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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1968
Page
7
A feature explores a life shift from a large house to apartment living as an older couple and friends test retirement in a shared building. It covers maintenance ease, social friction with neighbors, and a plan to move to a resort Florida house for a quieter, more private routine.
Woman uses a red crayon and color code on her knee and leg to determine skirt length without tools. She adds nail polish for visibility, alongside white eyeliner and white pencil tricks. Bragging mother notes accuracy after adjustments. A reader also describes ironing while walking to exercise.
A playful tribute praising resourceful homemaking in lighthearted terms. The speaker commends the women for practical problem solving and affirms their deserving pride.
A reader shares a household hack to reinforce light hollow bookends by filling them with a 19-cent box of bird gravel and adding felt to seal. The note also mentions a neighbor in a playful hypothetical scenario.
A personal note offers a reflective line about beauty and faith and shares a practical tip for reading worn stove numbers. Evie suggests marking faded digits with white crayon, rubbing until clear, and wiping away excess with facial tissue.
An original member recalls the early years as the Girl Scouts celebrate their 56th birthday in a hometown feature. The piece highlights community impact and shared memories from founding days.
A suggested party menu for six features Artichokes Veronique Corn Gold Fritters and Grecian Glazed Oranges with accompanying recipes and serving ideas. The note reads like a stylish midcentury hostess guide emphasizing elegant flavors and simple prep to impress guests.
A bridge problem from The Chicase Tribune analyzes a 3NT contract by South against West’s four spades. False cards by East and mis-timed discards by North enable the defense to take nine tricks. Alternative line suggests club cashing to secure nine tricks if East’s jack drops, with Diamond play as a backup.
A home tips note suggests add creamstyle cheese to scrambled eggs just before finish to avoid watery texture. It also describes making quick cheese bread by slicing French bread without cutting through, spreading cheddar mayo paprika mix, and baking on foil at a hot oven for 20 to 30 minutes.
Right: a soft yellow dotted coat over a white rayon sleeveless skimmer for juniors size 5 to 15. Left: a slim yellow rayon dress with a Dacron cotton plaid coat in orange yellow white for junior petites size 3 to 11. Ruffles at neck and sleeves add feminine detail.
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