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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1976
Page
17
The text notes Helen Magill as the first woman to earn a PhD in the United States, awarded by Boston University on June 6, 1877, then diverts to a Decatur Daily Want-Ads feature about unusual bays in today’s listings.
The Decatur Charity League met at Covenant Presbyterian Church to plan a Christmas party at Crossroads Center for at risk youth. The group announced its second Hunter Jumper Horse Show May 12 to 15 at the Southeastern Horse Center near Priceville to fund a Portable Cardiac Emergency Unit for Decatur General Hospital.
A reader asks if using tampons during menstruation affects virginity and if tampons cause cervical cancer. Ann Landers replies that tampons can stretch or slightly affect the hymen but do not violate virginity, and cancer risk is negligible, being linked to sexual factors and screening gaps rather than tampon use. The column also includes letters about surprise party etiquette and farm wife lunch routines with practical replies.
Dear reader correspondence shares a Polish inspired recipe for potato pancakes. It outlines ingredients including eggs flour salt pepper potatoes and butter, plus frying steps in a skillet to yield about two dozen pancakes and a note on preventing browning with vitamin C.
Harvest greens for Christmas uses pruning holly azalea laurel and spruces with care. Prune six to seven inches from branches cut at a slant back to a bud and keep green needles. After cutting place in water or moss and use items like pine cones nuts dried flowers and driftwood to create centerpieces or wall hangings.
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