Wilson Atchley Plans Announced Engagement
Mrs W R Farmer of Decatur has announced the engagement of her daughter Elizabeth Madyline Wilson to Larry Michael Atchley of Somerville. Elizabeth is a Decatur High School graduate, studied at Calhoun Technical School, and works at Lawrence County Hospital. Larry is a Priceville High School graduate, attends Calhoun Junior College, and works at Thomas Town House Furniture Store. A late summer wedding is planned.
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Horoscope Forecast for Wednesday Quickened by self effort and guidance
The horoscope notes self reliance for luck with prayers for guidance. Aries enjoys friendly talks and routine shifts. Taurus seeks money calm with romance. Gemini aids chores. Cancer warns against overgiving. Leo urges careful business record keeping. Virgo separates home and work. Libra social energy increases. Scorpio notes cross currents protecting interests. Sagittarius urges shared pleasures. Capricorn asks to speak up. Aquarius overcomes laziness. Pisces charm shines as minor conflicts fade. (c) 1973 The Chicago Tribune.
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Enna
Taurus
Leo
Virgo
Libra
Scorpio
Capricorn
Aquarius
Pisces
The
Chicago Tribune
Nail Joining Tip for Woodwork in Varied Grain Lines
Practical woodworking tip advises driving nails in different grain lines to reduce splitting when joining wood. Emphasizes selecting grain direction to minimize stress and increase joint integrity.
David Lamon Celebrates Second Birthday in Trinity
David Lamar Lamon, son of Mr and Mrs Dwight Lamon of Trinity 2, marked his second birthday on Sunday. Grandparents Mr and Mrs Morris Lamon and Mr and Mrs E E Hall, also of Trinity 2, join in the celebration.
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David Lamar Lamon
Dwight Lamon
Trinity 2
Morris Lamon
E. E. Hall
Stephen Austin
Pittsfield
Mass
Mike Freeman
Decatur
Astrology slams and wedding questions in Ann Landers column
Readers spar over astrology with one letter praising Cassius and another attacking phony balonies. A Tulsa writer asks about a man pressing debt and a caller advises ignoring delays, while Ann Landers promotes a Bride’s Guide with ordering instructions.
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Ann Landers
Aries
Shakespeare
Cassius
Brutus
Tea Honors 25th Anniversary for Edwards Couple
Mr and Mrs J B Edwards of Hartselle were honored on July 15 with a 25th wedding anniversary tea hosted by their daughters and their husbands Tommy Brenner of Hartselle and Ack Symmord of Danville. The couple has three grandchildren Jeff, Shane Brenner and Jason Summerford.
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J. B. Edwards
Hartselle 3
Tommy Brenner
Ack Symmord
Danville 1
Ple
Jeff
Shane Brenner
Jason Summerford
Decatur Area Births and Visits Reported in Personal Notices
Personal notices report multiple births including Brandon Keith and Brandon Christopher born at Decatur General Hospital. Grandparents named in Decatur, plus families from Hartselle, Birmingham, Moulton, Hillsboro and Atlanta. Visitors include Farrago of Falkville and Scotts Hill trip to hear the Volunteer State Quartet.
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Jerry Wayne Scott
Decatur
Decatur General Hospital
Jerry Wayne Jr
Oscar Potts
Russellville
Johnnie Scott
Spruce Pine
Jerry
Dianah Faye
Scotts Hill, Tenn
Pat Lankford
Mandy
Shelby Jean Parker
Allie Roberts
Businesswoman Fights Illness With Work
Betty Hilton, head of Sanitized Sales Company of America, built a career around resilience after multiple surgeries and cancer. She bought the business six months ago, supervises extensive product sampling, and stresses quality control. Her marriage blends independence with partnership as she pursues a busy, itinerant life.
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Eve Sharbutt
NEW York (Ap
Betty Jane Hilton
Sanitized Sales Company of America
Betty Hilton
Mrs. Hilton
Julie McKenzie and John Higgins to Wed in Decatur
Julie McKenzie bride elect of John Higgins of St. Louis was honored with a luncheon at Decatur Country Club with hostesses. A lake party at Logan Martin Lake near Birmingham and a series of showers followed in St. Louis and Birmingham. The couple plans to marry August 18 at St. Ann's Catholic Church in Decatur.
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Julie McKenzie
John Higgins
St. Louis
Decatur Country Club
Thomas Bingham
Robert Miller
Irvin Commander
Miss McKenzie
Lake
William H. Tilly
Logan Martin Lake
Birmingham
A. J. Noble
James Plylar
Waller Mason
James Manville
Karl Ganssle
Birthday Dinner Honors Mrs Amelia Fletcher at Decatur Home
The Decatur home of Mrs Recorida Fletcher Bevel hosted a birthday dinner for her mother Mrs Amelia Scott Fletcher turning 69. Attending were her children Henry Fletcher Jr Georgia Fletcher Cohn Carl Leslie Fletcher and Robert E Ross Jr plus 10 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren and two Decatur visitors James Birgan and Mrs Steve Wynn. Mrs Fletcher a Decatur resident of over 40 years belongs to Macedonia Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
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Recorida Fletcher Bevel
Decatur 5
Amelia Scott Fletcher
Henry Fletcher Jr
Decatur
Georgia Fletcher Cohn
Trinity
Carl Leslie Fletcher
Robert E. Ross Jr
Jeraldean Fletcher
Stamford, Conn
James Birgan
Steve Wynn
Fletcher
Macedonia Cumberland, Presbyterian Church
Weekend Wedding Guest List
Weekend wedding guest list for Brenda Watterson and Rodney Ashcraft shows out of town and Athens attendees. Guests traveled from Montgomery Nashville Dumas Ark Birmingham Ardmore Tenn Huntsville Ft. Knox Ky Memphis Sheffield Hohenwald Florence and Jacksonville to Grant Street Church of Christ.
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Brenda Watterson
Rodney Ashcraft
Grant Street
Church of Christ
Charles Watterson
Miami
Don Watterson
Susie
Carol
Lisa
Starla
Montgomery
Woodrow Griffin
Nashville
Carl Baugher
Harvest
Johnnie Hamaker
Dumas
Ark
Garrett Jenkins
Birmingham
Joe Wilson
Prospect
Tenn
Benson Broadway
Kristie
Ardmore
Kenny Holloway
Macon, Ga
Melinda McKown
Huntsville
Nick Zahnd
Ft. Knox
Richard Aldridge
Memphis
James Pride
Sheffield
J. W. Falkner
Jennifer
Hohenwald
Steve Armstrong
Jacksonville
R. L. Simmons
Trey
Tommy Cochran
Jenny
Bill
W. E. Dodson
Florence
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Elizabeth Madeline Wilson
By Jeane Dixon
Gemini
Hong Kong
Guander
Huntsville Podiatric Medical Group
E. J. Fareness
Richard Lee Freeman
Dental Arts Center
Gallatin & Lively Road
Astrology
Kenny
Tulsa
Nell
Chicago
Field Enterprises, Inc
Robert W. McKenzie
Haydn Myer
James Arville Perry
Brandon Keith
Thomas Edwards
James L. Perry
Brandon
Tamela Denise
Floyd Marsh
Sharon —Hagood
Erwin Hagood
New Friendship’ Community
Billy Hagood
Grant Peebles
Ben Corum
Moulton
R. G. Wells
Bernice Darnell
Hillsboro
Jimmy Hogue
April Hogue
Medina, Tenn
Stanley Jones
Jason Eliot
Flynde Jones
Shelia Jones
Mike Foster
Mary Foster
Hartselle
Don Marsh
Susanne
Mary
Virginia
David Marsh
Point Mallard
Rena Jenkins Roberts
Gainesville, Fla
Falkville
Toppy Robinson
Pensacola, Fla
Babe Eubanks
Summerford Nursing Home
Louie Williams
Mary Sue Moon
Kristie Moon
Atlanta, Ga
Hopewell Community
Jenny Warren
Atlanta
T. J. Blackmon
Hudson, Ohio
Noel Blackmon
Audrey
James Owens
Timmy and
Wendell Owens
New Ellington
S. C
John K. Vassar
Larry Speake
Georgia
South Carolina
Kentucky
Michigan
New York
Hilton
Women’s Liberation
Millarkey
Athens
David Griffin
Jacon
J. T. Eubanks
Don Osborne
Jill
David
Otis Boyd
Morris Schrimsher
Pam
Roger Beddingfield
Gateway Shopping Center
Shor JP
Oxford
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