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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1963

Page

5

Tatum-Mitchell Vows To Be Said October 26

Mr and Mrs James Tantum announce the marriage of their daughter Jeraldine Knox Tatum to Ensign David Gladstone Mitchell. The wedding is set for October 26 at the Pensacola Naval Air Station chapel. The bride, a Decatur High and Birmingham Southern alumna, taught in Pensacola while a Pi Beta Phi member. Ensign Mitchell, a Worcester High and Michigan State alum, has been a flight instructor at Whiting Field and is reassigned to a jet squadron near San Diego.

James Thomas Tantum Jeraldine Knox Tatum David Gladstone Mitchell Helen Mitchell Worchester Mass Herbert Gladstone Mitchell Portland Ore Pensacola Naval Air Station Bride Elect Decatur High School Birmingham Southern College Pi Beta Phi Social Sorority Mortar Board Women’s Honorary Pensacola Ensign Mitchell North High School Worcester Junior College Michigan State University Whiting Field San Diego Calif

Birthday Party Honors Mrs. J. F. Turney at 90th

Mrs. J. F. Turney celebrated her 90th birthday on September 16 with a family reunion at Robert Turney's home in Somerville. Seven children attended along with 15 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Lunch was served on the lawn and relatives visited in the afternoon.

J. F. Turney Robert Turney Somerville Edgar Wesley Alonzo William Loella Butler Elsie Taylor

A Most Pleasant Drink Cranberry Juice Recipe 1683

As early as 1683 a Cranberry Juice recipe titled A Most Pleasant Drink appeared in The Compleat Cook's Guide. It instructs mashing cranberries in water then boiling water with oat meal lemon peel and Lisbon sugar to taste.

Compleat Cook’s Guide Lisbon

Dorothy Dix Letter Debates Strip Teasing Morality

Reader L G Phillips quarrels with Helen Worden erskine over strip teases and morality. He argues against the column while she defends openness and urges disagreement to stimulate thought. The exchange notes Arkansas and Dorado, Arkansasa in the Southern state context.

Helen Mary Magdalene Jesus L. G. Phillips Dorado Arkansasa

Clever bridge defense defeats four heart contract

In a 1963 bridge column, West opens with clubs and East signals a club reentry. A precise sequence leads to East and West securing the sack versus the declarer by using suit preference and ruffing tactics to set the four heart contract.

Four Heart West East South Altho Declarer

Bloodworth Shelton Marriage Announcement

Mr and Mrs Ewell K Gregg announce the marriage of their daughter Mrs Jean Gregg Shelton to Judge James Nelson Bloodworth. The wedding was held Friday at 9 30 am at Westminster Presbyterian Church with Rev Edwin Dalstrom officiating in the presence of immediate families. They will reside at 2306 Dogwood Lane SE after a wedding trip.

Ewell K. Gregg Jean Gregg Shelton James Nelson Bloodworth Benjamin Bloodworth Mr. Bloodworth Westminister Presbyterian Church Edwin Dalstrom Dogwood Lane

Dear Helen Advice Column Clarifies Wedding Invitations

A reader asks if invitations should use the mother’s current name after divorce and remarriage. Helen Worden Erskine replies that the bride’s parents issue invitations, not the groom’s, and suggests writing for guidance and leaflets.

W. W

Fashion Leaders Honored In 1963 Woolens and Worsteds Awards

Five manufacturers receive Fashion Achievement Awards for 1963 chosen by about 2000 fashion editors. Winners include Dan Millstein Inn New York for women's coats David Crystal Inc New York for women's suits Junior Sophisticates New York for dresses Majestic Specialities Inc New York Jersey City and Cleveland for women's sportswear H Oritsky Inc New York and Reading Pa for men's wear Larry Aldrich NY Couture Group head wins Fashion Leadership Award Forty two Woolens and Worsteds mills participate in the program Tokyo fashion showing planned with Kittie Campbell flying in Cosponsors Hotel Okura United States Flag Line Pan American World Airways quotes James LeFeaver praising NYCG efforts and lists NYCG members.

Woolens and Worsteds of America, Inc Dan Millstein Inn New York David Crystal, Inc Majestic Specialities, Inc Jersey City Cleveland H. Oritsky, Inc Reading Larry Aldrich New York Couture Group Fortytwo Mills Tokyo New York Couture Group, Inc Kittie Campbell Hannah Troy Samuel Winston Anthony Blotta Teal Traina

Valley Residents Make Various Visits and Moves

Around the Valley notes several regional trips and family visits. Drifting to Florida and Georgia, the Jervis family visited relatives in New Smyrna Beach and Columbus while Mrs. J C Greene traveled to Atlanta to assist a critically ill brother. Other items mention hospital stays, a spinal fusion patient at University Hospital Birmingham, a residence move to 608 Clearview Street SW, and church survey work in Limestone County along with several visitors from Kentucky, Georgia, and Illinois.

Robert T. Jervis Stanley Jervis Jervis New Smyra Beach Fla Charles Malone Montgomery Jervises Columbus, Ga Florida J. C Greene J. H. Greene Nashville J. C. Greene Atlanta Tim Hudman Emory Hospital Floyd Lawson University Hospital, Birmingham Cypress Ave Larry Hancock Brentwood Apts Clearview St Morris Hunter Karol Hunter Michael Mill Creek, Ill

Straw Hat Club Opens Year With Garden Themed Meet

Straw Hat Garden Club met at Mrs Cloyce Frost home to start the club year. President Mrs Ross Graham led business as members discussed projects including sponsoring a Girl Scout Troop and supporting horticulture scholarships.

Straw Hat Garden Club Cloyce Frost Sim Otte Ross Graham Frost Robert Ford L. W. Luzier

Basic Foods Explained At HDC Meeting

At the September Priceville Home Demonstration Club gathering Mrs. John Collier demonstrated meat cooking and stressed breakfast importance. Refreshments included meat dishes. Three new members Mrs. Gulley Mrs. Cora Bean and Mrs. Wendell Smith were welcomed.

Priceville Home Demonstration Club Guy Smith John Collier

Pilgrim Women Created Early English Cranberry Sauce

Pilgrim women, being English ladies, favored preserves and stewed fruit. They cooked wild red berries in water, added sugar, and called it cranberry sauce.

TOP QUALITY CERAMICS FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS

Lovin's Ceramics offers a wide selection of greenware ideas and techniques for Christmas gifts. Free instructions available at 41 and Ave. Wholesale and retail, phone 353-2481.

Instructons

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