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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 1968

Page

22

Flower arranging workshop at Four Seasons Garden Club

Mrs. John Collier led a monthly Four Seasons Garden Club meeting and workshop on drying methods and the use of flowers shrubs and vegetables. Dried materials included goldenrods cattails sage grass shumake berries okra pods and Queen Anns lace. Members used their own containers such as plow discs stove grates crocks pitchers and driftwood to create arrangements and candle holders from baby food jars saucers and dessert bowls.

Mrs. Collier

State Treasurer Agnes Baggett to speak at Decatur Woman’s Club

Mrs. Agnes Baggett of Montgomery will address Decatur Woman’s Chamber of Commerce on Women and Their Contributions. She has a long Alabama career including Secretary of State twice and State Treasurer, and has led civic groups such as the Montgomery BPW Club and the Alabama Federation. Members met with Mrs. Collier.

Woman’s Chamber of Commerce Agnes’ Baggett Montgomery Decatur Woman’s Chamber of Commerce

Newcomers Club Explores India Kaleidoscope Program

Mrs Kandala Srinivas presented India as a Kaleidoscope at the October Newcomers Club meeting at Burningtree Country Club. Long distance prize went to Mrs Gordon Hoover. Door prizes were awarded to numerous members, with guests Mrs Shelby Massey and Mrs Richard Lee in attendance. Hosts were Mrs Gordon Hanson and Mrs Don Davis, and bridge winners were Mrs John Bruce and Mrs Norman Sharp.

Dave Terry Gordon Hoover Norman Sharp India Kandala Srinivas Newcomers Club Burningtree Country Club John Bruce

Miss Sanders and Heath Bride at Fairview Baptist Church

Barbara Ann Sanders daughter of Mr and Mrs James Gilman Sanders of Decatur wed Louis J Heath son of Mr and Mrs Eddie Louis Heath of Trinity at Fairview Baptist Church. The ceremony was led by Rev G Covell Keenum with nuptial music by Mrs Johnny Collier and Hersche B Wells. The couple planned to live in Dayton Ohio after a wedding trip to Atlanta.

Barbara Ann Sanders James Gilman Sanders Decatur Louis J. Heath Eddie Louis Heath Trinity Fairview Baptist Church G. Covell Keenum Johnny Collier Hersche B. Wells Atlanta Dayton Ohio Wright Patterson Air Force Base

Parties Honor Miss Barbara Ann Sanders Before Her Saturday Marriage

Barbara Ann Sanders received several pre wedding celebrations for her upcoming marriage to Louis J. Heath. A miscellaneous shower was hosted by Mrs Ray Reece and Mrs Clete King at Mrs T H Young's home. First National Bank employees also gave a shower for the bride elect.

Barbara Ann Sanders Louis J. Heath Ray Reece Clete King T. H. Young First National Bank

Eddie Johnson Celebrates Fifth Birthday

Eddie Johnson son of Mr and Mrs Charlie Ray Johnson of 1602 Tower Street celebrated his fifth birthday. He is the grandson of Mrs Charlie Lee Johnson of Decatur and the late Mr Johnson and of the late Mr and Mrs Arthur Gillespie of Hartselle.

Eddie Johnson Charlie Ray Johnson Tower St Charlie Lee Johnson Decatur Mr. Johnson Arthur Gillespie Hartselle

Chocolate recovery after heat melt in cupboards

If heat turns cooking chocolate white in the cupboard don’t discard it. Melted chocolate for cooking will usually brown again and retain flavor.

Birth rate in Czechoslovakia hits record low in 1967

The Statistical Office reports 1967 fertility in Czechoslovakia fell to 15.1 births per 1000 people, the lowest since 1918. The previous record low was 16.7 per 1000 in 1937, during hard times.

Prague Czechoslovakia Republic The Statistical Office

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