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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1963

Page

3

Moulton industry expands as builders plan clinic and pool

In Moulton Alabama a new wave of growth arrives as Lawrence Corp expands adding 20,000 square feet to its plant, a new $91,000 building, and a two acre pool site. The project aims to raise employment from about 240 to 250–300 as construction nears completion by June.

Moulton Lawrence Lawrence Corp E. P. Childs Contractors Decatur Henry Cahela Milton Hall Littrell Lumber Co Gentry-Terry Chevrolet Co Moulton Businessmen’s Organization Pickens Moulton Under-Garment City Hall

Plymouth Vehicle Damages and School Board Election Share

Vehicles sustained damage priced at 150 and 75 dollars by state troopers. About 85 percent of the nation’s public school boards are elected while the remaining 15 percent are appointed.

Plymouth

Docked Warship Blazes in Portland Harbor

A smoky engine room fire aboard the USS Blandy during a Memorial Day port visit in Portland, Maine, left one Navy man, J. Metcalf, overcome by smoke and revived with oxygen. The blaze confined to the after engine room was blamed on a pin hole leak in the lubricating oil system, which ignited and damaged wiring, hampering ventilation and filling the area with smoke until firefighters extinguished it shortly after.

Portland, Maine Blandy Navy Portland J. Metcalf Carl P. Johnson Johnson

Close friends in Peru prefacing handshakes with abrazo

In Peru close friends begin exchanges with the abrazo, a hug followed by a hearty back slap. The custom blends warmth and camaraderie as a familiar greeting among peers.

Peru

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