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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1963
Page
9
The Decatur Daily announces Steve Doyle, 9, Tulsa Oklahoma as today’s Tell Me Why winner. Readers were invited to send questions for Britannica Junior Encyclopedia and to include name age and address for entry.
Readers share clever uses for grated frozen margarine on pancakes waffles and baked potatoes plus tips for painting nets flour storage and angel food cake baked in a Dutch oven. The letters celebrate practical kitchen hacks and home hints.
The passage explains how the moon’s gravity causes tides and why high and low tides occur twice daily as Earth rotates. It notes the sun’s weaker pull and includes unrelated historical legal and public notices from 1963 as readable fragments.
The page blends science notes on spring and neap tides with playful kid riddles about beans and television paws. It features a drawing prompt, prize offer for Britannica Atlas or Yearbook, and a winner entry from Judy Johnston, 11, Fallbrook, California.
Teachers in Bullock County begin a three day in service program at Decatur High School with morning sessions on professionalism. Dr E B Norton president Florence State College will speak Wednesday on Scholastic Excellence and current problems in America.
Jamestown Virginia marked the first English settlement in what is now the United States, established 356 years ago, shaping early colonial history.
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