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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1963
Page
5
Around the Valley notes arrivals and guests for the Barksdale Wheat wedding. John Vietch Amesbury Lee and families visit in Tennessee and Texas. Capt J W Kelso and family return from Okinawa to Belleville Illinois for new assignment. several relatives travel from Jackson Mississippi Murfreesboro and Nashville for the event.
Readers relay practical tips from 1963 on washing strawberries with stems attached to prevent juice loss and sand entry, using successive rinses in water, a spray faucet, and sugar layering before chilling. Also shared are inexpensive kitchen cabinet makeovers with vinyl paper, and outdoor lawn method to clean baby gear. Evelyn Carpenter and Alice H. Smith cited.
The BPW state board gathers at Montevallo College June 22 to 23 with Federation President Mrs. Lucille Sconyers opening at 10:00 a.m. State chairmen, officers, and Decatur members including Rose Lawrence and Eleanor Ree Russell attend. Final plans for the Dallas National Convention are discussed.
A southern cook uses a table spoon or two of cold beer per portion to flavor chili con carne. The note specifies the recipe is for adults only.
A vintage sewing pattern ad describes a flirty little girl outfit with a ruffled hem and matching head scarf in pique and cotton prints. It lists sizes 2 4 6 8, yardage 238 for size 6, and a 50 cent price with 15 cents extra for mailing.
Jayceettes announced plans to aid the Junior Chamber of Commerce with deeds sales for the new Chamber building. Earl Howell urged Auxiliiary members to help with meals for flagpole sitter Larry Hancock as the group supported the building fund. Plans included forming a Jayceette group at Ardmore on July 9, a “ring the bell for liberty” event on July 4, and a rummage sale on July 6. June 23 29 was set for a Louisville event. A covered dish dinner will be held at the Pet Dairy Co Hospitality Room during the July meeting chaired by Scout Troop 160. Mrs. Carl Martis gave the orientation, with guests introduced as potential members. Mrs. Kenneth Meguiar presided and a state convention recap was read by Mrs. Roland Jenkins.
Festival director John Hirsch selects Heath Lambert to perform Peter Pan as a male lead in the summer production in Vancouver. He argues it preserves the boy who never grows up theme by casting a man rather than a woman, challenging traditional casting norms.
If you lack a kitchen scale you can use a small letter-size balance to measure tiny quantities of ingredients. A simple balance or scale can approximate grams for delicate recipes, enabling accurate portions without a full kitchen set.
The Woman's Society of Christian Service met with Mrs. Price Terry for a spend the day. Lunch for members Mrs. Collins Ray Grady Terry Summerford Edwards Clabhorn Terry and others followed. They will sponsor cottage prayer meetings before the Revival starting July 7. Delegates Mrs. Price Terry and Mrs. Claborn reported on the North Alabama Conference trip to Birmingham.
The Chicago Tribune presents a bridge hand analysis where North South North deals and bidding lead to a 4 by South after a two hearts opening. West shows out on a heart, declarer tests diamonds with trumps, and a single unintended trump misplay costs the game.
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