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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1966
Page
14
A reader asks who invented soap while the article traces soap’s history from ancient Gauls to Marseille and Savona. It explains soap made from fats oils and alkalis and two ideas on how soap cleans dirt, noting early popularity shifts and language roots of Savona.
Characters Harry and Henry trade light banter about simple scenes in their rooms. Harry notes watching the sunrise from bed while Henry counters with watching the kitchen sink from the chair at the dining room.
In Decatur today a federal inspector in Morgan County said arrests would be made every two weeks for cattle dipping noncompliance. North Alabama Traction Co received a 16 passenger bus for Decatur to Austinville runs. May 28, 1966 marks a history-laden snapshot with WWI and WWII events, Everest news, and royal milestones.
Teresa Ellertson of Tabiona Utah is named winner in a Britannica World Atlas Yearbook of Events competition. The notice invites readers to send riddles and jokes to the contest column titled Tell Me Why.
A dense listing of 1960s era TV time slots shows schedules across hours from 7:00 to 8:30. It links programs like Popeye Captain Kangaroo Lassie Jetsons and Ed Sullivan with many other titles and broadcast times. The long catalog captures a broad channel slate featuring cartoons dramas sports and variety programs.
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