Retiring Decatur Postmaster Barker recalls a long career
Eddie C Barker 63 ending 41 years 3 months 7 days with the Federal Government after starting as a substitute carrier in 1924 He recalls horse and buggy deliveries in the 1920s the shift to foot routes and a long path up to assistant postmaster in 1954 Barker notes Decatur growth and rising mail volumes plus plans for air mail and a new Federal Building and predicts higher first class rates.
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David Knight
DAILY
Eddie C. Barker
Barker
W. G. Barker
el Paso
Texas
Albany
Decatur
2Nd. Ave. SE
Princess Theater
Albany Station
Johnston St
Albany Annex
Federal
7Th Ave
Shploye
2Nd Ave
North
Alabama
Light speed and light year explained for learners
An educational piece explains light as both energy and waves, noting debates on its nature. It cites Galileo and Olaus Roemer, plus A L Mitchell as measuring 186.272 miles per second, and defines a light year as 5.88 trillion miles to illustrate cosmic distances.
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Galileo
Olaus Roemer
Jupiter
A. LA. Mitcelson
Riddles and Jokes From the Britannica World Atlas Yearbook
A humor page features light trivia and gags including space distance notes and a word puzzle about numbering pages from 1 to 70 totaling 17 fours. It lists jokes such as a kiss question and a humorous doctor banter, with an answer to a crossword puzzle and address for entering in today’s competition.
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Carolyn Lipscomb
Nashville, Tenn
New Products Fluorescent Outdoor Light From ED MORSE AP News
A round up of home and outdoor goods highlights a six inch magnifying mirror with built in medicine cabinets for easy makeup. New products include a portable fluorescent outdoor light Safari Site by Burgess Battery Co and kid friendly water resistant skirts from Kidlux Ltd. Other items feature fiberglass boat repair kits from H B Fred Kuhlis Inc and polysilicone marine coating.
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ED Morse
AP Business News
NEW York (Ap
New York Coliseum
H. B. Fred Kuhis Inc
Jersey City
N. J
Burgess Battery Co
Freeport
Ill
Water saver device and exercise aid showcased
Armstrong General Corp introduces Watr-Savr to reduce toilet flush water by up to 60 percent by trimming from five to two and a half gallons. The unit fits any tank-type closet and claims substantial saving for households. El J Plastics offers a new Kick-A-Loop play exerciser in Lyos sett, New York, featuring a light weight semicylinder on a plastic stem.
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Armstrong General Corp
Claremont Calif
El-J Plastics Inc
Year 1965 Livestock Prices Rise Amid Production Drop
The year saw higher cattle and hog receipts in 1965, with hog prices at their peak since 1932. Slaughter fell as production declined and per capita pork consumption slid to about 60 pounds. Beef demand strengthened, cattle weights eased, and 1966 projections from the Agriculture Department forecast further gains.
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Chicago
Department of Agriculture
Dow Jones Totals and Bonds as Markets Close
Closing averages show industrials at 553 000 rails 80 800 utilities 59 600 with 65 stocks totaling 693 400 and bonds at 87 08 up 0 12. Rail averages rise with higher and second grade rails and public utilities edging up while the commodity futures index is listed as none. Markets are reported as closed.
Stock index snapshot from year end trading
Standard and Poor's data shows mixed results as 425 Industrial and railroads, utilities, and broad market averages close near 1999 figures. The report notes day end values with small moves and overall index levels across sectors.
Unclear Ledger Figures Advance and Decline Totals
A fragmented financial note shows Advances at 697 and 714 with Declines 479 and 446, Unchanged 229 and 254, totaling 1405 and 1414. It also records New 1965 twice with partial figures and mentions lows around 4 and 19.
Mrs John F Kennedy Tops 1965 Most Admired List
Gallup polls name Mrs John F Kennedy as the most admired woman in 1965. Lady Bird Johnson, Queen Elizabeth II, and Mrs Dwight Eisenhower follow, with a lengthy list of other notable names and a 1946 start to the annual survey.
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George
Gallup
Princeton
WN. J
John F Kennedy
Kennedy
Lady Bird Johnson
Queen Elizabeth
Dwight Eisenhower
Princess Margaret of
Great Britain
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Queen Elizabeth II
Helen Keller
Mme
Chiang Kai-Shek
Princess Grace of Monaco
Pearl S. Buck
Clare Booth Luce
John K.kennedy
Queen Elizabeth III
Margaret Chase Smith
Marian Anderson
Faith Baldwin
Lucille Ball
Tallulah Bankhead
Ingrid Bergman
Shirley
Hazel) Booth
Joyce Brothers
Carol Burnett
Taylor Caldwell
Lady Churchill
Duchess of Windsor
Irene Dunn
Dale Evans
Pauline Fredericks
Billy Graham
Martha Graham
Helen Hayes
Hedda Hopper
Hubert Humphrey
Mahalia Jackson
Luci B. Johnson
Francis Kelsey
Martin Luther King
Rose Kennedy
Ann Landers
Jayne Mansfield
Mary McCarthy
Margaret Meade
Golda Meir
Maurine Neuberger
Madame Nhu
Madame Pandit
Sylvia Porter
Queen Irene
Debbie Reynolds
Happy Rockefeller
Kate Smith
Bess Truman
Sophie Tucker
Abigail van Buren
Rebecca West
George Romney
Loretta Young
American Institute of Public Opinion
Market Hits Record Highs as Yearend Trading Ends
The 1965 yearend session closed with the Dow at 969.26, AP average at 358.5, and 1,405 issues traded. Bethlehem Steel announced a 5 per ton price hike for structural shapes, triggering a brief steel rally before retreat. Volume totaled 7.25 million shares.
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New York
Wall
Bethlehem Steel
Wall Street
Steel
T Ows
Bethlehem
Gardner Ackley
Committee of Economic Advisers
American Motors
Ory
Cattle and Hog Prices Expected Higher Than 1969
Prices for cattle and hogs are expected to average higher than in 1969. The report notes a likely advance in yields and editions, with a moved date of December 25.
Alabama Unemployment Benefits Cap Set at 38 Dollars
The State Department of Industrial Relations announces maximum unemployment benefits in Alabama are 38 dollars for a 26 week period under the Unemployment-Compensation Law.
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Alabama
State Department of Industrial Relations
Hog Prices Rise Amid Mixed Livestock Trade
Hog prices strengthened with No 1-2 butchers at 29.00, 28.00-28.75 for most, and 23.75-24.50 for No 13. Steer trade was slow with slaughter steers mostly 26.25-26.75 for top primes. best heifers at 24.25-25.50. Sheep and hog profits varied as prices held steady across categories.
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Chicago
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