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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1960
Page
5
Bridge expert analyzes a four heart contract where West must decide whether to duck the king of hearts. The defense runs two spade tricks, then a club, and a heart play tests declarer's guess about East's heart ace. West's choice affects whether South can force the defense to concede tricks.
A collage of society items lists funeral service attendance for Woodson John Martin in Nashville, missionary Margaret Liston arriving from Brussels, families vacationing at Panama City Beach and Gatlinburg, college and academy activities in Sewanee and Alabama, and relatives visiting in Atlanta Knoxville and Washington.
At the Joe Wheeler Chapter UDC annual dinner in the Lyons Hotel Miss Patsy Noble of Houston spoke on Jefferson Davis. Mrs. John Wilcox and Mrs. Bruce Pettey shared UDC experiences and gave the invocation. Miss Nina Hodges chaired the event. Foster Bailey Jr. and Ronnie Smith performed piano pieces as the chapter accepted the Adelaide Bell Driver Memorial Trophy for the Alabama chapter.
WSCS met at the home of Mrs. Ernest Standridge on Monday with 15 members present. Mrs C M White led the devotional. Mrs S N Kitchens offered prayer. Mrs Elbert Jones gave the lesson. Mrs Kyle Clark closed with prayer. Refreshments served.
Cotaco Culture Club held its final year meeting at Falkville Nursing Home where they visited patients and carried flowers. A short business session followed at Mrs Summerford’s home with Mrs Payne turning over 570.44 to newly elected treasurer Mrs Prater. Thirteen members attended and refreshments were served.
Moulton resident underwent surgery Wednesday at St. Vincent's Hospital Birmingham room 412. Mrs. Yancey Hughes and Miss Mary Virginia Hughes stay in Pensacola with Mrs. Hughes' parents Rev. and Mrs. D. H. McNeal at 551 Burgess Road. Rev. McNeal had surgery Tuesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Hospital Pensacola.
A gathering hosted by her son invited all elementary teachers and their spouses plus the principal and his wife. Mrs Gargus received a crystal cake plate as a going away gift and will move to the Flat Rock community.
New officers of WSCS were installed with Mrs Neal Aycock as treasurer promoted by Mrs Albert Collum in education and service. Student work goes to Mrs Hugh Morris and youth to Mrs Jack McCaigh while social relations to Mrs W H Winter and spiritual life to Mrs Noojin Walker. Literature and publications go to Mrs Ernie Holmes and supply work to Mrs Bill Alston with Mrs Andrew West.
Mrs R C Puckett hosted the Neel Woman’s Society of Christian Service meeting. President Mrs Virgil Wallace led prayer, roll call and minutes, with devotion from Mrs Tolan Whitten. The group voted quarterly support for the Ethel Harps home in Georgia.
Hog slaughter increased by about eight percent while lambs and mutton saw roughly a three percent rise, reflecting stronger market activity in livestock processing.
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