Quiet Morgan County Politics Stirred by Rumors
Morgan County Democrats show little concrete movement toward candidates as E K Henson notes plans for a county committee meeting in late January. Local races may hinge on poll tax payments with Feb 1 deadlines. expected May primary and potential runoffs lead to a September city commission vote and a November general election.
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Barrett Shelton, JR
Morgan County
E. K. Henson
Democratic Executive Committee
E. K
E.K
Decatur
Wilson Morgan
Wreck Damages Two Vehicles in Athens Scene
At 7 35 a m Saturday in Athens Hoyt A Nunn 38 of Cullman drove a 1959 Pontiac towing a 1957 Chevrolet south on U S Highway 31. Nunn says a vehicle pulled out from Jil Mar Restaurant in front of him. he braked and skidded, losing control. The Chevrolet was a total loss. the Pontiac front was badly damaged.
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Athens
Hoyt A. Nunn
10Th Ave
E. Cullman
Nunn
Jil- Mar
Iraq's First Beauty Contest Fails To Draw Entries
In Baghdad the Auberge Night Club planned Miss Baghdad of 1962 for New Year's Eve but no contestants turned up in two weeks. Officials allowed evening gowns to ease conservative sensitivities as the event was described as likely a flop.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Auberge Night Club
State Supreme Court may rule on 9 8 plan for 1962 nominees
Early indications point to a possible State Supreme Court ruling on the 9 8 plan for selecting 1962 congressional nominees. The case, not officially submitted until January 10, draws attention as Circuit Judge Joseph M. Hocklander’s Mobile ruling is studied by at least one justice. The decision could influence state revenue matters tied to a prior franchise tax ruling affecting Huntsville based P R Mallory Co and many others.
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Supreme Court
Congress
Joseph M. Hocklander
Mobile
Hocklander
P. R. Mallory Co., Inc
Huntsville
State General Fund
Revenue Department
Cates Recalls a Year of Lighthearted 1961 Comments
A retrospective roundup compiles Cates' 1961 musings from January to year end. Notes on morning headaches, fashion caps, yo yo trends, eye makeup, jet age mood, bed pushing at colleges, spring weather, doctor jokes, summer shorts, dog days, and drivers mix with reflections on repeating cycles in 1962.
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Cates
Drother
Hartselle Minister Heads to Panama Evangelistic Mission
A group of 27 including the Rev. S. E. Paulk of First Methodist Church Hartselle and two former Morgan County ministers will join a United States evangelistic mission to Panama January 7 to 14. The delegation also includes Rev. W. L. Cole Jr. of Jasper Rev. S. M. Stabler of Tuscaloosa and layman George Ferris of Irving Texas. The mission departs Miami January 6 and returns January 16.
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Hartselle
Morgan County
United State
Panama
S. E. Paulk
First Methodist Church
W. L. Cole Jr
Jasper
S. M. Stabler
Tuscaloosa
Danville-Lebanon
Stabler
Hanceville
Alabama
Gerald Kennedy
Los Angeles
George Ferris
Irving, Tex
Miami
Rightist planning assassination held in Tokyo
Tokyo police arrested a 19 year old rightist who boasted of planning to stab Masaburo Suzuki the leading adviser of the opposition Socialist party. He said he had hunted Suzuki for five days to stop him from joining a party delegation to Communist China. Suzuki departed for Peking with the delegation Saturday morning.
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Tokyo
Masaburo Suzuki
Socialist Party
Suzuki
Communist China
Peiping
India Population Growth Rate Projections
India’s population is rising by about five million people each year, reflecting steady growth across the country. The figure underscores ongoing demographic expansion and pressures on resources and infrastructure.
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India
Bookmobile Route Schedule for January in Wheeler Area
A dated itinerary lists January bookmobile stops and times for Wheeler Community Massey Reid Hogan Bates Ripley Blackburn Trade School and Turner's with sessions from 9:00 to 3:50. The sequence covers Wheeler School Reid School Reid Hogan's Store Bates' Store Ripley School Ripley Turner's Blackburn School and Trade School Community.
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Wheeler
Massey
Reid
Hogan’s
Bates
Ripley
Turner’s
Blackburn
Citizenship Course Free At UA Huntsville Center
A free citizenship course at the University of Alabama Huntsville Center starts January 10. The 10 weekly sessions run Wednesdays from 8 to 10 PM, covering American history the U.S. constitution and government at local state and national levels. Applications available January 23 from 12 PM to 8 PM. no fees and books provided by the Justice Department.
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University of Alabama Huntsville Center
University Center
United States Department of Justice
NC Employer Chief Votes After Auto Crash
Ralph Sprinkle president of the North Carolina State Employer Association cast a ballot in a bond issue referendum despite injuries from an auto accident. An ambulance transported him to the polling place.
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Fayetteville, N. C
Ralph Sprinkle
North Carolina
Public Baths Turn Bathers' Hair Green
In Oslo public baths bathers found hair turning green after swimming. An official report cites excessive chlorine and copper pipes as the cause. In at least one case people swam in a diluted acidic copper solution.
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Oslo
Norway
Wrecks In City Traffic See Property Damage Only
Three Friday traffic incidents resulted in property damage rather than injuries. Ernest Moebes and John Gilbreath collided on 4th Ave SE near Johnston St as Moebes stopped for a light. Mildred Gray and Jack Davis met on 2nd St SW near the Decatur Iron and Steel lot. Edna Henley and Cyril Brooks collided on Somerville Rd when a stalled car halted in the lane.
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Ernest Moebes
Country Club Rd
John R. Gilbreath
9Th St
4Th Ave
Johnston St
Moebes
Gilbreath
Second St
Mildred Gray
Moulton
Jack Davis
State Ave
Gray
2Nd St
Davis
Decatur Iron and Steel
Edna Henley
Mth Ave
Cyril Brooks
Grant St
Somerville Rd
Henley
Brooks
Island Almost Void Of Food Supplies
Tokyo AP reports that 20 bales of rice were airlifted by the Japanese air force to Aogashima Island, a 350 inhabitant community 240 miles south of Tokyo. The emergency supply came as sea shipments have been blocked since October by rough seas, risking complete food exhaustion by Sunday.
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Tokyo
C46
Aogashima Island
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Dence
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Penney’s Giant
Decatur Transit
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BY Forrest Castleberry
Quill
Michael J. Quill
Transport Workers Union
New York
City Hall
H’selle
UA Center
Medical Arts Pharmacy
Somerville Road
ST. N.W
Paul Robinson
Elgin
Frank Adams
Charles Werdebauch
AAA
Lee Street
Dial EL
Decatur Store
Broadhead-Cook
Bank Street
Decatur, Alabama
Deena
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