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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1956
Page
14
Doris Sue Strickland and Edward Sherrill Alldredge were married June 17 at Falkville Baptist Church. The couple plans to reside in Guntersville after a wedding trip. the groom works as a pharmacist there.
Miss Barbara Clark and Alfred Church exchange vows in Fayette with immediate families present. The ceremony featured white gladiolas and greenery, veil of illusion, and a white prayer book center. Attendants included Miss Charlotte Bond of Clearwater and Charles Bowles as best man. Parents hosted a brief reception afterward.
Miss Katherine Ivy will travel Tuesday to the NEA convention in Portland Oregon. She plans to visit friends in Denver and Portland before and after the event.
The wedding took place in the Fellowship Hall with the bride's table in white and a three tier cake featuring a miniature bride and groom. After a wedding trip, Mr. and Mrs. Hill will reside at 907 N Patterson St Valdosta Ga where the bridegroom serves in the U S Air Force. The bride is Fay ette County High School and Huntingdon College alumna while the groom attended Columbia Military Academy Decatur High School API at Auburn and is now in the Air Force.
A light column mixes a personal chitchat with shopping notes and travel woes. It mentions a guest contributor E L M and a Florida trip plan dampened by persistent rain. It also notes fur garments needing gentle care and darker colors trending, plus a family visit to Dunroamin Camp and several local names.
Mrs. Ella Wyker leaves in a rain soaked day for a flying visit to Chicago to see old friends she met on her trips to Ft. Lauderdale.
Lucy Caddell hosts a weekend gathering with sister Sarah Pestalozzi brother Ed Harris and wife Ella visiting. The group enjoyed a blackberry picking project with the Cad dell twins Jack and Hank while Eve Bitler hosted elegant luncheons at the Lyons with roses and asters adorning long tables.
Rumor hints a beloved teacher plans marriage soon. Chatting circles say a wedding may be on the horizon, with cheer from colleagues and community members eager for the couple’s happy news.
Delene and Duby Bronaugh nearly finish an attractive Brookmeade home addition. They expect to move in soon as interior work wraps up.
A fashion note predicts more Bermuda shorts this season, with business wear embracing cooler temps. Pedal pushers reveal constraints for men over seating and movement, while kilts are suggested as a summer alternative. A Chicago candy firm sells three pound chocolate elephants and donkeys for ten dollars.
Describes folding to full length with the shirt folded up over the front, tucked inside the back of the collar and packed with shirts arranged front to front for compact storage.
Lee and Maidy Damsky plan a New York whirl while Berthold and Madeline Kennedy from Belle Mina drive up. they will meet Kathleen and Joe Duncan who are flying in for a few days of fun.
The R W Orr household hosts a series of teas and lunches next week with Louise Orr Sis Mrs Hill and Ginnie Mrs Leo Harha assisting.
Carol Lane of Shell Oil Co New York designed a honey of a car tote for summer travel with bicycle clamps for hanging in the car and draw string loops for carrying on the arm. She will send instructions on request.
A note from the W Journal jokes about a psychiatrist reassuring a mother that her son's sulks are normal growing pains. The quip says he has reached an age where he no longer repeats everything his parents say.
In San Diego a Pacific Coast League club promotes a value meal package priced at $3.75 including soup to dessert, a cushion, program and ticket to entice spectators. The report notes fan outreach and potential attendance boost during the season.
The Men’s Club of First Presbyterian Church honors a dinner at the church on Tuesday at 6 30 p m. Mr Ramage now serves as minister of the downtown Birmingham church. Wives of club members will be guests on this occasion.
Oregon reports nearly 54,000 acres of state parkland managed by the state. Officials note expansion plans and ongoing maintenance to support recreation and conservation across multiple departments.
The engagement of Miss Sue Dobbins to John Matthew Peeples Jr of Gasden and Pensacola has been announced by her parents Mr and Mrs P A Dobbins of 816 South Sixth Street Ghats. The bride elect is a graduate of Alabama College and taught in Decatur High School. The groom to be attended API at Auburn and has served in the Navy Air Force the last two years. He recently received his wings at Hutchinson Kansas. The wedding will be solemnized.
At four o'clock in the afternoon of July 29 the funeral service will be held in the Nowlin chapel of the First Baptist Church in Gadsden. Relatives and friends are invited to attend this observance.
Altrusa Club announces a dinner meeting at Big Bob Gibsons on Highway 31 South scheduled for Tuesday at 6 30 p m Local members should attend and plan to discuss club affairs and upcoming events
The report praises Heather Comer and Margaret Stewart for their standout summer dress and straw hats at a recent party. Comer wears a luscious summer brown dress with a large natural straw hat, while Stewart from Hartselle sports a big straw hat with a red rose.
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