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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1961
Page
2
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A Detroit based group announced a plan to trade tractors for Cuban prisoners in a bid tied to Fidel Castro. The committee says 500 tractors will be supplied free of charge, with 50 land clearing and 450 standard models valued at about 2.5 million dollars plus farming gear.
Funeral services for Alice Duberry will be Sunday at 2 p.m. from Shiloh Baptist Church on Lafayette Street and U S Highway 31. Rev. Crosby will officiate with burial in Sykes Cemetery. Survivors include two daughters.
The Decatur Curb Market opens 6 to 11 a.m. Today. Rotarian Osie Hagerman will speak on The American Flag as part of Nation aan a June 14 event with the Decatur Rotary. The Decatur Fire Department assisted Friday with a car fire at Church and Ferry Streets.
A compiled register lists multiple patients and spouses with addresses including Mrs. Thomas R. Suggs 1418 5th Ave SE and David Garren Callahan Hart selle 3 along with Mrs. James H. Warren 1415 North 34th St B and William Ervin Mills Hartselle Mrs. Luther Standridge 1011 9th and others including Mrs. Frank W. Henson 1613 Jackson St and Mrs. Newt Hardy Decature Admissions Mrs. Alex H. Williams Lacey's Spring 1 Mrs. Walter H. Davis Jr. 1403 Locust St Mrs. Clyde Scott Athens 7 Gordon Ray Price Leighton Leonard Eugene Patrick A Mrs. Paul Bryant 1103 8th Ave SE and Mrs. Billy Bolan 814 5th Ave.
A compact historical notice lists individuals with dismissal references including Sandra Parr Decatur and Della Terry Moulton along with Sharlene Jones Hartselle and Ruby Phillips 802 Austin St Mooresville plus Mary McAnally Lacey's and Milton Turner Decatur. Also named are A A Spurlin Waldermose Springs and Robert Hopper Decatur with several others noted by address or relation in a brief public notice style.
A daughter was born Friday at Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital to Mr and Mrs Thomas Tea gue of Decatur. The brief notice mentions seaweed used in fertilizer io dine soap ice cream toothpaste candy and dental impressions in unrelated context.
The obituary lists Mary Abernathy and Sarah White as survivors, along with a son Miller McCary of Decatur and sister Mattie Swopes of Memphis Tennessee, with Carl M. Sykes Funeral Service handling arrangements and other relatives mentioned.
In a Foreign Service Institute talk, Secretary Rusk stated that American ambassadors abroad lead the country’s relations and can direct all officials in the host nation if needed. He noted the expansion of U.S. government activities overseas since World War I has grown complex with thousands of employees across agencies.
Col William M. Banks faces a court martial on a derelict in duty charge after the Texas tower radar collapse off the New Jersey coast on Jan 15. All 28 crewmen aboard perished as the tower toppled into the Atlantic. Lt. Gen. Robert M. Lee ordered the trial, with two other officers cleared.
The Decatur Public Library will offer a mail service for residents unable to visit due to age or physical limits. Books will be mailed on request or delivered by Friends of the Library members to shut-ins. Mrs. W. T. Jordan volunteers to coordinate requests and delivery for aging citizen support.
A tornado struck Ravenna killing an unidentified 9 year old girl and severely damaging two dozen buildings on the town’s main street. Most structures lost upper floors or windows while business facades remained standing. injured residents were taken to area hospitals.
The US Air Force said a large C133 turboprop cargo plane with eight aboard apparently crashed in the Pacific Ocean en route to Midway Island. The Japanese Maritime Safety Board had earlier said it launched efforts to locate the missing aircraft.
Hospitals at Irvine and Richmond treated the injured with the most serious cases transported to Lexington about 50 miles northeast of Ravenna.
Station list covers multiple shows and times from WAJF and Decatur outlets including News Platter Chatter Gospel Morning Watch World News and various serials and movies with gaps and OCR quirks. The entry reads like a TV radio grid snippet rather than a cohesive article.
Stevenson held private talks with Uruguay Foreign Minister Homero Martinez Montero and President of the Government Council Eduardo Victor Haedo. Uruguayan officials, like those in Venezuela and Argentina, oppose joint drastic action against Castro. The government reportedly hopes the Cuban crisis will ease without further agitation.
The US Navy reported that three vessels were involved in a search operation in the Pacific about 250 miles east of Tokyo, aiming to locate missing personnel and debris from a recent incident. The effort centers on coordinating with allied units and monitoring storm conditions in the area.
Seven of 25 states gaining or losing seats after the 1960 census have adopted redistricting laws. Maine splits into two districts, Iowa loses a seat and moves to at large elections, while five states acted first. With 18 states left, many will defer until 1962.
New York maritime union coalition calls for a nationwide strike June 15 affecting about 100000 men on more than 100 ships. The National Committee for maritime bargaining orders ports to ready for a work stoppage at midnight June 15, signaling readiness to enforce no contract no work.
City Park names Clotile Harris and Lucille Chatman as directors. Tennis lessons will be offered this summer led by Jimmy. Registration is open Monday for interested players. Troutner, Delano Park at 10 a.m. Walter Jackson at 11 a.m. and Austinville at 2 p.m.
In Jackson Mississippi the NAACP joined CORE in a southwide test of desegregation by petitioning a federal three judge court to protect riders from police interference. Constance Baker Motley Thurgood Marshall R Jess Brown filed the class action seeking protection against rider arrests.
Funeral services for James Alvie Dutton 55 Georgetown Ky killed in a Georgetown plane crash will be Sunday at 2 p.m. Survived by wife Louise Fowler Dutton son James Edward Dutton two brothers Ottie Dutton A R Dutton and Freman Landers sister.
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