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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1965
Page
11
The DECA TUR DAILY publishes verbatim letters addressed to Santa Claus received before Christmas. Children request gifts and express festive wishes without spelling or grammar edits. The feature preserves original wording and tone from the letter writers.
A collection of Christmas wishes from Decatur children requesting dolls, toys, and household items for the holidays. Dwight and Kevin Shealy ask for toys for boys, Sheila Evans asks for a Raggedy Ann and other dolls, plus a watch and clothes, while Larry is named as her big brother. Sheila, age seven, mentions specific dolls and gifts as part of her letter.
TV listings for Thursday and Friday detail daytime to late night programs across channels ETV EXTV EXNTV and more. Entries include news cartoons Westerns talk shows game shows soap operas films and specials with multiple air times and channel numbers. A children’s letter column appears alongside the schedule.
A fragmented list of radio station call signs and their frequencies with scattered hour ranges. The text also includes partial phrases about daily hours from dawn to night and a stray timestamp 4:55 A.M. to Midnight. It lacks coherent context or a clear event.
Bethlehem P E of Hillsboro Rev Willie Brown outlines Sunday services with Sunday school at 10 30 am and Christmas program during morning service. notes gifts and games amid a festive schedule. Church reporter Milene Owens and W E Owes list additional services, junior and senior choirs, prayer meetings, and auxiliary meetings inviting public attendance.
A request lists Stingray and Lincoln logs. No other context or details provided. Further specifics on type, source, and purpose are needed to proceed.
A young girl writes a holiday note naming Bettys Beauty Parlor as a gift. She asks for surprises for herself and her little sister Dana and brothers Greg and Mark, noting Mark is 11 months old and does not want much. Beverly signs the message.
Gregory Stewart asks for cowboy gear and a stick horse for Christmas and writes about his dog issue. A letter from Dana Stewart notes young readers and a wood turtle’s whistle call, with playful Q and A about pets.
The schedule notes Reverend William Mastin as pastor presiding over an Order of Service this Sunday at the local church. Community members are invited to attend.
A child writes a Christmas wish to Santa asking for a doll cradle magic milk bottle magic orange juice bottle and dishes for a girl, a GI Joe soldier set and a billfold for Michael, plus a doll for Tina, mentioning school and teacher. The letter names Stuart Brakeman and Tina and requests gifts for siblings.
Rev. G L Russell presiding with Sunday worship at 11 and world service observance. Sermon titled A Star Out Of Orbit. Intermediate class feature during assembly. Chancel choir directed by Mrs Bet,y Scruggs and Mrs Billie Chappell with Nathan Washington Jr. Youth Fellowship meets at 12 30 led by Miss Linda Dobbins. Combined service with Macedonia Cumberland Presbyterian Church at 7 led by Rev E L Watkins. Stewards and class leaders meet later week. Mary Jane Mosley Circle meets Thursday. watch night service Friday starting 10 with service at 11. Refreshments served by circle. Everyone invited.
The Decatur Daily reports the Morgan County Decatur Board of Commissioners declares assessments for sanitary sewer improvements under Ordinance No. 1429. It outlines hearing procedures, property owner notices, and lien creation on affected parcels with 6 percent interest if unpaid, details of the 1964 hearing, bid process, and the 1965 adoption.
The City of Decatur Alabama enacts zoning changes shifting a parcel from B-2 Residential to B-2 General Business along U S Highway 31 and Fairway Drive SE. The boundary mod complies with Chapter 27 and map amendments, effective upon adoption and publication.
Default on a mortgage by Jim H. Moore and wife Jerry Ann Moore dated June 14 1963 overseen by Morgan County Probate and recorded Mortgage Volume 711 Page 482. The loan was assumed by Gene D Rice on August 10 1965 and has remained in default for over thirty days. First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Decatur Alabama declares the entire indebtedness due.
The City of Decatur amends its zoning map under Title 37 authority. It reclassifies a Morningside Business District area from B-1 Local Shopping to B-4 Residential District, with boundary changes defined along 19th Avenue SE, 11th Street SE, and 12th Street SE, in accordance with Chapter 27 provisions. The map and explanatory matter are filed with the City Clerk.
The Industrial Development Board of Decatur seeks validation of 3 660 000 in industrial revenue bonds. A hearing on January 1966 in Morgan County will determine legality of bonds and related pledges, revenues, and covenants. Taxpayers are to show cause why bonds should not be validated and confirmed.
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