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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1963
Page
5
Red Cross Gray Lady training begins Tuesday at 9 a.m. at the Red Cross building. The article encourages volunteers to visit nursing homes to provide companionship, aid, and simple comforts for the elderly in need.
Freely offered needlecraft patterns with numbers 7131 7201 7048 and 1963 showcase. Includes transfers, sizes 2 4 6 8, jacket patterns, and smocked accessories. Send 25c or 35c for pattern plus 10c mailing. address Alice Brooks The Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept New York.
In 1963 the majority of American cars are test driven by a woman for a nationwide women’s report. N Jeanne Wertz will drive duplicates of all performance trials in Daytona Beach Florida January 21 to 27. Her findings on ease of use safety and feminine appeal will be released January 28. Contact numbers given for Wertz at NASCAR headquarters. ACW issued pink booklet Is The Price Right a guide on car services with prices.
Cleveland forms part of a 21 municipality network across the United States. The arrangement connects city authorities with peer cities for governance, planning, and shared services.
Heloise cautions that saving is a habit not a rule and suggests paying a monthly savings bill first to build a financial cushion. She notes spending seconds with cautious budgeting and explains valuing money by hours of labor. She acknowledges she cannot provide a one size fits all answer but urges disciplined spending and cash for essentials.
Mrs Arthur Lightfoot rests at Decatur General after major surgery on Friday. Monsignor Hogan and numerous attendees joined the Birmingham Dery for the National Council of Catholic Women at the Tutwiler Hotel. Jaycette delegates attended the Four Outstanding Young Men Convention in Montgomery. Clifford Donald Green earned a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Alabama and will join Boeing in Huntsville. Mrs Roy Wyatt was discharged from Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic after a fall. Ray Baker flew to Atlanta for several days. Auburn College Day drew Johnny Aycock Jr. Wilson Dinsmore David Harris and Steve Watkins. Mike and Pat Smith visit home between Alabama holidays. J L Lamon improves at home after mumps. Miss Susan Dent visits Frank Richardson home. Frank Richardson III returns from Oxford for holidays.
An advertisement for Printed Pattern 4502 by Anne Adams promoting a robe and daytime dress with ring neckline. Includes fabric details Dacron print cotton choices, half sizes 14 1 2 through 24 1 2, yardage for size 16 1 2, pricing 50 cents per pattern plus 10 cents for mailing. Also offers 304 design ideas and a coupon in the Spring Summer Pattern Catalog with 30 cents for output.
Twenty four guests attended Becky Lee Baker's third birthday at the Baker home on Country Club Road. Parents Mr and Mrs Ray Baker hosted the party with eight mothers and two fathers among the children present. The next day about twenty adult relatives were invited to a birthday lunch.
A Chicago Tribune bridge quiz by Charles H. Goren presents seven hands with expert bids. Solutions include redouble for strength, two no trump, passing with cue bids, defensive plays, four hearts at risk, jump shifts to show power, and a three diamonds response after a double.
Valley Stream Central High School teachers critique student faults with roots in home life. Disrespect interruptions rationalizing etiquette dress primping imitation and peer influence are highlighted as major issues. They urge clear home and school rules and exemplary conduct by adults. Sailor hats trend this season with pastel felt or licorice straw and wide or narrow brims and ribbon trim.
For Sun day events call 353 4612 by Thursday of prior week. Personal items call 353 1574 8 30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Other women’s items call 353 4612 8 30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Women’s department closed Saturdays. Wedding stories and pictures due five days before the wedding. Engagements not run if less than one month between engagement and wedding date.
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