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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 28, 1962

Page

13

Redstone Officers Named for Brigadier General Promotion

Two Redstone Arsenal officers Col. B. J. Leon Hirshorn and Col. George F. E. Pickett are among 45 names sent to the Senate for promotion to brigadier general. The Army says promotions to one star follow vacancies. Hirshorn leads the Redeye Mauler Project Office. Pickett heads the signal office under Maj. Gen. F. J. McMorrow at AOMC.

Redstone Arsenal Army Ordnance Missile Command B. J. Leon Hirshorn George F E. Pickett Senate Department of Army Col. Hirshorn AOMC Col. Pickett F. J. McMorrow

New Zealand Reservoirs to Supply Cotton Mill Plan

A 500000 gallon reservoir will supply water for a cotton mill to be established at Nelson. Later water will be drawn from a new reservoir to be constructed in Maitei valley.

Nelson New Zealand Maitei Valley

Hints From Heloise Crafting home tips from readers

Household hints from Heloise cover bed wetting with a plastic sheet, easy laundry bundles, pie crust tips, water temperature for dough, faster dough mixing with two knives, saving tomato sauce, starch for grease on walls, and wool blanket rinsing. Reader questions noted but not all answered due to high mail volume.

Heloise Heloise Heloise King Features Syndicate, Inc

Area Men In Service In Project Mercury Recovery

Walter H. Hall and Donald R. Maples, both USN personnel from Alabama, took part in the recovery of the Mercury program capsule Aurora 7 after its May 24 orbital flight. The craft carrying Lt. Cdr. Malcolm Scott Carpenter was retrieved at sea by USS John R. Pierce. Airman Basic Gary A. Craig, son of Athens residents, to attend water supply and sanitation course at Ft. Leonard Wood after basic training at Lackland AFB. Large boats in Saigon must ground before leaving port, turning by sterns onto banks as tidal currents swing them around.

Walter H. Hall USN Dennis P. Hall Moulton Donald R. Maples C. Usn M. H. Maples Somerville Navy Cdr Malcolm Scott Carpenter John R. Pierce Gary A. Craig Amy E. Craig Athens 5 Ft. Leonard Wood Saigon Vietnam

Office Cat and a World of Short Trials in One Page

A playful collage features OFFICE CAT by Janine with snippets about a man meeting a stranger from the West and asking about his brother, a log of confessions and advice, and a rapid tour through insect life. The text blends dialogue with quick moral dicta and a gag about mosquitoes and ephemera.

Nearer Perfection in a Whimsical Car Ride Scene

A playful exchange between a husband and wife unfolds after a puncture on a car ride. The wife teases with flirtatious imagery and a joke about Venus as the husband investigates the fork in the road, delivering a light, humorous vignette with wordplay and a daffy pun.

No Doubt Peace Hath Its Victories Headline

A reflective editorial stance urges a balance between peace victories and world needs, while practical advice counsels careful street crossing to avoid a run-down feeling. Classifieds note that want ads deliver results.

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