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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1962
Page
11
Furnishing a second honeymoon cottage can be fun. The piece guides couples post silver wedding to reimagine their home with color, clutter removal, possible decorator help, and budget conscious DIY steps. It suggests room by room remodeling, furniture refinishing, and creating multipurpose spaces like libraries or indoor outdoor rooms.
An ad from Professional Pharmacy at 1123 Somerville Road warns that accuracy, care and experience are essential in filling prescriptions. It highlights the shift from ancient street cures to trained physicians and offers contact numbers for day and night service. It also gives a tip to remove odors by using a water and dry mustard solution for ten hours.
Mr and Mrs B F Wear Jr host holiday guests including Buddy Kean and four children from Baltimore plus her parents Mr and Mrs J L Kean of Andalusia Alabama. Cecil Timberlake Jr announces a son born December 26 in Durham North Carolina. A T Hanson visits family in Forsyth Georgia and West Point Georgia. The Rev and Mrs W P Reeves return from Tuskegee with Mrs W P Reeves Jr and Mrs Louise Smith of Nashville. Mrs Reeves travels to Nashville. Ralph Whittaker and daughter Marilyn return to Tupelo Mississippi after visiting relatives. Bill Hull and family host guests Herman Capps Milan and W T Hull Memphis with Reeves and Thompson relatives present.
Mr and Mrs Buck Walker hosted a birthday party for their daughter Diane celebrating her sixth birthday. Christmas decorations adorned the cake and house as favors were given to each child and ice cream with punch was served.
Mr and Mrs Jackson Waldrop recently entertained with a dinner party at their home. Holiday decorations adorned the house. Guests included families of Carl Montgomery and Addie Crow of Decatur. Also present were Bill Bowman of Columbia Tennessee Bluitt Montgomery Guy Montgomery Clifton Little Ray Montgomery and Ken Roan.
Dorothy Overbey reports that 1963 should bring abundant red meats poultry eggs and fruits with more beef pork and turkey marketed. Egg production may drop early 1963 but recover later. Cereal supplies stay large and sugar consumption remains around 97 pounds per person with slightly higher prices expected early in the year.
Mr and Mrs Ray hosted a recent dinner at their home on 15th Avenue SE with a seated dinner. Gold magnolia leaves greenery and tall white tapers decorated the table and house in holiday gold silver and green. Guests included Mr and Mrs Baxter Cagle Mr and Mrs Robert M Thomas J M Reynolds Mrs Joseph Ray and the hosts.
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