Girl Wins Britannica Ask Tell Me Why Contest
A 12 year old Cecile Lewis entered the Decatur Daily Tell Me Why contest asking What is a Nebula. She won after submitting a thoughtful question while reading the Britannica Junior volumes. Cecile plans to enter Decatur Junior High this fall and has two younger sisters.
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Decatur Daily
Cecile Lewis
Stratford Rd
Cecile
T. K. Lewis, Jr
Dr. Lewis
Walter Jackson School
Decatur Junior High
Cynthia
Linda
Tips From Heloise: Kitchen Fixes For Small Gaps And Skillet Care
Practical reader tips from 1963 cover reducing grease buildup between appliances with a foil-covered yardstick, securing hair rollers with wooden toothpicks, cleaning electric skillets daily to prevent baked grease, and using starch on girdles to extend life. Also shared is a potato freezing method: blanch or boil, drain, cool on towels, then freeze in bags for fries, mashed, or hash browns.
Miss Virginia Taylor Attends Seals Prize Draw
In Louisville Kentucky Miss Virginia Taylor director of Christmas seals for the Louisville Tuberculosis Association took part in a partial event where guests drew for prizes. Her prize was a box of Christmas Seals.
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Louisville, Ky
Virginia Taylor
Louisville Tuberculosis Association
Tell Me Why Quiz Promises Britannica Volumes
Readers are invited to send questions including name age and address to Tell Me Why care of The Decatur Daily. The promotion asks school and home questioners to submit inquiries about nebulae and space concepts as part of Britannica Junior 15 volume encyclopedia contest.
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Britannica
Decatur Daily
Nebula guide and puzzles in a Sunday page mix
An old newspaper page fragment covers nebula basics with explanations of galactic and extragalactic types, planetary and diffuse nebulae, and the idea that many galaxies lie outside the Milky Way. It interleaves a light dialogue about dust, a joke about a couch, and a puzzle section with classifieds and listings.
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Milky Way
Constellation of
Orion
Girl Scouts Tour Ivy Green birthplace and Tus cumbia gem collection
Intermediate Girl Scout Troop Number 14 from St Ann's School led by Mrs William Zink and Mrs Richard Marmann visited Ivy Green Helen Keller birthplace in Tuscumbia. They viewed Mrs Morris of Tuscumbia's semi precious gem collection collected during travels. Nineteen girls enjoyed a picnic lunch with two troop committee members accompanying.
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St. Ann's School
William Zink
Richard Marmann
Ivy Green
Helen Keller
Tuscumbia
Honor guest missing at Scottsville banquet
Scottsville Kentucky AP reports the police department honored Chief Louis Borders at a banquet, but he was away on an out of town business trip and did not attend as the intended guest of honor.
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Scottsville, Ky
Scottsville
Louis Borders
Riddles and Winners From the Edmonton Contest
A reader exchange lists puzzle clues for Seeps through Age with hints down and across. Eddie Shelenko, 15, of Edmonton Alberta is named today’s winner in the Britannica Atlas style event with riddles and jokes to be sent in.
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Eddie Shelenko
Edmonton
Alberta
Notice of Final Settlement in Bishop Estate Probate Court
In Morgan County Alabama Sadie Bishop Orton as executrix files accounts vouchers and a final settlement for Carrie M Bishop deceased hearing set July 11 1963 at 10 00 AM before Judge T C Almon. Also Morgan County announces condemnation of an easement over land in Morgan County Alabama filed in court seeking an easement.
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State OF Alabama
Morgan County
Carrie M. Bishop
Sadie Bishop Orton
T. C. Almon
County OF
Morgan
Herschelf
State of
Alabama
Classified Rates and Payment Terms fragment
Classified ad rates for 8 pt type per line 24c 22c 20c and 114 percent per line. Card of thanks and in memoriam priced at 3c per word. All classified is payable in advance. Ads charged only to the advertiser.
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Sering
Parker Road right of way hearing in Morgan County
Public notice announces a hearing on Project SACP-1226-C Parker Road to determine land rights. The 1963 hearing is set for June 24 at 10 a.m. in Decatur Court House, with owners or claimants invited to contest. Also includes probate notice for Ernie Blackwell, deceased, with executor Ernie Blackwell Jr. and claims deadline. Ads for local businesses and a private investigator contact are listed.
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Decatur
Alabama
T. Cc. Almon
Ernie Blackwell
Probate Court
T. C. Almon
Morgan County
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Heloise
Mrs. S. Mathews
Estelle Glover
Gals
Estelle
Nellie Hart
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Davidson Coal and Feed CO
Holly St. N.E. Decatur
By Aleokum
Tions
Chuckle Box
Billy
Kijskkemeenskan
Zeigler’s
Coneys
Tetley Tea
ACME
ARGO
Nabisco
Merce
Solidoleo
Frosty Acres
Ivory
Comet Cleanser
Ath
Cascade
Dollar Value
Namie Grocery
NAMIE
Sth
Ave. S.W
Girl Scouts
Novelty
6Th Ave
S.E
Henry W Vade
Walter J. Proctor
Henry Wade
F. D. Rudd
St. John's Pat House
Electrolux
Glenn Butler
Box
Ala
Florence
Mallard Green
Ducks
Paul C. Davis
Moulton St
Dennis Tucker
Robert Mclwain
Archie Sparks
E. Howe
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Nolin
Stimson
Scottsman Ice Machine
Eagar
Refrigeration Co
2Nd Ave. NE
Reeves
Pfaff Sewing Center
Charles E. Halbrooks
Call
Wright
Hoyt Lane
Western Auto Associate Store
Western Auto Associate
L. N. Clemmons
Buena Vista Circle
Danville
College O Commerce N Bidg
Huntsville
Business Services
Bruce Jones
Waldrep Fence Company
Decatur Ala
J. H. Standridge
Decatur Motors
2Nd Ave
Kirby Sales
Anes
STATE
52Nd Ave
N. E
George W. Smith
Morris Bros. Const. Co
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