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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1956

Page

15

Munroe Bay Engagement and Fall Wedding Plans

Ft Lauderdale Florida announces Ora Marie Munroe and Charles Wilson Ray selecting September 21 as wedding date at First Baptist Church. Munroe, a Ft Lauderdale High School graduate active in music and church youth work, works for a local insurer. Ray, son of Ernest D. Ray of Hartselle Alabama, attended Marion Military Institute and Florence State Teachers College and now works for Southern Bell.

FT. Lauderdale Fila Ora Marie Munroe Reuben A. Munroe Second Ave Charles Wilson Ray First Baptist Church John Pelham Ft. Lauderdale High School Ray Ernest D. Ray Hartselle Ala Marion Military Institute Florence State Teachers College Southern Bell Telephone Company Third St Fia

Blair Higgins Vows Exchange at Bethel Methodist Church

Wanda Higgins and Wade Blair wed May 11 in a candlelit ceremony at Bethel Methodist Church with Rev S L Lankford officiating. The bride wore white lace and pearl accents. reception followed at the couple’s home before Blair reports to duty aboard the U S S Forrestal.

Bethel Methodist Church Wanda Higgins Wade Blair S. L. Lankford Jackson Vine William Floyd Higgins Toney 2 Floyd W. Blair Athens Higgins Betty Buckner Harvest Jackbride Betty Worsham Pulaski

Florida Visitor Is Honored At Luncheon

Mrs. Rayburn Neville hosted a luncheon for her daughter Mrs. Earl Calvin Jr visiting from Miami Florida. The Lyons Hotel main dining room featured a centerpiece of lilies and daisies with guests including Mrs. Tom Bowles Jr and several local hostesses.

Rayburn Neville Earl Calvin Jr Miami Florida Lyons Hotel Tom Bowles Jr W. S. Kirby Julian Harris John Giles Ray Pepper

Cain Masterson Engagement Set for August 19

Mr and Mrs John Candler Cain announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Marjorie Claire to John Aaron Masterson son of Mr and Mrs Aaron Jackson Masterson Florence. Masterson a Coffee High School Florence State Teachers College graduate. The bride elect is a Decatur High School Huntingdon College graduate. The wedding will be Sunday August 19 at Central Methodist Church.

George Dewey Bynum Town Creek Wilda Ophelia James Maness Jackson Mobile Mr. Maness Margaret Ann Oscar Lee Knox Sam Knox Hartselle Wilda Ophelia Byham James Randall Maness First Baptist Church Miss Bynum Eugene Maness Alabama Marjorie Cain Marjorie Claire Cain John Candler Cain John Aaron Masterson Aaron Jackson Masterson Florence Marjorie Claire Masterson Coffee High School Florence State Teachers College Decatur High School Huntingdon College Central Methodist Church

Personal notices from New Orleans and Birmingham social circuit

Sammy Wright visits Drew Dinsmore in New Orleans. Mr and Mrs E N Price Jr of Atlanta visit their parents Mr and Mrs E N Price. Mr and Mrs C G Jones of Birmingham announce the birth of a daughter on June 16. Mrs Jones is remembered as Ruth McCulloch. Mr and Mrs Ray Childs and son Robert Temple visit grandparents in Centreville Mississippi. Mack Graham spends weekend in Birmingham. Mrs E N Price convalesces at home on NE Cain Street.

Sammy Wright Drew Dinsmore New Orleans Mrs. E. N. Price Jr Atlanta Mrs E. N. Price C. G. Jones Birmingham Ray Childs Robert Temple Jare G. H. Temple Centreville Mississippi

Engagement of Misha Williams to Donald Cantrell

Decatur couple Mr and Mrs Willard Williams announce the engagement of their daughter Misha Annette Williams to Donald Cantrell son of Mr and Mrs Jack Cantrell.

Misha Annette Williams Willard James Williams Decatur Donald Cantrell Jack Cantrell Misha Annette Jack

Decatur Cantrell Noted in Dyes Self-Sufficiency Shift

Cantrell of Decatur is referenced as the United States moves from importing most dyes to self-sufficiency, noting a shift from 10 percent domestic production in 1914 to current independence.

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