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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1959
Page
5
In today’s bridge hand West opens diamonds and attempts a ruff of clubs. South deduces the singleton from West’s play and avoids the ruff, turning the critical moment into declarer’s victory as the defense misreads the signaling.
Mrs. William King of Weston West Virginia was complimented with a morning coffee hosted by Mrs. E L Henson. Dr Kingis and Mrs King attended. Brown and yellow decor highlighted the event with a bronze and yellow day lily centerpiece. About 25 guests enjoyed coffee and finger foods.
Mrs. Junior Childers hosted the June Eva Home Demonstration Club meeting with canning discussed. Plans were made for the July picnic and Mrs. H. R. Livingston was announced as August hostess. Refreshments were served.
Miss Carolyn Teague, a retired Methodist missionary to Japan from Hartselle, was honored at a Highlands Methodist Church luncheon. Birmingham church sponsorship supported her work, and Teague plans to return to Japan in September for baptismal services of about 1500 converts she taught. The group donated land for a new Methodist church now completed.
Mrs. Walter Hindle of New York City, formerly of Decatur, is hospitalized in New York. Florence guests include Helen and Ellen Guyer staying with Barbara Branum. Irene Powell recovers at 824 Sixth Ave SE after illness. Cosmopolitan Club meets for lunch and bridge at Why Not with guests Billye Kendrick and Chester Smith. Various families travel and visit relatives in Decatur Birmingham and Ponca City. International Church of God convention attendees are listed. Bernard Gibson recuperates after surgery in Birmingham. Memorial Synodical trip attendees from Memphis and Birmingham are noted.
Printed pattern 4681 offers a sun and star time cover up bolero and a dress for Misses sizes 12 through 20. It lists fabric yardage for size 16 and provides mailing instructions with name address zone size and style number. Newcomers club announces Bridge winners Mrs Laurence Holt Mrs Walter Sherrard and Mrs Fred Thompson and invites past members to join via telephone call to Mrs Holt EL 3-3238.
Union Grove meeting brief notes a daylong gathering at a lodge hall planned for August with an annual picnic set for July 9 at Seneca Springs at 6 30 p m eight members present and Mrs Kitchens serving as hostess.
Dorothy Roe reports on Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt’s memoir Day Before Yesterday detailing her close bond with T R Jr. and her plans for future adventures. The 70 year old widow describes writing the work herself, four Europe trips with the AMBC, and life at Oyster Bay with her family including Quentin Roosevelt IV and two daughters.
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