Social notes mark May gatherings for Miss Sittason
A May 1 crystal shower at Legion home by Mrs. Harold Dixon and Miss Virginia Gilliam welcomed Miss Mary Jean Sittason, bride elect of Maurice Meadows, with pink decor and gifts. Other events include a bridge party at East Gordon Drive, birthday party for Nelda June Patterson, and various club meetings across Decatur with local leaders and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jean Sittason
Maurice Meadows
Legion Home
Harold Dixon
Virginia Gilliam
Miss Sittason
Fitzpatrick
T. H. Fitzpatrick
East Gordon Drive
Marguerite South
Elmer Loyd Jr
J. N. Laubenthal
Charles Sittason Sr
Wallace Meadows
William R. Sittason
R. F. South
F. A. Simmons
Frank McLaughlin Jr
Fred Papenburg
Melvin Ozier
Decatur
Frances Young
Patsy Stephenson
Betty Jo Wecretary
Lorene Pickens
Nancy Phillips
Dean Drake
Odean Morrow
Margaret Smith
Eloise Compton
Hilda Thrasher
Mary Nell Thompson
Betty Ross Bailey
Betty Joe Fuller
Berry travelers return. dental meeting in Biloxi noted
Dr and Mrs R C Berry have returned from New Orleans and Biloxi Mississippi. Dr Berry attended the Alabama Dental Association annual meeting in Biloxi. Dr Ro Neville and children Sara and Paul of Evansville Indiana will visit Mrs H K Neville and Mrs W A Elmer. Janice Sellers daughter of Mr and Mrs Luther Sellers is confined at home with measles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Berry
New Orleans
Louisiana
Biloxi
Mississippi
Berry
The
Alabama Dental Association
Ro Neville
Sara and
Paul
Evansville
Indiana
H. K. Neville
W. A. Elmer
Janice Sellers
Mrs
Luther Sellers
M. E. Edwards
Decatur
Sam Hardie Jr
Florence
Marion Bingham
Montgomery
Fifth Sunday Meeting Held Despite Rain in Morgan County
Local notices report a well attended Fifth Sunday gathering despite rain. Visits include Ruth Tucker of Gadsden with sister Dug West, and Sue Holmes with Linda Jean visiting Huntsville relatives. Several residents make trips to Decatur, Birmingham, Daytona Beach, and Louisville, with plans for a Mother's Day program and a cleanup day before the second Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Tucker
Gadsden
Dug West
Sue Holmes
Linda Jean
Huntsville
Deccatur
Local Girls Model Spring Fashions In Style Show
Local girls modeled spring fashions in two Decatur shows at J C Penney Company on May 2. Notable trends included full gored skirts high necklines simplicity and button details with colors like carrot and sulphur and fabrics such as broadcloth chambray and cotton. Names of models included Linda Breeding Bonnie Bolding Mary Caudill Ann Coleman and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Ann Coleman
Margaret Ann Emens
J. C. Penney Company
Miss Coleman
Miss Emens
Decatur
Paris
Dear Miss Dix Advice on Marriage and Mothers Flawed
Dorothy Dix tackles how mothers shape daughters views of marriage and love. The column argues not all marriages end badly, urges teaching love and trust, and counters the belief that money or happiness depend on husbands. The snippet also includes a reader’s note on a stingy husband and a boy scout note about the national jamboree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Dix
Dorothy DIX
Financial independence and bargaining in marriage advice
A reader asks about a man who loves money more than his wife and the cost of a woman’s domestic labor. A columnist urges a binding financial agreement before marriage and notes the dangers of a tight fisted husband. Another letter asks if a widower should break a vow not to remarry after his daughters grow up.
Pleasant Hill Students Tour Decatur Industry
About 80 Pleasant Hill elementary students visited Decatur industries under the guidance of Principal R W Waldrop and teachers Margaret Rice Blanche Holt Wilodean Daniels and Dorris We. The White Way Pure Milk Company hosted lunch and sponsored the trip with planned Decatur stops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Hill
Decatur Industries
R. W. Waldrop
Margaret K. Rice
Blanche P. Holt
Wilodean Daniels
Dorris We
White Way Pure Milk Company
Decatur
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The text argues that a deathbed promise not to marry harms the living and that marrying a suitable, kind partner with shared interests should bring happiness. It stresses earthly jealousy should not block a rightful union.
Decatur Daily Report on Farm Industries Pepsi Bottling
A brief item notes De catur Daily coverage of farm industries and the White Way Pepsi Cola Bottling Company plant. The report highlights local business activity and facility operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
the Decatur Daily
Farm Industries
Pepsi Cola Bottling Company
White Way
I R A to Stage 48th Championship Regatta at Marietta
The Intercollegiate Rowing Association plans its 48th annual championship regatta in Marietta Ohio on June 17. The event gathers top collegiate crews for a decisive racing program with national implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Intercollegiate Rowing Association
Marietta
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Nelda June Patterson
Taft Patterson
Nelda June
Eula Francis
Roy
David Kent
Thomas Kyle
Maybell
Margaret Slate
Donnie Britt
Barbara Young
Jimmy Johnson
Margaret Nell Dodson
Maxine Eubanks
Ruemia Hopper
Gleaners
Central Baptist Church
Wilbur Couch
Johnston Street
G. Ett
T. A. Patterson
J. R. Sandy
G._F. Barnett
Charlie Hammond
H. G. Faulkner
John M. Holt
Clista West
LE Club Entre Meres
Cecil McMillan
Louis Bell
McMillan
Fairview
James Warren
Decatur Mother's Club
W. P. Baugh
Sherman Street
W. H. Jenkins
Legislation Committee
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Trinity W. M. S
Ellner
Woman's Missionary Society
Trinity Baptist Church
5Th Avenue West
Betty Lile
Community Missions
John Lile
T. B. Sanatorium
Lewis Bagwell
Lacey’s
H. S. Roberts
Bagwell
Roberts
W. A. Ellner
H. M. Watson
Church of the Nazarene
7Th Avenue West
Almon Story
Brother Watson
Watson
Mary Ethyl Willams Circle
Bowers Home
Mary Ethyl Williams
Juanita Bowers
12Th Avenue West
Lucille Wiggins
Miss. Wiggins
Oconnor Patria Wedina Tas
Collins
Wintire
Princess
Young and Gay
Anne Adams
Decatur Daily
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Morgan County
Cedar Creek
Olie Holmes
C. M. Scales ,Jr
Birmingham
William H. Manly
Mr. Manly
Roy Fite Jr
Carol
Jan
Billy
Jack Fite
Ee Susan
Roy Fite Sr
Daytona Beach
Florida
Louisville
Kentucky
A. L. Frazier
W. P. Chandler
Athens
Harry Higdon
Danville Roa
J. H. Thompson
Decatur General Hospital
Harriet Lee Higdon
Maryville
Tennessee
Martha Jean
Col
Dorothy, DIX
Milford
United States
Alwa le Brees
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Don
Otr
Don Williams
Cardui
Pearlwick Clothes
Pearlwick
Penney's
Tens Rails L Pails Co
Bouphe Heirs de EA Decatur
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