Ruby Jones A Legion Auxiliary Leader With Deep Local Ties
Miss Ruby Jones, longtime organizer in Decatur, wears many hats including president of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 15 and chair of the Mary Lou Dancy Chapter 320 Eastern Star. She has led regional auxiliaries, helped restore a Bank building, built and operated a super service station, and enjoys a home full of historic bottles, antique tools, and quail-hatching pets. She is active in the First Presbyterian Church and the Woman's Chamber of Commerce.
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Ruby Jones
American Legion Auxiliary
Unit 15
Mary Lou Dancy
Order of the Eastern Star
North Alabama Historical Society
2Nd District Conference of American Legion Auxiliaries
Bank
Miss Ruby
First Pilot Club
Decatur
Apes Club
Alabama
8 And 40
Salon 185
Birmingham
la Pouvoir
Department of Alabama
Woman's Chamber of Commerce
First Presbyterian Church
Ruby
Wheeler Dam
Miss Jones
Housewarming for Williamses at Town Creek home
Mr and Mrs Jack Williams recently moved into their Town Creek residence and hosted a Friday night housewarming attended by twenty three friends relatives and neighbors. Guests brought gifts as gardenias flowers and greenery decorated the living and dining rooms. Congealed salad cake and cold drinks were served.
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Jack Williams
Town Creek 1
Williams
Lacey's Spring HD Club Demonstrates DIY Dress Revues
The Lacey's Spring Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. Hobson Mahan's home. Miss Lucille Hawkins presented a do it yourself demonstration. Winners were Mrs. Georgia Dunn, Mrs. Robbie Bevels, and Mrs. Paul B. McCutch eon in the dress revue with Mrs. Clara Gamble winning the contest prize. Refreshments served to 12 members, two visitors, Miss Hawkins, and several children.
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Lacey's Spring Home
Hobson Mahan
Lucille Hawkins
Georgia Dunn
Robbie Bevels
Paul B. McCutcheon
Clara Gamble
Hawkins
Morgan County Clubs Show Dresses At Demonstration
Morgan County home demonstration club members gathered at Hartselle Municipal Auditorium on May 30 for a dress revue. Miss Lucille Hawkins opened with a meditation and led prayers. 29 leaders modeled cotton dresses with county winners named. Judges included agents from Limestone and Lawrence counties. A post event tea honored Miss Mary Gore with a county gift of silver.
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Home Demonstration Club
Hartselle Municipal
Morgan County
Lucille Hawkins
J. M. Chunn
John Lee Stephenson
America
Raymond Clark
Pleasant Hill
O. C. Couch
Union Hill
Frank Collier
Velma Lipscomb
Priceville
Guy P. Smith
Danville
W. M. Parker
Price Bryant
Massey
Don West
East Hartselle
Marvin Griffin
Luke Roberts
North Hartselle
Bill Stephenson
Sebren Garner
Hopewell
I. V. Dobbs
Paul Whitten
Center Point
Dan Turney
Valdermosa
Andrew West
J. D. Light
Falkville
Georgia Dunn
Lacey's Spring
Eugene Durand
Hance Hardwick
Windes
Les Monk
I. J. Higginbotham
Flint
H. M. Betterton
W. L. Groover
Joe Bramlett
Bethel
W. L. Garner
D. E. Hogan, Jr
Roundtop Fairview
Emma Jo Lindsay
Limestone County
Ruby Looney
Lawrence County
David Gordon
Byron Sanderson
Athens
Harold Wright
Wray Barcliff
Hartselle
Mary Gore
Personal notices of visitors and travel in Decatur area
Mrs Wilson Taylor Jr is at her father Curtis Barfield's bedside in Georgia Baptist Hospital Atlanta for surgery. Mr and Mrs John Miles attended a Princeton Alumni dinner in Birmingham. Mrs W G Gilchrist Jr plans to return home Tuesday after visiting her sister Mrs George Healy and Mr Healy in New Orleans. Mrs Rufus Underwood leaves for Harlingen Texas where son Rufus Underwood Jr will receive wings and his 2nd Lt commission. They will return for Lt Underwood's 30 day leave before reporting to Sacramento California. Mrs L R Nash and Mrs Robert McNelly visit friends in Town. Mrs Ed Betts of Washington DC visits Mrs J E Horton in Greenbrier. Numerous Decatur and Athens parties host the visitor. Mrs Sam Roberts and Miss Marie Roberts of Tuscaloosa stay at Belle Mina for the summer. Mrs Baxter Collins of Selma spends weekend with brother Robert C Bibb of Belle Mina and sister Mrs T B Bailey of Decatur. Mr and Mrs J A Gasaway, Mrs J Y Robb and Miss Eleanor Robb will go to Auburn Tuesday for API commencement where Jimmy Gasaway will receive a B S in chemical engineering. As Miss Janice Marie Smith will
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Wilson Taylor Jr
Curtis Barfield
Georgia Baptist Hospital
Atlanta
Rufus Underwood
Harlingen
Tex
Rufus Underwood Jr
Underwood
Sacramento
Calif
J. A. Gasaway
J. Y. Robb
Eleanor Robb
Auburn
API
Jimmy Gasaway
Union Grove Home Demonstration Club Meeting Notes
Mrs Truitt Kenum hosted the Union Grove group with Mrs Sterlin Strawn as cohostess. President Mrs John Kitchens led the meeting. devotion by Mrs Newt Kitchens. Ruby Looney led leadership school and storage demo. seven members, three visitors attended. June hosts to be Mrs Lamon Hill and Mrs Newt Kitchens.
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Truitt Kenum
Union Grove Home Demonstration Club
Sterlin Strawn
John Kitchens
Newt Kitchens
Bill Palmer
Ruby Looney
Leadership School
Lamon Hill
G A Girls Wiener Roast at Wheeler Dam
G A girls from Town Creek met Friday afternoon for a wiener roast and picnic with teacher Mrs Norton. Davis Thompson and Wayne Bryant drove the cars. Attendees included Patsy Moats Linda Neal Doris Bunnell Nancy Tippett Billie Mae Hogeland Priscilla Gibson Carolyn McVay Brenda Bryant Nancy Gibson and Larry Bryant.
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Town Creek Jr. G.A
Wheeler Dam
Bobbie Norton
Davis Thompson
Wayne Bryant
Patsy Moats
Linda Neal
Doris Bunnell
Nancy Tippett
Billie Mae Hogeland
Priscilla Gibson
Carolyn McVay
Brenda Bryant
Nancy Gibson
Larry Bryant
Focus On Food Friday Fare Brined Fish Fillets And Sides
Broiled fish fillets with mashed potatoes buttered carrots and an old fashioned lettuce salad with fruit cookies and beverage. The lettuce salad uses Boston lettuce scallions bacon sugar salt dry mustard and cider vinegar. bacon fat dressing is warmed and poured over greens. Serves six.
Courtland social notes and condolences from Lawrence County
Mrs A Guy Terry and Mr and Mrs Hoover Reding hosted friends at their Highway 20 home. Attending were Mr and Mrs Benjamin Cross and family of Pasadena Texas Mrs Marshall Reding and son Mr and Mrs Brendon McGowan and family Nadine Green and Mrs Ame lis Green were Florence visitors this week. Sympathy extended to the family of Mrs Mary Hunt who recently lost a loved one. Mrs Hunt has lived with her daughter Mrs Pruitt Parker recently. Mrs Fred Cosby and Ralph of Oklahoma visited their Florence relatives. Mrs Bill Barnes has returned home in Florence after completing this visit.
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Hoover Reding
Highway 20
Benjamin Cross
Pasadena
Texas
Marshall Reding
Brendon McGowan
Nadine Green
Amelis Green
Florence
Mary Hunt
Charleston Receipts: A Charleston culinary history volume
The Jun ior League of Charleston presents Charleston Receipts a book that blends South Carolina history with practical recipes from colonial to modern times. It curates receipts from yellowed cookbooks and soldiers era menus including Hugenot Torte and Awendaw dishes. Includes clever short cuts and witty verses with an order form for the volume.
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Junior League of
Charleston
S. C
South Carolina
Carolina
Sherman
Manor Ray nuptials date set for July second
The marriage event between Manor and Ray is rescheduled to July 2, not July 22 as previously noted. The note appears amid a report on Montgomery engagements and Miss Alabama scholarship preparations, with Tuesday travel plans for ongoing voice coaching by Mrs. A. H. Hassell.
How a Film Star Keeps in Trim
Venetia Stevenson, under contract to pictures, keeps her figure by daily exercise. The former top model uses enthusiastic routines to stay limber and slim, emphasizing a lively pace and muscular relaxation to help shed pounds without fatigue.
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Vivian Brown
UP News
Venetia Stevenson
Pictures
Local Notices and Social News Roundup
Community members share visits and condolences. Hollis and Harold Green families hosted in Wheeler. Sympathy extended to Clifton Terry family with services at Baptist Church. Evans family returns to Panama City after visiting Kimbrells. Alice Neal guest at Courtland Downs. Nolph Parker improving at Decatur General Hospital. Pearlie Smith and daughters hosted by Frank Terry. Anita and Cathy visit Burden parents. Harris family of Haleyville weekend guests of the Harris household.
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Hollis Green
Harold Green
B. H. Green
Wheeler
Clifton Terry
Baptist Church
B. A. Evans
Panama City
Almon Kimbrell
Alice Neal
Catur
Tom Parker
Courtland Downs
Nolph Parker
Decatur General Hospital
Pearlie Smith
Frank Terry
Charbp Gy
Anita
Cathy
Austin Burden
R. J. Harris
Haleyville
Clearence Harris
Central Garden Club Elects Delegate at Auburn Convention
Central Garden Club members met at Mrs. Rufus Warren's home for a covered dish lunch. Mrs. John Collier was elected as delegate to the State Federation of Garden Clubs convention in Auburn June 10 11 12. Mrs. Wesley Cook led a conservation program and the group adjourned to resume in September.
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Central Garden Club
Rufus Warren
John Collier
Federation of Garden Clubs
Auburn
Wesley Cook
Carrier Saratoga Stands 187 Feet Above Waterline
The US aircraft carrier Saratoga rises 187 feet from water line to the top of the foremast, about 20 feet higher than Niagara Falls, highlighting its towering profile and naval engineering feat.
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Saratoga
Niagara Falls
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Ira's Book & Gift Shop
E. Moulton Street
Williamses
Lacey
Kelvinator
H.P
Service Dept
MILLE
Miss Gore
John Miles
Princeton
W. G. Gilchrist Jr
George Healy
Mr. Healy
New Orleans
Ed Betts
Washington, D.C
J. E. Horton
Greenbrier
Sam Roberts
Marie Roberts
Tuscaloosa
Belle Mina
Mrs. Baxter Collins
Selma
Robert C. Bibb
Mrs. T. B. Bailey
Janice Marie Smith
Mrs. Kenum
Union Grove
G. A. Girls
Lawrence County Courtland
A. Guy Terry
Montgomery
A. H. Hassell
Bramlett
Mr. Light
City Pork Flower Shop
Second Ave
Decatur Transit
Northeast End
Southwest
HERTZ
Terumase
Van
Amy
Auto-Trailer Rental Service
Decatur Transfer & Storage
Allied van Lines, Inc
Pitts Chiropractic Clinic
6Th Ave. S.E
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