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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1971

Page

28

Budget Towels Turn Into Toys for Kids Fun

Inexpensive crafts use colorful terry towels and wash cloths to create playful toys. Rolling and stitching form figures like Perry Penguin and a ship named S S Wash Cloth, with scraps for features. Additional towel toys include a red locomotive built from a hand towel and eight wash cloths, plus decorative trims.

Perry Penguin S.S S.S. Wash Cloth

Perry the terry penguin made from towels and wash cloths

A playful figure named Perry the terry penguin is crafted from two cotton bath towels and three wash cloths. The design requires no cutting and the pieces can be unrolled for future bath use.

Perry Terry Penguin

Personal notices from Hartselle hospitals

Jean White of Johnson Chapel is recovering at Pineview Hospital after injuries from an automobile accident. Mrs. Annie Compton Mrs. Arthur Teague and Mrs. Sim Howell Jr. are patients in Hartselle Hospital.

Hartselle Jean White Johnson Chapel Pineview Hospital Annie Compton Arthur Teague Sim Howell Jr Hartselle Hospital

Preventing Scorching of Fruit Cake Batter

Fruit cake batters can scorch easily due to high sugar. To prevent burning line pans with parchment or brown unglazed paper, or use two layers of white typing paper. Fit paper tightly to the pan and grease lightly before pouring the batter.

Women achievers gather at Tarrytown weekend in the country

At the Mary Duke Biddle estate in Tarrytown New York a crowd of about 200 affluent couples attended a film weekend with Clare Boothe Luce Gloria Steinem and Judith Crist as hosts and panelists They discussed The Women a 1939 film and contrasts with women of 1971 while scenes from the film drew reactions from the audience

Tarryton N.Y Gloria Steinem Melvin Weissman Levittown, L.I Anita Weissman Weissmans Mary Duke Biddle Tarrytown Conference Center Clare Boothe Luce Judith Crist Mrs. Luce Norma L Shearer Italy Henry Luce Park Avenue Buffalo Miss Steinem New York Magazine Aeneid Equities Robert L. Schwartz Hal Prince Rudy Rublin Yonkers Miss Shearer Joan Crawford Rosalind Russell Joan Fontaine el Morocco

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