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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 22, 1963

Page

8

Elkmont to gain city water in coming days

Elkmont will receive city water within days as a $91,185 system nears completion. Schools expect water by July 29 even if construction lags, with a government loan surpassing $100,000. J B McCrary Construction won the main contract for about $70,200 and Whitmire Tank Co. received the storage tank bid.

Winford Turner Elkmont Limestone County Head Joe Evans J. B. McCrary

Area Men In Service Updates From U S Forces Abroad

U S Forces Germany lists Army PFC Frederick D Lyons Jr son of Mrs Betty B Lyons of Hartselle as attending a three day religious retreat. Lyons is with Headquarters Company 1st Battalion 9th Infantry. He joined in 1962 and is a 1962 graduate of Morgan County Training School Hartselle. In Fort Benning Georgia Jimmy R Mitchell son of Mrs Lulu Mitchell Cullman is commissioned as Army second lieutenant in infantry after Infantry Officer Candidate School. Mitchell entered the Army in 1953 and is a 1953 Cullman County High School graduate. Airman Third Class Lowe Johnston son of Mrs E L Johnston South Pasadena California completed a 16 week topographic computing course at Fort Belvoir Virginia. The 22 year old is a 1959 Clover Park High School Tacoma Washington graduate and attended Auburn University and Los Angeles State College. His father Douglas Johnston resides on Athens 5. George L Priest ship s service man third class son of Mr and Mrs Morris Priest of Moulton is aboard the destroyer USS Lofberg currently on six months deployment with the Seventh Fleet in the Western Pacific. The Lofberg was part of the recovery task force for astronaut Cooper after his May spaceflight. Port calls include Sesebo Kobe Yokosuka Japan Hong Kong and Subic Bay Philippines. Before departing Pearl Harbor the ship joined in anti submarine and hold down drills with USS Keatsarge and seven other Pacific Fleet destroyers.

U. S. Forces Germany AHTNC Army Frederick D. Lyons Jr Betty B. Lyons Hartseller Lyons 9Th Infantry Fort Jackson S.C Morgan County Training School Hartselle Fort Benning, GA Jimmy R. Mitchell Lulu Mitchell Cullman Infantry Officer Candidate School Fort Benning Mitchell Cullman County High School Fort Belvoir, VA Lowe Johnston E. L. Johnston Ellincourt Sr South Pasadena Calif Army Engineer Center Fort Belvoir Johnston Air Force Lackland Air Force Base Tex Clover Park High School Tacoma Wash Auburn University Los Angeles State College Douglas Johnston Athens 5 USS Lofberg George L. Priest USN Morris Priest Seventh Fleet Western Pacific Central Pacific Cooper Far East Sesebo Kobe Yokosuka Japan Hong Kong Subic Bay Philippines Pearl Harbor Hawaii Keatsarge Pacific Fleet

Rural area crashes cause minor property damage

Two traffic accidents in a four county area caused only property damage. At 2 pm 7.5 miles south of Moulton on a Lawrence road Dora D Parker 17 Mentone Alabama collided with Carolyn Cole 16 Moulton Alabama causing 75 dollars damage. Earlier at 12 45 pm three miles south of Hatton on a Lawrence road Gary Ryan 16 Sheffield Alabama caused 800 dollars damage.

Moulton Lawrence Dora D. Parker Mentone Ala Carolyn Cole Hatton Lawrence Road Gary Ryan Sheffield

Bookmobile Route Schedule Summary

Priceville at Trotman's Store 9 to 9 30. Shoal Creek Baptist Church 9 45 to 10 45. Brooksville at Blankenship's 11 to 11 30. Plainview at Sullivan's 12 to 1. Plainview at Wigginton's 1 15 to ?. Somerville at Old School 2 30 to 3 30.

Priceville Trotman’s Shoal Creek Baptist Church Brooksville Blankenship Plainview Sullivan’s Wigginton’s Somerville Old School

Alabama Legion opposes campus integration and aids veterans

The Alabama American Legion denounces forced campus mixing as unwise arguing government is not supreme. The resolution defends God fearing values and urges Congress to broaden veterans benefits to all drafted service members. Alton S. Wright elected state commander as 1964 convention planned for Mobile.

Birmingham Alabama American Legion United States Dadeville Alton S. Wright Raymond Weeks Wright James George Alabama Northern Area W. L. Russell Huntsville Mobile

Boy's Death Said To Be Hoax In Tavern Robbery

Two men were jailed after an apparent tavern dice game robbery spiraled into a fatal shooting. Gene Sands, 17, was killed during a struggle when a target pistol went off. Billy J. Rodgers, 28, and Wayne Berg, 20, face robbery and gambling charges.

Sands

Red Split Recalls Trotsky Stalin Row In Khrushchev Mao Tale

The piece compares Khrushchev’s split with Mao to Stalin’s split with Trotsky, noting calls for a summit among Communist leaders and parallel debates over when to act. It discusses Russia’s 1920s strategy, permanent revolution versus building socialism at home, and current tensions with Red China and the nuclear age.

Trotsky Stalin Washington Nikita Khrushchev Mao Tze-tung Joseph Stalin Leon Trotsky Khrushchev Mao Lenin Russia Hitler Europe Red China

Cultivation Covers One-Fifth of New Hampshire Land

About one fifth of New Hampshire's total area lies under cultivation. The figure highlights the extent of agricultural use within the state and implications for farming activity and land management.

New Hampshire

Heloise Advises Color Coded Canned Goods Shelves

Heloise suggests arranging kitchen shelves by color rather than alphabetically to speed finding canned items. Green shelf holds peas beans asparagus and pickles. red for beets tomatoes sauce and cherries. orange for yams and carrots. yellow for corn pineapple and mayonnaise. white for apples onions kraut and potatoes. She stresses eye level placement and labeling for easy grocery lists and time savings.

Gals

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