Decatur notices and club meetings listed in local diary
Local items report Perry Orr resting well at Decatur General Hospital after admission. Community notices include Morgan County Hypnosis Society meeting at 7 30 p m Wednesday, AAUW study groups at West Decatur School, Green Thumb Garden Club gathering at 2113 Birch Street SE with landscaping talk by Charles Rutledge, and Rainbow for Girls officer elections at 7 p m Thursday in the Masonic Temple.
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Perry Orr
Walnut St
Decatur General Hospital
Morgan County
Alabama Hypnosis Society
City Electric Auditorium
AAUW
West Decatur School
Green Thumb Garden Club
John Fisher
Birch St. SE
Charles Rutledge
Decatur Assembly
Order of Rainbow
Masonic Temple
Christian guilt and sin impact on life and family
A pastor reflects on sin’s consequences in this life and judgment. He cautions that mere religion at home may not transform a life and notes parental guilt does not determine a child’s crimes. He urges repentance and renewed faith in line with the Ephesian message.
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Church of
Kennedy Reshapes State and Treasury Departments
President-elect John F Kennedy completed the State Department top ranks naming George W Ball as undersecretary for economic affairs and Angier Biddie Duke as chief of protocol. Henry H Fowler was named under secretary of the Treasury with Robert V Roosa handling monetary affairs. Ball, 51, is a Democrat and longtime adviser to Adlai Stevenson. Duke is a former Foreign Service officer and head of the Council on Inter American Affairs.
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Palm Beach, Fla
John F. Kennedy
State Department
High Command
Adlai E. Stevenson
Kennedy
New York
Boston
Washington
George W. Ball
Ball Long
Stevenson
United Nations
Ball
Ece
Palm Beach
Treasury Department
Henry H. Fowler
Treasury
Fowler
Duke
Argentina
Spain
Council On Inter-American Affairs
New York City
Castro May Say U S Is Scared By Fidel Castro War Drums
Fidel Castro may tell Cubans that the army’s strength frightened off U S aggressors, as government media warn of invasion before Eisenhower leaves office. Demonstrations pro and anti Castro flare across Latin America with injuries and arrests in Montevideo.
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Robert Berrellez
Havana
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Eisenhower
White House
John F. Kennedy
U.S. Navy
Caribbean
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Guantanamo Bay
Castro
United States
Presidential
Puerto Rico
U.S
Montevicision
State National Bank Stockholders Approve Dividend and Stock Sale
Shareholders meeting reports 91.48 percent of 150000 shares represented. Board unchanged. A 10 percent stock dividend to record holders was approved. Also approved sale of 15000 new shares at 35 dollars each to all stockholders, subject to state action. See STATE on Page 2.
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State National Bank
Board of Directors
Looters Steal 57 Steaks and More from Tonkawa Eatery
In Tonkawa Oklahoma thieves looted a restaurant listing 57 steaks several cases of beer and a 10 pound bag of lamb chops. Sheriff Forrest Walker said the perpetrators fled the scene as he investigated the incident.
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Tonkawa
Okla
Forrest Walker
Sher
Carlton Crook Convicted of Second Degree Murder
A Morgan County jury found Carlton B Crook 41 of Somerville guilty of second degree murder in the February killing of his wife Irene Gladys Crook 33. He was sentenced to 10 years in state prison and a probation hearing was set.
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Morgan County
Carlton B. Crook
Somerville
Newton B. Powell
Albert Brewer
Powell
Crook
Irene Gladys Crook
Johnson
Brewer
Dexter Haney
Ralph Slate
Wandering Waistline Returns With New York Designers
New York designers showcase spring lines featuring natural silhouettes and wearable fabrics. The AP Fashion piece highlights indented waists, knee-length skirts with darted shapes, and contrasting fabrics like crepe and silk, with Jablow and Pattullo Copeland presenting notable ensembles.
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New York
Jablow
Second Trial Opens for Kelso in Danville Slaying Case
Ruby Lee Kelso, 43, Danville, faces a second trial for striking and killing 17 month old Steve Milsap Aug 9 1958. Earlier convicted of first degree manslaughter in 1959, the verdict was reversed on appeal. Kelso's bond was set at 3000 dollars as Noble J Russell represents him. The incident occurred about 4.5 miles south of Danville in front of the boy's home.
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Ruby Lee Kelso
Danville 2
Morgan County
State Court of Ap
Peals
Noble J. Russell
Steve Milsap
Howard Milsap
Danville
Kelso
Murr
Worthington Plans Major Expansion in Alabama Plant
Worthington Corp. announced a 110000 square foot expansion in Alabama with a February start. The project will boost air conditioning plant capacity by over 50 percent and require about 100 additional skilled workers upon completion. Davis Speake & Thrasher of Birmingham designed the project.
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Worthington Corp
Birmingham
Davis, Speake & Thrasher
Maddock
Pan Fs Pojct Shoud
Alabama
Worthington
Decatur
First National Bank of Decatur Adds Directors and Approves Pension Plan
At its annual meeting the First National Bank of Decatur reports 1960 earnings of 38.76 per share on 30,000 shares with a 4 percent dividend and a surplus balance. Two new directors Barrett Shelton and Henon Pearce were added from advisory roles, increasing directors to 11. A pension plan for 40 employees was approved. President A L Johnson indicated 1961 should be strong and 1960 profits were excellent.
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First National Bank of Decatur
A. L. Johnson
Tennessee Valley
Barrett C. Shelton, Sr
Decatur Daily
Henon Pearce
Pearce and Gresham
Johnson
Driver dies in pulpwood truck crash near Maytown
A 23 year old Bessemer truck driver John Henry Lloyd was killed Tuesday when his pulpwood truck ran off a road in Maytown Jefferson County Alabama.
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Maytown
Ala
Bessemer, Ala
John Henry Lloyd
Jefferson County
First Black Students Attend UGA Classes Quietly
Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes, both teens, entered psychology and zoology classes as the University of Georgia integrates following federal court rulings. Amid mixed reactions from peers and protests in Atlanta, state officials react to injunctions while campus life continues.
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Athens, Ga
University of Georgia
Charlayne A. Hunter
Hamilton E. Holmes
Atlanta
George L. Smith
B. E. Thrasher Jr
U.S. Supreme Court
Georgia
Ernest Vandiver
High Court
Vandiver
Eregray
Bootle
State of Georgia
Holmes
Morehouse College
Athens
Miss Hunter
Wayne University
Detroit
Frank Twitty
Twitty
Georgia Atty
Eugene
Hunter
Center Myers
Decatur Skywatch Prominent Stars and Planets Timings
The skywatch notes Vega and Deneb visible low in the northwest at 6 39 p.m and 8 03 p.m respectively. Mars rises high in the east at 7 40 p.m while Venus sits low in the west at 8 10 p.m.
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Vega
Deneb
Mars
Venus
Weather and River Report for Decatur and Vicinity
Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning was 16.45 feet up .19 feet in 24 hours. Sea level reading 550.75 feet. TVA lake stages: Pickwick 408.7 Guntersville 592.9 Whitesburg 552.1 Wilson 504.9. Tuesday’s high 56 at 2:30 p.m. morning low 29 at 7:15 a.m. Today 10:25 a.m. 44 degrees. Forecast fair and a.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Pickwick
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wilson
131 Reds Held In Uruguay
Police raided the Communist party headquarters in Montevideo and arrested 131 persons. The action targeted planned pro Castro demonstrations as Uruguay's government weighed steps against relations with Cuba.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Communist Party
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