Cullman Firm Opens New Furniture Store Here
A three day grand opening sale marks the opening of a furniture store in Cullman by the long established Tiffin Furniture Co. The remodeled showroom spans over 5 000 square feet with all lines of furniture and appliances on display. Manager Lewis Miller, with 15 years at the Cullman unit, invites area residents to visit during the sale and register for prizes including a sofa and coffee table.
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Tiffin Furniture Store
Norge- Selec-D-Frost
Lewis Miller
Cullman
Furniture
Tiffin Furniture Co
Suit Claims Press Freedom Tangle in Montgomery
The Times faced lawsuits totaling $2.5 million from Montgomery officials and Gov Patterson after a critical advertisement. The state court rulings awarded $500,000 each to James and Sullivan, with appeals to the Alabama Supreme Court. The Times seeks to move cases to federal court where Judge Frank M. Johnson will decide on a motion.
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The
Times
Montgomery
Earl James
Frank Parks
L. B. Sullivan
Clyde Sellers
John Patterson
James and Sullivan
Alabama Supreme Court
the Times
U.S. District Court
U.S. District
Frank M. Johnson
Funeral services set for Mrs Mary L Burk at Spring Creek
Mrs Mary L Burk died Sunday at her Courtland residence. Services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at Spring Creek Baptist Church with burial in Gilchrist Cemetery directed by Reynolds. Survivors include her daughter Polk and sons Billy Poll George Nelson Cunningham all of Courtland, sister Mrs Carolyn Brown Cincinnati, and brother Nelse Harraway New York City.
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Mary L. Burk
Courtland
Spring Creek Baptist Church
Gilchrist
Reynolds
Neta al Burk
Polk
Billy Poll
George
Nelson Cunningham
Carolyn Brown
Cincinnati
Ohio
Nelse Harraway
New York City
Help Wanted and Real Estate Classifications
Classified notices list job pickup pool join in NLA S A building 4712 shift 6 15 to 3 15 and combine work. For rent 3 room unfurnished private bath 310 W Moulton St. For sale or trade 1966 Dodge Polara 2 door power brakes contact EL 3 8477 or 1816 Sth Ave. 1 block from West Decatur School 3 room house breakfast room kitchen combo 12 12 a 20 gar age replace with tf unit heat 419 Ave SW contact EL 3 7996.
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W. Moulton St
S.W
Nla.s.a
West Decatur School
Ave
Hospital Dismissals List Names and Addresses
A local hospital notices dismissals listing individuals by name and address. Entries include William C. Wright in Decatur and infants and family members such as Mrs. Baxter Cagle with infant son at 2229 Graham Ave SW and Mrs. Howard Fortner with infant son at 1910 8th St SE. Other names appear with Athens Cullman Courland Eva a H. Couch and 9th Ave. locations.
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Baxter Cagle
Graham Ave
Howard Fortner
8Th St
Clyde Scott
Athens
John Woodruff
12Th Ave
Jeffrey Cook
Carridale St
Donna Gunter
Jesse Carnes
Cullman
Nan Hollenbeck
Courland
Clifford Carnell
Eva A H. Couch
9Th Ave
Local Admiss and Family Notices listing residents
Admiss E. W. McAnnally of 1618 Olive St Horace Stanford at 209 12th Ave Leonard Love of 1411 16th Ave Robert Cheatham at 813 E Moulton St and Mrs Ralph Jackson with infant son at Somerville 2 are listed among Baugh Wiley Smith sons notices.
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Baugh-Wiley-Smith Sons
E. W. McAnnally
Olive St
Horace Stanford
12Th Ave
Leonard Love
16Th Ave
Robert Cheatham
Admissions list from Cullman area schools
A compiled admissions roster lists individuals by name and town across Cullman region including Vinemont Hanceville Cullman Elmwood Park and Falkville with various initials and numbers accompanying each entry. Names include Mrs Winon Powell Mrs Willy Burmester Austin White Mrs Paul Engel Mrs Verius Tankersley Mrs Horace Hicks Mrs William England Walter Appling Willis Cook James T Henry Ernie Rice Ottis Freeman Donald Daniel James Cummings Riley Mayban Donald Waldrep Bee Hammond and Charles Sharpton.
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Winon Powell
Vinemont
Willy E. Burmester
Cullman
Austin J. White
Elmwood Park
Paul Engel
Veruis A. Tankersley
Falkville
Horace H. Hicks
Hanceville
William H. England
Walter Appling
Willis Cook
James T. Henry
Birming
Lawrence County Local Court Personnel List
Harold Johnson Courtland Mrs. Vaner Rushing Danville Timothy Nolan Moulton Carl Naylor Moulton Mrs C C Camerson Jr Moulton Mrs Bruce Moody Moulton Emmett Smith Mount Hope Mrs Mack Rutherford Town
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Lawrence County
Harold Johnson
Courtland
Vaner Rushing
Danville
Timothy Nolan
Moulton
Carl Naylor
Bruce Moody
Emmett Smith
Mount Hope
Mack Rutherford
Town
Fidel Castro hosts lengthy news conference with American journalists
Fidel Castro spent 50 hours in two news conferences and a personal tour for eight American reporters. He discussed Tractor for Prisoners negotiations, potential future U.S. talks, and offered reporters a permanent Havana posting while maintaining a relaxed, cigar in hand demeanor.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Castro
Agrarian Reform Institute
Kennedy
Washington
Town Creek Civitan holds annual Ladies Night
The Town Creek Civitan Club hosted Ladies Night at the Old Tuscumbia Country Club. Men cooked and served steaks to the women as new officers were installed for the Civitan year including G. C. Cockes as president and J. R. Knouff as president-elect.
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Town Creek
Civitan Club
Old Tuscumbia Country Club
Civitan
G. C. Cockes
J. R. Knouff
J. M. Childers
John Yates
W. W. Brackin
Town Creek Handles Public Drunkenness Cases This Week
Town Creek Police Department dealt with two public drunkenness cases this week, outlining standard procedures and responses to inebriated individuals in town.
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Town Creek
Speake PTA to Meet Monday for July Picnic Plans
The Speake PTA will convene Monday at 7 30 p m at the school. All parents and teachers are urged to attend as planners set the annual July picnic details and arrangements.
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PTA
Hillsboro Leads In Creek 3 As Gillespie and Thrasher Shine
Creek 3 scores feature Mildred Gillespie and DeWayne Thrasher for Hillsboro while John Ligon and Dorothy Dutton from Moulton contribute in a tight district game. The tally favors Hillsboro with a narrow win.
Markets Close Mixed With Broad Downturn Signals
Markets report closing declines of 25 to 50 points with early sales mixed between 1 and 3 and weights around 196220 pounds at 16.75 to 17.00. Late trades show mixed 2 to 5 with 16.00 to 16.25. Lows steady to weak at 12.50 to 13.90.
Wall Street mixed gains in noon trading
The Dow Jones industrial average rose .16 to 695.97 at noon led by gains in Big Three motors and rubber, chemicals, and nonferrous metals. Chrysler gained, General Motors held steady, Ford edged up, Korvette jumped, while utilities tobaccos and tails fell. Corporate bonds were mixed and government bonds slipped.
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Chrysler
Motors
General Motors
Ford
Korvette
J.W. Mays
Zenith
Dow Jones
Poultry Price Movements Reported in Birmingham and Atlanta
AP dispatch notes tentative one half cent higher prices for broilers and fryers in Birmingham with live weight around 4-5 pounds. Georgia live poultry offerings are adequate in Atlanta with broilers and fryers at 11-13.5 cents per pound and heavy and light types described as either adequate or ample for demand.
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Poultry Birmingham
Atlanta
Georgia
Birmingham Eggs Prices to Retailers Rise Modestly
Trade notes show eggs priced for retailers with stable consumer grades and adequate movement in Birmingham markets. Price signals reflect steady demand and modest increases across standard grades.
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Birmingham
Livestock Prices on Atlanta and Southeast Markets
Hog receipts 2300 at Thomasville and other markets steady with 190-230 lb barrows and gilts 16.75-17.25 and 180-240 lb bulk 16.25-16.75. Sows 12.25-14.58. Cattle and calves 100 head fairly active steady with medium stockers 18.00-21.00. Sheep 100 head steady with choice spring lambs 17.80.
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Nasaville
Thomasville
Columbus
Moultrie
Dothan
Ala
Jacksonville
Fla
Chemstrand Aims Growth Through Tech Drive In Textile Fiber
O'Neal notes demand from 35 million more people over ten years and rising global interest. He says the 1960s will bring rapid science advances and Chemstrand, the world’s No. 2 chemical fiber producer, will push technical work. The Decatur center leads Acrilan development, testing, and customer support with free expert services.
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O'Neal
Chemstrand
Decatur Technical Center
Acrilan
Deaths Athens Resident Cleo Billions
Cleo Billions of 605 S Houston St died Tuesday night in Wyandotte Michigan at his son's home Thomas Billions. Survivors include his widow Mrs Mattie Billions two sons Thomas and Dwight a brother Desmond and Edward two grandchildren. Body to be returned to Athens with funeral services to be announced by McConnell Funeral Home.
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Athens
Cleo Billions
S. Houston St
Wyandotte
Mich
Thomas Billions
Mattie Billions
Thomas
Dwight
Desmond Billions
Decatur
Edward Billions
South Gate
Calif
McConnell Funeral Home
Mrs. Arizona Cobb Lethie Cobb 70 dies in Addison
Lethie Cobb age 70 of Addison died in a local rest home today at 1 15 a.m. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 2 p.m. at Fairfield Church Addison with burial in Fairfield Cemetery. Survivors include two daughters Mrs Rozelea Taylor of Hollywood Florida and Mrs Zera Mar.
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Arizona
Lethie Cobb
Addison
Fairfield
Brown
Rozelea
Taylor
Hollywood
Fla
Zera Mar
Two Arrested for Public Drunkenness Last Night
Sheriff's forces jailed two persons last night on public drunkenness charges.
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Sheriff's Forces
Port Official Is Convicted Of Contempt
Austin J. Tobin executive director of the Port of New York Authority was convicted of contempt of Congress for failing to surrender subpoenaed documents. Judge Luther W. Youngdahl sentenced him to 30 days in jail and a 100 dollar fine, stayed for 30 days. The authority plans to appeal.
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Washington
Austin J. Tobin
Port of New York Authority
Congress
House Judiciary Subcommittee
U. S. Dist
Luther W. Youngdal
Tobin
Sidney Goldstein
Port Authority
Supreme Court
Morris County
N.J
Swidler Confirmed to Federal Power Commission Chair Race
The Senate confirmed Joseph C. Swidler a longtime public power advocate and former TVA general counsel from Knoxville Tennessee to the Federal Power Commission. Republicans warned Kennedy could face a court fight if Kuykendall is ousted as FPC chairman in favor of Swidler. The President indicated Swidler is his choice for the chair.
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Washington
Senate
Joseph C. Swidler
Public Power Development
Federal Power Commission
Swidler
Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
Kennedy
Jerome K. Kuykendall
FPC
Industry Gets Sharp Lashing
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara criticized industry for inefficiency and wasteful practices. He spoke at a cost reduction symposium urged by him, noting Pentagon and industry share the duty to curb military spending, now over 40 billion dollars annually, and urged rewarding efficiency while penalizing waste.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
Pentagon
McNamara
National Security Industrial Association
Chou En Lai Seeks Peace With Different Systems
Premier Chou En Lai told a Tokyo audience that Red China aims to coexist in peace with nations of varying social systems. He cited nearly six years of U S China talks in Geneva and Warsaw as evidence China pursues settlement of disputes through peaceful negotiations.
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Tokyo
Chou En-lai
Red China
Ingalls Head appoints Kopp as president and reshuffles board
The Ingalls Iron Works board in Birmingham on Wednesday announced Jack Kopp as president of Ingalls Head replacing Robert Palmer who resigned. William H. Hussey revealed the election and named M. H. Osburn as treasurer and J. B. Bradford as secretary. New board members include Sam Boykin Jr. and Dr. Kopp, with Kopp already serving as executive vice president since joining in 1949.
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Jack Kopp
Ingalls
Birmingham
William H. Hussey
Kopp
Ingall
Decatur Works
Birmi Agsistant
Hussey
M. H. Osburn
J. B. Bradford
Sam Boykin Jr
D. H. Bradley
Ted Freeman
Osburn
Bradley
J. P. Brad‘Mord
Negro Voting Drive Aims 25000 Registrations In Jefferson County
In Birmingham, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. urged a sustained campaign to register 25,000 Negro voters in Jefferson County by 1962. He spoke to the Alabama State Coordinating Association for Registration and Voting, arguing slavery and segregation conflict with America's equality ideal.
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Birmingham
Jefferson
America
Martin Luther King Jr
Atlanta
King
Alabama State Coordinating Association For Registration and Voting
New Daughter Born to Casey Family in Decatur
A girl was born to Mr and Mrs Joe Donald Casey at Decatur General Hospital on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Winon Powell of Vinemont 2 welcomed a daughter at Cullman Hospital on June 13.
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Joe Donald Casey
Sheridan Apt
Decatur General Hospital
Winon Powell
Vinemont
Cullman Hospital
Red rain in Buffalo due to dye spray from plant vent
A Buffalo resident reports red rain after a workman near a ventilator sprayed dye from a chemical plant. Public Works found the dye dust was drawn outside by the fan, and officials note the dye has high tinctorial value. Cleaning advised includes detergent, auto wax, and elbow grease.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Public Works Department
Chou En Lai Speech at Peiping Farewell Banquet
Chou En Lai spoke at a farewell banquet hosted by President Sukarno in Peiping before Sukarno left for Moscow on a world tour. The remarks were broadcast by Peiping radio as the Indonesian leader continued his travels.
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Formosa
Chou
Sukarno
Peiping
Moscow
Peiping Radio
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Decatur General Admissions
William C. Wright
Marvin J. Woodall
West Court Apts
Isaac Champion
William H. Vandiver
Finley Island
Ernie C. Rice
Ottis J. Freeman
Logan
Donald R. Daniel
James C. Cummings
Riley
Mayban
Miss
Donald T. Waldrep
Bee Hammond
Charles W. Sharpton
Fidel
Wall Street
NEW York
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Gulf
Acme Steel
Allis
Im Am Baker Or
Kress Am
T&t
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Beth Steel Tont Ward
Gen Mills Warner B
Chemstrand Corp
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Arizona Cobb
Decatur General
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