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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1964
Page
17
Mr and Mrs Marvin Rivers announce the engagement of their daughter Sandra Rivers to Charles Sager Arnold.
The bride elect Miss Rivers is a Decatur High School graduate who attended Athens College and works as Chemstrand secretary. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. J M Beams and the late Mr Beams and Mr and Mrs Rivers. The groom Mr Arnold is an accountant at Chemstrand and Florence State College alumnus. The wedding is set for July 18 at Somerville Road Church of Christ. Jane Goodall notes chimpanzees fashion crude tools.
Engagement announced for Miss Alice Peek of Lookout Mountain Tennessee to Julian Strickland Jervis of Decatur Alabama. Details note bride to be a UT Knoxville graduate Phi Beta Phi member and groom a ceramic engineer with Navy service. Wedding set July 25 at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church Chattanooga.
A local ad highlights new kitchenware including a 4 cup Pyrex percolator and Centura dinnerware with white finish and aluminum trim. It features 1 to 2 quart casseroles, crackers crumbs alternative, and Imperial Crystal in verde and amber. Also promoted are Bambu tumblers and new 80-ounce ice lip pitchers. The shop invites browsing with air conditioning and friendly service.
Mrs. Bill Hampton formerly Miss Shirley Warren was honored Friday evening with a miscellaneous gift tea hosted by Misses Wanda Smith Janice Woodall and Dian Hayes at Mrs. Troy Kilpatrick’s home. About 50 guests from Danville Decatur and Hartselle attended.
The article lists guests including Mrs. James Bruce Fort and Mrs. Bar nett Deramus for a wedding. The bride will wear a navy and beige ensemble with bone accessories. After the ceremony the couple will be at home in Tuscaloosa where the bridegroom attends graduate school.
The Chicaso Tribune presents a 1964 weekly bridge quiz with eight scenarios. Each item lists a hand shape and bidding sequence and invites the reader to determine the best response or bid. Look for solutions in the Monday edition.
Mrs Herman Free left Tuesday for Coco Beach Florida to attend the high school graduation of her niece Patricia Ann Thomas. Miss Linda Mintz of Toledo visits her parents Mr and Mrs Arthur Mintz. Mr and Mrs Raymond Matthews and daughters Joyce and Linda spend a week at St Augustine Florida visiting Cypress Gardens Marineland Silver Springs and nearby spots. Larry Lovelady left Thursday for Marquette Michigan to visit his brother Lt Hugh Lovelady and Mrs Lovelady.
An advertising piece from Rainey’s Beauty Salons discusses hair loss in men and women, noting genetics and normal daily shedding. It offers styling help to conceal thinning areas with wigs or wiglets, promotes cosmetic counter visits, and lists salon contact numbers for beauty services and advice during Memorial Day weekend.
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