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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1963

Page

5

Decatur Woman's Club Installs New Officers

In a candlelight ceremony at the Crescent Motel the Decatur Woman's Club installed new officers. Mrs. Dale Crites became president with others including Mrs. Robert Crone as first vice president elect and Mrs. D. B. president. A Parisian fashion show is planned for mid October with outfits from Parisian and a coordinator from Parisian.

Decatur Woman's Club Crescent Motel Joe Elliott Dale Crites Robert F. Crone William Martin D. B Crites Curt Benson Decatur Parisian State National Bank

Athens Girl Engaged To Lt. Howard Cobb

Miss Nell Daniel Hightower of Athens is engaged to Lt. Howard Evans Cobb of Amherst Virginia. Hightower grandparents are William Ransome Hightower and Watt Daniel. Cobb grandparents are Mrs. Howard Cobb and the late Mr. Cobb. Nell attends Randolph Macon Woman's College. Cobb holds a B S in engineering from V M I and serves in the U S Army Air Defense. Wedding plans to be announced later.

Athens William Baylis Hightower Nell Daniel Hightower Howard Evans Cobb Kenneth Robinson Cobb Amherst, Va Mr. Cobb Miss Hightower William Ransome Hightower Watt Daniel Tupelo Daniel Randolph-Macon Womans College Lynchburg St. Cobb Howard Cobb Ithaca N.Y Cobb William Evars Bloomsburg Penn Virginia Military Institute United States Army Air Defense Germany

Printed Pattern 4687 Dress Pattern Ad

Print ad for Pattern 4687 featuring a scooped bodice and soft skirt in flower print. Includes sizes 14 1 2 to 24 1 2 with yardage notes for size 16 1 2 and price 50 cents plus 15 cent mailing. Request by Anne Adams care of The Decatur Daily Pattern Dept. 243 West 17th St New York NY. Includes 304 design ideas and coupon for free pattern in Spring Summer Catalog.

Anne Adams Decatur Daily West 17Th St New York N.Y

Needlecraft catalog offer from The Decatur Daily

Alice Brooks promotes pattern 7237 for a Jiffy knit rib jacket in worsted yarn with sizes 32 to 38. Special handling price 35 cents and a request for name address zone and pattern number. 1963 show features smocked accessories and over 200 knit crochet sew weave embroider quilt designs with a free pattern for 25 cents.

Alice Brooks Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept Old Chelsea Station New York 11 N.Y

Around the Valley Local visits and travels noted

Miss Mamie Livingston and Gladys Oden return home from Texas and New Mexico after visiting relatives. Hilbert Weaver Jr and family of Maylene Alabama with niece Teresa Smith visit Rock Creek area for two weeks. Seldon Long and families from Kalamazoo Michigan visit Neel. Richard Wallace returns to California due to his mother’s illness in Neel. Birmingham visits by Mrs. John B. Sewell Mrs. Lewis DeMent and Mrs. G A Burt. Charles Gunthorp to attend Alabama Funeral Directors meeting at Point Clear. Mrs. Herbert English of Florence visits Danville mother. Arthur Lee of Danville and family spend early week in Birmingham. Pvt James Earl Jacobs from Ft Sill spends furlough in Danville with parents.

Mamie Livingston Gladys Oden Rock Creek Texas New Mexico

Goren on Bridge by Charles H Goren 1963

North South vulnerable. North deals. The bidding starts with passes and ends in four spades. West opens hearts king, declarer follows a precise plan to establish clubs, spades, and diamonds, finishing with one spade, one heart, and one diamond lost by South.

Charles H. Goren The Chicago Tribune North East King of Y West Declarer South West East

Oak Grove Home Demonstration Club May Meeting

Mrs. Ervin Armor hosted the May Oak Grove Home Demonstration Club meeting. President Mrs. Bernard Mizell led with a devotion, and Mrs. Armor offered the opening prayer. Miss Thorn demonstrated ways to improve household storage with slides. Mrs. Mizell welcomed visitors Mrs. Clifford Huskey and Mrs. J. E. Sims and announced plans for the June picnic. Mrs. Walter Hall will host the June 14 meeting.

Ervin Armor Oak Grove Home Demonstration Club Bernard Mizell Armor Alva Wade Miss Thorn Mizell

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