Tragic Town Creek Fire Claims Mother and Two Young Children
A middle aged Negro woman Mary Frances King 41 and her grandchildren Eston Howard 3 Bertha Shelton 15 months died in a house fire west of Town Creek near Highway 20. Coroner Harvey Elliott ruled the origin undetermined as firefighters arrived after the blaze began. Abra m s school principal L L Abrams witnessed the smoke and urged responders. A teenage witness James King with no relation to the family said he forced a door during the rescue attempt.
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Winford
Turner County
Creek
Here
Lawrence County
Harvey Elliott
Mary Frances King
Town Creek
Eston Howard
Bertha Shelton
John Green
Highway 20
L. L. Abrams
Abrams
Hazlewood High School
James King
Editorial defends REA against abolition calls
In a Guest Editorial from Anderson South Carolina, the author argues the Rural Electrification Administration and rural electric co-ops expanded electrification from 10 to 98 percent of farms, kept rates competitive, and spur private enterprise. The piece rebuts claims of socialism and asserts private utilities sabotage co-ops to protect profits, urging rejection of bad advice andSupport for REA remains strong.
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Rural Electrification Administration
Rural Electric
Rea
Dwight Eisenhower
New York City
Life Insurance Association of America
Barry Goldwater
Senator Goldwater
America
General Eisenhower
White House
Eisenwaters
Maine
TVA
Seven fires reported by Decatur Fire Department Friday
The Decatur Fire Department logged seven fires on Friday with a heavy loss to a house trailer at Lee's Trailer Court on Ala. 67 at 5 10 p.m. The trailer owner is John Millwood. Grass fires caused no loss in four locations. A 1963 Harley Davidson ridden by Derwin D. Hale wrecked at Crescent Motel driveway. he was not injured. Two-car collision on 11th Ave NW caused minor injuries to Linda Gail Phillips and Theodore E. Bumpus.
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Decatur Fire Department
Lee's
Ala
John Millwood
Quince “Dr
Locust St
19Th Ave
6Th Ave
Decatur
Namie’s
U.S.31
Crescent Motel
Derwin D. Hale
7Th Ave
Linda Gail Phillips
Decatur 3
Theodore E. Bumpus
Sunset Dr
Scot Gives Life With American Missionary
A New Zealand nurse testified that missionary James Rodgers stayed by William McChesney as rebels killed the American preacher in Wamba Congo. Survivors say McChesney was trampled and his body dumped in the river. Rodgers reportedly bound and drowned or executed. The two Scots and other missionaries endured beatings while treating Congo civilians and rebels alike during the attack on Wamba.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
New Zealand
William McChesney
Phoenix
Ariz
Wamba
Pat Holdaway
McChesney
James Rodgers
Heart of Africa Mission
Rodgers
Dundee
Scotland
Jim
Congo
Wamba Rive
Miss Holdaway
Rodgers and McChesney
Johnson Tackles Steel Price Increases at Start of Year
President Johnson opens the new year with a focus on steel price hikes and directs economic advisers to study selective steel price increases. He plans to present his program in a televised State of the Union message Monday.
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Douglas B. Ornell
Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
LBJ Ranch
Texas Hill Country
Washington
State of the Union
George Reedy
Gardner Ackley
Council of Economic Advisers
Ackley
Reedy
Eyewitness to a 127 year old murder tale
The Decatur Daily recalls a gory retaliation tied to the old Gunter house and a tragedy at Maymire submerged in Solvente Lake. Judge Louis Wyeth later noted the events were avoidable, yet the death score was paid in its own coin.
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Decatur Daily
John Knox
Gunter House
Old “Tiaymire
Soivente Lake
Louis Wyeth
Fire Damages Namies Center in Decatur
Fire swept through Namies Shopping Center at 5th Ave and 2nd St SW striking Carnars Barber Shop and Wilys Beauty Shop. Two buildings were affected as water and smoke caused most damage while Goldel Drug and Namies Grocery escaped. Janitor Andrew Brackins alerted the department after 7:30 p.m. with two trucks and 12 firemen responding.
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Namie’s
5Th Ave
2Nd St
Decatur
Floyd Elkins
Carnar’s
Wiley’s
B & W Grill
Elkins
Goldel Drug and Namiés
Andrew Brackins
Brackins
King Plans To Return To Selma Today
King to keynote a new Negro voter registration drive in Selma Alabama returning Saturday to address racial tensions. Officials say an injunction banning mass meetings could not be enforced by local authorities. the injunction was issued July 9 and handled in federal court after a Justice Department suit against Dallas County officials and Selma.
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Selma
Ala
Martin Luther’ ‘King Jr
Senator Dodd to push gun control in new Congress
Senator Thomas J. Dodd plans to curb mail order sales of hand guns to youths and others while seeking restrictions on heavier weapons. He notes prior bills died in committee and blasts gun lobbyists as hindering sensible interstate controls as a Senate subcommittee probes juvenile delinquency.
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G. Milton Kelly Washington
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
New
Congress
New Jersey
United Nations
Dodd
Senate Commerce Committee
Senate
Hear
Jumper Gets Chute On Way Down
ARVIN California AP Red Pack a 26 year old skydiver describes leaping from a plane at 14600 feet with no parachute. A fellow skydiver later handed him a chute and Pack deployed the ripcord to land safely in a plowed field near the San Joaquin Valley town. Photographers photographed the stunt which occurred at 1245 PM PST Friday from a light plane over the farm community.
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Arvin
Calif
Red Pack
Pack
San Joaquin Valley
Bob Allen
See Jumper On Page 2 Begins Worldwide Moving
Brief item notes a page 2 feature about Jumpers moving worldwide with storage services. Mentions a contact, Daniel, and a phone number for inquiries.
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Daniel
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Steel
Yo Ea
Namie
King
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