John Goodman Named Ardmore Mayor After Delayed Election
Ardmore residents elected John Goodman mayor after a five month post resignation crisis. Official returns show Goodman with 20 votes amid a single mayoral candidate. write ins accepted. Council members chosen include Cornelious Coffman 35 votes Eugene Hobbs 23 votes Thomas Smith 32 votes Van S Smith 33 votes and H W White 21 votes. Other council candidates listed Pap Mitchell 16 votes J B White 15 votes Joe Walch 15 votes.
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Ardmore
John Goodman
City Elect
Goodman
Cornelious Coffman
Eugene Hobbs
Thomas Smith
van S. Smith
H. W White
Pap Mitchell
J. B. White
Joe Walch
Ralph Morrow
Britain Urges Tshombe to Return and Aid Congo Unification
The British government urged Katanga President Moise Tshombe to return to Elisabethville to help secure a peaceful unification of the Congo. The Foreign Office said his presence could aid arrangements for solving the Katanga issue and welcomed U.N. Secretary-General Thant's statements on Congo policy.
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Tom Ochiltree
London
Moise Tshombe
Katanga
Elisabethville
Congo
Foreign Office
Tshombe
Lord Alport
Central African Federation
Salisbury
Rhodesia
Kolwezi
U.N
U Thant
Britain
Thant
New York
United Nations
Hansell King Dies In Car After Natural Causes
Hansell G. King 74 was found dead in his 1956 Chrysler in the 400 block of Johnston Street SE Monday night. Coroner says death from natural causes, heart attack or stroke. Funeral Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. at Gunthorpe Brown Service Funeral Home Chapel with graveside in Forest Hill Cemetery Chattanooga. Survivors include widow Donna Mae King, sister Orlean King Pruitt and others. Former chief engineer and salesman for Decatur Iron and Steel ornamental department. Native of Leighton Alabama.
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Hansell G. King
Summerlane SE
Johnston St. SE
Lewis C
Pinkie” Brown
King
Brown
Gunthorp-Brown
Funeral Home
James Bodley
Forest Hill
Chattanooga
Tenn
Donna Mae King
Decatur
Orlean King
Chat Pruitt
Robert ‘Layton, Jr
Don Brannum
Decatur Iron and Steel
Ornamental Iron
Price- Evans Co
Leighton
Ala
The
University of the South
Snowbound islands and derailed train as winter grips region
Snow and wind isolating about 200 residents on two islands near Taberg New York and Greenwood Lake New Jersey after a bridge was buried. A one car electric train derailed near Lancaster Pennsylvania but no injuries. Cold and ice affected Scranton Lackawanna River and Philadelphia area with tides, tugs, and muddy docks.
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Taberg
N.Y
Greenwood Lake
N.J
New York State Line
Lancaster
Scranton
Lackawanna River
Philadelphia
Delaware River
Ohio Valley
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Pacific Northwest
Central Plains
Mississippi
Atlantic Coast
Florida
Local Birth Announcements From Athens Limestone Area
Mr and Mrs Douglas Campbell announce a son born Saturday at Athens Limestone Hospital. Mr and Mrs James O Brock announce a son born Sunday at Athens Limestone Hospital. Mr and Mrs David Rix announce a daughter born Monday at Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic. Mr and Mrs G W Farmer announce a daughter born Monday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs J T Herring announce a daughter born Monday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Raymond E Sitts announce a son. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Jordan announce a daughter. Mr and Mrs Rex Rankin announce a son. Mr and Mrs Edwin Trowbridge announce a daughter today at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs W B Crysel announce a son today at Decatur General Hospital.
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Douglas Campbell
Athens- Limestone Hospital
James O. Brock
Athens-Limestone Hospital
David Rix
4Th Ave
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Clinic
G. W. Farmer
Grant St
Decatur General Hospital
J. T. Herring
Trinity 1
W. B. Crysel
Athens
Holiday traffic toll rises with fires and crashes
Across the country holiday travel spurred danger with a deadly bus truck crash near Superior Montana killing six, Jersey City car crash deaths, farm home fires in Illinois and Iowa, a Long Island Sound tugboat tragedy, and a year end AP tally of 479 deaths. An additional four day winter weekend study tallies 511 deaths including 371 highway, 64 fires, and 76 misc. casualties.
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Superior
Mont
Jersey City
N.J
Iowa City
Iowa
Long Island Sound
New York City
Associated Press
Two Children Die in Freemanville Fire
Deputy Alton Keller said cousins Guns Barnes age two and Jenny Barnes age four died when their grandparents frame house burned in Freemanville near Atmore. An eight year old girl said a child lit paper from a lamp and hit a couch. she escaped through a window. The same AP report notes two traffic deaths: Carl Hicks 31 of West Blockton in a Bibb County ravine and Cary Cruse 17 of Adamsville who drove a go cart into a vehicle. The holiday fatality count started at 6 p m and runs until midnight Tuesday.
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Cary David Cruse
Adamsville
Associated Press
Congo Unification Efforts Amid Katanga Conflict
Thant states UN seeks no victory or surrender in Congo crisis and aims for unification per Security Council directives. Tshombe faces a deadline for Katanga surrender as mercenaries gather near Kolwezi and Jadotville while Indian and Rhodesian forces clear mines and restore Elisabethville.
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Thant
United Nations
Katanga
Congo
U.N. Security Council
Washington
U.S
U.N
Tshombe
Manono
Elisabethville
Kolwezi
Ndola
Rhodesia
Jodotville
Prem Chand
Jadotville
Kilopelope
Kitwe
Northern Rhodesia
Union Miniere
Castro Pushes Flights To U. S
Fidel Castro presses for resuming U S airline service to Cuba, seen as dollar income and a safety valve. Pan American flights remain suspended, with Cuba charging in dollars for tickets while Cuban pesos are exchanged. U S officials warn of safety risks and no immediate reopening, though special evacuations remain possible.
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Lewis Gulick Washington
Fidel Castro
U.S
Cuba
Pan American Airways
State Department
Lincoln White
Castro
Havana
United States
Miami
Pan American
White
Hospital Admissions and Discharges in Athens Limestone District
A list of patients admitted and discharged in Athens Limestone area hospitals. Notable admissions include Annie Maewis Madison Columbus Cox and several Athens residents. discharges include Barbara McCurry and Annie Mae Woods among others.
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Athens Limestone Admissions
Annie Maewis
Madison
Edwin E. Oldham
Athens
Ella Blackwell
Luther Page
Rogersville
Barbara McCurry
Marie Wilson
Edwinia Young
Hollis Cox
Anderson
John William Dempsey
Mooresville
Floyd Newman
Oda Atkins
Elkmont
Annie Mae Woods
Christine Laxon
Trafford
Margaret F. Frederick
Sara Young
Vivian Minton
R. C. Nelson
Ruby Newman
Julia Stacy
Helen D. Shelton
Rosie Howard
Local names listed for Cullman area notices
Community roster lists residents including Robert Reidy, Loyd Pichelmayer, Nora Michael, Carol Cordes, James Adams, Calvin Johnson, Albert Scott, Gusta Oden, Christine Grant, Carl McCroy, Teddy Sparks and others from Cullman Holly Pond Cranchille and Hanceville. No further context provided.
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Robert Reidy
Cullman
Loyd Pichelmayer
Nora Michael
Hanceville
Carol Cordes
James Adams
Calvin Johnson
Albert Scott
Gusta Oden
Christine Grant
Carl McCroy
Cranchille
Teddy Sparks
Holly Pond
Local residents listed in Decatur area directory
Directory snippet lists individuals with addresses across Decatur Hartselle Somerville Pulaski Tenn and infants. Names include Robert Atchley Jimmy Jones Marie Woodall Katherine Powell Billy Johnson Shirley Powell Helen Taylor Lucille Trotman Myrtle Hill Ollie Blankenship William Hagood and families with Mrs. F L Talley and Mrs. Herbert Dunn listed among households.
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Robert Atchley
Oak St
Jimmy Jones
Hartselle
Jimmy Talley
5Th Ave
F. L. Talley
Marie Woodall
G &H
Trailer Park
Jim Watts
Lucille Trotman
Decatur
Billy Johnson
11Th Ave
Ollie Blankenship
Somerville
Helen Taylor
15Th Ave
Myrtle Hill
19Th
Shirley Powell
17Th Ave
William Hagood
Pulaski, Tenn
Herbert Dunn
New Blizzard Hits Britain
London reports severe blizzards across England and Ireland with villages cut off by nine foot drifts and 60 mph winds. Food shortages spread as milk supply collapses and relief efforts include airlifts, helicopter rescues, and cabled aid to isolated rural areas and Dartmoor ponies.
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Godfrey Anderson
London
Britain
Bisley-With-Lypiatt
Gloucestershire
David Willett
West Country
Kent
England
Devon
Cornwall
Ireland
West England
Midland
Dartmoor
Door hanger hinge theft and teen car search at Lyons Hotel
Police investigated a seal break and theft of a box containing 50 door hanger hinges from a trailer at Hall Motor Express. Two boys were seen in cars at the Lyons Hotel lot, were detained, and returned home with parental assurances action would be taken. Mrs. Bill Strahan, formerly Elizabeth Sivley of Decatur, is to appear on Queen for a Day Wednesday at 2 p.m.
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Monday Hall
Lyons
Bill Strahan
Elizabeth Sivley
W. E. Sivley
Decatur
Local Figures List Residences and Names Across Several Streets
A dense OCR read lists numerous individuals and addresses from multiple streets including Hart selle Trinity Carolyn St SW 9th St SE 7th Ave SW Lafayette St SE and 6th Ave SW. Names include William Henry McAbee Ira Price Terry Clyde Eldridge Randolph Owen Theodore Wilcox and Harris Salinger among others with varied prefixes Mrs Mrs Miss and infant son.
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William Henry McAbee
Hartselle
J. T. Herring
Trinity
Kenneth C. Jordan
Carolyn St
Ira Price Terry
9Th St. SE
James N. Burks
Moulton
Raymond E. Sittason
9Th Ave
James Norris
Decature
Rex Rankin
Jackson St
Hilly O'Neal Roden
Ft. Jackson
S.C
Edwin Trowbridge
Apt. Bi
Lafayette St
W. D. Crystel
Athens
Clyde Eldridge Randolph
Wilson Ave
Charles Jeffreys
Infant Son
6Th Ave
Lulu Kelley
8Th Ave
Bruce Pless
Wadsworth St
J. H. Brown
Cullman
Thomas Milton James
College St
Owen Theodore Wilcox
Vine St
Harris Salinger
Somerville
Ewell Lowery
Deaths John Randolph Alvis 75 in Decatur
John Randolph Alvis 75 of Decatur died Sunday at 2 p.m. Funeral at Lebanon Baptist Church with Rev. Grady Bradford and Rev. Homer McQuire. Burial at adjoining cemetery with Gunthorp-Brown to supervise. Survived by three sons J Roy Alvis Hershel O Alvis Hoyt Alvis. one daughter Mrs Albert T Boyer. sister Mrs Myrtle Blankenship. 11 grandchildren. Body lies in state at church 1 to 2 p.m.
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John Randolph Alvis
Decatur
Lebanon Baptist Church
Grady Bradford
Homer McQuire
Gunthorp-Brown
J. Roy Alvis
Hershel
Alvis
Davidson
Mich
Hoyt Alvis
Panama City
Fla
Albert T. Boyer
Washington, Ill
Myrtle Blankenship
Falkville
Reno Riot Ends With 20 Arrested in Downtown Bust
Reno riot squads arrested about 20 New Year revelers in the downtown casino district early today after widespread damages totaling about 10 000 dollars. Revelers wearing paper hats and blowing horns tossed cocktail glasses at neon signs. police used dogs to clear the streets. Charges included drunkenness and disturbing the peace.
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Reno, Nev
Reno
Cullman County Sheriff Reports Two Arrests Last Night
Cullman County deputies arrested two individuals last night one for peace disturbance and one for public drunkenness.
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Cullman
Cullman County
Cullman Police Arrests Reported Monday
Cullman Police Department reports seven arrests Monday including two for disorderly conduct one for running a stop sign two for reckless driving eight for possession of fireworks and one for running a red light.
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Cullman
Leighton First Traffic Accidents Reported Of 1963
Police report Leighton Alabama logged its first traffic accident of 1963 with Shirley Norton 23 charged for no driver's license and leaving the scene after a 12:30 a.m. collision on 2nd Ave SE. Two other crashes damaged vehicles at various intersections as patrols logged six accidents on tarred streets Monday.
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Leighton
Ala
Shirley Norton
2Nd Ave. SE
11Th St. SE
John EE. Taylor
14Th Ave. SE
Decatur Boat Harbor
Houston L. Lindsay
Tanner
Virgil L. Davis
Gadsden
Eloise W. Long
Wadsworth St. SE
Cushman
Rudy T. Miller
Grant St
Thelma M. Tribble
Prospect Dr
Holly St
H. Ave
Amon Hill, Jr
Martin, Tenn
6Th Ave
Redus C. Collier, Jr
Somerville Road
Somerville Rd
Clifford R. Green
Parker Taken To Kilby Prison
Elton Parker aged 38 of Decatur is held for trial in Morgan or Limestone counties on armed robbery charges. Sheriff Knox L. McRae said Parker was sent to Kilby Prison for safekeeping after Parker threatened suicide at Decatur General Hospital where 128 stitches closed razor wounds.
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Elton Parker
Decatur
Kilby
Morgan
Limestone County
Morgan County
Knox L. McRae
McRae
Parker
Decatur General Hospital
Newton B. Powell
R. M. Goode
Milton Thomas
E. B. Watts
John H. Williams
Montgomery
Kilby Hospital
Tunisian President Bourguiba Seriously Ill Says Official
A high Tunisian official said President Habib Bourguiba is seriously ill. Abdelmajd Chaker, director of the Neo Destour Political Bureau, told reporters that Bourguiba, 59, is gravely ill but did not specify his condition. The doctor’s warning about the gravity was conveyed to Chaker.
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Tunis
Habib Bourguiba
Abdelmajd Chaker
Bourguiba
Neo Destour Party
Cahker
Chaker
New Year Holiday Police Reports Highlight Local Arrests
Athens police tallied six arrests including three for public drunkenness and one each for resisting arrest possession of fireworks and unnecessary noise. Cullman County reported three arrests while Cullman Police noted twelve. Traffic patrols urged careful driving as no deaths were recorded in the four county area. Hospitals report potential New Year births with Cullman offering Baby Derby gifts for the first 1963 birth. Decatur General Hospital listed several newborns tonight.
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Ens
Limestone County Sheriff's Force
Athens Police Depatment
Cullman County
Cullman Police Department
Alabama Highway Patrol
Lester
Hartselle
Moulton
Cullman
Cullman Hospital
Decatur Hospitals
K. C. Jordan
Carolyn
New Year Celebrations Across the World and Nation
The article notes varied New Year scenes from 1963. President and Mrs. Kennedy hosted a midnight champagne party in Palm Beach with Mr. and Mrs. Wrightsman. Rome witnessed a lawbreaking midnight pot throwing as celebrations began. Tel Aviv, Tokyo and London enjoyed lively nightlife while New Orleans Bourbon Street, Denver’s Sugar Bowl context, and Reno riots reflect diverse urban celebrations.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Kennedy
Charles B. Wrightsman
Rome
Italy
Tel Aviv
Israel
Jerusalem
United States
New Orleans
Bourbon Street
Arkansas
Mississippi
Colorado Springs
Colo
AdAmAn Club
Pike's Peak
Southeast Asia
Thailand
London
Cafe Royal
Reno
Nev
Weather and celestial notes for Decatur region
The Decatur forecast notes sunset at 4 49 p m and sunrise at 6 55 a m on Wednesday. Moonset is 12 05 a m tomorrow and First Quarter occurs tonight at 7 02 p m. Venus is near perihelion as Earth heads toward perihelion on Friday.
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Venus
Decatur River Reading Near Keller Memorial Bridge
This morning the Tennessee River near Keller Memorial Bridge stood at 17.06 feet, up 0.39 feet in 24 hours, with sea level at 551.36 feet. High temperature reached 49 degrees, low 27, and 38 degrees was recorded at 10:15 a.m. Forecast calls for fair weather and rising temperatures today, with a fair cold night and a mild, partly cloudy Wednesday.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
Skybolt Program Costs and Fallout Across Allies
Pentagon officials estimated at least 2 billion dollars would be needed to produce 1100 Skybolts for U S and British bombers. The Joint Chiefs of Staff favored continued development while Air Force magazine warned cancellation would narrow presidential nuclear options. A Cape Canaveral test failed amid disputes over results and nose cone accuracy.
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Pentagon
U.S
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Air Force Magazine
Air Force
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Kennedy
Star light bent by gravity confirmed during 1952 eclipse
Photographs taken during the 1952 solar eclipse captured starlight deflected by the sun’s gravity, providing empirical confirmation of general relativity’s prediction. The event marked a milestone in astrophysics and the understanding of light’s interaction with massive bodies.
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