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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1948
Page
6
The article notes a strong focus on footwear in fashion guiding women to match heels with ensembles. It describes slingback sandals with platforms, color options like mocha and red, and mentions comfort tips such as feather oxfords with one and a half inch heels for home use and daily wear.
A church social plans a Good Fellowship Class gathering on Friday May 14 at the Trinity Mountain cabin hosted by Mr and Mrs Horace Levin with six thirty PM transportation from the church. Also a luncheon at Lyons Hotel honors Miss Anne Kimbrough bride elect of Mr William B Eyster with a list of attendees and a reported grey dress for the honoree.
Dr and Mrs Neil Kirk of 204 Grant Street will attend a state chiropractors meeting in Birmingham this weekend. Malcolm R West and daughters Carolyn Jane and Phil of Centre and formerly of this city and Hartselle visited Mr and Mrs Walter B West and family in Hartselle. Dr and Mrs W E Methvin of Lawrenceburg Tennessee were guests of the Kirks. Kenneth W Free hosted over weekend Mr Talmadge Nesmith of Florence State Teachers College Florence.
Town Creek Baptist Church eight miles west of Moulton on Russellville highway marks its 130th anniversary with a homecoming on Sunday May 23. The event includes at least two sermons an ordination service and a noon basket dinner led by pastor W M Wear and featuring the ordination of G N Francis the Moulton 4 pastor. All members former and former residents are invited to attend.
The town council met Monday night and discussed finances and ongoing projects. Mayor J L Weatherwax presided as officials reported sewerage plant walls raised and manholes raised per engineer specs along with street repairs under discussion.
The Moulton Lions Club met at the high school Tuesday night. Nominating committee named officers for June elections and July start, led by Ernest E. Alexander for president with J I Nunn and R E Proctor as vice presidents. Members attended Lions Convention and viewed a film of the 1946 Rose Bowl.
Stanley Blakemore city maintenance superintendent traveled to Birmingham midweek on sewerage work. Rev G M Bynum pastor of the local Methodist Church showed improvement after a ten day illness. Tom Pettus did business in Blount county early week. Police reported two weekend arrests both for public drunkenness with guilty pleas.
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