Wacky gifts of stars reveal holiday flair and humor
William Glover surveys Christmas surprises from Broadway stars as Drake finds ten pounds of mustache wax and Walter Slezak receives three hams. Elizabeth Seal’s London zoo present, a full grown seal named Elmer, causes chaos. Oscar Homolka cites a $1000 card crafted from ivory chips with thousands of tiny festive scenes.
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William Glover
Ral Drake
Kean
Walter Slezak
Elizabeth
London
City Zoo
Elmer
Oscar Homolka
School district plans multi phase high school expansion
The commission reviews adding a combined junior and senior high building to save costs but warns of delays causing double sessions at Austinville. The senior unit, with offices and gym, is projected for 1963 at about 700000 dollars, with completion targeted by July 15, 1963. Auditorium and music department to follow in 1964.
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Austinville
Walter Jackson
Leeman
Heavy Snow Hits Northeast Georgia Crews Restore Lines
Utility crews worked in below freezing temperatures to repair power and telephone lines after a storm dumped nine inches of snow in parts of northeast Georgia. Colder air left mountain roads iced and some schools closed.
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Associated Press
Georgia
Classified Rental and Sale Notices from Local Listings
A jumble of rental and sale ads across multiple properties. Listings include small apartments, 2 to 7 room houses, a trailer, a duplex, and a furnished house with garden space. Contact numbers provided include EL 3 7012 EL 3 7507 EL 3 9133 EL 3 9849 and others. addresses mention Decatur Highway 31 Prospect and 4th Avenue locations.
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Highway
Decatur
Barber
4Th Ave
N.W
Chestnut St
Bath
Cena
Nice
Etyme School
Complete Weather River Wednesday Evening Sky
River Wednesday forecast notes sunset at 4 50 p m and sunrise tomorrow at 6 55 a m Moonrise tomorrow 4 48 a m New Moon. Prominent stars Diphda Altair Deneb mentioned with positions and rise times for the evening sky.
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New Moon Jaw
Diphda
Altair
Ius
Deneb
Tennessee River reading steady at Keller Memorial Bridge
Morning river level on the Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge stood at 16.82 feet above datum, the same as 24 hours earlier, with sea level at 551.12 feet. TVA lake stages listed include Pickwick 408.6, Guntersville 592.8, Whitesburg 554.8, Wheeler 550.6, and Wilson 507.3 feet. High temperature 32 at 9 am, low 23 at 5:30 am today, 11:30 am reading 33 degrees. Forecast calls for fair weather today tonight and Wednesday with a slight colder night and warmer afternoon Wednesday. Winds west 8 to 15 mph, easing tonight and Wednesday. Highs near 42 today 24 tonight 49 Wednesday.
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Decatur
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Pickwick
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wheeler
Wilson
Accidents Claim Several Young Lives in Alabama
A rain slick hilltop crash near Selma killed Walter Evans Jr. 10, Lorraine Evans 12, Bobby Jean Mack 17, and Lois Crume 14 all residents of Selma or Pensacola. Walter Evans Sr. drove the car. Other Alabama victims include George Jewell Jr. 10 in Montgomery and Timothy Woodham 19 in Albertville among others.
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Dean Rice
Raineslick
Selma
Walter Evans Jr
Lorraine
Pensacola
Fla
Bobby Jean Mack
Lois Crume
Highway Patrol
Walter Evans Sr
Evans
George Jewell Jr
Montgomery
Alabama
Timothy George Woodham
Albertville
Joe Wesley Dunn Jr
Cottondale
James Washington Love
Birmingham
Daniel Arthur Gibbs
Piedmont
Tommy Hulin Blowers
Huntsville
Frederick M. Glover
Hartford
4000 Soldiers May Go Overseas to Germany
Washington AP reports about 4000 additional U S soldiers in two infantry battle groups to be flown to Germany in mid January. Air Force planes and crews will participate and the units come from several bases. The two battle groups are expected to be drawn from the 4th Infantry Division at Fort Lewis Washington. Major General William F Train, 4th Division commander, declined comment.
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Washington
U.S
Germany
Air Force
4Th Infantry Division
Ft. Lewis
Wash
William F. Train
Sullivan Show In 1th Year
NEW YORK AP Ed Sullivan, host of a Sunday night television variety hour, is approaching his 14th anniversary in the medium. The program shows no sign of age or fatigue as Sullivan keeps a busy pace and continually evolves the format. His background as a newspaperman informs his eye for talent and his approach to staging, from tributes to composers to elaborate production numbers, with top management a family affair led by producer Bob Precht. Sullivan believes TV offers broader access to fresh talent and sees the show as a launchpad for performers like future stars who benefit from exposure in the medium.
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New York
Ed Sullivan
Sullivan
Margaret Truman
Lucille Ball
Gary Morton
Morton
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Lerner
Loewe
Port Chester
N.Y
Dawn Patrol
Jack Benny
Soviet Union
Bob Precht
Betty
Sylvia
Helen Hayes
Nine Ristopos Oceanip
Petty
Five Visitors End Up in Morgan County Jail After Car Inquiry
Five people visited a prisoner in Morgan County jail at 8 p.m. Monday and all were jailed. Three faced public drunkenness charges, while A R Box 17 Houston and Joe Hodges 17 Addison 1 were sent to Lawrence County for theft investigation. The others were Ray Fortenberry 23 Addison 1 George W Box 27 Houston and Pearl Box 28 Jasper. A car check revealed stolen items including two shotguns a rifle a radio and four dog chains tied to Camnie McBay on Highway 36 between Wren and Speake.
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Morgan County
A. R. Box
Houston
Joe Hodges
Addison
Lawrence County
Ray Fortenberry
George W. Box
Pearl Box
Jasper
Calvin White
Camnie McBay
Wren
Speake
Hospital and dismissal notices list local names
Hospital entries include Mrs. Ralph B. Price Athens Mrs. Nettie Norwood 913 Line NE Mrs. Sue Dickinson 215 Lafayette NE Mrs. D W Dyar Courtland Herman Curtis Stover 222 6th Ave NW Little Brenda Ann Zonatser 627 East Moulton St Dismissals list Mrs. Lucinda Jane Waldrep 1401 Grant St Mrs. Andy J Stanley Savannah Tenn
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Ralph B. Price
Athens
Nettie Norwood
Line St
Sue Dickinson
Lafayette St
D W. Dyar
Courtland
Herman Curtis Stover
6Th Ave
Brenda Ann Zonatser
East Moulton St
Lucinda Jane Waldrep
Grant St
Andy J. Stanley
Savannah
Tenn
BANK STREET Admissions Names and Addresses Listed
John Power 1503 Fairway Dr Earl Williford Athens Mrs Lucille McLemore Hart seller Mrs Jo Ann Reed Hillsboro Sam Trotman 1105 10th Ave SE John Wimberley 1430 5th Ave SE Mrs Jesse Lawson Decatur Mrs Robert Whaley 2123 Harrison St Mrs Francis Loving and infant daughter Cullman Mrs John Owens and infant son Trinity 1 Mrs S B Marks 201 Church St NW
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John Power
Fairway
Earl Williford
Athens
Lucille McLemore
Hartseller
Jo Ann Reed
Hillsboro
Sam Trotman
10Th Ave
John Wimberley
5Th Ave
Jesse Lawson
Decatur
Robert Whaley
Harrison St
Francis Loving
Cullman
John Owens
Trinity
S. B. Marks
Church St. NW
Local Notices List of Residents and Addresses
D W Yeager 1802 Wadsworth and Miss Donna Barkley 1606 2nd Ave plus Mrs Alma Eaton Garden City Miss Rhonella Dutton Trinity Theo McKee Decature and infant daughter Mrs Roland Pridmore 406 8th Ave SW list of names and addresses.
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Donna Barkley
2Nd Ave
Alma Eaton
Garden City
Rhonella Dutton
Trinity
Theo McKee
Decature
Roland Pridmore
8Th Ave
List of Athens area residents and associates
A compiled roster lists numerous individuals with city or town affiliations in Alabama and nearby states. Names include Ella Mae Anderson Mary Alice Tisdale Mrs Betty Irons Gerald Gamble Frank Carter John Lamar Frances Carter and others in Athens Ardmore Rogersville Panama City Huntsville and Elk Mountain with accompanying numbers or designations.
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Ella Mae Anderson
Athens
Mary Alice Tisdale
Betty Irons
Gerald Gamble
Frank Carter
John Lamar
Frances Carter
Ardmore
Jewel Scott
Tenn
Mae Bell Turner
Erskine Shannon
James T. Evans
Eloise M. Jones
Jesse ©. Evans
Wynell Edith Romine
Rogersville
Sarah Sellers
Panama City
Fla
Cullman Names Read Like Local Social Register
A Cullman area list names dozens of residents including Miss Ann Ellinger Mrs Jesse W Quick Mrs Henry G Pinkston Mrs Norbert C Ritschard Mrs Charley D Alexander Joseph D Lewis Mrs Glenn L Perry Jack H Smith Miss Meryl McDougald Mrs Mary Lizzie Wilbanks and others from Cullman Baileyton Vinemont Hayden Warrior and Hance. The passage notes a quote about starting a youngster years to get started.
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Cullman
Ann Ellinger
Jesse W. Quick
Henry G. Pinkston
Norbert C. Ritschard
Charley D. Alexander
Falkville
Joseph D. Lewis
Glenn L. Perry
Jack H. Smith
Baileyton
Meryl McDougald
Batonge
Mary Lizzie Wilbanks
Vinemont
Margaret Millican
Hayden
Veteran Poll Judge Starts Second Half Century Service
Joe Farmville VA AP J B Elam 82 begins his second 50 years as judge at the polls in Spring Creek precinct Prince Edward County He has missed only one general election in 52 years and that absence came when he was a justice of the peace and ineligible to serve.
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Farmville
J. B. Elam
Spring Creek
Prince Edward County
Local Births Recorded in Cullman and Athens Areas
Mr and Mrs Darrell Owens Cullman 6 welcomed a son December 30 at Cullman Hospital. Mr and Mrs Douglas Goodlet Cullman 9 welcomed a son December 31 at Cullman Hospital. Mr and Mrs Glenn L Perry Cullman welcomed a daughter December 31 at Cullman Hospital. Mr and Mrs Paul Clem Athens welcomed a daughter December 30 at Athens Limestone Hospital. Mr and Mrs Eugene Scott Ardmore 2 Tenn welcomed a daughter December 30 at Athens Limestone Hospital. Mr and Mrs Joe Romine Rogersville 3 welcomed a daughter December 31 at Athens Limestone Hospital.
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Darrell Owens
Cullman
Cullman Hospital
Douglas Goodlet
Glenn L. Perry
Paul Clem
Athens
Athens Limestone Hospital
Eugene Scott
Ardmore 2
Tenn
Athens-Limestone Hospital
Joe Romine
Rogersville
Trinity Home Demonstration Club Meeting Notice
District Diary notes Trinity HDC will meet Thursday at 1 30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Fred P Lamon with Mrs Lamon hosting and presiding.
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Trinity Hdc
Trinity
Trinity Home Demonstration Club
Fred P. Lamon
Athens City Schools Reopen Wednesday After Holidays
Athens city schools will reopen Wednesday following Christmas break. County schools also returned to classes today with students and staff resuming normal activities.
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Athens
Thirteen Arrests Reported by Hartselle Police
Hartselle police made thirteen arrests last week including three for highway intoxication three for no driver's license three for disregarding a red light one for violating the prohibition law one for public drunkenness one for bond foreiture and one for shop lifting.
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Hartselle
Athens Police report twenty three New Year weekend arrests
Athens police logged 23 arrests over the New Year weekend for offenses including speeding public drunkenness reckless driving running a red light possession of firecrackers beer pistol no driver's license disorderly conduct and unnecessary noise.
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Athens
Athens Sheriff’s Weekend Arrests Reach Eight
The Athens County Sheriff’s force reported eight weekend arrests. Among those held were two for public drunkenness and one each for violating the prohibition law no driver’s license highway intoxication reckless driving speeding and issuing bad checks.
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Athens
Funeral Services for Mrs Anna Burns
Mrs Anna Burns died Friday at Decatur General Hospital. Funeral services will be Thursday at noon from St Andrew's Baptist Church in Limestone County. Burial follows at New Hope Cemetery with Reynolds Funeral Home directing. Survived by husband Charlie Burns one stepson Charlie E Burns one stepdaughter Maggie Holman and six grandchildren.
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Decatur General Hospital
St. Andrew’s Baptist Church
Limestone County
New Hope Cemetery
Reynolds Funeral Home
Charlie Burns
Decatur
Charlie E. Burns
Scottsboro
Maggie Holman
Tanner
Funeral services announced for local residents
Funeral services for Joe Davis of Flint will be announced by Reynolds Funeral Home. Mrs. Mary Brown found dead at Wilder Farm home will have a Wednesday service at Union Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Leslie. burial at Sykes Cemetery directed by Carl M. Sykes. Survivors include daughter Emma Cowley, sister Emma Orr, brother Doc Alford, and two grandchildren.
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Joe Davis
Flint
Reynolds Funeral Home
Mary Brown
Wilder Farm
Union Grove Baptist Church
Robert Leslie
Sykes Cemetery
Carl M. Sykes
Emma Cowley
Decatur
Emma Orr
Birmingham
Doc Alford
Names in Cullman Area Public Listings
A readable fragment lists residents including Leonard G. Andrews Vinemont Horace Tubbs Hanceville Mrs Howard B Millican Hayden Mrs Darrell H Owens Cullman Mrs Buel D Laney Vinemont Sam Henry Walker Cullman Mrs Wallace J Freeman Cullman Mrs Allen Paul Fox Hanceville Mrs Mary Mathis Cullman Mrs Bobby C Teague Cullman Roy Bagwell Cullman.
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Horace Tubbs
Hanceville
Howard B. Millican
Hayden
Darrell H. Owens
Cullman
Buel D. Laney
Vinemont
Sam Henry Walker
Wallace J.freeman
Allen Paul Fox
Mary Mathis
Bobby C. Teague
Roy Bagwell
Limestone Shooting Probed in Madison County Case
In Huntsville Hospital Shields Jones 42 of Elkmont is listed as in satisfactory condition after a Sunday shotgun shooting at James Turner’s Ardmore Highway residence in Madison County. Turner remains in Madison County jail awaiting investigation while Circuit Solicitor Thomas N Younger plans charges if Jones recovers. A female companion said Jones identified himself as Turner’s old friend before the gunfire. Turner claimed he fired after suspecting a break in at his home, thinking he had killed an intruder.
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Athens
Shields Jones
Elkmont
Huntsville Hospital
Madison County
James Turner
Turner
Ardmore
Thomas N. Younger
Huntsville
Jones
Decatur Daily
Younger
Japayur Seyjoue Sea
Lena Steele 74 Danville Resident Dies
Mrs Lena Steele age 74 of Danville died Monday at 6 15 p m Funeral services will be Wednesday at 2 30 p m from Center Church in Lawrence County Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery Peck Funeral Home in charge Survivors include three daughters nine sons one sister 55 grandchildren and 44 great grandchildren Pallbearers are Dorman Coy Ira Marvin Truman Steele and Richard Buttner Body to be taken to the residence until services.
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Hartselle
Lena Steele
Danville
Center Church
Lawrence County
Peck Funeral Home
Tannie Harper
Vinemont
Mary Buttner
Leesburg
Fla
Lena L. Guthrie
Henry
Manuel Steele
Calvin
Travis
Floyd Steele
George Steele
Hanceville
Lloyd
Charlie
David Steele
Lula Smith
Dorman, Coy
Ira
Marvin
Truman Steele
Richard Buttner
Will Edd Stewart dies at 82 in Tanner
Will Edd Stewart of Tanner died today at 3 30 a m at his home. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2 p m from McConnell Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Athens City Cemetery. He is survived by son Ray Stewart. daughters Mrs Edd Hannah and Mrs Rebecca Parker. five grandchildren. eight great grandchildren. and brother Mack Stewart.
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Athens
Edd Stewart
Tanner
McConnell Funeral Home Chapel
Athens City Cemetery
Ray Stewart
Edd Hannah
Rebecca Parker
Mack Stewart
Winter Haven
Fla
James R Short dies at 79 in Mobile with family survivors listed
James Robert Short 79 of Mobile died Monday at 9 15 a m Funeral services set for Thursday at Morrison Elkins Funeral Home Chapel Florence burial Green View Memorial Park Cemetery Survivors include two daughters E S Bradford Florence Lena Ruth Williams Mobile five sons Richard C Short John C Short Robert Joe and Murray Short two sisters Nellie Roselle Huntsville Mary Perry Tennessee two brothers Will Short Huntsville and Charlie Memphis fourteen grandchildren and two great
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James Robert Short
Mobile
Morrison-Elkins Funeral Home
Florence
Green View Memorial Park
E. S. Bradford
Lena Ruth Williams
Richard C. Short
California
John C. Short
Decatur
Robert
Joe
Murray Short
Nellie Roselle
Huntsville
Mary Perry
Tennessee
Will Short
Charlie Memphis
One Dead Eight Hurt In Alabama Car Crash
One person was killed and eight injured in a two car crash near Fayette Alabama. Ezelle Smith aged 38 was killed when the car he rode in pulled out to pass and hit an oncoming vehicle on Alabama 96.
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Here
Ezelle Smith
Fayette
L. A. Pearson
Smith
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Market Prices and Livestock Report
Prices for corn soybeans and wheat shown with grades and futures numbers. Fairly active cattle market with steady ranges for steers cows and calves. Hogs active early but sales lower late with two loads at 17.25 and most weights 16.25 to 17.00.
Wall Street Mixed Start to 1962 as Markets Calm
Wall Street opened 1962 with a mixed pattern as trading eased. The AP 60 averaged 262.70 at noon unchanged, with industrials up modestly and rails and utilities higher. Major issues showed gains or small losses while steel stocks were mixed and key names fluctuated. Dow slipped 1.86 to 729.28 as activity cooled and bonds held steady.
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Livestock Market Reports From Nashville And Thomasville
AP dispatches from Nashville and Thomasville record cattle hogs and sheep prices. Cattle in Nashville steady with steers and heifers 22.00 to 23.50, cows 17.00 to 17.50, stocker and feeder lots 21.50 to 26.50, dealers 30.00 to 37.50. Hogs active early then slow with loads at 17.75 and 1 3/4 to 2 1/4 hundredweight. sows 13.50 to 15.50. In Thomasville hog receipts 3,700 for 24 hours. U S 1 and 1-2 barrows 17.00 to 17.50, bulk No 1-3 16.50 to ? pounds. Sheep steady with slaughter lambs 15.50.
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Albany
Columbus
Moultrie
Dothan
Ala
Jacksonville
Fila
U.S
Poultry markets mixed as demand strains supply
Live poultry supplies in Birmingham show tightness in spots with ready to cook demand outpacing availability at times. Fryers remain close to balance overall but regional shortages appear where demand surges.
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Birmingham
Warning Given In Dominican Crisis
Refael Donnelly, poised to head the new Dominican Council of State, urged freedom of assembly and warned the armed forces against interference in the interim government. He vowed nonpolitical military restraint as Maj. Gen. Rodriguez Echavarria supported the council after routing a Trujillo loyalist coup. Balaguer set to resign once sanctions are lifted. US favored easing penalties tied to Trujillo era plots.
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Sevenman Council
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Rodriguez Echavarria
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Thetate
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Balaguer
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Kennedy
United States
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Venezuela
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National Palace
Antonio Imber
Luis Amian Tio
John Calvin Hill
Georgia live poultry market report from Atlanta
Georgia broilers and fryers markets show variable demand with uneven supplies. Estimated slaughter today at Georgia processors 1,138,000 head versus 1,257,000 last Tuesday and 1,266,000 for Monday January 1. Prices paid per pound for breeder types vary by weight and destination.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Egg prices and availability in Birmingham area
Egg demand remains good but local supplies are short, with shortages filled from other regions. Retail prices as of today 9:30 a.m. for Grade A white large 44 to 50 cents, mediums 35 to 42 cents, small 31 to 35 cents per dozen.
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Birmingham
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