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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1966
Page
12
Dear Folks shares sponge drying in plastic box ideas, baby food jars for reheating leftovers, straw use for less medicine taste, doll outfits from lace caps, and a backwards robe method for warm bed reading, with reader names attached.
Personal AA will meet Thursday and Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Valley Health Building. 353-8952. Lost and found notices include a 6 month old German Shepherd named Rusty missing from Old Moulton Hwy Decatur with reward up to 50 dollars and contact numbers 353-14225 and 773-2380. Also lost set of keys in First Federal parking lot with reward 353-3663.
A reader explains she marks checks and stubs when subscribing to magazines to record delivery months. She notes notices often arrive months before expiration but do not indicate end dates, causing confusion. By retaining stubs for years she can verify when renewals end and manage entitlements.
A reader describes a simple fix to stop torn newspapers when the front door sweeps a scatter rug. She uses a flannel backed plastic table cloth on the carpet to keep papers from scattering and to let the door clear it neatly.
Esperanza del Valle Vasquez, 37, the only known survivor of an artificial heart pump operation, prepared to return home in Houston four weeks after surgery. She will attend a news conference at Methodist Hospital before flying to Mexico City with Romulo O Farril Jr. in his private plane. Hospital officials will unveil pump diagrams.
Plaquemines Parish officials announce private school plans tied to a Baylor University Medical Center project. A cardiovascular pump device for left ventricular bypass faced scrutiny after the first two patients died. Marcel L. DeRudder and Walter L McCans were among the early cases examined. the program faced federal court involvement and million-dollar financing.
Chicago Chapter leader Robert Lucas says the group will skip another Cicero march while likely staging open housing demonstrations in Chicago. He notes the Cicero parade drew 200 members into an all white 70 000 population suburb, injuring seven people and leading to 39 arrests as police and National Guardsmen used batons and rifles. The Cicero action was independent of the Chicago freedom movement and violated a parade permit agreement.
Citizens Information Committee chair Warren J. Barrois refused to identify sources for teachers and operating funds as schools begin desegregation. The controversy centers on a grant-in-aid program offering up to 360 dollars yearly tuition for parents choosing private nonsectarian schools over desegregated public schools.
Athens police seized a heavily loaded beer truck carrying 36 cases on U.S. 31 about 2:30 a.m. The driver fled, license plate appeared switched and the case is under investigation with only one witness reported. Chief A B Lightfoot noted the suspect may be traced and charged.
Salina Kansas reports that Sgt. Charles M. Jackson, a supply sergeant, was marked AWOL with a last Viet Nam letter Aug 2 stating he would return Sept 15. His wife Josie Jackson questions the official notice, believes he was captured, and faces loss of pay and allotments as of Sept 7.
A private survey for the Hong Kong government predicts the city’s population will nearly double from 3.8 million to about seven million by 1986. It also projects 42 percent living in the New Territories, an industrial agricultural area near China.
The United States allocates millions to hovercraft development for flood rescue, anti submarine warfare, and amphibious assault. The program aims to provide rapid transport and versatile capability across diverse operations.
Legal notices announce administrations for Samuel H Malone Gary Don Owen John Cuneo Ingleright and Hewlett J Banks with wills. Creditors must file claims within legal deadlines. executors and administratrices named. Notice also records completion of a sewer contract for Springdale Acres subdivision in Decatur Alabama.
Community notices list an AA meeting at Open Door Group 1813 B Sherman St Sundays and Wednesdays at 8 PM with contact. Also ads offer home remodeling painting services with flexible payments, carpet cleaning with Blue Lustre, and septic tank grease traps plus wells drilling requests and a restaurant grocery service station stock sale on Hiway 231 with a phone contact.
The first AAA Bonanza Mobile Homes franchises are gone amid a booming Decatur area market. One in five U.S. homes sold last year was a mobile home, signaling strong returns and growth potential. AAA Enterprises offers full management and training with an investment of 10 000 to 15 000 and calls for a trainee manager and a pest controls salesman in separate ads.
Multiple classified notices offer female bookkeeping positions requiring experience and part time options. Also openings for beauty counselors in Macon area, secretaries with typing and dictaphone skills, and seasonable part time help. Contact Patty Macon at 355 1882 or 239 Johnston St SE, with special rates for sales and general office roles.
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