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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1962
Page
6
Britannica Junior style piece explains why spiders avoid getting trapped in their own webs. It notes spiders remain at home, using safe nonsticky threads and specialized silk, with a remarkable sense of touch to steer clear of the sticky strands.
An 11 year old Morgan County student, Danny Mugzzey of Decatur, won Britannica Book of the Year for jokes submitted to The Decatur Daily's Tell Me Why column. The piece notes his prize jokes published in Fun Time and lists his family and school background at Priceville School.
The text asks to locate a hidden location by taking letters that start a sequence in the sentence. It mentions Foxboro, Mass as a postal clue, and invites entries to Riddles and Jokes. The message points to tomorrow's paper for the answer and references Britannica World Atlas and Yearbook of Events.
In St Petersburg Florida a desperate homeowner was caught sneaking out in his pajamas to water his lawn before dawn to dodge the city no-sprinkling rule amid a long drought.
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