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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1963
Page
6
Reader column includes tricks to keep hat flowers in place with a hairnet and spray, mildew prevention for leather books using copper sulfate, reusing plastic rainwear as dusters, stuffing poultry with safety pins, cleaning a crisper pan with cleanser and cloth, and transferring coffee to canisters to avoid spills.
A food shopper explains that meat portion needs vary by cut and serving method. Boneless chuck stew meat serves about four per pound while spare ribs may feed two with small appetites, so buyers should adjust to bone waste and how the meat will be served.
A vintage index guides meat servings per pound and outlines an oven barbecued spareribs recipe using five pounds of ribs. It includes cooking steps, ingredients like onion vinegar lemon juice and spices, and notes on portioning, bone content, and meal planning.
The Promenaires Square Dance Club held a Halloween party with couples Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Bartholomess and others. Fred Linley and guests Carroll Ashby Don Williams Ocie Weir and Mack Letson shared the mike with the regular caller. Best costumes were won by Mr. and Mrs. Bob Duke and by Mrs. Richard Tinius and Buck Martin. Richard Tinius returned after months away. Attendees included Carroll Ashby Bob Thomas Carl Corley Gray and J. D. Gray.
Miss Mary Kate Crawford daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Crawford and a bride elect of James Clements was honored at a linen shower hosted by Mrs Walter M Penney and Mrs Noel Callahan in Penneys home. The party featured an embroidered linen tablecloth a chrysanthemum bridal centerpiece and a white linen guest autographed keepsake. Miss Crawford wore a dark blue and gold sheath with matching accessories.
Alpha Alpha Chapter held a Halloween rush party at the Holiday Inn with a scavenger hunt before social hour. Mr and Mrs James O Hara won best original costumes. Rushees present included Mrs Mickey Stewart Mrs Jack Pope Linda Harvel. a Preferential Tea is set for November 3 at First Federal Savings and Loan penthouse from 3 to 5 p.m.
Archival bridge problem from 1963 detailing a small slam in spades with North South cards. It outlines aggressive bidding, potential misreads from cueing with a void, and a winning line of play despite unfavorable spade division, including ruffing tales and club discards to establish dummy and force a favorable endgame.
Mrs Adam J Consolatti announces the marriage of her daughter Cathy Schuster to Thomas Greer Black on October 25 at Calvary Baptist Church Montgomery. Officiant was Rev J O Black. Cathy is daughter of John D Schuster Toledo and granddaughter of C W Frede Cincinnati. Black is grandson of Rev and Mrs C W Howell and Mrs L M Black. He attended Howard College and works as a secretary at Prestolite. The couple will reside at 1105 Sommerville Rd SE.
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