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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1961
Page
8
A page features two Tell Me Why contests with winners Ronald Ward of Brooklyn and Diana Young of Kingston Jamaica. It includes a trivia prompt on marriage history and a humor box with jokes. It invites readers to send questions answers and entries to The Decatur Daily.
The notice lists first prize a 1962 Corvair Monza won by Mrs. Perrin M. Terwilliger of Atlanta Georgia and many more prizes including a West Bend Outboard motor for Mr. Tom Cox of Greensboro North Carolina and an NSU Quickly Moped for Mr. C E Porter of Oak Ridge Tennessee. Additional fourth fifth prize items include Motorola transistor radios and West Bend Party Perk automatic percolators awarded to numerous buyers across Georgia North Carolina Tennessee Alabama and Oklahoma locations.
The article notes that the church plans a Christmas program Sunday night for the group, with meals to be served. It emphasizes community participation and the expected program details.
HAL BOYLE suggests humorous gift books for prominent figures of 1961. The list pairs each figure with a punny or pointed title such as The Conduct of War for Nehru, My Life in Court for Hoffa, Twilight of Honor for Churchill and Baruch, and The Winter of Our Discontent for Republicans, among others.
In 1801 England Scotland and Ireland merged their national banners to create Britains Union Jack, symbolizing united kingdoms under a single flag. The act marked a new era for national symbolism and imperial identity.
Bookmobile routes listed with pickup sites and times from 9:00 to 4:00. Stops include Pike's Grocery Pairmont Old School Yard East Limestone School Nelson Negro School Copeland McDole's Grocery Capshaw Smith's Grocery rass Chapel Negro School Ombers Corner Burgreen's Store and others.
The line drawn by the Yalu River separated Manchuria from Korea as United Nations aircraft were barred from crossing during the Korean War.
Pine Ridge Baptist Church invites families to a Tuesday 6 pm family night in Morgan City Ex. with meetings by W M A Brotherhood G A s and Sunbeams plus refreshment. Mrs J W Parker accessible at 496 2506 for details.
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