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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 25, 1964

Page

3

New Products Highlight Home Aid and Personal Items

A roundup of new consumer goods includes the Living Brush for back cleaning, Thom McAn bootmaster shoes with featherweight comfort, St. Regis three-ring notebook binders with push buttons, Schalks Spot spray cleaner for walls and fabrics, Ekco five-year knife sharpness guarantee, and the Finger-Fit device to resize rings. Addresses for Worthy Products, Thom McAn, St. Regis Paper Co, Schalks, Ekco, and Finger-Fit Co are listed.

Richard H. Hoenig AP Business News NEW York (Ap Thom McAn Bootmaster Mens Shoes St. Regis Paper Co St. Regis Ekco Housewares Co Michigan Finger-Fit Co Worthy Products Fifth Ave New York N. Y West 43Rd St N. Y St

Stock Market Ends Week With Hesitant Trade

New York traders faced a slow and uncertain session as the market closed the week. The Dow Jones average slipped, most key issues posted small changes, and volume fell to a low level. Airlines, steels, oils, aircrafts and electronics weighed on sentiment while some drug issues edged higher.

New York

Stocks on Friday and Thursday Mixed Amid Trading Volatility

Share activity shows gains for some equities while others slip. Investors track the 521 index moves alongside 288 and 1338 tickers as market momentum shifts between sessions.

Grain futures slip on weekend liquidation bids

Chicago AP reports small to moderate declines in grain futures as traders liquidate ahead of the weekend on the Board of Trade. Corn rye and soybeans eased about a cent, wheat fell in fractions, oats mixed as new crop corn touched season lows amid forecasts of rain and cooler weather.

Chicago Board of Trade Midwest

Elvis Presley Still The Bigger Star Of Show Business

In Beverly Hills Earl Wilson notes Elvis Presley remains a global icon as he films his 17th picture and nears age 30. He recalls Colonel Tom Parker downplaying Beatles comparisons while Elvis’s enduring fame and growing empire outshine younger acts.

Earl Wilson Beverly Hills Elvis Presley Beatles MGM Elvis Tom Parker Elvuss Tom

Water in Nature and Its Properties

A school Q and A note explains water’s role in life and nature. It covers states of matter ice liquid and water vapor v describes melting and boiling points and how water contains impurities minerals gases and organisms. It notes oxygen carbon dioxide and lime interaction and the concept of hard water.

Butcher Hog Mart Strong Butcher Hog Mart Strong

CHICAGO AP The pork and cattle markets were robust with higher bids and tight supplies. Hog prices rose to about 18.25 for top No 1 and 2, with sows at 11 to 15, while slaughter steers topped at 25 and heifers traded 18.50 to 23.75, cattle volume 24,000 head for the week.

Chicago

Fishing tackle stolen from Wiley's Pawn Shop car

Police report a theft of fishing gear from R. H. Gist’s car at Wiley's Pawn Shop. Six reels valued 137 dollars and five rods worth 37 dollars disappeared in recent days. Wheat corn oats rye and soybean prices also listed with small declines or increases.

R. H. Gist Wiley Gist

Dow Jones Closes Mixed as Averages Wiggle Through Day

New York July 24 AP Broad market figures show little net movement with the Dow Jones industrials closing near 846 after intraday highs around 850. Rails utilities and stocks posted small gains and losses. Bond activity remained light while futures and sector shifts reflected modest price changes.

New York

The Court Calls Elaine Mansfield to the Stand

Elaine Mansfield confesses identity as Miss Mansfield and Miss Morris and as a Federal agent. The court orders the arrest of Commander Huger revoked as she takes the stand and identifies herself. Boston is named in her testimony as she swears to her identity.

Rus Huger Elaine Mansfield Bridgeport Miss Mansfield Miss Morris United States Commander Huger Elaine Ras Boston Richmond

Spy Elaine Mansfield Faces Confederate Court Martial

Elaine Mansfield known as Miss Mansfield admits mostly truthful testimony about spying for the Confederacy. The court convicts her of treason and sentences her to imprisonment for the duration of the war. Ras vows to seek clemency from Jeff Davis and plan to secure parole by custody.

Ras Elaine Miss Mansfield Confederacy Jas Bill Flaine Abe Bill Pip Uncle Abe Marse Jeff Richmond Pamlico Navy Department Jeff Davis

Riddles on a String and a Lap Versus Post Office

A playful exchange presents three brainteasers. A string’s length equals twice half its length, a person’s lap vanishes when rising, and a riddle points to the Post Office as the solution to a P-E word with a thousand letters.

Boy in Edinburgh Sets Sneeze Record in 1835

The text claims a 13 year old Edinburgh boy sneezed up to six times per minute for thirty days. It presents a trivia style prompt with options and a prize, naming Fremont, California as the recipient location for the answer.

Edinburgh Scotland

Publication Order in Jones vs Jones Morgan County Alabama

In Morgan County Alabama a non resident defendant Stephen Jones subject to an equity suit must plead answer or demur to the bill by August 26 1964 after four weekly publications in the Decatur Daily newspaper. The notice is issued by Register Bryan McAfee dated July 24 1964 with publication dates July 25 August 1 8 15.

Register Stephen Jones Alabama The Decatur Daily O Morgan County Bryan McAfee

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