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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1966
Page
8
A child lesson describes tears as secretions from the tear gland and ducts in the eye. Tears travel from the gland to the upper eyelid via ducts and are released through canals as part of the crying mechanism.
This passage explains the tear production pathway from tear glands through the tear ducts to the tear sac and nose. It notes blinking creates suction, tears irrigate the cornea, and laughter can trigger crying as a speech substitute linked to emotion.
The jokes compare fruit, dairy and cooking with a western pun. The orange and potato both require peeling and the punchlines pivot on goats and cowboys to deliver a humorous final line.
The text presents a word puzzle asking to transform the first word Have into Cord in four steps, changing one letter per move, and mentions tomorrow's paper for the answer. It also includes a separate note about a contest winner, contact lines for riddles, and a Burleson Texas volleyball line alongside want ads.
A column of short reader tips and quips on practical living. Suggestions include using plastic foam ice buckets to keep rolls hot, nylon netting to secure a traveling cat, repurposing a vacant crib as a catchall, blending makeup shades to match summer tans, reusing empty milk cartons for dishwater, measuring vanilla by cap size, and making cereal box games for children.
A reader column features Ann Landers addressing a jealous newspaper reader and a family dispute over a drunken Marine guest. In Melbourne, Norman Field offers a pistol in a yard and is jailed 21 days after taking a police museum loan pistol for a stage production.
DAILY staff writer quotes four locals on teen behavior. Mrs. Joseph Lechlar defends teens as expressing themselves through dress and hair. T. E. Woodard cites dropout risk as a major fault. Albert C. Vinsant warns youth stray from Bible teachings and risky friendships. Mrs. Ruel Byrd says teens err playfully rather than harmfully.
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