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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1960
Page
2
A American Heart Association statement warns fats and cholesterol may influence heart attack and stroke risk but offers no guarantees. It urges moderating total fat intake, favoring unsaturated fats, and seeking medical advice before drastic changes while noting foundational health needs.
Butler reports a wreck on highways 69 and 31 injuring three people. Miss Stiefelmeyer suffered head and leg injuries, Mrs. Lee head and back injuries and shock, none in critical condition. Mrs. Jewell Bagwell also hospitalized but treated. the Volkswagen and Chevrolet damage estimated at 800 and 600 dollars.
A towering column of smoke rose from a building after a fire. Witnesses, including Tanner, noted uncertainty about the cause. The Home Demonstration Club offered their hall for classes, while onlookers crowded nearby, some perched on stones to watch the blaze.
Organizing unit of Toastmistress International to meet Monday at 7 p.m. in City Electric Auditorium. Maynard Layman to speak to Decatur Lions Club at noon Tuesday at Hotel Lyons on Federal Investment in Community Betterment. Mrs Paul Russell travels to Oskaloosa after mother C A Reynolds death. burial in Oskaloosa. Huntsville police report drivers involved in two traffic mishaps on Moulton and Holly Streets with no serious injuries.
About 60 African American pickets demonstrated outside Augusta National Golf Club while President Eisenhower played golf there. White House aides said Eisenhower was unaware of the protest and would not comment. Pickets included Paine College faculty members. no entry attempts occurred and Secret Service noted no appointments.
In Huntsville Alabama Senator John Sparkman says he is in line for the chairmanship of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee if Kennedy elevates Fulbright to a cabinet post. Sparkman comments that they will have to wait and see on Fulbright’s cabinet status.
Mr and Mrs A J Rainey Cullman 3 report a daughter born December 8 at Cullman Hospital. Mr and Mrs Wayne Chandler Cullman 5 announce a daughter born December 8 at home. Mr and Mrs Robert Gleason 1010 8th Ave SW report a son born Friday at Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic and Hospital. Mr and Mrs Joe Bennick Hartselle announce a daughter born Saturday at Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic and Hospital.
Five crewmen who parachuted from a B52 bomber crashed near Barre Vermont were found safe Saturday as more than 300 searchers scoured Adirondack woodlands near Schroon Lake and Crown Point for the remaining three crew members. The bomber originated from Westover Air Force Base Massachusetts and went down Friday night in flames about 100 miles from the rescues.
A partial hospital notice lists Wanda Gilbert Frank Williams Minnie Kennemer Jeanie Braley Oscar Kimbrough Kathleen Gladden and Jerry Wayne Lamar among Athens patients with several entries marked by numbers. The document reads as a community health roster with names and locations centered on Athens.
W S Letson age 74 died at 1 15 p m Saturday in Lawrence County Hospital Funeral arrangements by Elliott Brown Service to be announced later
A fragment describes ancient Rome listing 2,000 firemen split into seven companies. The garbled text hints at organized firefighting in the city with structured units and grouped ranks, but details remain unclear.
A compiled Cullman area list shows admissions: Mrs. Wayne A. Chandler Mrs. William M. Estes Mrs. Raymond Thron Mrs. Lee Macon Mrs. Joe E. Gammon and dismissals: Mrs. Leon Harris Mrs. James M. Cox Mrs. Ed Sims Catherine C. Meand with associated client counts and locations in Cullman and Hanceville.
Miss Annie Young aged at 713 Washington Street Athens Mrs Levi Smith of 1611 16th Avenue SE and Mrs Charles Berryhill of 1019 8th Avenue SW are listed in the Bank Street admissions notice.
A list of residents noting newborns and parents or guardians including Crystal Dawn born to Otto Piper and infant daughter at 2263 David Warren Osborne and Lisa Virginia to Marion P. Hamilton at 508 Oak Street NE along with several other infants and family references across Decatur addresses.
Kennedy and Dillon discuss foreign trade policies and security programs as the president elect narrows choices for a new administration. Donnelly says no offer has been made to Dillon. McNamara and Goldberg named as possible defense and labor secretaries. Neustadt named formal transition consultant through February.
A partial roster lists multiple individuals with addresses in Dallas Decatur Hartselle Arab and related communities. Names include Master Dallas Rogers Thomas Bennich Everett Grantland Mrs Ruby Russell Mrs Margaret Shoemaker Mrs Margaret Patton Willis Baker Mrs Alma Watson among others with various street addresses.
A fragmented local notice lists St. Millard Beck 710 8th St SW master Ted Whittington 614 Carridale St SW Freddie Sutton 917 18th Ave SE and others including infant Terry Joyce Hart selle Mrs Jimmy Entrekin, Master Wayne Barrett 6th, Mrs Mable Jones 1315 9th Hart selle and Mrs Mary Ellen Couey Hart selle with various dates.
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