Tea Honors New Bride at Gordon Drive Home
Mrs. William K. Littlefield Jr hosted a afternoon tea on Gordon Drive to introduce her new daughter in law Mrs. George Clem Jr. to Decatur friends. A 450-guest reception featured pink and yellow floral schemes, multiple hostesses and assisting guests from Hueytown Huntsville Birmingham and Mooresville. Mrs. Clem wore black and white check cotton with lace and a gardenia corsage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William K. Littlefield Jr
Gordon Drive
George Clem Jr
Decatur
Lois Vines Cowart
Hueytown
Jerry W. Gwin
Bennie Malone
W. L. Deese
Paul Russell
Katherine Ivy
Edna Louise Jackson
Sandra Neher
Jackye Mills
Gerry Buchanan
Huntsville
Marian Bloodworth
Gayle Fambrough
Nancy Vines
Gil Crane
Noel McInnis
Billy Levin
W. A. H. Huffman
Gwynne Cortner
Carlton Kelley
Sam Malone Jr
W. K. ‘Littlefield Sr
Ed Pinney
Roy Buchanan
Milton Yarbrough
Mooresville
Robert Evans
Roberta Winton
Revel R. Vines
J. W. Cotling
Birmingham
Jeanne Stone
Clem
W. K. Littlefield Jr
Decatur Girls Make Honor Roll At Huntingdon
Miss Bettye Faye Halbrooks earned a straight A average in the second semester at Huntingdon. Other honor roll students include Carolyn McMillan and Jane Michael with GPAs from 3.35 to 3.74.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Huntingdon
Bettye Faye Halbrooks
Carolyn McMillan
Jane Michael
Wayne Williams Makes Dean's List and ROTC Cruise
Wayne Williams of Auburn, son of Mr and Mrs C N Williams, earned the Dean's List in the engineering honor roll and was rated superior in English. He bypassed two years of study into English 103 and passed naval ROTC exams, now aboard a cruise in Gothenburg Sweden until June 27, then Hamburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Williams
Auburn
C. N. Williams
Wayne
Gothenberg
Sweden
Hamburg
Speake HDC Demonstration On Shelf Shelving
At the June Speake Home Demonstration Club meeting hosted by Mrs. Free, Lucy Moore gave a shelf demonstration. President Mrs. Charles Speake presided with Vice President Mrs. Oswald Owens leading devotion. other notes include singing, reports, and thanks from Wetumpka prison workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Speake Home
Woman’s Prison
Wetumpka
J Charles Speake
Farm Bureau
Civil Defense
John McCay
West Dutton
Octogenarian Frank Johnson Celebrated in Spar ta Tenn
Frank Asbury Johnson of Sparta Tennessee was honored on his 86th birthday at a family party. His sons Frank Johnson and Jim Ray Johnson attended with their wives and his grandson. His wife shared in the festive occasion as gifts were given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Asbury Johnson
Sparta
Tenn
Decatur
Frank Johnson and
Johnson
Jimmie Ray Johnson
Personal notes from Decatur and area families
Mrs. Elmer Loyd Jr and husband announce the birth of a daughter Mary Catherine at Decatur General Hospital Tuesday. Visitors include Earle Calvin Jr and Rayburn Neville families. others travel from Nashville and Leighton. Camp Winnetaska hosts Diana Davidson and Emily Giles for riding instruction. Morgan County educators attend NEA conference in Portland. families from Priceville Huntsville and Scottsboro are noted in travel and visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Loyd Jr
Decatur General Hospital
Mary Catherine
Earle Calvin Jr
Rayburn Neville
Trinity
Earl Calvin
Nashville
N. Williams
Portland
Ore
Williams
Morgan County
National Education Association
Frances Spanabel
Priceville
Doris Alexander
Huntsville
Huntsville City
Mattie King Circle Meets at East End Methodist Church
The Mattie King Circle of the East End Methodist Church held a meeting in the church annex on Tuesday evening. Mrs. Albert Melton led the session with program talks on Our Community and The World. Others spoke on The world and home community and is world fellowship possible and Jews and Arabs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie King
East End
Floyd Ferguson
Melton
Cook
Mrs J F Smither Jr Announces Golf Women Meeting
Decatur Country Club Women’s Golf Association chairwoman Mrs J F Smither Jr says an important meeting will be held at 12 noon Friday at the Country Club with time for a round of golf beforehand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Smither Jr
Women’s Golf Association
Decatur Country Club
Ihe
Country Club
Current Best Sellers in Fiction and Nonfiction
A list of top sellers includes fiction titles The Last Hurrah Imperial Woman Lucy Crown Auntie Mame and nonfiction works The Birth of Britain Arthritis and Common Sense The Search for Bridey a Night to Remember. Names Winston Churchill Irwin Shaw Patrick Dennis Walter Lord are noted with several authors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin
Imperial Woman
Pearl S. Lucy Crown
Irwin Shaw
Auntie Mame
Patrick Dennis
Britain
Winston Churchill
Dan Dale Alexander
Walter Lord
Good Appetizer Celery Sticks with Savory Fillings
Stuffed celery stalks cut short serve as a tasty pre-dinner bite. Fillings include cream or cottage cheese with anchovy paste or chopped olives, lobster paste, or mashed sardines and mayonnaise, finished with a generous sprinkling of minced parsley for color.
Greeneville visit by Tommy and Marshall Carter
Tommy and Marshall Carter visit Mrs. Walter Carter in Greeneville Tennessee. Mrs. George Kling and baby Lauren Kling of Newton Town plan returning home Saturday after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Leon Clancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy and
Marshall
Greeneville, Tonn
Mrs
Walter Carter
George Kling
Lauren
Newton, Town
Leon Clancy
Book Review Goodbye to Uncle Tom by J C Furnas
A fresh lively reexamination challenges Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin. Furnas argues biases in religion upbringing and race shape opinions, cites Froude and IQ tests, and places the work among brave contemporaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Tom
J. C. Furnas
William Sloane
Furnas
Lincoln
Harriet Beecher Stowe
South
J.A. Froude
Lillian Smith
Boas
Coon
Hooton
Myrdal
College graduates face active careers for American women
A joint survey by the Women’s Bureau and the National Vocational Guidance Assn indicates that among 81 000 June 1955 graduates from women’s or coeducational colleges one third are married and two thirds work. Over 80 percent of the unmarried work, with teaching comprising 60 percent and nursing or related fields 20 percent. Only teaching and nursing follow their college majors. other fields see far fewer entries. An estimated 10 billion dollars of free road maps are distributed annually in the United States and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Women’s Bureau
U.S. Labor Department
Women's Section
National Vocational Guidance Assn
Alice K. Leopold
Secretary of Labor For Women’s Affairs
United States
Canada
Civinettes Plan Summer Social At Powell Home
Civinettes gathered Monday at Mrs. Newton Powell’s home with officers as cohosts. They met on the back lawn among Bellis of Ireland and yellow gladioli. Vice president Mrs. Powell presided in Mrs. W. L Evans’s absence due to illness. Plans for a summer social were discussed and yearly committees read. Homemade ice cream and cake were served by Mrs. Howell Morris, Mrs. Malcolm Smith, and Mrs. Powell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civinettes
Newton Powell
Ireland
Powell
W. L Evans
Howell Morris
Malcolm Smith
Linen Shower For Miss Kay
Miss Frances Ann Kay of Belle Mina, bride elect of Wallace C. McAdory Jr. of Birmingham, was honored with a linen shower hosted by Mrs. Joe Worthy on Bee line Highway N. Gladioli in pastels decorated the home as guests enjoyed Cokes ham biscuits cheese rolls and cream puffs with ice cream. Mrs. Glennes Moore served beverages and Mrs. J.P. Vaughan assisted in the dining room. Miss Kay wore a two piece white cotton dress with a red carnation corsage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Ann Kay
Belle Mina
Wallace C. McAdory Jr
Birmingham
Joe Worthy
Bee-line Highway N
Glennes Moore
J.P. Vaughan
Luncheon Hosted For Out of Town Visitors
Mrs. George Dawson entertained at her Ferry Street home with a luncheon on Tuesday for visitors. honorees included Mrs. George Clem Jr. and guests from Hueytown such as Mrs. Lois Vines Cowart Mrs. Jerry Gwin Mrs. Reuel R. Vines and Miss Nancy Vines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Dawson
Ferry Street
Out of Town
George Clem Jr
Lois Vines Cowart
Jerry Gwin
Reuel R. Vines
Nancy Vines
Hueytown
J. W
Oregon State Parks Reach Twenty-Tour Acreage Milestone
Oregon state officials report nearly 54 000 acres of park land across the system with continued efforts to expand and preserve public recreation spaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Cotling of Birmingham and Mrs Hoppenjans
Some scientists believe that carbon dioxide released by burning coal and oil is helping to make the world warmer.
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