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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1973
Page
2
River Rd Gin owner W. H. Golden says picking and ginning are in full swing as wagons spill white bolls along River Rd. The mill-ready labor churns out about a bale every seven minutes for 18 hours daily, with roughly 75 bales ginned so far and 130 expected by dawn.
The article details gin process steps from trash removal to drying and cleaning stages. It describes the rib and saw mechanism that frees lint from seeds, the seed’s transport to Huntsville Cotton Oil Company, and the baling press that compacts lint, securing bales with bands for transport to mills.
Readers ask about traffic light timing at 6th Ave and 14th St to ease left turns. State Highway Department notes timing favors main arteries after periodic counts. Also covers Magna-Medicare Plan IV, passports and visitor visas with processing details.
A reader requests the address of the Federal Communications Commission for TV interference from a short wave transmitter. The answer provides FCC 1919 M Street NW Washington DC 205H4. The page lists local emergency numbers and crisis resources including Decatur Daily notices.
City planners weigh a 1963 corridor plan to connect Church St. with I-65 through Point Mallard Park and Wheeler Refuge. A two lane Church St. extension could open park access, but rights of way from Goodyear and Universal Oil and $550000 in funds are uncertain.
Thomas F. Powers 48 of Somerville announces his candidacy for Morgan County coroner. He leads Valley Security Agency with 14 years in law enforcement and eight years as an assistant coroner. A Mason and member of Pines Baptist Church, Powers cites enforcement experience as essential for the coroner role.
The 30th National Peanut Festival closed in Dothan Alabama with a parade led by Gov. George C. Wallace and Mrs. Wallace. Georgia Lt. Gov. Lester Maddox rode in the procession and greeted 100,000 onlookers. Miss Pamela Flowers of Headland was crowned National Peanut Queen after the ceremony.
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