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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1968

Page

22

Calendar For Weeks Activities With Local Groups

Monday events include Duplicate Bridge Club morning session at 9 15 in the Pet Hospitality Room. Decatur Junior Service League meets at 9 30 a m in First Presbyterian Church. Questers meet at 7 p m with Mrs Yancy Vaughn at 1239 2nd St SW with Mrs Louis Turney as co hostess. Evening Duplicate Bridge Club hosts a charity game for the children s school at 7 15 in the Pet Hospital ity Room.

Duplicate Bridge Club Pet Decatur Junior Service League First Presbyterian Church Questers Yancy Vaughn 2Nd St Louis Turney Children’s Somerville Rd

Miss Knoblock Weds Eugene Gandy In Decatur Ceremony

Miss Elizabeth Mae Knoblock daughter of Mrs. Henry Knoblock and the late Mr. Knoblock married Eugene Gandy son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gandy of Meridian Mississippi at St Ann’s Catholic Church. Rev Msgr John M Morgan officiated with music by Mrs Gerald Kittrell. The gown was silk organza with Chantilly lace and a chapel train. The maid of honor wore candy pink and carried pink roses. Best man was Randy Smith. ushers included Frankie Knoblock and Bud Payne. Reception followed at the Decatur Inn Athenian Room. The bride later wore a three piece blue linen suit for her wedding trip to New Orleans.

Elizabeth Mae Knoblock Henry Knoblock Jock Eugene Gandy Paul Gandy Meridian St. Ann’s Catholic Church John M. Morgan Gerald Kittrell Randy Smith Frankie Knoblock Bud Payne Decatur Inn Warner D. Knoblock Charlotte N. C Mary Ann Knoblock New Orleans

Planning a Second Wedding Etiquette Guide

A second wedding should be simpler in taste whether the couple is divorced or widowed. Civil ceremonies or a simple home wedding suit best. Chapel access matters if divorce affects sanctuary permission and children’s attendance depends on their feelings.

Little Mr and Miss Decatur Contest Set

Approximately 70 children compete in the Little Mr. and Miss Decatur contest sponsored by Decatur Jayceettes. Open to ages three to six with no entry fee. Contest on June 15 at 7 p.m. in Riverside Elementary School auditorium with the theme The Old Woman In The Shoe. Tickets cost $1 for adults and 50 cents for children under 12.

Miss Decatur Decatur Decatur- Jayceetites Charles Howard James McMurtrie Edward Steadman Riverside Elementary Frank Neville

Cooking Hints for Evading Weevils and Coffee Tricks

A vintage tip mentions bay leaves in flour and corn meal to deter weevils and freezing flour in a plastic bag. It also describes a coffee hack: boil water add instant coffee, boil again, turn off heat, steep briefly, then pour. The second boil is claimed as the secret.

Smith Mitchell Engagement Told

Mr and Mrs Arthur Lee Smith Jr announce the engagement of their daughter Martha Jose Smith to Robert Ross Mitchell son of Dr and Mrs F H Mitchell of Mobile The bride elect is granddaughter of Mr and Mrs H L Burleson of Hartselle The couple plan a August 24 wedding at First Baptist Church Huntsville.

Huntsville Arthur Lee Smith Jr Martha Jose Smith Robert Ross Mitchell F. H. Mitchell Mobile Smith H. L. Burleson Hartselle Huntsville High Schoo Alabama College Montevallo University of Alabama Mitchell Tuscaloosa Brown Engineering Company First Baptist Church

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