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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1963
Page
3
Read about glass origins from natural obsidian to ancient Egyptian beads and Roman blow molding. Learn the basic materials sand soda limestone borax and glassmaking steps from batch to furnace to shaping. Includes notes on cullet recycling and modern methods.
A vivid recruitment blurb invites men and women to enroll in a beauty academy promising a profitable future. It touts basic courses in chemistry and grooming, features the permanent wave secret, and urges immediate enrollment with free information.
New York gossip quotes Thelma Ritter discussing her fame with humor and flirtatious anecdotes. She jokes about suit life at Regency and party hosts while naming her films For Love or More s A New Kind of Love and Move Over Darling. Eva Gabor friendship and summer plans at Fire Island are noted along with a Colorado trip for How the West Was Won and an anecdote about gravy loving waitresses.
Ava Gardner seeks to bar all on the Night of the Iguana set in Mexico with Richard Burton and reportedly excludes Liz Taylor from location jitters. Julie Wilson expects her baby in three weeks while industry chatter claims Adlai may win Bill Douglas's Supreme Court seat. Sammy Davis Jr. stuns at Jilly's in a canary jacket and refuses to kiss a fan.
The report notes a gathering including Sammy, Peter Lawford, Joe Le Vine, and Senator Kennedy at Danny's Hideaway with mentions of fashion updates from Barbara London and various entertainment glimpses. It references Joe Louis applauding Al Marino and a notable helicopter ride by NYC Airways as a top sightseer option.
AP previews upcoming TV season predictions from Hollywood insiders. NBC plans a Sunday Bill Dana comedy with fantasy and satire about an alien visitor. CBS features My Favorite Martian in the same slot and ABC eyes Burke's Law with a wealthy detective narrator.
In a playful exchange Joey scolds exaggeration while Ted laments missing mittens and Nancy suggests a finger tie trick. Ted argues mittens keep hands warmer in a lighthearted scene.
A U S sign-maker in the United States hides a historic city by scrambling its letters. Read tomorrow’s issue for the answer and a chance to win the Britannica World Atlas or Yearbook of Events. Today's winner is Jacqueline Michaelson, 10, Taylor, Michigan.
An asthma formula highly prescribed by doctors is now available to sufferers without a prescription after medical tests showed it stops asthma attacks in minutes and provides hours of relief from recurring spasms. It is described as safe when used as directed and may be sold without prescription in most states.
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