Decatur Bridge Winners and Local Society Notes
The Decatur Duplicate Bridge Club will meet Tuesday at 7:30 PM at the Decatur Country Club. Last week’s winners were Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Thompson Jr. first, Mrs. H. D. Barnum and Mrs. Rhea Lide Carson second, and Mrs. James Wade with Mrs. T. D. Grubbs third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Duplicate Bridge Club
Decatur Country Club
R. B. Thompson Jr
H. D. Barnum
Rhea Lide Carson
James Wade
T. D. Grubbs
Ernest N. Young
James N. Mills
Decatur
Mr and Mrs W L Davidson visit relatives here
Mr and Mrs W L Davidson of Birmingham visited relatives here Sunday. Misses Sallye Bryan and Mar remain part of a social note on local families and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Bryan
Sallye and
Randy
Memphis
W. L. Davidson
Birmingham
Sallye Bryan
Mar
Red Shield Club Summer Hours Announced
The Red Shield Boys' Club will stay open all summer from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, announced by executive director 2nd Lt. J. G. Riefer. Activities include shuffleboard, horseshoes, ping pong, aerial tennis, volleyball, inter-club softball, basketball and baseball, with the library open at all times and plans for a woodworking class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Shield
J. G. Riefer
Lt. Riefer
Local residents and relatives note travel and visits across states
The column lists graduations and family travels including Jon Hall’s high school exercises in Decatur, Edna Holland at home in Johnston Street, and many visits to and from Birmingham, Dickson, LaVaca, Farmington, and Columbia. Names include the Longs, Lambs, Burlesons, McCullochs, Bloodworth, Poer, Spiegle, Dawson, Brown, and Layman, with dates and destinations.
New Officers Named by Decatur Women’s Chamber of Commerce
The Decatur Women’s Chamber of Commerce installed new officers at the May meeting at the Decatur Country Club. New members Mrs. Ralph Guffin and Miss Pearl Dekle joined, and Mrs. Ben Britnell spoke on Beautiful Gardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Women’s Chamber of Commerce
Decatur Country Club
Willie Hodges
L. R. Nash
Paul Russell
W. A. Sullivan
Clio Levin
America
Perry Orr
Homer Hutchinson
Johnny Giles
L. A. Neill
Nina—Hodges
Eldridge
Guire
Ralph Guffin
Pearl Dekle
Allison Smith
I. V. Timberlake
Colonial Coffee Company
W.C. of
W. W. Wright
Ben Britnell
Traffic arrests surge in Norfolk with unmarked patrols
Unmarked police cars in Norfolk have led to more than a doubling of traffic violation arrests while accidents have fallen sharply, according to a police report.
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Norfolk
Color for Sale in Atlantic City
A chemical company researcher told a packaging show that red yellow and blue are the best colors for mass market products in that order while pastel shades dominate higher priced items. The remark came from the researcher during the industry presentation in Atlantic City New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N.J
Chemical Company
Veterans garden work promotes stability and order in care
James R. Rankin installed officers for the coming year led by president Mrs. L. R. Nash and first vice president Mrs. E. M. Frazier. The group notes gardening aids for mentally ill veterans at hospitals and will publish committee lists later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Rankin
L. R. Nash
E. M. Frazier
T. J. Cottingham
Joseph T. Halas
Frank Soday
Eldridge Guire
J. E. McClary
E. L. Thomas
Bruce Pettey
Maxie Speake Burleson
Clio Levin
Prentiss Clark
Rankin
Funeral Held Today for Mrs Tonget in Jeffersonville
Funeral services were held for Mrs Nettie Tonget 33 of Jeffersonville Ind today at 2 p.m. in the Antioch Church with Rev J R Heaps officiating Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery Peck directing She died in Norton Hospital Louisville Ky Sunday at 4 20 a m She is survived by husband Colbert Tonget Jeffersonville Ind one daughter Brendan Gail Plemmons one son John C Plemmons parents Mr and Mrs John W Blankenship one sister Mrs D E Evans all of Somerville 2 and one brother John H Blankenship Hartford City Pallbearers were Wayne Coney Boyne Coney Jack Cooper Seldon oe Huie Wright and Bill Russell
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Nettie Tonget
Jeffersonvile
Ind
Antioch
John W. Blanenship
D. E. Evans
Somerville 2
John H. Blankenship
Hartseller
Wayne Coney
Boyne Coney
Jack Cooper
Seldon Oe Huie Wright
Bill Russell
Stove Theft Report From Oakland Pier Shed
A pot bellied stove used by steve dores and others for lunch near an Oakland pier shed was stolen. The stove was cold at the time of theft but its theft is reported as a hot matter in local notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Calif
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Irwin
Willard M. Irwin
Moulton
Mary Jacqueline Harkins
Fayette
Sammy Pruett
Mrs. Hokett
Mary-Martha
Central Baptist Church
Henry Hokett
Third Avenue NW
Jorie Cain
Florence State Teachers College
Albert Clopton
J. W. Clopton
James D. Cardin
James Arthur Cardin
Marine Corps Air Station
Cherry Point
North Carolina
Indiana
Joe
Shirley Thompson
Graham Thompson
Joe Wheeler Highway
Fall’s Business College
Nashville
Tennessee
W. B. Markstein
Ferry Street
James R. Yongue
New York City
IBM
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
J. W. Phillips
Glenn Birdwell
Criti
Cally
Robert C. Green Hospital
San Antonio
Texas
James F. Speegle
W. C. LeCroy
Maurice
Kent
Atlanta
James G. Phillips
Lon E. Diggs
Jefferson City
Emma Lee
Betsy. Blackwell
Malvern, Arkansas
Claude L. Hall
Sheridan Apartments
Lee Porter
WMSL
Porter
Irvine Porter
Chm
Huntsville
Debra Corum
Clifford Corum
C. C. Corum
A. W. Chenault
Sullivan’s Studio
W.C. Ofc
Charles Bagwell
Women’s Chamber of Commerce
Coffee Company
Timberlake
Aning US
Red Shield Club
Jon Hall
Decatur High School
Edna Holland
Johnston Street
Frank Brown
Dickson, Tennessee
Needham Long
Alabama Medical School
Judge
Mrs
W. H. Long
Pfe
C. Diemer Lamb Jr
Fayetteville, Tennessee
Clement Diemer Lamb
A. S. Burleson
Elizabeth
LaVaca
Burleson
Mary Schider
Salt Lake City
Utah
W. A. Best
Emerson McCulloch
Peggy
Viola Bloodworth
Auburn
Bennett Sims
McCulloch
Bloodworth
Frances Poer
D. A. Lamb
Farmington
New Mexico
Margaret. Poer
de Valles Bluff
Arkansas
Horace M. Spiegle
J. N. Burleson
Aiken, South Carolina
Corporal
Douglas Burleson
Fort Benning, Georgia
Mary Elizabeth
George Dawson
Helen
North East
Carlton Brown
Selma
W. H. Tankersley
Maynard Layman
Suzanne Shelton
Columbia
Missouri
Anne Layman
Stephens College
Ira’s Book & Gift Shop
E. Moulton
Decatur Daily
North Alabama
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