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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1968
Page
6
A reader collection presents kitchen hacks and household tricks. Advice includes mending porcelain with chalk glue, reversing knitted tops for style, using safety pins to position buttons, and labeling stationery with return-address labels for efficiency.
The note urges action on household repairs or hiring help to prevent the need to sell and move soon. It also mentions a simple method to ease or tighten garment buttons as a helpful tip.
A concise note highlights cotton as one of the most vital crops globally, underscoring its economic and agricultural importance.
The women's editor sets timing for notices and photos. Calendar listings must reach the women’s department by Thursday noon. Bridal and engagement information and photos should arrive per schedule to appear next Sunday. Appointments for staff photographers include children under six celebrating birthdays, requested five days before the birthday. Photographs brought by individuals may be returned after publication and picked up promptly by owners.
A reader recalls a six year old clinging to a worn blanket and a teen son who twists bedsheets. Ann Landers weighs indulgence versus boundaries and cautions against nagging. Other letters dispute free love and advice on notarizing deeds with multiple heirs.
Mrs Herschell Martin hosted a tea at the Legg family home in Oak Ridge with co hosts Mrs Alton Johnson and Mrs Marion McAbee registering about 100 guests from 2 to 5 PM. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Thurman Terry and children Carol Rhonda and Bob Mr and Mrs Charles Wayne Legg of Newport Conn and Mr and Mrs Douglas Legg of Decatur.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Kincaid visited daughter Kathy in Tuscaloosa with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Kincaid. The Evans family toured the USS Alabama in Mobile. Mrs. Ted Brooks and daughters Debbie Carol and Becky from Dallas stay with her parents this week. Roy Kemp and children from Franklinton left after visiting his sister and brother-in-law the Blairs. Charles Mardis of West Covina arrives for a visit with his sister Mrs. John Barringer of Hartselle and to attend Rae Barringer’s wedding to Charles Neville this weekend.
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