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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1963
Page
10
Vienna Choir Boys perform Tuesday evening at 8 15 with religious selections nose waltzes and Austrian folk songs. The organization rotates three choirs yearly and limits admission to Community Concert members.
The article discusses prehistoric trephining as an early form of surgery possibly to release demons causing epilepsy and migraines. It notes skulls with trephine holes and contrasts ancient practices with reliance on early remedies and pharmacy. It ends with an ad for Professional Pharmacy in Somerville, offering quick prescriptions and a household hint about repurposing pill bottles as spice containers.
The Akers Group of the First Christian Women’s Fellowship hosted 11 members at Mrs. William Den’s home with E H Akers leading business and Donna Shaw presenting the program. Pitt Group gathered 10 members at Mrs. Max Sobotka’s home with Theo Pitt presiding and Leon Edwards leading the program. Segler Group met at Mrs. Loren Miller’s with seven members as Irby Segler led business and Herman Safley presented the program. Jones Group dined with eight members and one visitor at Mrs. Maurice Jones’s home as T E Anderson led the program and Frank Shephard gave the devotion.
A tree takes about 75 to 100 years to grow large enough for high quality Pacific Coast lumber but can be harvested for pulp at around 35 years, illustrating different forestry uses and timelines.
In Oslo Norway a celebration honored a church built of wood 1300 years ago and still held together by stout wood pegs highlighting ancient carpentry and preservation.
A dated guide outlines courtesy on a first dinner date. It covers opening doors, hat check etiquette, hostess guidance to seating, the order of entering the restaurant, how the chair is offered, and the purse placement in the lap. It notes the hostess or waitress role in example scenarios.
A wooden temple in Japan dating back over 1100 years continues to function despite debates about wood structures being temporary. The text discusses handling a dining mishap calmly, suggesting a waitress tip of about 15 percent and notes the Date for Dinner film obtainable from Modern Talking Picture Service in New York.
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