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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1959
Page
3
Allen Prescott, 16, was watching a football game when another player crashed out of bounds and broke his right leg, the same leg injured in a previous year’s baseball injury in Crawfordsville Indiana.
Quince Eddens of the Decatur Electric Dept was reelected to the American Public Power Association board for a new three year term. About 600 delegates attended the Seattle convention addressing low cost power for prosperity with speakers including Senator Bartlett and Admiral Rickover.
Athens College president Dr. Perry James has been assigned as pastor of the DeBary Florida Methodist Church. He will relinquish college duties July 1 and be succeeded by Dr. Virgil McCain of Sneed College. James will deliver his first Florida address Sunday then return to Athens.
In Hertfordshire last year 6219 offenses were recorded with juveniles responsible for 1142 cases, reflecting a notable share of youth involvement in crime in St Albans and surrounding areas.
Allen R. Deshere, a Redstone Arsenal scientist, told Decatur Rotarians that belief in God does not require proof. He outlined four arguments for God’s existence including eternal causation, universal order, moral perception, and universal consciousness, calling God a logical solution.
The schedule lists bookmobile stops including H & H Barbecue 9:30 to 10, Baughers Store 10:15 to 10:45, Capshaw 11 to 11:30, Johnsons Store Frenchs Mill 11:45 to 12:15, Bethel School and Community 12:45 to 1:15, Webb Barbecue Greenbrier 2:30 to 3:15, Belle Mina 2:45 to 3:15, Mooresville 3:20 to 3:50.
Daily listings reveal a dense slate across radio and TV stations including news at noon and midnight, top tunes, sports broadcasts, soap operas, and game shows. Notable programs include Alabama news, Beverly Shea, Death Valley, The Millionaire, and The Edges of Night across multiple time slots and channels.
Poem by Herschel Stegar speaks of impossible love and rejecting shared joy. The speaker renounces romantic longing and poetic wooing, choosing a dreamless sleep instead of a hoped for union. The piece contrasts lofty dreams with a restrained, final personal resignation.
Meigs also said that Benson ways is threatening the safety of the country. Pilcher spoke at the associa WANT ADS GET RESULTS.
A June 6 1959 meeting at Decatur City Hall urged all outside-area landowners and qualified voters to vote on annexation to the city. Chairman Joe E. Terry warned lawmakers against forcing inclusion without a public vote, arguing wide areas could face higher taxes and loss of independence.
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