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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1954

Page

6

Miss Timberlake Honored At Bridal Luncheon In Decatur

A bridal luncheon for Miss Bertha Timberlake, bride of Capt. George Ven John, was hosted by Mrs. Breck Reeves and Mrs. Frank L. Robertson in the Lyons Hotel English Room. Attendees included Mrs. I. V. Timberlake, the honoree, and other wedding party members.

Lyons Hotel Breck Reeves Frank L. Robertson Pensacola Florida Bertha Timberlake Capt George Ven John Frank Keown Kenneth Lomen Fresno California Marjorie Mason Huntsville Elsie Gaines I. V. Timberlake Miss Timberlake Breckright Reeves Frank Robertson Kenneth Loman Frank Keown Robertson

Personal notices of visits and travels around the region

Local society items list numerous residents and guests visiting relatives in Georgia Florida Philadelphia and Birmingham. Names include Mr and Mrs W E Lincoln Miss Mary Augusta Bibb Miss Carolyn Bibb and many others with plans to attend graduations internships vacations and trips to Gulf Shores Mobile Panama City Dothan Fort Walton and the Smokies.

Carolyn Bibb A.P I Georgia Florida Charles H. Davidson Mobile Panama City

Auburn Housewives Combine Talent For Organ Fund

Three Auburn homemaker musicians plan a June 22 recital to raise funds for a new church pipe organ. The trio Mrs. Nathaniel Welch Mrs. James C. Gasser and Mrs. Thomas W. Schuessler balance practice with family duties while husbands handle extra babysitting. They bring degrees from Syracuse Montana State University and Athens College plus soloist credits in church and college ensembles. The event is sponsored by the Methodist Women's Circle.

Nathaniel Welch Thomas W. Schuessler James C. Gasser New Auburn Methodist Church Auburn Methodist Women’s Circle Gasser Montana State University John Lester Montana State Orchestra Marine Corps Guam Quantico Camp LeJeune N. C Auburn Methodist Choir Welch Bridgeport

Current Best Sellers Fiction List

The list highlights popular fiction titles including Not as a Stranger by Morton Thompson Bless This House by Norah Lofts Never Victorious Never Defeated by Taylor Caldwell The Song of Ruth by Frank G Slaughter and Away All Boats by Kenneth Dodson as top sellers.

Morton Thompson Norah Lofts Taylor Caldwell Song of Ruth Frank G. Slaughter Kenneth Dodson

The Power of Positive Thinking and Related Works

A truncated listing shows titles by Norman Vincent Peale, Elmer Davis, and Emily Kimbrough. The fragment mentions The Second Tree from the and hints at a reading lineup or book catalog.

Norman Vincent Peale Elmer Davis Emily Kimbrough

Tennessee Valley acres and Florida vacation returnees

The Tennessee Valley area includes 26,000,000 acres with 14,000,000 forested. Children Ronda and Janette have returned home from a ten day vacation in Dayton Beach, Florida. Mrs. Harvey Bernard and her children Bruce David and Carol Anne have returned to their Nashville home after visiting parents and grandparents Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Peurie.

Bruce Spencer Marjorie and Bruce Jr the Smokies Dan Boyd Katherine Roanoke S. H. Wilds Tennessee Valley Ronda and Janette Dayton Beach Florida Harvey Bernard Bruce, David Carol Anne Nashville Tennessee H. N. Peurie

What have you done to help a fallen soul today

Poem asks the reader to reflect on acts of aid to wounded brothers and guiding others toward a better path. Herschel Stegar challenges personal accountability before God, questioning whether one has lifted others above doubt and dismay.

God Herschel Stegar

Moss Family Holds Reunion at Hartselle Home

The Moss family gathering Sunday at North Sparkman Street in Hartselle brought together Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Speakman and Brenda and Johnnie, Mrs. Ida Parker, Mrs. J. C. Hobbie, John and Tommy, and Mrs. Robert Proctor along with other descendants of the late Mr. and Mrs. James A. Moss.

James A. Moss Ida Parker North Sparkman St Hartselle W. E. Speakman Brenda Johnnie J. C. Hobbie John Tommy Robert Proctor

Silence over Schine at Army McCarthy hearings

The Army McCarthy clash sees Pvt. G David Schine shielded from cross examination as Republicans outvote Democrats 4-3 to keep him off the witness stand. Schine, 27, heads his father’s hotel chain and is central to both sides’ claims of pressure and hostage tactics in the probe of communism in the Army.

Washington Pvt David Schine Schine Sthine Army Sen. McCarthy

National PTA Opens Own Building in 57-Year Span

The National Congress of Parents and Teachers with eight million members in 39,000 local chapters has occupied its own building for the first time in its 57-year history. In 1952 river freight reports show Detroit River 116,550,000 tons, St Marys Falls Canal 106,550,000 tons, and the Mississippi River 77,584,556 tons.

Chicago National Congress of Parents and Teachers United States Detroit River St. Marys Falls Canal Sault Ste. Marie Mississippi River

McCarthy Denies Knowledge of Schine Plan at Hearings

The article notes McCarthy claimed he had not seen the Schine plan before it was introduced in hearings, while the State Department had previously rejected a long range plan for a psychological war on communism offered before he joined his staff.

Subcommittee Roy M. Cohn Cohn Schine Europe McCarthy Schiner State Department

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Society Texas Visitors Elmer Hayes Aubrey R. McKinney McKinneys Finley Island Hubert Head Jerry Bobby Ricky Grand Prairie Texas Stanley Cricket Mrs. Hayes Wesleyan Service Guild Wesleyan Service Guild of Central Methodist Church L. B. Sanders Joe Flynn Beulah Rowell Decatur Duplicate Bridge Club Decatur Country Club James Wade T. D. Grubbs Edward H. Sundbeck William S. Wagner Walter H. Hindle C. B. Bartee Lee Damsky E. P. Garrett Jr Wiley Cox Jr Don Horton Katherine Russell E. B. Polytin E. B. Polytinsky Russellville Walter H. Hinkle Decatur WCTU Methodist Church Union Grove Central Methodist A. R. McKinney W. E. Lincoln Portland, Oregon Mary Augusta Bibb Betty Jane Norwood A.P.I Bob Boggs Atlanta Mrs. H. D. Barnum J. G. Hamilton Eleanor Philadelphia Pennsylvania Jefferson Medical College Alan Dimick Birmingham Harriett Higdon Birmingham Southernern College Howard Belser Howard Jr Camp Sumatoga Clyde Busler Garden City John Towns Lela Fanning John Hamilton Hamilton Jefferson-Hillman Hospital Harry Collier Mrs. M. T. Burke Gulf Shores A. B. Love Fairfax John Doman Madisonville Kentucky Sunda W. B. Strong Allan Hamilton Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio Spence Air Force Base Moultrie Jimmy Wiley Pat Cornell Gilly Key Jack Sewell Dothan Jimmy Fort Walton B. M. Cornell Bud H. P. Still New Brunwick New Jersey H. N. Peurifoy Georges E. Rush Auburn Housewives Schuessler Betty McGehee Frank M. Church Athens College Athens Ala University of Tennessee Auburn Methodist Ch Don’s Floor Don Williams 9Th St. 5 Joseph Paul Moss Marlow Mary Jane Lewis Moss Martha Ann J. R. Moss James Cecil Alexandria Jimmie Moss Carolyn Betty Sue C. B. Atkins Sherman Wallace David Buddy Weaver Judy Grady Atkins Jackie Pervis Sparkman Joe Nancy Bonnie Carl Sparkman Billie Carl Dick West Patsy Jo Leon Simmons Donnie Coy Sparkman Becky Mike Modie Day Jimmie Douglas Moss June Fortenberry Louise Dungy Shirley Blankenship Decatur Nursery Danville Rd S.W Father's Day DAD Ira‘s Book & Gift Shop E. Moulton PTA Novi
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