Local notices and incidents from Decatur area
Mrs Mary R Thompson in Houston for aunt Clara Osborne illness. Mizpah Chapter 19 CBS to meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m in Masonic Building. Decatur Negro Lonnie Brown escaped Kilby Prison Montgomery. Police report weekend arrests across categories including highway intoxication and public drunkenness. DAR Col John Robins chapter to meet Thursday at 12 30 p m at Mrs H H Custers home. Building permits issued for several addresses. Dog bite incident at Decatur General Hospital under investigation. Recorder docket lists charges such as overparking public drunkenness speeding and reckless driving. Local residents attended Mrs Milton Dupree funeral in Iuka Mississippi. See Diary on Page 2.
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John Robins
DAR
H. H. Custer
Beech St
Vero Dobbs
Pauline Powers
Douglas Powers
Bob Fowler
Laura Woods
Annie Powers
Wilmer Roper
Decatur
Milton Dupree
Iuka
Miss
Christian faith vs simple good works contrasts
The exchange discusses whether Christianity can be reduced to simple good deeds without theology. It argues that human fallibility requires salvation through Christ and adherence to God’s holy law, beyond a minimal ethical observance, to attain true faith.
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R. G
Christ
Guatemalan Army Seizes Power Amid Coup Turmoil
Col. Enrique Peralta Azurdia assumed control with decree powers after dissolving Congress and disbanding parties. President Ydigoras Fuentes fled, Arevalo’s exile status unclear, and elections were suspended with a promise to return to civilian rule after unspecified polls. The United States offered cautious response while urging stability in Central America.
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Guatemala
Miguel Adigoras Fuentes
Enrique Peralta Azurdia
Ydigoras
Ared
Nicaragua
Central America
Peralta
Juan Jose Arevalo
Mexico
Arevalo
Congress
Unism
Negro Senator Warns of Open and Hidden Segregation
Georgia State Senator Leroy N. Johnson told a Mobile crowd that segregation in the South is open and notorious while in the North it is hidden and insidious. He urged a crusade to remove segregation and to use ballot rights to secure citizenship, jobs, and housing. Local officials Joseph Langan and Vernol Jansen spoke on law and order and urged fair enforcement of desegregation rulings, with an April 29 hearing set on a school desegregation suit.
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Mobile
Leroy N. Johnson
Atlanta
Georgia Senate
America
Johnson
City
Joseph N. Langan
U.S. Dist
Vernol R. Jansen Jr
Langan
Newmanor
Mobile City-County
Markets At A Glance
New York stocks rise with solid industrials and steady bonds. Wheat, corn, oats and soybeans slide on selling pressure. Slaughter steers hold steady to 25 cents higher, top price $25.75 despite ongoing liquidation.
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New York
Chicago
April Weather Forecast For Decatur Area
The forecast calls for sunny and warm conditions today with a high near 88 and a low around 55. Tuesday should see partly cloudy and warm weather with a high near 83. Sunday’s peak reached 86 degrees with a 52 degree low and normal 57.
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Decatur
WHOS
Three Die In Area Accidents
Three traffic deaths were recorded in the area over the weekend. Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Self, 72, of Cullman, was killed instantly Saturday night at the intersection of Highway 318 and Birmingham Avenue. She was struck by a 1956 Pontiac and then by a Mercury driven by James Thomas Laeimer. she was thrown under the vehicle. Funeral services for Mrs. Self will be held this afternoon at Mt Herbon Church in Blount County with burial in the adjoining cemetery.
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Cullman
R. B. Moyers
Mary Elizabeth Self
Highway 318
Birmingham Ave
Self
Randall James Reese
James Thomas Laeimer
Portland
Ore
Moyers
Mildred. Hemphill
Ardmore 2
Myra
Huntsville
Alabama
Mt. Herbon Church
Blount Ty
Exiles Plan New Raids Against Soviet Vessels
Miami reports say anti Castro exile groups vow ongoing raids despite U S crack down. Commandos F F Operation Lobo plans armed speedboat attacks from Mexico on Cuba bound Russian ships while U S leaders back measures to bar raids from American soil.
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Carlos Penin
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Dade County
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Washington
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Revival of Quickie Divorces in Marion County
A Marion County bill seeks to allow lawyers to handle quickie divorces if either party in the action signs an affidavit claiming Alabama residency. The proposed act would make the residential affidavit a complete defense against disciplinary action for lawyers invoking Alabama jurisdiction in divorce cases.
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Alabama
Marion County
Rankin Fite
Marion
Alabama Bar Association
Marion County Star
Fite
Bar Commission
Alabama Supreme Court
Alabama Players Questioned in Fix Probe Hearing
Five University of Alabama football players including All America center Lee Roy Jordan testified for nearly three hours before a legislative investigating committee. The hearing on charges the Georgia Alabama game was fixed was held in executive session with a spokesman promising a statement later. the players declined to comment.
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Jimmy McDow
Shelby County
Alton Turner
Crew Shaw County
Voter Registration and Food Distribution in Greenwood
Negro residents gathered at the courthouse to register to vote in Greenwood Mississippi while others lined up for the resumption of a surplus food distribution drive. In Atlanta the state investigates charges about the Georgia Alabama football game rigging with no comment from officials. Helen Klaben loses toes after Yukon ordeal. amputations completed. Western European leaders meet in Brussels amid market cooperation talks. President Kennedy to hold a White House news conference at 3 p.m. today.
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Greenwood
Miss
Atlanta
Eugene Cook
Carl E. Sanders
Washington
Kennedy
White House
New York City Newspaper Strike Ends After 114 Days
The 114 day strike ends as 19 000 workers return to work and presses resume. Papers print at high speed while prices rise for Times and Herald Tribune, others stay five to ten cents. Daily News proclaims We have NEWS for you.
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New York
New York City
Bronx
Times
Herald Tribune
News
the Mirror
Mance
Island
Long Island Star-Journal
the Press
Publishers Association of
Times, News, World-Telegram & Sun and
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Post, Herald ,Tribune, Mirror
Long Island Press
Post
Daily Living
Mirror
Daily News
Frigidaire Appliances Sale at Robinson's on 2nd Ave
Frigidaire appliances promoted at Robinson's on 2nd Avenue with advertised budget terms and deal emphasis. The brief ad highlights buying options and payment plans.
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Frigidaire Appliances
Robinson’s
2Nd Ave
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