Local residents and business news from Decatur area
Airman First Class William Denton returns from Japan with family visiting Mr and Mrs Willard Key in Falkville Morgan County businessman Joe P Howell of Hartselle attends University of Alabama review course for CPAs in accounting theory three courses yearly by UA Commerce School Howell lives at 801 High Street Hartselle Rotary Club to discuss The Making of A Rotarian at Hotel Lyons Decatur singing at Penn Church of God with Powell Lacy Quartet Albertville and Wilson Family Tennessee Pub lic invited Fire department answered one call in last 24 hours Thursday at 5 35 p m in 500 block of 6th Ave NE a car collision with a parked 1959 Chevrolet owned by Miss Katherine Ivy Police listed diary note on page 2
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Morgan County
Joe P. Howell
Hartselle
Certified Public Accountants
University of Alabama
Howell
U. of A. Commerce School
High Street
Fire Department
6Th Ave
Lafayette St
Ferry
Well St
George W. Cannon
Ferry St. NE
Katherine Ivy
McNeil
Why Christians Still Face Trouble and Sorrow
The text explains that faith does not grant immunity from hardship. Christians may endure suffering, but receive grace to bear infirmities. It cites the Apostle Paul who spoke of rising above weaknesses through God's grace and asserts that all things can work together for good for those who love God.
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Paul
Rusk Oversees Possible East West Agreement Efforts
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said a possible agreement with Russia on measures to reduce surprise attack risk exists if the Soviets avoid demanding cuts in East West forces in Europe. He noted talks with Britain on refugee protection from Cuba and declined a world heads of government nuclear disarmament conference.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Russia
Europe
Rusk
United States
Britain
Cuba
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Congress
House
Red China
State Department
Soviet Union
Nikita Khrushchev
Andrei A. Gromyko
Decatur Commission Candidates Speak At Toastmasters
Four candidates for the Decatur city commission spoke Thursday night addressing issues from mosquitoes and police problems to budget surpluses and race relations. Wilson Morgan urged voters to rely on facts not misleading ads as he cited his 1958 1962 record. Reverend Joseph Griggs, a Black candidate, said Decatur could show peaceful progress in civil rights and acceptance of Negro citizens' rights.
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Decatur
One City Commission
Decatur Toastmasters Club
Wilson Morgan
Board of Commissioners
Joseph Griggs
Alabama
Cecil Sanford
Commission
Dick Coffey
Joe Elliott
Clement Fails To Appoint Elk Directors
Tennessee Governor Frank Clement delayed appointing a 15 member board for the Elk River Development Association. He plans nonpartisan picks to oversee land purchases for lakefront sites in nine Tennessee and two Alabama counties. The delay follows a day-long meeting featuring TVA official Frank Smith and local events in Pulaski.
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Elk River
Elk River Development Association
Pulaski
Tenn
Frank Turner
Athens
Joe Sir
Frank Smith
TVA
Tennessee
James Bomar, Jr
Frank Clment
Clement
Alabama
Association
Gov. Clement
Sam Davis Park
Martin College
Smith
Tennessee Valley Area
Butts Attorney accuses Saturday Evening Post of libel
Atlanta AP The attorney for Wally Butts told a Federal Court jury the Saturday Evening Post libeled Butts as a publicity ploy. Allen Lockerman slammed the Post for using Butts for profit, asserting publicity worth far more than 75 to 100 million dollars could not be bought.
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Atlanta
Wally Butts
Saturday Evening Post
Butts
Allen Lockerman
Post
Lockerman
Georgia Athletic
Welborn B. Cody
Curtis Publishing Co
George Burnett
Alabama Coach Bryant libel suit against Post survives
U S District Judge H Hobart Grooms overruled a motion to dismiss Paul Briant Bryant libel suit against the Saturday Evening Post. He set aOctober 2 hearing on the Post's bid to remove the case to trial outside Alabama.
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Birmingham
U.S
H. Hobart Grooms
Alabama
Paul Bryant
Saturday Evening Post
Grooms
The
Post
Noted Quote Frames Trial Verdict Bid as Merchandising Bargain
Lockerman argues to 12 jurors that a $10 million verdict for Butts would be the greatest merchandising bargain the Saturday Evening Post ever bought. The line captures defense tactic and the high stakes in the case.
Senate Filibuster Fights Govs Power On Highway Attorneys
In Montgomery the State Senate faced a threatened filibuster as it moved to limit Gov. George Wallace's authority to hire outside lawyers for highway work. A 17-16 vote refused delay, while Sen. Clayton Carter urged postponement amid ongoing disagreements. Sen. Neil Metcalf supported the bill rewrite but noted he was not part of the agreement.
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Montgomery
State Senate
Senate
George Wallace
Clayton Carter
Marshall County
Neil Metcalf
Geneva County
Carter
Perez Jimenez Extradited From Miami Jail To Venezuela
Marcos Perez Jimenez, former Venezuelan dictator, was secretly moved from a Miami jail to an airport where Venezuelan police waited to take him into custody after Justice Goldberg declined to block extradition. A second AP dispatch reports an American airman drifted 20,000 feet to the sea and was rescued by Russian fishermen and U.S. Coast Guard. A third item notes a U.S.-Soviet agreement to cooperate on a weather satellite program using Echo type satellites.
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Miami
Fla
Marcos Perez Jimenez
Venezuela
Arthur J. Goldberg
Supreme Court Today
Otis Air Force Base
Mass
U.S. Coast Guard
Classes Begin On August 26 After Polio Debate
Lawrence County Board of Education votes unanimously to reopen county schools on Monday August 26 with Valley schools in session two weeks and Mountain schools three weeks. After these periods classes end for cotton picking break with Valley students back October 14 and Mountain students October 21. Town Creek Courtland and Hillsboro are Valley schools. others are Mountain. See continuation on Page 2.
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Phillip Kyle
Moulton
Lawerence County Board of Education
Lawrence County
Valley
Mountain
Town Creek
Courtland
Hillsboro
King Cotton
Markets At A Glance New York and Chicago Update
New York stocks irregularly higher amid moderately active trading while bonds stay higher with heavy activity. Chicago wheat firm on export buying. corn weak from liquidation. oats mixed. Soybeans easier with scattered selling. Hogs steady to weak with top price $17.85. Slaughter steers steady to 25 cents higher at top $26. Frigidaire ad ends this market brief.
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New York
Chicago
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Lawrence Board
Everette Fisher
Mount Hope
Lawrence
Deas
Val
Sonne
William Denton
Japan
Willard Key
Falkville 1
Decatur Rotary Club
Hotel
Lyons
Penn Church of God
Powell-Lacy
Albertville
Wilson
China
Elk
By Winford Turner
S Clement
Elsa Dodd
Farm Bureau
Pat Lemay
Robinson’s
2Nd Ave
Quickies
Ken Reynolds
K'll
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