCoy
Louis Clark
Jimmy
Bill Aycock
Billy Bryant
Doug West
Paul Rowe II
Linda Holmes
Amelia
Frankie Fitzgerald
Francis Rowe
Carolyn Lewis
Johnny Ferguson
Dianne Cloud
Dwight Alldredge
Personal greetings and holiday travels across states
A string of families and friends plan holiday visits and travels across the South and beyond. Susan names include Curtis Oden, Tony Venditi of Syracuse, Riley and Duncan families, Capt. Eberle, Prentiss Clarks, Murpheys, Dora Duncan, Edna Louise Jackson, Ray Tucker, Sue Anne, C. N. Williams, Bruce Ballentine, Gertrude Personette, Julian Bronaugh, Beulah Kilgore, and others as they tour Western states, visit Birmingham, Salisbury, Opp, Marion, Lancaster, and Indiana to see relatives and attend Cotillion dances and Christmas gatherings.
Coffee Party Honors Mrs Eberle Guest From Porto Rico
Mrs Edward Maddock and Mrs J Jutnam hosted a morning coffee at Mrs Eberle's home to honor Mrs Charles R Eberle of Porto Rico visiting her sister Mrs Richard Belton. Pink and silver décor brightened the living and dining rooms with a green spruce tree of Christmas cards in the den. The dining table featured oktra pods pine cones magnolia leaves sycamore balls pink and silver glitter. pink fruit balls cake drops date rolls and small sandwiches accompanied the coffee service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Maddock
J. J. Uutnam
Charles R. Eberle
Porto Rico
Richard Belton
Holiday Guests Arrive for Lanier Christmas Visit
Mrs W M Lanier and Miss Martha Frances Kilgore plan holiday gatherings. Mrs Lanier will host Christmas guests including nephew Rufus Dowdy of Birmingham and Florence Lanier, plus Mr and Mrs Howard Lanier and son Howard Jr of Bessemer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Lanier
Martha Frances Kilgore
Lanier
Rufus Dowdy
Birmingham
Florence
Howard Lanier
Howard Jr
Bessemer
Honoree Host Receives Special Guest Elkin Beasley
A special guest, Elkin Beasley, an older friend and neighbor of Stevie, attended the event by special invitation from the honoree as part of a local celebration.
Jan Fite Honored On Ninth Birthday Luncheon
Miss Jan Fite was celebrated by her parents Mr and Mrs Roy Fite with a luncheon Saturday at the Lyons Hotel for her ninth birthday. The centerpiece featured a pink elephant with skiers on its snout amid Christmas greens and ornaments. Guests included Molly V Duncan Isobel Wwyker Susan Wyker Belle Chenaul Amanda Ashwanedr Patricia Wilson Susan White Cheryl Troup Elizabeth Russell Jane Knight Carolyn King Susie Me Danal Susan Fite Ann Dye Barbara Ringwald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jan Fite
Roy Fite
Lyons Hotel
Molly V. Duncan
Isobel
Wwyker
Susan Wyker
Belle Chenault
Amanda Ashwanedr
Patricia Wilson
Susan White
Cheryl Troup
Elizabeth Russell
Jane Knight
Carolyn King
Susie Me
Danal
Susan Fite
Ann Dye
Barbara Ringwald
James Buchanan Never Married The U S President
James Buchanan remains the sole U S president who never married marking a singular policy of personal life in early American leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Buchanan
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Mamie Martin
Julia Grant
Nancy Jo Johnson
Kay Kennemer
Sarah Mac Johnson
Mary Virginia Littrell
Martha Ann Head
George Johnson
Fredrick Walker Tanner
Moulton Heights Baptist Church
Walker Bynum
Tanner
Doris Sue Key
William Curtis Key
Mr. Tanner
Roy T. Tanner
Kyle Sullivan
Fostoria
Haviland
Ralph Weinman
Saa
Jewelery Co
American Gem Society
Athens Group Charters
Steve Gray
Curtis Oden
Tony Venditi
Syracuse
N. Y
Western States
Old Mexico
W. R. Riley
Mary Anne Riley
Cashly
Juliana
J. M. Clark Jr
Ann
Panola
Ala
J. M., Clark
Prentiss Clarks
Mrs. E. G. Murphey
West Point, Ga
B. M. Cornell
Mr. Cornell
Dora Duncan
Alexander City
Edna Louise Jackson
Charles Sittason
W. F. Pfaff
Ray Tucker
Sue Anne
Mrs. C. N. Williams
Mrs. Williams
Opp, Ala
E. L. Scruggs
Lancaster
S. C
J. B. Ballentine
Batesbury
Bruce Ballentine
Gertrude Personette
Marion
Indiana
Mr. Maddock
Mrs
Julian Bronaugh
Ricky
Mrs. Bronaugh
Beulah Kilgore
Moultrie, Ga
Mrs. Eberle
Woodall
Old Moulton Road
Laura Beth Nancarrow
Town Creek
George Nancarrow
Nancarrow
Hazlewood High School
Ey Voe
Saxon
Candies
City Park
Second Ave
Leei
Lee
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