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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1963

Page

3

Japanese New Products Introduce Sleep Aid Rain Device

New Products highlights a Tokyo firm Majima Co offering the Sleeping Tone, an electric device simulating rainfall to aid sleep. It plugs into home power, runs about sixty minutes, and is the week’s featured gadget. The list also notes sun glasses for kids, visual juke box entertainment, and other home innovations from U.S. firms.

ED Morse New York Majima Co. Ltd Tokyo Juke Box Sonic Inc Dedham Mass Estey Electronic Inc Hicksville N.Y Cinebox

Stock Ticker Snapshot From New York Market Report

New York on Friday reports 573 advances 284 declines and 654 unchanged 268 up 1297 total issues 1312 listed in the day’s stock roundup AP notes.

Cham ber plans modern building to house offices and space

The Chamber outlines a $125000 project including construction property furnishings and architect fees with groundbreaking held July 1. The goal is a steel and concrete modern facility in a prime location, facing light brick with glass panels, a raised entrance roof, and ample parking on 6000 plus square feet of site.

Henderson Chamber

Town Creek Revival at Old Town Creek Baptist Church

The Rev. Ernest Dillard leads an revival at Old Town Creek Baptist Church starting in August. Evening services run at 7 30 with Jimmy Cole directing singing.

Ernest Dillard Old Town Creek Baptist Church Jimmy Cole

Dow Jones Closing Averages Reported By AP

New York August 16 The AP reports mixed movement in the Dow Jones averages with industrials near 719 rails around 173 Utilities 143 and the overall stock index around 259 to 261. Trading volume shows 566 thousand shares for stocks with notable activity in bonds and utilities.

New York

Ten gl ich Spy Mystery on the Black Pearl and Submarine Duel

The scene shifts from a tense boarding as Peter Carrington and crew jump from a submarine onto a schooner. Howard betrays Carrington and leaps to escape, but the submarine vents and sinks Howard after Carrington fires. A week later Carrington calls Mrs Day for supper at his flat.

Peter Carrington Carrington Gustavsen Jan Isaaksen Howard Car Bill Bill Howard Russia Admiralty Hullo Jane Peter

Sale of Structures for Project F-399 in Morgan County

The State Highway Department will sell to the highest bidder structures on Project F-399 known as the Decatur Beltline in Morgan County Alabama on August 19 1963. Sealed cash bids payable by certified or cashier s check within five days from notice to successful bidder. Bids received until 10 00 A M on August 19 1963 at the Division Engineer s office Decatur Alabama.

State Highway Department Morgan County Alabama Decatur Beltline Bureau of Public Roads

Bid Sale of Structures on Various Tracts by State Highway

Bids must be signed and sealed with bidder name and address on the envelope marked Bid for Structure on Tract No. A list of structures includes Tract 2 A Frame residence on US Hwy 31 and several Meadus Road locations with no minimum bids. Minimum bid of 1000 for Tract 17. Purchaser must remove structures within 15 days of bid acceptance. Deadline dates Aug 10 14 17 with contact James Bradford at 353-8861.

State Highway Department Bureau of Public Roads US Hwy. 31 Ala Meadus Road Sandlin Road Spring Avenue James Bradford Courtland

Brookhaven Baptist Plans Revival

Brookhaven Baptist Church on 635 Memorial Dr SW Decatur invites all to a revival starting this Sunday and running nightly at 7 30 p m through August 25 with Rev Douglas Dexter of Lebanon Baptist Church as evangelist. Clifford Mitchell urges attendance. Two Mars satellites discovered by the U S Naval Observatory in 1877 are each under ten miles across.

Brookhaven Baptist Church Memorial Dr Decatur Vate Douglas Dexter the Lebanon Baptist Church Clifford Mitchell Mars United States Naval Observatory

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