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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1966
Page
6
A long list of local items for sale includes horses and ponies, poultry, hay, tractors, cars, farm tools, and household goods. Contact details and locations across Decatur and nearby towns appear with each listing, reflecting a busy rural marketplace.
Extension horticulturist Harold Thornhill advises uniform indoor temperatures between 60 and 70 degrees and bright indirect light to keep poinsettias vibrant. Avoid drafts and sudden temperature changes, and maintain moderate soil moisture for best longevity. For winter storage, withhold water after bloom and store the dried plant in a cool dark basement until spring before pruning.
A 1966 notebook piece from Mud Tavern notes change yet continuity in nature and culture. It contrasts tending poinsettias and local landscape shifts with memories of family, community in Maysville Alabama, and the Mills families, ending with a nostalgic excerpt from The Magazine of Maine.
Morgan County news notes visitors and family gatherings including Cramer Tanner of Arab with the Tanners, the Love family with Maj. W. H. McCord, and J. Douthit families. Larry Evans visited Decatur. Norman Oden of Anniston vacationed here. Alabama Employment Service reports 2407 industrial placements in November.
A Tuesday broadcast grid lists program blocks across stations WMSL WHOS WAJF WJOF WJMW WKAC and LCB for News Sunrise Semester Secret Storm Match Game Cookie the Cop and Nightlife. The lineup features Spike Powell anchors 5 8 12 13 19 and 31 minute segments with Sign Off at multiple times and notes a Hall Meeting date and Sunrise Semester offerings.
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