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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1968
Page
6
Readers share simple home hacks. A traveler trailer vent cleaning method uses a dry cloth and newspaper to remove lint, plus an electric fryer is suggested as a blanching tool for vegetables. Letter writers ask if coffee grounds should go in the sink and seek plumbing guidance.
Readers seek guidance on pressing family and marriage issues. A high school student wonders if he should tell his father about his mother's affair, while another family asks how to discipline unruly teens and manage free meals with relatives, all in the tone of Ann Landers columns.
Miss Alice Sparkman bride-elect of Randall McElyea was honored with a miscellaneous shower Aug 1 at First Federal Penthouse. Hostesses included Miss Linda Bailey and several guests while Mrs Don Bentley and Mrs Leslie Tucker received the guests and Miss Janet Layton served punch to over 50 attendees.
In a bridge column from ca 1968, South opens three no trump after a bidding sequence. West chooses hearts then spades, leading to a heart rout and four heart tricks plus five spades for a 250 point swing, with nine or thirteen tricks depending on the opening lead.
The Decatur Duplicate Bridge Morning Club held sessions at 9 16 in the Pet Hospitality Room with top placers in North-South and East-West flights. First place Northern South went to Mrs William i E McCormick and Mrs Evelyn Muller, with many other couples earning high finishes. The Tuesday Night Club met at 7 15 in the same room with North-South winners led by Mrs Wesley Bankston and Mrs C W Mitchell.
Personal notices report Miss Beth Douthit returning Sunday after visiting sister Mrs. W C Cather in Greenville South Carolina. Cather will accompany her for a trip to their mother Mrs Eliza beth Douthit in Greenbrier, with other social notes from local residents.
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