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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 13, 1963

Page

8

Chatter Box Notes Celebrate Visitors And Local Moves

Kathleen Hackel arrives from Smith of Atlanta to visit cousin Evelyn Hunt as several small gatherings are planned including a Crescent Motel breakfast hosted by Evelyn and Blanche Clapton. Bebe Penney and family move into the Stratford Road home previously owned by Ann and Bob Work. Chemstrand expands with a new four year college scholarship program awarding three grants annually.

Jackson St Stratford Road Bebe Walter Penney Anne Ann Bob Chemstrand Chemstrander

Newcomers Join Decatur Residents Bergman Family

Welcome newcomers to Decatur. Jack and Mary Anne Bergman and their four daughters moved from Fort Walton Beach Florida and are now at home at 2321 Quince Drive SE. Also joining the area are Viola and Stephen Heim.

Decatur Jack Mary Anne Bergman Fort Walton Beach, Fla Quince Drive Viola Stephen Heim

Huntsville move and travel among local families

The Heims settled in Huntsville after moving from Newport News and dream of Decatur. They tour New Orleans, while Anne Robinson now Mrs DeLano Bobo of Birmingham. Welcome visitors include Dr and Mrs Franklin Parker of Austin and the Webbs of Cleveland. Local news notes social events, opinions on Blue Laws, and other community updates.

Heims Huntsville Newport News Decatur New Orleans Birmingham Anne Robinson Richard Robinson DeLano Bobo C. P. Parkers Franklin Parker Austin Tex George Webbs Cleveland Ohio Franklin Betty Jean U. of Texas the Webbs

Goren on Bridge by Charles H. Goren

Quiz style bridge questions from a 1963 Chicago Tribune weekly feature. Various South hands and bidding sequences are presented with prompts for the best bid, inviting readers to look for answers in a future column.

Charles H. Goren The Chicago Tribune

Social notes and local arrivals at Birmingham club gathering

The meeting at Birmingham Country Club hosted guests including Judson College proxy Dr. Conwell Anderson and his wife. The article notes residents Addie and John Taylor moving to the former Spencer Hicks home on Country Club Road and praises Hicks family landscaping. It mentions articles on farming water shortages tax reform and foreign students, plus brief regional and personal updates including Ruth Frazer and family visits, new book by poet Bert Henderson, and other neighborhood movements.

Birmingham Judson College Conwell Anderson Addie John Taylor Spencer Hicks Country Club Road Martha Spence Hicks IBM U.S Canada France United Kingdom

Capstone Meet to Study Children Under Six

University of Alabama hosts the 5th annual Alabama Association on Children Under Six meeting at Doster Hall March 2. Dr Hawkes will keynote on Excellence in Preschool Education and Teacher Growth. Discussion groups cover program development, pressures on young children, play, and resources for preschool education. Membership open to Alabama workers in child welfare. affiliated with the Southern Association of Children Under Six with 13 state members.

The Association Alabama Southern Association of Children Under Six

Altrusa Club Hosts Meeting and Plans Fund Donations

Altrusa met Tuesday at the home of Mrs. W. T. Hooker with 15 members present. President Mrs. Levern Johnson led the session as the group approved gifts to a needy family and voted donations to Grants and Aids, the International Convention Fund, and Morgan County Mental Health. A spring hat party is set for February 8 in the Pet Dairy Products club room on Highway 31 S starting at 10 a.m. with Mrs. Hooker as chairwoman. Refreshments were served.

Altrusa Club W. T. Hooker Levern Johnson Hubert Simmons International Convention Fund Morgan County Highway 31 S W. T.hooker

Tour from Chattanooga to New York City Planned

A garden club style note reports a tour departing Chattanooga on March 10 for New York City. Interested parties should contact Mr. S I Barnes Assistant General Passenger Agent Terminal Station Building Chattanooga Tenn. The item is sourced from Marshall McNeils Washington Newsbits and includes a quip about Southern senators and a filibuster discussion.

Chattanooga New York City S. I. Barnes Terminal Station Chattanooga 2 Tenn Marshall McNeil Washington Newsbits

White House Painted White Since 1814

The White House in Washington has remained white since its exterior was first painted in 1814, a fact noted in historical records.

White House Washington

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