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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1963
Page
6
The Mr. and Mrs. Garden Club met at Jim and Edgar Morris home with Edgar Morris, president, presiding. Members signed a petition to state legislators urging passage of billboard control. Charles Mathias presented winter kill and pruning advice for roses and azaleas along with watering and feeding practices.
Sandra Warfield and James McCracken, a Metropolitan Opera pair, balance marriage and careers while touring. They met in 1953, married in 1957 after Europe success, have a daughter Anna, and share mutual critique and support. He is 36, rising with Otello. she performs in Vienna and sings Don Carlos and Aida.
In 1789 George Washington proclaimed the first official Thanksgiving Day providing a national day of prayer and gratitude. The action established a precedent for a yearly national observance during the early United States.
Petal Path Garden Club members elected new officers for 1963 64 at Mrs Clyde Smith home. Cary Cockrell is president with Jerald Davis vice president John Burnett recording secretary B D Hallbrooks corresponding secretary James Wood treasurer Carlos Hagood historian M D Roberts parliamentarian Bill Cook librarian. Ave Littrell Jr schedule chair announced April 18 home flower show themed Salute to Spring at Mrs Thomas Zahnd's home. Members approved sponsoring Brownie Troop 236. New member B L Sims welcomed. refreshments by Mrs Smith and cohostess Mrs Putnam. Around 40 000 men were at work on the Panama Canal at its peak.
The Spring District meeting of the Business and Professional Women’s clubs will be held in Cullman on March 31 with the Cullman BPW as hostesses. Registration is 9 a.m. at the Holiday Inn. Miss Rose Lawrence will preside. Representatives from eight clubs and national membership chair Mrs Woodall will attend as Career Woman’s status is stressed. 1963-64 district officers will also be announced.
Instructional notice for sewing tops to pair with skirts and slacks including two maternity styles. Pattern 7347 offered in sizes 12 14 16 18 20 with mail order details and pricing. Also promotes 1963 Needlecraft Show and catalog with free pattern and over 200 designs.
Women in this country are discovering the value of the chemise, a loose undergarment once worn by French women. The Vassarette of Antron nylon model is recommended as a useful item to wear with lined dresses.
The kitchen often needs upgrades from modern appliances to extra counter space. Real tile offers heatproof scratchproof durability and long lasting color to enhance the home.
At the meeting the club elected officers and listed attendees for the upcoming gathering. Planned attendees from the Decatur Club include Louise Julich as president and a group of members led by Mavis Jones Edna Minor Jewel Thrasher Lillian Campbell Dee Cordray Ophelia Hagerman Rose Lawrence Dorothy Woodall Myrl Horton Ladessa Nash Lucille Bass Mary Quattlebaum Katherine Langford Cora Ennis and Jewel White.
Mrs Billy Day served as hostess for the March Rose Garden Club meeting with club president Mrs J J Hardwick presiding. Committee chairmen reported and 19 members answered roll call as Mrs J E Yarbrough spoke on horticulture.
An ad style piece urges readers to pursue independent beauty careers, highlighting hair dressing, color work, and quick enrollment. It promotes low tuition, flexible start dates, and easy classes led by Ernestine Ling, with phone and address details for Rainey’s Academy and a quip from a joke section at the end.
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