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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 03, 1967

Page

6

Drinkard Couple to Wed in Ivory Net Gown Ceremony

The ceremony for the couple Mr and Mrs Tom Drinkard is described with the bride in an ivory English net gown re embroidered with Alencon motifs and seed pearls. Attendants include maid of honor Miss Sandra Conville and bridesmaids Misses Strickland and Rowerf. The cake and reception details are sparse with a note that Gary Holmes of Hartselle served as best man. The article closes with a stray line about Gambia’s peanut export.

Orchid Sandra Conville Lan Rea Deen Mae Hill Phyllis Johnson Joyce Bogue Joyce Jackie Compton Jennie Susie Strickland Hartselle Gail Rowerf Cynthia Glenn Drinkard Michael Thomas Drinkard Gary Holmes

Health tips for homemakers guidance before and after marriage

Practical pre light health guidance urges selecting a nearby physician and creating a home healthcare plan. It covers emergency numbers, safe medicine storage, two medicine cabinet sections, periodic cabinet checks, proper disposal, reading labels three times, immunization records, and basic home nursing knowledge.

U. S. Food and Drug Administration

Dear Heloise Readers Share Postal Tips and Travel Finds

A reader suggests checking the postmark circle for a locality Zip Code and keeping a running list of codes. Another commenter says she carries rubber peach thong slippers for motel showers to stay safe from germs and avoid slipping.

Heloitse F. M. Clark Heloise

Heloise tips and reader questions on daily chores

A collage of reader questions and tips on everyday life. Advice spans cooking leftovers and desserts, home hacks with zips and drains, hair dye cleanup using newspaper, bird baths from trash can lids, and a suggested frozen citrus treat for kids. Includes thanks from readers Adele and Betty ONeil.

Heloise

Central Java Women Sell Hair Amid Turmoil

In Java many Central Javanese women famed for long black hair faced upheaval after the 1965 massacres. With widowed women left jobless, they cut and sold their hair to brokers fueling an international wig trade, while the government stayed largely silent on the boom.

Jakarta Java Indonesia United States Japan

Letter of Laughter and Household Tips

A humorous note about a slip made of ny lon net dish rags prompts a child’s cry and a comment by The Woodleys. Heloise explains she cannot answer all mail but will share readers questions when possible.

Heloise

It’s Fun to Meke 141 Second Ave NE

A readable line from the OCR notes lists a phrase It’s Fun to Meke followed by an address 141 Second Ave NE. The fragment lacks clear event participants or context but preserves a location reference for potential local item or notice.

Second Ave N.E. Llaarlam

Coup Era Memory Reflected In Prefall Conversation

A fragment notes a time before the coup when the Communists still held power, hinting at a historical reminiscence of political control and regime change.

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Tom Drinkard Gambia Dorothy Grey Goidel Drug Store Chrysler Airtemp TITAN Rowland Compton 4Th Ave. S.E Decatur High School Gil Crane Robert Bell Jack Buchanan Indianapolis Ind Lloyd Barnett Hollis Birdwell Kendall Bass Hoyhold Dorothy Evans Universal Photo Shop Brown’s Fabric Center Princess Theater Betty O'Neil M. W Adele Frankford Heloisec The Woodleys C. E Shane Sutton Donald R. Sutton Iton den Jeffreys Hatton Claude Hatcher Clau Conway, S.C Pancake House
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