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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1962

Page

3

Death Valley Mirage in the Funeral Range

Thorpe McAfee and Jim Varney, dying of thirst after eleven days in the Funeral Range, glimpse a mirage of a woman bearing a water canteen and approaching as they stagger toward Death Valley. The vision offers a possible salvation but raises question if it is real or a hallucination. The scene ends with the promise of continuation tomorrow.

Thorpe McAfee Jim Varney Funeral Range Thorpe Jim Varney Death Valley Ben Lacey Jope Hoagland Boulder City Lacey Hoagland Nebraska

Heloise column collects quick home tip notes

Hints cover removing oil stains from concrete with absorbents and solvents, clever kitchen hacks like halving frozen vegetables, repurposing worn gloves as golf gloves, cleaning utensils with cork bits, and desk drawer organization. Readers share everyday mishaps with freezer misfortune, broken glass, spilled salt, and more.

Georgine Doyle

Fashion minded teens find work paths that fit their talents

Start job hunting with self analysis and mistakes learned. Seek roles in fashion oriented fields like stores, agencies, or publishing to grow skills. Treat job search as regular work, log activities, and persist daily until the goal is reached.

Triangle Publications, Inc The Hall Syndicate, Inc

Health Capsules Offers Helpful Information

Health Capsules provides general health guidance and wellness tips. Content is educational and not intended as medical diagnosis or specific treatment advice.

Moulton Man Reunites With Sister After Long Search

Bill Stewart reports his sister Mrs. Viola Digulimino of Washington, missing since Thursday, was found safe Saturday in Tennessee. He and Moulton Rescue Squad members traced her by driving through Alabama and Tennessee, catching her on U. S. Highway 11 near Lenoir City, Tenn.

Bill Stewart Moulton Stewart Alabama Highway Patrol Viola Digulimino Washington Butler Tenn Leamon Wood Charles Adams Huntsville U. S. Highway 11 Lenoir City Stew

Species guide for Alabama conservation department book

Describes 352 species with plumage, anatomy and habits plus distribution. Illustrations include 213 in fall color and 115 in black and white. Also 100 banding and distribution maps, 62 photographs. xlviii pages, 591 total. Published for the Alabama Department of Conservation by the University of Alabama Press for sale at bookstores for $7.50.

Alabama Department of Conservation University OF Alabama Press University, Alabama

NAACP leader cites progress amid schooling desegregation push

Roy Wilkins told an NAACP meeting in Charleston that South Carolina is among three zero states in the nation for desegregation while urging progress. He cited a Charleston library integration as progress and warned that full equal access remains distant amid calls for action against the Reverse Freedom Riders. Meanwhile Powhatan County Virginia weighs shutting all public schools rather than desegregate a consolidated white high school, as 28 Negro applicants seek entry to the white school.

S. W. Bonifant Powhattan Roy Wilkins National Association For the Advancement of Colored People South Carolina Mississsippi Alabama NAACP Charleston Miss Freedom Riders Integrated Public Library Sunflower County Mass Wilkins Hyannis Arkansas

Mrs Digulimio’s Moulton Drive Scene Noted

Art notes recount Mrs Digulimio forgetting she would be in Moulton at a certain time while enjoying scenery during a drive.

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