Severe U.S. Rainstorm Hits Multiple States
A large storm drenched much of the country and caused damage in Illinois Indiana and nearby areas. A tornado struck Shumway Effingham County Illinois damaging farms and cutting utility service. Hail and strong winds touched several locations including Decatur Sioux Falls and Terre Haute with property damage and injuries reported.
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Associated Press
Shumway
Effingham County
Illinois
Lexington
Weather Bureau
Decatur
Indiana
Terre Haute
Fairgrounds
Tourists Organize Across Southern States
Michael Mead John Perkins and Bert Morgan lead a group of chamber managers from Decatur Montgomery Mobile Dothan Cullman and Athens to form a new organization. A formal meeting is planned in Montgomery mid July near Nashville to elect officers and establish funding from member donations and oil distributors.
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Michael Mead
John Perkins
Bert Morgan
Hamilton
Decatur
Montgomery
Mobile
Dothan
Cullman
Athens
Nashville
Memer Emeralk Ieeerants
Oil Distributors
Tennessee Tombigbee waterway plan advances with civic slate
Elected last night in the 8th District are Hayes Malone Russellville Rankin Fite Hamill Fink Discs Gene Starns Aihens Morris Simon Tullesone Tenn Elk River Assn Sheffield Mayor C L Beard named vice president of the western division and Joe Sir Fayetteville Tenn named VP of the central division as discussions on the feasibility report proceed.
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Tennessee
Cumberland Rivers
Hayes Malone
Russellville
Rankin Fite
Hamill Fink Discs
Gene Starns
Aihens
Morris Simon
Tullesone
Tenn
Elk River
Sheffield
Ala
C. L. Beard
Assn
Joe Sir
Fayetteville
Tennessee Farm Bureau Warns Of Agriculture Legislation
AP report notes Tennessee Farm Bureau official J Hitch, president, urges farmers to watch for proposed agriculture laws affecting farms and policy, with focus on regulatory measures and potential impacts on farming operations.
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Imery
Tennessee Farm Bureau
Atto Regiment
J. Hitch
Auction note for used vehicle and hayride event
Fragmentary ad describes a 1958 Mercury Monterey with power and air and good tires for sale or trade. Includes mention of hayrides and local church vicinity. Contact El 3 1690 and references to payments and equity.
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Davis
Witte E
Market reports show mixed livestock prices and tight supplies
Canner and cutter cows 11.00 to 14.00. Utility and commercial bulls 17.50 to 18.00. Calves 30 steady. Good and choice dealers 24.00 to 26.00 with some 20.00 to 23.00. Hogs active and mostly steady around 200 lb barrows and gilts 17.50 with small lots 16.25. No. 1-3 195-240 lb 17.00. Sows 10.50 to 13.50. Sheep slow, weak with good and choice spring lambs 20.00 to 21.00 and good feeder lambs 12.00 to 14.00.
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God Ad
U. S
Nashville
Wall Street Advances in Early Afternoon Trading
A stronger tone in key industrials and advances in select issues pushed the market higher at midday. Otis Elevator and Texaco led gains among blue chips while Universal Match and Automatic Canteen rose about a point. The Press average rose to 223.40 as industrials, rails, and utilities advanced modestly amid moderate volume.
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NEW York
Otis Elevator
Ing
Universal Match
Automatic Canteen
Vendo
New York Central
Es & Ohio
Jes & Ohio
Texaco
Jersey
Stocks Edge Up In Mixed Trading Across Key U.S. Issues
New York markets show a raft of gains and losses among diverse stocks. Heavyweights such as Acme Steel and Delta Air lead with double digit moves while several utilities and manufacturers post smaller gains or declines.
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New York
Int
Paper
Acme Steel Air Reduction
Allis Chal
Glass
Am Air L
Ligg & My Baker
Lily Am. Can
Lockh Air Am Mirs Am R
Lou & Nash Am &T
Macy Am Con
Martin Co
Merr Ch
M&m Caum & KH
Ub Cater Trac
Mpa
Khes & Ohio
Phill Pet Bs
Quak Oats Co
Rexall Cruc
Delta Air L
Rohm & H du
St P East Air
Fla
P&l
Ford
Georgia Florida end faced in score uncertain match
Georgia and Florida football game report shows unclear scoring details with garbled figures and rankings. The text mentions a score sequence and possible possession notes but remains unreadable.
Rail Dispute Ends with 4 Percent Pay Increase
CHICAGO AP 14 months end with a 4 percent raise over 16 months for B R T members. Wages rise from 2.25 to 2.84 per hour, with 10,208 cents total increase split July 1 1960 and March 1 1961. Includes 17 cents cost of living adjustment and contract extended to Nov 1 1961.
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Chicago
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Helen Keller Bill Planned by Senate to Aid Handicapped
Washington AP report notes a bill for Helen Keller, born June 27 1880 in Tuscumbia Alabama, who lives in Connecticut, to aid the physically handicapped. Senator Hill praises Keller lifelong work and symbolic struggle against darkness.
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Washington
Miss Keller
Tuscumbia
Ala
Connecticut
Sen. Hill
Senate
America
Local births report from Cullman and Decatur area
Mrs T L Denney at Cullman Hospital welcomes a daughter born June 21. Troy Puckett of Eva also has a newborn son June 21. James Caudill of Town Creek reports a daughter born Wednesday at Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic and Hospital. Charles E Plemons of Hartselle Housing Project has a son born Wednesday there. James McCrary of Decatur area welcomes twin daughters born Tuesday at Decatur General Hospital.
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T. L. Denney
Cullman
Cullman Hospital
Troy Puckett
Eva
James Caudill
Town Creek
Baugh - Wiley - Smith
Charles E. Plemons
Hartselle
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Clinic
James McCrary
9Th. Ave
Decatur General Hospital
Lawrence bond hearing to validate school bonds set
A bond validation hearing is scheduled for Thursday at 2 p.m. before Circuit Judge Newton B. Powell in Moulton. Lawrence Superintendent Woodrow Burks said bonds totaling 372000 dollars will be backed by a one cent sales tax in the Moulton and Hatton school districts. Similar bonds in other county districts have already been approved.
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Moulton
Newton B. Powell
Lawrence Supt
Woodrow Burks
Hatton
Burks
Store Delivery Details at Morning Court Sessions
At today’s session, cases cover store door delivery and carton handling with at least one docket item involving direct service. Proceedings begin at 9 30 a m to address logistics and compliance questions.
Cattle and hog prices reported in regional market notes
Regional AP notes from Nashville and Georgia report cattle selling mostly at 11.00 to 14.00 for light to medium yields and utility bulls to 18.00. Hog price coverage includes statewide listings with scattered figures across Albany Thomasville Columbus and Melbourne markets.
Town Creek Plans To Expand Building Plant
Town Creek Development Corp. members vote to obtain a 30 000 loan to expand the factory, raise capital stock from 35 000 to 75 000, and lease the building for 10 years to the G C Lingery Co. The new officers include W W Brackin as president and C J Young as chairman. Rental is 550 per month and the lease is pledged to Citizens Bank of Moulton.
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Town Creek
Town Creek Development Corp
G. C. Lingery Corp
W. W. Brackin
C. J. Young
Seteihenaresehaadieua E Een
Citizens Bank of Moulton
G. C. Lingery Co
Bente
Oat Lee
Russell Armstrong
Wesley Davis
Paul Houston
Lawrence Court Term Cancelled
Lawrence County cancels a term of court citing economic pressures and a $2,000 estimated cost. Circuit Judge Newton B. Powell approved the request after docket review and attorney consultation. The county says measures to reduce expenditures follow revenue shortfalls. Next session set for November.
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Newton B. Powell
Lawrence Court
Funeral services for Mrs Mollie Collier at Baptist Church
Mrs Mollie Collier dies at residence of son in Madison County. Services set for 1 p m at Tee Baptist Church Madison with burial at New Haven cemetery beside church. Reynolds Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include three daughters Mrs Fryson Mrs Ragland and Mrs Rice, three sons Edgar Jessie and Richard, one sister Mrs Nannie Dickerson, 45 jeet Kansas City Kan 96 great grandchildren and others. Wake at Reynolds Chapel Vine Street Saturday 8 to 9 p.m.
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New Haven
Reynolds Funeral Home
Reynolds Chapel
Vine St
Adventists Promote Strict Conduct At Holy Scriptures Festival
Atlantic City hosts about 15 000 Seventh Day Adventist youth for a week long festival focusing on Bible study and a disciplined lifestyle. Participants describe giving up drinking smoking and partying to pursue a closer walk with God and a life free of jewelry makeup and premarital activities.
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Atlantic City
Norman
Arlington
Calif
Lauralee Trainor
Orange
Town Creek Police Docket Counts Five Cases
Five cases appeared on Town Creek police docket this week. Charges include public drunkenness two instances speeding two cases and one violation of the prohibition law.
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T. Co
Town Creek
Houston Aims To Be World Largest City In Area
The Houston City Council voted to annex about 1100 square miles to make Houston the largest city in area, despite mayoral misgivings. Population rises to about 932,680 with a 56.4 percent increase since 1950, as the Houston area grows.
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Houston
Houston, Tex
Lewis Cutter
Hospital Admissions and Names Listed in Decatur Area
A fragmented list shows hospital admissions and resident names in Decatur and nearby areas. Entries include multiple individuals with addresses such as 1221 Jackson St SE and 223 6th Ave NW, plus a newborn Susan Carroll. The document also mentions Mrs. Elbert Jolly Jr and Barbara Hutson among others.
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Ster Alwin Terrell Lowtry
Decatur
T. K. Kelso
Danville
Malcolm Rankin
Jackson St
J. B. Harlow
Oak St
Elbert Jolly Jr
6Th Ave
David H. Hoppers
Susan Carroll
Ave
William G. Stackhouse
Joe Barr Jr
Harrison St
Ray
John A. Anderson
Pryor St. E
Athens
Wolfe Leo Hopper
7Th Ave
Buford Wayne Easley
5Th Ave
Barbara Hutson
9Th St
Harman Gray
W. D. Free
Bank Street Notices List Local Residents
Bank Street notices list residents including Mrs Shirley Knoblock of 214 1th Ave SW Mrs Mae Gillespie Hillsboro 1 Mrs Wanda Dobbs 1408 College St SE Mrs Edna Carroll Hillsboro and Mrs Beverly Morgan 810 4th.
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Bank Street Admissions
Shirley Knoblock
Mae Gillespie
Hillsboro
Wanda Dobbs
College St
Edna Carroll
Beverly Morgan
4Th Ave
Fragmentary Local Notice of Names and Addresses
Readable lines show individuals Mrs Jeddy Ryan and Miss Debbie Bogan with street addresses 417 Crest St and 1007 Sth Miired Gully 1013 Wads. The fragment provides limited context on purpose or action attached to the notice.
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Jeddy Ryan
Crest St
Debbie Bogan
Sth Ave
Local Notices: Dismissals and Addresses Listed
Readable fragments list names and partial addresses including Melvin Stinson Falkville Mable Fletcher Athens Reuben G Moore Athens Wanda Naves Elkmont Howard Ardmore Tenn Mrs Mark Elkmont Alice Marie Taylor Elkmont Dismissals include Mrs Willie Mae Coffman Athens Jane Burrows Houston Wanda Naves Elkmont 2
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Melvin Stinson
Falkville
Mable Fletcher
Athens
Reuben G. Moore
Wanda Naves
Elkmont
Howard Ardmore
Tenn
Mark
Alice Marie Taylor
Willie Mae Coffman
Jane Burrows
S. Houston
Local Names Listed in Lawrence County Area
A compiled listing shows residents across Lawrence County and nearby towns including Moulton Danville Hillsboro Falkville Cullman Joppa and Baileyton. Names include Mrs John Bass Mrs Sarah Brooks Barbara Bowman Ricky Russell Mrs Freeman Butler Mrs Noah Loyd Mrs A C Lambert and others with scattered street or area identifiers.
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Lawrence County Admissions
John Bass
Moulton
Sarah Brooks
Bill Stewart
W. C. Lansford
Mount Hope
G. H. Chambers
Double Springs
Barbara Bowman
Hillsboro
Jimmy Bowman
John H. Ratliff
Hanceville
Bill Walker
Baileyton
Ricky Russell
Joppa
Break-in probe at Firestone store leads to missing item
Police investigated a Firestone store break in this morning and found a missing item after entry by prying the east back door. The report also lists several building permits issued Wednesday and two Decatur Fire Department runs, plus a public meeting at Holiday Inn for Decatur High Saturday at 7 p.m.
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Firestone
Employeb
Decatur Fire Department
4Th Ave
Springdale Rd
Decatur High
Holiday Inn
Japan Faces Red Influence in Pacifist Shift
An analysis notes Socialists capture pacifist policy while hard core Communists push neutrality. Report says Reds aim to distance Japan from the United States, align with Red China, and pull Tokyo into the Communist bloc, threatening treaty ties and base access under Kishi.
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Japan
Red China
U.S
Kishi
Ex Nazi guard given life for murder by crane basket
In Munich the district court sentenced Wolfgang for the killing of Kurt Riesenfeld. The guard used a steel basket attached to a crane, raised it seven feet and dropped the victim. The case centers on a Nazi-era atrocity carried out during the regime.
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Munich
Germany
Wolfgang
Kurt Riesenfeld
Old Age Pension Averages Reach $66 Monthly in Alabama
Government figures show average old age payments near $66 with outside income raising total to about $66.56. About one third of 98,893 pensioners have no outside income, averaging $63.56 monthly, while the rest rely on $20.03 in resources to reach roughly $85.30 per month. Patterson provided these details.
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Alabama
Gov
Patterson
Deaths Miss. Woman Formerly of Decatur Passes
A Missippi resident and former Decatur resident died about 9 p.m. Wednesday in Columbus. Funeral services are planned here Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at Grant Street Church of Christ. Burial will be in City Cemetery with Brown Funeral Co. services. One sister, Mrs. A. P. Taft of Strasbourg, survives.
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Decatur
Columbus
Grant Street Church of Christ
City Cemetery
Brown Funeral Co
A. P. Taft
Strasburg
William H Barnes dies. funeral plans pending
William H. Barnes of 2039 East Meade Ave SE died about 8. Survivors include his widow Mrs. Lillian Barnes and two daughters. Funeral arrangements are to be announced later by Brown Funeral Co. here.
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William H. Barnes
Eastmeade Ave
8 & H Supply Co
Lillian Barnes
Brown Funeral Co
Death of William H. Lahey Ward at 59 in Princeton
William H. Lahey Ward died at his home 47 Murray Place Princeton New Jersey on June 5 at age 59. He served in World War I with the Courtland unit and resided in Decatur during service. He was born in New York City and is survived by his widow Katherine MacDonald Lahey one sister Mrs William Stanton Norwood Massachusetts and one brother James A Lahey Princeton.
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Ward
William H. Lahey
Murray Place
Princeton
N. J
Lahey
Courtland
Decatur
New York City
Katherine
MacDonald Lahey
William Stanton
Norwood
Mass
James A. Lahey
Funeral services for Charlie Brown in Opelika
Charlie Brown of Opelika Alabama died at his brother C C Browns home Wednesday at 4 15 p m Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2 p m at Johnson Chapel with burial in the adjoining cemetery The body will lie in state from 1 to 2 pm A former Decatur resident he had lived in Opelika six months Survived by wife Willie Hill Brown Kalamazoo Mich one son Allen Kalamazoo three sisters Pearl Nance Gadsden Elsie Southern Decatur Thelma Poteete Kalamazoo two brothers C C Brown Opelika J E Brown Kalamazoo The body arrives tonight at 1035 and will lie at the funeral home until time to be carried to the church
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Charlie Brown
Opelika 1
Ala
C. C. Brown
Johnson Chapel
Brown
Decatur
Opelika
Willie Hill Brown
Kalamazoo
Mich
Allen
Pearl Nance
Gadsden
Elsie Southern
Thelma Poteete
J. E. Brown
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