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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1965
Page
6
Letters from readers share fast tips for everyday chores. Dip fingers in capful nail polish remover to remove polish, roll clothes to avoid creases, soften butter with a hot bowl, bathe slippery babies with a tube towel, use a pencil eraser on corsage pins, nylon net as a gentle wash aid, and repurpose empty bottles as medicine trays.
A reader asks if a maid’s warm greeting at Christmas and on returning from college is appropriate and if her body image affects the reception. Ann Landers suggests the greeting is a compliment and not insulting. A second letter wonders if children should split wedding ring costs for their underfunded parents.
Bride-elect Becky Howell, fiancé Ronnie Brown, was praised at a linen shower hosted by Mrs. Joe Barr. Guests included the couple's mothers Mrs. Earl Howell and Mrs. Thurman Brown. Pink carnations graced the decor as 25 friends attended.
A reader discusses proper gifts for a mother's wedding ring and suggests two alternatives: a dinner ring or giving money to the father for a new ring. The column also addresses a sister's troublesome relationships and advises a final honest talk to steer her away from harmful choices.
Printed Pattern 4537 offers half sizes 12 1 2 through 22 1 2 for a slimming linen weave rayon sheath with top scarf tie. Size 16 1 2 needs 2 1 2 yards 45 inch fabric. Send 50 cents, name address ZIP, size and style number to Anne Adams at The Decatur Daily Pattern Dept. 243 West 17th St New York NY 10011.
Elizabeth Harrington mortgageed property in Morgan County Alabama to Morris Bros. Construction Co. Inc later transferred to Tri-D Acceptance Corp. Foreclosure due to default. sale set for July 22 1965 at the East door of Decatur Courthouse to highest bidder for cash. Proceeds apply to the note and mortgage. attorney Lewis G. De Ment represents the assignee.
Brown Engineering Co announces a major staff reassignment led by executive vice president Joseph C. Maquin. Five managers gain new roles including G. Bailey Leopard to Corporate Communications Office and Charles E. Grainger to expanded corporate communications duties. Jack W. Hendrix takes charge of administrative functions while W. L. Vernon focuses on corporate financial affairs. Key Slayden becomes head of the new Corporate Operations Office. Leopard, Grainger, and Slayden bring prior journalism and administration backgrounds to their posts.
A survey reports 1.5 million Italians have watched the James Bond film Goldfinger. The three Bond films Goldfinger From Russia with Love and Doctor No ran in Florence for a week in May and set city box office records. The piece notes an Alabama Medical Association award in 1962 and Brown Engineering brochure work cited by the Art Directors Club of Chicago.
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