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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1972
Page
7
A dense TV log lists many programs and times from morning to late night. Notable entries include Mister Rogers Neighborhood Sesame Street The Electric Company and The Jetsons alongside sports and news blocks. Local viewers are offered a wide slate across several networks.
Broad schedule shows NFL playoff games Raiders at noon Cowboys at 1 30 p m and pro football on channel 31. Movie and opera programs fill afternoon and evening with classics and westerns such as Christmas in Connecticut Wings of the Hawk and Andy Rides Alone among others.
Pursuant to the Communications Act as amended Paul R Nielsen licensee of WRSA Decatur Alabama must file by January 73 for renewal of its FM station license operating at 96.9 MHz. Officers and owners holding 10 percent or more must disclose status. Public input urged via Me FES Washington DC 20558 by March 73 with detailed facts for Commission consideration. Public inspection of renewal materials at Route 1 Lacey's Spring AL 9 AM to 5 PM CST.
Foreclosure notice due to a October 14 1965 mortgage by Verett W Potts and wife Nette T Potts, transferred to The Brooklyn Savings Bank. Sale set for January 23 1973 at Morgan County Courthouse Decatur Alabama, Lot 4 Block F Larkwood Subdivision. Attorney for transferee Watss Salmon Roberts
Balm is a fragrant herb in the mint family. Balm tea is used to reduce fever, and balm leaves flavor wine and foods.
Default on a 1970 loan by Gerry T Holcomb and Elizabeth Ann Holcomb to Jim Walter Homes, Inc. Mortgage recorded in Morgan County Alabama Book 823 Page 644. Public sale set for January 30 1973 at courthouse door to repay the debt, property described as about one acre in Section 29 TBS RSW. Assignee contact listed at 2121 8th Ave No Birmingham AL 35203.
Letters of administration granted to Lellyan M Davis on December 20 1972 by Judge Bryan McAfee Probate Court Morgan County. all persons with claims against the estate must present them within the time allowed by law or be barred. Administratrix Lellyan M Davis. 12-23-12.300-14.
Mortgagee Collateral Mortgage Company seeks public sale of Decatur Morgan County real estate to satisfy a 1971 mortgage. Property includes Meadow Lark Acres parcels and a 25 acre tract described with extensive metes and bounds. Sale set for December 29 1972 at Morgan County Courthouse, with proceeds for debt and foreclosure costs.
A short feature recounts the famed explorer Sir Walter Raleigh and his ties to Queen Elizabeth. It notes Raleigh’s 1585 grant to claim unowned lands and the Roanoke Island settlements, with a brief mention of his later opposition to James I’s peace with Spain.
Accused of plotting against the king, Sir Walter Raleigh was sentenced to death but imprisoned for 13 years. He was freed on condition of seeking gold in Guiana and avoiding attacks on Spanish settlements. While hunting for gold, his men clashed with a Spanish colony, his son died, and the mines were never found. Returning to England, Raleigh is described as an adventurer, chemist, and author of History of the World.
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