Spinsters Club Christmas Dance at Decatur Armory
Spinsters club held its annual Christmas dance Friday December 23 at the Decatur Armory with Hilton Homberg’s Huntsville orchestra providing music. Officers and many members attended in formal gowns. attendees included guests and escorts from nearby towns, with numerous photos and social details recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spinsters Club
Decatur Armory
Hilton Homberg
Huntsville
Mimi Jones
John D. Sherrill
Martha Kilgore
John Braswell
Louise Fitzpatrick
Jimmy. Adcock
Betty Wyatt
Frank Wiley
Mary Stuart Terrell
Turner Beard
Knoxville
Tennessee
Decatur
Jacqueline Johnson
al Jones
Martha Dinsmore
Bob McLaughlin
Annie Sue Cain
John
Phyllis Nungesser
Anne Layman
Margaret Sims
Gail Williams
Sherry Maner
Suzanne Shelton
Monya Blackwell
Evelyn Odom
Paula Garnett
Pat Edwards
Mary Katherine Strother
Ann Tuck
Carolyn McMillan
Pat Watkins
Billy Don Weaver
Donny Cox
Herbie Sherrow
Allison Bailey
Jerry Murdock
Ronnie Lee
Jo Allen Price
Zack Perry
Don Murphy
Dan Nebrig
Jimmy Ford
Paul Marion
Bobby George Halbrooks
George
Planning loan package for 29 states and Puerto Rico
The Public Housing Administration announced new planning loans totaling 15,286,600 to help 118 localities in 29 states and Puerto Rico prepare low rent housing projects. Loans cover surveys and planning for two years, with Birmingham and Atlanta among the listed authorities and unit counts ranging from 100 to 3,500.
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Washington
Public Housing Administration
States
Puerto Rico
PHA
Truman
Alabama
Birmingham
Decatur
Gadsden
Huntsville
Phenix City
Georgia
Americus
Athens
Atlanta
Cedartown
Griffin
Moultrie
Two Dates Set Up As Legal Holidays In Decatur
Christmas and New Year's both fall on Sunday this year, and Decatur proclaims December 26, 1949 and January 2, 1950 as legal holidays. City offices will close on those dates. proclamation signed by Mayor H R Summer and local officials named. The piece also notes a tea shower honoring Mrs Cecil J Teague, formerly Miss Mary Louise Alexander, hosted by Mrs Thomas Waits with a festive Christmas table setting and prizes.
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H. R. Summer
Decatur
Ala
Cecil J. Teague
Thomas Waits
East Moulton Street
Mary Louise Alexander
Waites
Marjorie Reeves
J. S. Alexander
Personal visit highlights during Yuletide season
James A. Nelson II of Jackson Michigan arrived Friday to spend the Yuletide holidays with his parents Mr. and Mrs B J Nelson. Mrs T D Mitchell and daughter of Birmingham returned home after visiting Decatur. Mr and Mrs C D Lamon and son David of Prd Alabama are expected to come to Decatur to spend Christmas with relatives and friends.
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Decatur Three
Edwin Terrell Lowery
Edwin Lowery
Decatur
D. F. Lowery
Eaton Stephenson
Danville
James A. Nelson, II
Jackson Michigan
B. J. Nelson
T. D. Mitchell
Daugh Birmingham
C. D. Lamon
David, P.rd
Alabama
Ladies warned about chins and dieting tips
An article advises women to monitor facial fullness and calories, warning against obesity forming a double chin. It prescribes nightly applications of cream, astringent gauze, chin strap, and weekly routines plus neck exercises to maintain a firm jawline and prevent a wattle-like defect.
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Frances Denney
Miss America Engaged To Douglas Cook On Independence Day
Jacque Mercer lifelong Arizona native and Miss America 1949 announces engagement to Douglas Cook a 20 year old art student from Chicago. The couple who met as teens plan to marry on July 4 revealing the news at an engagement party in Phoenix. Mercer will continue as Miss America until a successor is crowned in September.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Jacque Mercer
Litchfield Park
Dauglas Cook
Jacque
Doug
University of Chicago
Arizona
Atlantic City
Cook
Phoenix College
Arthur L. Mercer
Neil E. Cook
Mercer
Midwest Cold Easing Today
The midwest cold wave showed signs of easing in some areas while the East and South faced chilly conditions. The weather bureau forecasts typical winter weather for Christmas across most of the country. Snow covered the northern tier from the Rockies to the upper Great Lakes as icy blasts drove temperatures down.
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midWest
Weather Bureau
Rockies
Great Lakes
Mercury
Cold snap grips Minnesota and Midwest with subzero readings
Subzero temperatures spread across Minnesota and the Dakotas with International Falls dropping to 28 below and Pembina at 25 below. Duluth was 14 below and Mason City 8 below as the cold air moved east of the Mississippi. New York City cooled to freezing after 60 above yesterday while light snow fell across the Great Lakes region and northern states.
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Minnesota
Dakotas
Iowa
Wisconsin
International Falls
Pembina
N. D
Duluth
Minn
Mason City
Mississippi River
Atlantic
Florida
Mobile
Ala
Georgia
New York City
Great Lakes Region
Montana
Washington
Rocky Mountain States
Pacific Northwest
Reverend Silas Sears Weds At 94 In Honeymoon News
Rev Silas L Sears aged 94 from Sandusky Ohio married Addie Jetter 59 of Barberton Ohio yesterday. A bride’s great granddaughter from a prior marriage attended the wedding reception as a guest.
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Sandusky
Silas L. Sears
Addie Jetter
Barberton
Railroad Diesel Engine Compression Compared to Cars
A railroad diesel locomotive engine operates with roughly twice the compression of an average automobile engine, indicating higher internal pressures and related performance characteristics.
Residents celebrate Christmas in Rodanthe on Jan 6
Residents of Rodanthe North Carolina a village on Hatteras Island celebrate Christmas on January sixth the ancient twelfth night event observed by the community each year with festive activities and traditional customs.
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Rodanthe
N. C
Hatteras Island
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