Bowls Top TV For Weekend
New York AP previews the 1962 television horizon with dreamers, schedules, and cross-channel lineups. It notes changes in reporter roles and star power, plus recommended weekend viewings from Dinah Shore to Meet the Press and major college bowls and NFL games.
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New York
Toody
Muldoon
Brand X
Chet Huntley
David
Perry Mason
Bar Association
Hope and Company
Matt Dillon
Kildare
Casey
Gillespie
Zorba
Mitch Miller
Wayne King
Ed Sullivan
Howard K. Smith
Mike
ABC
Jim Hagerty
Smith
CBS
Hagerty
Dinah Shore
NBC
Ginger Rogers
Nat King Cole
George Burns
Montgomery
Hindu Forecasters Predict World End Nonsense Says Hayden Official
Hayden Planetarium assistant astronomer James S. Pickering calls Hindu astrologers warnings of doom in February nonsense. He notes a rare grouping of Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn with sun and moon near Capricorn, a cycle about once a century, not a sign of catastrophe.
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Andrew Meisels
New York
Hayden Planetarium
James S. Pickering
Planetarium
Pickering
Capricorn
India
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Christmas Guests and Local News from Lawrence County
Lawrence County residents share Christmas visits with relatives from Birmingham Decatur and Danville. Families travel to stay with kin as James Speake and Long family host parish after church events. Billie Joe Alexander returns to Washington DC with sons. Hospital illness reported for Mrs. Owens and Mrs. Wiley. Hogan families in Birmingham for medical matters.
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Lawrence Kelsoe
Arthur Lee
Birmingham
Ferguson
Paul Terry
Decatur
James Thomlinson
Don
John
Danville
James J. Speake
Clinton
Tenn
Charles Speake
James
Long
Methodist Church
Albert Owens
W. O. Wiley
Hartselle Hospital
C. A. Hogan
Wayne Hogan
Negro Woman Dies in Tuscumbia House Fire
TUSCUMBIA Alabama AP Mollie Malone a Negro woman in her 60s died in a small house fire near Tuscumbia on Thursday. Coroner James Mays said the blaze apparently started from an ashtray on a chair.
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Tuscumbia
Ala
Mollie Malone
James Mays
Dorothy Dix Advises on Marriage and Boundaries
Dorothy Dix counsels Worried Mother to urge daughter to prioritize marriage duties and forgiveness. Readers are advised to guide by example, demand concessions from both spouses, and consider her leaflet A Successful Marriage for guidance. Also included are responses to readers about education, social status, and choosing a trustworthy partner. Dorothy Dix column ends with a note that Dorothy Dix is a registered trademark.
Forty one in area to be called to army duty
Alabama selective service director Walter M. Thompson says forty one men from a four county area will be called for active duty in January toward Alabama's quota of four hundred. The group includes volunteers registrants and those in class IA unclear ages. County breakdown shows Cullman thirteen, Lawrence twelve, Limestone one, Morgan fourteen.
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Alabama Selective Service
Walter M. Thompson
Thompeta
Alabama
Thompson
Cullman County
Lawrence
Limestone County
Morgan County
Three Area Men Among 20 Paroled By Pardon Board
Alabama State Pardon and Parole Board freed 20 prisoners this week including three area residents. Richard Buddy Wilson of Morgan County was jailed for three years six months on three burglary counts. Etoy Jones of Limestone County received one year six months on a second degree burglary. J B Dawson was sentenced December 27 to two years six months and one day for a second degree burglary.
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Alabama
State
Richard Buddy Wilson
Morgan County
Etoy Jones
Limestone
J. B. Dawson
Limestone County Community Notes and Local Visits
Mrs J B Baby in Limestone County area reports line items about minor surgery at Athens Limestone Hospital. The Limestone Fifth Sunday Hymnal Singing is set for Sunday at 2 p m at the Baptist Church. Local residents Mr and Mrs Larry Burks visited family in Shelbyville Tennessee. Jack Buckner attended church after illness. F T Hobson moved to a new home. George Hovis of Toney 2 is hospitalized at Athens Limestone Hospital. Rev Eugene Abernathy and Graceville Florida visitors were in church midweek.
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Cliff Kemp
Athens-Limestone
Limestone
Baptist Church
Larry Burks
Athens-Limestone Hospital
Eugene Abernathy
Graceville
Fla
Depth of Dead Sea Across Israel and Jordan
The Dead Sea lies partly in Israel and mostly in Jordan and sits 1292 feet below sea level.
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Dead Sea
Israel
Jordan
Community Socials and Birth Announcements from Morgan County
A Morgan County page details a Methodist Youth Fellowship party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Francis with many youths enjoying games and gifts. It notes Christ Springs day in Gandy's Cove with Sunday School members, plus births of Michael Hoyt and John Cave. The Dramatics Club at Falkville High includes locals Billy Petty Lila Morris and Amy Rea in the cast. Hospital to home transfer for Fred McGlathery follows an auto accident.
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Hunter Francis
Charlotte
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Gandy’s Cove
Christ Springs
Falkville
Hoyt Cloer
Michael Hoyt
Gandy's Cove
Dramatics Club
Falkville High School
Billy Petty
Lila Morris
Amy Rea
John Nelson
John Cave
Thurman Turney
Camden, Tenn
Guy Turney
Emma Dutton
Frances
Billy
James C. Turney
Luther Cordar
Mary
Myra Jean
Palahatchee
Fred McGlathery
Hartselle Hospital
Bill McGlathery
Falkville 1
Injuries Fatal To Accident Victim in Brantley
Foy Brundidge of Brantley died after injuries in an unspecified accident. The report cites Brundidge as the deceased with local details limited to his Brantley residence.
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Brantley, Ala
Foy Brundidge
Brantley
Jackson Uses Emergency Water From Wells After Flood
Jackson Alabama faces emergency water supply disruption as Warrior River floodwaters contaminate the spring. Town officials report health orders to stop using the spring and water being drawn from two wells and a secondary spring.
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Jackson, Ala
South Alabama
Henry Evans
Alabama gamblers ante up $105,000 in taxes
Washington AP Internal Revenue Records show Alabama gamblers anted up $105,000 in federal wagering excise taxes during the last fiscal year. Nationally, the government's cut was not specified in the fragment.
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Washington
Internal Revenue
Alabama
Injuries Reported After Collision On U S 29
The Highway Patrol said a car collision south of town on U S 29 left injuries. Details on the other vehicle and exact time were not provided.
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Here
U.S. 29
Highway Patrol
Fairfield Notes on Local Residents Illnesses and Visits
Mr and Mrs Emmett Owens are ill with flu at their home. Mr and Mrs H B Way and children of Rockford were in Fairfield and this community Wednesday. Mr Way is reported improving. Mr and Mrs Jack Key and Miss Jessie McCaghren were in Moult on Tuesday and Wednesday on business.
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Emmett Owens
H. B. Way
Rock Ford
Fairfield
Way
Jack Key
Jessie McCaghren
Indiana Leads Nation in Excise Tax Payments
The article notes an excise tax figure of 6 682 000 dollars and highlights Indiana gamblers sending 959 000 dollars, leading the country in payments.
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Indiana
Ancient Star Explosion Seen From Earth After 800 Million Years
Astronomers detected light from a massive star explosion that occurred about 800 million years ago. The event’s light traveled at about 186000 miles per second to reach Earth, finally observed in recent times.
U S Coffee Supply Dominates Global Use
A report notes the United States consumes about sixty percent of the world coffee supply, reflecting strong domestic demand and wide use across regions and industries.
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U.S
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