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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1955

Page

6

Miss Kimberlin Weds PFC Blankenship at All Saints Church

Miss Peggy Ann Kimberlin and Pfc. Blankenship were married May 26 at All Saints Episcopal Church Birmingham with Rev. Marshall Seifert officiating. The bride wore a white embroidered organza dress with lilies of the valley and a short veil, and Dior blue for her wedding trip.

Pfc Julius Dale Blankenship All Saints’ Episcopal Church Birmingham Marshall E. Seifert Peggy Ann Kimberlin W. C. Kimberlin Decatur Blankenship R. J. Blankenship Fort Campbell, Ky Bonnie Thomas William Martin Kimberlin Mrs. Kimberlin Mrs. Blankenship Dior

Year Book Beauties Chosen at Alabama College

Alabama College selects six beauties for the Montage yearbook Elite Night pageant highlights their full page portraits. Edna Jackson Decatur Jane Earle Nall Dothan Samira Khaki Cairo Harriet Hubbard Anniston Inge Barthel Bogota Sherie Randall Marion Junction Montage 1955 dedicated to Martha Allen art associate professor.

Montevallo Ala Alabama College Phyllis J. Springen Edna Jackson Decatur Walter M. Jackson Enrique Barthel Bogota Colombia South America Sherie Randall E. F. Randall Marion Junction Martha Allen Phyllis Jones Springen Joyce Kane Mobile Ellen Little Alexander City Dora Clark Andalusia Sylvia Weaver Flattop Madge Mullins Clanton June Tramer Gadsden Elite Night Marinell Watford Cottonwood Ann Stroud Athens Roberta Dobbs Summerville Georgia Sara Taylor

Growing Pains to Garden: Dry Weather Watering Tips

The article advises techniques for dry spells including seepers a long canvas hose with a water connection. Deep weekly watering beats light sprinkling. Mulch with peat moss or grass clippings helps retain moisture. Automatic sprinklers vary from revolving metal units to perforated hoses. If a city bans lawn watering, await rain. Garden planning should place accessible water outlets near beds.

Shirley Corum Weds Air Force Storey in Adamsville

Shirley Ann Corum married Virgil Wallace Storey on May 21 at Union Grove Methodist Church Adamsville with Rev. James Segars officiating. The couple will reside in West Palm Beach Florida where Storey serves as an Air Force flight mechanic. Corum trained as a nurse prior to marriage.

E. E. Corum Austinville Shirley Ann Corum Virgil Wallace Storey Emery Storey Adamsville Union Grove Methodist Church James Segars Betty Sue Johnston James Neal Tuscaloosa West Palm Beach Fla Air Force Storey Carraway Methodist Hospital Birmingham

Bridge Clubs Meet This Week

Mrs. Noble Russell hosted the Wednesday Nine with winners Mechames Lao Wright and Frank Stone. After morning play the club had coffee and cookies, then lunch at the Lyons Hotel. This will be the last summer meeting for the club.

Mrs Sublett Hosts Bridge Club With Guest Easley

Mrs Sublett hosted her bridge club on Thursday with an additional guest Mrs Easley. Winners were Mesdames J Keith Lawson and Charles H Apperson. Other members of this Thursday cohort attended.

Robert Sublett William K. Easley Mesdames J. Keith Lawson Charles H. Apperson

Miss Morris Heads to Mobile and Gulf Shores Weekend

Miss Mary Louise Morris leaves Friday for Mobile to join Washington room mates Miss Elsie Taylor and Miss Robbie Watkins and then to Gulf Shores for the weekend. They will return to Washington Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Bowzee return from Gulfport after their daughter Miss Jan's graduation.

Mary Louise Morris Mobile Washington, D. C Elsie Taylor Robbie Watkins Gulf Shores Washington H. B. Bowzee Gulfport, Miss Jan

Bridge Club Members and Winners Featured in Local News

Mesdames William Spink A D Nellis Raymond Albert C E Heiserman and Lewis Garrett form the Bridge Club. Mrs H L Schinert hosted the Gay Nine with guest Mrs Ben Collier. Winners were Mesdames W L Wilson and Ben Collier. P A Ucci hosted a Thursday bridge session with guest Robert Heidener. winners were Ucci Harris and Andrew Smith. Desserts were served to members and guests including John Lamarthe Eugen Ringwald Paul Gann Robertson and Richard Radford.

Bridge Club Mesdames William Spink A. D. Nellis Raymond Albert C. E. Heiserman Lewis Garrett H. L. Schinert Gay Nine Bridge Club Ben Collier W. L. Wilson P. A. Ucci Robert Heidener Mesdames Ucci C. E. Harris Andrew Smith Adames John Lamarthe Eugen Ringwald Paul Gann Robertson Richard Radford

Local residents share summer visits and travel plans

Pvt Otto H Nebrig Jr arrives today from Camp Haven Wis to visit his parents Mr and Mrs Otto Nebrig. Tommy Phillips returns from API to spend the summer with his parents Mr and Mrs T L Phillips. Betty Jane Norwood from API returns home to join her parents Mr and Mrs James Norwood for the summer. Mrs Fred Hunt leaves for Newman Ga for a visit to daughter Mrs Walter Sanders and family and to attend University of Georgia graduation where granddaughter Evelyn Hunt Sanders will be valedictorian.

Pvt Otto H. Nebrig Jr Camp Haven Wisconsin Mrs Otto Nebrig Tommy Phillips API T. L. Phillips Betty Jane Norwood James Norwood Fred Hunt Newman Walter Sanders University of Georgia Evelyn Hunt Sanders Valedic Homer Hutchinson Tommy Mr. Hutchinson H. B. Hutchinson Atlanta

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Miss Kimberlin Pfc Miss Edna Jackson Harriet Hubbard J. D. Blankenship Miss Sherie Randall MISS Samira Khaki Ala. College Sistant Margaret Newton Inge Barthel Miss Jane Earl Nall Shirley Corum Wallace Storey Cara A 1St Ave 2Nd St Amana Oes Gulf Park Mrs. F. D. Peebles Nashville C. H. Eyster Mrs. Law Lamar Selma Joe Renneker St. Vincent's Hospital Frank L. Chenault New York New England States Jack Park Elizabeth Arantz Naval Academy Annapolis Roy Freeman Jr Delaware Grady McDonald Joyce Gayle McDonald Carl McDonald Bessemer Bobby Sellers Frank Stone M. E. Edwards Gay Fleming Walton Fleming Huntsville Lula Caddell Whiteway Desert CAFE City Park Second Ave Good Foo Theo Hill Old Moulton Leve Decetur Moulton
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