Wedding and Engagement Notes From Milan Tennessee Society
Society notes from Milan Tennessee recount the January 9 wedding of Anne Kingsbery Goforth and Warren Fennimore Begbie at the bride’s sister’s home with Rev W W Glass officiating. The event featured matron of honor Mrs Murray O King, best man Douglas Begbie, and attire descriptions for the couple and mothers. A separate Milan social tea hosted by Mrs Paul Swink Pearce and Mrs Walton Grier Bonds celebrated Miss Martha Haynie and Harold Wilson Smith’s forthcoming marriage with spring floral decor and an elegant tea setup.
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Bie-Goforth
Anne Kingsbery _ Goforth
Edwin T. Kingsbery
Warren Fennimore Begbie
New York
Murray O. King
W. W. Glass
First Presbyterian Church
Douglas Begbie
Milan
Martha Haynie
Harold Wilson Smith
Decatur
Paul Swink Pearce
Walton Grier Bonds
Ted Weems to Play Here at Decatur Armory Night
Ted Weems and his 16 piece orchestra headline a Decatur armory engagement on Saturday night February 11 under the auspices of Decatur VFW Post 4190. The show will feature four vocalists Elmo Tanner Billy Blair Glenn Martin and Shirley Richards with ticket details to be announced later.
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Ted Weems
Decatur Armory
Decatur Vfw Post
Ted
Perry Como
Marilyn Maxwell
Como
Miss Maxwell
Weems
Charlotte
N. C
Elmo Tanner
Billy Blair
Glenn Martin
Shirley Richards
Tea and Luncheon Details At Decatur Event
The piece describes a tea with floral cakes sandwiches and mints in green pink and white. Honorees wore red crepe and gardenia corsages with several attendees in various colored dresses and corsages. Also covers a Jan 16 luncheon by the Decatur Women's Chamber of Commerce and two meetings with Eastern Star and Mary Lou Dancy Chapter 320.
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Mary Lou! Dancy
Mary Lou Dancy
The
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Books Vespers in Vienna by Bruce Marshall
Bruce Marshall's novel set in postwar Vienna follows Colonel Nicobar and his staff during Allied occupation. A tranquil convent world clashes with military duty as Displaced Persons work and romance unfold amid dashes of humor and tension.
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Vienna
Bruce Marshall
Daughters of the Holy Ghost
Mother Auxilia
Nicobar
Father Smith
Colonel Nicobar
Quail
Moonlight
Twingo
Volkdeutsche
Austria
Merchants Decide Closing Schedule in Athens Alabama
Athens stores will resume Thursday afternoon closings after being open during the fall months and Thursday afternoons will be a holiday through September. Five full day holidays will be observed during the year: New Year’s Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
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Athens
Ala
Moulton Hosts Dessert Bridge for Mrs Metcalfe
Mrs C G Farrish entertained a dessert bridge party Friday honoring her house guest Mrs J F Metcalfe. Guests included Mrs Kelley Littrell Mrs Clark Hodgins Mrs J P Dyar and others amid cherry pie and ice cream. Several local residents were noted as visitors and movers between Moulton Jackson Miss Decatur New Orleans Memphis and Washington.
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Metcalfe
C. G. Farrish
J. F. Metcalfe
Kelley Littrell
Clark Hodgins
J.p.dyar
J. C. Weatherwax Sr
Harvey Simms
Arthur Slatten
Billy Day
Arnold Gordon Sr
Jackson
Kenneth. Weatherwax
Decatur
Moulton
Col. Metcalfe
Washington
T. D. Littrell
New Oreans
Street Department Paves Key Intersection and Spreads Rock
The Street Department completed paving the northeast square intersection and finished sidewalk to Crown Auto Servig. workers also spread rock along the right of way from old Byler Road and Wren highway East to the Negro Baptist church last week.
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Crown Auto Servig
Old Byler Road
Negro Baptist Church
Musical program planned at Study Club meeting
The Study club will convene with Mrs. Lonnie Gentry hosting next Thursday night assisted by Mrs. Lloyd Little. A musical program directed by Mrs. C. W. Glover and Mrs. H. A. Alexander is scheduled for that gathering.
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Lonnie Gentry
Lloyd Little
C. W. Glover
H. A. Alexander
Law Office Moves Into Bank of Moulton Building Space
R E Proctor moved his law office into the rear of the Bank of Moulton building recently vacated by the Joe Wheeler Electric Membership Corporation. The offices have just been repaired and redecorated, with a Friday afternoon relocation noted.
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R. E. Proctor
Bank of Moulton
Joe Wheeler Electric
PTA Program Highlights Health Efforts at High School
The Parent-Teachers Association met Thursday at the high school with good attendance. A health in schools and community program was featured. Mary Kendrick, county home demonstration agent, returned from a Birmingham conference. Mr and Mrs Weatherwax visited Mrs Bass in Hillsboro. Mrs H D Jones joined Smith Bros. garage.
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Parent-Teachers Association
Mary “Kendrick
Moulton
Birmingham
J. C.weatherwax
G. W. Bass
Hillsboro
H. D. Jones
Smith Bros. Garage
Local Homes Change Hands in Moulton Area Moves
The APai of Miss Lucy Downing and vacated by Mr and Mrs Enoch Cole. Mr and Mrs J P Boyles moved into their new College Street home last week. Enoch Cole has moved to Birmingham to enter a school of pharmacy. Rev and Mrs Paul Lang purchased a lot in Northeast Moulton to build a home this spring.
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Lucy Downing
Enoch Cole
J. P. Boyles
College Street
Birmingham
Cole
School of Pharmacy
Paul Lang
Moulton
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John W. Haynie
Robert Caldwell
Robert Lee Caldwell Jr
James Odell Fields
John Shoaf
Mary Anne Caldwell
Miss Haynie
Mr. Smith
Women’s Chamber OF Commerce
Decatur Women’s Chamber of Commerce
Lyons Hotel
L. R. Nash
T. J. Cottingham
Dorothy DIX
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Inlaw
Johnny
Mom
Pentagon
Culver Cleaners
1St Ave
2Nd St
Wool Shaw S
Poer’s Gift Shop
Johnston Street
Bonnie Lou Cagle
H. M. Cagle
12Th Avenue West
Bonnie Lou
Howard Hidgon
Falkville
J. M. Cagle
BOOKS
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Roy Dodd
Memphis
Tennessee
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Racine
H.persall
Veterans Administration
Willard Aldridge
Don's Floor SeRvice
Don Williams
2Nd Ave
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E. Vine ST
Pride
Second Ave
Nelson's
Bank
Covolett
Colgate Dental Cream
Lyncrest
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New Perfumes Park & Tilford
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W. T. Grant CO
Nestle
Lyons
Dr. West
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