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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1973
Page
7
Readers share craft tips and home hacks from bead stringing with towels to secure strands, using nylon thread, nail polish on knots, and alternative fishing line. Other notes celebrate birthdays, appliance service antics, and everyday domestic tricks.
Pat Thornton promotes personal loans at First State with the slogan yes we are the bank that can. The pitch highlights flexible lending for various needs and emphasizes customer friendly service.
Wheeler Basin Libraries showcase summer sport titles gathered by Librarian Grace League. Notable golf and baseball manuals appear alongside beginner guides for tennis swimming and water sports, including How To Play Your Best Golf All the Time and Ball Four.
Mr and Mrs W K Wilder of Akron Ohio visited in the home of Mr and Mrs Ray Thomas on Jackson Street. They are former Decatur residents. Homer McWhorter marked his 80th birthday March 11 with a dinner at home joined by family and friends. He recently returned from a two month stay at Veterans Hospital Tuscaloosa. Add Randolph and family traveled to Pulaski Tennessee to visit Mrs Roy McCree in Giles County Hospital.
A catalog of sports and hobby titles spans cycling and swimming guides. Notable entries include The Complete Book Bicycling by Eugene A Sloane and Underwater Sport by Albert Vanderkogel.
R L Moses celebrated his 86th birthday with a Friday note and a Sunday family dinner at his Priceville home. Born in 1887 and a longtime Priceville resident since 1918, he is widowed to Lena Brady Moses and father to many, including several in Somerville Decatur and Moulton, with numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
An advertised diet pill named Slender-X promises quick weight loss this week without prescription. It claims to curb cravings when taken before meals and between meals while reducing hunger without causing nervous jitters.
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