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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1963
Page
5
A Decatur page notes Fannie Richardson hosting an international speaker and author this week. The review highlights the religious book Living Close to God and praises its message that faith should be lived daily, not just on Sundays, with Peace Pilgrim cited as a possible reader.
AP reports Joseph Papp founder of the free Shakespeare Festival in Central Park says last summer drew over 100000 spectators. The project budgets 300000 dollars to operate next season.
Miss Mary Pierce of Florence State College spent the weekend with her parents in Somerville. Hugh Greene of the University of Alabama visited his family there. Several locals attended events in Birmingham and other towns, with relatives traveling from Hartsel le and Jackson Tennessee.
Pattern 4831 Misses' sizes 10 to 20 features curved seaming and a plain sheath design with a long midriff line. Also notes travel and illness updates from local residents including Birmingham and Huntsville visits and family losses.
Advertisement directs readers to Anne Adams at The Decatur Daily Pattern Dept. in New York to mail 50 cents for the Spring Summer Pattern Catalog. It lists plain NAME ADDRESS with ZONE SIZE and STYLE NUMBER for patterns plus a coupon for free pattern of choice. The notice emphasizes just out and prompts immediate response.
At the March meeting of Traweler s Garden Club in Mrs James Ham brick home officers for 1963 64 were announced with Mrs I B Schmidt elected president Others serving include Mrs N J Meyer vice president Mrs Holmes Turner secretary Mrs Albert Brewer treasurer Mrs Johnny Aycock parliamentarian and Mrs Frank Carall outgoing president presided and announced Decatur yards would be judged again this year one yard
In this bridge feature Goren analyzes a tough four heart contract as North opens and South leads. The tableau unfolds with precise card play and declarer planning while West misreads distribution and keeps trumps intact. The piece highlights counting, entry, and smart discards as key tools.
Friday Culture Club met at the home of Mrs. T. M. Jones III with new members Mrs. Charles Eyster Jr. Mrs. C. H. Hiesermen and Mrs. John Cole. Officers were elected for the coming year. Mrs. E. J. Phillips spoke on contemporary American fiction listing giants Fitzgerald Lewis Steinbeck Hemingway Selinger. Faulkner and Harper Lee are noted by region and recent best sellers by Ferber Parkinson Keyes and Caldwell. Refreshments followed hosted by the hostess.
Members will also sponsor Litterbug Campaign. Program chairman Mrs Aycock presented Mrs W H Mathews who spoke on flower arranging. Mrs James Bogue won the attendance prize.
The New York Harbor area covers about 1,500 square miles, extending into both New York and New Jersey. It anchors major shipping routes and urban centers, shaping regional commerce and transportation.
The Disciples of Christ report that Dr. Elliott was dismissed by the Southern Baptist Midwestern Seminary in Kansas City after he refused to suppress further publication of his book. The firing followed his voluntary decision to withhold the work.
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