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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1963
Page
9
A column of practical home hacks including carrot curl tips using paper clips, glycerine window treatment to prevent streaks, removing rubber floor marks, mildew on tablecloths via hydrogen peroxide, a burglar alarm cow bell idea, and pillowcase hanging advice. Authored letters from readers such as Mrs. Adam Bathgate and Ida Tyson.
A reader hopes for help with a forbidden romance across cultural prejudice and financial strain. Helen urges delaying marriage, reassessing happiness chances, and proposing practical steps while warning against unrealistic choices.
The Children's Choirs of First Baptist Church present a Christmas program Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the church sanctuary. The Beginner, Primary I, and Primary II choirs perform Christmas Around the World with carols from many nations. The junior choir sings What Gift Have I by Robert Graham.
A note offers a wry reply and invites readers with a polite prompt. It asks if you have a problem and suggests writing Helen Worden Erskine through the newspaper, enclosing a stamped self-addressed envelope.
The Rev. T. W. Busbee, 48, of Parrish, a mine worker for Alabama Power Co., was killed Monday when his jeep struck machinery at the Gorgas mine.
The program features the old carol The Friendly Beasts with choirs directed by Harry Cowan, minister of music. Sponsors and accompanists include Mrs. Tipps Mrs. Lyle Mrs. Looney Mrs. Aday Kelly Richardson Foster Bailey Becky Lanier and Beth Stephenson.
Sylvia Porter notes 1946 Labor Dept plan to publish the Occupational Outlook Handbook sixth edition to guide veterans turned civilians. She cites projected job growth through 1975 across service, construction, government, finance, and trade sectors with emphasis on training and education.
Brenda Clements 13 of Farmstead, Jasper, died in a Monday house fire reportedly trapping her in a bedroom. Parents and siblings escaped. Fire Chief Hugh Wright cited open fireplace or faulty chimney as the likely cause.
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