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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1963
Page
5
Readers share DIY care tips from 1963 including dying imitation pearls with kettle dyes to match outfits and applying wax to white shoes to repel dirt. Other notes describe embroidery napkins with a child’s age and friends’ names as a family keepsake and a grandmotherly gift idea for future generations.
Mr and Mrs G G Vincent of Eva and Mr and Mrs H W Waugh return from Florida visits to Jungle Gardens in Sarasota. Preston Brown family leaves for new home in Griffin Georgia. Vietch returns from Pensacola trip. Cartwrights back from Nashville with Mr Cartwright improving after St Thomas Hospital stay. Susan Strasberg gains acceptance as regular Actors Studio student after observer status. at 23 she has pursued stage and screen roles for nine years without formal lessons from her father Lee Strasberg.
The article discusses a bridge hand in East West vulnerability with West preempting to four spades and South pursuing six hearts. It analyzes bidding and play, examining West's distributional strength and the correct approach to preserving heart honors and testing clubs.
Professor Joseph S. Rowland urged calm, budget discipline, and shared duties for cardiac homemakers at the University of Alabama workshop in Doster Hall. He emphasized budgeting, credit use, estate planning, and joint wills to sustain harmony and value in family life.
Friday picnic feature invites youngsters to enjoy outdoor foods like salmon sandwiches and gherkins. The recipe for Different Walnut Bread uses walnuts, flour, baking powder, and brown sugar, baked at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes, then cooled and sliced. No fat is used in the loaf.
Around The Valley lists households moving into new homes and returning from trips. Amos C. Lashley and family relocate to 1202 Donna Ave SE while Wallace King returns from Ridge Crest near Black Mountain NC. Other entries note weddings, visits from St Louis and Mississippi relatives, and northern trips with plans for short future travels.
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