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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1964
Page
3
The story explains two birth methods for snakes: some hatch from eggs laid by the mother and others are born alive. Eggs are soft shelled and buried in earth or rotting wood, with clutch sizes from six to nearly a hundred. Snakes shed skin several times a year, and over 120 US species exist, with only four poisonous.
A teaser puzzle invites readers to cross out six digits from a number above the line so the remaining digits total twenty. The note promises a Britannica World Atlas or Yearbook of Events as a prize and asks for riddles and jokes to be sent to the paper’s Riddles column.
Huntsville Alabama will host the 1965 state American Legion and auxiliary conventions after a Sunday vote at the Legionnaires closing session. New officers include Roy Riley as department commander and Mrs. Lou Jordan as state auxiliary president, with Russellville and Wadley named for auxiliary roles.
The Methodist Southeast Jurisdictional Conference in Lake Junaluska elected four new bishops and adjourned after adopting a report urging gradual absorption of eight Negro conferences into the white Southeastern structure. The plan envisions merging Negro conferences with 17 white conferences across nine states as a mutual, jurisdictional matter.
Ongoing notices from the council continue to flow, detailing actions and upcoming items on the agenda. Key topics include approvals, community projects, and policy discussions affecting residents and local organizations.
New York reports Primatene, an asthma formula doctors prescribe most, now sold without prescription in many states. Tests show it stops attacks in minutes and provides hours of relief by opening airways, reducing congestion, and easing nervous tension.
Bookmobile routes list stops with times: River Road Edwards 9 00 to 9 30 Waldermose Springs Smith 10 00 to 10 30 Talucah Williams 10 45 to 11 45 Talucah Ballingers 12 00 to 12 45 Center Springs Whitten 1 00 to 1 45.
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