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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1960

Page

2

Peron Aide Policemen Break Long Asylum Stay Record

Two ex dictator Juan Peron's policemen, Juan Carlos and Luis Amadeo Cardoso, set a Latin American asylum record by living five years three months in the basement of the Paraguayan Embassy in Buenos Aires. They aided Peron’s regime, were allowed visits, and kept a police guard outside, with limited movement and modest pocket money provided.

Buenos Aires Argentina Juan Peron Juan Carlos Luis Amadeo Cardoso Victor Raul Haya de la Torre Apra Party Peru Lima Haya de la Torre Cardoso Peron Moon Luis Amadeo

Live poultry market prices and offerings vary across plants

In Birmingham and Atlanta reports prices paid for broilers and fryers show wide variation. Demand remains good with steady farm prices and assorted head counts noted among plants. Prices and offerings reflect regional market activity in poultry and livestock trade.

Birmingham Ala Conta Ono Atlanta Georgia Heateres

Nashville cattle and hog market report

Cattle at Nashville 350 head, active and steady. 950 lb slaughter steer 24.00, utility and commercial bulls 17.00 to 17.75, feeder steers at 25.50, good and choice 22.50 to 35.00. Calves 150 head, steady with vealers at 30.00. Hogs 850 head, four lots listed.

Nashville, Tenn

Rental notices and lost items advertised in local paper

Classified brief lists rooms apartments houses with contact numbers, lost coin purse and ring reward, job and home care note. Entries mention addresses 216 Jackson St Danville Rd 601 Jackson St and phone prefixes EL 3 or WEL 9. Includes furnished and unfurnished rentals, and a late rent notice.

Minnie Ca

Morgan County voters face early tax deadline for 1961

Poll tax payments must be made to the tax collector by February 1 to be eligible to vote in Morgan County. The report also notes thefts of saws from a car trunk and mentions a possible trash fire at Farm Industries. New York coverage quotes Fire Commissioner Cavanagh criticizing Constellation safety and noting $75 million in damages and 49 deaths from the December blaze.

Morgan County Farm Industries Bank Street

Italians Led Foreign Workers In West Germany July 1960

In July 1960 West Germany employed 276000 foreign workers. Italians formed the largest group at 121000, followed by other nationalities. The data highlight Italy as the major source of migrant labor in that period.

West Germany

Stag's Head painting from La Pileta cave dated to Upper Palaeolithic

Early art piece believed to be the Stag's Head drawn with fingertips in the La Pileta cave near Bencajan Malaga Spain. Dated to the Upper Palaeolithic era about 30 000 to 15 000 B C.

la Pileta Bencajan Malaga Spain

Dismissals and Admissions at Decatur General Hospital

List of recent hospital activity at Decatur General includes dismissals for Patrick Edward Keeley Danny Rose Bessie Daniels Narcie Owens Carl Garrison and infant Dillard Kirk plus Janet Elkins and others. Admissions cover Clarence Allred Leon Carter Guy Braswell George Standridge Joe Henderson Marlin Cox Wiley Randolph and Allen Cole Pickens among others.

Decatur Patrick Edward Keeley 4Th Ave Danny Rose Courtland Bessie L. Daniels Athens Narcie Mae Owens Cornelian Court Apt Carl Garrison Dillard Kirk Sunset Dr Janet Elkins Enolam Blvd Clarence Allred Ferry St. NE Leon Carter Elkmont Guy A. Braswell George H. Standridge Trinity Joe A. Henderson 7Th Ave Marlin C. Cox Tanner Wiley G. Randolph State Ave Allen Cole Pickens Mt. Hope

Divorced Woman Denies Links to Crosby Kin Allegations

In Los Angeles a divorcee testified she did not know two men she was accused of intimate relations with. She also named Bing Crosby's son Dennis as the father of her illegitimate child, denying the claim in Palm Springs during February 1957.

Los Angeles Bing Crosby Dennis Palm Springs Scott

Mrs. Mose B. Swafford Dies at 59 in Cullman

Mrs. Mose B. Swafford 59 died Tuesday at her Cullman home at 10 30 a m Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p m at Spring Hill Church with interment in the adjoining cemetery Rev Gilbert Speake will officiate Survivors include five sons two daughters two brothers and two sisters

Cullman Mose B. Swafford Cullman 7 Spring Hill Church Gilbert Speake

Cullman County Obituary Notices and Social Names

A list of residents and relatives including Mrs. William M. Brooks Hance ville Mrs. John G. Hesterley Cullman Johnny asi Cullman Mrs. Georgia E. Vines Holly Mrs. Floyd Bartlett Cullman James House Cullman John J. Fowler Vinemont Dalanda Sue Smith Hanceville Master Danny Ray Stewart Sheffield D Roscoe Wilhite Hanceville Mrs Hollis M. Henry Cullman David Johnson Vinemont 1 Mrs W C Harris Crane Hill Mrs O C Stricklin Cullman Mrs Charles O York Cullman

William M. Brooks Hanceville John G. Hesterley Cullman Johnny Asi Cullman Georgia E. Vines Holly Floyd Bartlett James House John J. Fowler Vinemont Dalanda Sue Smith

Sister Rose Marie Cullman Obituary Notice

Sister Rose Marie O S B of Sacred Heart College Cullman died Tuesday at 2 30 p m and services follow at Sacred Heart Convent Thursday at 10 a m within the convent grounds

Cullman Rose Marie O.S.B Sacred Heart College Sacred Heart Convent

A H Masterson 95 Dies in Hartselle Residence

A H Masterson aged 95 of Hartselle died today at 7 30 am in Hartselle Hospital. Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 30 pm from Hartselle First Methodist Church with Rev S E Paulk and Rev C C Morton officiating. Interment in Hartselle Cemetery. Body to be taken to residence at 10 am. He was born in Lawrence County and moved to Hartselle in 1901 and worked in the local insurance business before retirement. He was a member of the First Methodist Church. Survivors include a daughter Mrs H L Burleson of Hartselle, two granddaughters and four great grandchildren.

A. H. Masterson Hartselle Hartselle First First Methodist Church H. L. Burleson

Bank Street Notices of Residents

Miss Camilla Finchum 1621 Jackson St Mrs Grady Maxwell 613 2nd Ave SW Samuel Kimbell 2001 College St Miss Gertrude Ayers 706 North William Nix 323 8th Ave NW James Boutwell 1604 5th Ave SW

Camilla Finchum Jackson St Grady Maxwell 2Nd Ave Samuel Kimbell College St Gertrude Ayers William Nix 8Th Ave James Boutwell 5Th Ave

Baugh Wiley Smith Admissions Details

Miss Venessa Naves 911 16th Ave SE, Master Gary Reed Decatur, Mrs Mae Sharp Decatur, Mrs Mary Clemons 1004 16th, Miss Emma Malone 616 3rd.

Venessa Naves 16Th Ave Gary Reed Decatur Mae Sharp Mary Clemons Emma Malone 3Rd Ave

Robot designed to recover torpedoes from deep water

A one eyed robot with a powerful claw designed by Buro Laboratories retrieves test fired torpedoes from two thousand feet beneath the water.

Buro Laboratories

Admissions List Names From Moulton Courtland and Nearby

Admission roster shows individuals from Moulton Courtland and Hillsboro including James Daily Mrs Ray Fleming Mrs Charles Nance Ford Sapp Grady Manley Linda Blaxton William Carroll Everett Stockton Mrs Harley Wilson Mrs Perry Glenn Mrs Fannie Montgomery Mrs Hadley Key Mrs Nannie Jones Mrs Minnie Stephenson James Thirkill with various numbers in parentheses.

James Daily Moulton Ray Fleming Charles Nance Mount Hope Ford Sapp Hough Speake Edgar Cartee Courtland Clyde Saint Trinity Grady Manley Linda Blaxton William A. Carroll Everett Stockton Harley Wilson Perry Glenn Fannie Montgomery Moul Hadley Key Nannie Jones Hillsboro Minnie Stephenson James Thirkill

Tractor trailer dangles from bridge after icy crash in Blairsville

A tractor-trailer jackknifed on icy Route 22 in Blairsville Pennsylvania and crashed through a bridge railing. The truck dangled over the Conemaugh River as motorists used ropes to pull the driver Kenneth Home 33 of Mount Arlington Indiana from the cab to safety.

Conemaugh River Blairsville Kenneth Home 33 Mount Arlington In. J

Wiley B McLemore obituary from Elkmont Cartwright

Wiley B McLemore age 75 of Elkmont Cartwright Community died Tuesday after an 18 month illness. Funeral at Cartwright Church of Christ with burial in Lebanon Cemetery. Survivors include wife Mary two daughters two sons and multiple relatives. Pallbearers listed. Body to lie in state at Spry. Services at the church follow viewing.

Wiley Blue McLemore Elkmont Cartwright Community Cartwright Church of Christ Lebanon Cemetery A. J. Rollins Crutcher Davis Spry Mary McLemore Joseph McLemore Alexandria Walter Ramsey Lynn Adams E. B. McLemore W. B. McLemore Chattanooga Tenn Otis Pyron

Ira L. Marion Funeral Services Announced

Funeral services for Ira L. Marion, 64, of 1013 7th Ave. SW, are set for Friday at 2 30 p.m. at Brown Chapel with burial to follow in City Cemetery.

Ira L. Marion 7Th Ave Brown Chapel

Athens Limestone Names List of Residents

A compiled roster lists residents and ages in Athens Limestone area including Timothy Smith Pamela Grubbs Etta House Clara Reef John Burton Holland Earline Chambers Shelia Lauderdale Della McMahan Edna Eves Howard Hightower Ola Fulks R C Daniel Jr Mary Powers Georgia Thomas Edward Thigpen Malone Henry Cain Mattie Clem Mildred Taylor Sandra Green Gladys Campbell Dorothy Gordon Annie Horton Marge Coleman Fannie Bates Roy Vickers John Anderson and others in surrounding locales such as Ardmore Tanner Elkmont Huntsville and Lex.

Athens-Limestone Timothy Smith Athens Pamela Jean Grubbs E. D. Dorning Etta G. House Clara Marie Reef John Burton Holland Ardmore Johnnie Clark Shelia Lauderdale Della McMahan Tanner Edna Eves Elkmont Howard L. Hightower Ola Fulks R. C. Daniel, Jr Lester Mary L. Powers Georgia H. Thomas Dorothy Gordon Huntsville Annie Francis Horton Marge Coleman Fannie Bates Roy Vickers John Anderson Ruby Mae Beavers Lex

Unclear list of Athens individuals and addresses

Fragmentary OCR shows numerous Athens residents with numeric annotations and scattered names including Cox Ivy Woods Crutcher Stewart Horton Norwood Coleman Gaston Taylor Green Ivy Newman Nelson Wingate Troupe Rogers Gordon Miller Beavers and others, plus Lexington references, no cohesive event or context.

Friend Green Athens Robert Ivy Randy Lee Newman Dorothy Nelson Elkmont Sandra Green Mae Wingate Robert A. Troupe Vee Ee Rogers William K. Gordon Huntsville Perdie Miller James Woods Maybell Wilson Pierce, Jr Chester Smith Mae Beavers Lexington

Final Yule Traffic Toll Listed At 488

CHICAGO AP The nations traffic accidents during the 78hour Christmas weekend killed 488 persons an average of one about every 10 minutes. The final toll was below the pre holiday estimate of 510 made by the National Safety Council. It was the lowest for a 3 day Christmas holiday since 149 when 413 traffic deaths were reported and compared to last years Christmas weekend total of 493 fatalities. The council said this years total compared with an expectation of as many as 350 on a non holiday weekend of comparable length at this time of year. An Associated Press survey for a 78 hour weekend period earlier this month showed 293 traffic fatalities. The council has estimated 340 persons may be killed in motor vehicle accidents during the New Year holiday weekend also a 73 hour period from 6 pm Friday to midnight Monday local time.

NEW York Edward Cavanagh Jr Constellation Naval Court of Inquiry Cavanagh Brooklyn Navy Yard Chicago National Safety Council Associated Press

U S Plane Hit by Gunfire Watching Soviet Air Drops

An unarmed U S Air Force plane on a reconnaissance mission over Laos was struck in the left engine and fuselage while observing Soviet air drops to Pathet Lao rebels near Vangvieng. Major Armand Riser and a four man crew were aboard but suffered no injuries. The fire may have come from a Soviet aircraft. the incident occurred north of Vientiane during a Lao government request.

Vientiane Laos U.S U.S. Air Saigon South Viet Nam Armand Riser Vangvieng Riser Attaahhe

Marion Dies After Long Illness At Home

Mr. Marion died Monday at 5 45 a m at his residence after a lengthy illness. Cemetery with Brown Funeral Co directing. Pallbearers named were A J Thorn hill E F Hutchinson Walter J Mittwede Clyde Murphy Sr Clyde Murphy Jr and A J Couey.

Brown Funeral Co Marion A. J. Thornhill E. F. Hutchinson Walter J. Mittwede Clyde Murphy Sr Clyde Murphy Jr A. J. Couey

Sanford C L Pete Sanford Rites Held In Danville

Funeral services for C L Pete Sanford 39 of Danville held at Johnson Chapel with Brown Funeral Co directing burial in adjoining cemetery. He died Tuesday in a Memphis hospital after two and a half weeks there. Survived by widow Martha Louise Sanford three daughters Sandra Gail Linda Ann Mary Faye Sanford all of Danville two sons Jerry Don Carl Leon Sanford also of Danville father Elmer Sanford three sisters Mrs Leonard Prater Mrs Manuel Steele Mrs Lear Bentley and three brothers Fred Hoyte Ernest all of Danville pallbearers listed.

C. L Pete) Sanford Danville Johnson Chapel Brown Funeral Co Sanford Memphis Martha Louise Sanford Sandra Gail Linda Ann Mary Faye Sanford Jerry Don Carl Leon Sanford Elmer Sanford Leonard Prater Manuel Steele Lear Bentley Hartselle Fred, Hoyte Ernest Sanford James Pounders William Tubbs Norris Haygood Ellis Beasley Luther Wallace Lewis Wallace

Hatch Hearing May Get Delay In Sam Engelhardt Case

The Hatch Act case against State Highway Director Sam Engelhardt faces potential delay as his attorney seeks a postponed hearing. Engelhardt, chairman of the State Democratic Executive Committee, is accused of political activity while handling federal highway funds. A prior injunction blocked the federal examiner, but it was dissolved and the hearing is set at the Federal Building in Montgomery.

Sam Engelhardt Engelhard Ralph Smith New York City Engelhardt Democratic Executive Committee Commission Montgomery Walter B. Jones U.S. Dist Frank M. Johnson Jr Jones Federal

One Charged After Intersection Collision In Decatur

Police investigated three traffic incidents on Tuesday. In the major crash at 4:37 p.m. at the 12th Ave and 5th St NW intersection, Exam Lile, 70, was charged with failure to yield after colliding with H V Johnson, 30, who was traveling south on 12th Ave. A 1955 Plymouth rolled from a bank lot into a parked 1959 Chevrolet on Bank St at 3:15 p.m., owner E B Ganard of Huntsville listed for the Chev. Imogene Wilson, 2012 13th St SE, owned the Plymouth. A second mishap at 3:39 p.m. on 6th Ave SE involved W C Beavers, 56, and James F Minor, 17, with Beavers driving away from a curb and Minor northbound, resulting in a crash in the 1000 block.

Decatur 12Th Ave 5Th St. NW 10Th Ave 5Th St H. V. Johnson 4Th Ave State National Bank Bank St

Whitsett and Benfield Families Welcome Newborns

Multiple local couples report births: Mr and Mrs Bearl Whitsett at Decatur General Hospital welcomed a daughter. Mr and Mrs Earl Benfield at Decatur General Hospital welcomed a son. Additional births include a daughter for Harley Wilson in Lawrence County and a son for Roy Burgess in Cullman Hospital. Mr and Mrs Hesterley in Cullman welcomed a son, and Mr and Mrs Jimmy Watson in Decatur welcomed a son at Bank Street Hospital.

Cullman Hospital Jimmy Watson Decatur 2 Bank Street Hospital

Bus Token Rate To Go Up Sunday

Decatur transit will raise its bus token rate by 6.67 percent this Sunday for the first time in years. The new rate goes from 2 tokens for 25 cents to 3 for 40 cents, a 12.5 to 13.33 cent per token rise. Adult cash fare stays at 15 cents and school fares at 10 cents. workers will receive an unnamed pay raise.

Decatur Transit W. J. Williams Williams

Morning height loss explained by spine expansion

A scientist notes that a person is taller in the morning than in the evening because 24 vertebrae yield to body weight when erect, causing the spine to spread and expand during the day and relax when lying down.

Lightships to Leave Service After Long Coastal Aid

Most small lightships that aided U.S. coastal shipping since 1820 will soon be retired from service. The decision affects vessels that marked channels and guided vessels through hazardous areas, ending an era of maritime navigation support.

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