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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1955

Page

6

Fitzpatrick Dierks Vows Mark Columbus Nuptials

Miss Margareta Dierks and Lt. Thomas Houston Fitzpatrick Jr. wed Tuesday at Holy Amity Church Columbus Ga with Rev. Herman J. Deimel officiating. Reception followed at Hilton Avenue home. out of town guests listed. Future home in Fort Knox Kentucky.

Margareta Dierks Henry E. Dierks Columbus Thomas Houston Fitzpatrick Jr Thomas Houston Fitzpatrick Decatur Holy Amity Church Herman J. Deimel Charles Gaston Wagner Traumerei Chantilly Dottie Dierks James M. Adcock Jean Buck Henrietta Dierks Thomas Fitzpatrick Frank J. McLaughlin Jr Ala Greenville, S. C Kenneth M. Russ Jr Marietta William Wingate Jackson Jr Peggy Wise Samson Frank McLaughlin Kenneth M. Russ Betty Gainey Marion J. Sterling Robert Davis Sr Ft. Knox Lt. Fitzpatrick Edward B. Crawford Tom Crawford T. J. Crawford E. O. Doyle Birmingham Walter Graham Marvin Whitley Mobile J. L. Hall Buford Thomas Fitzpatrick Sr Oak Ralston Hotel Magnolia Country Club Margaret Anne Dierks St. Fitzpatrick Thomas H. Fitzpatrick Garretts

Holiday Party at Gernts Shared Informal Open House

Mr and Mrs Edmund Gernt hosted an informal open house Monday evening from 5 30 to 8 30 featuring Christmas decor. Two small trees framed the doorway with lights and a boxwood wreath on the door. Pink and white colors appeared in the living room with pine swags, mangolin leaves, pink balls and spiral beads enhancing the greenery.

Edmund Gernt

Decatur Country Club New Year Dance With Sonny Thompson

Members of the Decatur Country Club will enjoy a New Year’s Eve dance with Sonny Thompson and his orchestra providing music. A New Year’s breakfast will be served at 1 a.m. featuring traditional Southern fare such as black eyed peas and hog jowl.

Decatur Country Club Sonny Thompson

Christmas Party Scene in Cozy Den

Neighbors and close friends gathered in a home den for a holiday party. Pink ribboned candle arrangements, poinsettia, pink berries, and red and green decor set a festive scene. A punch bowl, sandwiches, dates, and cookies completed the spread.

Shelton McGaughey wedding ties region travelers

Mrs. Charles Kortrecht of Memphis returns home after attending the wedding of her great niece Suzanne Shelton to James McGaughey. Tuscaloosa and Jasper residents joined Decatur for the ceremony. Other family members visited Mooresville, Courtland, and Birmingham for Christmas and travel plans followed.

Charles Kortrecht Memphis Suzanne Shelton James McGaughey George LeMaistre Tuscaloosa Charles Tweedy Jr Georgia Tweedy Jasper Decatur Shelton - McGaughey

Athens Sub Debs Have Dance at Armory

The Sub Debs of Athens held their annual Christmas dance at the Armory with Decatur guests. Decorations carried a Christmas Carnival theme as a 20 foot tall clown greeted attendees and members passed through a tent door during the leadout.

Athens Armory Decatur

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Herbert Derrick Fitzpatrick Dierks Joan Dupuy Inez Thomas Betty Lumpkin Jo Smith Bobbie McLemore Patricia Welldon Henry Texas Brudy Hamilton Walter Bailey Joan Jane Dupuy Gernts Decatur Apothecary Grant St Wally Fowler Statesmen Quartet Blackwood Bros OAK Ridge Quartet TUR High School Loyd’s and Goidel Drugs TV Today Zenith America Cinebeam Cinelens The Radio Shack Charles Howard, Mgr Johnnie Aycock LaFayette St Bruce Pettey Jr Laura Bruce High Point N.C Frank Haggard Gadsden Willis Hill Mr. Hill Mooresville Capt Mrs. Sanders Cortner Courtland Shepe Berl Saxon Candies City Park Second Ave Emporium Buick McRae Buick Company Lee Street N.E
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