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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1966
Page
13
A collage of domestic advice from Heloise and readers. Topics include caring for padded bras without heat damage, tinting aging white fabrics with dye, organizing husbands drawers for easier dressing, gifting cleaning rags to brides, avoiding streaks on mirrors with proper cloths, freezing juice blocks to chill drinks, and stapling rain cap straps to hats to prevent breakage.
Hal Boyle lists everyday items he sees as underrated showing humor and social commentary. He praises walking to work, horseshoe pitching, bubblegum blowing, Longfellow, ham and eggs, and more. The piece Playfully weighs modern habits against lasting value in a column style.
Southern Bell urges caution as families plan swimming during the coming weeks. Do not swim alone or when tired or stormy. Stay in shallow water if non swimmer and choose a safe, clean spot. Avoid diving into unknown waters and watch currents and tides.
A caller asked a hospital switchboard operator about Mrs Smith in room 508. The operator replied Mrs Smith was operated on yesterday and is making a splendid recovery. The caller declined to identify herself, stating she was Mrs Smith and simply wanted to know how she was doing.
After 300 years of Shan tribesmen rule in Burma a Burmese king defeated the Shans and in modern times they have been confined to 33 Shan states covering some 58,000 square miles.
Fort Gordon Ga Army Pvt Carlton W Haley 19 completed eight weeks of military police training at the Army Training Center. His instruction covered civil and military law traffic control map reading prisoner of war control and self defense. He is a Morgan County High School graduate and formerly worked for Chemstrand in Decatur.
Fort Leavenworth Kansas Army Reserve Maj Mark G Hunter of Decatur finished the final two week phase of the Army Reserve course at the U S Army Command and General Staff College He was among 195 graduates in the program at the college in Kansas
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