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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1962

Page

3

Turkey Referendum Set for Friday Vote Across States

The U S Department of Agriculture announced a referendum on the national turkey marketing order to be held through Friday among producers in all states except Alaska and Hawaii. Secretary Orville L Freeman oversaw seven public hearings and the filing periods as industry representatives submitted evidence. Eligible voters include producer-growers operating under the program.

U. S. Department of Agriculture _ today Alaska Hawaii Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman

Petroleum and its products from crude oil

The passage explains how ancient plant and animal remains formed crude oil deep under water or land. It describes drilling, pumping, and refining into gasoline, fuel oil, coke, asphalt, road oil, kerosene, and lubricants powering modern life. A quiz asks how many gallons of each product come from 100 gallons of crude oil, hinting at about 44 gallons gasoline and 6-27 gallons of other products.

News Of Area Men In Service News Of Area Men In Service

Hobbs has sheepskin. Pvt Louie Gatlin completed seaman training at Transport School. Wiley Loggins, boatswain’s mate, leaves Long Beach aboard USS Turner Joy for Western Pacific deployment. Edwin Hobbs, 53, earned a BA after multiple colleges and WWII service, planning a vacation from texts. Proceedings explain voting rules for turkey producers in 1961 marketing volumes with a Friday deadline.

Long Beach Calif Wiley FE Loggins USN Jim W. Loggins Wadsworth St Decatur Turner Joy Seventh Fleet Western Pacific

Giant Tucson Ad Promotes Ham Sandwiches

A Tucson drug store features a GIANT sign advertising ham sandwiches with small size for 60 cents and large size for 80 cents. The notice reflects a local, everyday commerce moment captured in AP dispatches.

Tucson, Ariz Tucson

Airman Christian on Six Month Tour in Germany

Zweibrucken Germany Airman 3 C Samuel Wayne Christian son of Mr and Mrs S T Christian 811 Cedar St SW Decatur is serving with the 6901st Special Communication Group here He entered the Air Force June 19 1961 after graduating from Decatur High School He completed basic training at Lackland AFB Texas He recently visited Paris on a five day leave.

FT. Eustis Army National Guard Louie D. Gatlin Floyd S. Gatlin N. Houston St Athens Gatlin Athens High School Jennings Real Estate Zweibrucken Germany C. Samuel Wayne Christian S. T. Christian Cedar St Decatur Christian Air Force Decatur High School Lackland Air Force Base Tex Paris

Second Panama Canal Studied By United States

The United States has asked Panama and Colombia to study possible sites for a new Atlantic Pacific canal. Kennedy aims to authorize surveys, with Panama showing two possible routes and Colombia another, all potentially sea level to avoid locks. Cargo and vessel crossings through the Panama Canal rose significantly from 1951 to 1961.

Washington United States Panama Colombia Panama Canal Augusto Guillermo Arango Carlos Sanz de Santamaria State Department Congress Budget Bureau Roberto Chiari Kennedy Nicaragua Mexico Isthm Gulf of San Blas Isthmus Pacific Sabana Gulf of San Miguel Panama Waterway

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