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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 1961

Page

7

Fire Destroys House Near Mooresville

A seven room dwelling half a mile west of Mooresville on Highway 20 was destroyed by fire around 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Queen Esther Sandifer and her three children lived there with a cousin. The fire likely started in the flue. the insured house owned by H. W. Peebles burned despite a community water brigad e effort. Firefighters arrived too late.

Mooresville Here Esther Sandifer Fred Sandifer Claudette Sandifer Clyde Sandifer Lueburda Garth H. W. Peebles Dick Mitchell Jordan Lane Huntsville Mitchell Decatur Fire Department Highway 20 H. W. Pee Queen Esther Sandifer Herbles Billy Smith

Bomb Protest at U.S. Base Fails to Halt Flights

In Wethersfield England a ban the bomb protest fizzled with fewer than 300 demonstrators. Police and servicemen outnumbered marchers, 30 were arrested as others blocked at Brize Norton and Ruislip. Seventeen others tied to Lord Russell’s Committee of 100 faced bail on secrets act charges.

Wethersfield England U.S. Air Force Base U. S Royal Air Force 3Rd U. S. Air Force Ruislip Brize Norton Oxfordshire Oxford University Manchester York Cardiff Bristol Terry Chandler Mike Randle Lord Bertrand Russell

Area Men In Service Recover Enos The Chimp

Cape Canaveral Florida Will Gurton a machinist mate second class USN son of James W Gurton Belle Mina helped recover Enos the chimpanzee launched here November 29 while aboard the destroyer Stormes The Stormes part of Task Group Alpha Atlantic Fleet anti sub defense force and home port Norfolk Virginia Enos landed about 150 miles south of Bermuda after orbiting Earth twice crew recovered the bio pak for return to the United States

Cape Canaveral Fla Will Gurton James W. Gurton Belle Mina Enos Stormen Bermuda Stormes U. S Task Group Alpha

Prisoner given Christmas present marks Limestone County court

In Limestone County court Judge D. L. Rosenal sentenced six people to jail and issued one Christmas present. Herbert Litaker, jailed for resisting arrest, was released early for a job chance and good conduct. Other sentences included Shelly R. Jones 30 days for DWI and Jack Looney Jr. 60 days for petit larceny plus 10 for no license.

Athens Limestone D. L. Rosenal Herbert Litaker Arest Liaker Shelly R. Jones Jack Looney Jr John Hobbs Clarence Davis Joe Barker Eddie Fletcher Eddie Lee Langford

Elkmont High selects yearbook staff and club officers

Miss Jesse Putman, senior at Elkmont High School and daughter of Mr and Mrs, has been chosen as Beta Club officer and 4 H Club officer and named DAR good citizenship girl She is a member of the yearbook staff and the WE WANT ADS GET RESULTS column notes two new pyrimidine derived compounds that relax muscles act as sedatives and induce sleep

Man Beta Club Jesse Putman Ficer DAR Good Citizenship Elkmont High School Miss Putman WANT

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