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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1963
Page
6
A three bedroom ranch designed by Lester Cohen showcases Farmers Home Administration loans at 4 percent for rural buyers 2500 people or less. The article notes loan totals, space efficiency, and features aiding eligibility and affordability with direct loan options and 1400 square foot cap.
The record lists station call signs WMSL WAJF WJIMW AM WJOF FM and frequencies 1400 1490 730 104.3 640 1240 with broadcasting windows from early morning to night. It notes sunrise to sunset 7 AM to 10 PM and mentions enemy effect case unclear.
A single story dwelling features living room dining room family room and kitchen with three bedrooms one bathroom and an optional basement and attached garage. The living area totals 1251 square feet within overall dimensions 576 by 31 feet and is designed to meet Farmers Home Administration direct 4 percent loan requirements for farm or rural non farm occupants.
Kilby Prison chief accountant Trammell H. Miller was fired after a routine audit revealed a $14,172 shortage over several months from February 1962 to August 1963. Prison Commissioner Frank Lee said Miller agreed to restitution and to cover the deficit. no official action was planned. Miller served about five years in the trusty barracks and managed purchases and payments. The shortage was found about nine days ago.
Enclosed is fifty cents for a baby blueprint on design J-94 and asks for the name to be printed. The note is simple and lacks additional identifying details or context.
A reader seeks guidance to start a writing career while caring for a disabled husband. Dorothy Dix urges determination, finishing what you start, and learning the craft, citing a correspondent in the Famous Writers Correspondence School.
Police Chief James J. Robinson issued a warning after weekend incidents of bricks thrown at cars. A white man was hospitalized Friday night from a windshield brick and a white teenager was targeted. Two Negro youths face charges in a prior case leaving a white boy blinded in one eye. The chief ordered patrols to stay vigilant and promised swift prosecution to curb the problem.
Raw egg found by Mrs. Russell Yoder during a 4H Club cooked egg contest. She poured it onto a plate and marked the rating sheet with the words Raw Raw Raw.
A reader asks how to reduce her partner's interest in cars and increase his focus on marriage. Dorothy Dix suggests compromise and notes Helen Worden Erskine can help, requesting letters with SASE. Dorothy Dix is a registered trademark.
AP TV critic Cynthia Lowry notes a shift to sad disturbed characters in new TV dramas. East Side West Side portrays an unwed mother turned call girl with neighbors cast as villains. George C. Scott as case worker watches, baby is taken away, and the moral favors employment over hardship. NBC offers Mr Novak and Redigo while Richard Boone Show debuts an anthology repertory.
Health Capsules presents a brief on heating milk in a double boiler to 160 degrees for 10 seconds and cooling. The note mentions tomorrow's topic caffeine and states the information is not diagnostic. Dr. Michael A. Petit provides the capsule.
In Owensboro Kentucky Dr Billy Green attempted to vaccinate a large calf but the animal jumped causing the vet to inoculate himself instead. The incident occurred during a routine cattle vaccination session at the farm. No further injuries reported and Green remained in good spirits after the mishap.
CBS unveils a country style comedy series titled Petticoat Junction starring Bea Benaderet, late of Beverly Hillbillies, set to air at 9. The program adds a lighthearted rural flavor to the evening lineup.
Three minor accidents were reported by the Highway Patrol Monday. A two vehicle collision 2:20 p.m. west of Mooresville on Ala 20 involved Grady C. Burgett and Charles Marshell with $200 damages. A separate 4:30 p.m. crash seven miles SE of Athens on county road 71 involved Charles Adams and Alexander Benford with $500 damages. A 3:15 p.m. collision three and a half miles south of Decatur on U S 31 involved William Carter and James Cooper with $600 total damages.
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