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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1972
Page
6
Reader notes share thrift hacks from pattern storage in paper towel cores to durable woven fabrics for heat resistant use. Home tips include roasting chicken in a roaster with water and garlic salt for flavor and making mini cupcakes for toddlers to avoid messes. A crocheted bedspread weakens, repaired with waterproof adhesive tape.
A column offers dog care tips with a pale recipe for a dental treat using a porous ball soaked in water with mouthwash. It also suggests whitewashing flower boxes to deter pests and notes Heloise cannot answer all mail, but may address questions when possible.
Readers discuss sexual peaks and dating maturity in Kinsey context. A Wisconsin mother asks about shoplifting suspicions. Ann Landers counsels cautious inquiry, proof, and return of items if confessed. A minister rumor prompts caution. the column promotes evidence before action and suggests Ann’s booklet on love and sex.
Horoscope by the Chicago Tribune offers a Saturday guide for each sun sign with calls to act early, share workloads, pursue romance, or enjoy social gatherings. It notes general vibes for Aries through Pisces and ends with a note on towels: polyester blends with cotton to keep bright colors longer.
Home economists promote a thermo-twin vacuum pair with homemade soup on one side and a hot beverage on the other. A sandwich completes a filling nourishing meal for the sportsman in your family.
Bridge column analyzes a hand where South faces a failed contract and how recap sheets help players review hands. It discusses legal bidding, the unusual 2NT response, and how East and West push North-South to an unmakable contract, with Swanson and Walsh offering the final bidding recommendation of 1NT.
Mrs. John Hardy Sr. and Marie with Mr. and Mrs. John Hardy Jr. hosted a weekend in Birmingham Hartselle. Monday dinner at G. H. Grisham home drew Calvin Sanderson and family, Bill Grisham and family, Randy Tucker and family, Gorman H. Decatur, Robert Griffith and family from Cullman, Ranny Lott, and Lester Griffith from Hartselle.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil B. Scott Jr. of Birmingham and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey B. Morris welcomed a son named Harvey B. Morris Jr. born December 7 at Medical Center in Huntsville. Grandparents are Betsy W. Morris and W. W. Morris of Decatur and Hugh Wright of Huntsville, great grandmother Theo Morris of Decatur.
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