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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 05, 1963

Page

6

Earl Wilson Jr. Shines in Silk Stockings and Finian's Rainbow

Earl Wilson Jr. appears in Silk Stockings at the Dorchester Music Hall and Finian's Rainbow in Dalton, drawing praise from his parents in a front row, rowdy night of theatre. Wilson's parents recount their nerves, pride, and the step into Broadway-worthy performances.

Earl Wilson Dolton Chicago Dorchester Music Hall Jackie Eigen Morey Amsterdam Mimi Bendell Carmel Quinn Bob Carroll Dalton Finian Rainbow Bert Wheller Earl Wilson Jr Oklahoma South Pacific Dad Don Rickles Hank Grant Elbert Hub- Earl Hwood Mike Connolly Earl The Hall Syndicate

Youth day observed at church with young people leading classes

Church held a youth day with youths in charge of Sunday and Sunday night classes. Visitors include Rev Eldridge Criscoe and others from Paint Rock and Huntsville visiting Mrs Maggie Wilson and relatives this week. Mr and Mrs Kermit Youngen were noted among the attendees.

Donald Strahm Indiana Eldridge Criscoe Paint Rock Wilber Smallwood Glen Whiseant Huntsville Maggie Wilson Kermit Youngen

Cooking and Is Fun Mun by Cecily Brownstone

A compact recipe feature includes Cold Meat with Potato Salad Vegetable Relish Toasted Buns and Ice Cream Shortcake with Strawberry Sauce Jane Godden's Strawberry Sauce combines strawberries sugar cornstarch orange juice and lemon juice to form a thick glaze for sponge cake and vanilla ice cream.

Cecily Brownstone Jane Godden

Harpers Ferry War History From Civil War Era

Harpers Ferry endured repeated invasions and battles from 1861 to 1865 as Union and Confederate forces contested the town. The garrison surrendered at Bolivar Heights in 1862 with heavy losses of 12 700 men. Miles died from a cannon shot. Jackson and Hill reshaped the town during the Antietam and Sharpsburg campaigns.

Winford Turner Harpers Ferry W. V Virginia U. S United States Potomac Thomas J. Jackson Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Martinsburg Valley Pike Strasburg South Virginius Island Second Manassas Robert E Maryland North Frederick Shenandoah Alley George. B. McClennan Washington Lee Pvt B. W. Mitchell D. H. Hill Mitchell McClellan Antietam Sharpsburg Camp Hill Bolivar Heights Miles Shenandoah Rivers Jackson A. P. Hill Hill Gettysburg Maryland Heights Jubala Union Philip Sheridan Shenandoah Valley

Hints From Heloise Butter Corn On Fork Trick

A reader shares a method to butter corn by placing butter on the concave side of a fork and rubbing the convex side along the ear so melted butter drips to the right spot. Other tips include reusing old sheets for bassinet covers and using an electric roaster for frozen dinners to save oven heat.

Heloise

Marriage Licenses and Transfers Listed in Daily Records

The section lists several marriage license applicants including Louis Henry Little and Judith Gail Johnson both aged 27 and 20 respectively with addresses in Worthington Corp and Hart selle. It also records transfers of property or funds between individuals such as S Rebecca Lay to John Wilson and Dorothy E Thomas to Jerry Alan Thomas with amounts of 500 and 1000. Additional pairing entries show Elmer Joseph Curbow and Dora Jean Lawrence both in their 20s with professions or residences noted, along with Lee Erskine Maddox and Lila Bland, detailing ages occupations and Seton Ave address.

A. C. Nixon Wilma C. Elsewick James C. Roncker Troy Martin Dorothy E. Thomas Jerry Alan Thomas Louis Henry Little 5Th Ave Worthington Corp Judith Gail Johnson Shelley Jean Sandlin Hartselle Prestolite Elmer Joseph Curbow Lacey’s Spring Diebabe Dora Jean Lawrence Beautician Lee Erskine Maddox Ardmore Farming Lila Bland Seton Ave

Guatemalan Exports Lead with Coffee and Bananas

Coffee and bananas head Guatemala’s export list, followed by cotton and chicle gum as top commodities. Strong demand pushes trade balance, with the agricultural sector remaining dominant in the country’s earnings mix.

Guatemala

St Bernard College Teacher Dies After Crash

Rev Kevin Perry 27 OSB of St Bernard College Cullman died in a Birmingham hospital from injuries after an automobile wreck. Funeral arrangements were not immediately available.

Birmingham St. Bernard College Cullman Kevin Perry OSB

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