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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1966

Page

6

Father of Five Seeks Help Over Global Fears

Letters from readers reveal a suburban father of five torn by public persona versus inner fear. He worries about sanity amid frustration with foreign policy and potential harm to his children. Ann Landers advises seeking psychiatric help to reconcile private and public selves.

Dictionary ads for back to school season

IRA S BOOK GIFT SHOP at 222 E Moulton St offers Webster's Collegiate World College Golden Rainbow and other dictionaries for every grade as back to school necessities. The ad highlights a range of dictionary titles for students and parents preparing for the new term.

Webster’s Collegiate Webster's World American College Golden Rainbow Ira’s Book & Gift Shop E. Moulton St

Dear Heloise Tips From 1966 Housekeeping Notes

A collage of reader tips on lettuce care, saving wrinkled dresses, protecting white suede with chalk, and preserving hot beverages in glasses. Practical home hints from generic columns, with only brief practical steps and no sensational details.

Heloise

Ann Landers advice column on personal anxieties and child language

A reader critiques a columnist and discusses adults masking world fears with blame on policy. Ann Landers advises that people blame external issues but must face inner conflict, then responds to a 13 year old about a sister repeating dirty jokes. Parents should calmly teach that certain words are ugly and avoid overreacting once the point is made.

D. H. Lawrence Richard Lovatt Australia Richard Ann Landers Sis Mary Mom Big Brother

Smith Sansbury Vows Spoken in Sylacauga First Methodist

Eliza beth Ann Sansbury wed Jeffrey Owain Smith on August 6 at the First Methodist Church with Dr O B Sansbury officiating. The couple, from Decatur and Huntsville area families, reside in Athens. A 1946 heavy rainfall in St Louis left 2000 families homeless.

Sylacauga Elizabeth Ann Sansbury Jeffrey Owain Smith O. B. Sansbury Grad Smith Decatur Bobby Moore Athens Harry Duncan Williamson Gurley Ronnie Smith Tuscaloosa Earl Parsons Atlanta Earl Baxley Parsons III H. Tipton Bessemer Alo Reynolds Demopolis Glenda Holliday Huntville John Smith Jocelyn Lansbury Pensacola Fla J. Sam Johnson Birmingham Calloway Gardens St. Louis

Plate-weighted fruit conserve method from old recipe

An old-fashioned recipe directs weight down a fruit conserve with a plate covering the mixture and a jar filled with cold water used as the weight.

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