Chatter Box reports fishing prizes and local happenings
Alabama Building Materials Association rodeo prize winners include Price Hendrix for biggest barracuda and Jim Chambers for third largest king mackerel. Huntsville’s WwW. P. Dilworth won a rifle for largest king. Beverly Houston of Albany visits Decatur. Wedding notes describe a Central Baptist Church ceremony and reception details with local friends and travel plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama Building Materials Association
Price Hendrix
Athens Way
Jim Chambers
Athens
Dilworth
Huntsville
Frank Stone
Local residents share weekend visits and travels
Scouters Frank Wilson Jr and Julian Harris Jr return from Camp Westmoreland this weekend. Mrs L B Leftwich visits Huntsville with daughter Mrs Henry H Chase and Mr Chase. Mr and Mrs James Samuel Smith and son Jimmy stay in their Mooresville home for a few weeks. Mrs R E Catlett recovers from surgery at Decatur General Hospital. Mrs Sam Schulman of Nashville visits Decatur with sister Mrs C A Moore. her son Rev J Frank Schulman and Mrs Schulman of Worcester Mass also visit. Mr and Mrs C A Hanley of New Orleans arrive to spend the holiday with sister Mrs A H Hassell. Mr and Mrs E F Mixon spend 4th in Atlanta with mother Mrs W O Hawkes. Mr and Mrs B P Cartwright and children Pamela and Bradley go to Monroe NC to visit Mrs Cartwrights parents Mr and Mrs O L Mangum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Samuel Smith
Jimmy
Huntsville
Mooresville
Sam Schulman
Nashville
Decatur
C. A. Moore
C. A. Hanley
New Orleans
B. P. Cartwright
Pamela
Bradley
Monroe
N.C
Federation of Women's Clubs Plans 500 Foot Cross Monument
The Federation of Women's Clubs and Bald Knob Christian Foundation approve a 500 foot steel and porcelain cross on Bald Knob near Cairo Illinois. The cross will rise 2 acres of garden, be lit at night, include a chapel and meditation rooms, and be visible across a 7500 mile area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bald Knob Mountain
Cairo
Ilinois
Bald Knob Christian Foundation
Lebanon
Jesus
Wayman Presley
Foundation
America
Patricia Stephenson Weds Ray Paul Nixon
Patricia Gayle Stephenson daughter of Mrs Clyde Wilson Stephenson wed Ray Paul Nixon son of Mrs Robert Nixon and Mr Robert Nixon at Central Baptist Church in a candlelit June ceremony. The couple exchanged vows in a traditional service with music and floral decor and were attended by family members and members of the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Paul Nixon
Patricia Gayle Stephenson
Clyde Wilson Stephenson
Stephenson
Central Baptist Church
Sullivan's
Robert Nixon
Decatur
Robert H. Nixon
Baltimore
A. B. van Arsdale
Evelyn Sivley
Charles Henry Davidson
Charles Edward Westmoreland
Atlanta
Peggy Stephenson
Frances. Young
John Tuten
Decatur Business Club Sets June Luncheon Meeting
The Decatur Business and Social Club plans its June meeting with a grove luncheon at Woodall’s. Evelyn McCullogh arranged supper, Vida Rae Norman gave the invocation, and Mrs. Dorothy Riddle, president, led a reports session. Flossie Chandler presented Health and Safety highlights. Next meeting set for July with the Fellowship Committee. Airlines account for about 25 percent of U S intercity passenger miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Begett Club
Woodall
Evelyn McCullogh
Vida Rae Norman
Dorothy Riddle
Flossie Chandler
Bride-elect Hosts Elegant Living Room Punch Social
The hostess arranged a refined gathering in the living and dining rooms with a crystal table holding a punch bowl, rags of sandwiches and mints. The bride-elect wore a white embossed cotton gown with white accessories for the event.
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Beverly Houston
Albany
Quince Eddens
Birmingham
Ronnie Eddens
API
Jim
Mary Kate
Gordon Mummert
Gladys
Quince
Ronnie
Shoal Creek
Guy Rankins
Sheffield
Harper’s Bazaar
Billy Wyker
Joe Hagler
Wyker Place
Lucy
Johnny Caddell
Georgia
Rutledge Thomas
Gena
John Wood
Pat
Tommy Thompson
Elizabeth
Bessie
Sonny Jones
Frances
Philip Shanks
Mollie
Billy Duncan
Marylene
John Richardson
Charlotte
Kathleen Duncan
Daddy Joe
Sis
Hill Ferguson
Corinne
Charlie Hardwick
Gulf Shores
Bob and
Margaret Harris
Merrill L.P.F
Merck & Co., Inc
William ‘Woods
Lamar Millwood
Carolyn Stephenson
Paul Woodall
John ‘Tuten
Gay Woodall
4Th Ave
William Durham Westmoreland
Cecile Oliver
Robert Llewellyn Oliver
Panola
Ala
Charles Francis Horton
Hillsboro
Tuscaloosa
Oliver
Judson College
University of Alabama
Pi Beta Phi
Horton
Kappa Alpha
Aya
Ave
2Nd St
Ernest Seibert
8Th Avenue
Frank Wilson Jr
Julian Harris Jr
Camp Westmoreland
R. E. Catlett
Decatur General Hospital
E. F. Mixon
New Mexico
Jackie Johnson
Mimi Jones
Betty Ware Wyatt
Martha Frances Kilgore
Mimi
Air Force
Jackie
U. S
France
Spain
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Mercury
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Patricia Stephenson
Robert Stephenson
William Woodall
Jack Riethmaier
Billy Benfield
Robert Campbell
Bill Culver
Calvary Mt
Silipnis
General Federation of Women's Club
Davy Crockett
Second Ave
Vine St
Mohawk Sands Point
Sands Point
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