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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1964
Page
8
Reader Judy suggests packing each year’s cancelled checks, stubs, warranties and tax records into labeled two pound coffee cans to save space. Heloise approves the idea and notes one pound cans work for smaller sets. A reader offers a comforter feather restoration method and a practical folding tip.
Dear Heloise suggests placing paper towels over tuna or egg salad before sealing to absorb moisture and keep texture. Another tip advises thinning thick nail polish with remover for smoother, more even coats, noting polish remover may dull the finish slightly.
A child quiz features quicksand facts and a bug-proofs section with Q A about how to escape sinking. Readers are invited to write about their most treasured possession for a chance to win a 15 volume Britannica Junior set and other Britannica prizes.
The piece surveys arguments for a voluntary Social Security system, noting advocates claim current compulsory benefits favor older and higher income workers while hindering personal planning. It cites economists and policymakers as saying a voluntary shift would bankrupt current accounts and harm all earners, with Goldwater renewing the proposal amid political forces.
A Sylacauga boy, Frederick Thomas Johns, 14, died after a Central of Georgia freight train struck his bicycle at a crossing. In other Alabama-related crashes, Oma Frost, 52, of Jasper, and two Mississippi women perished in a two-car collision near New Albany, Mississippi. Oakwood College faculty member Valet G. Wiles died when her car left Interstate 81 near Abingdon Virginia, others injured.
The text notes gambling as a ten billion dollar tax free business in the U.S. and mentions government issuing gambling stamps. It references a 1951 start, riddles and jokes submissions, and a Donna Bray from Devon Alberta among want ads.
BIRMINGHAM AP A veteran U S senator Lister Hill is resting in University Hospital after being admitted Monday night. He will undergo elective surgery for a minor kidney ailment within the next few days, a hospital spokesman said.
In Tuscumbia Atwell McNees edged William T. Johnson 788 to 728 for a city commission post. In Sheffield incumbent Harold A. Sherrer defeated James T. Borden 743 to 724. Clyde Ray won a Muscle Shoals City Commission seat 624 to 420 over Aaron Singleton.
Records note a curling lab in Kilsyth, Scotland dated 1510 and a curling stone found near Stirling dated 1511. The items highlight early Scottish curling origins and 16th century craft.
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