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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1963

Page

10

Red Birds, Green Hornets Lead In Close Midget Baseball Race

In the Boys' Club Midget League, the Red Birds, Green Hornets and Blue Devils battle for top spot as recent games produced wins for Red Birds over the Cowboys 41 and 4 2, Blue Devils over Cowboys 5 to 4, and Red Birds big 17 4 win after a 4 2 opener. Eric Stuart and Doug Floyd starred on the mound and at the plate. Tennis Class additions Tony Rae Jerry Neher and Bill Chenault joined the Monday sessions at Delano Park.

Birds Green Hornets Blue Devils Yellow Jackets Red Birds Cowboys Doug Floyd Eddie Mitchell Floyd Rickey Hardin Jerald Wisdom Hardin Wisdom Eric Stuart Tommy Mitchell Stuart Clem Layton Lang Mitchell J. J. Raths Jim Bailey McClendon Rogers Tony Rae Jerry Neher Bill Chenault Delano Park

Golf Tournament for Boys Club Players Tomorrow

All boys who took golf lessons this year must attend at the Boys' Club at 9 00 a m tomorrow morning. Only those with lessons this year may enter.

Scouts Earn Merit Badges in Fishing Hiking and Archery

Merit badges awarded to Tommy for fishing and hiking and archery. Mike Hinds earned hiking and archery badges. Mike and David Aiello earned hiking badges. Alfred Butler received a hiking merit badge.

Tommy Mike Hinds Mike David Aiello Alfred Butler

Air Rifle Club Sees Notable Gains by Six Members

Rodney Brooks Randy Barnett Gary Loggins Phillip Kelly Eric Bill Szczepanski and Ken Wise show the most improvement in the past weeks. Club meets each Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to noon for training and practice.

Rodney Brooks Randy Barnett Gary Loggins Phillip Kelly Eric Bill Szczepanski Ken Wise Air Rifle Club

Local youth rifle club notes steady progress on Saturday shoots

The Saturday sessions show improvement for the Boys' Club Junior Rifle Club with shooters Wesley Taylor Billy Haney Roy Rae Tom and Jack Collins Martin Turk and Butch Mohr making record pace. John Robinson and David Faught contributed at a Pot holders project in the Arts and Crafts class.

Wesley Taylor Billy Haney Roy Rae Tom and Jack Collins Martin Turk Butch Mohr John Robinson David Faught Arts & Crafts

Evangelist Grady Crowell to Lead Brooksville Revival

The Rev. Grady Crowell of West End Baptist Church Louisville Miss will preach at New Friendship Baptist Church two miles north of Brooksville off Alabama 67 tonight and each day this week at 10 30 a m and 7 30 p m Services invite all to attend Rev Hoody Richards is pastor

Grady Crowell West End Baptist Church Louisville Miss New Friendship Baptist Brooksville Ala Hoody Richards

14th Enters Rodeo Queen Contest

ATHENS J D Garrett Athens Rodeo chairman announced Miss Gail Lawrence 16 Athens 2 daughter of Mr and Mrs J T Lawrence has entered the rodeo queen contest She is a Johnson Beauty College student and the 14th contestant judged by three Decatur judges at a banquet in Athens Cafe then introduced and crowned at a street dance around 9 p m

Athens J. D. Garrett Athens Rodeo Gail Lawrence Athens 2 J. T. Lawrence Lawrence Johnson Beauty College Decatur Athens Cafe

Local Crafts Class Highlights Molds Lanyard Winners

Gary McDonald and Charles Davidson won honors for molds while Steve Payne and Buba Price led in lanyard making. Arts and Crafts runs weekdays 1 to 3 PM, showcasing community skills amid a broader 1960s Haitian trade context noting total trade at $70 million annually.

Gary McDonald Charles Davidson Steve Payne Buba Price Arts & Crafts

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United Fund Agency Rev. Crowell Joe Elliott Pol Businessmen’s Committee Streets & Sanitation Charlie Hammond Decatur, Ala Martha Washington Decoramic Doubel Sink Aluminum Peg Shutter. EA Mid-South Finley CASH Decatur, Alabama DIAL Haiti Auto Electric Supply Co 4Th Avenue S.E McGlathery Uniframe Steel Building
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