Dear Ann Landers answers travel home and height bias
A 76 year old woman requests guidance about leaving her son and returning home after 10 months of caregiving and homesickness. The column urges her to go, arguing a mother should live in her own home and not be a servant to a grown son. It also comments on height preferences in dating and offers further reader questions.
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Ann Landers
Ann
Japan
Wimmer
Qwork
Nora
Dear Heloise Nail Care Tips From Daily Tasks
A reader shares practical tips to keep nails polished despite busy life. She assigns an emery board and polish to the telephone area to file and polish during calls, transfers the phone to another shoulder to continue work, and uses top coats when possible. Other hints include keeping supplies on the breakfast table for quick access and hanging rings on the kitchen light switch to avoid losing them.
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Gals
Heloise
Freezing meat drippings in ice cube tray with wrap divider
Using an ice cube tray lined with plastic wrap and a divider to freeze meat drippings. This method keeps portions controlled and minimizes freezer odor while preserving fat separation for later use.
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Heloise
Litter as versatile household absorbent
Describes using lightweight commercial cat litter for floral arrangements by filling a vase three quarters full and adding water for fresh flowers. Notes dry use for artificial arrangements and sprinkling on garage floors to absorb automotive oil drips. Highlights low cost and handy nature.
Card stash idea for fall occasions
Remember birthdays or special events and avoid last minute runs. Buy assorted cards for fall occasions and store them in an expansion folder with sections labeled Birthday Get Well Sympathy and other occasions. Label the folder and save time shopping.
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Heloise
Seed tape planting devices tested at Cornell and California
Professor Wesley W. Gunkel and staff at Cornell experiment with seed tapes that space seeds uniformly. A California group backs tape seeding for economics, not engineering, while a Minnesota origin seed mat sparked close spacing. Gunkel warns water soluble tape may hinder oxygen access.
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Lhelt
Cornell University
Wesley W. Gunkel
Minnesota Mining Co
Gunkel
Univrsity of
California
Newcomer's Club Sees Officers Installed At Burningtree
The Newcomer's Club met at Burningtree with retiring president Mrs. John R. Grice introducing Mrs. Julian Harris who installed the new officers. Bob Johnson of Decatur Civic Theatre urged arts involvement and shared excerpts from The Pleasure of His Company. Prizes and gifts were awarded to several members, including long distance winner Mrs. Roger Willmann of Houston and others from local groups. New residents Mrs. Don Davis, Mrs. Jerry Young, and Mrs. John O Shields attended.
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John R. Grice
Julian Harris
Adolph Wagner
Hugh Looney
Bob Johnson
Decatur Civic Theatre
Decatur Arts Council
Arts Council
Civic Theatre
P. Craig Stoll
Roger Willmann
Houston
Tex
Andrew B. Woods IH
Parisian
Garrett Realty Company
John A. Pearson, Jr
Charles Chip
Omer Nisley
John B. Walsh, Jr
Moody
Don Davis
Huntsville
Jerry Young
John O’shields
Pensacola
Fla
Tomato Aspic Ring Molds with Cottage Cheese Filling
Prepare the tomato aspic and chill in small ring molds until set. Unmold and surround with salad greens, filling the centers with cream style cottage cheese mixed with chives. Garnish with green olives for a bright finish.
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Ake
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P. Trnka
J. L. Roule
King Features Syndicate, Inc
the Weeder's Guide
Earl Aronson
AP_News
Hartselle, Ala
Hartselle
Westgate
Lilli Ann
Betty Rose
Cadillac Knits
Sportempo Donovan-Galvani Jean Castle
Aileen Pennington
Coats
Betty Rose Ricemor
Carlye Minx
Nelly Don Westbury
Marta-D
Johnnye Tumbleweed
Aileen Seton Hall
Donovan-Galvani
Robel
Gossard
Artemis
Newcomer's Club
Burningtree
Ralph Mcginty
Demopolis
Carl van Ridder
Fort Benning
Mervyn Michael
Birm
Ingham
S. B. Owens
Memphis, Tenn
John M. Stockard
Nashville, Tenn
Plymouth
Fury
Atkins
Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc
Lee Street
N.E
Decatur, Ala
McKelvey
Chrysler-Plymouth
E. Court Moulton, Ala
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