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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1962
Page
11
A Britannica Junior style explainer traces alphabet origins from Phoenician aleph and beth to Greek alpha beta, then Latin, and finally the English 26 letters. It notes the Roman base, added letters G J U W Y, and the shared I V sounds, with a brief humor cue about a diner and a breeze.
Danny Joe O Leary of Springfield Missouri wins ten dollars for a Junior Editors question about how voice works. The piece compares the larynx to a violin box and explains how pitch is changed by tightening cords and how speech sounds form with lips and tongue. Readers are invited to try lip reading and voice exercises at home.
Classified deadline details list submission times by day: Tuesday through Friday by 4 30 P M the preceding publication day. Saturday by 9 A M. Friday for Friday issue. Sunday and Monday issues by 12 Noon Saturday for processing and placement.
Probate Court Morgan County grants Melvin Sykes as Administrator of Anna Canty estate. All creditors must present claims within the legal period or be barred. Notice dated May 29 to June 5.
Bettye V. Morris voices readers concern over many dirt roads in Alabama and recalls a highway official noting Decatur area needs to upgrade two lanes before four lanes. She appeals for promised improvements by the new governor and Morgan County paving efforts.
A list of eight 1950s and 1960s vehicles appears with four doors and wagon or sedan styles. Cadillac and Rambler models feature alongside Buick and Pontiac entries, noting years 1958 to 1960 and body types 4-door sedans and wagons.
The announced winner is Robert Cordova of El Paseo Texas for a Britannica World Atlas or Yearbook of Events contest. Jokes were invited with the prompt To Me Why and responses sent to Riddles Jokes.
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