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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1963

Page

11

Decatur Electric Customers Save Over $3 Million In 1963

Decatur Electric Department customers saved over 3 million dollars in fiscal 1963 compared with national average costs. Huntsville shoppers saved nearly 5.6 million, while Tuscumbia cuts begin Nov 1. TVA power keeps regional rates low, with Decatur residential at 7.3 mills per KWh.

City Electric Decatur Electric Department Quince Eddens Tuscumbia Electric Department Eddens Decatur Tuscumbia TVA Huntsville Huntsville Electric Department United States U. S U. S. Treasury

Limestone County cotton ginned over fifty thousand bales

County Agent reports Limestone County ginned 53 750 bales of cotton through Wednesday this season. The total so far is slightly above 70 percent of the expected overall ginnings.

Athens Limestone County

Last Supper Wax Replicas On Display At Gateway

Life size wax replicas of The Last Supper will be shown today through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Gateway Shopping Center. The 13 figures were completed in 1952 after about nine and a half months of work each. Sponsored by the Gateway Merchants Association, the exhibit has toured the country and earned praise from religious and art leaders.

Gateway Gateway Merchants Association

Forest fires mostly man caused says study

A study indicates nine out of ten forest fires are started by human activity. It notes common causes such as unattended campfires and discarded cigarettes, urging greater public awareness and prevention.

Suspect Held In State Death In Pascagoula Case

FBI agents arrest former convict George Earl Chandler 26 near Gastonia North Carolina in the disappearance and murder case of Pascagoula widow Josephine Lott Rigal 58. Relatives identify a field body in Alabama as Rigal. car found abandoned in Tampa. Chandler jailed on 25000 bond after waiving preliminary hearing.

Pascagoula, Miss Federal Bureau of Investigation Pascagoula Grand Bay Ala J.B. Gibson FBI George Earl Chandler Gastonia N.C Chandler Josephine Lott Rigal Alabama Rigal Tampa Fla Charlotte

Bookmobile Schedule Brief by Route and Time

Friday route times list stops including Trailer Haven Parks Chapel Negro School Lacey Springs School Edgeman s Morgan City Perl s Diner Union Hill School Cotaco and Jackson s with service from 9 30 to 3 30 covering multiple schools and diners. Schedule notes exact times for each location.

Trailer Haven Parks Chapel Lacey Springs Edgeman Morgan City Perl Union Hill Cotaco Jackson’s

Chandler Taken From Sister's Home Near Gastonia

Authorities said Chandler was picked up at his sister's residence in McAdenville near Gastonia, marking the arrest location and local proximity to the city.

Chandler McAdenville Gastonia

383 Pigs Sold In Limestone County Feeder Sale

Athens Limestone County Agent Floyd K Agee reports the Feeder Pig Sale brought in 3827 dollars with 383 pigs sold at an average of 10.01 per head. The next sale is scheduled for December 11 with an expected around 2000 hogs pending, despite culling some pigs for size.

Athens Limestone County Floyd K. Agee Agee

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