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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1958
Page
5
In a 1958 Chicago Tribune bridge column, West opens with clubs and East returns the deuce. South leverages a king over trick to force a safe reentry, enabling a robust three no trump contract and a confident diamond spade and heart hold.
Louise Davis advises a tasteful afternoon dress and hat for the christening and possible luncheon or breakfast afterward. A non tailored suit is acceptable, but dressiness should suit a post ceremony gathering in addition to the church service.
Mrs Tomlinson of Danville hosted a New Year's Day barbecued chicken dinner for Mr Tomlinson's family. Attending were his parents, a sister and brother from Decatur, Danville, Decatur, and Leesburg Florida. Two brothers and a sister could not attend. After dinner, Mr Tomlinson filmed the gathering.
Mrs. Jones hosts the December gathering in Roundtop with Christmas decorations and a covered dish luncheon. Miss Geneva Hardin played Christmas carols as members sang. After lunch gifts were exchanged and new pals named. officers were elected. January meeting set for Mrs. John Henry Garnett’s home.
Members of the Tuesday Bible Class formerly meeting in the Carnegie Library will meet in City Hall court room starting January 7 at 10:00 AM. The venue is at Vine and Railroad Streets.
The Big Horn River region in Wyoming yields a daily flow of 18,600,000 gallons. Officials track volume to monitor geothermal activity and local water use.
Printed Pattern 4873 offers two necklines three sleeve versions for Jr Miss sizes 9 11 15 17 18 13. Size 13 requires 478 yards of 33 inch fabric. Send 35 cents plus 5 cents extra for mailing to Pattern Dept New York NY with name address size and style number.
Mr. and Mrs. Bennett Hurst Mc Bride Sr. of Decatur announce the engagement of their daughter Shirley Anne to Donald Wayne Laney, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Laney of Falkville. The couple has set February 15 for their wedding.
Cooking Is Fun provides an oven fried chicken recipe for four with baked potatoes broccoli hot biscuits and an orange and avocado salad. Ingredients include a broiler-fryer chicken, biscuit mix, salt pepper curry powder paprika and butter. The method coats chicken in spice mix, bakes in butter at 425 degrees for 60 minutes total, then serves with optional gravy from pan drippings.
A moist quick bread recipe featuring applesauce and oats. Ingredients include flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, brown sugar, eggs, applesauce, oats and raisins. The directions are cut off in the readable text.
The Hi Bidders Club met Thursday night at Mrs. Russ Baer’s home 1217 Sixteenth Avenue SE. Prizes went to Mrs. Harry Robinson and Mrs. Edward Sandlin. Ten members and two guests attended, with dessert and coffee served. Next meeting will be at Mrs. Joe P. Donahue’s home 1317 Somerville Rd SE.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Patter son hosted a New Year dinner party at Bob Gibson's restaurant on Memorial Parkway Huntsville to honor their children Jack Colville Jacquelyn Dwight and Lawrence Patterson Jr with guests from Sylacauga Knoxville Decatur and Birmingham. After dinner guests went to the Shalamar Club.
A recipe excerpt describes sifting flour with leavening and spices then beating brown sugar eggs and applesauce until blended. Fold in rolled oats raisins and walnuts with melted butter to finish the dough.
Mr and Mrs C E McDanal entertained four tables of guests for New Year’s Eve with a dessert bridge and watch party at their home. Tables featured horns and confetti and the New Year theme was echoed in the bridge tallies. Winners were Charles Campbell Mrs H G Faulkner Mrs J Hore and Mrs Charles Campbe.
Mrs W B Murphy of St Louis visits sister in Decatur before flying to Orlando for a holiday view. Couples Rozear Balch Sanderson return from El Paso. Walton Munn and family visit in Jackson Tennessee. Gafford family from Rome GA guests for New Year. Eubanks family return from New Jersey. Hodson family from Louisville visit I M Eubanks and relatives. Mrs Searcy of Detroit to spend weekend in Decatur enroute home. Mrs Callahan to 10 day visit in St Petersburg Florida. University of Alabama students depart to resume studies after holidays.
Instructions describe greasing a leaf pan lined with waxed paper about 10 by 5 by 3 inches. Bake at 350 degrees for about one hour until a cake tester comes out clean. Turn out onto a rack, remove paper, then cool. Store overnight in a tightly covered container before slicing.
A reader asks whether to work after a baby arrives or borrow money to support her engineer husband’s schooling. Dorothy Dix advises the baby’s health comes first and to borrow funds or arrange night classes so the husband can finish while she stays with the child.
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