Miss Shelby Houston Weds Willard Peppers
Miss Shelby Jean Houston and Willard E. Peppers married at Cave Springs Baptist Church Moulton on December 20 in a six o’clock ceremony. Rev. Arlo Peppers officiated. Music was provided by Allen Montgomery and Wanda Houston with floral and decorative arrangements described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cave Springs Baptist Church
Shelby Jean Houston
Roy Houston
Moulton
Willard E. Peppers
Ruth Peppers
Mr. Peppers
Arlo Peppers
Allen Montgomery
Wanda Houston
Should I Still Wear My Wedding Ring
Louise Davis answers a reader on whether to keep or remove the wedding band after widowhood. She notes memory vs dating, suggests trying to remove it if engaged or dating seriously, and recommends testing feelings before deciding. The column also recalls Verdi's Otello premiere and Victoria's lineage.
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Louise Davis
West Outsmarts Declarer in Heart Contract on Coup
In a Goren on Bridge column, East-West vulnerable North opens 1 heart and 4 hearts by North and South. After a club lead, West cleverly disrupts declarer by signaling in spades and diamonds, finally forcing a defeat of the heart contract as West wins the last crucial trick with the jack of spades.
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Heart & Hearts
West
Declarer
Hearts
South
North
East
Local Holiday Visits Highlight Regional Personal Notes
Mrs. Carolyn B. Smith visits sister in Mooresville for the holidays. Benjy Smith of Athens plans a Houston trip to see University of the South classmates. Airman Alfred Hill and family stay with James G. Hill in Mooresville. Allen Gazaway and family from Knoxville visit Mrs. Artie Dobbs in Mooresville. The Smiths return from Greensboro and host weekend guests, including daughter Mrs. Richard Ramsey of Chattanooga. Elizabeth and Mary Evelyn Rose visit Belle Mina aunt Mrs. W. T. McDaniel and Dr. Kennedy spouses. Tommy Gilbert spends Christmas in Athens with his parents. Frank and family McCaughey of Clearwater, Fla. arrive for a visit to son James. Gordon Mummert and wife visit relatives I. B. Schmidt in town.
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Benjy Smith
Athens
University of the South
Houston
Tex
Alfred Hill
Becky
Moody Afb
Valdosta, Ga
James G. Hill
Mooresville
Carol C. Smith
Greensboro
Mrs. Smith
Inge Selden
Smiths
Mrs
Richard Ramsey
Mr. Ramsey
Chattanooga
Elizabeth
Mary Evelyn Rose
Tuscaloosa
W. T. McDaniel
Berthold Kennedy
Dr. Kennedy
Belle Mina
Tommy Gilbert
Armistead Selden
van Gilbert
Frank McCaughey
Clearwater, Fla
James McCaughey
McCaughey
Christmas Church Meetings and Holiday Activities noted
A church group held its annual Christmas party with readings, carols and prayers. Members shared devotions from Luke and Matthew, distributed gifts from a tree, and served fruit cake and coffee to 24 attendees and a guest.
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D. L. Roper
Elmer Bodley
Walter Cole
Philippines
Scarrett
Leonard Robertson
Roper
Stevens
Anders
Viola Tapscott
Also Mentioned on This Page
Shelby Houston
Willard Peppers
J. W. Weems
RED Cross
Mademoiselle
Debs
OLD Maine Trotters
Judy Hall
Linda Appleton
Judy Houston
William S. Peppers
Buster McCullough
Jackie Shelton
Joyce Ann Nesmith
Rogers Houston
Rington
Nashville
Jewel Parker
Dwight Holland
Hal Houston
Billy Overton
Otello
Milan
Queen Victoria
Prince Albert
Edward VII
Young Land
Grant ST
Beck of Emporium
Goren
Carolyn B. Smith
Willis Hill
Allen Gazaway
Knoxville
Artie Dobbs
Jimmy Dobbs
Dobbs
Gordon Mummert
San Angelo
I. B. Schmidt
Decatur General Hospital
Gordon Randolph
Schmidts
James Kirby Schmidt
Schmidt
Penelope Loraine
St. Louis
Sam Wheat
Miss Ann Wheat
Tulsa
Janie Pearce
Thomas Nash Jr
R. C. Sims
Wyandotte, Mich
D. H. Ennis
Mr. Ennis
Harvey Bernard
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Julian Jervis
Norfolk
M. M. Frane
Oelwein, Iowa
George L. Frane
Frane
Terry Lee
Woodall Bros
Orlon
MacShore
Adrilan
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