Two Mobile brothers cited for heroism in house fire
Charles Smith 15 and Danny Smith 17 of Mobile received bronze medals and $500 each from the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission for rescuing four children from a burning one-story home. Charles first saved a child, Danny carried two, then Charles reentered to save the fourth.
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Pittsburgh
Mobile
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Charles Smith
Danny Smith
Duval St
Danny
Charles
Postponed hearing on Alabama boycott laws set for Aug 12
In Birmingham a federal court hearing on the validity of Alabama boycott laws for civil rights workers was postponed to August 12 by U S District Judge Clarence W Allgood who gave no reason for the delay. The session had been scheduled for Monday. Mobile leaders oppose discontinuance of two Louisville and Nashville trains between New Orleans and Montgomery saying travelers will be inconvenienced. The railroad says Hummingbird No 5 and Piedmont Limited No 34 lose money and could be cut.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Atomic Energy Commission
George Wallace
Clifford K. Beck
AEC
State Health Department
Birmingham
U.S. Dist
Clarence W. Allgood
Mobile
Louisville & Nashville
New Orleans
Joseph N. Langan
John Leflore
Dodd campaign funds questioned by Newsweek claim
An aide to Sen. Thomas Dodd says there is no plan to respond to Newsweek's charge that $350000 in Dodd campaign funds over three years were spent for noncampaign purposes. The aide notes Dodd reports $500000 raised from 1961 to 1965 with $150000 spent on campaigning.
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New York
Thomas Dodd
Connecticut
Democrat
Senate
Newsweek Magazine
Dodd
Senate Moves To Finish Foreign Aid Debate Today
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield urged colleagues to press ahead with the foreign aid measure aiming for quick completion. Viet Nam policy looms as a persistent theme as the chamber seeks to clear the deck for remaining legislation.
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Washington
Senate
Viet Nam
Mike Mansfield
Ed wards Seeks Independent Status for Merchant Marine
U S Rep Jack Edwards R Ala called the American Merchant Marine a sick industry and proposed making the Maritime Administration an independent agency rather than part of Johnsons Department of Transportation in a Monday proposal.
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Washington
U.S
Jack Edwards
Ala
Mobile Republican
Maritime Administration
Johnson
Department of Transportation
Amelia Earhart Rumored Dead in Spy Role on Japanese Island
Napa Register reports Amelia Earhart died as a U S spy on a Japanese held island after being captured on Saipan in 1937 during a mission. The claim ties her mysterious disappearance to wartime intelligence work and positions her as a folk history figure.
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Napa
Calif
Amelia .Earhart
South Pacific
U.S
Napa Register
Saipan
Tragedy at Ohio fair claims two teen lives in crash
At the Putnam County Fair in Ottawa Ohio a midget racing car crashed a fence during the final night killing two teenage spectators and injuring at least seven others. Thousands watched as the six day fair concluded around closing time.
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Ottawa
Ohio
Fairgrounds
Floods in South Korea Cause Dozens of Deaths
Torrential rains across South Korea have killed 12 more people, elevating the total death toll to 59 since July 15. The National Flood Committee also reported 16 missing and 68 injured.
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Seoul
South Korea
Belfast bans processions to quell sectarian clashes
Belfast announces a three month ban on public processions within 15 miles of City Hall. The Cabinet says gatherings of three or more people likely to breach the peace are prohibited. In Recife, authorities probe an airport bombing that killed two prominent men awaiting the presidential candidate. Anyone with Communist ties is detained.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Recife
Brazil
Arthur da Costa Y Silva
Countries Swap Charges At UN Over Israeli Strike
Syria and Israel clashed at the United Nations Security Council with each side accusing the other of aggression. Syrian Ambassador George J. Tomeh denounced the July 14 Israeli air strike on Syrian installations as naked aggression.
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United Nations, N. Y
Syria
Israel
U.N. Security Council
George J. Tomeh
Council
Weather and river readings for Decatur and TVA lakes
Decatur Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning 20.79 with sea level 555.09. TVA lake stages Whitesburg 556.0 Wilson 506.5 Pickwick 412.4 Wheeler 555.3 Chickamauga 680.7. High yesterday 94 at 3 30 p.m. Low 71 at 5 30 this morning. Today cloudy with warm days and mild nights. isolated thundershowers possible this afternoon and more on Wednesday. High 93 tonight 70. Wednesday 92. Vega Deneb and Altair visible high in east at 9 p.m. Full Moon Aug 1.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
Whitesburg
Wilson
Pickwick
Wheeler
Chickamauga
Day Family Reunion at Red Oak Grove Church
The Day family reunion will be held Sunday at the Red Oak Grove Church grounds. Family members and friends are asked to bring a basket lunch.
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Red Oak
Red Oak Grove
Hartselle Area Real Estate and Ads Compilation
Classified notices and listings show land requests near Hartselle and properties for sale or rent. Ads include a 15 20 acre land search north or east of Hartselle on good roads, several brick houses with multiple bedrooms, central heat, and built-ins, plus rentals and a 1965 Chevy Impala for sale. Contact numbers and specific addresses are listed.
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Hartselle
Oakwood Park
Washington Circle
Call J. Howard Proctor Real Estate
Obituary: Melissa Eskridge 6 of Louisville dies in car crash
Miss Melissa Wann Eskridge six of Louisville Kentucky died Saturday in a Louisville car accident. Services were held at Harmony Methodist Church in Lawrence County officiated by Rev Ernest Dillard. Burial followed at Graham Cemetery in Lawrence County Gunthorp directing. Surviving parents Henry Eskridge Jr sister Felicia Lynn Eskridge brother Darrell Keith Eskridge grandparents Henry Eskridge and Mrs. Terry of Courtland Steve Terry of Moulton great grandmother Mrs Elsie Maness of Courtland.
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Melissa Wann Eskridge
Louisville
Harmony Methodist Church
Lawrence County
Ernest Dillard
Graham Cemetery
Gunthorp
Henry Eskridge Jr
Felicia Lynn Eskridge
Darrell Keith Eskridge
Henry Eskridge
Louisville, Ky
John S. Terry
Courtland
Steve Terry
Moulton
Elsie Maness
Mrs Martha James 88 Dies. Rites Held In Hartselle
Mrs Martha James 88 of 518 West Main Street died at 10 a.m. Monday in a Tuscaloosa hospital. Services were at 2 p.m. today at Hartselle Church of Christ with Bob Clardy officiating. Burial followed at Hartselle Memorial Gardens. Peck Funeral Home directed. She was survived by six daughters and three sons, among them Ruth McLemore Altha Collier Norma Jackson and Estelle Lambert in addition to Alex James W F James and D O James. Also surviving are two sisters and a brother and 39 grandchildren. Pallbearers were grandsons. She was a Church of Christ member and a Cullman County native.
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Hartselle
Martha James
W. Main St
Tuscaloosa
Hartselle Church of Christ
Bob Clardy
Hartselle Memorial Gardens
Peck Funeral Home
Bessie Perry
Lawrenceburg
Tenn
Ruth McLemore
Altha Collier
Cullman
Norma Jackson
Nashville
Estelle Lambert
Violet Russell
Alex James
W. F. James
Athens
D. O. James
Pratville
Maudie Suits
California
Minnie Partain
Decatur
Elmer Shedd
James
Church of Christ
Cullman County
Soldier Phillip Rost Dies in Sioux City Car Crash
Phillip Rost 22, stationed with the armed forces in Sioux City Iowa, was killed in a car wreck there Friday. Services by McConnell Funeral Home will be announced later. The body will arrive Thursday morning. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs Jack Rost of Chicago formerly of Decatur, grandfather J C Black of Athens and uncle Cecil Black of Decatur.
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Phillip Rost
Sioux City
Iowa
McConnell Funeral Home
Jack Rost
Chicago
Ill
Decatur
J. C. Black
Athens
Cecil Black
Funeral services for John Tingle in Hartselle
John Tingle 63 of 301 Cooper Street died at 3 45 am at his home. Services are 10 am Thursday at Peck Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Hartselle City Cemetery. Survived by widow Margaret and six children, six sisters, one brother, 16 grandchildren. Pallbearers are nephews. He was a member of the Church of Christ and worked at Hartselle Manufacturing Co.
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Hartselle
John Tingle
Cooper
Tingle
Thhe Church of Christ
Hartselle Manufacturing Co
Murder Suspect Ordered To Bryce For Examinations
James Columbus Williams of Morgan City, 46, charged with first degree murder in the July 15 shotgun slaying of Mrs. Hazel Williams, was ordered by Circuit Judge Newton B. Powell to undergo mental exams at Bryce Mental Hospital in Tuscaloosa. Williams, held without bond, was moved from a Morgan County jail after a prior physician exam prompted the order. If found insane, he would be committed at Bryce.
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James Columbus Williams
Morgan City
Bryce Mental Hospital
Tuscaloosa
Newton B. Powell
Williams
Morgan County
Powell
Hazel Williams
Decatur Kiwanis Talk by Frank Newton Focuses on Birmingham
Ted Het reports Frank Newton vice president of Southern Bell Alabama will address Decatur Kiwanis Thursday at Lyons Hotel. He will discuss Birmingham’s Community Affairs Committee challenges from his city leadership role. Newton, a Macon native and Georgia Tech graduate, has led Alabama operations since 1957.
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Frank Newton
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Alabama
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Lyons Hotel
Newton
Kiwanis
Birmingham
Macon
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Southern Bell
Wreck injures Decatur woman. other crash details
Police report Novella L. Collins, 39, of Decatur injured in a 6:20 p.m. wreck on county Road 41 two miles south of Decatur. She drove a 1965 Dodge, with Ed ward M. Law, 18, of Decatur in a 1956 Ford also involved. City Detective David Smith investigates an attempted break in at the Decatur Clinic around 9 p.m. Monday, door found open but no forced entry and nothing reported missing. The Decatur Curb Market on 1st Ave SE and Grant St will be open Wednesday 6 to 11 a.m. with produce including green beans, peas, butter beans, squash, okra, cucumbers, corn, milk and butter. Squash and beans available for freezing. cucumbers for pickling. The Great Book Discussion Group meets Thursday at 8 p.m. at 1417 Beech St. Robert Ricks, 537 Austinville Rd., transferred from Bank St. Hospital Monday to Redstone Arsenal Base Hospital.
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Novella L. Collins
Decatur
Edward M. Law
City
David Smith
Decatur Clinic
Det. Smith
1St Ave
Grant St
Teenagers Craft Moonshine Still in Kentucky Jail
In London Kentucky two youths confined in the city jail built a miniature moonshine still from coffee cans copper tubing and a cell commode. They produced mash by mixing water with crumbled cornbread and salvaged sugar from meals.
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London. Ky
Joe Proffitt
London
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