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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 03, 1969

Page

8

Ann Landers letters on telephone operators and cats

Readers complain about rude callers and crowded lines in the telephone answering service. Ann Landers guides an author to confess drunken letters to former employers and neighbors, suggesting anonymous apologies and signed confessions to regain self respect.

Ann Landers Con

VA mortgage rule allows paying above appraisal with cash

Veterans may now pay more than the VA appraisal price for a home if the excess is covered in cash and not added to the loan. Since the change, about one in 14 veterans did so, often by less than $1,000. Djuna Simpson, age three, is the granddaughter of Decatur residents shown in the notice.

Los Angeles W. C. Fields Ann Landers Veterans Administration Veter

Cooking Hint for Rich Pastry and Cookie Dough Handling

When making turnovers or tarts with rich pastry dough, roll out half the dough at a time and shape. Keep the unused dough chilled in the refrigerator. Apply this technique to rich cookie dough as well.

Tips Given For Selecting Tulips

AP News features discuss tulip diversity and garden use. Marc Reynolds explains 23 classes from early April to June. The article covers forms from parrot to single and double early tulips, Triumphs, Darwin Hybrids, and planting guidance for borders, masses, wild plantings, and containers.

Marc Reynolds Marc

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