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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1965
Page
18
Thomas Curtis an interior decorator imports petrified fish from Brazil to London. The rhe colepis buccalis measure about 10 inches and are set in gray lava stone. The fish were fossilized in the distant past and are now sold for 80 pounds each.
The women's department notes deadlines for calendar items and general women's features. It limits wedding stories to five days before the wedding, caps late submissions, and requires glossy photos, with rules on engagement announcements and photos reflecting taste considerations.
HARTSELLE Mr and Mrs Robert R Higdon announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Sondra Ray Higdon to Vernon Hall Pittman son of Mr and Mrs D C Pittman both of Hartselle The couple plan a late June wedding Miss Higdon a Morgan County High School senior is the granddaughter of Mr and Mrs H E Owens and Mrs Ben Higdon The groom a Morgan County High School graduate and Fruehaus Decatur employee is the grandson of Mrs Hoyt Pittman and the late Mr Pittman and the late Mr and Mrs Billy Bodley
Athens DAR chapter, fifth oldest in Alabama, will hold a noon luncheon May 18 at the Camp on Elk River. State regent Mrs. Prescott Geeron of Huntsville will speak on the Continental Congress in Washington. Granddaughter Mrs. Lewis Nebel of Miami will attend.
Mrs Campbell president chaired a BSP meeting with fund reports. Mrs Ken Elder presented a program "Substance for the Art of Life-The Beautiful." New officers for 1965 66 were installed, and Mrs Albert Warnock was noted as co destroyed.
A shoplifter in Chattanooga took a loaf of bread and two oranges from a food shop. Police caught him several blocks away after he had eaten about half the bread and one orange.
A short note states that salt herrings must be soaked in cold water overnight to remove excessive salt and ready them for cooking or curing. No additional context is provided.
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