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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1961

Page

6

Miss Penelope Hughes Bride of Jerry Moebes in Four O'clock Tuesday Rite

Miss Penelope Hughes and Jerry Woodrow Moebes wed at First Baptist Church in a Tuesday ceremony officiated by Rev. William K. Stephenson. Attendants wore velveteen gowns, candles lit the altar, and a bride in delustered white satin carried an orchid hyacinth bouquet.

First Baptist Church Penelope Hughes Hardin Hilliard Hughes Jerry Woodrow Moebes Rudolph Moebes William K. Stephenson James Cox Harry Cowan James Bradford Eleanor Lawrence Adrian Hembree Mary Ann Riley Lynne Turney Sabrina John Richard Moebes Michael Moebes John Hughes Milton Price Robert Parker Michael Hughes Dwight Moebes James Lester Sanderson Stella Daniels Tanner J. L. Sanderson Birmingham Marian Meek Janet Hinkle Elizabeth Hill Katherine Lacy Hughes Turneys

Personal Notes From Memphis and Nashville Holiday Guests

Ed Dalstrom of Memphis is the holiday guest of his son the Rev Edwin Dalstrom and Mrs Dalstrom. Mrs John Farris and children have returned to Nashville after visiting her mother Mrs T M Jones Jr. Mr and Mrs Robert Kruidenier welcomed his brother Ed and his mother Mrs M S Kruidenier as holiday guests. Ed Kruide-

Ed Dalstrom Memphis Rev Edwin Dalstrom Dalstrom John Farris Nashville T. M. Jones Jr Robert Kruidenier M. S. Kruidenier Ed Kruide

Pleasant Reading For Winter Evenings Jonathan Swift

A catalog of biographical and critical works on Swift Rossetti Cooper and English narratives with brief annotations noting satire biography and influence. Includes titles by Waugh Hunt Caine Buchanan Lyly Sidney Bunyan Defoe and Mencken with publication years and themes.

Robert D. Bass English Furman University Rossetti Dante Gabriel Rossetti P. J. Baum Elizabeth Siddal Evelyn Waugh Holman Hunt Hall Caine Robert W. Buchanan James Fenimore Cooper Nathaniel Bumppo Deerslayer Leatherstocking Cooper Great Plains Mississippi Euphues England John Lyly

Births and travel notes in local society

Nier travels to Mexico for a holiday visit. Mrs Kruidenier to stay in Mexico for winter months before returning to Des Moines. Mr and Mrs Will Haugen of Newman Georgia announce the birth of a son Wednesday morning. Baby’s maternal great great grandmother is Mrs Frederick S Hunt of this city.

Nier Mexico Kruidenier Des Moines Will Haugen Newman, Ga Frederick S. Hunt

Houdini Trick Wins Four Spades Duel on Goren Hand

In a Chicago Tribune report on Goren on Bridge 1961 East opened six of hearts and later failed to double. Declarer finding four diamonds by cross ruff and careful discards drives East to a doomed position, ending with dummy’s ten trump lead securing the play. East overruled with spades unable to stop the balance.

East West Declarer

Notable Figures and Aviation Concepts Highlighted in 1950s Text

The excerpt references Buffalo Bill and the Wild West and notes aviation ideas from the era. It mentions vertical-lit aircraft potentially used to reach a distant jet-plane airport, implying early thoughts on long-range air travel and airport reach.

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Mr. Moebes Jerry Woodrow Photo By Kyle Sullivan Barefoot Originals Mademoiselle RED Cross Cobbies Maine Gaylord Shoes Second Avenue Decatur’s Complete’ Family Shoe Store Jonathan Swift Lish Daniel Defoe Desert Island H. L. Mencken Henry L. Mencken John Adams Catherine Drinker Bowen Michael A. Petit, M.D Goren The Chicago Tribune NORTH SOUTH Henry B. Sel Victor Weybright the Man and the Legend Decatur EL Moulton
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