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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1964
Page
9
New York AP report notes Larry Morris of Chicago MVP remarks at a luncheon after a league title win. He says Y. A. Tittle’s left knee injury did not decide the game and praises Tittle’s return.
A list of numerous small loan and transfer dealings among individuals and firms, including Bates to Pearl Wal drop for 800 dollars and Hogan to Bradford for 20 000 dollars, with additional entries from Gobble-Fite Lumber Co. and Decatur Plastic to others. Civil suit items note M & H Value and Fittings Co. versus Higginbotham Contracting Co. for 663.22 dollars.
Alabama traffic deaths rose to 687 in 1963 from 656 in 1962, with Birmingham Mobile and Montgomery recording record fatalities. Birmingham showed 52 deaths, Mobile 37, and Montgomery 10, while several cities posted varying 1963 counts. A Midland City train car disaster added 11 deaths, and Birmingham fire department calls exceeded 6,400 before Christmas.
Posey Horton of Morgan County was paroled this week by the State Pardon Parole Board. Horton had been sentenced to five years in prison on April 5, 1961 for first degree manslaughter.
The piece explains amber is fossil resin from ancient pine forests and notes ambergris as a separate substance from sperm whales used in perfume. It describes how insects are trapped in amber and how amber is found, mined, or retrieved from the Baltic. It invites readers to mail in answers for a prize.
In 1842 the Ohio River saw 105 steamboats launched, marking a standout year. Separately, Britain faces an estimated 706.31 million pounds yearly cost from air pollution, roughly 14 pounds per resident.
Athens Fire Department reported 436 fires in 1963 led to losses of 450850 dollars. Of these, 201 were inside the city limits and 235 in the county. Grass fires totaled 239, residences 71, autos 43, manufacturing 20, smoke scares 8, mercantile 7, non resident assembly 7, false alarms 6, emergency runs 3, storage 1, and 31 were miscellaneous.
William Harold Hashburn aged 21 of Horn Trailer Court Decatur and Gwendolyn Fay Hurst aged 17 of 409 8th Ave SW Decatur are linked in a forthcoming marriage.
A catalog of classic autos lists multiple 4 door Chevrolets from 1960 to 1962 plus a 1955 Pontiac 2 door and other makes like 1960 T Bird 2 door and 1958 Rambler 4 door. The entries reference Impalas Bel Air Invicta Tudor and standard H T models within a mixed year range.
A compact classified fragment lists various used cars with years such as 1957 and 1960, noting models like Chevrolet Impala and Buick with terms like Power and Air and hardtops. Other entries include 1963 Falcon and 1962 Pontiac, plus multiple 4-door and two-door notes and condition hints like Like New.
A string of automobile ads lists a mix of classic models and years. Vehicles include a 1962 Lark four door, 1961 Ford two door, 1960 Falcon combinations, a 1960 Volkswagen Bus, 1959 Plymouth four door, 1959 Oldsmobile Super 88 hard top, 1959 Chevrolet Impala two door, a Ford Galaxie two door hard top, Olds Super 88 four door, Pontiac two door hard top, 1958 Chevrolet two door, and 1957 Oldsmobile four door Super 88 and 1957 Chevrolet four door B/A listings.
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