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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1965
Page
6
Readers share kitchen tips from black walnut flavoring in icing to get a rich taste using cocoa and oleo. Advice covers splitting cakes for layered effect, thinning icing, and shiny finish. Also includes practical packing tips for roll-on bottles and belt repair with iron-on fabric or binding.
A collection of reader tips includes wrapping a rubber band around knitting needles to hold stitches, attaching adhesive-backed salt to walker wheels to prevent floor scratches, padding furniture legs with sponge and tape, resizing a detergent bottle to measure bleach, using magnets to hang towels, and a kitchen timer to share toys among six children. Messages signed by Hazel Janowski, Marian Green, and a friendly December 25 note from King Features Syndicate, Inc.
Parke-Bernet Galleries will stage a series of sales of the Helena Rubinstein art collections from Paris London and New York residences beginning April 20 and running into the first week of May. The auctions will include Impressionist and modern paintings from many major 20th century artists along with furniture glass prints drawings and a premier private collection of African art. Rubinstein owned homes in Greenwich Paris Knightsbridge and Park Avenue and the dispersal promises a glimpse into her distinctive taste and lifestyle. Parke-Bernet aims to accommodate transatlantic bidding as interest from America and Europe grows.
A reader recalls a fatal bathtub accident after leaving children unattended and asks Ann Landers to publish the letter to spare other mothers. The column responds with cautions about supervision and offers practical advice for handling unexpected dinner guests and overeager visitors with humor and clarity.
A reader asks how to handle an alcoholic cleaning woman who cleans well when drunk. The letter suggests enabling behavior by offering cheap liquor and questions intervention. It requests Ann Landers’ booklet and a mailed response. Quick canape recipe appears as a side note.
Mr and Mrs G L Wood and daughter Susan return from a holiday visit to West Point Mississippi to see his parents Mr and Mrs Everett Wood and to her parents Mr and Mrs James Hogg in Birmingham Mrs I B Howard of Prospect Tennessee celebrates her 32nd birthday with her daughter Mrs Fred S Robinson and family in Decatur Dr and Mrs James W Hunter return to Birmingham after Christmas with his parents and sister Mrs Webb Hunter Mary Faye and Mrs Hunter's parents Mr and Mrs Clark Taliaferro of Nashville Dr Hunter is a senior assistant resident in medicine at University Hospital in Birmingham Miss June Morris of Houston also mentioned
Nashville bride elect Miss Elizabeth Livingstone and Hartsville groom Mr. Michael Roberts, who plan an January 15 wedding, feature a calendar of pre nuptial events. Hosts include Mrs. Ed Reese Turner, Mrs. Joe Kemper, the Glenn Moores, and Richland Country Club patrons. A Chi Omega tea and a Hillwood Country Club rehearsal dinner mark key dates. Guests listed include Mrs. S. D. Brantly and Tex is visiting Hart selle with several Huntsville and Nashville hosts noted.
A Kimberly-Clark executive predicts convenience will increasingly mean disposable products as homes shrink. From paper table linens to napkins and clothes, the shift reduces storage needs. Hospitals, hotels, the Army, and even wedding decor feature paper items as households envision tossable furnishings and fresh layouts.
A brief guide on cleaning clock faces. Disconnect electric clocks for safety, set hands to 12, wipe with soapy sponge, and rinse dry. For encrusted soil around numerals, scrub grooves with a cotton-wrapped toothpick, then rinse and dry before resetting.
Kneading yeast dough until smooth and satiny improves the texture of the finished bread. Proper kneading develops gluten, enhances elasticity, and helps oven spring for a lighter crumb. Continuous kneading ensures even fermentation and a uniform finish.
Washington AP Leftover funds from Goldwater campaign groups and a $3 million cap on political committee spending drive a push by the Republican Coordinating Committee to repeal the limit. The Citizens for Goldwater Miller group plans to use remaining money to back conservative incumbents, influenced by Goldwater himself.
Bombay residents average 16 calls per day per telephone with about five minutes per call, M. S. Muthanna, general manager of Bombay Telephones, said. He contrasted this with four to six calls daily and 70 to 80 seconds per call in foreign countries.
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