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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 30, 1938

Page

5

Miss Porter to Wed Oscar Morrow at First Presbyterian

Society notes announce Miss Marguerite Catherine Porter daughter of Mr and Mrs John W Porter will marry Oscar Lawson Morrow son of Mr and Mrs W B Morrow of Decatur. The ceremony is set for Saturday June 18 at 8 pm at First Presbyterian Church with Dr Arthur Dycer and Dr John Alexander officiating and a reception to follow at Norwood home.

Miss Porter Robert Hardy Davis Haziling Dorothy Guffin James Aird William Womelsdorf Montgomery William Kaley Albert Keller Margaret Loranz Bessie Scott Harris Betty Rita Porter Gene Morrow Decatur Sam Stephenson Rushton Smith Karl Ormond James Ralph Howard Porter

Betrothal Couple Guests At Supper In Montgomery

Miss Marguerite Porter and Oscar Morrow, engaged to marry on June 18, were feted Saturday evening at a buffet supper hosted by Mr. and Mrs. George Thigpen at their Montgomery home. The event featured dainty foods and social hour with a poudre blue hostess dress and royal blue honoree attire. Attendees included families and friends from Decatur and Montgomery, with local society noted by the Birmingham News and Age Herald. Martha and Mary Guild to meet Tuesday at 3:30 with Mrs. Jimmy Elliott as hostess.

Marguerite Porter Oscar Morrow George Thigpen Montgomery James Aird Sam Stephenson Albert Keller Karl Ormond Gene Morrow Decatur William Womelsdorf Howard Porter Margaret Larans James Porter Beasle Scott Harris Rushton Smith Dorothy Griffin Porter Morrow Birmingham News-Age Herald Martha and Mary Guild Jimmy Elliott

Skating Party Planned After Business Meeting

A new business item was taken up and a skating party was planned for Friday June 3 at Hatfield's. The meeting adjourned to reconvene next Friday afternoon with Mar-

Hatfield's Mar

Personal notices highlight visits and upcoming weddings

Miss Lucille Emens visits Fort Payne with relatives while Tom Wert from Birmingham guests friends. Dozens of locals host or visit relatives across New Orleans Pensacola Chicago Tulsa and Montgomery. News notes include proposed June 18 wedding of Margaret Porter and Oscar Lawson Morrow and various moves and visits among families in Huntsville Dania Knoxville and Birmingham.

Eugene M. Morrow Montgomery Margaret Porter Oscar Lawson Morrow Rmingham

Local School Teachers and Residents Named in Weekend Notes

Mrs Mildred Gox visits Parkville with her parents. Elisabeth Rich leaves Fort Davis after teaching. Miss Lizzie Reed Penn visits Hartselle friends. Wilson Beverly plans Howard College summer study after south Alabama visit. Aileen Pope guests with Reed in Hartselle then returns to Wilsonville. James Daniel King Jr born May 28 to J D King and wife. Goode family from Tuscumbia visit relatives here.

Elisabeth Rich Fort Davis Ala Wilson Beverly Alabama Howard College Birmingham Aileen Pope Lizzie Reed Hartselle Wilsonville J. D. King Tanner James Daniel, Jr

Make This Pattern 4818 a Summer Breeze Dress

Ad lays out Anne Adams Pattern 4818 with its six gore skirt and flutter sleeves for hot weather. Encourages washable fabrics, color choices, and quick sewing, noting sizes 14 to 42 and fabric needs plus a 15 cent pattern order and a spring pattern book offer.

Anne Adams Pattern Department 17Th St New York

Young Belle Mina Angler Catches Four-Pound Bass

Miss Virginia Massey of Belle Mina tops the season fishing records by landing a mouth bass measuring 19 1 2 inches and weighing four and a quarter pounds. Local fishing experts believe the fish may be the same one they hooked but it escaped previously.

Virginia Massey Belle Mina Miss Massey

Reverend Moye Departs for Mission Work in Texas

Rev J L Moye brother of A L Moye of Decstur left Birmingham today to serve as missionary to Spanish speaking citizens of Texas and nearby states. His congregation presented him a new automobile in appreciation of his work in the Birmingham district.

J. L. Moye A. L. Moye Decstur Birmingham Texas

Return to Corinth After Short Stay

A person or family returned Monday to their home in Corinth Mississippi after a brief stay away.

Corinth Miss

Identical Twins Reunite After 27 Years in New York

Two 27 year old sisters separated at birth and adopted by different families in Toronto and London Ontario met in New York for the first time. Marjorie Gregg and Shirley Swim, both nurses, discovered their likeness through a clinic supervisor, tracing their roots after their mother died in childbirth.

New York Harold Shaw Toronto Marjorie John Gregg London Ont Shirley Swim New York City

Infant Massey Dies in Decatur Funeral Held Today

Lelia Massey infant daughter of Mr and Mrs William Massey of Decatur route two died Sunday morning at nine. She is survived by the parents two brothers and three sisters. Funeral services will be held at two this afternoon at Friendship Church with Rev Berry officiating. Interment at Friendship. Drinkard Howell directing. The aviation building at the New York World's Fair in 1939 will represent an ultra modern airport administrative structure.

Lelia William Massey Decatur Friendship Berry Drinkard-Howell

Erasing Fatigue Lines With Epsom Salt Facial

A beauty column recommends an Epsom salts facial to erase tired lines. Start with cleansed skin then alternate heated and iced cloths for twelve cycles, finish with lubricant cream applied to face and throat for a revived, unlined look.

Juliet Shelby Central Press

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