Weather and River Readings for Decatur and Tennessee River
Friday forecasts show variable cloudiness and cool conditions with early morning fog. River Keller Memorial Bridge reading at 16.71 feet, up 0.35 in 24 hours, with other TVA lake stages listed. Saturn visible tonight near the Moon and moving to morning by March. Highs near 48, lows around 30, today and Friday.
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Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Pickwick
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wilson
Weather shifts as subzero heat remains over regions
The map shows bitter cold across the central Plateau and northern states with subzero readings in Caribou Maine Craig Colorado Delta Utah and Milwaukee Wisconsin. Light precipitation includes snow flurries in the Great Lakes and drizzle in the Southeast.
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Rockies
Upper Plains
Great Lakes States
Pennsylvania
New England
Caribou
Maine
Craig
Colo
Delta
Utah
Bismarck
N.D
Philipsburg
Indianapolis
Ind
Milwaukee
St. Mary's
Great Lakes
Washington
Florida
Tennessee
Georgia
Alabama
North Carolina
Pacific Coast
Texas
Louisiana
Carolinas
Virginia
Nation's Strength Presented To JFK
President Kennedy and top advisers met on a sunny Palm Beach patio to review defense strategy and military spending. Secretary McNamara Undersecretary Gilpatric and the Joint Chiefs attended a long session as Gen. Curtis LeMay argued to maintain Skybolt missile development funding.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Kennedy
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Roswell L. Gilpatric
Joint Chiefs of Staff
White House
Curtis E. LeMay
Air Force
Secretary of the Treasury
Douglas Dillon
The
Treasury
the Treasury
Henry Fowler
Stanley S. Surrey
Dillon
Hobe Sound
Aspen
Colo
Washington
Gen
Maxwell Taylor
Joint Chiefs
Prisoner swap voyage to Cuba nears end at Miami docking
The African Pilot carried 923 exiles from Cuba after a two day delay, delivering 1,113 liberated prisoners and Red Cross aid to Port Everglades then Miami for reunions with families. Kennedy planned talks with liberated invasion leaders while McNamara and Dillon led year end defense tax discussions.
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Morro Castle
Havana Harbor
Cuba
Red Cross
Immigration and Health Department
Port Everglades
South Florida
Miami
Castro
Dinner Key
JFK
Kennedy
Palm Beach
Nancy Rodriguez
Prisoners’ Families Committee
Alfred Boerum
Havana
Rebecca Lamas
Washington
U.S
James B. Donovan
New York
Choe
James Thomas Lipsey 80 Hartselle Dies. Rites Friday
James Thomas Lipsey of Hartselle died Wednesday at 1 35 p m in Decatur Rest Home He is survived by his daughter Mrs Eunice Kingsley of California 25 grandchildren 31 great grandchildren six step grandchildren and three daughters in law Funeral services set for Friday at 2 30 p m from New Friendship Baptist Church with burial in the adjoining cemetery Peck directing Pallbearers named John C Mc Gee William Lipsey James Edward Lipsey Wallace Lipsey Johnny Lipsey and David Lipsey
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Hartselle
James Thomas Lipsey
Decatur Rest Home
New Friendship Baptist Church
Peck
Eunice Kingsley
California
John C. McGee
William Lipsey
James Edward Lipsey
Wallace Lipsey
Johhny Lipsey
David Lipsey
Mrs Eleanor Gould Lawrence 98 Dies in Decatur
Mrs Eleanor Gould Lawrence 98 of Decatur died Wednesday. The body will be shipped to Baltimore for funeral arrangements to be announced later. Survivors include five daughters Mrs Eleanor Baldwin Helen S Lippincott Mrs H H George Mrs Howard C Johnson Mrs Esther L Schultheiz four sons Frank Edward Gordon Carol W and a sister Mrs Edward Richardson and a brother Frank Gould.
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Eleanor Gould Lawrence
Decatur
Baltimore
Eleanor Baldwin
West Virginia
Helen S. Lippincott
H. H. George
Milton, Pa
Howard C. Johnson
Esther L. Schultheiz
Frank
Edward
New York
Gordon
Carol W
Edward Richardson
Frank Gould
Ohio
Thomas Engle Jr funeral set in Norman Oklahoma
Funeral services for Thomas Engle Jr 38 who died Sunday in Norman Oklahoma will be held today in Norman Survivors include his widow Jodie Engle a son and parents Thomas J Engle Decatur three sisters and a brother Donnie Engle Sheffield He was a former resident of Austinville
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Thomas Engle, Jr
Norman
Okla
Jodie Engle
Thomas J. Engle
Decatur
Fred Stipe
Bill Duke Decatur
Charles Maples
Sheffield
Donnie Engle
Austinville
Births at local clinics and hospital this week
Mr and Mrs Lindsey Hughes Somerville welcome a son Wednesday at Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic. Mr and Mrs Thurmond Garrett Decatur 2 announce a daughter Wednesday at Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic. Mr and Mrs Charles R Jeffreys 1008 6th Ave SW report a son Wednesday at Decatur General Hospital. The Caspian Sea in the Soviet Union is nearly four times the size of Lake Superior.
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Lindsey Hughes
Somerville
A. Son
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Clinic
Thurmond Garrett
Decatur 2
Charles R. Jeffreys
6Th Ave
Decatur General Hospital
Caspian Sea
Soviet Union
Lake Superior
Gas Refund Sent To City Gas Department
A refund totaling 198062.83 dollars was issued to Garner Pride and the City Gas Department plus 383129.838 and 19354.71 dollars to Athens and Hartselle gas firms. The refunds cover reduced rates from July 1957 to Sept 30 1962 ordered by the Federal Power Commission with three rate increase cases in that period. The Municipal Utilities Board and City Commission will determine disposition at upcoming meetings. Earlier this year another refund of 141000 dollars was paid from disallowed rate increases.
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Wesnesday
Alabama-Tennessee Natural Gas Co
Tennessee Gas Transmission Co
Houston
Athens
Hartselle
Texas
Alabama-Tennessee
Federal Power Commission
FPC
Pride
Municipal Utilities Board
City Commission
Local Hospital List of Patients in Cullman Area
Miss Shelia Veal Cullman. Mrs Grace Luker Arley. Robert Albright Cullman. Mrs Harold Dinglar Vinemont. Mrs Virginia Barber Vinemont. Jessie Smith Cullman. Homer Heatherly Cullman. Mrs Grace Honaker Cullman.
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Shelia Veal
Cullman
Grace Luker
Arley
Robert Albright
Harold Dinglar
Vinemont
Virginia Barber
Jessie Smith
Homer Heatherly
Grace Honaker
Europe Snowbound Across Continent Amid Cold Wave
The report details snow and freezing conditions from the Far North to the Mediterranean. Two people die in northern Portugal as European cities face heavy snow, iced runways, and disrupted transport. Italy endures record cold with 31 below zero in the Alps area. Britain sees spreading snow and impassable hill roads. Oslo remains freezing. Hammerfest enjoys mild weather while some blame distant Soviet nuclear tests. Heavy rain near Gibraltar causes structural damage and at least 100 houses collapse in Algeciras.
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Denmark
Paris
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Oslo
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Hammerfest
Nome
Alaska
Britain
Scotland
London
Algeciras
Gibraltar
83rd Again Seeks Lost Members Reunion Set in Indianapolis
The 83rd Infantry Division known as the Thunderbolt seeks about 30 000 former members not contacted since World War II. The 17th annual reunion will be held at the Hotel Claypool in Indianapolis August 15 16 and 17 with contact urged to national secretary Harry Lockwood 43 Oakland Ave Jersey City N J.
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83Rd
Thunderbolt
Alabama
Indianapolis
Ind
Hotel Claypool
Harry Lockwood
Oakland Ave
Jersey City
N.J
Dismissals and Listings From Athens and Nearby Areas
A compiled list of names with associated places from Athens and surrounding towns, noting dismissals and several entries with multiple classifications. Individuals include Jane Ingram Rogersville and Curtis Ray Moore Jr in Athens, with other residents in Ruston, Decatur, Decatur, Madison, and New York among repeated mentions and classifications.
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Jane Ingram
Rogersville
Timmy Glenn Foster
Athens
Helen Berrette
Curtis Ray Moore, Jr
Lela Garner
John Pawar
New York
Zink Pollitz
Larry Curry
James W. Patterson
Ruston
Local Social Notices Listing Residents and Addresses
Miss Shirley Powell and others listed with multiple street addresses in SE SW Decatur Hollis Morrow Painesville Ohio and St Ave segments. Includes Miss Katherine Powell Miss Charlotte Joseph and Master Robert Chandler with urban names and ages.
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Shirley Powell
17Th Ave
Loretta Cathren
Austin St
Minnie Hill
Danville
Billy Johnson
11Th Ave
Katherine Powell
Decatur
Charlotte Joseph
Robert Chandler
Clearview St
Dismissals List Names and Addresses Appears in Notice
A roster of individuals including Charles R. Aday Clarence Aston and Mrs. Wordie H Marsh appears with addresses in Jackson SE Moulton Decatur Elkmont Paradise and other Alabama localities. The short item ends with the word Dismissals.
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Charles R. Aday
Jackson St
Clarence Aston
Moulton
Wordie H.marsh
Courtland
Charles R. Jeffreys
6Th Ave
G. O. Hudson
Elkmont
Sterling L. Nichols
D. E. Tarpley
Paradise Trailer Court
James C. White
Decatur
Wall Street Week Ends Mixed as Yearend Rally Slows
The market drifted lower late in the day with light volume about 3.8 million shares. Gains and losses were small with Twin Industries up after Isbrandtsen Co offered to buy 25 percent at 11 dollars a share, while IBM and several automakers fell or edged up slightly.
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New York
Twin Industries
Isbrandtsen Co
IBM
Sears Roebuck
Amerada
Ford
Motors
Chrysler
General Motors
Allied Chemical
du Pont
Douglas Aircraft
American Home Products
U.S. Rubber
Kennecott
Texaco
American
JFK Castrol Castro tops 1962 foreign affairs newsmaker list
The year’s top foreign affairs newsmaker is Fidel Castro for his actions in Cuba and clashes with the United States and the Soviet Union. Other winners include Dr. Frances Kelsey for thalidomide safety, Billie Sol Estes on financial collapse, and Jacqueline Kennedy as woman newsmaker for 1962.
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Cuba
America
Russia
Anastas Mikoyan
Castro
U.N
U Thant
Latin America
U.S
Guantanamo
Frances Kelsey
Billie Sol Estes
Arthur Goldberg
Pope
John XXIII
Sonny Liston
Marilyn Monroe
John Steinbeck
Jacqueline Kennedy
Food and Drug Administration
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Estes
Everbusy Goldberg
Kennedy
Chicago
Supreme Court
Market Report on Pulpwood and Farm Commodities
Pulpwood listed at 15 percent per cord and prices for corn, oats, wheat, soybeans, barley, and milo noted. Cattle and calves describe a bulk supply with steer and heifer ranges from 25.00 to 37.50, feeder steers 25.50, hogs active with mixed 200-250 lb at 16.75-17.00 and sows 12.50-13.50, dealers scarce with strong to mostly higher tones.
Death notices of James Tatum Sarah Walker Orr and Vera Gibson
Funeral services for James Tatum of 106 Maple St SE Decatur will be announced by Reynolds Funeral Home. Sarah Walker Orr died Tuesday at 10 15 p m at her sister's home in Birmingham with services Saturday at 1 30 p m at First Baptist Church Hartselle and burial in Hartselle Cemetery, Reynolds Funeral Home in charge. Vera Gibson of Hartselle is survived by two brothers the Rev A R Ratliff Huntsville Charlie Ratliff Hart selle two sisters Roxie Pinkard and Clara Ratliff Birmingham two grandchildren two great grandchildren and other relatives.
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James Tatum
Maple St. SE
Decatur
Reynolds Funeral Home
Sarah Walker Orr
Birming
First Baptist Church
Hartselle
Vera Gibson
A. R. Ratliff
Huntsville
Charlie Ratliff
Roxie Pinkard
Clara Ratliff
Birmingham
Probation Denied in Several Morgan County Hearings
Circuit Judge James Bloodworth presided as probation was denied for Coy Fortenberry 24 of Addison and for Nancy Moon 19 of Huntsville. Fortenberry received a year and a day for burglary and a year and day in two forgery cases. Ernest Thompson’s case on selling mortgaged property was continued. Moon’s probation revocation was taken under advisement. Bates 34 withdrew his probation request and was sentenced to 18 months in prison.
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James Bloodworth
Bloodworth
Coy Fortenberry
Addison 1
Lawrence County
Morgan County
Ernest Thompson
Nancy Moon
Huntsville
Madison County
John H. Bates
Court of Appeals
Morgan County Circuit Court
Camp Robbery Probe in Limestone County
Limestone County sheriff probes break in at Ted Down’s Sugar Creek camp. Sheriff Clyde Ennis says a reward is offered. Christmas night entry reported. rifle mounted horns radio and other items missing.
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Athens
Limestone County Sheriff's Force
Ted Down
Sugar Creek
Clyde Ennis
Down
Athens man sent to Kilby Prison in Montgomery
Charles Hastings of Elkmont was transferred from Limestone County Jail to Kilby Prison after a three and a half year sentence for forgery. The state transfer occurred Wednesday aboard a transfer bus.
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Athens
Charles Hastings
Elkmont
Limestone County
Kilby
Montgomery
Hastings
Georgetown Described as Once Thriving Northwest Washington District
The passage recalls Georgetown as a once thriving namet able section of northwest Washington D C. The text highlights its historical prominence before changes altered its status and identity.
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Georgetown
Washington, D. C
Broilers and Fryers Market Reports Mixed Across Regions
Birmingham AP market notes show live supplies still tight with light demand in some types and heavy type scarce at farms. Farm quotations rise by one cent, while f.o.b. plant prices and lighter farm offerings vary, with incomplete local details on Lo.b. plants and freight implications.
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Birmingham
Broilers & Fryers
f.O.b
Lo.b
Livestock Report From Nashville Tennessee
Nashville Tennessee AP notes cattle and calves count around 150 head with bulk cattle supply modest. market activity described as moss, indicating subdued trade and steady prices for cattle and calves in the region.
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Livestock
Nashville Tenn
Moss
Early US customs duties and public land sales described in market report
In Thomasville Georgia a market summary covers hog receipts and cattle sales. It notes steady tone with some weekly variations across Albany Columbus Moultrie and Dothan as hogs and cattle move into 16 to 18 dollar ranges for typical 180 to 270 pound hogs and 490 pound steers.
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Thomasville
Albany
Columbus
Moultrie
Gac
Dothan
Jacksonville
Fla
Eggs Prices Rise as Supplies Remain Tight
Birmingham AP reports egg markets show short supplies across all sizes with demand fair to good. Prices to retailers up to 9:30 a.m. include store door delivery cartons and minimum one case sales, direct producer sales nearby. Grade A white large 44-50 cents, mediums 37-43, small 35.
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Birmingham
Cotton futures edge up amid mixed New York session
New York cotton futures opened steady to modestly higher with Mar at 24.70 and May at 34.83 as traders note slight gains across the board. Prices show a cautious start in a volatily market while reports list various rentals and sales among local notices including Hardwick Apartments and a 1502 1st Ave dwelling.
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New York
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