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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1968

Page

6

Ann Landers Advice Letters Stir Reader Reactions

A 1968 Ann Landers column features letters criticizing pre engagement ring ads and praising a Kay Jewelry stance. The exchange includes advice to a reader Gypped about marriage and affection, plus instructions to obtain her bridal guide.

Ann Landers Catherine the Great Carry Nation Little Goody Two Shoes Mt. Olympus Publishers-Hall Syndicate

Slender-X Promises Quick Weight Loss Without Prescriptions

An adclaims a nonprescription slenderizing formula Slender-X reduces cravings and stops extra intake. The text states it starts working immediately without the edgy nervous side effects common to other tablets, suggesting a quicker path to a slimmer appearance.

Hicks and relatives visit Florida families over weekend

Llewellyn J. Hicks of Orlando and Eldin S. Hicks with his wife stayed with their aunts Mrs. Henry W. Wade and Miss Sadie Hicks. Lt. J. and Mrs. Robert P. Masterson Jr. attended their grandmother Mrs. Virgie Masterson's funeral. he is stationed at Lowery Air Base. Marvin Dinsmore returned from a weekend business trip to Durham, South Carolina.

Llewellyn J. Hicks Orlando Fla Eldin S. Hicks Ocala Henry W. Wade Sadie Hicks Robert P. Masterson Jr USNR Virgie Masterson Masterson Lowery Air Base Denver Colo Marvin Dinsmore Durham S.C

Psoriasis Still Can't Be Cured

Psoriasis remains incurable though periods of clearing occur. Sun exposure helps some patients while harming others. Treatments include steroid creams, a turkey diet, coal tar preparations, and refined coal tar in modern forms as cream lotion and shampoo.

Lancet U.S

Catfish Use Smell to Recognize Each Other

Catfish in communities identify individuals by their odor and can remember them after two months apart. Dr. J. Atema of the University of Michigan and colleagues report that recognition underpins territoriality and social status, with aggression differing between strangers and locals. Smell-based behavior is lost without the sense.

J. Atema University of Michigan

Almonds in the shell yield about 113 cups of nutrients

A pound of almonds in the shell provides roughly 113 cups of nutrients. This figure highlights the high nutrient density of almonds and their potential yield when processed.

Miss Anne Archer Weds James Reynolds in Forsyth

Forsyth Ga Miss Anne Hanson Archer and James Emilio Reynolds married Aug 28 at Mary Barry Persons Chapel Forsyth Methodist Church Rev I W Bowen III officiated. Bride a Forsyth native daughter of Dr. and Mrs Allan F Archer, groom son of Mrs Nelly R Reynolds and late Andrew P Reynolds. Ceremony featured music by Mrs Carey T Vinzant and Rev John Lindsey. Couple to live in Gainesville Fla after a wedding trip to New York.

Forsyth, Ga Anne Hanson Archer James Emilio Reynolds Mary Barry Persons Forsyth Methodist Church I. W. Bowen Allan F. Archer Forsyth A. T. Hanson Decatur Nelly R. Reynolds New York N. Y Andrew Peter Reynolds Carey T. Vinzant John Lindsey Chantilly Angeline Harris Milledgeville Alan F. Archer Jr Charles Yilman Jr Herndon Crystal Room Forsyth Hotel John Bonner I. W. Bowen III

Spicy Muffins with Walnuts and Prunes

Use your favorite muffin base and fold in chopped prunes and walnuts to taste. Spoon batter into greased cups and top with a light sprinkle of sugar before baking to finish.

Hints From Heloise Colorful Shoe Polish Fixes

Readers share practical tips from homemaking to cleaning and crafting. Marshals cover mixing polish to match shoes, lining candy pans with foil for clean cuts, quick baby blanket edges, ring retrieval in bathrooms, window screen repainting, and handy ironing board covers.

Heloise

Goren on Bridge by Charles H. Goren 1968

In a Chicago Tribune bridge column analysis North South remain vulnerable over a mixed hand contest. East fails to diagnose a squeeze allowing declarer to secure a doubled four spade contract as West struggles to discard.

Charles H. Goren The Chicago Tribune East South West North East South West North Declarer de Clarer Althe West

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