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Newspaper
Destin Log
Location
Destin, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1982
Page
12
Due to injuries from an automobile accident Dot Jones will miss her weekly column this week. The editor notes the absence and expects her return in a future issue.
Elise Kelly married John Grady Gordon Jr. in a candlelight double ring ceremony at St Simons by the Sound Episcopal Church in Fort Walton Beach. The couple, with Maid of Honor Becky Kantner and Best Man Bert Toole, planned a brief honeymoon before settling in Destin.
UF researchers led by Dr. Keith Berg refine a newborn hearing test using a blinking reflex to gauge hearing within days of birth. The study, involving premature babies and brain-stem only cases, aims to flag deafness early to prevent developmental delays and guide early intervention. Funded by a $34,000 March of Dimes grant, the test could become inexpensive and widely used in nurseries and clinics once standardized.
The second annual Ball for the Mattie M. Kelly Fine Arts Center is set for November 13 at Sandestin. The event features a roll up your sleeves theme, suit and tie attire, a no host cocktail hour, a self-serve supper, and dancing starting at 9 with Greg McLean's Sugarfoot Stompers. The program includes renderings by architects, entertainment from Okaloosa County schools, a jazz pop choir, ensemble band, a theater troupe, and a graduate string quartet from Florida State. Information available from several local contacts.
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