Graduation trip highlights with USNA family ties
The text recalls Milton Jr. from USNA in Annapolis, with Peepie Yar brough and Etts Hemminghaus joining. Travel companions include John and Lib Miles from Chapel Hill, Rebecca Hasty of Thomasville, and Bill Boswell II’s fiancée. Betty Dawe will fly from Sweet Briar to meet the group, they’ll visit Frances Marks Bruton in Chicago, and golf players Dale Crites, Bud Orr, Blythe Orr, Billie Davis, and Jack Davis are mentioned with Blythe’s son Wilson visiting Mae and Hal Patton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
USNA
Milton Jr
Peepie Yarbrough
Etts
Roy) Hemminghaus
John
Lib Miles
Chapel Hill
Decatur
Mooresville
Rebecca Hasty
Thomasville
Bill Boswell II
West McMillan
Boswells
Indiepolie Ber
Santon
Dawever
Betty
Sweet Briar College
Chicago
Elizabeth
Frances Marks Bruton
Dale
Barbara Crites
Bud
Blythe Orr
Billie
Jack Davis
Blythe
Wilson
Mae
Hal Patton
Destin Beach Visit Ties Families Across States
Leila Calvin and her son Joe Jr. reside with her mother Inez Lusk in Guntersville. They vacationed together in Destin Florida while Joe joined them for a few days on the beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Destin
Fla
Leila
Joe
Calvin
Joe Jr
Inez
Walter) Lusk
Guntersville
Families Set for Gulf Shores Trip With Group Members
Headed for Gulf Shores again are Suzanne and Barrett Shelton, Mimi and Walter Hall, and the gals' mother, Ann Jones, and her sister, Mary Lee Kortrecht, who all plan a seaside getaway.
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Gulf Shores
Suzanne
Barrett Shelton
Mimi
Walter Hall
Ann
Arthur) Jones
Mary Lee
Charles) Kortrecht
Local Visitor Louise Berger Calls on Mooresville Hosts
Flying in from Los Angeles Louise (Mrs. Frank) Berger visits Doug Hagans of Mooresville and her mother Verna Hurn during a brief family gathering.
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Los Angeles
Louise
Mrs
Frank) Berger
Doug Hagans
Mooresville
Verna Hurn
Sparkman Mystery Reveals Mrs Dan Sparkman Identity
An anonymous note about a woman known for good tack and combing led to the confession that the cited person was Mrs Dan Sparkman. The finding clarifies the who behind the prior message and attributes.
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Dan Sparkman
Idea to reduce bulk when wearing an overblouse
A caller suggests a simple fashion tip to avoid exposed views by choosing longer waisted designs and avoiding overblouses when reaching. The note emphasizes avoiding unnecessary exposure during movement and offers practical guidance for modesty.
Printed Pattern A661 by Oleg Cassini for Misses Sizes
SIZES 8-18 by Oleg Cassini printed pattern A661 features a spare, clean-cut princess shape in separates with a high front low back neckline and a slim skirt with low side pleats. Fabrics highlighted include waffle, cloque piques, ottoman, linen and raw silk. Pattern available in sizes 8 through 18, with yardage and mailing details to order from The Decatur Daily Pattern Department. Next Week watch for a designer pattern by Alice Schweitzer.
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Oleg Cassini
Decatur Daily
Pattern Department
P.O
Old Chelsea Station
New York
N.Y
Alice Schweitzer
Lightweight grippers aid tuck in shirts and blouses
The note describes using small grippers on the back of a skirt and blouse to hold fabric neatly, noting it works well and could help with tuck-in shirts with tails that are too short. It mentions an open house at Henry Haiglers with visitors from Opelika including his mother Mrs H E Haigler, his sister Mrs B R Blackman and family, and visitors from Aberdeen Mississippi, the Charles T Wrights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Haiglers
Opelika
H. E. Haigler
B. R. Blackman
Aberdeen
Charles T. Wrights
Thought provoking statement by Howard Han on arts funding
Howard Han son of Eastman Philharmonia director speaks in Bravo about touring Europe and Poland. He criticizes Poland as not rich yet staging concerts in four acoustically superb halls and notes Russia offers fine venues beyond Moscow and Leningrad while the United States lacks a hall in its capital. He laments billions for space travel but little for the arts and questions materialism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bravo Magazine
Howard Hanson
Eastman Philharmonia
Europe
Poland
Russia
Moscow
Leningrad
Washington
Dinsmore Joins Pi Eta of Alpha Psi Omega at B S U
Marvin Dinsmore Jr is named among 18 new members in the Pi Eta chapter of Alpha Psi Omega at Birmingham Southern College. Phi Mu sorority at Capstone wins permanently the Delta Tau Paneake Prize as the most outstanding campus sorority, earning it after 15 years with four prior wins.
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Marvin Dinsmore Jr
B’ham Southern
Alpha Psi Omega
Phi Mu Sorority
Delta Tau
Southern collegians urged for Mademoiselle contests
Editors call for more entrants from the South to the Mademoiselle College Fiction and Art Contests as the $500 first prize this year goes to competitors from New York New Jersey and California.
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New York
New Jersey
California
Local Socials Highlight A Close Community Visit List
LeClaire Dewey directs a gathering with informed guests while Ira Elmes and George Elmes escort their daughter Pat Burnett and her three children from Charlotte to visit. Elise due in and Roy Childers join a Sanford weekend, visiting Cecil Sanfords. Lessie and Ben Britnell traveled to Vicksburg for a brief stay with local hosts.
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Ira
George Elmes
Pat
Reg) Burnett
Charlotte
N. C
Elise Due In
Roy Childers
Family news and travel notes from a Mississippi paper
A column lists visits across Mississippi and beyond with mentions of Ole Miss graduation for a nephew Bill Wardlaw, trips by Evelyn and Charles Malone to New Mexico and Denver, a leg by Mrs D W Fitts to her mother, and Lake Martin regatta plans by the Southwind Sailing Club members. The piece closes noting Senate Labor Committee approval of an 840 million mental health aid plan.
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Ole Miss
Bill Wardlaw
Pontotoc
D. W. Fitts
Lake Martin
Montgomery
Southwind Sailing Club
Jack Sangers
Norm Sidebothams
Floyd Davises
Bryan Polk
Doyle Nicely
Senate Labor Committee
Senate backs ten year grants plan for mental health centers
Senator Lister Hill predicts swift passage of a ten year program of grants to universities and mental health centers run by public or nonprofit agencies, aimed at advancing scientific research including humic acid studies.
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Lister Hill
Saluting Future Trends in Wedding Costs and Youth
A brief, period tone item notes couples skipping elaborate weddings in favor of saving for practical goals like lawn soil, with occasional well-to-do families not factoring cost. It mentions Nella and Comner Ezell, George and Amanda Wallace returning from Gulf Shores, and a reference to Tilly Seee The Adam Consolatus of St. Clair Shores Michigan.
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America
Gulf Shores
Nella
Comner Ezell
George
Amanda Wallace
Tilly Eeeeee Seee
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Fannie Richardson
Memphis
Dillehay Drug
National Secretaries Association, International
Akers Group
First Christian Cwf
E. H. Akers
Seed N Weed Garden Club
James L. Vernon
Pennylane SE
Morgan County
Federal Building and Loan Association
Questers Club
Lyons Hotel
WCTU
W. S. Lamon
Johnston St. SE
Pet Milk Co
U.S
Promenaires Square
American Legion
Sherwin-Williams Co
Grant Street
S.E
Bill’s Lumber and Supply
Moulton, Alabama
Kyle Plumbing and Electric Co
Hartselle
Alabama
Courtland
A. N. Jackson
Valhermoso Springs
LeClaire Dewey
Mrs. Richard
Sanford Parents
B’ham
Cecil Sanfords
Lessie
Ben Britnell
Vicksburg
Evelyn
Charles Malone
Malone
New Mexico
Nancy
C. G. Mills
Denver
Frances Kelley
Dallas
Tee Vant Or
Anu
Adam Consolatus
St. Claire Shores, Mich
Gateway ‘Am
New Gateway Shopping Center
Golor
General Electric
Moulton Street
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