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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1964
Page
5
Readers share home hacks from 1964 including a low cost tennis racket tightening method using a punch and toothpicks a sewing bobbin holder from prescription bottles a rubber glove lid opener picnic towel ideas faster ground beef using a grater to defrost and a rubbing compound to restore white appliances the notes emphasize caution and spot testing for finishes.
The Agriculture Department reports cotton mill subsidies totaling 20 68 060 under the 1964 stabilization program from April 11 to June 5 with $32 50 per bale and about 617 400 bales. Names of mills are withheld to protect competitors while payments go to mills through August 1 1964 with later eligibility to other domestic handlers. South Carolina North Carolina Georgia Alabama Tennessee and Texas mills received defined totals.
LaVert Potts a 34 year old carman from Northport fell under a moving Gulf Mobile and Ohio Railroad car in the Tuscaloosa yards and was rushed to a Tuscaloosa hospital in critical condition. The incident occurred Tuesday. Ethiopia covers 457 square miles, about the size of seventeen northeastern US states.
A Huntsville woman, Sylvia Smith, 22, died from injuries after a collision involving two cars on Sunday near U.S. 41 in Louisville. The crash occurred as emergency crews responded, and the investigation continues with authorities attributing the fatal injuries to the wreck.
In Frankfort Kentucky state scientists announced the first burial of nuclear waste in the nation at Maxey Flats. Five people were injured and Mrs Smith died Tuesday while her nine year old son Darrell remains in critical condition. The area’s radioactivity level is no higher than elsewhere in Kentucky.
NBC presents The Red White and Blue analyzing patriotic events and flag symbolism. The program showcases Independence Day in Faith North Carolina, Memorial Day in Noank Connecticut, and Ellis Island memories, with Walter Brennan narrating and 20 percent of Americans owning a flag. A note mentions CBS Reports addressing gun rights, limited by California court status.
Eureka Kansas. Bill Lewis caught a 30 inch channel catfish that had swallowed a water moccasin and still took the bait. The hungry fish was reeled in by Lewis proving a surprising appetite for danger and dinner.
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