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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1963
Page
5
A cautious mother driver seeks maximum safety due to icy winter roads. The piece notes the growing push for seat belts as a standard safety measure to protect children and families when traveling.
A fashion note promotes a versatile jumbo knit jacket pattern, with sizes 32 to 38 and a 35 cent postage for pattern mailings from Alice Brooks. The piece then shifts to a safety Q&A by Miss Kinkead on seat belts, urging use even on short trips, covering children, car types, dyefast belts, and back seat installation.
Readers send in tips and questions for Heloise on baby vitamin stains in baths and easy cleaning. A mother notes vitamin stains on kids clothes can be washed in bath water with soap and water, while another suggests reusing a shower curtain as a mattress cover. Copyright 1963 King Features Syndicate.
A columnist presents eight bridge scenarios with expert bidding recommendations. Each case analyzes hand shapes and suit quality, advising raises beyond game to five spades or selective rebids to show majors, with rationales on partnership balance and potential game chances.
Elizabeth Harrison referred to as Richard Pockman and J B in a clipped fragment. Unclear context leaves the individuals and relation unspecified.
Mr and Mrs Howard Lee Finchum and Mr and Mrs John Clark McDowra announce the wedding September 15 in Trenton. The bride a Decatur High senior and the groom a Decatur High graduate now a sophomore at Athens College. They reside at 822 4th Ave SE.
Wiley and Mrs. Bob Cain of Madison spent Friday in Birmingham. Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Maxwell were in Birmingham over the weekend. Mr. Maxwell entered Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital this morning for surgery. Mrs. Bernice Himes Davis is recuperating at her home after undergoing surgery at University Hospital, Birmingham.
Around The Valley notes numerous residents attending a funeral in Russellville for Mrs. McCarver. It lists returns from Tucson and Atlanta visits, weekends with relatives, and trips to the Southeastern Gift Show in Atlanta, with names including Herbert Hallmark Nellie McCarver and the Thomas families.
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