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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1963
Page
3
Broadcast frequencies WHOS FM 102.1 MC WHAT 860 WAJF 1490 WIJIMW AM 730 and WJOF FM 104.3 MC are listed with prewar and wartime hours from dawn to dusk. A final instruction directs listeners to tune to 640 or 1240 in case of enemy attack.
A historical notice lists Dr. William Pugh Wilkes born 1880 in Pike County Alabama and son Rev Ira E. Myers baptizing him. Wilkes, a Howard College graduate with BD from SBTS Louisville, pastored churches from Mobile to Cullman and helped found Morgan County Missionary Baptist Association. Also profiled are Rev. J. D. Pickens born 1886 and Rev. Claude D. Boozer, with long pastorates in Falkville Hartselle and Kentucky.
Lawrence County notes list 27 students to graduate from Speake High School. Commencement is planned for May 17 at 7 30 in the auditorium. Other items mention seniors returning from Panama City, Auburn students visiting relatives, a farm accident with minor injuries, a family moving in to assist sick relatives, and updates on local school upkeep and decorations.
The University of Virginia Daily Cavalier reports that seventy five percent of UVA students desire higher education as graduate programs expand.
Pope John XXIII, frail yet resolute, accepted the Balzan Peace Prize worth 160000 dollars in two ceremonies at the Vatican. He credited God and vowed to pursue world peace, thanking the foundation for honoring his efforts to harmonize nations and religions. He appeared tired but blessed the crowd of about 10000 in St. Peter’s Basilica.
Researchers report ocean currents can carry juvenile lobsters hundreds of miles away from their birthplace. The finding highlights how larvae disperse and influence population dynamics across regions.
Julia Lovine and Jimmy Milam both 18 are assigned by Laymen's Overseas Service for three months of summer service with the Methodist Church in Bolivia. They will join a group at Highland Park Methodist Church in Dallas for a June 1 to 3 briefing before departing for Montero Bolivia where Bob and Rosa Caufield direct the project.
The Methodist Conference of North Alabama urges a Mother's Day offering for retired ministers and widows, seeking $150,000 this year. Funds will boost pensions and enable new homes, including a $40,000, four unit facility donated by Oakmont Church in Birmingham, with several homes planned and one to be dedicated soon.
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