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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1963

Page

3

Moulton Jaycees Begin 1963 Rodeo With Street Dance

The Moulton Jaycees opened the 1963 Rodeo with a street dance and a beauty contest selecting five finalists for the Rodeo Queen. Contestants from five schools were named Miss Speake High, Miss Mount Hope High, Miss Lawrence County High, Miss Hatton High, and Miss Courtland High. Final queen and runners up will be announced Saturday night during the rodeo finale. Local youths with horses may ride in barrel races alongside the regular program by Preston C. Fowlkes Rodeo.

Moulton Moulton Jaycees Lawrence County Phyllis Gillespie Speake High School Peggy Smith Mount Hope Cherry McCaghren Lawrence County High School Mary Ellen Rutherford Hatton High School Betty Kyle Terry Courtland High School Hazlewood High School Town Creek Avon Britnell Mount Hope High Linda Smith Courtland High Mary Walker Bill Dukes Ray Nixson Ken Meguiar Decatur Jaycees Miss Gillespie Grady Gillespie Danville Courtland Miss Smith Harbert Smith Russellville Miss McCaghren Kyle McCaghren Main St Miss Rutherford Lonnie Rutherford Hatton Miss Terry Kyle Terry Box 218 LCHS Rodeo Moulton Square Preston C. Fowlkes Rodeo Moulton Jaycee Neal Norwood Gerald Terry

College Riot Season Starts on New England Campuses

Spring fever sparked riots on Yale Brown Brandeis campuses with 1500 Yale students clashing with police in New Haven. Brown saw officers use dogs and nightsticks. one officer injured. Princeton reported 500 participants and 14 arrests earlier in the week. No Brandeis arrests. officials called it spring madness.

Associated Press New England New Haven Conn Providence R.I Waltham Mass Yale Brown Pembroke College Bryant College Rhode Island School of Design Princeton New Jersey Brandeis University

Moulton to Get New Radio Station

Moulton Lawrence County Broadcasting Co officials announced a radio station will be established in Moulton with air likely by September. The FCC has granted a construction permit for a station operating at 1530 kilocycles. The company is owned by E. B. Bain and Arthur Slaton, both of Moulton.

Moulton Lawrence County Broadcasting Co Federal Communications Commission E. B. Bain Arthur Slaton

Prize Winning Books Wanted

Mrs. Agnew said interest in Faulkner rose after his death and noted The Reivers on reserve. She added Barbara Tuchman's The Guns of August has remained popular since national publicity. Three other prize authors on order: Constance Green Washington Village and Capital 1800 1878, Leon Edel Henry James The Conquest of London and The Middle Years, and William Carlos Williams Pictures from Brughel.

William Faulkner

Auto shop’s cheeky pitch in San Mateo

In San Mateo California an auto body shop playfully asks customers for their next dents with a lighthearted ad line. The joke highlights a shop eager to take on new dings while engaging drivers with humor.

San Mateo Calif

Passenger cars to rise 18 percent to 77.4 million

Economists project U S vehicle use growing nearly eighteen percent to 77 400 000 cars. The Rockefeller Foundation marks 50 years since founding with over 763 million dollars spent and support for 16 000 scientists and scholars.

United States Rockefeller Foundation

Sales Tax Increase Takes Effect In Alabama

Montgomery AP report outlines a four cent sales tax hike effective Oct 1 under Gov. George Wallace bills. Estimated raise $30 to $32 million with grocery sales 2 percent and other purchases 60 percent. Local rates vary. overall cost of living up about 0.5 percent.

Montgomery Ala Georgia Wallace Dta Revenue Department

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