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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 05, 1963

Page

3

Hazlewood Plans Big Homecoming Night at Town Creek

Hazlewood High School prepares for a homecoming parade through Town Creek and Courtland ending with a football game where the Golden Bears host undefeated Tanner Rattlers. Miss Betty Davis will be crowned homecoming queen at halftime, escorted by James Weems, with Sue Lee and Sherry Coffee as court members.

Town Creek Hazlewood High School Golden Bears Tanner Rattlers Betty Davis L. L. Abrams Sue Lee Ashery Crisler Sherry Coffee Delano Beene Courtland Bears Peggy Berryman Judy Burton Mardleen Agee Sherri Grisham Lynn Hall Becky Taliaferro Dale Gower Linda Neal Cindy Jones Elywin Irvy van Jones Jones Mary Alice McGregor Diane Austin Miss Davis L. L Abrams James Weems

Voting Lists Announce 60 Nominees for Morgan County ASC

Morgan County voters receive ballots listing six nominees for each of ten rural communities and towns. Voters choose three per community plus two alternates. ballots must reach the Hartselle ASC office by Sept 19. Contacts provided for nonreceiving voters.

ASC Morgan County D. M. Robertson ASCS Hartselle Robertson Center Grove M. B. Bowling M. E. Densmore J. L. Graham Mark Leeth Edgar Taylor Bill Vincent Danville Massey Neel C. W. Craze Marlin Hogan Clyde C. Holladay Orbie T. Penn Edwin Puckett Alfred White Decatur Trinity Gor

Length of the Amazon River Compared to the Nile

The Amazon River reaches about 3 900 miles draining from the Andean highlands through Bolivia Peru Ecuador and Colombia to the Atlantic Ocean, a length surpassed only by the Nile at 4 145 miles.

Amazon River Bolivia Peru Ecuador Colombia Atlantic Ocean

Morgan County Fair plans move to new site in 1964

Morgan County Fair chairman Charlie Howard announced Sept 23 to 28 events at a new 99 acre coliseum site with tents. The lineup includes Mark Dinning and Johnny Evans plus Miss Tennessee Valley Exposition titles, dress review, dairy shows, walking horse show and kiddies day.

Morgan County Charlie Howard Howard Johnny’s United Show Mark Dinning MGM Johnny Evans Huntsville Sonny Sims Grand Ole Opry Hi-Boys Coliseum Lawrence County Limestone County Athens Geri Smith Miss Smith Tennessee Valley Dairy Show Alabama Tennessee Decatur

Alabama Escapee Arrested in Chicago

FBI agents captured Orange Butler, 54, an escaped convict from Alabama State Prison at Atmore who fled last May 11 while serving a life term for armed robbery. Butler, who had used the name Robert Lee Thomas, was found working as a painter in Chicago.

Chicago FBI Alabama Atmore Orange Butler Mobile Robert Lee Thomas

Infant Ape Sleeps With Mother for Three Years

A study notes infant apes remain close to their mothers for about three years, sharing nesting and nursing patterns. The finding highlights extended maternal bonding in primates and its potential impact on social development.

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Sherri Grishart Marcleen Agee Hazlewood Mark H Aa Dillehay Drug Man M. Braswell Henry A. Bullard Paul Glenn Ted Poole Minor Russell Joe Whitlow Falkville Basil Aldridge Coy Alford J. L. Bryan J. M. Dunaway John Evans Adlia Murphy EVA I. B. Hardin Murphy Holmes H. A. Nunnelley Ira N. Oden Howard C. Patton Cecil L. Tanner Perry Anders Johnson J. Lee Sherley H. Moore Clarence Sparkman Wesley Turney J. N. Walker Priceville Hubert Blankenship H. L. Clark W. T. Prince Ed Sharp Edward F. Sivley T. J. White Somerville L. H. Jarrett A. H. Lyle Ernest Maples C. Wesley Smith Robert Turney A. D. Williams Walhermosa Lacey’s Curtis L. Cryer New Sife Belks Plas Shop Belk’s General Electric Buschs Avenue S.E Countiry Thermo Bermuda Oxford School M. L Belis Decatur Sual Madras
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