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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1958

Page

5

Morris-Gibson Wedding To Be Saturday

Falkville Miss Patricia Morris and Billy Ray Gibson of Birmingham will pledge vows at Tabernacle Baptist Church Saturday at 7 30 p m. The bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs James Fred Morris and worked with Retail Credit after attending the University of Georgia. The groom is son of Mr and Mrs Albert H Gibson of Birmingham and works for Hartford Fire Insurance Co of Atlanta.

Falkville Patricia Morris Billy Ray Gibson Birmingham Tabernacle Baptist Church James Fred Morris University of Georgia Dixie Red Coat Band Retail Credit Gibson Albert H. Gibson Hartford Fire Insurance Co Atlanta Rebecca Jo Nelson Billie Kenneth Nelson Robert Elliott Dumas Guy Dumas Miss Nelson Decatur High School Mr. Dumas Athens College Central Baptist Church Miss Mills Lawson Benard Mills Jacye Joreen Mills Gary Clinton Blagburn Coy Blagburn

Courtland WMS Names Officers for 1958 59

The Baptist Woman's Missionary Society met at Mrs. W. E. Crow's home and elected officers for 1958 59. President Mrs A Guy Terry. vice president Mrs W E Crow. program chairman Mrs W E Crow. young people leader Mrs Marshall Reding. secretary treasurer Mrs W E Duvall. community and mission study Mrs Austin Burden. benevolence Mrs Hattie Southern. BWC advisor Mrs W E Duvall.

The Baptist Woman's Missionary Society W. E. Crow A. Guy Terry Marshall Reding W. E. Duvall Austin Burden Hattie Southern BWC Crow Duvall Burden Guy Terry

AAUW Aids Fund For New Building Groundbreaking

The Alabama Division of the American Association of University Women will be represented by state president Mrs. William VanGelder of Birmingham and regional VP Miss Henrietta Thompson of Tuscaloosa at the June 18 groundbreaking for the new two million dollar AAUW Educational Center in Potomac Plaza Washington DC. The national headquarters will be first for a national group in Potomac Plaza, modeled after Rockefeller Center. AAUW has members in 1380 communities across the US and abroad, raising twelve million dollars for the center to attract visiting university women and members of the International Federation of University Women. Building funds chairs include Flora Rawls in Memphis and S D Moxley in Birmingham.

Alabama American Association of University Women William VanGelder Birmingham Henrietta Thompson Tuscaloosa AAUW Potomac Plaza Center Washington, D. C Potomac Plaza Rockefeller Center New York City United States Alaska Hawaii Guam International Federation of University Women Building Funds Flora Rawls Memphis State College Memphis Ten

Astute declarer seeks information before trump play in bridge

In this hand North opens one heart and reaches four hearts after a cautious sequence. The declarer shifts to gain knowledge before a trump play, discards menace of the queen of trumps, and uses spade and diamond plays to infer opponents’ distribution, concluding East has four spades and three clubs.

West East Declarer

Mrs. Reding Hosts BWC Meeting at Courtland Church

Hoover Reding served as hostess for the Courtland Baptist Church Business Women's Circle meeting. Peggy Terry Lassye Claborn Gladys Dillard Anita Reding and Gladys Terry presented the program. Betty Hughes Doris Looney and Peggy Blaxton attended. refreshments followed.

Courtland Hoover Reding Courtland Baptist Church Fred Crow Peggy Terry Lassye Claborn Gladys Dillard Anita Reding Gladys Terry Betty Hughes Doris Looney Peggy Blaxton

Personal Notices From Chicago Heights To Alabama

Local column lists visitors and travel for families and friends across Decatur Florence Huntsville Jackson and nearby areas including Mrs Loren Willoughby Mrs Lizzie Slade Mrs Burton Bartee and others. Several residents plan weekend visits summer trips and out of town stays with relatives and friends in Florida New York Kansas and Tennessee.

Lizzie Mosley Slade New York City Decatur New York

Farley and Parker Vow Details in Iluka Ceremony

Thelma Jean Farley and Carlton Parker plan to marry in Iluka Mississippi on June 14. Thelma is the daughter of William Anderson Farley and his wife of Town Creek and Carlton’s parents are Paul and Mrs Parker of Moulton. The bride elect is a Hatton High senior and Parker a Hatton High graduate. The couple will reside in Moulton.

Thelma Jean Farley Carlton Parker Iluka Miss Miss Farley William Anderson Farley Town Creek Paul Parker Moulton Hatton High School Parker

Todd seeks unpaid return to county job after 44 years

HILO Hawaii Walter A Todd 64 retires from Hawaii County after 44 years as head of the county automotive and equipment division. He says he cannot stand prosperity and offers to work without pay to win back his job, adding he enjoys fishing and hunting but has limits.

Hilo Hawaii Walter A. Todd Todd Hawaii County Automotive and Equipment Division

Seekers Bible Club Meeting At Home

Seekers Bible Club gathered Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Edgar Self with co hosts Mrs. E. K. Henson and Mrs. Marvin Smith. The 22 members heard prayer led by Mrs. Raymond Britain and devotion by Mrs. Ed Johnson, with a lesson by Mrs. M. K. Vickrey.

Seekers Bible Club Edgar Self E. K. Henson Marvin Smith Raymond Britain Wray Handley M. K. Vickrey

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