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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1973

Page

10

Calendar Of Events In Decatur Area Churches Clubs

Local groups list meetings and activities for the week across Decatur. The Decatur Art Guild, Wishful Diggers Garden Club, Red Cross blood drive, Baptist women prayer retreat, church Bible studies and revival services, school events, gospel singings, tours, and family reunions are scheduled. Highlights include homecoming at Elkmont High, rummage sale by Flint Elementary PTA, and a tour call for Morgan County Historic Preservation Society.

Baptist Women of the Morgan County Baptist Association Antioch Baptist Church Maxine Moseley Ghana Florence Town Creek Wheeler Decatur Daily Morgan County Historic Preservation Society

Post heiress Marjorie Post leaves vast fortunes to kin and state

The late Marjorie Merriweather Post bequeathed as much as 50 000 to loyal aides and set two grandchildren against their mother's wishes while leaving Washington and Florida estates to the federal government. Her three daughters share about one third each of remaining assets, with mult million dollar trusts and a near one million dollar jewelry collection among numerous bequests.

Washington Marjorie Merriweather Post Florida Hostess Post Toasties Texas New York Palm Beach Post Augustua Riggs IV Woodbine Leon Barzin Paris Clifford Robertson III Dina Merrill Miss Merrill

Modern Fashion Desires Curves Over Skinny Models

Poem by C. C. McWhorter laments lean fashion and praises fuller figures. It contrasts skinny models with hungry, pale women, calling for curvier beauty and more varied bodies in dress representation.

C. C. McWhorter

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