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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1964
Page
23
A breezy column lists miscellaneous items from fashion to small business. It mentions a dune of corncob dust face powder Galaxie Micron priced at 1.50 per half ounce, midwest factory use, and a shift in motel layouts lowering rates. It also notes computer matchmaking echoed by parents, and travel bits from Biloxi to Pittsburgh with local names and clubs.
W St Journal notes paprika pellets are fed to trout in Massachusetts state hatcheries to improve coloration. New Castle radio station uses trading stamps as door prizes to boost attendance at city council meetings. Cartier of Paris sells a solid gold ball for testing caviar quality by drop method.
A reader recalls spotting Dorothy Schwachow Mrs Carl Schwachow wearing a color for the first time a few days ago. The description highlights a striking hue and its impact on her appearance.
Nell Gray visits from New Hampshire while the Roland Grays looming visit to the Carolinas unfolds. Ruby stays home as Tom Whitman brings Sa vana to Biloxi festivities. the Bob McWhorters visit Auburn. Deedie and Sykes Martin entertain in Atlanta, Disneyland plans for the Johnnys Wallaces, and Barbra Streisand offered twenty thousand for a one night show. Doc and Ellie Jordan return from Mayo Clinic. SPEBSQA plans a January 23rd concert at Decatur High School with Huntsville and Decatur groups performing.
A stray note from Tuscaloosa hints at the returnee Fondly Hope while references unfold to Panama City Beach with Maxie Bow sel and a parade of names including Thelma Harvey Pearl Henson Amy Ratliff. A quaker prescription praising truth prayer pity charity uprightness love appears, and Fargo Cass-Clay Creamery sells milk in pop bottles.
The report highlights milk machine use, praise from management, and a note for milk seeking customers. It mentions Borden's new Lady Borden French Ice Cream and a Brownies n Cream flavor with brownie chunks. Household tip suggests masking tape on sandpaper backs to extend life.
A brief notice notes a new grass installation project underway in the local area. Details on location, contractor, and timeline are limited in the fragment.
Dallas Texas notes the Country Club carpeting 7000 yards of fairways with grass said not to affect hay fever or asthma sufferers as no seeds are produced. Ron McCulloch from Chem strand in Great Britain visits briefly, scattering cheer to old friends. Prince Mathchabelli promotes Summer Shower fragrance line and Max Factor Regency thin line compacts debut in assorted shades and a foldable billfold version.
Harold backed Joyce Carrico’s bid for Jaycette state president with his support though he has accepted a job in Lubbock Texas and will move this summer. Katie Keeton and Shorty Danley hosted a bridge party with eight tables in the Keeton basement recreation room featuring daisies and green grapes and a buffet of warmers and chilled foods.
An amusing note from Better Homes and Gardens mentions Burton Hillis and a scene where prizes and tables with coffee pots spark lively gatherings. A farming uncle recalls plowing fields and finding arrowheads and Indian pottery shards, while predicting future generations will hunt for broken cola bottles and shredded tires on his land.
Al Kimball pool manager of a Miami country club reports a strong arm robbery in which a 125 pound barbell was taken and carried over a fence to escape. Police investigated the unusual theft at the club.
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