This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1962
Page
7
Gift buying for dads counsels practical, durable choices for Father’s Day. Focus on masculine items like heavy coffee mugs, ashtrays, or sturdy accessories and avoid delicate or overly cute gifts. Prioritize usefulness, avoid nagging reminders, and ensure wrapping matches masculine taste.
Miss Adeline Pepper and Anna Marie Link return from Lexington Virginia where they attended dances at Virginia Military Institute. Irene Clem visits relatives in Gainesville Florida. Petty Officer Jerry McCarley of Key West returns to base after visiting parents in Falkville. Mrs Herbert Sivley and daughter of Laurel Mississippi return home. Also notes on a craft pattern advertisement and a family from Falkville夏 visiting Knoxville Tennessee.
In a Curacao match against the Netherlands West Indies, a South hand opened spades, West doubled, and partner raised to two spades. After further bids, three spades was made. West later led hearts and diamonds, allowing a favorable sequence that yielded two diamonds, one heart, one club into the hand and a three spade contract. The other table reached four hearts. The total swing was 760 points.
Bro Louis Perry’s absence saw Tom Johnson of Nashville fill the pulpit. Mrs Ida Wiley remains ill at home. Larry Cantrall arrives from Germany for several weeks before Georgia duty. Women’s Auxiliary met at Mrs Geneva Foote’s home. Amner Devins arrives from California for vacation and visits Cora Woods and Olie Holmes with sisters Lora Livingston and Savanah Smith. Bible School set for the last week in June. invitation extended to all.
Miss Martha Pearl Teague has finished her freshman year at Florence State and is at home. John Sims and Jerry Smith students at the University of Alabama and Don Tomlinson of Auburn University are also at home. Max Lee, who was a student.
At Auburn University last quarter a student has returned home and is working at Huntsville on the co op plan. Ted Lee also began work for Brown Engineering Co under the Junior Fellowship plan. Lunchroom workers attended the annual school at Florence this week. Attendees include Mrs Ottis Dutton Mrs Hugh Lindsey Mrs Guy Smith and Mrs T G Segars. Home Demonstration Club will meet June 14 with Mrs Lewis Sims. Members are reminded to bring gifts for TB patients such as puzzles socks stationery and toilet articles.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.