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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1961

Page

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Local Permits and Public Notices From City Clerk

Building permits issued include J and M Sign Co for a new sign on Highway 31 at 1600 dollars Emmett Roan for electric service at 1915 8th St SE 300 dollars and J W Cooper for a new residence at 2508 Stratford Rd SE 15000 dollars Recorder docket lists charges including public drunkenness speeding disregarding red light and more Sheriff logs report two public drunkenness arrests and one highway intoxication incident Harold Dodson and Alta Barkley drivers in a 6 30 p m Thursday crash at Kroger lot Grass fire reported on 1100 block of Sth Ave SE Fire log notes Decatur Curb Market sale items and hours Wheeler Basin Library and bookmobile closed Saturday Monday Tuesday Mr and Mrs Elbert Weaver travel to Whitmire South Carolina to visit relatives with James Abrams and Dr Salmen family of St Paul Minn continued.

J & M Sign Co Highway 31 Emmett Roan Change 8Th St. SE J. W. Cooper Stratford Rd Harold C. Dodson Oak St Alta Barkley 2Nd Ave Kroger Dodson Barkley Elbert Weaver Whitmire S. C James H. Abrams Mr. Abrams J. J. Salmen Salmen St. Paul, Minn

Deadline Set For Tshombe In Katanga Unification

Premier Adoula warns Katanga must honor the eight point agreement by next Wednesday or face action. Tshombe says ratification by his Cabinet and Assembly will take at least 10 days. U.N. involvement and force are expected to enforce the accord to place Katanga forces under Kasavubu and curb mercenary influence.

Peter Grose Leopoldville The Tshombe Elisabethville U. N Congo Joseph Ileo Ileo U.N Kitona Adoula Ralph Bunche Katanga Joseph Kasavubu United Nations

Hope Mounts For U N Future

Adlai Stevenson, US delegate to the United Nations, urged confidence in the UN amid life and death test questions this year. He cited Congo, China, and the secretary-general vacancy as solvable while warning that Asian and African support for India’s Goa action risks chaos and disintegration of the UN.

Tom Hoge United Nations N.Y U.N Adlai Stevenson Stevenson U.S World Organization Dag Hammarskjold China Congo India Goa Security Council

Oklahoma Lt Gov Apologizes Over Mispronounced Name

Norman Oklahoma Lt Gov George Nigh apologized after mispronouncing Dr Cedomir M Shepcevich name and said he did not work on the matter because he was told the person was not a registered voter.

Norman, Okla George Nigh Cedomir M. Shepcevich

The Question of God and Russia in Prophecy

The answer notes earth as Satan's domain and that tyranny will rise until Christ returns. It explains atheistic Soviet leadership cannot claim God is on their side and cites Kazakhstan crop failures as a possible famine omen. It concludes God will write history and Khrushchev cannot end it.

Russia H.H.S Satan Jesus Christ Kazakhstan Ussr

Fall In Fireplace Apparent Cause Of Limestone Death

ATHENS Will Taylor 70 fatally burned Thursday night after evidently falling into a fireplace at his Piney Chapel home. Coroner M W Evans ruled the death accidental after autopsy. Taylor, a bachelor, lived alone. Neighbors reported lights remained on past 11 pm and found him partly in the fireplace. Evans noted extensive burns. house not damaged. Funeral arrangements by Spry Funeral Home. Survived by brother Tom Taylor Athens and sister Mrs Dora LeCroix Memphis plus nieces and nephews.

Athens Will Taylor Athens 1 M. W Buddy” Evans Taylor Piney Chapel Hank Kleiber Kleiber Evans Spry Funeral Home Tom Taylor Dora LeCroix Memphis

Elder Kennedy Listed Better After Stroke

Cardinal Cushing visited Joseph P. Kennedy in West Palm Beach and reported that the President's father, 73, is much improved and has spoken. Kennedy, partly paralyzed by a brain blood clot, told the cardinal he knew he is going to be all right.

West Palm Beach Fila Richard Cardinal Cushing Joseph P. Kennedy Kennedy Boston Great Britain

Bowman Driver Shot Near Cullman While Convoy Speeds On

A Bowman Transportation Co truck driver Wendell Human was shot on U.S. 278 inside Cullman limits. He was hospitalized in serious but not critical condition. A relief driver gained control and stopped the vehicle. Warrants for assault with intent to murder were issued against A. J. Wharton and Avery McIntyre. FBI and state investigators joined police, sheriff, and other agencies.

Cullman Bowman Transportation Co Here 8. B. Moyer Wendell Human Oak Ridge, Tenn U.S. 278 Cullman Hospital Moyer FBI Ellis Brown Gadsden Ala Bobby Martin Leath Brown A. J. Wharton Avery McIntyre Chattanooga Struck Bowman Piedmont North Alabama Joe Hodge

Nike Zeus Test Held A Success

The Army reports Nike Zeus, America’s advanced anti-missile system, tracked and intercepted a target December 14 at White Sands New Mexico. The test included the longest flight yet from Point Mugu California and the first launch from Kwajalein Island in the South Pacific.

U.S White Sands N.M Washington Army New Mexico Point Mugu Calif Kwajalein Island South Pacific

Kennedy Macmillan plan new steps on Berlin and Congo

President Kennedy and Prime Minister Macmillan voiced agreement on further moves in the Berlin crisis and Congo situation after five hours of talks in Bermuda. They reviewed Soviet nuclear tests and debated paths toward Moscow including possible foreign ministers talks and an East West summit.

Whitney Shoemaker Hamilton Bermuda Kennedy Macmillan Berlin Congo Western Alliance Palm Beach Fla White House Pierre Salinger Moscow Paris U.S Llewellyn Thompson Andrei A. Gromyko Charles de Gaulle de Gaulle Salinger United States Cyrille Adoula Leopoldville Moise Tshombe Katanga United United Nations Britain Julian Gascoigne Seph P. Kennedy

Peace and Unity Seen as Greatest Yule Gift for Veterans

AP reports that peace and family unity define Christmas for millions of veterans. They recall wartime Christmases far from home, feeling gratitude for return home while questioning why some did not survive and recalling letters, meals, and shared camaraderie in fox holes.

New York

Last minute gifts for the home from 99c et Robinson's

Bargain shoppers rush for home gifts at 99c et Robinson's as free parking eases last minute shopping. Store highlights include affordable decor and seasonal essentials attracting crowd and staff support.

99C Robinson's

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JFK Recorder Sheriff's Force Sth Ave. SE Decatur 1St Ave Grant St Wheeler Basin Regional Library Hodge Teamsters Union Teamsters Nike Zeus Father Belgium Pacific Korea By Ken Reynolda
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