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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1962
Page
14
Francis Stilley laments not sending nine dollars toward Tecumseh Oklahoma’s new high school as alumni push for funds. He recalls 1916 halls and ribs about tearing them down while acknowledging the need for a new building to prevent educational collapse.
Practical tips from Heloise and readers on ironing sheets by hanging with hem down and pinning, cleaning tea kettles with polish, woodwork with a detergent wash, vinegar use, netting for curtains, and copper pan cleaning. Includes reader letters praising vinegar and asking for reasoning, plus jeans hemming and dyeing grass seeds with bluing.
A Tecumseh resident discusses plans to build a new high school atop a basement shelter combining tornado, bomb, and fallout protections possibly with a lunchroom. The writer urges alumni support and notes locals are funding the project without federal aid. Also, the note mentions Hal Boyle and a stat about air travel growth from 1950 to 1960.
Carl Duckett of the Missile Intelligence Office told the Deca tur Lions Club at Lyons Hotel that Soviet output of scientists and engineers proportionally exceeds that of the United States. He said Russia uses its education system to pursue world goals rather than raise living standards, and noted the edge is growing.
Moisture shortages across Alabama slow corn planting and late seeding. Cotton planting is about 95 percent complete but stands lag in northern areas. Early planted crops are satisfactory while overall progress is hindered by lack of moisture. a Russia science talk by Duckett stresses sustained scientific progress and space achievements. Buckett, a former White Sands Radar chief, notes Russia’s long science tradition.
The Royal Greenwich Observatory, Britain’s first state supported research institution, was established in 1675 marking a pivotal development in astronomical science and timekeeping. The facility became a cornerstone for celestial observations and navigation research for centuries.
Morgan County Center residents attend baccalaureate services at Cotaco and Priceville High Schools with two Cotaco and three Priceville seniors graduating. Edith Johnston ill at home. Decoration services at Shiloh attended. Rev Charles Miller and Bishop Nolan Harmon spoke at Decatur Central Methodist Church. Mrs Fred Atkins and Mrs Bobby Moore improving in hospitals or at home. J K West and Mertie Clark ill or improved. Harold Parker returns home after hospital stay. Rev J A Clark to attend Methodist Church services.
Falkville report lists Mrs. Alice C. Summerford at 784 2852. Hunter Francis is a patient at Hartselle Hospital. Mrs. J. W. Sivley is improving.
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