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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1961
Page
5
In a four heart contract North questions the opening lead. West leads diamonds and declarer misreads the signal, losing a spade and a trick. If North had deduced West's opening can be from the jack, a small diamond from dummy could discard a losing club for a simple path to nine tricks.
Mrs. Roy Hendrix presented piano and voice pupils in a Saturday evening recital at Central Methodist Church. The program featured performers including Marcia Matkin Buddy Yarbrough Patricia Lewis Diane Lewis Denise Hendrix and others with a social hour of punch cookies and mints following.
Greet summer with a sun dress pattern featuring no waist seams and shoulder ties. Printed Pattern 4769 offers bold color options in Misses' sizes 12 through 20. Use 338 yards of 45 inch fabric for size 16 and mail 35 cents, plus 10 cents for 1st class mailing, to Anne Adams pattern dept in New York.
Friday tea shower at the home of Mrs Zola McCulloch honored Miss Lizabeth Ann Norris engaged to Charles Hoffman Jr. Cohosts Mrs Ramon Norris and Mrs Charles D Hoffman with guests numbering around 100. Items included pink rosebud arrangements and a pink candle centerpiece. Adah Troup checked in guests and Mrs Robert Peck presided in the gift room.
Miss Mary Mason, bride elect to James Royce Harroway, was feted at a miscellaneous shower hosted by Miss Nancy Early and Mrs. Aldean Morgan. Green and white decor featured a white lace cloth over green on the reception table.
Centered with a green and white floral arrangement, guests enjoyed nuts cake and punch after games. Miss Mason wore a yellow cotton sheath with white accessories and a white carnation corsage. Personal notes report the Rev and Mrs Reeves leaving for North Carolina and Mrs Schmidt visiting Birmingham.
Announcing the biggest fashion show of Spring-Summer 1961 with pages of patterns in the new Color Catalog. Hurry and mail 35 cents to receive the catalog.
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