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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1968
Page
6
Last Saturday Decatur Jayceettes completed a general cleanup at the Morgan Lawrence Activity Center for the mentally retarded. They donated $300 and refreshed the facility with window cleaning, floor waxing, and wall scrubbing.
Four Seasons Garden Club members spent a recent Friday and Saturday at the boat landing off Highway 67 equipped with rakes hoes and saws as part of the club's beautification project for the year. They cleared weeds grass and dead trees and prepared soil for planting bulbs and shrubs while planning future improvements and a housewarming for the center after school opens. Jaycettes contributed 300 and will assist with center projects and day camp fundraising proceeds will aid a Partlow School program.
Mrs. Byrd Thompson of the Morgan County League of Women Voters led the session. She urged members to consult library material such as Know Your County Government Choosing the President and Getting Ready to Vote.
The Decatur Bridge Morning Club met Monday at 9 15 in the Pet Hospitality Room with North South winners Mrs N P Conway and Mrs L E Trowbridge taking first place and second place awarded to Mrs A D Sample and Mrs William E McCormick. East West winners were Mrs Mary Hiscrodt and Mrs R E Lowrance in first place with Mrs Joe Calvin and Mrs Charles L Murphree second and Mrs E E Bawsel and Mrs James Ratliff third. The Tuesday Night Club met at 7 15 in the same location with North South first place going to Mrs Clara French and W H Hunt, second to O L Copeland and D W Melcher Jr., third to Mrs Gene Newman and Mrs R W Stoner, and a fourth-place tie between Mr H J Holland and Mrs William Jarvinen and William E McCormick. East West first went to J C Carr and Ken Marhall, second to Mrs P Christensen and Mrs David Patton, third to Mrs Ray Norris and W H Nabors, and fourth to Mrs E E Bawsel and Mrs James Ratliff.
One or two light strokes on the cheek provide a natural blush using the blusher stick. It can be applied over any foundation or worn alone for sheer complexion color.
The column analyzes a complex bridge hand with South as declarer and East-West vulnerable. It outlines the intended line and strategic discards, noting that the correct play hinges on a precise sequence, while highlighting a tricky misstep by average players. Also included is a brief birthday notice for Gregory Traynom.
Eva Miss Deborah McNutt and Garry Voss married October 11 at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church. The bride wore white satin with Chantilly lace and a pearl accented veil. Attendants included Nancy Eckhardt and Sharon Voss. The couple will live in Decatur after a brief southern Alabama trip.
A reader asks how to cope with a daughter blaming a mother for her husband's mental illness and keeping him hospitalized. Ann Landers advises a doctor letter to explain hospitalization is necessary and not the mother’s fault. Another letter requests guidance after a 20 year marriage ends. Landers counsels the wife to resist divorce, urges the husband to fulfill obligations, and notes potential return to family.
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