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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 08, 1963

Page

6

The Bartletts Are Honored at Home Event

A gathering at Mr and Mrs Homer Newman celebrated the Bartletts with flowers from Hartselle Florist. After dinner guests including Mr and Mrs Jack Hart Mr and Mrs Jerry Summerford Mr and Mrs Burl West Mr and Mrs Joe Edmondson Gordon Mrs Harry Newman the Homer Newmans and the honorees attended games and gifts were exchanged.

Homer Newman Hartselle Florist Jack Hart Jerry Summerford Burl West Joe Edmondson Gordon Harry Newman Homer Newmans

Promenaires Meeting Plans Tangle in Dance Notes

The Promenaires held a meeting where a number danced by Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Ashby and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Thomas was discussed. The Ashbys and Mr and Mrs Fred Linley wrote the dance. President Bob Duke reminded members of a business meeting and covered dish dinner at the American Legion Home on Friday with hosts Mr and Mrs Howard Hogeland Mr and Mrs Clinton Clay and Mr and Mrs Ralph Fleming.

Ing Carroll Ashby Bob Thomas Ashbys Fred Linley Bob Duke American Legion and Auxiliary Home Howard Hogeland Clinton Clay Ralph Fleming

1963 Needlecraft Catalog Offers New Designs

Casual dashing knitwear guide promotes bulky knit jacket patterns using two strands of worsted yarn. Pattern 7197 targets sizes 32 34 and 36 38 with mail order from Alice Brooks in New York. The catalog advertises smocked accessories and over 200 crafting designs plus a free pattern for 25 cents.

Alice Brooks Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept P. O Old Chelsea Station New York 11 N. Y

Sunshine Club Installs New Officers at Tenth Anniversary

West Decatur Sunshine Club celebrated ten years with a lunch at Shan-Gri-La Restaurant hosted by Mrs. Sam Montgomery and Mrs. Lendon McLemore. New officers were installed led by President Mrs. David Hames. The club planned ongoing charity work buying milk for a needy family and reported on a recent candy sale. A new member, Mrs. Dick Smith, joined as Sunshine gifts were exchanged and the club poem Two Suns read.

Sunshine Sam Montgomery David Hames Elbert Lee Jolly Sidney Shackelford Dan Sandlin West Decatur Sunshine Club Bill Woodall West Decatur Ways and Means Dick Smith Gene Zahnd

Goren on Bridge by Charles H. Goren 1963

In a Chicago Tribune bridge column, West opens five of spades against a three no trump contract. Declarer misreads ruffing routes but a sharp club sacrifice by West blocks entry and prevents an overtrick, ending with two tricks per suit and a defeated contract.

Charles H. Goren The Chicago Tribune West East South North Declarer

New York to Stage Irma La Douce and Porgy and Bess in 1963

The summer theater circuit will present Irma La Douce and Porgy and Bess in 1963. Genevieve, who toured last year in Can Can, will star in Irma. Ella Gerber will stage Porgy, following a similar packaged presentation she arranged in 1958.

New York Genevieve

Pattern 4970 Half Size Fashion Idea Release

Printed Pattern 4970 Half Sizes 141-2 161-2 181-2 201-2 221-2 241-2 Size 161-2 requires 31-2 yards 45 inch fabric Fifty cents pattern price plus 15 cents mailing Send to Anne Adams Decatur Daily Pattern Dept 243 West 17th St New York NY Print name address zone size and style number Just out 304 design ideas plus free pattern coupon in Spring Summer Pattern Catalog Send 50c now

Anne Adams Decatur Daily West 17Th St New York N. Y

Local residents attend events and visits around the region

Mrs J R Goode attended a college game in Montgomery while family members traveled to Birmingham. Seaman Jimmy Wardlaw returned to duty at Point Mugu after a two week visit with his parents. Brenda Kinser visited Keith Childers in Cleveland Tennessee. Couples from Decatur Nashville and Jackson Mississippi joined trips to Vanderbilt Georgia Tech game and Dixie Jamboree in Birmingham. Center Springs residents traveled to see Criswell family in Birmingham and Robinwood.

Jimmy Wardlaw Point Mugu Calif J. W. Wardlaw Edward Holmes Gertrude Siv Center Springs Albert Criswell Birmingham L. P. Siviey Robinwood

Boiling Wild Rice Time Requires Extra Boil

Advice notes wild rice needs longer cooking than regular rice and should be given ample time. It emphasizes patience for proper tenderness and texture when preparing the grain.

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Bartletts Promenaires Decatur Nursery Old Moulton Rd Bank Street Second Avenue Gripe Sunshine Club Goren Olan Mills Studio Olan Mills Lyons Hotel Irma’ and ‘’Porgy Joane Aakins J. R. Goode Montec Aeton Tom C. White S. H. Malone W. M. Bailey Brenda Kinser Cleveland, Tenn Keith Childers Robert Dishman Harold Wallace Nashville Vanderbilt Georgia Tech W. G. Gilchrist Jr Jackson, Miss Decatur Dean Steelman J. L. Sivey Linda Chum Crocus Pompon Lily of the Ceramic Supplies Lovin’s Ceramics Towncraft
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