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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1969
Page
7
Vivian Brown reports on a group of 11 boys and 1 girl discussing school jobs and relationships while showing varied mother cut hairstyles. The 18 to 14 year olds wear styles from long bangs to curls and beards, with one girl 19 at center enjoying a new short bob and letters to her service husband.
A reader shares a DIY shoe bag from fabric scraps with a yardstick top hanger and varied pocket sizes for kids. Other tips include cleaning hairbrushes in hot water with detergent, travel packing using labeled clear bags, and a simple job chart drawn by an eleven year old for a five year old.
A reader recalls gifting a cork with a playful note to a friend for birthdays. The quip refers to past banter about a hole in the head and is shared as a humorous birthday tradition.
Miss Jeannie Claxton daughter of Mr and Mrs William Thomas Claxton and Williams Houston Sharp son of Mr and Mrs O Sharp of Decatur were married at Pinehurst Baptist Church in Pinehurst Georgia at 3 p m on June 14. The bride wore a long white silk organza gown with Chantilly lace and a fingertip veil. The groom’s family and wedding party included Miss Anne Goodroe as maid of honor and attendants Miss Syble.
Mary Catherine Spradley Snelling Carol Roberts and Cheryl Hunt from Elberton attend the ceremony with the bride’s cousins Linda Bartlett of Raleigh and Cathy Claxton of Dallas. Bestman is the groom’s father. Ushers are Lemmond and Ted. Relatives Granny Decatur Walt Reeves Harbin Ray Hendon alba Macon and Jerry Claxton attended. A reception followed at the church.
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