Mizpah Chapter to Initiate at Masonic Temple Tonight
Mizpah Chapter Number 19 OES meets at 7 30 p m in the Masonic Temple for a ceremony of initiation with all Eastern Star members invited. Also Decatur news notes a house fire at 707 Walnut St NW with occupant James Daley listed, plus additional fires and a car fire on Filint Austinville Rd SW with owner Don Carpenter named. Grover Herbert reportedly escaped from a street gang, building permits listed for several residents, and sheriff reports of intoxication arrests plus thefts. National Civil Defense Day set for December 7 marking Pearl Harbor anniversary. See DIARY On Page 2.
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Mizpah Chapter
OES
Masonic Temple
Walnut St
James Daley
19Th Ave
Canal St
Filint
Austinville Rd
Don Carpenter
United States
Pearl Harbor
Conversion doubts and a shift to a streamlined force
The piece contrasts inner conversion with outward change through faith, stressing moral transformation over feelings. It notes early life conversions often gentle, late ones revolutionary, and asks readers to confirm trust in Christ and hatred of sin. It shifts to military reads, detailing a plan to cut Reserve divisions and reconfigure National Guard under federal control.
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Jesus Christ
Christ
National Guard
Army
Mayhall backs integration if court orders it in Alabama
Alabama Democratic Chairman Roy Mayhall says he favors enforcing the law if integration comes by court order or federal ruling. He urges calm leadership from parties and notes federal courts will enforce the law, regardless of political change or incidents linked to Oxford and Kennedy-era tensions.
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Birmingham
Alabama
Roy Mayhall
Jasper
Young Men's Business Club
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. District Court
University of Alabama
Mayhall
James D. Martin
Gadsden
Oxford
Miss
Telephone directory shows growth in Decatur and Hartselle listings
The new Southern Bell directory issued for Decatur lists about 16 500 listings, up 4 percent from 1961, with Hartselle at about 3 700 listings up 14 percent. On December 16 exchanges switch to all number codes, EL3 and EL5 becoming 353 and 355, SP3 becoming 773.
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Zobel
Thomas W
Southern Bell
Decatur
Jesse King
Hartselle
King
Huntsville
Austinville
Belle Mina
Flint
Mooresville
Trinity
Danville
Somerville
Shift Starts For Reserves
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara ordered a drastic modernization of the Army Reserve and National Guard. The plan eliminates eight infantry divisions and 731 smaller units deemed out of date as part of the reorganization.
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McNamara
Defense Department
National Guard
Pentagon
Washington
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Army Reserve and
Army Reserve unit name redesign may occur in Decatur
A spokesman for the Decatur Subsector Command said a possible redesignation of unit names could take place locally but personnel changes are not expected. A National Guard spokesman at the armory said they had no information on proposed changes.
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Decatur
United States Army Reserve
National Guard
Armory
Dodd Heads New Board for City Public Building Authority
Three men appointed to Decatur's first Public Building Authority Board of Directors to oversee Well Street development. Murray Dodd. Emmette L. Barran. Melvin Ozier named for six, four, and two year terms respectively. Organizational meeting planned next week to select officers. Board members serve without compensation. Also: low bid for street department pipe awarded to Choctaw Pipe Co at 1 043 60 with higher bids from Fayce Pipe Co and Armo Pipe Co. Budget increases approved for Library, School, and Civil Defense.
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Public Building Authority Board of
Well St
City of
Decatur
City Commission
Murray Dodd
Emmette L. Barran
Melvin Ozier
Dodd
Commission
Public Building Authority
Gilmer Blackburn
Choctaw Pipe Co
Choctaw
Fayce Pipe
Alabama halts spring enrollment delaying three Negro applicants
The University of Alabama stopped processing incomplete spring applications from freshmen and transfer students, delaying entry for three African American applicants led by Vivian Malone. University officials cited enrollment pressures and noted the program of selective admissions requires thorough evaluation under a federal court order prohibiting racial exclusion.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
University of Alabama
Frank A. Rose
University
Office of Admissions and Records
Vivian Malone
Rose
City Commissioner Wins All Expenses Trip for Sale Spree
Commissioner Higginbotham wins a five day trip to San Juan Puerto Rico and St Thomas Island as part of Studebaker Holiday Selling Spree. Dixie Studebaker exceeded its 18 car quota and will send Higginbotham and his wife in March.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
St. Thomas Island
Jack Higginbotham
Studebaker
Higginbotham
Dixie Studebaker Inc
Soviet division in Cuba alarms U S officials
Miami reports a complete Soviet combat division stationed in Cuba to deter Cuban rebellion and to control the government under Fidel Castro. U S officials say the unit exists to stabilize the regime and prevent uprisings.
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Miami
Fla
Miami News
Cuba
U.S
Fidel Castro
Goldwater Drive Shapes GOP 1964 Nominating Contention
Conservative Republicans rally around Goldwater in Chicago to block Rockefeller in 1964 nomination. Reported pledges up to 250000 for a 3million campaign fund. some attendees call for a strong national chairman and a bigger Senate voice while Goldwater plays down knowledge of the meeting.
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Associated Press
Chicago
Rockefeller
Goldwater
Phoenix
Senate
John Ashbrook
Rohio
Sen. Goldwater
Martin
Senister Hill
Peter F. O'Donnell Jr
Texas
William E. Miller
GOP
John Tower
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Peter H. Dominick
Colorado
O'Donnell
Miller
Congress
National Committee
Carl T. Curtis
Nebraska
Adlai Denies Post Article On Cuban Crisis Role
U N ambassador Adlai E Stevenson rejects a Saturday Evening Post piece by Stewart Alsop and Charles Bartlett claiming he favored negotiation over a firm arms blockade. Stevenson says the article misrepresents his views and role in the Cuban crisis.
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Washington
Adlai E. Stevenson
U.S
United Nations
Kennedy
Stevenson
Saturday Evening Post
Stewart Alsop
Charles Bartlett
The
Chattanooga Times
Adlai
Morgan County Democrats to host Sparkman Jones dinner
Morgan County Democrats will hear Sen. John Sparkman and Rep. Robert E. Jones at a dinner Monday December 10 at the Decatur Country Club. The program begins at seven o clock with tickets on sale in Decatur and Hartselle at local car and furniture stores and the courthouse office of Guy Roberts. Democrats aim to strengthen grass roots organization across Morgan County.
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Morgan County
John Sparkman
Robert E. Jones
Decatur Country Club
Decatur
Dick Coffey Ford
Curry-Hames Furniture & Appliance
Smith Motors
Guy Roberts
Court House
Hartselle
Stewart Bros. Motor
Nicholson Motors
Curry-Hames
Democratic Party
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Shawnee Construction Co
Murphree Rd
LM. Wilson
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Betty St
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State Department of Public Instruction
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