Decatur Chamber ballots due for five new directors
Voters must return ballots to the chamber office by Tuesday with counts to begin Wednesday morning. Also notes Miss Emily Stanford among 15 women named to the David Lipscomb College Bisonette Pep Squad in Nashville.
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Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Emily Stanford
T. B. Stanford
Decatur
David Lipscomb College
Nashville
Bisonette
Lorena Wilks
Akron
Ohio
Nashvile
Genuine Witnessing Without Preaching
The answer urges witnessing from personal experiencing of Christ not duty. It asks Christians to let Christ’s power be real in their lives, making sharing spontaneous. When believers know Him, the Holy Spirit provides unexpected words, and the apostles testified from seen and heard experiences.
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H.P
Christ
City Learned The Hard Way
Decatur grew from war devastation to a diversified industrial and farming hub. TVA help spurred power, flood control, and development along a seven mile riverfront, attracting major firms. Early ventures like a packing plant and a milk plant evolved into a thriving local economy with strong power rates and progressive farm practices.
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Decatur
Tennessee
Decatur Electric Department
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Barrett Shelton
Decatur Daily
Prison Revamp Issue Tops Long Ballot in Alabama Election
Alabama voters face 45 proposed constitutional amendments on Tuesday, led by a $10 million prison rebuilding bond. Former Gov. Folsom weighs in as the ballot tests his influence for a potential third-term bid. Local measures seek taxes for schools and industrial development, with statewide bonds for university research and hospital construction.
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Montgomery
Alabama
James E. Folsom
Folsom
Calhoun County
University of Alabama Scientific Research Institute At
Huntsville
John Patterson
Nuclear Tests Expected Soon
President Kennedy is expected to decide soon on resuming atmospheric nuclear tests to test anti missile defenses and a possible missile killer system. Officials say Russia may be close to anti missile defenses, influencing U.S. deterrent power and production plans for Nike Zeus. Page 3 continues.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Kennedy
U.S
United States
Pentagon
Robert S. McNamara
Congress
Castro Outlines Path to Communism in Cuba
Fidel Castro declared Cuba is moving toward communism and announced the creation of the United Party of Cuba's Socialist Revolution. He described it as monolithic with restricted membership and pledged to select only true revolutionaries.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Cuba
United Party of Cuba
Socialist Revolution
Soviet Communist Party
Castro
Brown Funeral Co. Sold After 106 Years in Decatur
Brown Funeral Co a Decatur institution for 106 years was sold this past week to Charles E. Gunthorp of Heflin Alabama Gunthorp will move to Decatur and run the firm which will be renamed Guntharp Brown Service Funeral Home Pinky Brown remains involved as advisor and president of Decatur Cemetery Association a new office building at the cemetery entrance on Highway 20 cost about 4290 and is due for completion in two weeks Brown is Morgan County coroner and says 19 000 graves remain available at the cemetery Gunthorp will also oversee Heflin funeral operations while dedicating full time to Decatur.
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City Hall
Decatur
Vine St
Murray Dodd
City Street
Dodd
Jim Thomasson
Ala
Horatio Alger
Tennessee River Valley
Albany
New Decatur
Morgan County
New England
Calvin Brown
Lewis C
Pinky) Brown
Brown Funeral Co
Charles E. Gunthorp
Heflin
Frank C. Brown
Pinky Brown
Brown
Decatur Cemetery Association
Highway 20
Guntharp
Guntharp-Brown
Gunthorp
Brown Service Funeral Home
Birmingham
Gupton- Jones College of Mortuary Science
Nashville
Howard College
Mississippi
Cleburne County
Stevenson Mulls Senate Run Against Dirksen
Adlai Stevenson disclosed he is considering a bid for the Illinois Senate seat held by Everett Dirksen. After a White House meeting with President Kennedy, Stevenson said he will decide by month’s end and noted Kennedy advised him.
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Washington
Adlai Stevenson
U.S
Illinois
Everett M. Dirksen
White House
Kennedy
United Nations
Richard J. Daley
Chicago
Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U.N
Dirksen
Senate
House
Red China
Assassination Probe Says Truji llo Dictatorship Was Behind Disappearances
Six men linked to the death of Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo were allegedly killed after being moved from prison. The attorney general said the ambush was an assassination ordered by Rafael Jr. officials and associates, with two police officers already jailed.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Rafael Leonidas Trujillo
Rafael L. Trujillo Jr
Trujillo
Atty
Porfirio Soria
Trujillos
Rafael Jr
Paris
Marco Antonio Jorge Moreno
Luis Jose Leon Estevez
Gilberto Sanchez Rubirosa
Dante Minervino
the Butcher
Francisco Antonio Marte Tejeda
Joaquin Balaguer
Balaguer
Viriato A. Fiallo
National Civic Union
Moulton Man Killed On Ala Highway 24
Sherman Terry a 69 year old Moulton man died after being struck by a car on Alabama Highway 24 inside Moulton city limits. The driver Winford Jackson 21 of Landersville was jailed for further investigation and the coroner said Terry was hit as he entered the road. He was taken to Lawrence County Hospital with head and chest injuries. The crash occurred just west of the Moulton garment factory.
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Moulton
Sherman Terry
Alabama
Winford Jackson
Landersville
Terry
Grady Sibley
Lawrence County Hospital
Elliott Brown
Claudie Lee Terry
Jackson
Sibley
Moulton Garment Factory
Jack- Lee Moulton
Magnavox Christmas sale at Robinsons on Second Avenue
Magnavox television stereo and radio items advertised for Christmas at Robinsons on Second Avenue, highlighting a selection of electronics and seasonal gift options.
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Magnavox
Robinson's
Second Ave
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Ralph Fields
First Baptist Church of
Fairfield
Morgan County Training Union
Central Baptist Church
District 14 Nurses Association
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital
Douglas Rogers
15Th Ave. SE
M. R. Rankin
Johnston St
West Decatur
Sunshine Club
Dan Sandlin
6Th Ave
Decatur Emblem Club No. 127
Harris Newsom
Civinette Club
Crescent Motel
W. T. Jordan
Line St
American Cancer Society
Lillian G. Meade
David Lilenthal
Lilienthal
Shelton
Big Jim
Rex Thomas
Anke
Sharon Ratliff
G. M. Ratliff
Highway 31
Commie Road
Adlai
Rafael
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