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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1963
Page
3
A feature on boomerangs explains their two types the return and nonreturn their global use by tribes and Hunters and the science behind curved flight. It notes Australian experts and surprising long throws up to 400 feet and mentions a prize draw with winners from Milton and Rochester.
A Birmingham based Alabama union spokesman downplayed the risk of a strike amid lengthy bargaining. An Alabama Power Co. spokesman echoed there will be no strike and forecast a settlement. Union members in Montgomery said final action hinges on tallying local votes across Birmingham Mobile Gadsden Tuscaloosa Selma Jasper and Eufaula with results not yet released.
Relievers claim Primatene tablets open airways loosen congestion and ease nervous tension without injections. The advertisement touts full prescription strength medicines combined for asthma distress and promises restful sleep and freedom from spasms. Available at any drugstore.
Motherless dorm days ahead demand thrift and planning. Sort clothes to avoid waste and learn to wash by hand. Limit luggage, use footlockers, and buy practical, easy care items. Emphasizes budgeting, self-reliance, and valuing family sacrifice.
Emma Wolf petitions to probate the last will of Henry Wolf. Interested parties Willie Garth of Louisville Kentucky and Pincus Garth of Cincinnati Ohio and others are notified of a hearing set for September 12 1963 at 10:00 AM in Morgan County Probate Court. Judge T C Almon signs the notice dated August 17 1963 with publication dates August 20 27 and September 3 1963.
Mortgage foreclosures loom as Federal National Mortgage Association plans to sell Lot 32 Block 3 Westlawn Decatur Morgan County Alabama at public auction on September 6 1963. Proceeds to satisfy note and mortgage. Also notices of contractor claim deadlines and guardianship accounts in Morgan County Alabama court.
A Sylacauga truck driver Richard A Nail 26 was ordered held for the grand jury on first degree manslaughter charges in a highway crash that killed four. Judge Elias C Watson Jr reduced the bond from 5000 to 1000 after ruling murder lacks universal malice proof. The July 20 crash on U S 78 near Graysville involved Nail’s speeding truck on the wrong side hitting Edward Godsey of Birmingham.
Notice to the public that a 1959 Chevrolet Carry All with motor number 3A59A102436 seized in Morgan County Alabama will be sold at public auction by the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board at 10:00 AM Friday September 20 1963 at the ABC Board Warehouse Montgomery Alabama Administrator Frank V Potts signs the notice under sections 49 50 51 title 29 1940 code and regulation 32.
President Kennedy considers a West trip to highlight natural resources and wilderness areas with stops from Grand Coulee Dam to Glen Canyon Dam in Arizona. Officials say plans, possibly in October, would mix ceremonies with conservation messaging as part of an otherwise busy schedule.
A prisoner fired a shot at Deputy Hubbard during an escape attempt at a Tuscaloosa jail. No one was injured as Deputy Frank Evans confronted the suspect and helped recover the gun. Two inmates, Charlie Snyder and Yammy Dickson, are named as involved, with investigators probing further accomplices.
Report states Illinois forests contain standing sawtimber ample to construct a five room frame house for over half of the state’s families. The finding highlights vast timber resources amid home building needs.
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