County chapels drive to aid Bryce and Partlow patients
Morgan County officials chair a fundraising drive to build chapels for 7 400 patients at Bryce and Partlow hospitals. Kenneth Crawford says 700 attend weekly services and two morning services may be needed. kickoff is Sept 11 with a two month drive and a Christmas goal of 1 million dollars divided by patient totals. Donations to the Morgan County Chapel Fund go to Decatur Alabama.
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Kerts
Morgan County Board of Revenue, and Control
Marvin Dinsmore
Alvis Briscoe
Kenneth Crawford
Bryce Hospital
Crawford
Bryce and
Partlow
Bryce
Partiow
Alabama
Agreea
Enied
Sohecitation
Roberts
Morgan County Chapel Fund
Morgan County Association For Mental Health
P. O
Decatur
Ala
Johnson's Era of Discontent Weaves Through War Strife
The public mood grows amid inflation and living costs. Gold difficulties spark economic anxiety. Violent demonstrations unfold in the streets as concerns about wartime burdens and social unrest spread through communities nationwide.
Market Prices Reported for Cotton and Grains
Cotton Decatur loan middling price 30.40. Cottonseed 40 per ton. Milk Grade A 6.55 per hundred. Manufactured milk 3.20 per hundred. Pulpwood 13.50 per cord. No 2 Yellow Shelled Corn 1.35. No 2 Yellow Ear 1.11. No 2 White Ear 1.07. No 2 White Shelled 1.46. No 2 Oats .68. No 2 Milling Wheat 1.63. No 2 Barley .95. Poultry Wheat 1.13. Wood prices 65 45 35. Per hundred 2.05 for milking?
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Decatur
Nashville Livestock NASHVILLE Cattle and calves market mixed
AP report shows cattle and calves at Nashville with few regular sales and feeder steers arriving. Wealers scarce. hogs 250 head including youth club show. barrows and gilts down about 25. sows scarce. U.S. 1-3 190-235 lbs at 26.96. sheep 25 with no early arrivals.
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Nashville
U.S
Stocks mixed as market quotes flash across major tickers
In New York, investors scanned a broad list of ticker quotes from Int Paper to Xerox. Notable mentions include Kaiser, Lockheed, Coca Cola, Ford, General Electric, and Westinghouse. Prices show varied movement with several large industrials advancing and others retreating.
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Malecessf
NEW York
Allis Am
Kaiser Air L
Ligg & My Am Baker
Babcock
Mobil Oil
Monson Bell & How
Mont Ward Beth Steel
Nat Dairy Boeing
Nat Distill Borden
Olin Math Burl Ind
Owens Illel Calum & H
Penney
Cater Tracada
Pepsi Cola
Ches & Ohio
Phill Pet Chrysler
Coca Cola
Proct & G
Repub
Rexall
St Regis
Seab AL RR du Pont
Sears Roeb East Air
Sinclair East Kod
Sou Co
Firestone
Fruit Goodrich
Gas Cp Goodyear
Iso
Steel
Gt A & P
West UN Tel Greyhound
Westg
Elec Gulf OU
Winn Dixie
Woolworth Honeywell
Worth
Indian Head
Ises Wrigley
Int Bus
Xerox
Wall Street Slides From Morning Rally On Moderate Volume
The New York stock market headed lower in moderate trading with an estimated 5.9 million shares changing hands. Early gains faded as several high priced glamour and blue chip stocks declined from fractions to about a point, with notable losses in Burroughs, General Instrument, Occidental Petroleum, Admiral, Delta Airlines, Douglas Aircraft, Raytheon, Eastman Kodak, Westinghouse Electric, American Airlines, and IBM.
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New York
Burroughs
General Instrument
Occidental Petroleum
Admiral
Delta Airlines
Douglas Aircraft
Raytheon
Eastman Kodak
Westinghouse ,Electric
American Airlines
IBM
Amerian Stock Exchange
Administrations pushes four amendments to education bill
The article notes four amendments approved with administration backing. The key change, from the House Ways and Means Committee, clarifies the bill wipes out only previously made compliance agreements. Rep. Alton Turner explains it gives school boards a fresh start for future agreements while some leaders privately worry boards may hesitate to sign with the HEW under Wallace’s stance.
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House
Ways and Means Committee
Alton Turner
Crenshaw County
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Wallace
Poll on Wallace guidelines flop in Decatur poll
A Decatur Daily poll found most people refused to comment on Gov. George Wallace's school desegregation guideline bill. Interviewer spoke with 10 people. only one offered an answer as shoppers and busy residents largely avoided the topic.
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George Wallace
Decatur Daily
Decatur Shopping Center
Marines Hit by Attacks Across Southern Panhandle Areas
Marines damaged and several others probably hit but smoke and dust prevented an accurate assessment. Most attacks concentrated in the Southern Panhandle and just north of the demilitarized zone. Only one raid occurred in the Hanoi area against an oil depot 18 miles from the capital with results not announced.
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Panhandle
Demilitarized Zone
Hanoi
Astronauts Picked for Apollo Earth Orbit Flight
Saturn watching the launching with three astronauts chosen for the next Apollo ship to orbit Earth for 14 days mid December. The crew includes Air Force Lt Col Virgil I Grisson, Edward H White II, and Navy Lt Roger B Chaffee. Two Gemini flights remain for September and October before the Apollo mission.
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Earth
Air Force
Virgil I. Grisson
Edward H. White II
Navy
Roger B. Chaffee
Leewards Escape Gale as Faith Bends Caribbean
Forecasts show Faith leaving Martinique and the Leewards, sparing Dominica and Marie Galante from gale winds. Forecasters warn tides will run high tonight along the Leeward islands with evacuation urged for coastal areas. At 11 a.m. the storm status was updated.
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Martinque
Dominica
Marie Galante
Leewards
Caribbean
Faith
Kerner cites guard to prevent fatalities and unrest
In remarks cited about keeping peace, Kerner says the Guard is needed if property destruction or possible fatalities are anticipated. He emphasizes using all possible means to maintain law and order in the community.
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Chicago
Kerner
Local Securities Quotations from NASD Trade List
Over the counter prices compiled by NASD at about 10 am show inter dealer bids and asks for Allied Life Bank of Hville Equity National Life First Colbert Bank First State Bank First Natl Bank of Decatur Greater Alabama Life of Alabama Par values Life of Alabama Par Life of Alabama 5 Par Southern United Life State Natl Bank of Alabama Vulcan Life Ins Co National List.
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Allied Life
Bank of H’ville
Equity
National Life
First Colbert Bank
First State Bank
First Nat’l. Bank of
Decatur
Greater
Alabama
Life of
Life
Southern United Life Ins
Vulcan Life Ins. Co
Inter-Dealer
Tennessee
Nat’l Gasly
American Amicable Life
Coastal States Life
Jefferson Standard Life
Kentucky Central
Liberty National Life
Life & Casualty
Moore-Handley
Hurricane warning urged as coastal evacuation ordered
A hurricane about 550 miles east southeast of San Juan and 1 550 miles east south east of Miami moved rapidly at 25 mph. It battered a 400 mile wide zone with strong gales and prompted evacuations along the coast to avert a looming danger from high seas.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Miami
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Johnson
Decatur Markets
Nashville Livestock
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Lilva
Busch’s
Becatur
Huntsville
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Lonence Store
Court ST
Birmingham
Saturn
Local Securities
E Corporation
East Moulton St
Mutual
South Side Square
Holmes Ave
N.E
Monroe
Irstarted Exchange
NHRA
Kustomag
Fed
Besa
Firestone Dealers
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Famous Brand
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