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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1964

Page

3

Space age racing set joins Christmas new products

Eldon Industries of Hawthorne introduces a diodes driven miniature road racing set that uses a tiny electronic brain to simulate a driver. Other items include a billy stick flashlight, an English printout operations recorder from SCAM Instrument Corp, and Sears Medalist portable electric typewriter with 88-key keyboard and foreign language, math, and pharmaceutical symbol kits.

Jack Lefler AP Business News NEW York (Ap Eldon Industries Hawthorne Calif Scam Instrument Corp Skokie Ill Sears, Roebuck & Co Chicago Sears

What Stocks Did

New York stock report dated December 4 shows advances declines and unchanged totals. The list includes 138 issues with new 1964 highs and new 1964 lows noted among market movers.

New Products Feature Home Bath and Shoe Care Devices

The article highlights a Chemical Products back scrub brush using two cylindrical brushes on a plastic cord for hard to reach areas. It also profiles Regina Corp two speed electric shoe polisher with a gift case kit. Addresses listed include Eldon Industries Hawke Calif Mailord Products Lyman SC SCAM Instrument Skokie Sears Roebuck Chicago Chemical Products New York Regina Corp Rahway NJ.

Chemical Products, Inc New York Regina Corp Rahway M.J Eldon Industries, Inc el Segundo Bivd Hawke Calif Mailord Products Grace ,Lyman S. C Scam Instrument Corp N. Hamlin Ave Skokie

Soybean futures rebound as grain contracts end higher

Chicago AP reports soybean futures sharply recovered in the final trading minutes on the Board of Trade with all wheat contracts advancing. Oats and rye showed mixed results as December prices closed at 67 for soybeans, with rye and oats near unchanged to higher.

Chicago Board of Trade

Dow Jones Closing Averages Report

New York December 4 AP The Dow Jones industrial average closed at 870.93, up 0.14. The rail index fell 0.12 while utilities rose 0.87 and the 65 stocks index gained 0.31. Trading showed higher grade rails up 0.02 and second grade rails down 0.24.

Market ends narrowly higher after choppy session

A cautious uptick across the market Friday leaves the Associated Press average at 324.7 and the Dow at 870.93 as gains in aircrafts utilities and nonferrous metals help offset earlier weakness. Trading volume rose with 4.35 million AP shares and 1.51 million ASE shares.

New York Associated Press

New TVA Switch Plan Is Urged

Muscle Shoals leaders press Congress to move the TVA headquarters from Knoxville to Muscle Shoals area. After courts rejected suits to compel relocation, mayors probate judge and GOP official ask Rep. Bob Jones to unite Alabama delegation for action.

Muscle Shoals Ala Muscle Shoals Area Congress Tennessee Valley Authority Alabama TVA Knoxville Bob Jones Scottsboro Lewis Timberlake Shefcan Jones

Hog Prices Up Sharply

Heavy Midwest snow and potential weekend import curbs pushed hog prices higher. Butchers rose 58 cents to 1 and sows up to 50 cents. Top butcher price reached 17.25, with Nos. 1 and 2 mostly 16.50 to 17 and mixed grades 16 to 16.50. Cattle and sheep markets showed modest gains amid mixed quality.

Chicago Midwest

Grand Jury To Probe Rape Case In Morgan County

Judge bound James Bond, 29, of Decatur, over to the grand jury on rape charges after a preliminary hearing. Bond set at 750 dollars. Witnesses testified, then moved to the grand jury session. Bond released from Morgan County jail after posting her bond.

James Bond Decatur Priceville Lewis C. West Grand Jury Morgan County

Missionary Baptist Assocation Opens 1930 Session in Decatur

Rev J W Myers notes 202 messengers from 38 churches gather at Central Decatur. Mt Carmel joins, new pastors named, and officers listed. Sermons given. women's work report highlights global mission fields, operating funds, and WMU BYPU enrollment amid rising Communist barriers.

J. W. Myers Morgan County Missionary Baptist’ Association James Allen Smith Central Baptist Church Decatur Mt. Carmel Church I. W. Myers John A. Thomason J. D. Pickens T. E. Williams W. R. Wallace W. H. Simpson J.D.L. Burns J. D. Orr Rt . Perkstresser First Baptist Church of WMU BYPU

Wallace Promises Liquor Solution in Alabama

Gov George Wallace told a Birmingham women's group that Alabama liquor policy would be settled after the new year. He asked for patience as negotiations with major distillers continue to resume sales after a 3 percent tax on liquor and whisky agents were abolished earlier this year.

Birmingham Ala Alabama George Wallace Wallace Walace

Ghosts and Gardens at Bondurant Mansion Mystery

Simon Ley invites Dr Theodore Cheney to join a New Orleans ghost hunt at the Bondurant mansion where Cecily Pinchon senses a growing attraction. On the eve of the visit, Vincent Leary and Paul Dane discuss art and a budding bougainvillea, while Cecily ponders a weed framed by stones as a symbol of persistence.

Simon Ufort York Theodore Cheney Cheney New Jeans Louisiana Simon Ley Eney Eloie Cecily Pinchon Simon Cecily Bondurant E New Art Gallery Vincent Leary Paul Dane Vincent Lindquist Paul Madame Blanchard Two Sisters

Haunting romance unfolds in The Flowering Vine

In a New Orleans setting, Paul Cecily Vincenii and Dr Cheney pursue a legend about Madame Lalaurie. They fear hidden chambers under a floor as Vincent and Cecily discuss psychic phenomena and a vine cultivation plan. The scene ends with plans to continue Monday at the Flowering Vine.

Bor Cecily Paul Madame Lalaurie Cecily Chil Frances Deen Hancolt Plex Avsley Vincent Eloie Pinchon Cheney Dr. Cheney Bondurant Mansion Simon Simon Beaufort Lalaurie House

Reform movement ends distiller influence on governor

The reform movement eliminated a system where distillers funded a governor’s campaign via whisky agents. Wallace, a teetotaler, shows no concern for liquor sales as state stores suffer from missing favorite brands. The text adds a note on cooking noodles with butter and paprika for color.

Wallace

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