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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1958
Page
5
New York designers unveil spring 1958 lines echoing 1920s silhouettes with a modern fit. Chemises and short hairdos rise, but bust room and curves are kept. girdles and bras advised. Dior’s posthumous Dior collection defines unfitted sheath, bloused sheath, and bell skirt for cocktails and dinners.
Miss Joan Lee daughter of Mr and Mrs Orian Lee of Valparaiso Florida wed Billy Dean Wear son of Mr and Mrs W E Wear of Decatur at Community Church Valparaiso on December 28 with Rev A C Britt officiating. The ceremony featured prenuptial music and a reception in the church annex with family members in attendance.
Louise Davis explains there is no rule requiring a gift for an engagement party. A gift is optional and based on closeness to the couple. If given, bring it or have it sent. it need not arrive the day of the event. The focus is on presence and sharing happiness.
Canadian eyebanks report eighty successful corneal transplants recently performed. The milestone highlights advances in eye tissue donation and transplant services across multiple institutions.
The article reviews a bridge hand where South and North reach six diamonds vulnerable, after a sequence including North’s repeated diamond jumps and South counting four side tricks. Declarer executes a cross ruff with precise discards but uncertainty remains as the lead sits in the dummy with ten tricks played.
Local notes report several weddings and travels. Billy Dean Wear wed Miss Joan Lee in Fort Walton Florida, with relatives visiting in Niceville and Belle Mina. Other items cover returns from Jacksonville Orlando Montgomery and Nashville visits, and birth of Thomas Milton Loyd Jr.
The Piano Solo and Repertoire Workshop led by coordinator Mrs Rutledge Thomas will meet Wednesday at 10 a.m. The Saturday Culture Club gathers Friday at 3 p.m. at Mrs T M Jones III home on Vine Street.
The text describes a bridge hand where the declarer could have claimed all eight trumps by starting heart ruffs earlier. A forced spade lead from the declarer and East's diamond return disrupt both declarer’s and dummy’s trumps, preventing the intended eight-ruff sequence. Proper timing would have secured the contract.
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