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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1973

Page

9

Vacuum cleaners this spring how to choose and beware

A Field Enterprises guide advises buyers to compare vacuum types canisters uprights and combos. It warns against overpaying for gimmick attachments stresses choosing reputable brands checks service guarantees and tests efficiency on home carpets to avoid being misled by private label varieties.

Charles A. McKee Electrolux McKee Inustry’s ASTM Field Enterprises, Inc

Ballooning pioneers and a Jokes page winner

The passage recounts early ballooning by the Montgolfier brothers including their 1783 hot air ascent and the use of hydrogen by Jacques Charles, noting the dangers of fire and the spread of ballooning as a sport. It also mentions a reader contest winner and a joke box segment with a prize given to Cindy Alford.

Joseph-Michael and Jacques-Etienne -Montgolfier Earth Jacques Charles

Baseball’s Roots Traced to English Rounders Game

A note traces baseball origins to the traditional English pastime rounders, detailing how equipment and rules evolved from that earlier bat and ball sport into today’s national pastime.

Area Service Man Assigned to SAC Training

Amn Larry N. Watwood, son of Mr and Mrs J D Watwood of Joppa 1, has been assigned to Malmstrom AFB Montana after basic training. He will join a Strategic Air Command unit for further training in the administrative field. The 1970 Arab High School graduate is stationed in the administrative track.

San Antonio Amn Larry N. Watwood J. D. Watwood Joppa 1 Malmstrom Afb Mont Strategic Air Command Amn, Watwood Arab High School

Beddingfield Airman graduates at Keesler radar training

Stanley Beddingfield of Biloxi Mississippi has completed the Air Training Command basic course for electronic specialists at Keesler Air Force Base Mississippi. He will remain at Keesler for advanced radar repair training. A 1970 Elkmont High School graduate, he is married to Kathy daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Stanford of Elkmont.

Biloxi Miss Annn Stanley Beddingfield Macon Beddingfield Athens 8 Keesler Abb Air Training Command Keesler Elkmont High School Kathy Edward — Stanford Elkmont

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