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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1973

Page

8

Foreign Divorces Popular Costly and Controversial

Sylvia Porter surveys U S trends in quickie foreign divorces, noting Mexico's loss of appeal and Haiti and the Dominican Republic’s rise with broad grounds. She compares costs from New York, outlines legal questions, and contrasts with American no fault reforms and shorter residency rules.

Sylvia Porter Mexico Haiti Dominican Republic New York U.S Nevada Virgin Islands Idaho Arkansas Wyoming Reno Las Vegas California Iowa Oregon Alabama Delaware

Tell Me Why Book Contest and Eye Education

A newspaper contest invites questions to Tell Me Why with the winner Daniel Walls, 7, Woodbury Connecticut. The page explains blinking protects the eye, lids muscles lubricate and irrigate, and tears keep the cornea moist as glands secrete oily fluid with each blink.

Daniel Walls Woodbury Conn

Area Service Men In News

Pvt. James E. Sachs son of John J. Sachs completed eight weeks of basic training at the Army Training Center Armor Fort Knox. He trained with Company C 18th Battalion 5th Brigade according to Fort Knox reports.

FT. Knox James E. Sachs John J. Sachs 4Th St. SE Cullman Army Training Center, Armor Sachs 5Th Brigade

Army Sgt. Ralph Boudreaux Assigned as Ammunition Inspector

Sgt. Ralph Boudreaux Sr., son in law of Mr and Mrs Carl Pannell of Madison, has been assigned as an ammunition inspector at the Army Depot in Anniston. A Houma Louisiana native, he enlisted in February 1958 and trained at Ft Chaffee Arkansas. He served in Vietnam and earned the Bronze Star and Joint Service Commendation. He and his wife Carlene Parnell and their 16 month old son Ralph Jr reside at Bynum.

J. C Ralph R. Boudreaux Carl Pannell Madison Army Anniston Boudreaux Houma Ft. Chaffee Ark Vietnam

Private Ronnie Davis completes eight weeks training

Pvt. Ronnie Davis finished eight weeks of basic training at the United States Army Training Center Knox with Company A 16th Battalion of the 4th Brigade. His parents Mr and Mrs Kenneth M Davis and his wife Joyce reside in Bremen 1 Knox Kentucky.

FT. Knox Ronnie Davis Kenneth M. Davis Joyce Bremen 1 United States Army Training Center Pvt Davis

Parochial School Social in Johannesburg Details

Mr and Mrs Bishop Mr and Mrs Abbott and Mr and Mrs Monk sat together at a school social in Johannesburg South Africa as reported by AP.

Johannesburg South Africa Bishop Abbott Monk

Estate of Clovis Babler Deceased Probate Notice

Letters Testamentary granted January 19 1973 by Judge Bryan McAfee Morgan County Alabama. Executors Leodonia Kuliman and Mary Louise Frost invite all claimants to present claims within law's time to avoid bar. Mortgage foreclosure notice follows for Billy Joe Bowen Wanda Jo Bowen to First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Huntsville with sale set February 9 1973 at the courthouse door Morgan County Alabama. General health advisory notes loud voice damage to hearing.

Clovis Babler Bryan McAfee Morgan County Billy Joe Bowen Wanda Jo Bowen Dobbs, Allen & Hall Mortgage Company, Inc Alabama First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Huntsville Hampton

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All Girls Boots Decatur Westgate Center Lancers Grandma Susie Book of Knowledge Ivage James Sachs Ralph Boudreaux Sr Carlene Parnell Ralph Jr Bynum King Features Syndicate, Inc Co. A 4Th Brigade Probate Leodonia Kuliman Mary Louise Frost Michael A. P Sterchi SAT Cushed Motorola Sterchi’s South 2Nd Ave S.E
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