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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1963

Page

9

Area Men In Service From Cullman Face New Assignments

Cullman area service members, many fresh from Lackland AFB basic training, receive reassignment and new training across the Army and Air Force. Airman Dye and Airman Hudson head to Ellsworth AFB for police duties. Lt. Jerry D. Pruitt moves to Altus AFB as a missile launch officer. Marines Parker and Pantier complete courses and training at Quantico and San Diego. Pvt. Niles and McLemore finish weeks of combat and infantry training at Camp Lejeune. Pvt. Buckelew completes eight weeks of military police training at Ft. Gordon in Georgia.

Lackland. Afb Tex Jerry D. Pruitt Cullman United States Air Force Pruitt Altus Afb Okla Hubert M. Pruitt Florence State College Lackland Afb Bobby S. Teague JE. Teague Ninth St. W. Cullman Amarillo Afb Ailman Teague Air Force Cullman High School St. Bernard College Camp Lejeune N.C FHTNC Marine Pvt James C. Niles Angie E. Randall Camp le Fleet Marine Force N. C Army Billy J. Buckelew Brenda William R. Buckelew Falkville 2 U. S. Army Training Center Ft. Gordon Decatur Lorenzo Ivory Humphrey Decature Colum

City Schools Open Friday in Decatur System

City schools in Decatur plan to open Friday at 8 a.m. for a half day before Labor Day closure. A three day preschool conference for teachers and principals begins Tuesday at Decatur High School with registration at 8 a.m. White principals work Thursday hours for registration and classifying new pupils. Negro schools register Wednesday. New pupils must present birth certificates. Captain Glaze, son of Mrs. John W. Glaze, holds an 18 8 degree in mathematics and mechanical engineering.

H. R. Leeman Leeman Decatur High School Decatur Florida State University Oklahoma State University Glaze John W. Glaze Baugh-Wiley-Smith Clinic

Readers letters highlight voting access and animal welfare

The Decatur Daily prints reader letters dated August 21 1963 praising Judge Almon and Mayor Blackburn for easing ballot issuance and defending voting machine use. Other notes commend kindness in rescuing four week old kittens and describe humane actions by local residents and the Moravian Humane Society.

Decatur Ala Decatur Daily Almon Blackburn Shelton Linda Kitchens Frances Traynom The Humane Society of Mor

Tomato fears fade as science clarifies plant family

A historical note recalls the tomato once thought poisonous due to its nightshade kin. Experts explain that this belief arose from careless associations with deadly relatives, but decades of research show the tomato is edible and safe when properly prepared.

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