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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 10, 1963

Page

9

Farmer Uses Rice Hulls To Improve Hard Sand Soil

An estimated 38,875,000 Americans enjoy boating. A farmer finds a use for rice hulls, a milling by product, as a soil conditioner for sandy soil that was crusted and nearly as hard as concrete when dry.

Type Casting Worries Stars Type Casting Worries Stars

The piece profiles actors like Ann Sothern Raymond Burr Jane Wyatt and Murray Hamilton facing typecasting in television and film. Hamilton explains producers assign him to villains or psychopathic roles hindering diverse parts but he plans a Broadway comedy to prove his range and become a true trouble shooter.

New York Ann Sothern Raymond Burr Perry Mason Jane Wyatt Murray Hamilton The Untouchables the Defenders Hamilton Ian

Jet Engine Test Stand Bids Taken at Craig AFB

Army Engineers report bids for a jet engine test stand at Craig Air Force Base near Selma Alabama with Ford Construction Co Inc as apparent low bidder. The government estimate was 23946 dollars. The project includes reinforced concrete pad test cell blast deflector fence fuel tank piping and electrical work.

Mobile Army Craig Air Force Base Selma Ala Ford Construction Co., Inc

People Recognize Me but Don’t Know My Name on TV

A performer laments being a recognizable face though not named. He notes roles as featured player arise when producers lack direction. Tonight’s pick is The Andy Williams Show on NBC 10 11 EST with George Gobel and Keely Smith co starring.

Andy Williams NBC George Gobel Keely Smith

Power Co seeks court review of REA loan approval

Alabama Power Co asks a circuit court to review State Finance Director Maurice Patterson’s decision to approve a $20 million Rural Electrification Administration loan to Alabama Electric Cooperative. Attorneys seek a temporary restraining order and injunction to halt action and urge the case be heard with fall hearing evidence. The dispute centers on Patterson’s approval of a project that includes 700 miles of transmission lines 161 substations and a new power plant aimed at public benefit.

Alabama Power Gulf Power

Westchester County Tops U.S. in Home Values

Westchester County New York records the nation’s highest owner occupied home value with an average of 24000 dollars per property and reflects a regional peak in real estate prices.

United States Federal Reserve Bank Westchester County New York

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