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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1968
Page
6
Advice column excerpts cover a mother’s street spanking, a wife managing housework, a Navy veteran’s tips, a teen hair-cut clash, and caller queries. The piece reiterates Ann Landers guidance on proper discipline, household routine, and seeking counsel through the column.
Mrs. J. L. Truss advised Glen Iris Garden Club to prepare soil before bulb planting. She recommended an 18 inch bed, drainage bottom with pebbles, 2–3 pounds fertilizer per square yard, 2 pounds lime, four inches soil over drainage, an inch sand, bulbs eight to nine inches deep, then water and mulch with well rotted manure for winter.
Bridge column notes a South hand failing a 29 point slam after risky play. A separate garden club report covers bulb selection, planting tips, and care from Mrs. Truss and the gardening committee.
The Alpha Alpha chapter of Beta Sigma Phi will host a Halloween party Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. John Hughes home. Honorees are the new rushees. coordinating hostesses are Mrs. Ronnie Moore, Mrs. Buddy Seaman, and Mrs. David Libbe.
Mike Lard son of Mr and Mrs Jack Lard is now at home after a stay at Decatur General Hospital. Mrs Lards parents Mr and Mrs Charles Vawter have returned to Corinth Mississippi after a visit this week. Dr and Mrs John David Chandler and family of Memphis Tennessee visited friends and relatives in Decatur and Hartselle last weekend.
Sharing space saving tips, Penny McGill describes storing extra coffee cups in emptied half gallon milk cartons. She washes, stacks five to six cups, folds and flattens the top, and can lay cartons on their sides for compact shelving.
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