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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1956

Page

5

Mrs Eustis Honored On Return From Europe

Mrs John Henry Peebles of Mooresville hosted a Monday afternoon party for her daughter Mrs John Eustis who has just returned from Europe and will reside in Mooresville. The event featured white shasta daisies and white peonies, a dining table with a cutwork cloth and pink blooms.

John Henry Peebles Mooresville John Eustis Eustis Emily Anne Peebles L. B. Leftwich W. G. Peebles Frank Richardson James Hill Jr Withers Peebles Jr Raymond Pepper Courtland Decatur Belle Mina

Danville Baptists Honor Intermediates Event

Danville Baptist Church honored the Intermediate Group with an early breakfast and a barbecue supper. Rev. Robert Slacx Jr and teachers Mrs. James Tomlinson Mrs. Hugh Lindsey and Guy Roberts served as ushers and helped with the service.

Danville Baptist Church Robert Slacx Jr James Tomlinson Hugh Lindsey Guy Roberts

Record meat and cattle statistics from 1955

U S meat production in 1955 surpassed 26 billion pounds. The United States housed over 60 million beef cattle, reflecting large scale agricultural output and herd size during the year.

U. S United States

Miss Brown Weds Willis Lansdell in Town Creek

Miss Blanche Brown and Willis Lansdell married Saturday evening at Black Ground Church Town Creek. The ceremony was performed by Rev Benny Smith in a double ring service attended by close family. The bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs Willie Brown of Ford City and the groom son of Mr and Mrs Floyd Lansdell of Town Creek. The couple plans to reside in Town Creek.

Town Creek Blanche Brown Willis Lansdell Black Ground Benny Smith Miss Brown Willie Brown Ford City Floyd Lansdell Thelma Brown Barbara Bolden Pelmer Lansdell Billy Brackin Tri-Cities Construction Co Sheffield

Personal notices from Alabama and Tennessee residents

Mrs Pocahontas Scroggins of Clayton Alabama visits her daughter Mrs Alan Diseker and Mr Diseker. Mrs Sidney Smith is reported in critical condition at Decatur General Hospital. Joseph W Symes, former Decatur resident, moved from Floyd Hospital Rome Georgia to Georgia Baptist Hospital Atlanta. serious condition. Mrs W F Ivey of Tallahassee Florida visits her mother Mrs N L Kelly and sister Mrs Charles Malone and Mr Malone. Charles Malone returns from a Florida visit. Out of town guests attend funeral services for Robert Winton including his niece Mrs William Corbett and Mr Corbett of Chicago Illinois, Mr and Mrs George Phillips and Aaron Locker of Elora Tennessee, Mr and Mrs Smith Ledbetter of New Hope, Mr and Mrs Otto Hawkins and Jack.

Sidney Smith Decatur General Hospital Joseph W. Symes Decatur Floyd Hospital Rome Georgia Baptist Hospital Atlanta W. F. Ivey Tallahassee, Fla N. L. Kelly Charles Malone Malone Robert Winton William Corbett Corbett Chicago, Ill George Phillips Aaron Locker Elora, Tenn Smith Ledbetter New Hope Otto Hawkins Jack

Miss Shirley Anne Burks Bride Elect Honored At Tea

Miss Shirley Anne Burks, fiancée of Ted Solomon, was feted with a gift tea hosted by Mrs. J Hughes Turner Mrs Edward Maddock and Mrs Asa Mayhall. Guests toured gift rooms decorated in iris and Dutch iris with pink net gown selected by the honoree.

Shirley Anne Burks Ted Solomon J. Hughes Turner Edward R. Maddock Asa H. Mayhall Turner Dan Lawrence Betty Burks Virginia Turner Mary Frances Garnett James Avery Roberts Jr Frank. Holle Eg Perry W. B

Local names listed across several Alabama towns

Winton of Birmingham Hobart Winton of Gadsden Mr and Mrs Albert White and family of Huntsville Mrs Eula Scott of Detroit Wesley Turney of Hartselle Mrs Earl Owens and Mrs Moyer of Athens and H E Hill of Moulton.

Current Best Sellers

A list of fiction and non fiction best sellers including The Last Hurrah by Edwin O Connors The Quiet American by Graham Greene Imperial Woman by Pearl S Buck Ten North Frederick by John O Hara Andersonville by MacKinlay Kantor The Search for Bridey Murphy by Morey Bernstein A Night to Remember by Walter Lord Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh Profiles in Courage by John F Kennedy

Edwin O'Connor Graham Greene Pearl S. Buck Ten North Frederick John O’hara Andersonville MacKinlay Kantor Bridey Murphy Morey Bernstein Walter Lord Anne Morrow Lindbergh Courage John F. Kennedy

Five Minute Phone: Regulation Idea Sparks Utah Debate

The Utah Basin Telephone Association installed a device on party lines that limits calls to four minutes with a final warning and automatic cut. The scheme raises constitutional questions about restricting speech and control over telephone conversations.

Tabiona Utah Utah Basin Telephone Association

Miss Burks Bride’s Party Highlights Garden Theme

Approximately 100 guests attended a Cullman party for Miss Burks from 3 to 5 p.m. White lilies mixed with pink carnations decorated rooms in milk glass vases. An afternoon climax featured the bride’s packed suitcase gift display, Russian tea, tiny mints, bride’s cake and open faced pastel sandwiches served to guests. Miss Burks wore a orchid printed dress with velvet bows and a wrist corsage of baby rose buds and rolled gladioli petals.

Miss Burks Cullman Arthur Apel James Nearen

Baby in College Is Help to Parents

Five month old Mich ell Alfred Custer attends Whitewater State College with his parents Shirley and Elmer Custer. Each weekday he is carried to the campus in a snow suit and sling, then handed between his parents at the classroom door so they can continue their studies.

Whitewater Wis Michell Alfred Custer Whitewater State College Papa Shirley Elmer Custer

Rights Clash in Utah Telecommunication Debate

The piece argues free speech limits, due process, and cruel and unusual punishment in a Utah dispute over talk time and telephone restrictions. It warns the talk limitation could spread from party lines to private lines and urges protest before broader control.

Utah

Couple Aligns Schedules to Avoid Class Conflicts

Shirley and Elmer arrange their class timetables to avoid overlap while Elmer attends as a GI Bill freshman and Shirley adds credits toward a degree at Oshkosh State. They adjust by shifting to the period after the other's class.

Shirley Elmer

Anita Colby Endorses Lite Diet Bread to Curb Hunger

The high profile beauty authority Anita Colby urges using Lite Diet Bread as a simple appetite control. She describes Lite Diet as a delicious high protein low calorie formula that helps fight hunger between meals and during meals.

America Anita Colby

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