Sewanee Chooses State Bishop Amid Racial Admission Debate
Rt Rev Charles C J Cnet named to replace Bishop Thomas N Carruthers on Sewanee's 14 man board as discussions over admission of Black students continue. Officials noted no legal bar to Negro admission and action pursued behind closed doors. In Florida, USF rejected college entrance exams, while Miami plans to lower racial barriers for summer sessions.
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McCrady
Sewanee
Tampa
Turner
Boger
USF
Miami
Fla
University of Miami
Paul K. Vonk
St Ann's School Plans Four Room Addition
St Ann's Catholic School at 238 Johnston St is adding a four classroom second story extension to ease overcrowding. Contractors Baker and Shaw will complete the project by September at a cost about 48000 dollars, adding eight classrooms total while a basement room was used this year for 240 students. Enrollment for 1961 62 is expected to reach 350.
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St. Ann's Catholic School
Johnston St
Baker and Shaw
Wanted: tune up man and service station positions
Classified notices show multiple help wanted items for a service station and poultry farm. Positions include a tune up man at Neighborhood Sinclair and a service station attendant, both requiring in person applications. Other items list apartment rents and used car sales with contact numbers.
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Sinclair
Carridale and
Danville Rd
Sinclair, Corner
Markets Report from Decatur Poultry and Livestock
Markets show mixed activity with corn at No 3 Yellow Carries, steers weak to lower, 21.00 to 23.50 for slaughter steers, 28.00 for 300 lb calves, hogs at 16.00 in mixed lots, sows 12.50 to 14.0, and stockers and feeders at 12.50 to 24.00 with limited top grades. Cattle, hogs, and stockers reflect uneven demand across grades and weights.
Wall Street Mixed at Noon as Trading Slows
Wall Street shows a mixed, slow noon trade with the AP average up 0.10 at 251.30. Industrials slip 0.10, rails gain 0.20, and utilities rise 0.30 while most major issues move in fractional steps. Raytheon declines on profit taking, Chock Full O Nuts gains, and GM and Ford hold near unchanged or small increases.
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NEW York
Associated Press
Raytheon
American
General Motors
Ford
U.S
Stocks New York AP evening snapshot listing major shares
Stocks in New York edge up and down with a wide range of equities including Hercules Powder Acme Steel Texaco Harvester Air Reduction and Kaiser Heinz Labelling a diverse market day. The brief price buzz covers numerous industrials utilities and consumer names with fractional gains and losses.
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New York
Galf OU
Hercules Pdr
Acme Steel
Allis
Air L
Kaiser
Baker
Kress
Rexall
Reyn Met
Cént Cannane
Crue
Delta Air L
Diam Alk
Dow Chemical
du Pont
sSear
East Air 1
Sinclair
East Kod
el Auto L
Fair W
Elec
Elec 664UN Oil Cal 58% Gen Fads 8244Unit 45 Gen Mills Wyunit Fruit Wye Mtls
Unit
Gas Cp
My Gen Tel & EL Mus Steel
Warner B Tm Ga Pac Cp
Poultry market reports strong demand and ample supply
Birmingham dispatch notes ready to cook broilers and fryers in strong demand with live offerings ample and plants clearing supplies. Estimated slaughter for today and Saturday about 1,203,000 head versus 1,226,600 last weekend. farm price range 11 to 11.9 cents per lb, mostly 11 cents. Georgia reports heavy broilers and fryers at farms 12 cents, plants 13 cents, light types scarce.
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Poultry Birmingham
Traco
Egg price report from Birmingham markets
AP reports overall steady movement with ample offerings. Retail prices to retailers include a 1 percent decline for large eggs and a smaller drop for medium eggs. Consumer grades show Grade A white large 39 to 43 cents, mediums 33 to 36, small 26 to 44 cents per dozen depending on delivery and carton options.
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Birmingham
Livestock Market Report From Thomasville and Region
Hog receipts reach 3000 as prices drop 25 to 50 cents per hundredweight across Birds, Columbus, Moultrie, Thomasville and Dothan markets. Barrows and gilts 190-230 lbs mostly 16.50 to 17.00. bulk 180-240 lbs 16.00-16.50. Sows weaker. cattle notes show steers 22.50-26.00, cows 17.00-18.00, bulls weak. Tomato value cited at 1960 level about 250 million dollars nationwide.
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Thomasville
Columbus
Moultrie
Dothan
Ala
Jacksonville
Fla
Paper Attacks Pastors Change
In Jackson Mississippi the Rev Gleason who rode with the Freedom Riders denied agreeing with the ride after paying a fine and returning home. An editorial notes his claims of disillusionment and says he spoke with Jackson reporters about being duped by press and TV and says his life was threatened by a Chicago Black Muslim group. It questions whether he spoke freely or with a forked tongue.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Chicago
Gleason
Jackson Press
Kennedy action on Walker probe near publication
President Kennedy has finished reviewing the Army inquiry into Maj. Gen. Edwin A Walker over alleged Birch Society propaganda in Germany. A reproof is expected when the report is made public Monday. Walker may seek retirement amid these charges and his disputed remarks about Truman Acheson and Roosevelt are also examined.
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Washington
Kennedy
Edwin A Walker
Germany
John Birch Society
Walker
Overseas Weekly
Europe
24Th Infantry
Harry S. Truman
Dean Acheson
Eleanor Roosevelt
Army
Five more Freedom Riders arrested in Jackson
Five more Freedom Riders, four whites and one Negro girl, were arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, after refusing to leave the white waiting room at Illinois Central station. They faced breach of peace charges, part of a wave bringing the total convicted to 93 and the total arrested to 98.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson, Miss
Illinois Central Station
Mark Lane
New York City
Percy Sutton
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Kennedy Strain Held Unrelated to Back Problems
The White House states JFK’s sacral strain is unrelated to prior back issues. Dr. Travell expects rapid recovery with rest and warm water therapy after Kennedy injured himself while lifting earth during a ceremonial tree planting on a state visit. Kennedy reportedly hid the injury from staff except his physician.
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White House
Travell
Kennedy
Ae Ievekt
Kenedy
Dismissals and Addresses Off a Local Notice Row
A list of names with street addresses across multiple towns including Decatur Somerville Baileyton Moulton Hartselle and Elkton Tenn features dismissals and family entries such as an infant son and several residents at varying streets like 6th Ave SW 4th Ave SE and 19th Ave SE. The compilation reads like a community notice with multiple individuals and households named.
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Lizzie Julian
Baileyton
Ruth Spears
Decatur
Mary Dutton
Moulton
Dorothy Tucker
4Th Ave
Edward Hancock
19Th Ave
Lucille Johnson
Hartselle
Lewis Cottingham
14Th St
William V. Higgins
Johnston St
Zola NeSmith
Trinity
L. B. Alexander and
Infant Son
6Th Ave
Arthur Garrison
Elkton
Tenn
Local Notices From Bank Street District
Readable items list residents and addresses including Mrs Luther Morris 2007 7th Mrs Tommy West Paradise Trailer Court Charles Halbrook Hartselle R C Landers Muscle Shoals wagon Fleming 202 6th Ave Miss Bobbie Lou Hutto Court land.
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Bank Street
Luther Morris
Tommy West
Paradise Trailer Court
Charles Halbrook
Hartselle
R. C. Landers
Muscle Shoals
Wagon Fleming
6Th Ave
Athens residents listed in local notice
Rufus Long, Mrs. Alice Smith, Leonard Clem, Bertha Cain, Mrs. Marilyn Lewis, Alma Denny, Rosa Lee Cannon, Clarice Reba McBay, Mrs. Lou H. Neumeyer, Aubrey Sims, Cornelius Mosley, Milton Edward Norwood are named residents of Athens in a public notice listing addresses and names. The fragmentary text reads as a roster of individuals connected to Athens.
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Rufus Long
Athens
Alice Smith
Leonard Clem
Bertha Cain
Marilyn Lewis
Alma Denny
Rosa Lee Cannon
Clarice Reba McBay
Lou H. Neumeyer
Aubrey Sims
Cornelius Mosley
Milton Edward Norwood
Do you ng Gets No Invitation From Kennedy
South Korea's military premier Lt. Gen. Chang Do young received a direct reply from President Kennedy on his birthday May 29. The message thanked Chang for his congratulations and good wishes but offered no invitation to Washington. Chang had praised Kennedy's dynamic leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
South Korea
Chang Do-young
Kennedy
Washington
Chang
Information Ministry
FFA Chapters Sweep Ribbons at 32nd Alabama Convention
Auburn Elkmont Falkville West Limestone and Town Creek FFA chapters won awards at the 32nd Alabama FFA Convention. Elkmont finished first in poultry judging and fourth in livestock. Falkville's Billy Petty was runner up in public speaking. West Limestone placed fourth in dairy cattle judging and Mickey Jackson earned dairy farmer of the year. Town Creek took third in farm safety.
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Auburn
Elkmont
Falkville
West Limestone
Town Creek
Billy Petty
Mickey Jackson
Priceville Teacher Earns George Peabody Master’s Degree
Mrs. Dixie G. Collier of Decature, a second grade teacher at Priceville Elementary, has earned a Master of Arts Degree in Educational Guidance from George Peabody College for Teachers in Nashville.
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Priceville
Dixie G. Collier
Decature
George Peabody College For
Nashville
Athens Names in Local Credits and Notices
Cecil Grant Hargrove and Mrs. Betty Dildine are listed in Athens with others including Willie Lee Grizzard Ray Hamilton in the same entry. The item reads as a terse roster or notice fragment without additional context or dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Grant Hargrove
Athens
Betty Dildine
Willie Lee Grizzard
Ray Hamilton
Local Names Listed for Lawrence County Notices
Emmett Smith of Mount Hope and Mrs Baron Moland of Russellville appear among Lawrence County names with numbered entries alongside Michael Parker of Moulton Mrs Billy Glenn Terry of Moulton Barbara Pride of Courtland and others including Mrs E D Montgomery of Moulton and Mrs Dollie Cahela of Hillsboro with various numbers assigned to each.
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Lawrence County
Emmett Smith
Mount Hope
Baron Moland
Russellville
Michael Parker
Moulton
Billy Glenn Terry
Barbara Pride
Courtland
E. D. Montgomery
Dollie Cahela
Hillsboro
Discoverer Launch Patch-Work Before Agena Stage Failure
At Vandenberg a Discoverer XXIV rocket nearly launched after five technicians made a risky final adjustment. The Agena second stage failed, crashing 1,000 miles at sea, while the first stage remained intact and safety procedures were cited.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
Robert Gillham
Portland
Ore
Gillham
Warren Dolezal
Douglas Aircraft
Thor
CORE Group tagged as anti American agitator in rally
In Montgomery Alabama 2500 rallygoers hear CORE labeled an active vehicle of communism by a speaker from the Citizens Council who accuses Freedom Riders of an attack on America. The council seeks evidence to charge Attorney General Robert Kennedy with conspiring with the riders.
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Montgomery
Arogress of Racial Equality
CORE
Amer
Citizens Council
Gallion
U.S
Robert Kennedy
C.H. Lancaster
Freedom Riders
TVA weighs cofferdam plan to seal damaged lock area
TVA engineers debated where to place a cofferdam around the damaged lock at Wheeler Dam. Debris removal and a dry seal are required before estimating repair time and damages. Traffic restoration options include piping oil gas grain and moving barges around the dam, with lock operation years away.
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TVA
Lauderdale County
Tennessee
Wheeler Dam
Tennessee Valley Authority
Fitz Rawls Hurt In Auto Crash
Fitzhugh Lee Rawls Jr., 25, a Army Reserve lieutenant from Moulton, was in serious condition at Lawrence County Hospital after a 6 am crash on Highway 24 east of Moulton. His Cadillac struck a Chevrolet driven by Troy Olen Hill, 20, as the latter turned toward McDonald’s Store.
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Moulton
Tampa
Fla
Fitzhugh Lee
Rawls, Jr
Lawrence County Hospital
Here
Rawls
Army Reserve
Troy Olen Hill
Trinity
McDonald’s
Decatur Shrine Club to meet at Sirloin Room tonight
The Decatur Shrine Club will hold its regular meeting in the Sirloin Room at the Cornelian Hotel tonight at 7. Also reported a car break in at All-States Motel, 150 cartons of cigarettes stolen, value 377 dollars, and other local notes from Athens police and area residents.
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Decatur Shrine Club
Sirloin
Cornelian Hotel
Athens
Decatur
B. R. Waters
All-States
Night Is Day In Army Device Demonstration
At Fort Story Virginia, hundreds of troops and landing craft pierced the night using image intensification. An Army Engineer Corps demonstration showed how a electronic tube boosts illumination by 100000 times enabling clear views of ships and boats moving shoreward despite cloud cover and darkness.
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Fort Story
Virginia
Army Transporta
Army Engineer Corps
Transportation Corps
Atlantic Ocean
Baby girl suffers arm and head injuries after stroller collision
A car struck a baby stroller at Walnut and Washington streets at 12 25 PM. Debra Binford 1 724 Sykes Sr sustained injuries. Walsh Swopes Jr 23 claimed his stalled car rolled in gear. A brother had left the stroller when the mishap occurred.
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Walnut
Washington Streets
Walsh Swopes Jr
5Th Ave
Debra Binford
Sykes Sr
Mamie Lee Binford
4Th Ave
Moulton St
A. C. Callahan
Danville
James Amerson
Athens
Julia Palladino
Somerville Rd
Callahan
Amerson
Palladino
Lionel Victor
U.S. Army
Redstone Arsenal
Births Reported at Decatur General Hospital
A boy to Mr and Mrs Baxter Cagle 2229 Gordon Dr SW Thursday at Decatur General Hospital A girl to Mr and Mrs Gilbert Blasingame Hillsboro 2 Thursday A boy to Mr and Mrs Howard Fortner 1910 8th St SE Thursday
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Frank Herson
Jackson St
Thomas McCurry
Sherman St
Gilbert T. Blasingame
Hillsboro
Julian Loggins
West Court
Apts
Hoyt Wright
Johnston St
Howard Fortner
8Th St
Pruitt Ward
15Th Ave
Baxter Cagle
Gordon Dr
Decatur General Hospital
Gilbert Blasingame
Hillsboro 2
8Th St. SE
Eichmann Prosecution Delayed in Memoir Dispute
In Jerusalem the Eichmann trial paused as prosecutors seek to admit memoirs said to be obtained under the influence of drink during interviews in Argentina. The court postponed continuing the prosecution case to Monday while arguments over the memoirs and their admissibility proceed.
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Jerusalem
Adolf Eichmann
Gideon _Hausner
Eichmann
Argentina
Robert Servatius
Wilhelm Sassen
Hausner
Servatius
Reich Security Bureau
Real Estate Sales Meeting Set for Monday Clinic
About 50 real estate men from Tri Cities Huntsville and Decatur will attend a one day realtor clinic at the Crescent Motel Monday from 9 30 a m to 4 p m. Sponsored by Morgan County Realtors principal speaker Cliff Krueger of Hawaii discusses promotion and sales in a state wide clinic series.
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Tri-Cities
Huntsville
Decatur
Crescent Motel
Morgan County Realtors
Cliff Krueger
Hawaii
Krueger
Elliott Funeral for Henry Elliott in Hillsboro
Funeral services for Henry Elliott, Hillsboro, will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. from the Ebenezer Church. Burial in Elliott Cemetery directed by Reynolds. Survivors include wife Mrs Henry Elliott ten sons Charles Elliott and Rev Ruth L. Elliott two sisters Mrs Flora Elliott and Mrs Corderlin Lewis one brother Thomas Elliott.
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Henry Elliott
Hillsboro
Eberneza Church
Elliott Cemetery
Reynolds
Henry Ellliott
Charles Elliott
Ruth L. Elliott
Flora Elliott
Corderlin Lewis
Thomas Elliott
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St. Ann’s School
Prentiss Clark Poultry Farm
Austinville
Volkswagen
5Th Ave. S.W
Decatur Markets
Wall Street
Atlanta
AP Geordie
Farma i
Euiel
Lipa
United States
Birch
JFK
Decatur General
Tay W. Panter
Cullman
Gary Ray Braswell
Hoyt W. Phillips
8Th Ave. NW
Jackie Thornton
4Th St. NW
Helen Posey
Baby LeRoy Carmen Tuck
Patricia Suggs
10Th Ave. NW
Alice Vickers
Clark St
Guy Walker
Enolam Bivd
Billy D. Looney
Magnolia St
Louie Edward Richardson
R. M. Fowler
Phil Campbell
Nixie Studdard
Woodmont
Richard Wayne Hidgon
Elaine Hunt
Mary Sandusky
Deborah Sandusky
Claudie
Sacramento
San Jose State College
Alabama State College
Edmund G. Brown
William F. Stanton
Bud Hutchinson
San Jose
John T. Wahlquist
San Jose State
Brown
State College
Stanley Mosk
Education Department
Stanton and Hutchinson
Harvey D. Norris
Renee Hodges
12Th St
John B. Wiley
Colfax
Linda Gardner
Evelyn Millwood
Porter Harris
Cedar St
Arthur Terry
John Smith
Cora Parker
Somerville
Bobbie Lou Hutto
Athens-Limestone Admissions
Do-young
FFA
Freedom Rider
America
Fitz Rawls
Rue Department
Keith Taylor Underwood
Linda Lee
Shreveport
Will
Marty Pitts Underwood
Lafayette St
Howard C. Puckett
Russell F. Baer
Joyce K. Shawn
Chemstrand Employees Credit Union
Southeastern School For
Emory University
Credit Union National Association
CUNA
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
US Army
Court House
Gary Neil Watkins
Auburn University
Morgan County
Gene McCurry
Milton Thomas
Dalphus Black
West Point
Harold Bennett
Vacation Bible School
Calvary Baptist Church
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