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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1969

Page

6

Blind pianist forms Soul Seekers Quartet at Hopewell Church

Rev. Ray Speakman, blind since age five, organizes The Soul Seekers at Hopewell Baptist Church Danville area. The group includes Charles Forman Van Eaton Bobby Shaneyfelt with Mrs Speakman and Mrs Eaton often joining as soloists. They perform gospel songs and spirituals rearranged by Speakman and plan engagements across North Alabama through February.

Moulton Soul Seekers Ray Speakman Hopewell Baptist Church Danville Hopewell Baptist Speakman Charles Forman van Eaton Bobby Shaneyfelt Eaton Forman Hopewell Redstone Arsenal Huntsville Morgan County Hartselle Hopewell Church Christ Shaneyfelt Wilma Eaton Hilda Terry

Is That All There Is Tops 1969 Show Biz Poll

Earl Wilson lists 1969 bests across Broadway Hollywood and Las Vegas with Peggy Lee’s Is That All There Is as top song and Sugar Sugar by The Archies as biggest seller. He notes surprises like Gail Renshaw and Ali MacGraw as rising stars and Barbara Streisand on Broadway.

Earl Wilson New York Broadway Hollywood Las Vegas Peggy Lee Jerry Lieber Mike Stoller 0. C. Smith Bobby Russell Colony Record Shop Don Kirshner CBS 5Th Dimension Oliver Tom Jones Bob Dylan Nashville Simon & Garfunkel Engelbert Humperdinck Gail Renshaw Dean Martin Barbra Streisand Katharine Hepburn Ali MacGraw John Lindsay Mae West Cassius Clay George Chuvalo Jim Aubrey MGM Lion Elvis Presley Liz Taylor Neil Armstrong

Do dogs have homing instincts when moving homes

A dog owner asks if a cocker spaniel may roam to a familiar home site after moving to a farm. The answer says dogs rarely abandon their family and may follow scents home, but suggest keeping the dog penned during the moving chaos and until the new home is settled. The pet should adjust and likely return for meals, with training remaining helpful.

J. Byfield Prairie Village Kan

London Swing You Bet London Swing You Bet

AP Special Correspondent describes London nightlife and social contrasts from Soho to Temple Bar. Observes mixed views on city vigor, fashion, and late night culture amid licensing limits and changing entertainment trends. Notes pubs, fashion, theater, and media shifts shaping metropolitan mood.

Hugh A. Mulligan London BOAC Aberdeen Moira McKenna Soho Nell Gwynne Club the Times Pall Mall King’s Road Campy Chelsea al Capone Temple Bar Kensington Park

World Around Us and Various TV Schedule Snippet

TV log lists daytime to late night programs including The World Around Us, Monkees, Superman, Bugs Bunny, Lassie, Petticoat Junction, Adam-12, My Three Sons, Perry Mason, Johnny Carson, and College Basketball. The fragment details show multiple time slots and program blocks across channels.

Monkees Gary Sanders Wells Fargo Kitty Wells

Radio Station Schedule Extract

Radio listings show multiple stations with call signs and hours. WMSL WHOS WDRM WAJF WJOF WJMW WKAC WLCB provide varied broadcast times from sunrise to sunset or specific early morning hours.

WMSL Mutual WHOS American Entertainment Network WDRM American FM WHRT WAJF Wjof-Fm WJMW WKAC WLCB Moulton

Area Service Men In News Fireside on Navy Air Force Marines

Fireman Apprentice Edward L. Teague USN son of Mr and Mrs E W Teague Decatur serves aboard destroyer Warrington on a six month Mediterranean deployment with Task Force 60 Sixth Fleet. Airman J C Curtis R O Neal Jr USAF son of Mrs Eloise R O Neal Mount Hope is at Cam Ranh Bay Vietnam with 485th Ground Electronics Engineering Installation Agency Squadron. Marine Lance Cpl George H Christopher son of Mr and Mrs Edward C Christopher Elkmont completed aircraft maintenance course at El Toro California with Naval Air Maintenance Training Detachment 1082, one of 59 detachments providing on site maintenance for Navy and Marine Corps personnel.

Edward L. Teague USN E. W. Teague Decature Warrington Mediterranean Sixth Fleet Warrington i Spain Malta Turkey Greece Italy U.S. Air Force J. C. Curtis R. O'Neal Jr Eloise R. O’neal Mount Hope Cam Ranh Bay AB Vietnam O'Neal 485Th —Ground — Electronics Engineering Installation Agency Air Force Logistics Command USAF Elgin Afb Fla Mount Hope High School George H Christopher Edward CC. Christopher Elkmont 2 Naval Air Maintenance Training Department U. S. Marine Corps Air Station el Toro Calif United States Navy Marine Corps

Ontario Free Libraries Act Starts Public Access 1882

The Ontario Free Libraries Act of 1882 allowed local authorities in Canada to provide free libraries for broad public use, marking the modern origin of free public libraries.

Canada Ontario

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