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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1956
Page
7
Dr Henry M Edmonds presents a Christmas Day prayer urging renewal of faith and dedication to God’s love through the story of Christ. The piece echoes the nativity message and invites readers to hear angels and kneel in simple trust before the newborn King.
Miss Sarah Jane Wyatt daughter of Mr and Mrs Roy O Re ar Wyatt is betrothed to Yancey Burns Quinn son of Mr and Mrs Herbert Bowen Quinn of Tuscaloosa Alabama The couple will marry after wedding plans are announced Quinn is an engineering student and employee of National Carbon Company in Columbia Missouri not Alabama.
Rowena Alvis wed Fred Livingston in the First Christian Church on December 21 at 2 PM with Rev. Donald Frantz officiating. The couple’s families include Mrs. Cogie Alvis of Decatur and Jam es Ollie Alvis of Falkville, and Mrs. Elmer Paul England served as bridesmaid with Howard Lavada Nunley Jr. as best man. They plan a Florida wedding trip and will reside at 819 4th Ave SE.
Mrs Hemminghaus and her daughter Judy hosted a Saturday afternoon tea in the Brookmeade home for Mrs Edward O Neal and her daughter Nancy O Neal home from junior college in Massachusetts. The pink holiday decor featured a punch bowl, silver accents, and tropical garden views.
J B Phillips in Letters to Young Churches translates Paul describing love as slow to anger patient and constructive. It avoids vanity, pursues truth with gladness, and endures without limit, outlasting all else.
Mrs. Eugene E. Ferguson was honored at a breakfast hosted by Samuels store group at Why Not Care. The couple plans to move to Daytona Beach and has bought the Sand Castle motel. attendees included Mrs. Bill Lindsey, Mrs. Lester Branum, Mrs. Clyta Gillam, Mrs. Lloyd Eubanks, Mrs. Lee Deal, and Mrs. Garnett Young.
Mr and Mrs Bayley entertained Metropolitan Life Insurance Company employees of the Decatur Alabama District at their home 1602 Chenault Drive SE. Agents wives and clerical staff attended in a holiday decorated setting with eggnog coffee and finger foods. Gifts were exchanged from under the Christmas tree.
The Rev and Mrs G M Bynum will be at home to friends on December 27 from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm in the private dining room at the Lyons Hotel to mark their golden anniversary.
Norman Stiles served coffee. Assisting were Mrs. Louis Scott and Mrs. Frank Stone.
Mr and Mrs Leon Clancy hosted a Friday evening buffet at their Ferry Street home. About 75 guests enjoyed a decorated recreation room, living room, and den with red poinsettias, candles, and greenery.
A string of holiday visits unfolds as families and service members plan time with relatives. From Mr. and Mrs. Bill Graham of Ft. Myers to Pfc. Bobby Craig and others returning from Marine training in San Diego, relatives in Leeds Birmingham Miami and Duke University host gatherings.
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