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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1964
Page
6
Readers share low cost moisture control ideas for windows using plastic garment bags from cleaners. If bags are too small, cut and seal with tape to cover screens. Also includes quick hacks for shoes heels, sheet extensions, boiling water for eggs, waxed paper transfers, and green bean prep. Copyright 1963 King Features Syndicate.
Year old James Neil Tanner, son of Mr and Mrs Dan Tanner of Bartow Florida, marked his first birthday on December 22. He is grandson of Mr and Mrs Wilburn Evans of Athens and great grandson of Mr and Mrs J H Palmer of Andalusia and Mrs Letha Barker of Toney.
The ad promotes a Misses pattern 4940 forsizes 10 through 20 with a cotton Dacron shirtwaist top featuring a pin tucked yoke. Pattern requires 3 1 8 yards 39 inch fabric for size 16 and costs 50 cents plus mailing. Regions listed include New York and Decatur Daily addressed to Anne Adams.
Delight to make ideal for colonial rooms or modern playrooms. New patchwork pillows pattern 7082 with mail options. Send 35 cents plus 15 cents for first class mailing to Alice Brooks Needlecraft Dept New York 11. Print name address zone pattern number. 206 Handicraft Hits in 1964 Needlecraft Catalog available with various crafts.
In Queens Benny Molin and Joe Rosenbaum unveil blinking light and propeller hats aimed at a sportsman and hunter audience. They credit movement and novelty with boosting sales, recalling past stunts like pinwheel beanies to spark demand.
Alice Brooks presents a birthday story for babies and a thrift gift idea. It promotes pattern 7215 for pink or blue jamas with a 10 by 18 inch transfer and lists mail order details in New York. The ad also highlights the 1964 Needlecraft Catalog and a 25 cent catalog request.
Young girls browse stalls selling trimmed straws scarves flowers and fruits with prices around one or two dollars. Vendors compare their wares to items on Fifth Avenue that retail for about fifteen dollars.
In a bridge hand commentary, misjudged bidding leads South to pursue a risky contract. West opens three spades after a Pass Pass sequence, North bids four clubs, East sacrifices, and South overclaims five hearts. A defensive misplay and club block unravel the declarer’s plan as the hand ends with club tricks and diamond losses.
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