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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1972
Page
6
Fancy breads and rolls described as Christmas card ready, filled with plump prunes candied fruits and crunchy nuts. Simple to make using yeast roll mix, topped with confectioners sugar icing and extra fruit and nuts for decoration.
Ann Landers advises a perplexed mom that Betsy a shy 16 year old will likely be asked out in time. The columnist urges calm and patience noting an unaggressive girl can still attract a date and that overpressuring her worsens confidence. The column also warns about dangers of leaving children in locked cars and promotes an Ann Landers booklet on marriage.
Readers share practical tips from Heloise columns. Advice covers using trading stamps for pretty home accessories rather than essentials, decorating a child’s room with reusable mementos, freezing mashed potatoes for later soup, and a cake batter twist adding peanut butter for a richer cupcake result.
Mr and Mrs Joe William Sims of Hartselle announce the birth of a son at Decatur General Hospital named John Franklin Sims He is the grandson of Mr and Mrs W C Sims of Hartselle and of Mr and Mrs J W Puckett of Springville The item also notes visits and guests from Starkville and Atlanta with local families mentioned
Carol Cherie Miller daughter of Mr and Mrs Pruitt Miller Decatur and Ralph Lee Gibson II son of Mr and Mrs Ralph L Gibson Falkville were married Thursday at 7 pm at Antioch Baptist Church by Rev Howard Thompson. The bride wore Chantilly lace gown with mandarin collar and lace edged chapel train. Bouquet of white rosebuds with orchid. Attendants included Joyce Lorance maid of honor and Phylis Lorance bridesmaid. Best man Glenn Free Hartselle. ushers Charles West Ricky Miller Dale McCutcheon and Greg Duffey. Reception helpers listed.
In the 1941 Masters Pair Championship, experts separate smug and deadpan players. Howard Schenken maneuvers to minimize West s trumps while exploiting diamonds and hearts to triumph, showing decisive, disciplined play.
The column assigns star signs advice for Aries through Pisces with weekend mood notes. Highlights urge caution with responsibilities, health checks, meetings, and decisions while noting age and gender tendencies and cautions about overextension. (c) 1972 The Chicago Tribune.
In 1971 the typical American supermarket carried about 8 500 items with 38 percent non foods including hair spray and dog rawhide bones.
Birmingham spent the weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Bogue, enjoying family time and relaxing at home.
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