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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1967
Page
6
Decorated painter Helen Tooker, a Decatur native and portrait specialist since 1955, recently opened a 107 Grant St. SE studio beside her husband’s firm. She encourages students to sell their works, prioritizes enjoyment over academia, and often works from photos to create oil portraits for local churches and officials.
Vietels thank the Morgan County Red Cross Chapter for participation in the Christmas dirty bag program. Mrs. L. G. Johnson praises clubs and businesses that aided. Duty bags made by chapters nationwide held stationery books comics key chains and pens. Morgan County filled 700 bags for distribution.
Maj. Gen. John S. Foster, former national president of the Reserve Officers Association, is set to speak at the Huntsville ROA chapter on January 20. The event at Redstone Officers Club includes a 4:30 p.m. social hour and 5:30 p.m. dinner with Lt. Col. Bill Potter handling arrangements and Lt. Col. Bud Shields in charge of tickets. Contact 876-4373 for tickets.
A message thanking all contributing parties in Vietnam is quoted by a U S military member stationed there. He notes the difficulty of obtaining articles and expresses appreciation for efforts to make Christmas special. A religious card features chapel pictures built by Vietnam soldiers.
A compiled list of top fiction and general books, featuring The Secret of Santa Vittoria by Crichton and Capable of Honor by Drury among the top fiction titles. Nonfiction and law titles such as How to Avoid Probate and Games People Play are also listed, with notable names including Winston S. Churchill and Paper Lion by Plimpton.
Movie memos note Princess Gambit a suspense thriller in Technicolor with Shirley MacLaine Michael Caine and Herbert Lom playing leads in Hong Kong Middle East intrigue. Also listed are Billy the Kid vs Dracula Jesse James vs Frankenstein Friday and Saturday double features and The Plainsman with Gypsy on Friday and Saturday nights.
The Bowline Drive In opens tonight with The Wrong Box a color film featuring John Mills Ralph Richardson and Michael Caine for a four night run. Murder's Row starring Ann Margret and Dean Martin follows Wednesday for a full week. The Thunderbird theater presents Nevada Smith drawn from The Carpetbaggers a color production starring Steve McQueen.
Dr. John G. Kramer of Decatur will display a representative collection of oils watercolors collages pastels and pen and ink drawings at the American Bank and Trust Co in Hartselle Tuesday through next Sunday He will host a meet the artist tea at the bank next Sunday from 2 to 5 pm Dr Kramer teaches art in his home school and philosophy as a part time UA Huntsville faculty member He earned a philosophy PhD at Ohio State and studied with noted artists He helped found the Huntsville Art League and has shown widely in Huntsville area venues He was named Artist of the Year in Alabama by the Birmingham Museum of Art in 1962.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hardy hosted family gatherings during the holidays. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Jack McCutcheon and son and Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Reeves with children, all from Harvey Illinois.
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