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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1958

Page

5

New Bride Is Honored In Columbus Shower

Mrs. Gene Black formerly Miss Faye Hamilton was feted at a miscellaneous shower hosted by Mrs. Greer Black and others at the home of Mrs. Greer Black in Columbus Mississippi. Red and white roses and white wedding bells decor framed the event with family members and friends in attendance.

Gene Black Faye Hamilton First Baptist Church Columbus Miss Greer Black Morris Black J. O. Black Herman Rodgers Lawrence Hamilton L. M. Black Clough of Attalla Faye Mullins William C. Day Archie Hampton Pene Moses

Women’s Chamber spring Coke party at Deese home

The Calendar reports the Women’s Chamber of Commerce will host its annual spring Coke party for members and newcomers on the back lawn of Mrs. V. L. Deese at 504 Line Street. The event is set for Tuesday starting at 10 30.

Women’s Chamber of Commerce V. L. Deese Line St

Local graduations and library news stretch across the region

James Conlee Pickens earns a B A at Birmingham ceremonies then enters University Medical School alongside eight Howard students. Family visits and weddings are noted, while Hartsel and Lester libraries report fresh book stocks via the Wheeler Basin Regional Library system and a busy Athens bookmobile offering moon and space titles.

Birmingham James Conlee Pickens The University Medical School Howard Hartselle Wheeler Basin Lester Limestone County Grant St P. O Decatur Lester and Hartselle

Mr and Mrs Gilbert White Plan Belmont Visit and Trip

Mr and Mrs Gilbert White of Belle Mina will travel to Abingdon Virginia to visit relatives and then to Bristol to bring home their granddaughter Susan Pepper after her freshman year at Virginia Intermont. Mr and Mrs David Shipley and daughter Karen of Chattanooga spent last weekend with relatives, and Mr and Mrs J M Pickens and daughter Maxie Dean Pickens will depart this afternoon.

Gilbert White Belle Mina Abingdon Bristol Susan Pepper Virginia Intermont David Shipley Karen Chattanooga Leonard Moody J. M. Pickens Maxie Dean Pickens

Blanche Jones Bible Class Final Meeting Topic

The Blanche Jones Bible class at First Presbyterian Church invites all members and newcomers to a final meeting on Tuesday at 10 a.m. Jimmy Bloodworth will present a talk on the Illegal Trial of Christ at the Vine Street entrance.

Jimmy Bloodworth Christ Blanche Jones First Presbyterian Church Vine St

Grandmother to Visit Oldakers. Wiley Family Arrives from Florida

Mrs. J. J. Putnam will travel Wednesday to visit the Oldakers. Dr. Tom Wiley Jr. Mrs. Wiley and children Tommie and Mary Lee arrived Saturday from Ft. Myers, Florida for a week with his mother Mrs. Mary Wiley.

J. J. Putnam Tom Wiley Jr Tommie and Mary Lee Ft. Myers, Fla Mary Wiley

Delta Kappa Gamma Nu Chapter Installs Officers

Nu Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma held a dinner meeting at the Ewing Wallace home with 24 members. Miss Lollie Young, president, outlined the program on The Founding of Delta Kappa Gamma and a play titled Women in Education Accept a Challenge. The meeting closed with installation of officers for two years and plans for a Tuscaloosa workshop.

Cullman Nu _ Chapter Delta Kappa Gamma Ewing Wallace Lollie Young Lula Mae Taylor Isola Whitaker Claire Adams Evelyn Winn Mary Brown Louise Yeager Everette Jones Jane Shelton Nu Chapter Tuscaloosa Together Wallace Tea Room Lulu Mae Taylor Marguerite Rigsby Helen Vines Ruth Edwards Nelle Jordan Lulu Mae Staten Elberta Bailey Fionia Moore Mary Isom Fay Rice Blondie Crawford

Misses dress and jacket pattern 4527 announced

Anne Adams pattern 4527 offers a sun to city dress with a jacket and blouson lines. Sizes 12 to 20 require 4 18 yards of 35 inch fabric for the dress and 13 4 yards for the jacket. Printed directions are included. Send 50 cents plus 5 cents for 1st class mail to Pattern Dept. New York.

Anne Adams Care West 17Th St New York N. Y

WSCS Subdistrict I Holds In Service Training Day

Subdistrict I of the WSCS conducted an in-service training day at Isom's Chapel Methodist Church on Tuesday. District president Mrs. D L Grizzard opened the meeting with Mrs. R L Hamilton presiding and Mrs E L McFee giving the devotional. District officers assigned to classes included Mrs T L McDonald and many other named members.

WSCS Isom Carolyn Teague Fred Martin T. F. Long Jesse Smith Rufus Warren Kenneth Byrum Paul Cosby W. B. Harvel

Auburn Danforth Award Recipients Named

Auburn Alabama two students Margaret Sears of Mobile and Marie Peinhardt of Cullman received Danforth Awards for outstanding freshmen and juniors in home economics. Sears earns a camp trip and Peinhardt a camp trip plus two weeks of training in St Louis. Sears is a clothing textiles major active at Murphy High School and member of Quill and Scroll and NHS.

Auburn Ala Danforth Margaret Sears Mobile Marie Peinhardt Cullman American Youth Foundation Lake Michigan St. Louis Margaret Murphy High School Quill and Scroll National Honor Society

Group Holds Noon Meeting With Benediction and Lunch

The group reassembled at noon for a discussion period. The host pastor Rev. E W Arnold gave the benediction and lunch was served to 75 members and officers.

Marie Smith Leads Campus Editorial Team and Honor Societies

Marie Smith serves as features editor of the Plainsmar, vice president of Delta Delta Delta, and president of Omicron Nu, a senior home economics honorary.

Marie The Plainsmar Delta Delta Delta Omicron Nu

Tachien Dam to rise 238 meters surpassing Hoover Dam

The Tachien Dam in Formosa Taiwan will rise 238 metres and exceed Hoover Dam in height. The Tachien Valley project is estimated to cost 20 million dollars in total.

Tachien Dam Taiwan Formosa Hoover Dam Tachien Valley

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