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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1960
Page
18
The Sirloin Room hosted a tea Thursday honoring Mrs. Billy Whitten formerly Miss Freida Sandy and Mrs. Harold McLemore among others. The event celebrated a new bride amid social circles.
The Decatur Music Study Club announced its annual music scholarship winner. The award supports a student pursuing study in music, with selection based on merit and demonstrated potential.
Miss Julia Ann Bogue and George Samuel Watters Jr. plan a late August wedding in Falkville. The bride is from Falkville with ties to Marion and Washington, D. C. The groom, a Falkville High School English teacher, holds a B.A. from Alabama and will pursue graduate work before resuming teaching in September. The ceremony will be at Falkville Baptist Church.
Flint Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs A D Curbow home with president B K Wiggins presiding. Devotion by Mrs H L Smallwood and pledge led by Mrs Quimby Nelson. Mrs J W Howard reported Youth Sunday at Flint Baptist Church. Members plan TB Lana care boxes and bring personal materials. demonstration by Mrs J L Howard titled developing responsibilities. Platinum is about 69 percent heavier than 14K white gold.
Honolulu readers learn of a theater trip featuring Kabuki performances in New York City Center with earphones translating into English for a dollar and a British Military review running through June 26 at the same venue.
Mrs Ed Uptain hosted an informal bridge luncheon at her home with three tables of guests. Relish dishes featuring olives and pickles centered each table and a cold fruit plate was served. Winners were Mrs Carl Spanger Mrs B J Lawrence and Mrs Foster Bailey. The first Canadian census in 1666 recorded 3 215 residents mainly in Quebec and Montreal.
Florence announcement states Miss Betty Katherine Cudabac will wed George Glenn Burgess of Huntsville on June 26 at Southside Baptist Church Huntsville. She is the daughter of the late Ralph E. Cudabac and works at Thiokol Redstone. Burgess, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Burgess of Carbon Hill, is a Carbon Hill School graduate, Auburn alumnus, and also employed at Thiokol.
Advertisement for Printed Pattern A749 by Oleg Cassini offers a sheath dress with a scooped neckline and subtle waist emphasis. Sizes 10 through 20. yardage note for size 16. price one dollar, with mail-in request to The Decatur Daily Pattern Department in New York and a promo for forthcoming Berain pattern.
Mrs. Paul Archer of Jackson Tennessee will visit her mother in Decatur this weekend. Mrs. A T Hanson and her brother Taplin Hanson of West Point Georgia attend the area for a commencement address at Decatur High School and will be honored at several small parties. Mary Louise Garrett hosts Monday lunch, Tuesday hostesses include Mrs. Tom Stewart of Hartselle, and Tuesday evening Mrs. W P Reeves hosts a casual gathering. Wednesday lunch at the Lyons Hotel hosted by Mrs Henson precedes Mrs Hanson’s return visit home.
Five new members were welcomed at Beta Sigma Phi in the home of Mrs. Juan Agee on Thursday. Pledges include Mrs. Gene Lentz Mrs. Brian Polk Mrs. Jacquelyn Weaver Miss Lois Snoddy and Miss Dot Walling. Officers installed by acting president Mrs. William Henderson include Mrs. Juan Agee president Mrs. Don Agee recording secretary Mrs. Spencer Hicks secretary and Mrs. Robert Baur treasurer. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Agee and cohostesses Mrs. Barnes and Mrs. William Talley.
In 1959 Austrians operated in Queensland produced a record 12 000 000 tons of refined sugar. The figure underscores the scale of Austrians sugar mills in the state during the year.
The Bankstons entertain at a bridge party with guests including Troy McKelroy and many couples. Winners were the Freemans and the McKelroys, and gifts were presented to the honorees.
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