Winter's hold eases little as social notes mask big moves
The chatter box reports six weeks of preciously cold weather with hints of spring still distant. Faye Emerson reportedly bought Elton Darby’s Tennessee home near Florence for about 750 dollars as a private retreat with a children’s wing and swim pool entry via three gate sets. Socials at Hall and Lucy Crain’s Mountain Brook home on Dunbarton Drive are postponed. Visitors from Birmingham and Memphis attend gatherings for Suzanne Shelton and others, including Corinne Hardwick and Jessie Jones. Lucile Bowles moves items to Pensacola and Gulf Shores before returning with Susan Noble.
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Faye Emerson
Elton Darby
Tennessee
Florence
Hall
Lucy Crain
Dunbarton Drive
Mountain Brook
Lucile Bowles
Susan
Jack Noble
Bay Shore Drive
Pensacola
Gulf Shores
Trekking to Oxford with furniture recalls Ma and Pa
A Birmingham pair Mary and Elliott Dent travel to Oxford carrying furniture for their son and daughter. The note compares their trek to nostalgic images of Ma and Pa and the rugged Oakies and their gypsy covered wagon.
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Mary
Elliott Dent
B'ham
Oxford
Son
Kettle
Oakies
Salute to Mike Smith and a coat mystery at the ball
Mike Smith, rush captain of Delta Zeta and president of the Women’s Student Government at Bama, made the dean’s list. A Marine dress blues coat was cut up to create a Washington coat worn to a Charity Ball, then stolen before another production. Skip Meadows seeks the coat, Wilmer Hall heads to Walter Reed for surgery with family accompanying.
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Mike Smith
Delta Zeta
Gov't
Bama
Skip Meadows
Chris
George Ashington
Skip
Wilmer ‘Hall
Walter Reed Hospital
Walter Reed
Louise
Wilmer
Cora Karr
D. M
Lynchburg
Lorena
Mac McLeod
Washington
Auburn Girls Attend i Dream Girl Event in Columbus
Among the Auburn participants in Columbus Georgia for the i Dream Girl format were Jean Thomas from Cullman and Katie Allen from Tuskegee. Katie
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Columbus, Ga
Jean Thomas
Cullman
Katie Allen
Tuskegee
Katie
Local social notes from Mooresville to Mardi Gras visits
The paragraph records regional visits and family travel. It notes the granddaughter of Anne Peebles of Mooresville, member affiliations with Alpha Gamma Delta, Dottie Schwachow and daughter Sandra visiting Bowling Green, Ky. It mentions a Montstone/Mtgy hunting fishing party in Opelika at the Euel Screws home and Dr. Jimmy Wiley and Jane attending Mardi Gras in North Carolina with Pattye from Mobile joining the family observance.
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Dottie
Carl) Schwachow
Sandra
Bowling Green
Mont- Stone
Mtgy
Opelika
Euel Screws
Jimmy Wiley
Jane
N. C
Pattye
Mobile
Rooftop hotel tracks lure guests with luxury trek
Chicago hotel installs a rooftop track around its pool for guests with hiking fever. A kit of pate de foie gras crackers and martinis awaits finishers who win a free Rolls Royce ride. The item includes jokes about the First Family and scattered notes on local social news and travels.
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Chicago
W.st.j
Giles H. Runyon
Trek to Birmingham with former bridge club member Ruth Byers
Martha McNelly Louise McEntire Virginia Jones Mary Hop McNelly join Ruth Byers for a day trip to Birmingham. The group, noted as former bridge club members, plan a social outing and return the same day.
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B’ham
Ruth
Reid
Byers
Martha
Bob
McNelly
Louise
Hop
McEntire
Virginia
al) Jones
Mary
Decatur Concert Group Expands Ahead of Next Year
The paper notes Decatur's new independent concert organization joining a growing trend. It promises a strong, exciting year with plans not yet public and applauds the group for the step forward amid broader industry activity.
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Decatur
Printed Pattern M460 Shapes by Stella Sloat
The Printed Pattern M460 by Stella Sloat offers Misses' sizes 10 through 18 with a body conscious fit and fringe neckline. Original emerald linen version plus various fabrics suggested. Send one dollar to The Decatur Daily Pattern Department and include name address zone style number and size. Next week a design by Harmay is teased.
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Stella Sloat
Sloat
Decatur Daily
Pattern Department
P.O
Old Chelsea Station
New York 11
N.Y
Harmay
Falkville Residents Visit Families and Move Highlights
Harold Parker of Falkville is at his home. Mr. and Mrs. Austin Couch of Falkville visit their son Winfred Couch and family. Garland McRae moves to 1201 East Broadway Enid Oklahoma. Mon Rae enters Air Force pilot training there. E C King and wife attend 65th wedding anniversary open house for Mrs King’s parents J T and Moser in Iuka Mississippi.
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Mrs. Austin Couch
Falkville
Winfred Couch
Broadway
Enid
Oklo
Mon Rae
Air Force
E. C. King
Iuka
Miss
Local social notes mix fashion and travel as families gather
A flurry of social mention covers Byers pool visit plans and stepfamily travel to Nashville. Audrey’s prize costume, party outfits, and spring fashion cues appear alongside Gatlinburg ski trips and cosmetic tips from Max Factor. The Garveys celebrate 17th anniversary with friends at Cullman Inn. Bob and Jane Anderson relocate to 1905 Murphree Road SE with Goodyear Service Store duties, tracing Mississippi roots and Kiwanian and DAR ties.
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Murphree Road
Bob
Jane Anderson
Atlanta
Mississippi
Hattiesburg
Gloster
Mgr. of
Goodyear
U. of Southern Mississippi
Jane
LSU
DAR
Karen
Alabama Color Book Now Available Locally
Local release features Alabama Today and Yesterday by Angie Russell and Gwen Stone with art by Tom Conner and Mae Belle Gay both from Montgomery. It highlights scenes from Moundville the Little White House of the Confederacy and Saturn booster rocket.
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Alabama
Angie Russell
Gwen Stone
Tom Conner
Mae Belle Gay
Montgomery
Moundyville
White House
The
Confederacy
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Bob) Harris
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John) Peebles
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