Chapel Hill W S C S Holds Tuesday Meeting and Bride Elect Honored
The Woman's Society of Christian Service at Chapel Hill Methodist Church met Tuesday with the opening hymn This Is My Father s World and a devotional from Psalm 19 1 4. Plans were made for Vacation Bible School starting August 11. Bride elect Miss Jean Ryan, to wed John Braswell Jr of Decatur July 4 at First Baptist Church Sheffield, received several pre nuptial parties including a linen shower and a crystal shower. A June 4 breakfast and out of town guests were noted plus a Decatur Cotillion Club dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapel Hill
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Paul Hampton
Mann
Forest Plant
Johnnie White
White
Estelle Mitchell
Jean Ryan
John Braswell, Jr
Decatur
First Baptist Church
Sheffield
Clint Simpson, Jr
Charles Street
Frank Goodloe Pride
Miss Ryan
Ethel Smith
Muscle Shoals Hotel
Charles Dickson
Shirley Braswell
Joyce Farlow
Betty Sue Evans
Panama City
Florida
Seated Tea Fetes Bride Elect of August Miss Carey
A seated tea hosted by Miss Anne Coleman honors Miss Carolyn Carey bride elect of Mr. Robert Tweedy II of Courtland. The event features mixed garden flowers, a bed course served by Mrs Loudie Carey and Mrs Robert Tweedy Jr, buffet dainties, and 30 guests in blue orlon with gardenia corsages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Carey
Robert Tweedy
Courtland
Anne Coleman
Loudie Carey
A. J. Coleman
Paul Woltmann
Nichols Tucker Engagement Announced for July Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Nichols announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Joan to Mr. Raphel Tucker son of Mr and Mrs T H Tucker. The wedding will take place the latter part of July in the parlor of Ninth Street Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Nichols
Joan
Raphel Tucker
T. H. ‘Tucker
Ninth Street Methodist Church
Buffet Supper At Decatur Country Club Attracts Guests
Dr and Mrs J Y Hamil Mr and Mrs Rex Poll and Mrs Ernest Barnett hosted a Monday buffet at the Decatur Country Club. The ballroom featured tiger lilies and a terrace table with yellow gladioli red carnations and eight branched candelabra. About 250 guests danced to Millard Buchman after dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Y. Hamil
Rex Poll
Ernest Barnett
Decatur Country Club
Fourth of July Community Picnic at Recreation Park
Hartselle gears up for its second annual Fourth of July celebration at Recreation Park on Friday. Co chairs Mrs. L H Houston and Jack W Hoffhaus preside with help from over twenty civic groups. Activities start with a noon basket lunch under the trees and run through pony rides swimming tennis games and booths past 1 30 p m with a fish pond balloons and horse shoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recreation Park
L. H. Houston
Jack W. Hoffhaus
Community holiday events draw crowds for park fund drive
A large Fourth of July celebration plans softball and tennis events, a swimming meet, and a band concert at Sherrill Stadium. Mayor J. O. Burleson will oversee the fireworks display aimed at raising funds to improve the park facilities. A patriotic program and refreshments conclude the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Kiwanis Club
Sherrill Stadium
Park Improvement Fund
F. E. Burleson
J. O. Burleson
Burleson
Two Hurt When Car Hits Pole Near Mooresville
Two Belle Mina men, John Wesley Jones 22 and George Harris 20, were treated and released from Decatur General hospital after their 1939 Chevrolet left a curve on Alabama 20 near Mooresville and struck a telephone post. Highway Patrolman J E Tucker listed injuries as lacerations and abrasions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mooresville
J. E. Tucker
John Wesley Jones
George Harris
Decatur General Hospital
Tucker
Chevrolet
Alabama
Aliceville Sets 50th Birthday Jubilee With Parades And Pageant
Aliceville plans a October 24 Golden Jubilee celebrating the town’s 50th anniversary with a parade and pageant marking the 1902 founding when A T and N selected the site. Events include a natural gas pipeline opening groundbreaking for two housing projects dedication of a new athletic field and the homecoming game plus a public barbecue and expected attendance over 10 000. The celebration will involve civic leaders from across Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aliceville
Ala
R H. Kirksey
Kirksey
Inter-Denominational Camp Meeting Set Near City
The Tabernacle hosts a ten day inter-denominational camp meeting beginning Thursday night. Evangelists Rev Forest E Church Avon Park Fla and Rev Clarence Whalen Baltimore Md lead the event with Mrs Whalen as pianist. Three daily services at 10 30 2 30 and 7 30. Dining hall supervised by Mrs Lewis Praytor offers meals to attendees.
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Tabernacle
Camp Meeting Association
Forest E
Church of
Lewis Praytor
Garden Club Tea Highlights Floral Arrangements
Five Garden Clubs of Hartseile held a joint tea last Friday afternoon. Mrs. W. T. Stewart Jr welcomed guests and hoped the gathering would become an annual event. Guest speaker Mrs. R. G. Moore of Huntsville spoke on dried arrangements and gardening tips. Members judged floral displays with first and second prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartseile
W. T. Stewart Jr
Stewart
L. H. Houston
R. G. Moore
Huntsville
Farewell party for Grady Hatchett in Hammond home
Flora Hammond and Mary Frances Wright hosted a farewell gathering for Grady Hatchett at the Hammond residence on South Bee Line Highway. Guests enjoyed games and were given an identification bracelet as a keepsake before Grady and his parents move to Springfield Tennessee. ice cream and cookies were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred B. Hammond
South Bee Line Highway
Flora Hammond
Mary Frances Wright
Grady Hatchett
Springfield
Tenn
Medical Patients List From Last Six Days
Medical patients listed over the past six days include W. T. Walling of Falkville, John F. Poole of Hartselle, Carol Richards of the city, Kenneth Chaffin of Eva, Mrs. Walter S. Wright of Hartselle, J. R. Robinson of the city, Mrs. Marvin Burgess of Hartselle, and Mrs. G. C. Morris of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Walling
Falkville
John F. Poole
Hartselle
Carol Richards
City
Kenneth Chaffin
Eva
Walter S. Wright
J. R. Robinson
Marvin Burgess
G. C. Morris
Births and patient notices from Danville and nearby towns
Mr and Mrs Farris Pickens of Danville announce the birth of a son on June 20. A son was born to Mr and Mrs James Tyler in the city on July 1. Mr and Mrs Buck Murphy of Hartselle 3 are the parents of a daughter born July 1. Medical patients this week include Mrs Harvey Seegars city Mrs Mattie Thomas Lacey's Springs Rt 1 Mrs Kenneth Sharrott city Edward West Hartselle 2 Bobbie Garrison Somerville 2 and Mrs Robert Maples Somerville 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farris Pickens
Danville
James Tyler
City
Buck Murphy
Hartselle
Harvey Seegars
Mattie Thomas
Lacey's Springs
Kenneth Sharrott
Edward West
Bobbie Garrison
Somerville
Robert Maples
Dororthy Dix Advice Column Refuses to Tolerate Selfish Husbands
Dorothy Dix comments on a man delaying marriage for money and a wife role, saying his ego and view of children threaten a happy home. She urges Laura M to reconsider marrying Mac and highlights lack of affection and home focus. then offers guidance on courting, neighborly manners, and independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss DIX
Mac
Muriel Nissen
Laura
The Ideal Wife leaflet offers a young man’s mate traits
Dorothy Dix outlines the qualities a young man seeks in a wife in leaflet D-16. To obtain a copy, readers are invited to send a 3 cent stamped self addressed envelope to Miss Dix care of this newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy DIX
Miss Dix
Burma to require Burmese film showings in cinemas
Burma plans legislation to compel cinemas to show Burmese films for at least one week each month. The government aims to bolster the local film industry as imports overwhelm domestic production, with 55 Burmese titles produced last year, mostly silent, versus hundreds of foreign films from the United States Britain India Russia and China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rangoon
Burma
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Joe Hill
Endlam Boulevard
Harry Hornbuckle
Society
Jimmy. Haimbrick
Moulton
Miss Connors
Connie Connors
Locust Street
Chester Goodwin
W. R. Burks
Charles Cole
Charles Cox
Eugene Dobbs
Ed.Pierson
W. G. Cole
A. B. Terry
Bingham Burleson
Edwards
T. €. Bingham
M. S. Bingham
M. E. Edwards
Frank Barefield
Montgomery
Sam Hardie Jr
Florence
Miss Carey
Country Club
Columbia, South Carolina
Robert Wright
South Avenue
James L. Bixby
New York City
Tullahoma
Tennessee
John Fisher
Birmingham
Henon Pearce
Pearce
A. H. Hassell
The
Smoky Mountains
Albert Sidney Johnston
Ben Fowler
Athens
Thomas J. Hendrix
Mrs
Frank Lide
George Corneil
Grant Street
Christy Roach
Dorothy Corneil
Mobile
Duane Carr
Memphis, Tennessee
L. A. Neill
Carl Jones
Orange Beach
Ed Harris
East Moulton Street
Leon L. Christian
University of Alabama Law School
Arthur Howell
Jackson Vine
Arrow Brand
Woodall’s
Brunswick
Woodall Bros
Moulton Highway
George Penton
Bingham-Burleson
High Neens
St. John's Episcopal Church
Barefield
Hardie
Cramp Camera Shop
Bank St
Morgan County
Betty Earle Gurley
Gurley
Valdermosa Springs
George Perry
RADIO
SHACK
Lafayette St
Youngstown
Earnest Maddox
Sherry
Patricia Hargrove
Martha Creel
Janet
Judy Elliott
Jan Puckett
Betty Lou Moss
Branda Kay Aldridge
Nancy Stroup
Marion Maddox
Barbara Jones
Geraldine Spivey
Carol Ann
Diane Jones
Cherie Ray
Frances Leah Puckett
Anita Tankersley
Debby Glasscock
Hartselle Clinic
Hartselle Hospital
H. Leon Reeves
8Th Ave
N. W
Dorothy, DIX
Laura M
Vv. M
G. I
Korea
Thomas
Vincent
Rondo
Calvin Bullock
Wall Street
New York
Canadian Fund, Inc
6Th Ave. No
Hwy. 31
Highway
Forrest E. Church
Avon Park
Fla
Clarence Whalen
Baltimore, Md
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