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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1962

Page

3

Decoration day at Lawrence Cove Cemetery observed

Morgan County reports decoration day activities at Lawrence Cove Cemetery. William Matthews of California visits relatives in the area. Mrs. Ida Long travelled to Arab to remove head stitches after a fall. A church youth rally at Brook Haven awarded the efficiency banner for top attendance. Joyce Latham improves after Hartsville Hospital visit. Crops in the area still need rain.

Ida Long Brook Haven Joyce Latham Hartsville Hospital

Salutatorian Named at Snowflake High School

Snowflake Arizona AP reports 17 year old Sno Storm named salutatorian of Snowflake High School this year.

Sno Snowflake, Ariz Snowflake High School Sno Storm

Twelve Grandparents Around Tulsa TwinBabies

AP Tulsa reports the twin sons of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Dutsch born April 26 have twelve grandparents. Maternal grandparents are T. M. Harkreader and Gus tav Staub with great grandparents O. H. Hark reader. Paternal grandparents are O. E. Dutsch with great grandparents C. H. Dutsch J. O. McMichael and great-great grandparents W. M. McMichael. All Tulsa grandparents reside in Tulsa except O. H. Hark reader who lives in Salem Oregon.

Tulsa Dennis Dutsch Darryl Dean Delor Dwayne T. M. Harkreader Gustav Staub O. H. Harkreader O.E. Dutsch C. H. Dutsch J. O. McMichael W. M. McMichael Salem, Ore

General Still Looks Good At Cotton Carnival

The General, a wood-burning locomotive from a Civil War chase, drew crowds at the 1962 Cotton Carnival in Memphis. While it wheezed for a run, an elderly man asked at the station if this was the train to Huntsville, Alabama.

Memphis, Tenn

Hints From Heloise Temper Waffle Iron and House Tips

A column of home tips from Heloise includes tempering a waffle iron with a soda paste scrub and oil, plus a routine of 30 minutes daily to tackle one chore, rainwater for steam irons, sugar preservation in a jar with waxed paper, and smart washing tactics. Readers share DIY fixes for carpets, baby clothes, soap use, and stacking dishes to prevent messes.

Heloise

Death of Newton Armstrong Jr Sparks Wide Comments

In San Diego California a letter to a Mississippi publisher questions Communist involvement in the death of Newton Armstrong Jr a 19 year old San Diego State College political science student Investigations by postal inspectors and authorities found no foul play and concluded death by hanging Armstrongs father a John Birch Society member pressed for a private probe while denying mailing the post cards Across the nation similar notices circulated touching on government fears and alleged suppression of news In Norman Oklahoma light voter turnout produced a single precinct and one vote for Commission candidate Ray Barnard

San Diego Calif Mississippi Newton Armstrong Jr San Diego State College Florida Tennessee Colorado North Dakota Washington California Edmund G. Brown Young Armstrong Coronado Tijuana Mexico John Birch Society San Diego County Republican Central Committee Armstrong State College Dist Don Keller Ray Pinker Los Angeles Police Department Keller Newton E. Armstrong Jr Robert Creason Armstrong Sr

Boonton High School orchestra blends typing rhythm

Boonton New Jersey AP reports orchestra director Paul Richley Jr. paired the school orchestra with business teacher Andrea Bellino to perform Leroy Andersons The Typewriter at a spring concert. Bellino tapped an electric typewriter to create a syncopated rhythm audible over the ensemble.

Boonton N. J Boonton High School Paul Richley Jr Leroy Anderson Andrea Bellino

Dog woes and moral strength in a family row

Dorothy Dix counsels a wife torn between keeping a dog and pleasing a family. She advises open discussion, patient dog training, and shared responsibility to avoid eroding family respect. She also urges the wife to provide moral support to her husband to repair social standing and unity. Dorothy Dix is a registered trademark.

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