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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1963

Page

3

Rough Riders 34 0 Winchester in Decatur Show

The Decatur Rough Riders crushed Winchester 34 to 0 at Lake Side Stadium Sunday. French passed 16 of 24 for 203 yards with two TDs. Alexander rushed for 130 yards and two rushing TDs. White returned 74 receiving yards and two interceptions for TDs.

Decatur Rough Riders Charlie French Fredrick Alexander Joe Porter Nick’’ White Winchester Tennessee French John Webb Lee Gray Webb Porter Nick”’ White Eddie Nance Wheeler Curtis Smith Theodore Porter Bobby Mosley Leon “Lee Daddy” Johnson Jenny Thompson Percy Campbell Mosley Rough Riders Decatur Lake Side Stadium Russell Priest

St James Cumberland Presbyterian Church Weekly Schedule

Sunday school at 9 45 with S P Surles as superintendent. Morning worship at 11 30 with Rev Oscar Edmonds sermon. CYF and Sunbeam at 5 30. Evening service at 7. Junior Usher Board Monday. Tuesday junior choir 5 30 6 30 led by Miss M Lightfoot. Choir No 2 7 00 8 30 led by Mrs A F Jarmon. Midweek prayer Wednesday at 7. Senior choir 7 00 8 30 Thursday led by N Washington. Choir No 2 to perform Sunday evening 2 30 at Shiloh Baptist Church in uniform.

Bros. S. P. Surles Oscar Edmonds CYF and Sunbeam M. Lightfoot A. F. Jarmon N. Washington Shiloh Baptist Church

Order of Service and Upcoming Activities at Local Church

Sunday school starts at 9 45 a m led by Mrs Lee Southward in September A tea hosted by the Ushers Board will be served Sunday afternoon from 5 to 6 at the church The M Y F meeting is Tuesday at 5 30 pm Christian Educational Week runs October 2 to 5 Revival begins October 14 with the pastor preaching Reporter Mrs Annie Mae Townsend

Springhill Missionary Baptist Springhill Missionary Baptist Church Emma Lancaster C. McGahee S. G. Moore Annie Sue Gray L. Summers Rev. S. Hunt

Bethlehem P B Church Service Notice

Pastor Rev Willie Brown leads Sunday worship with the Bethlehem Congregation at 11 00 Sunday school and a 3 30 program Sept Sunday after noon. Florence Ala choir led by Rev Robert Johnson will join. Choir rehearsal 7 30 Wednesday. Milene Owens reporter.

Milene Owens Robert Johnson Florence Ala Bethlehem

Sunday schedule at East End Faithful Few Church

Sunday services include 10:00 a.m. Sunday school led by Deacon James McDaniel Superintendent and 12:00 noon morning worship with Rev R Johnson and Rock P B Church Florence Alabama. 2:30 p.m. Senior Choir Anniversary closes. 7:30 p.m. Rev Willie Owens speaks. Tuesday 7:30 p.m. choir rehearsal. Wednesday midweek prayer service and East-end Faithful Few Club. First Sunday 1:00 p.m. Sister's Aid Society meets. president asks all members to attend. Mrs Bertha Mae Scott is reporter.

James McDaniel R. Johnson Rock P. B. Church Florence Ala Willie Owens East-end

David's Temple P B Rev W E Owes Pastor Activities

Sunday school begins at 9 45 a m with Deacon Clarence Turner as superintendent. The Senior Choir meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays monthly. Mrs Annie M Robinson serves as president and Mrs Sarah M Garner is the reporter.

Tell Me Why Winds Move and What Causes Them

An excerpt explains wind as air movement caused by temperature changes. Local winds arise in regions like towns or states, while worldwide winds such as trade winds and westerlies blow in predictable directions year round. Earth's rotation affects wind speeds, slowing near the poles and speeding at the Equator, influencing wind patterns.

Earth Equator

Sunday Worship and Women’s Day Planned at Local Church

Sunday school at 10:00 a.m. led by Deacon A Cosby as superintendent. Morning worship follows at 11:00. A Woman's Day program is scheduled at noon, with a Heaven Bound Party to be held Sunday night. Public invited.

A. Cosby

Club Meeting Honors Mrs Griner Hostess Stella Porter Guest

Mrs Griner hosted the club with devotion from Mesdames Jones and Davis. The meeting opened with minutes read, roll call answered with Bible quotes and current events, business items disposed, and a social hour of games. Winners included Mesdames Johnson Draper and Holt, with Mrs Porter receiving an extra prize and a cash gift to the hostess. Mrs Stella Porter was a club guest.

Alice Griner Mesdames Jones and Davis Mesdames Johnson, Draper Holt

Florida educator Dr Elsie Hill Wallace accepts year study grant

Dr. Elsie Hill Wallace formerly of Athens and now at Florida A and M College left September 4 to study problems of reading from kindergarten to secondary school. She holds a fellowship enabling professional work in Boston University’s Department of Elementary Education. She will join Dr Ronald Durrell and fifteen experienced teachers in an Educational Clinic. Wallace plans to resume duties at Florida A and M University in June 1964. Mrs Ruby Hayes and her children of Chattanooga visited her mother Mrs Rebecca Stewart over the weekend.

Elsie Hill Wallace Athens Florida A. & M. College Wallace Boston University Ronald Durrell Florida A. & M. University

Priceville Library Club elects officers for 1963 64

Mary Landers chosen president for the Priceville Library Club. Other officers include Ranice Tune as vice president Patricia Douglas secretary Judy Bennett treasurer Eleanor Blankenship reporter Sandra Barber program chairman Vicki Collier historian at the first meeting of the year.

Priceville Mary Landers Priceville Library Club Miss Landers Ranice Tune Patricia Douglas Judy Bennett Eleanor Blankenship Sandra Barber Vicki Collier

Wind Speed Classifications From Breeze to Hurricane

Winds range from a slight breeze at 4 to 7 mph to hurricanes above 75 mph. New terms like fresh breeze and high wind sit between these extremes with defined speed bands.

Puzzle winner announced in Baytown Tex edition

Riddles and crossword clues fill the page with questions on prices deer and grains. Michael Brewer of Baytown Texas is named today's winner winning a Britannica World Atlas.

Michael Brewer Baytown Tex

Enterprise Civic Leader Dead At 80

John Linton Warren died at age 80 in Enterprise Alabama. He arrived by bicycle in 1901, started as a grocery clerk, rose to Bank of Enterprise president, and later served as mayor after 15 years on the City Council before retiring from politics.

Enterprise Ala John Linton Warren Warren Clintonville Bank of Enterprise

Priceville Club elects treasurer for county library group

Kay Pierce chaired the meeting with plans for the coming year and duties of a student assistant discussed by Martha Wales. Faye Oakley was elected treasurer of the Morgan County Student Assistant Librarians Association, a county wide library group. Next club meeting set for October.

Martha Wales Faye Oakley Priceville Club Morgan County

Blue Grass Named Area After Early Kentucky Pioneers

The Central Kentucky prairie was once covered with blue blossoms on wild grass, giving the region the name blue grass, which later became the area's name as pioneers settled Ken tucky.

Frankfort Kentucky

Civic leader helped build school, courthouse and hospital

In 1948 the community credit the figure with driving civic projects including the construction of an elementary school and a new courthouse. He brought the first fire truck to town and played a key role in organizing a local hospital.

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