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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1963
Page
7
The article surveys shifting home styles from stately Georgian columns to Victorian and early 1900s patterns. It highlights examples in Decatur and mentions brick colonials, white fencing, and ranch styles with cantilevered roofs as evolving preferences. It notes porches, central halls, and shaded outdoor spaces as timeless comfort features.
In 1944 on a Tor Bay to London train Peter Carrington tracks a possible spy connection to Howard. He sits opposite Jane Day, a striking passenger with a wedding ring, as they exchange wary banter over wine while a top secret antisubmarine project leaks to Moscow. He learns Day’s husband was killed at Arnhem three weeks after their wedding.
A fragment mentions Phyllis Lewellen winning a Britannica prize and a scene on a train with a solicitor narrator. It then details a history lesson about Rome’s catacombs, their Jewish and early Christian use, persecution, and preservation since 1578, describing burial practices and discoveries.
A set of old corny jokes appears as questions about a foot on each end and a middle one and a bashful man compared to a sidewalk. The third item involves a truck driver going the wrong way on a one way street observed by a policeman.
The U S Justice Department seeks a federal injunction against Elmore County registrars Robert M. Alton Sr Frank Strong and M L Harden over alleged racial discrimination in voter registration. The suit asks to stop discriminatory practices and orders to register all qualified Negro applicants who were previously denied.
A playful item presents multiple choice riddles about why someone did not get a ticket and a trivia note on Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy and the youngest First Lady. It also cites Julia Gardner wife of John Tyler and a puzzle answer about the Forty-Niners winning a Britannica atlas.
An all day singing will be held Sunday at Center Church of Christ Danville 2 starting 10 a.m. Lavoid Hightower serves as chairman and invites everyone to attend.
In the Morgan County Circuit Court Alabama equity division the estate of Corinne Long Griffin is open to claims. Creditors must file itemized verified claims with the Circuit Court Register within three months from the date of this notice or be barred. Dated July 13 1963 Bryan McAfee Register.
The Morgan County Alabama circuit court orders private sale of Lot 24, Block 3 in a Fairview Addition replat to satisfy Corinne Long Griffin estate debt. The 19,000 dollar minimum price includes a mortgage from Lucian Austin to Myrtle P. Rogers dated October 5, 1962 at 6 percent interest. If no qualifying offer is received within thirty days, the property will be sold at public outcry.
The record notes the highest bidder for cash on the 12th day of July 1963 in Morgan County Alabama with the Register of the Circuit Court presiding.
Probate notice announces letters testamentary granted to Jesse L Pennell executrix on July 19 1963 by Judge T C Almon Morgan County and requires all claims against the estate to be presented within the legal deadline July 20 27 Aug 2
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