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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1961
Page
9
The handwritten pleas describe five year old Libby asking for a Matty Matel rifle a cowgirl suit and noting family members in Pennsylvania while Genell Lee requests a beauty parlor set cheerleader boots and surprises. A third child Libby mentions a Johnny Rebel cannon holster set with a cowboy hat.
Pvt. W. Stinson of Falkville Alabama reports to Co. D 399th Regiment in Fort Chaffee for eight weeks of basic combat training including first aid dismounted drill map reading and military tactics He will qualify with M 1 rifle and then enter advanced training The 399th Regiment is part of the 100th Division Army Reserve from Kentucky The 109th was the first division called to active duty in the current buildup Airman 3C Thomas E McNeal of Cullman Alabama is assigned to Forbes AFB Kansas for base fuel supply specialist training after completing basic training at Lackland AFB Texas He attended Cullman High School
The Alabama Supreme Court weighs overturning a $500,000 libel verdict against The New York Times from a Montgomery case tied to a 1960 advertisement. The suit targets L B Sullivan and several ministers with related actions moved to federal court while other defendants face separate outcomes.
Mrs Charles Speake and Mr and Mrs Sawyer visit as guests of the Pruitts. Sympathy extended to John Bryant on his father's sudden death. A Christmas program is set for Valley Grove Baptist Church tonight at seven and another at Lebanon Methodist Church on Christmas Eve. Mrs Charles Speake returns home after visiting her father at Black Chandler Hospital in Hartselle for 30 days. Mrs Albert Owens has been a patient at Hartselle Hospital for several days.
Mrs. Anne Conway of Birmingham announced she will qualify for the state auditor race in next springs primary. She said she would serve all Alabama people and make residents proud to have her as state auditor.
A child named Kim Kelly recounts a list including a stopper gun, a target, a gas station model, a bowling set, and play dough. She asks to remember all the other little boys and girls as she nears six years old.
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