Killed Near Morgan City and Other New Year Toll
The New Year weekend fatalities in Alabama rose to six with one person killed in a one car crash on Alabama 116 near Tuscaloosa. James Washington Love 81 of Birmingham was struck by a vehicle on Alabama 75 north of Birmingham. A 15 year old Piedmont boy died on a Cherokee County road. Tommy Hulin Blowers 24 of Huntsville died in a two car crash on U S 231 near Morgan City. George Jewell Jr. was shot at a relative’s home in Selma. Frederick M. Glover 19 near Hartford died when a car ran off a highway and overturned. Public Safety Director Floyd Mann urged strict traffic discipline with three New Year resolutions.
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Alabama
Highway Patrol
Joe Wesley Dunn Jr
Cottondale
Ala
Tuscaloosa
James Washington Love
Birmingham
Alabama 75
Daniel Arthur Gibbs
Piedmont
Cherokee County
Madison County
U. S. 231
Morgan City
Marshall County
Tommy Hulin Blowers
Huntsville
Alabama Public Safety
Floyd Mann
George Jewell, Jr
Selma
Hugh Cargill
Alabama National Guard
Frederick M. Glover
Hartford
Associated Press
Mann
Fairbanks Residents Endure Extreme Cold Yet Cheerful
In Fairbanks Alaska residents persisted through two weeks of record cold with temperatures down to minus 62. The high pressure from Siberia drove readings near 40 below announced December 16 and continued dropping through December, tying or breaking city records for cold over the last nine days.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Siberia
Hiad
Deaths Miss Pattie Westmoreland 61 to be buried at City Cemetery
Funeral services for Miss Pattie Lane Westmoreland 61 are set at 3 p.m. at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church with Rev. Elton Fitch officiating. Burial follows at City Cemetery conducted by McConnell Service Funeral Home. She died Friday at Colonial Rest Home Decatur. Survived by brother Frank Westmoreland Athens.
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Athens
Pattie Lane Westmoreland
St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church
Elton Fitch
City Cemetery
McConnell Service Funeral Home
Harold Lovvorn
Bill Lewis
Thomas Edwards
Miss Westmoreland
Houston Memorial Library
City Clerk Issues Building Permit in Hartselle
District Diary reports one building permit issued in Hartselle last week by the City Clerk. Permit goes to W. E. Smith for a five room brick veneer dwelling with a cost of $8.
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Hartselle
W. E. Smith
Weather and river notes from Decatur vicinity
Skies show three penumbral lunar eclipses next year with first in February. Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge reads 17.22 feet, sea level 551.52 feet. Friday high 32, low 18, Saturday morning 11 a.m. 35. Forecast: cloudy, light rain today, cooler tonight. Monday partly cloudy and cool with a high near 48.
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Decatur
Keller Memorial Bridge
Severe cold and frost hit Florida and Midwest regions
A deep cold wave drove temperatures to 21 in the Northland and into the mid-20s in northern Florida. Frost damaged north Florida strawberries near Plant City and possibly citrus groves. Subzero readings ranged from Iowa to New York as twin snowstorms lace the Great Lakes with heavy snow, including 14 inches at Watertown and 8 inches at Buffalo.
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Associated Press
Northland
Florida
Weather Bureau
Tallahassee
Gainsville
Iowa
New York State
Great Smoky Mountains
Tennessee-North Carolina
Lemars
South Pole
Fairbanks
Alaska
Midwest
Saranac Lake
New York
Adirondaks
Albany
Indianapolis
Ind
Chicago
Northwest Plains
Canada
Ontario
Erie
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Great Lakes
Britain Eyes 1962 Move Into European Market Chains
AP reports in 1962 Britain may become a European nation via entry into the European Common Market. Prime Minister Macmillan seeks prosperity, with talk of francising coinage and driving on the right, while Germany Italy futures slow but steady amid political strains.
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Britain
Berlin
Southeast Asia
Congo
Africa
Britain and
Commonwealth
Tom Ochiltree
London
Harold Macmillan
England
France
Soviet Union
Finland
Sweden
Denmark
Norway
Austria
West Germany
Italy
Christian Democratic Party
France confronts Algerian war and domestic unrest in new year
Paris reports that France faces continued Algerian rebellion as right wing extremists act clandestinely. De Gaulle presses to end the conflict and stabilize the economy despite rising prices. A leadership shakeup in Algeria slows talks while De Gaulle rejects Soviet Union negotiations over Berlin.
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France
Richard K. O’malley
Paris
Freedom
Algeria
Charles de Gaulle
Ben Youssef Ben Khedda
Ferhat Abbas
de Gaulle
Berlin
Soviet Union
Weather Summary Across Regions With Snow and Fog
Snow drifts waist high along the seaboard and southern Appalachians. Coastal and valley fog lingered in parts of the South and West while fair weather prevailed in other areas.
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Seainal
Appalachians
Congo Turmoil Tests UN Authority in New Year
Africa faces a turbulent year as independent states push the UN to act firmly against Katanga secession and press for central Congo control. Kenya under Kenyatta and Mboya may seek full independence while pressure grows on South Africa to end apartheid and recognize majority rule.
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Robert N. Lindsay Lagos
Nigeria
Congo
Africa
United Nations
U.N
Moise Tshombe
Katanga
Kenya
Jomo Kenyatta
Tom Mboya
South Africa
Soviet Union faces Berlin China and food problems in 1962
Moscow outlines three major issues for the coming year Berlin, China and food. Prospects for progress on Berlin Germany dispute exist as negotiations occur with limited ground given. China clash peaks with Albania's revolt against Soviet domination shaping the ideological battle.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Berlin
China
Germany
Albania
Middle East Shifts Toward 1962 Turmoil Amid Nasser Struggles
AP reports that Nasser loses Syria's secession, redrawing Middle East alignments. Conservative Syria and Jordan ally with Iraq's neutralist regime under Kassem, while Egypt pursues Arab socialism and suppresses dissent. Propaganda aims to weaken anti Nasser factions, risking trouble for Jordan and Syria.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Middle East
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Syria
Jordan
Karim Kassem
Iraq
Nasser
Egypt
Hussein
Kassem
Southeast Asia in 1962 Could Decide Its Future
In Malaya, 1962 looms as a pivotal year as communism presses southward through Laos and South Vietnam. Analysts warn that outcomes in South Vietnam may shape the region’s broader fate amid ongoing conflict and instability.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaya
Southeast Asia
Wartorn
Laos
South
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Food aid possible for Chinese farmers in 1962
Tokyo AP report notes Peiping faces 1961 food shortage caused by bungling and disasters. The regime may distribute more food, farm machinery, and consumer goods to hard-pressed farmers in 1962 as a relief measure.
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Tokyo
China
Peiping
Hospital Admissions and Dismissals List
Hospital admissions include Mrs. Wanda Fuller of Courtland. Dismissals include John E. Blythe of 1413 7th Ave SE, Robert Whaley of 2123 Harrison St, John Power of Fairway Dr, Master Jimmy Terry of Trinity, Billy Jacobs of Courtland.
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Bank Street
Wanda Fuller
Courtland
John E. Blythe
7Th Ave
Robert Whaley
Harrison
St. John Power
Fairway
Jimmy Terry
Trinity
Billy Jacobs
Billy Ross Currin
Athens
Shelia Jayne Hawkins
Royal Dr
Malcolm B. Smith
Sherman St
Hugh H. Kaylor
Pennylane
David F. Bittle
12Th St. SE
Thomas L. Morris
Harrison St. SE
Ben Merrill
8Th Ave
C. C. Copeland
5Th Ave
Gary Wayne Evans
Hartselle
Charles Edward Hollis
Falkville
Bobby Loflin
Olive St
Ethel Mildred Lang
17Th Ave
Earl Jesse Moore
Chenault
List of Cullman area residents named in notices
The record lists individuals including Lula Louise Beard Billy Ray Baker Dewey H Hutton Connie Ray Clemmons Millard Eugene Elrod Allan Joseph Nunn Sandra Jan Nunnelley Samuel D Taylor Susie Walker Richard Gen Cousey Lowell Wiley Bryan Wendell E Human Mary Francis Nesmith Miranda J Yeager James J Miner Paul Edwin Rice Jr Carol Ann Ragsdale among Cullman and surrounding towns such as Hanceville Vinemont Falkville and Harrison Tennessee with designations and locations in a formal notice format.
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Connie Ray Clemmons
Hanceville
Millard
Eugene Elrod
Cullman
Allan Joseph Nunn
Vinemont
Sandra Jan Nunnelley
Holly Pond
Samuel D. Taylor
Susie Walker
Richard Gen. Cousey
Lowell Wiley Bryan
Wendell E. Human
Harrison
Tenn
Mary Francis Nesmith
Miranda J. Yeager
James J. Miner
Local Names Appear in Court or Meeting Roster
A list of individuals including Billy Jackson from Moulton Doyle Johnson from Danville Dayton McCaghren also from Danville Mrs Ralph Craig Town Creek Irwin Glenn. Other names include Lester Woodard Mrs Harold Wix Jimmy Landers Robert Cooper Mrs Airl Pitt Mrs Burl Key Lebren Duncan among others.
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Billy Jackson
Moulton
Doyle Johnson
Danville
Dayton McCaghren
Ralph Craig
Town Creek
Irwin Glenn
Lester Woodard
Harold Wix
Jimmy Landers
Hillsboro
Tennis Anderton
Robert Cooper
Airl Pitt
Courtland
Burl Key
Lebren Duncan
Houston
Obituary Notices List Names and Addresses in Decatur Area
A fragmented funeral notice page lists residents and relatives names with street addresses across Decatur and nearby towns including Moulton Athens Falkville Hartselle and Niles Michigan. Names include Annie Mable Johnson Minnie Lee Rice Virgil James Sandlin Donald Johnson Wallace Farr Louise Dutton Belinda McCullough and others with multiple infants and spouses.
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Annie Mable Johnson
4Th Ave
Minnie Lee Rice
Jackson St
Clyde Bradshaw
Spring Ave
Virgil James Sandlin
Moulton
Wallace B. Farr
Austin St
Louise Dutton
Belinda McCullough
Jesse James Russell
Niles
Mich
Nannie Nancy Tolbert
Decatur
Patrician Driver
7Th Ave
Athens Limestone Admissions List Highlights Local Names
A compiled roster from Athens Limestone lists residents including Donna Kay Adams Oscar C. Smith and Kenneth Ray Lumpkin among many others. The document shows multiple Athens entries with some households also connected to Elkmont and Tanner 1.
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Donna Kay Adams
Athens
Zadie Dildine
Sylvester Stanley
Freddie Smith
Oscar C. Smith
Kenneth Ray Lumpkin
Mildred Pressnell
Robbie Nell Burroughs
Clifford D. Harmon
Mahlon T. Jones
Ruth H. Hamsley
Lela Mae Chambers
Tanner
Mary M. Shields
Douglas James Caldwell
Elkmont
Roy Vickers
Local Social Notices List Names and Addresses
A sequence of residents and ages listed for a social directory notice includes Florence Baugh Wiley Smith at 1425 North Street, Donna Barkley at 1606 2nd Avenue SW, Inez Blankenship in Somerville, Lena Benefield at 1216 15th Avenue SE, James Turner at 2007 9th Street SE, Alma Eaton in Garden City, Tommy McCaig in Trinity, Roy Henderson at 1222 20th, Roger Gray in Decatur.
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Florence Pickett
North St
Donna Barkley
2Nd Ave
Inez Blankenship
Somerville
Lena Benefield
15Th Ave
James Turner
9Th St
Alma Eaton
Garden City
Tommy McCaig
Trinity
Roy Henderson
20Th Ave
Roger Gray
Decatur 3
Only U S Building Tallest Outside NYC Ranks in Cleveland
Among the twenty tallest U S structures, nineteen reside in New York City. The sole exception is the Terminal Tower in Cleveland, which holds the 10th spot in height.
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U.S
New York City
Cleveland
Ex-Demo Head Paul Butler, 56, Dies of Heart Attack
Paul M. Butler former national chairman of the Democratic Party dies at George Washington University Hospital from a heart attack. He led the party for 52 years, retired in 1960, and was noted for liberal stances and clashes with Southern Dixie leaders and with Sam Rayburn and Lyndon Johnson. He leaves a wife Anne and five children. Funeral plans to be held in South Bend.
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Washington
Paul M. Butler
Democratic Party
Butler
George Washington University Hospital
South Bend
Ind
James A. Farley
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sen
Henry M. Jackson
Jackson
John M. Bailey
Connecticut
Palm Beach
Fla
Kennedy
Sam Rayburn
Rayburn
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Senate
University of Notre Dame
South Bend Tribune
Frank McHale
Pair Struck at Birthday Celebration Injures Two
Dorothy Jean Stegal 22 and her sister Ida Lee Caldwell 18 were injured at a birthday party in Decatur. Dorothy was stabbed in the stomach and back while Ida was struck in the leg. Police seek Jeff Stegal, alleged to have used a .22 firearm during the incident at 612 15th Ave NW.
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Decatur General Hospital
Dorothy Jean Stegal
Walnut St. NW
Ida Lee Caldwell
Jeff Stegal
15Th Ave. NW
J. T. Broadrick
A. J. Holman
Burroughs and Pressnell Welcome Newborns in Athens Area
Mr and Mrs L E Burroughs Athens 8 welcome a daughter on December 29 at Athens Limestone Hospital. Mr and Mrs Buford Pressnell Athens 1 celebrate a son on December 29 at Athens Limestone Hospital. Mr and Mrs Bobby Teague Cullman greet a daughter on December 28 at Cullman Hospital.
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L. E. Burroughs
Athens
Athens-Limestone Hospital
Buford Pressnell
Athens- Limestone Hospital
Bobby Teague
Cullman
Cullman Hospital
City reports record year for gas and electric departments
City figures show total funds reaching 95.309 million and gas customers rising to 3 661 from 3 585 in 1960. Navy year gross revenue hits 1 004 258 28 with 196 000 000 cubic feet used by 30 industrial customers. Electric customers total 9 644 up from 9 082, rates lowered to yield the lowest residential rate in the nation. Great Salt Lake salinity noted as seven times seawater.
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Navy
Quince Eddens
Electric Department
Decatur
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