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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 05, 1955

Page

6

Meetings Announced By The Madonna Circle

The Madonna Circle of Central Methodist Church will meet tonight at 7 30 p m at the church with Mrs William Turk and Mrs Clyde Anderson as hostesses. Mr and Mrs S E Nichols have returned from Birmingham where they visited their sister Mrs C E Kirkpatrick. Bill Wise returns to Birmingham to resume studies at Howard College after holidays with his parents. Loyd Nelson of the Alabama Drug left for Sioux City Iowa to be with his stepfather John Jel

Madonna Central Methodist Church William Turk Clyde Anderson Mrs. S. E. Nichols Birmingham C. EB. Kirkpatrick Bill Wise Howard College Mrs W. H. Wise Loyd Nelson Alabama Sioux City Iowa John Jel

Eloise McDale Becomes Bride of Joe Tingley

Miss Eloise McDale daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl McDale of Athens became the bride of Joe Tingley son of the Rev and Mrs A J Tingley of Athens on June 19. The double ring ceremony was performed by the Rev Tingley at his home. The bride is a graduate of East Limestone High School. Mr Tingley was graduated from Athens.

Joe Tingley Athens Eloise McDale Earl McDale A. J. Tingley Lyle Studios A.J. Tingley Tingley East Limestone High School

Volunteer imbalance in the American Red Cross

The article notes that within the American Red Cross volunteers far outnumber paid workers by about 100 to 1, highlighting the program relying on large volunteer participation versus paid staff.

American Red Cross

Betty Black and Stephen Leathley Wed in Nashville

Mr and Mrs J Hubert Black of Nashville announce the marriage of their daughter Betty Jean Black to Stephen G Leathley son of Mr and Mrs Philip Leathley of Detroit. The June 25 ceremony at Second Presbyterian Nashville featured nup tial music by Mrs Roy M Black and Mr Leathley and vows read by Rev John B Bittinger.

John B. Bittinger

Navy cotton wedding dress marked enlistment discharge

The bride, a high school graduate recently discharged from the U S Army, wore a navy cotton gown with white and pink accessories and a white carnation corsage. Attendants included Mrs. Thomas McDale and son and several relatives listed among guests.

U.S. Army Thomas McDale Andrew Philpot Clayton McDale Roger Tingley Malcolm Bolton Carl Hargraves Sam Dement Charlotte Patricia Cunningham

Personalities and Guests Visit Friends Across States

A string of visitors and relatives traveled to Andalusia, Birmingham, Athens, and Nashville. Mr. and Mrs. B F Wear Jr visited her parents the Keans. Mary Emily Burnum plans to stay with her parents. Robert Boggs from Atlanta joined H D Burnum. Homer Tankersley visited sister C A Nichols in Corinth. W P Harris, recently moved to Athens from Waldron, hosted by G T Semmes. Rex Pou visits Mary Esther Florida with relatives in Montgomery and Louisville ties. Dottie Wood visits Birmingham. S F Hosey of Birmingham spent the holiday with Homer Stovall. R L Corder and Miss Willodene Lipscomb traveled from Nashville to visit Nina and Willie Hodges. Clyde Nichols and daughter Ray Kinser, plus Mrs Maxcy Thompson from Little Rock, expected Thursday to visit relatives.

Robert Boggs Atlanta H. D. Burnum W. P. Harris Athens Waldron, Ark G. T. Semmes R L. Corder Willodene Lipscomb Nashville Nina Willie Hodges Clyde Nichols Ray Kinser Melissa Kinser Maxcy Thompson Little Rock

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