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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1976

Page

7

Plastic Flowers Save Patio Mood In Any Climate

Hints From Heloise notes plastic flowers survive without water or care, brightening a patio or garden despite neglect. Readers share tips from scent sachets to driftwood pots, plus small household hacks and reader questions answered in the column.

Heloise Lillian Lan

Mere Resemblance Leads To Trouble

A reader questions the police practice of detaining people who merely resemble suspects. The piece argues that mere resemblance should not justify arrest and cites concerns over misidentification and wrongful detention.

Bridge expert rebuts trump play in a spade conflict

In a South dealer North South vulnerable deal South wins after a three heart start and a diamond switch. He misreads the standard trump play and learns the correct line to avoid losing a trump trick by reading low toward dummy and finessing the jack. The Daily Question asks for the right bid with AQ87 10752 9852 93 after partner opens and the responder should raise to two hearts.

South East West

Valley wedding and community notes from Decatur area

Martha Ann Morgan and Leonard Allen Morgan wed at Aldridge Grove Church of Christ, now living in Decatur. The Valley reports numerous birthdays at Limestone Nursing Home in Athens and visits in Decatur area. Also notes O Pruit addition in Lawrence County, Little Dee Overton born in Danville, and local visits from families traveling to Jasper and Kalamazoo. Includes local hospital stays and a June rodeo injury in Memphis.

Leonard Allen Morgan Nancy Loweeda Bain Ermon Bain Moulton Nancy Bain Leonard Leonard Morgan Aldridge Grove Church of Christ Decatur Mignonette Kelsoe Preuit Lawrence County Leah Gillespie Fred and Linda Gillespie Danville Little Miss Willie Ruf Wooley Springs Limestone County Decatur General Hospital Connelly Brad Kalamazoo, Mich The Valley Arthur Roberts Joe and Merl Roberts West Hartselle Arthur Memphis

Energy use in U S declines for second straight year

Commerce Clearing House reports 1975 total U S energy demand fell by 71 078 trillion BTU from heat light and power needs based on U S Bureau of Mines data New Hampshire adopts motto Live free or die as state symbol

Chicago United States Commerce Clearing House Dmand U.S. Bureau of Mines New Hampshire

Granddaughter Tracey Whitten Visits Center Spring

Center Spring community hosts Tracey Whitten granddaughter of Kenneth and Mrs Whitten of Sylacauga. Grandparents traveled June 20 to Sylacauga to return her to her parents. Rev Jim Palmer and Mrs Palmer of Wooley Springs visited West Hartselle Baptist Church on June 2 and dined with Mr and Mrs Kyle Johnson of Hartselle.

Center Spring Morgan County Tracey Whitten Kenneth Whitten Sylacauga Jim Palmer Wooley Springs Limestone County West Hartselle Baptist Church Kyle Johnson Hartselle 2

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