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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1963

Page

5

Miss Fudge is Honored at Friday Tea

Miss Reda Fudge bride elect of James Orval Brown honored Friday at Mrs. W. W. Armentrout home. Tea hosted by Mrs. Armentrout Anita Armentrout and Tommy Walker with yellow and white decor. 45 guests registered. pale pink dress and pink carnation corsage worn by honoree. Also advertises needlecraft patterns and catalog offers from The Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept.

Reda Fudge James Orval Brown W. W. Armentrout Armentrout Anita Armentrout Tommy Walker Briday Allo Brown Douglas Fudge W. V. Armentrout Miss Fudge

Hints From Heloise Colorful Table Additions

A reader shares using cake coloring in oatmeal grits and rice to create colorful, appealing bowls and notes yellow and orange hues work best. Additional tips cover sewing machine foot grip, making button holes with tape guidance, using chalk to touch up white shoes, and testing meat with an ice pick.

Heloise Kellen Garbey

Navigation depths along Tennessee river to Knoxville

Limited channel depths before TVA were four feet from the river mouth to Wilson Dam covering 259 miles then three feet for 45 miles, two feet for 160 miles, and 1% feet for the last 188 miles to Knoxville at the head of the navigation channel.

TVA Wilson Dam Knoxville Tenn

Rose Garden Club Holds Final Meeting of Year

The Rose Garden Club met in the Pet Milk conference room for a covered dish luncheon hosted by Mrs. D. Hurst and Mrs. Leonard Moody. Mrs. Moody gave the invocation and Mrs. J. J. Hardwick, president, led business as minutes, treasurer’s report, and roll call were reviewed. Delegates were appointed to attend the state convention in Auburn, June 6-8, with Mrs. R. L. as a participant.

Rose Garden Club D. §. Hurst Leonard Moody

Personal News: Linda Clark and Mrs Hurst Weekend at Auburn

Miss Linda Clark and Mrs Dan Hurst spent the weekend at Auburn University. Mr and Mrs E Loyd Jr, Mr and Mrs C H O'Brien, Mr and Mrs Leroy McKentire Jr, and Mr and Mrs A L Rowe Jr spent the weekend in Mentone. Mr and Mrs Allison Bailey Jr also noted.

Linda Clark Dan Hurst Auburn University E. §. Loyd Jr C. H. O’brien Leroy McKentire Jr A. L. Rowe Jr Mentone Allison Bailey Jr

New Year Committees Appointed by President

McCulloch and Mrs. W F Wright named as alternates while committees and chairmen for the new year were appointed by the president. Mrs R L McCulloch received the attendance prize.

Bridge Quiz Solutions by Charles H. Goren 1963

The article presents a set of eight bridge puzzle questions with detailed bidding answers. Each scenario lists the south hand and auction, then explains the recommended bid and rationale, reflecting Goren’s standard licensing of bidding strategies for varying hand shapes and vulnerabilities.

Charles H. Goren The Chinese Tribune Vais

Two blouses and jacket half sizes pattern 4730

Printed pattern 4730 offers two blouses and a smart jacket in half sizes 14 1 2 to 24 1 2 with yardage details for each view. Order from Anne Adams pattern dept The Decatur Daily 243 West 17th St New York NY for 50 cents and receive a Spring Summer catalog plus a free pattern coupon after sending name address zone size and style number.

Alice Brooks Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept P.O Old Chelsea Station New York 11 N.Y Anne Adams Pattern Dept West 17Th St New York

Points of interest visited in Tennessee Saturday

Mrs. Herbert Farish, Mrs. Sullivan Mooney, Miss Helen Johnston and Mrs. Edward Sandlin were among attendees at a Tennessee gathering Saturday noting visits to local points of interest.

Tennessee Herbert Farish Sullivan Mooney Helen Johnson Edward Sandlin

Border Guard by Don Whitehead aims to praise customs service

Book review highlights Don Whitehead's Border Guard published by McGraw-Hill detailing the U S Customs Service role in crime fighting protecting industry and border security. It recounts narcotics smuggling dangers faced by agents and the service’s expertise in evaluating valuables art and antiques while noting the agency’s small size and strong esprit de corps.

Don Whitehead F.B.I. Story Washington New York Herald Tribune Customs Service Border Guard McGraw-Hill Whitehead F.B.I Taiwan Pia Jean Lafitte New Republic Treasury Department Brancusi Knoxville, Tenn Knoxville News Sentinel

Discover Yourself Party Idea With Morphys Quiz

A lighthearted party concept suggests guests receive a 20 question quiz and three traced cartoons to categorize them as Endomorph Ectomorph or Mesomorph based on metabolism. Hostess uses the answer key to assign playful roles and divide teams for mime and charades with a buffet featuring high and low calorie options.

Ceramic Tile Provides New Ideas For Home

Ceramic tile, a historic building material, now offers new ideas for homes. Tiles can feature favorite recipes, song lyrics for showers, coats of arms for clubs, or murals hung like pictures. Real tile is fadeproof, scratchproof, and maintenance free, with wide color and pattern options available.

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