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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1961
Page
13
Miss Dawn Massey and Kenneth Donald Kirby were married at Mount Hope Baptist Church in a candlelit ceremony. The Rev Kirby and Rev Simpson led the double ring service as family and friends attended the reception and wedding party festivities.
Inez Durham expresses quiet pride as Earl Durham is named Worker Father of the Year by the National Fathers Day Committee for his community youth work. The Louisville family and four children celebrate with a trip to New York and Washington aboard their first plane journey.
Miss Peggy Sue Taft and Dr. Shannon Wilentz Turney pledged vows at Central Baptist with Rev. A B Van Arsdale officiating. Bride wore Chantilly lace over satin and carried gardenias. maid of honor was Miss Cindy Taft. Best man Clayton Smith. ushers Norris Turney and A C Bailey. The couple will reside in Nashville after a wedding trip.
Members and guests of the PBX Club gathered at the Holiday Inn for the June meeting. Mrs. Margaret Holmes installed the newly elected officers: Mary Quattlebaum president, Catherine Whitt vice president, Marie Hardiman secretary, Winnie Waugh treasurer, at a dinner featuring black pansies and driftwood arrangements.
An old style beauty ad extols gray hair as timeless while urging readers to try professional hair coloring. It markets Rainey’s salons with multiple city locations offering custom blended permanent or rinse color and notes hair color should be done by specialists.
Hillsboro families announce the engage ment of Miss Mary Wann Terry to Dan Haney Stanford. The couple, both Decatur High School graduates, plan to marry in August and pursue further studies at the University Center.
Trinity Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. G O Maner’s home with Mrs. Clifton Maner as cohostess. Mrs. Lamon demonstrated detergents and safety rules while 13 members attended. a July Woodalls picnic was planned.
Attending were Mrs. Janie Kennah, Mrs. Bertha Swatzell, Mrs. Audrey Barber of Southern Bell and Miss Norma Collier, PBX operator at Smith Motors, as part of the ward program.
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