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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1964
Page
8
The article presents a reader exchange on valuable diamonds and their formation, followed by a humor strip and a crossword answer, noting winners Sl Keefer and Karen Pinowar, with their ages and hometowns in Connecticut and Ohio.
In Hartselle a one car crash left John Brakeman and Frank Wiley injured. Driver Jerry Hargrove, 22, was jailed on no license DWI and reckless driving, released on bond. Brakeman in critical condition at Hartselle Hospital. Wiley released. The wreck occurred around 7 p.m. on Chestnut Street as the car sped east, skidded 400 feet, hit a utility pole, then slid 80 feet before stopping.
A fragment hints at a word puzzle about a bird. It asks to rearrange letters to form the bird's name and suggests a playful teaser rather than a complete article. No clear event, date, or people are identifiable in the text.
Moulton New officers will be installed at a banquet July 7. Howard Downey will become president with Leon Patterson as first vice president and Kenneth Johnson as second vice president. Jackie Shelton is secretary and Lyndon Letson treasurer. Directors include Dan O'Stean Rual Givens Elvin Dutton and Dr Robert H Rhyne. Downey will succeed Ray Alexander as president with Bill Buffaloe installing officer.
Decatur police investigated a burglary at Peek Oldsmobile Cadillac. Sometime between 6:30 p.m. Wednesday and 7 a.m. Thursday entry was gained at a west side door. Items taken included from a 1964 Oldsmobile in the body shop, stamps, a pistol lighter, and vending machine change.
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