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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1955
Page
6
Friday the thirteenth theme Black Magic set the tone for the junior senior banquet and prom at Decatur Country Club. 315 guests attended as Walter Jackson the school superintendent gave the invocation and James Hurst welcomed guests.
Miss Virginia Ovella Hunt daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Hunt of Lexington Alabama wed Redis White son of Mr. and Mrs. D B White of Athens on April 23 in a double ring ceremony at the bride’s sister’s home in Rogersville Rev Sheppard officiated. Attendants included siblings and Wayne Flanagan. Mrs White works in Florence and Mr White in Tuscumbia. they will live in Rogersville.
The Culture Club met Friday at the Trinity Mount home of Mrs. E. W. Kennedy. Co-hostesses for the covered dish luncheon were Mesdames Henry Fleming, Harvey Lindsey Humé and Rex Rankin.
Col. Edward James and his wife Mabel Pointer James and their two children will depart July 12 for Heidelberg Germany where he will serve three years with Headquarters U S Army after leading personnel for the Chemical Corps Training Command at Fort McClellan. The family has lived in Anniston after a stint in Guam.
The Kalopian Class of First Baptist Church will meet tonight at 7 30 in the home of Mrs H L Slaughter Mizpah 19 CES will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the Decatur Masonic Temple for the regular session Central Garden Club will meet Thursday morning at 10 30 at the home of Mrs J R Williams 1044 Jackson St
The Christian Women's Fellowship held a Monday evening service at First Christian Church with 21 members present. Mrs. Donald Frantz led the program on Budget and Beyond, assisted by Mrs. Macon Gilbert and others. The gathering closed with a missionary benediction and hostesses served dessert.
The West Decatur Sunshine Club met at Mrs. Dan Sandlin's home with 11 members and two guests. Plans were made for a May 27 picnic at West Decatur Park, sponsorship of Girl Scout Troop 3 tea, and a donation of pajamas for tuberculosis sanatorium children.
The article urges learning weeds by name and starting a compost pile near a water source. It recommends photographing the garden through seasons, postponing lawn feeding until fall, and fertilizing to feed weeds. It advises planting water lilies, morning glories, and cuttings, plus fall planting of cucumbers parsnips and fall bulbs like autumn crocus and sternbergias.
Mrs. Thomas R. Navin national vice chairman Approved Schools of DAR will luncheon guest at Col. John Robins DAR chapter on Wednesday. Navin from Birmingham Michigan. Redus Collier and wife return from Point Clear Alabama after Alabama Motorists Association board meeting. Bessie Daniell of Pulaski visiting Decatur and Hartselle friends. Quince Eddens and family back from Florida vacation. A L Harris returns from Greenville North Carolina Kitty Hawk and coast trips with son Kenneth Harris. H Wohl returning from Nashville. H D Burnum Jr of Birmingham visitors to Denson Burnum. Denson II and Allen Brewer Burnum guests of grandparents.
Mrs. B A Bibb postmaster of Mooresville departs for Montgomery this week to attend the Postmasters Convention. Mr. and Mrs. J M Eubanks stayed with Mr. Eubanks sister in Sheffield. Miss Dorothy Greer of Humboldt Tenn visited Miss Elizabeth Lively. Miss Carol Stone and Mr and Mrs J E Stone Jr of Hartselle returned from a visit to William and Mary College in Williamsburg Virginia.
Halley’s comet, famed for its 1910 spectacle, is expected to be visible from Earth again in the mid 1980s, promising a rare celestial display for skywatchers.
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