Brunch Honors Visitor Mrs. H. D. Barnum at Home
Mrs. H. D. Barnum hosted a brunch last week honoring her daughter Mrs. Robert Boggs of Birmingham. Silver appointments featured Queen Anne's Lace and garden flowers. Mrs. A. A. Jones Jr. helped serve. Attending guests included Mrs. James Bloodworth, Mrs. Judson Davis, Mrs. Jim Odom, Mrs. Gordon Mummert, Mrs. James McGaughey, Mrs. Jon Moores, Mrs. Gil Crane, Mrs. Robert Tweedy Jr., Mrs. John Eyster, Mrs. Robert McNelly, Mrs. Withers Peebles Jr., Mrs. John Veitch, Mrs. Walter Hall, Mrs. Barrett Shelton Jr., Mrs. John Richardson of Athens.
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H. D. Barnum
Robert Boggs
Birmingham
A. A. Jones Jr
James Bloodworth
Judson Davis
Jim Odom
Gordon Mummert
James McGaughey
Jon Moores
Gil Crane
Robert Tweedy Jlr
John Eyster
Robert McNelly
Withers Peebles Jr
John Veitch
Walter Hall
Barrett Shelton Jr
John Richardson
Athens
Annual PTA Congress Set At Alabama June Event
The Alabama Congress of Parents and Teachers holds its annual summer institute June 16 to 18 on the University of Alabama campus as part of the State Education Conference. Sessions feature Mrs. John R. Lathram and Dr. Donald Snygg with workshops on parent teacher fundamentals and education for social change.
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Committee On
W. W. Elliott
Alabama Congress of Parents and Teachers
Alice Miel
Teachers College
Columbia University
Alabama Union
William Alexander
University of Florida
State Edu
Suit Daughter Smartly for All and Weekends
Ad offers pattern 7482 for knit jacket and pleated skirt in sizes 2 4 6 8 10 12. Price 35c plus 15c extra for first class mail and handling. Send to Alice Brooks at The Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept Box 163 New York NY 10011. Also promotes 1965 Needlecraft Catalog with 200 designs and 25c items.
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Alice Brooks
Decatur Daily
Needlecraft Dept
Old Chelsea Station
New York N.Y
Personal items notice deadline for Valley paper drop
Call 353 4655 between 8 30 a m and noon to turn in items for Around the Valley. Items received after 9 a m appear in the next day's issue.
Nicely Melton wedding to be held at Vanderbilt chapel
John Kendall Nicely of Decatur Alabama will wed Miss Mary Jane Melton of Nashville this afternoon at 2 30 in the Episcopal Chapel of St Augustine on the Vanderbilt University campus Rev Robert E Wilcox will officiate and music will be by the chapel organist. The couple will reside in Madison Garden Apartments Huntsville after a Nassau Bahama Islands wedding trip follow the ceremony.
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Nashville
Mary Jane Melton
Leonard Melton
Mr. Melton
John Kendall Nicely
Doyle C. Nicely
Decatur
Ala
Episcopal Chapel
St. Augustine’s
Vanderbilt University
Robert E. Wilcox
Nassau
Bahama Islands
Madison Garden Apts
Huntsville
Nicely
Biltmore
Miss Melton
Adele Martin
Personal notices of family visits and travel in the region
Mr and Mrs John G Aikin of Mobile were weekend guests of their daughter and family. A M Patterson Jr and Carl Murphree returned from a six day Bermuda cruise. Leo Rowe and family from Pensacola visited Courtland and attended a Cotillion Club dance in Decatur. Claudia Payne of Memphis visits her aunt Tempe Claxton. R W Orr and Barrett Shelton spent Sunday in McMinnville Tennessee where Stratton Orr is in camp. Reed Peoples of East Peoria and Walter A Cornwell of Birmingham visit Patterson family. Garrison Jr and Robert Garrison of Birmingham return from a motor trip to New York City and the World’s Fair.
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John G_. Aikin
Mobile
A. M. Patterson Jr
Carl Murphree
Bermuda
Jacksonville
Fla
Zamora Temple of
Birmingham
Leo Rowe
Pensacola
Fred Ashford
Courtland
Decatur
Claudia Payne
Memphis
Tempe Claxton
R. W. Orr
Barrett Shelton
McMinnville
Tenn
Stratton Orr
Reed Peoples
East Peoria, Il
Walter A. Cornwell
David Ellis Patterson
R. Garrison Jr
Robert Garrison
New York City
Mooresville
Athens
Somerville
Morgan
Daniel Morgan
Tennessee
Stone Lumber Co
Oklahoma
Bank St
Church St
van Buren
Truman
Roosevelt
Klu Klux Klan
Kiwanis
Rankin
U.S
Pavilion Inn
Curtis L. Davis
I. B. Lal
Lawrence
Kan
James R. Conn
Union
S.C
Richard H. Oberle
Riverside
Calif
Jack Hummel
Cleveland
Ohio
Cole Young
Richard Bohnhoff
David
Rex Rankin Speaks at Newcomers on Decatur History
Rex Rankin native of Decatur and Georgia Tech alum, spoke on Decatur history at the Newcomers Club meeting. He shared long, detail rich recollections from tribal origins to 20th century growth, noting notable visits by three presidents and key local milestones.
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New Comers Club
United States
Rex Rankin
Rankin
Decatur
Georgia Tech
University of Alabama
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LOVIN
2Nd Ave
N.E
PTA
U. of A
Cation
John Delaney
Alabama Congress of Parents
Teacers
Westinghouse
Cooper Furniture & Appliances
Corner of ‘Bank & Church Sts
Sixth Ave
FDIC
John Kendall
Leonard Melton Jr
E. A. Covington Jr
Paul Linden
Wykers
Nk Street
First National Bank
Nance
James Bochman
R. P. Pickell
Congress Inn
Arthur Jordan
William Harmon, Jr
Richard Oberle
Rhodes Furniture
Parisian
Arthur Jordon
Astronaut White
California
Senate
Assembly
U.S. Congress
U.S. Supreme Court
China
Chou En-lai
Tanzania
Texas
Billie Sol Estes
Estes
Wees
Luci Baines Johnson
Sargent Shriver
WEC
I Inc
Madison 1
Wis
Arthur J. Goldberg
Weeee
Christopher Kraft
Virgin Islands
e-Senate
Youth For Natural Beauty
THE
Dominican Republic
War Against
St. Louis
Gov. Wallace
Astronaut Recovery
College
Syracuse, N.Y
Space Center
Lyndon Johnson
Women’s Department
12Th St
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C&w Cleaners
Mary Wiley
Peggy Weinman
Judy Suggs
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