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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1965
Page
7
A reader question explains sea horses. The male incubates eggs in a pouch for 40 to 50 days and the young hatch there, so the father does not actually give birth. The article describes their shape, diet, and that over 50 species exist.
Readers are invited to submit drawings for a Britannica competition offering a Britannica World Atlas and Yearbook as prizes. Include title Drawing Tell Me Why your name age and address in your entry.
Architect William G Chirgotis designs House of the Week H-87 a Queen Anne variant with a gambrel roof aimed to shelter four second floor bedrooms. The layout emphasizes modern flow from foyer to kitchen dining living spaces with a spacious breakfast area, ample light, and rear service entry.
Senator Clifford Case of New Jersey introduces a Senate bill requiring the U S flag to fly with state flags at government buildings. The move follows Alabama’s practice of displaying only the Alabama and Confederate flags at the capitol. Governor George Wallace offered no comment on the bill.
Limestone County Health Board plans a meeting in the Doctor's Library at Athens Limestone Hospital to discuss health regulations for residents in house trailers. Dr William Pennington, the board chair, announced the session.
Pure silver in the form of a very thin membrane is said to offer industries and labs a degree of filtration control never possible before.
Building editor notes a payment of 50 cents plus 3 cents sales tax for a baby blueprint on design H-87. Names and addresses are requested to be printed.
Limestone County Farm Bureau prepares for the annual Maid of Cotton contest in Athens with 1964 national queen Katy Sue Meredith to judge on July 27 and crown the winner July 28 at Belle Mina substation. Entry deadline is July 14 via the Farm Bureau office in Athens or Jo Ann Rochester.
The day lists stops at Hulaco General Store Ryan School Center Grove Salem Church Oden Ridge Baker's Matthews Florette Gurley’s with time slots from 00:00 to 13:00. A secondary line notes large concrete capacity at Grand Coulee dam capable of building two highways from New York City to the Pacific Northwest.
Contestants must be 19 to 25 years old, never married, and at least five feet five and a half inches tall. The winner will represent Limestone County in the district contest. Miss Thompson was among three district winners last year but was eliminated in the state finals in Birmingham at the state fair.
Soviet educator Vladimir Sukhomlinsky argues that juvenile delinquency stems from an atmosphere of lies and half truths in Soviet society. He cites lack of frank discussion as a cause and echoes Lt. Col. Vladimir Chvanov's stance that youths must bear responsibility for lawbreaking rather than blaming environment. Oldtimers recall a rare public debate on delinquency.
Dr Billy Graham for the second night of his Montgomery crusade says juvenile delinquency stems from parents failing to provide a good home love and discipline educators focusing on knowledge and neglecting guidance and the church offering a caricature of true Christian discipleship.
Today's winner is Mark Turner, 10, of Santa Monica California. The notice invites more riddles and jokes to the Riddles Jokes Tell Me Why column for future contests.
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