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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1960

Page

5

Miss Catlett and Miss Smith Honorings Pre-Wedding Events

A series of pre wedding gatherings for Miss Mary Ann Catlett and Miss Lile Smith of Leighton unfolds across several venues. Al fresco supper at Elk River cottage hosted by the Sittas ons and Fishers. Seated dinner for Catlett and Yvonne Barrett at Ed Price home. Coffee gathering hosted by Mrs Tweedy and Miss Brown with Lewis Browns home. Guests share recipes and small tokens for the honored brides.

Mary Ann Catlett Lile Smith Leighton Elk River Melvin Oziers Bill Sittason John Fisher Ed Price Miss Catlett Yvonne Barrett Robert Tweedy III Gene Brown Lewis C. Browns

Retiring college hostess serves punch at Athens College reception

Mrs Harriet Jones, retiring college hostess, served punch at the Sunday afternoon reception held at Founders Hall Athens College. Hosts were President and Mrs Virgil McCain Jr with seniors, families and friends. Assistants included Mrs J E Bathurst wife of Dean Bathurst and Mrs John Glenn.

Harriet Jones Founders Hall Athens College Virgil McCain Jr J. E. Bathurst Dean Bathurst John Glenn

Goren on Goren on poet a Bridge East West vulnerable

Bridge column analysis recounts a bidding and play misstep where South opens two spades, North raises to three, South bids four clubs, and then grand slams in spades fail due to overlooked club diamond control. Declarer misreads chances and ends in a doomed dummy after a heart opening and trump sequence.

South West Jack of East Declarer South North The Chicago Tribune

Personalities Update Miss Collier Wil ey and Tapp

Miss Betty Collier Patty Wil ey and Sandra Tapp spent last evening at a social gathering hosted by local residents. Details remain limited but attendees reported a cordial atmosphere and friendly conversations among friends.

Betty Collier Patty Wiley Sandra Tapp

Kitchen shower honors Miss Catlett and Mr. Smith

Miss Catlett and Mr. Smith were entertained at a kitchen shower featuring yellow pompons in a black iron skillet on the dessert table. Miss Catlett wore a blue and white cotton full skirt and received a corsage of yellow carnations and miniature kitchen utensils.

Miss Catlett Mr. Smith

Miss Nichols Weds DeSanctis in Tuscumbia

Geraldine Nichols of Elias wed Carmine Edward DeSanctis of Huntsville at Our Lady of Shoals Church on June 4. Officiant Rev Claude St Germaine led the ceremony with music by Mrs Colagross Clara and Wesley Vaughn. The couple plans to live in Huntsville after a Florida honeymoon.

Tuscumbia Ala Our Lady of Shoals Catholic Church Geraldine Nichols Elias Carmine Edward DeSanctis Huntsville Ollie Nichols Leighton Ralph DeSanctis Elmont New York Claude St. Germaine Colagross Clara Wesley Vaughn

Weekend visits and graduations noted in Memphis area

The column lists weekend guests and family visits around Memphis including the Wiley and Merrill households. It also mentions graduation exercises at Athens College with Rev. O. S. Gamble receiving an honorary Doctor of Divinity. Additional notes cover pattern sales and a bridge article excerpt from the Chicago Tribune.

Athens College Benton Smith Bessie Cowan

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