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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 24, 1968

Page

6

Wedding Vows Said Recently At Athens Garth Chapel

Mrs. Margaret Hardison and Ernest Gilbert Sibley united in marriage at Garth Chapel of First Methodist Church Athens on January 14 at two o clock with Rev W O Beard officiating. The bride daughter of Mrs Polk Henderson and the late Mr Henderson wore teal blue two piece dress with orchid boutonniere and veil. Attendants included sister Mrs Thomas Pike and Mrs Laurence C Campbell. Laurence C Campbell served as escort and reception details noted.

Athens — Garth First Methodist Church Margaret Hardison Ernest Gilbert Sibley W. O. Beard Polk Henderson Henderson Sibley E. K. Sibley Rus Thomas Pike Laurence C. Campbell iThomas Pike Stanley Britton Robert Harper Jr Laurence Campbell Athens Department of Army Redstone Arsenal Huntsville Park Inn

Meet A Real China Spy on Trends Across America

Vivian Brown profiles Joseph Led iger art director for Royal Doulton on a U S trip studying china trends. He notes Americans favor traditional bridal tableware and lasting patterns while England leans modern. He cites luxury sets valued as 80 year investments and explains design aims to evoke the past without repeating it.

Joseph Lediger China United States Ichina Royal Doulton America England Orsh

Jimmy Brown Addresses Decatur Jayceettes Meeting

Jimmy Brown recreation director of Decatur spoke at the Decatur Jayceettes monthly meeting at the Downtowner Inn. He outlined future city recreation facility plans and new members were welcomed.

Jimmy Brown Decatur Decatur Jayceettes Downtowner Inn Jim Benfield Brown Larry Gilmartin Benfield James Smithson Jimmy McMurtrie Haynes Hugh Looney Gadsden Jayceette Club Jim Benefield

Central Garden Club Meets for Beauty In The Air Program

Central Garden Club members gathered at Mrs. H. L. Ogle’s home where Mrs. Dan Darden spoke on birds native to Alabama and extinct species such as the passenger pigeon. Mrs. Collier and Mrs. Darden reported on Riverside School Handicapped Class gardening and painting. Mrs. Johnson gave a poinsettia care horticulture note.

Dan Darden Central Garden Club H. L. Ogle Charles Johnson

Goren on Bridge by Charles H. H. Goren

The 1963 Chicago Tribune column analyzes a bridge deal where South's 3NT failed due to limited entries to the dummy. West opened hearts, East rose with the ace, and a club finesse was misplayed. The article discusses how proper planning and timing, including an early king of hearts under East's ace and managing entries, could have yielded the required nine tricks.

Charles HH. Goren The Chicago Tribune South West East Wearts Dia Altho Declarer

Message in a Bottle from World War I Ends in Australian Beach Find

Cpl Martin James Young sent a message to his Australian girlfriend Kate Harris in 1916 from France. The bottle with the note washed ashore near Perth decades later and the note reached the intended recipient now 78. Harris Rollason recalls their youth and his later marriage to an English girl.

Melbourne Cpl Martin James Young France Australia Kate Harris Indian Ocean Perth Western Australia Catherine Rollason Cheeky Devil Mart

Miss Wilborn Bride At Pleasant Valley Baptists Ceremony

Miss Janice Wilborn daughter of Mr and Mrs Tolley Wilborn of Hartselle became the wife of Jackie Luker son of Mr and Mrs W O Luker at Pleasant Valley Baptists. Rev Floyd Park officiated. The couple will reside in Decatur.

Janice Wilborn

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