Local notes and business updates from Decatur area
Bank Street Merchants Assn. will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Frosts visiting family in McEwen Tennessee. Barbara and Patricia Pence accompanying home. Wells family from Huntsville visiting Otte and Minnie Wells. Lott Motor Co. omitted in Decatur Independent Auto Dealers ad. will close for Christmas and New Year. Lee Luker hospitalized at Decatur General. Cecil Simmons reports a hit on his car from a driveway incident. City docket lists 12 cases including intoxicated on public street and other violations. DIARY on Page 2.
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Decatur Independent Auto Dealers Assn
Lott Motor Company
Lott Motor Co
City Recorder
Five Story Meriden Fire Kills Mother and Four Children
A flash fire swept a five story downtown Meriden apartment building killing a mother and four of her children last night. An injured child remains in critical condition while the husband and the 20 year old son were overcome by smoke. An uncle was badly hurt leaping from a window as firemen arrived. In Jakarta, Indonesia tensions rise as army revolt implications threaten Premier Ali Sastroamidjojo's government.
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Meriden
Conn
Weather and River Summary for Decatur and Vicinity
Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning 16.77 feet, up 0.35 feet in 24 hours. Sea level reading 551.07 feet. 8:30 a.m. 42 degrees, 11 a.m. 42. Rain 0.13 inches in 24 hours. Forecast mostly cloudy and colder, clearing tonight. Fair and cool Christmas Day. Winds NW 10 to 15 mph. High today 50, low tonight 30, high Tuesday 52. Waterfowl shooting times Tue 6:24 a.m. to 4:12 p.m. and Wed 6:24 a.m. to 4:13 p.m.
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Tennessee
Keller Memorial Bridge
Rains Twisters Hit Alabama Weekend Weather Turbulence
Flooding rains and weekend tornadoes battered Central and South Alabama with six inch totals near Montgomery. Farmers were urged to move livestock to lowlands along the Coosa Tallapoosa Cahaba and Alabama Rivers as streams were set to rise first half of the week. Twisters touched Mt Meigs Ft Deposit Monroe County Excel and Burnt Corn.
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Alabama
Central
South Alabama
Montgomery
Coosa
Tallapoosa
Cahaba
Mt. Meigs
Ft. Deposit
Monroe County
Excel
Burnt Corn
Florida Negroes Sit Front Seats in Tallahassee Bus Demonstration
Negroes began seating themselves at the front of some Tallahassee buses with no disturbances. The boycott ended as buses emptied and incidents were unlikely. Leaders urged restraint and no violence. Also reports from Decatur and Hartselle hospitals noted injuries and recoveries, while Alabama Highway Patrol warned holiday travel dangers.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Tallahessee
Florida State University
Florida A.&m. University
Fireworks Blast Kills Six in Naples Shop Collapse
A Christmas fireworks explosion near Naples destroyed a ground floor shop and upper apartments. Five children and an elderly grandmother died, with three others gravely injured.
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Naples
GOOD The Cotton Situation Aims at Farm Reform
Francis M. Lemay argues the South can fix farm problems by boosting local food production. He notes many southern farms fail economically while the region imports millions in food, with around 150000 farm units vanishing yearly and 90 percent of old cotton belt farms being small. He urges halting liquidation and growing regional self sufficiency.
Area reports few holiday traffic injuries and minor mishaps
Three injuries reported Saturday in the four county area remained non serious. Hazardous road conditions contributed to several minor mishaps as officials noted persistent travel hazards. Rodney Boutwell is identified as the four year old son of Mr. and Mrs. R T Boutwell.
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Decatur General Hospital
4Th Ave
Decatur
Flossie Pate
Deer Springs
Hartselle Hospital
David
Highway Patrol
Alabama Highway Patrol
Rodney Boutwell
R. T. Boutwell
Jesus Christ
Santa Claus
Lord
Nancy Black
Roy Black
Danville Rd
Randy Jones
Herschel Jones
8Th Ave. SE
Billie Marie Johnson
W. J. Johnson
9Th St
Billy Smith
Christmas Weekend Auto Accidents Claim Four Lives in Alabama
Alabama traffic fatalities rose as storms made highways hazardous with four people killed in auto accidents during Christmas weekend. Two non traffic deaths followed: a California visitor shot during a hunt and an elderly Birmingham woman who died in a house fire.
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Associated Press
Alabama
California
Birmingham
King urges nonprotest route after bus rights win
Montgomery leaders say schools and public recreation may be targets for renewed action after integrated bus service. Rev. M. L. King Jr. notes mass meetings continue and urges conciliatory steps while warning protests risk lingering segregation. He cites recreation access as a next goal for the Montgomery Improvement Association.
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King
Montgomery
M. L. King Jr
Montgomery Improvement Assn
Texas Mavericks Lead Patrol In Wild Chase
Six Texas jail breakers who robbed a motel and wounded a state trooper led authorities on a wild chase across roads, boats, and helicopters before capture in Dover Tennessee. The fugitives escaped from Georgetown jail Friday after slugging a jailer and added multiple robberies to their flight toward New York.
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Texas ‘Mavericks
Dover
Tenn
Texas
Georgetown
Tex
New York
Auto Plunges Into River In drunken wreck at Ferry Street
Athens man Jimmy R. Harrison Jr. allegedly intoxicated drove a 1956 Mercury off Ferry Street late Saturday night plunging 50 feet into the Tennessee River. He was pulled from four feet of water by nearby teens and charged with driving while intoxicated.
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Athens
Decatur
Ferry Street
Tennessee River
Jimmy R. Harrison, Jr
Clayton Smith
10Th Ave
W. P. Baugh
Harrison
Mercury
Dr. Baugh
Tennessee
Lonnie Pettey
Jack Hill
Dexter Hill
Shannon Turney
Gene Hill
Tommy Robbins
Young Cyclists Slightly Injured In City Accident
Two Decatur youngsters aged 13 and something were injured when a 1953 Harley Davidon motorbike collided with a northbound 1955 Pontiac at the 16th Ave SE and Beech St SE intersection at 10 15 p m. The riders were Eugene Shadd and Charles Wright both of 911 19th Ave SE.
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Decatur
16Th Ave. SE
Beech St. SE
Eugene Shadd
Charles Wright
19Th Ave. SE
Shadd
Wright
Ova Ha
Christmas Message From Faiths United Across Denominations
A Christmas message from John M. Horgan and religious leaders emphasizes Christmas as a universal, social holiday beyond parochial bounds. It celebrates God's love, the birth of Jesus, and urges all to open their hearts, despite Bethlehem’s lack of room for the Saviour.
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Max Rais
Bethlehem
John M. Horgan
Son of God
See Horgan
Christ
Jesus
Judea
God
Stephenson
Christmas Across Borders Amid Iron Curtain Echoes
Across the globe the Christmas spirit touched many lives. In Jerusalem Palestinians crossed barriers to Bethlehem while JuDean shepherds kept old Christmas rituals, though mines loom. In Korea American troops gave aid to 4000 orphans as the 24th Division distributed gifts.
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Associated Press
Christendom
Hungary
Israel
Jordan
Jerusalem
Bethlehem
Judean
Jesus
South Korea
Yule Tree Fire Claims Six At Doctors Hospital
Six people died and seven were in critical condition after a hospital fire sparked by a shorted Christmas tree light chain at Doctors Hospital in Minneapolis. Heavy smoke filled the lobby as a baby in an incubator was rescued but died later from a congenital heart condition. The blaze, caused by defective wiring, surged via a funnel like stairway in the 44 year old 125 bed center.
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Minneapolis
Doctors Hospital
Yule
Bartee Rites Today For Decatur Man Charles B Bartee
Funeral services for Charles Burton Bartee of Decatur were held today at 2 30 p m from Browns Chapel with the Rev Minar Triplett and the Rev Richard Rouquie officiating. Interment followed in City Cemetery. Survived by wife Maude S Bartee a sister Ruth B Blackwood an aunt Mrs J W Cary and many nieces and nephews Active pallbearers were Lowe Bible Class members W E Curry David White Raymond Pepper Allison Smith Bob Durham and Frank Stone Honorary pallbearers were Lowe Bible Class members.
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Charles Burton Bartee
Oak St. NE
Decatur
Decatur General Hospital
Browns Chapel
Minar Triplett
Richard Rouquie
City Cemetery
Maude S. Bartee
Ruth B. Blackwood
J. W. Cary
Lowe Bible
W. E. Curry
David White
Raymond Pepper
Allison Smith
Bob Durham
Frank Stone
Lowe Bible 5S
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Bank St. Merchants Assn
B. C. Frost
Ralph Pence
McEwen, Tenn
Barbara
Patricia Pence
Marvin Wells
Huntsville
S. F. Otte
Minnie Wells
Lee Luker
Cecil Simmons
610Th Ave
Jakarta
Indonesia
Ali Sastroamidjojo
Sumatra
Decatur and Vicinity
Buckley
THE
Florida
South
Francis M. Lemay
Washington
Groesbeck
Rabbi Max Raisin
Temple
B'nai Israel
Florence
St. Ann’s Catholic Church
W. K. Stephenson
First Baptist Church
West
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