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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1963

Page

7

Whistle-Toters Gird For 1963 64 Basketball Season

The Deceatur Basketball Officials Association readies for the 1963 64 season with a screening meeting at Priceville school and another planned at Austin High gym. The 19 officials cover Lawrence and Morgan counties plus Cullman High, with rules changes and clock stoppage emphasized.

Phillip Kyle Deceatur Basketball Priceville School DBOA Priceville Austin High Gymnasium Bobby Free Jackie Burney Russell Smith Association Bobby Ray Smith Ralph Sharp Doyle Whitlow H. L. Burcham Scott McClanahan Coy Clem Charles Owens Shelby Johnson Jack Allen Theron Drake Jim Nipper Lawrence Morgan County Cullman County Cullman High Priceville High School

Mrs. Dudley Watkins Wins Birmingham Golf Tourney

Mrs. Dudley Watkins of Birmingham wins the Hill Crest Golf and Country Club Women’s Invitational Tourney in Birmingham defeating Mrs. Millard Greene 5-3. Watkins led by two with a front nine 39 and continued with one over par through the second nine.

Dudley Watkins Ham Birmingham Ala Hillcrest Golf and Country Club Watkins Millard Greene

Baltimore Packers clash in NFL pick preview

NFL preview weighs week games with Cleveland at New York and Baltimore hosting Green Bay. Browns seek title relief under Blanton Collier while Giants chase Eastern hopes. Packers aim to stay level with Bears despite Bart Starr out with a broken hand.

NEW York 49Ers Chicago Bears Cleveland Browns New York Giants Cleveland Giants Browns St. Louis Blanton Collier Baltimore Green Bay Packers Bart Starr NFL

Ford Buys Detroit Lions in Surprise Offer Acceptance

William Clay Ford’s bid to purchase the Detroit Lions for 6 million dollars was approved by the NFL club’s board. Stockholders must approve at a meeting on November 22, with 13 Lions directors backing the offer.

Detroit William Clay Ford Detroit Lions National Football League Detroit Football Co Lions Ford Ford Automotive

Dodgers From L A To Chavez Ravine Taxing Cabbies

In Los Angeles the writer complains cab fares spike for trips to and from hotels and venues around Chavez Ravine during World Series time. He notes drivers charge 50 cents per door, four dollars to the doctor, and another four back, totaling about eight dollars round trip. The piece jokes about Dodger owner Walter O Malley and the local scene, referencing Dizzy Dean, Mickey Mantle, and press hassles, while poking fun at turquoise outfield walls and the city’s glare for visiting reporters.

Los Angeles Robert M. Woods Dodgers Dizzy Dean Dizzy Ben Casey Shoe Shine New York Mickey Mantle Chavez Ravine Walter O’malley Dodger Stadium Yankees O’malley Casey Stengel Glendale Yankee Mets

White Squirrel Caprice of Nature Captivates Hunts near Lime Stone Creek

In Belle Mina, Charles Crawford bagged a striking solid white squirrel. Wildlife officials note albinism poses survival challenges for the species with reduced pigmentation and poor eyesight. At Wheeler Wildlife Refuge near the Terkfssee River, albino genes persist, with about one white kill per 4,000 normal during hunts. roughly 15 whites killed in the last decade.

Charles Crawford Belle Mina Limestone Creek Moby Dick Animal Kingdom Crawford Yesteryear James Oliver Curwood Jack London Terkfssee River U.S. Highway 31 Rockhouse Tom Atkeson Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Alkeson

Mortgage Foreclosure Notice in Morgan County Alabama

Domarth Finance and Investment Co. offers to sell property in Morgan County on November 14 1963 to satisfy the indebtedness secured by a mortgage originally executed by Edd Chapman on September 10 1959. The notice names Edwards and Lawler Shell Home Co. as original mortgagee and provides legal description of 42 acres in Sec 5 T6 R1 East with foreclosure costs and attorney fees.

State OF Alabama Morgan County Edd Chapman Edwards and Lawler Shell Home Co., Inc Alabama Domarth Finance and Investment Co Decatur Morgan N.W County Road Ala Domarth Finance and, Investment CO Russell Straub

African Safari Note Clarifies Transit Choice

A brief note states one fact about an African safari and specifies that the subject did not take a Los Angeles taxi cab. The remark invites attention to travel details and possible implications for movement during the trip.

Los Angeles

Probate notice for Clara M. Wray estate administration

Letters of Administration with the Will annexed were granted October 24 1963 by Judge T C Almon Morgan County Probate Court to Elowese Bailey Administratrix. All persons with claims against the estate must present them within the legal time or be barred. Oct 26 Nov 2 9.

Clara M. Wray T. C. Almon Probate Court Morgan County s/Elowese Bailey

Administration granted for Dewey C. Collins estate

Letters of Administration on the estate of Dewey C. Collins were granted October 23 1963 by Judge T C Almon of Morgan County Probate Court. All persons with claims must present them within the time allowed by law or be barred.

Dewey C. Collins Probate Court T. C. Almon Morgan County

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