Weaver Denton Wedding Ties North Carolina Kin
Miss Eloise Denton, daughter of Mr and Mrs William Edgar Dennii of Statesville North Carolina, wed Mr John Howard Weaver of
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1941
Page
6
Miss Eloise Denton, daughter of Mr and Mrs William Edgar Dennii of Statesville North Carolina, wed Mr John Howard Weaver of
A column discusses posture and carriage for debutantes including foot care and stance rules. It notes an afternoon tea hosted by the Fitzpatrick family on December 26, 1941, at 606 East Gordon Drive with about 150 guests. It also describes a Yuletide Open House at the Shelton home with refreshments and festive table settings. An Eastern Star meeting is scheduled for Christmas evening at the Masonic Hall.
Decatur and Fort Benning Georgia were married Sunday December 21 at the home of Rev B P Coller in Priceville with only Mr and Mrs Frank Philpot as attendants. The bride wore a blue wool outfit with powder blue accents and rose corsage while the bridesmaid wore gold crepe with brown velvet and talisman rose corsage. Mrs Philpot is a Howard College graduate formerly of Talladega and Mr Weaver, son of Decatur residents, is also a Howard College graduate and a Pi Ka Phi and Chi Alpha Sigma member now at Fort Benning. Mrs Weaver left for a Carolinas honeymoon. A party for Speake-Warren and Ratliff clerks followed at Mr Speake’s home on Johnston Street with gifts of checks and a decorated Christmas scene.
A flood of visitors arrives for holidays across Meridian and nearby towns. Dr and Mrs Carl Stingily and other families plan weekend stays with relatives including the Lile, Barnett, Howell, Nevile, Blackwell, and McClellan households. Local travel brings guests from Birmingham Raleigh Baxley Huntsville Florence and Dothan.
A cheerful kitten motif decorates a carriage cover and crib cover pattern 200. The ad lists a 14x15 inch motif, a 7x7 inch motif, six 2 3/4x4 inch motifs, and stitch illustrations. Send ten cents and pattern number plus name and address to The Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept.
Anne Adams Pattern 4899 offers two frock styles for children in sizes 2 4 6 8 and 10. One version collarless with front ribbon lacing and the other with collar panel in Scottish plaid trimmed with buttons. Includes Sewing Instructor guidance and fabric yardages for size 6. Order instructions provided with prices.
The Census Bureau reports more births in July and August 1940 than any other months. Infant deaths peaked in December and January, while maternal deaths reached their highest in March.
Charlies G. Hardwick reports $16 788 27 in taxes from real estate and personal property for Dec 16 19. Distribution totals include State of Alabama 3 740 99 Morgan County 7 103 80 County schools 4 243 20 City schools 1 186 23 and sums for Austinville 20 Falkville 1 881 Harteelle 304 67 Trinity 71 37.
The finishing department of the Merrimac Hat Corporation plant in Greenville Alabama will start operations Friday. Other plant units will begin production as workers complete training with about 425 employees expected across departments.
Company officials project full operations by February as Census figures show nearly one million typewriters produced yearly. Breakdown includes 484,440 standard long carriage machines, 432,850 portables, and 46,283 rebuilt machines.
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