Summer activities and church events listed for Decatur area
Fe and Mine to Miss Donna Shaw spend summer at Camp Merri Mac as counsellor at Black Mountain North Carolina. A Men of the Church meeting at First Presbyterian Church is set for 630 p.m. Tuesday. Youth Night at Moulton Heights Baptist Church Saturday night with an all youth choir. Evangelist W E Bill Summerlin of Anniston to speak Let the Rest of World Go By. Sunday unified service of Sunday school and morning worship. Evangelist to speak at 10 a m on Heaven and Who Goes There Rev W H Quesenberry. Central Methodist Church Sunday activities include carol choir rehearsal 5 p m chapel choir 5 30 p m and snack time 6 p m. Decatur Curb Market First Ave at Grant St sale Saturday 6 11 a m with hens cucumbers tomatoes Kentucky Wonder beans cabbage potatoes gladiolas and other flowers plants eggs milk and butter. Joe Curry manager of H Ryan Appliances Inc reported resting well in Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic after sudden heart pains at store. Mrs J D Toone 619 Oak St NE at home after surgery in Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic and Hospital. North Alabama Area Safety Engineers Society held regular meeting last night at Chemstrand Corp after dinner toured Acrilan facilities and discussed accidental prevention work Safety Supervisor David Renegar moderated next Decatur meeting Oct 15 at Tower House Restaurant. See Diary on Page 2.
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Moulton Heights Baptist Church
W. E. “Bill” Summerlin
Anniston
W. H. Quesenberry
Decatur
First Ave
Grant St
Joe Curry
H. Ryan Appliances, Inc
Baugh-Wiley-Smith
Curry
North Alabama Area Safety Engineers Society
Chemstrand Corp
Acrilan
Chemstrand
David Renegar
Tower House
Confronting a Church Officer’s Besetting Sin
A church officer questions his temper and gossip but the reply warns against rationalizing any sin. It argues that even small besetting faults indicate a sinful nature and urges genuine repentance rather than justification. Biblical verses from James 2 10 and Ephesians 4 31 are cited to support condemnation of wrongdoing.
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Satan
Gromyko Rejects West Berlin Proposals in Geneva
Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko refused to accept Western Berlin stopgap proposals as a basis for discussion in Geneva. British officials said Khrushchev’s Kremlin speech and Soviet positions offered no new hope for a solution, casting doubt on a Berlin accord.
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John W. Hightower
Geneva
Andrei A. Gromyko
Berlin
Gromyko
Moscow
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Kremlin
West Berlin
U.S
Christian A. Herter
Planes Thought Red North Koreans Likely
Secretary of Defense Neil H. McElroy said the MIGs that attacked an American patrol plane were probably North Korean based on their approach. He noted attackers could have been North Koreans, Red Chinese, or Russians in the area east of Wonsan, all flying with Red Star insignia.
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Elton C. Fay Washington
Sea of Japan
Neil H. McElroy
McElroy
Wonsan
See
Long Placed In Asylum In Baton Rouge Scuffle
Governor Earl K. Long, aged 63, resisted deputies during forcible removal to a mental hospital. He shouted curses and tried to swing at a deputy, then was taken to Southeast Louisiana State Hospital at Mandeville amid reports of persecutory delusions.
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Baton Rougf
Earl K. Long
Louisiana
Mental Hospital
Louisiana State Hospital
Mandeville
Chester Williams
East Baton Rouge Parish
City limits annexation petitions run to four thousand acres
One hundred ninety two residents signed petitions for extending the city limits covering 4642 acres. Mayor Murray Dodd said most signers favor annexation with only 27 acres opposed. Maps and county-area polling planned, with possible elections if a majority favors joining the city.
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Murray Dodd
People
Wmsl-Tv
Civic Center Plans Move Forward in Decatur
Mayor Murray Dodd announced Hall Colvard of Decatur will plan the Well St Civic Center to house Federal State City and County offices plus an auditorium. The project will seek Federal funds for planning at no cost to City or County and aims for a preliminary drawing soon.
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Murray Dodd
Hall & Colvard
Decatur
Well St. Civic Center
Dodd
Civic Center
Decatur Skies Sunset and Moon Phase Update
The bulletin notes sunset at 7 04 p m on Saturday June 20 and again at 7 04 p m on Sunday June 22. Moon rises at 6 55 p m and the full moon occurs today at 2 00 p m. The sun is high today and tonight’s events include a 9 00 p m reference.
Weather and River Readings at Keller Memorial Bridge
Decatur and vicinity Tennessee River readings show 21 402 at Keller Memorial Bridge with a fall of 10 feet in 24 hours and a sea level reading of 555 70 feet. TVA lake levels Guntersville 594 4 Wilson 505 6. Yesterday's high 4 degrees and 2 30 p.m. low. today 78 degrees at 10 45 a.m. partly cloudy with highs near 4 and a low around 62. Saturday forecast highs and conditions noted.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Guntersville
Wilson
TVA Bill Approved and Nominee Confirmed
The Senate Public Works Committee approved a bill to create a self financing Tennessee Valley Authority and backed President Eisenhower’s nomination of former Rep. Brooks Hays to serve on the TVA board of directors.
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Washington
Senate Public Works Committee
Tennessee Valley Authority
Eisenhower
Brooks Hays
D-Ark
Authority
Willie James Sykes Sentenced for Night Burglary
A jury in this city returned a 9-year term for 22 year old Willie James Sykes known as Chicken Head after deliberating two hours. He faced first degree burglary for entering the bedroom of a white couple last August and denied involvement. The verdict was delivered shortly after 10 p.m. tonight.
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Jack Smith
Willie James
Chicken Head
Tarzan's Glut A Dietary Hallucinosis in Infants
A nine month old feeds himself by violent means as cake and jelly sandwich become prey. The baby strangles or beats food to death before consuming it, transforming cake into a coil like an inner spring mattress.
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Tarzan
Schuster
Curtisey
Atcins
M. Atkinsgs, Jr
Whitney
King
Chemstrand to Build Multi-Million Nylon Plant in Greenwood
Chemstrand Corp. unveils plans for a new nylon yarn plant near Greenwood South Carolina in a multi million dollar project. Edward A O Neal Jr and Governor Hollings announce the plant which will start with 10 million pounds of nylon yarn capacity by late 1960 and cites the area as ideal for textile production. The Pensacola plant will be expanded later and a 1400 acre site northeast of Greenwood is purchased.
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Greenwood
S. C
Chemstrand Corp
Edward A. O'Neal, Jr
South Carolina
Ernest F. Hollings
O'Neal
Chemstrand
Pensacola
Fla
Gov. Hollings
Living Cost At New Peak
Washington AP reports May living costs reached a record high with the Labor Department index at 124 percent of the 1947 49 base. Usable earnings rose as factory workers headed a family of four earned 81 03 weekly while single workers earned 73 49.
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Washington
Labor Department
Senate and House Appropriation Bill Passes with No Dissent
Alabama lawmakers approve a 74 million dollar two year general appropriation after ending a filibuster. Senate added funds for mental hospitals Partlow State School conservation and health programs while limiting militia payrolls. Governor Patterson signs after executive amendment to boost public health funding.
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Montgomery
State Senate
House
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
John Patterson
Partlow State School
Conservation Department
Military
Folsom
John Graves
Health Department
Agriculture Department
Finance Committee
Centenarian Denies Balleting Hip Fall in Manhattan
New York AP reports 100-year-old Mrs. Sara Nelson who weighs about 98 pounds says she did not ballet or break her hip after a fall at her Manhattan apartment. She admits she kicked her heel slightly and was hospitalized for the first time in her life.
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New York
Sara Nelson
Maytag Washer and Dryer Sold at Robinson's Used Store
Robinson's Used Store on First Ave advertises a Maytag automatic washer and dryer set priced at $179, offering a budget appliance option for shoppers seeking laundry efficiency.
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Maytag
Robinson’s
First Ave
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