Luxury for pémaines quilting pattern gift kit notice
Advertisement by Alice Brookes promotes pattern 7421 for quilted pillows and decor items. Includes mailing and pricing details, mail to The Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept New York, asks for reader name address zone patternter, and mentions 1963 Needlecraft Show and catalog with over 200 designs.
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Alice Brooks
Decatur Daily
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Old Chelsea Station
New York
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Southeast Decatur Home Demonstration Club Luncheon Meet
The Southeast Decatur Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. Walter Kurz home for a covered dish luncheon. Mrs. Ocle Lawrence presided, with Mrs. John Butler leading singing and Mrs. James Davis giving the pledge. Lucille Hawkins presented a filmstrip on controlling household insects. dress-revue winners I B Smith and Oole Lawrence will compete in Hartselle. Fifteen members attended.
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Southeast
Decatur
Walter Kurz
Ocle Lawrence
John Butler
James Davis
Lucille Hawkins
Morgan County
I. B. Smith
Oole Lawrence
Hartselle
Washington Irving and His Literary Friends Print Gift
Decatur Public Library staff announce a gift presentation by Dr. E W Stevenson a framed engraving titled Washington Irving and His Literary Friends at Sunnyside The print honors notable writers including Hawthorne Longfellow Emerson Cooper and Irving Librarians invite patrons to view the gift alongside library hours The notice also mentions that about 30 percent of life insurance policy holders are under 18 years old in the United States.
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Public Library
E. W. Stevenson
Washington Irving
Sunnyside
Henry T. Tuckerman
Oliver Wendell Holmes
William Gilmore Simms
Fitz Greene Halleck
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Henry Wads
United States
Smiths Host Dessert Bridge For Weldons And Ganns
Mr and Mrs Smith entertained Friday evening at their home with a dessert bridge honoring Mr and Mrs John Weldon and Mr and Mrs Paul Gann. Couples plan to relocate to other states. Four tables used alabaster bird baths with pompons to mark numbers. Dessert and snacks served. Winners were Mr and Mrs Clyde Hurt, Mr and Mrs Jack Charlton, and Mr and Mrs George Kellen. Guests included Mr and Mrs Bob Allen and Mr and Mrs Bob Agee. Both guest couples were given gifts by the hosts.
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Perry Smith
John Weldon
Paul Gann
Clyde Hurt
Jack Charlton
George Kellen
Bob Allen
Bob Agee
Promenaires Square Dance Club Guests Attend Meetings
Out of town guests joined the Promenaires Square Dance Club regular meeting including Mr. and Mrs. Jim Spencer Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Suit Chrysler Square Dance Club Huntsville and Mr. and Mrs. Gene Stepp The youngest guest was Miss Susan Martin The Promenaires also attended the Tennessee Valley Square Dance Association festival in Tullahoma Tenn with several couples and emcee Dick Jackson and caller Joe Lewis directing the events.
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Promenaires
Jim Spencer
Gerald Suit
Chrysler Square Dance Club
Huntsville
Gene Stepp
Susan Martin
C. C. Martin Jr
Tennessee Valley Square Dance Association
Tullahoma
Tenn
Jay Girodo
Bob Williams
Felton Davenport
Ocie Weir
Bob Overstreet
J. D., Gray
Dick Jackson
Joe Lewis
Thirteen Decatur Families Celebrate Fenner Farewell
Thirteen families who moved from Decatur Illinois to Decatur Alabama in four years gathered Sunday at the Austinville Club house to honor Mr. and Mrs. William Fenner on their move to Washington DC. Men work at Redstone Arsenal. Dinner for 52 guests included gifts for the Fenners. Other attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Loren Miller Mr. and Mrs. Ed Short Mr. and Mrs. Bob Ridge Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rogers Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Warnick Mr. and Mrs. James Dempster Mr. and Mrs. Gerald McDaniel Mr. and Mrs. Ed Gardner Mr. and Mrs. Jim Torbett Mr. and Mrs. Murray Lanter and Mr. and Mrs. Don Watson.
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Decatur, Ill
Decatur
Ala
Austinville Club
William Fenner
Washington, D. C
Redstone Arsenal
Fenners
Loren Miller
Ed Short
Bob Ridge
Frank Rogers
Elmer Warnick
James Dempster
Gerald McDaniel
Ed Gardner
Jim, Torbett
Murray Lanter
Don Watson
Awards Given for Lesser Roles Honor Walter and Hackman
In New York AP reports Jessica Walter and Gene Hackman won the Clarence Derwent Awards for best Broadway performances by non featured players. Walter plays a double role in Photo Finish while Hackman portrayed a frantic football player in Children from Their Games.
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New York
Clarence Derwent
Jessica Walter
Gene Hackman
Sammy to Run on Broadway musical adaptation
Budd Schulberg and his brother Stuart adapting the novel What Makes Sammy Run for Broadway with music and lyrics by Ervin Drake. Tentative Broadway arrival planned for March 1964 in New York.
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New York
Hollywood
Sammy
PTS Nog
Budd Schulberg
Stuart
Ervin Drake
Automation in Field Boosts Tobacco Harvest in Louisville
Automation advances reach tobacco farming in Louisville. Farmers buy mechanical transplanters to move plants from seed beds to the field and use primers to remove lower leaves as they ripen before the rest of the plant matures.
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Louisville, Ky
Academy expands New York appoints national chairman
The American Academy of Dramatic Arts names Gordon A. Rust national chairman in an expansion program. Rust, a founder of the American Shakespeare Festival and former executive vice president, will help organize a touring repertory company drawn from academy graduates.
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New York
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
Gordon A. Rust
Rust
American Shakespeare Festival
Academy
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