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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1967
Page
6
The article describes armadillos as mammals with bony armor and Spanish name meaning The little armored one. It notes ten species from southern US to southern South America, including three banded types that roll into a ball and the nine banded found in the United States, with sizes from 6 inches to about 36 inches and young numbers up to eight.
The ladies of St Ann's Sodality led a Bishop's clothing drive chaired by Mrs Robert Barnett. They packed 16 cartons weighing 1010 pounds for shipment to the New York City collection center. Freight was donated by Mason Dixon Lines Inc and shipping cartons were donated by Decatur Transfer and Storage Co.
The jokes answer two cows with eight feet when they are side by side. The largest room is room for improvement. A circle has two sides: inside and outside.
Britannica World Atlas notes Encke's comet as the most frequently returning periodic comet. It was first identified in 1786 and has been observed about every 3.3 years. A local contest winner is Becky Hedden, 11, of Anderson, South Carolina.
A vintage schedule lists sports and film options with times. Pro football games include Buffalo Bills at Patriots and Packers versus Rams, plus college football mentions Florida Gators at 1 PM. Movie selections feature Incident at Phantom Hill and The Last Time I Saw Paris with stars like Elizabeth Taylor and John Wayne.
A dense listing of daytime and prime time programs across stations, including The World Around 5 00 PM Time To Grow Living Word Beagles Sacred Heart Farm Roundup Agriculture U S A and later lineups featuring Tarzan's New Friend News Weather Tom And Jerry Helmed by Stoneman Family Dobie Gillis and a hosts of classic films and talk shows such as Johnny Carson and Ed Sullivan Also noted are religious programs Faith For Today This Is The Life and The Answer Of New Faith Schedule entries span morning through late night motion pictures sports and variety programs with multiple titles and times listed for Sunday and Saturday viewing across a broad broadcast lineup.
OCR fragment lists multiple radio stations with call signs and inconsistent hours from sunrise to sunset. It includes WMSL WHOS WDRMM WAJF JOF and other stray timing phrases, lacking coherent narrative or dates.
One week remains to enter the annual Decatur decorating contest with five prizes in four categories. Prizes include a $50 best in contest cash award by The Decatur Daily. Judging runs December 18 to 21 from 5 to 10 p.m. Winners announced on Christmas Eve.
Walter Houseal, Alabama superintendent of insurance, told the Decatur Chamber of Commerce Rooster Club that premiums now fund about 13 million dollars in taxes annually, with life insurance in force exceeding six billion dollars. He noted over 20 new companies with roughly 15 million dollars in capital, and urged regulation by the state government. He praised former Gov. George Wallace and defended the industry’s growth and state role.
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