Tornado Alert Extends Across Several Alabama Counties
A severe weather alert warns of a possible tornado outbreak this afternoon from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. along and 6 miles either side of a line from 30 miles northwest of Cape Girardeau Missouri to 25 miles east of Columbus Mississippi. Counties in Alabama affected include Lauderdale Colbert Franklin Lawrence Marion Winston Lamar Fayette Pickens Walker Morgan Cullman and adjoining counties with expected damaging winds hail and a few tornadoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Cape Girardeau
Columbus
Miss
Alabama
Lauderdale
Colbert
Franklin
Lawrence
Marion
Winston
Lamar
Fayette
Pickens
Walker
Morgan
Cullman
Plane survivors found? Searchers spot wreck near Watson Lake
Three private planes went to the scene 75 miles south of Watson Lake to locate pilot Ralph Flores and Helen Klaben after their Howard single engine plane vanished 48 days earlier. A British Columbia Yukon Airlines pilot saw two people near the wreckage amid frigid 13 below zero conditions, with a RCMP dog team en route from Cassiar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watson Lake
Yukon Territory
Northlands
Royal Canadian Mounted
Cassiar
B.C
Chuck Hamilton
Colombia
Ralph Flores
San Bruno
Calif
Helen Klaben
Brooklyn
N.Y
Whitehorse
Fort St. John
Howard
Hamilton
Flores
Canadian Air Force
Mye Mie and Masonic and Church Committee Meetings
Mye Mie Chapter 320 Order of the Eastern Star meets Tuesday at 7 30 p m with a 615 p m covered dish supper honoring Master Masons. North Alabama Shrine 7 announces public officer installation Wednesday at 8 p m with banquet at Shan Gri La Restaurant. First Presbyterian men host monthly supper Tuesday at 6 30 p m with Joe Moss presenting Our World Wide Unity in Christ. A car theft and a purse theft were reported near local landmarks with loss of cash and papers. See Diary on Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lou Dancy
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic
North Alabama
Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem
Masonic Temple
Highway 31 S
First Presbyterian Church
Moss
W. H. Brown
6Th Ave
Religion as key to finding purpose and direction
The answer suggests that religion can restore interest and purpose. It states that God has a plan for believers and that discovering God’s will through faith in Christ provides life direction, with a Bible verse about acknowledging Him to gain guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. Ss
Ene
Christ
Markets At A Glance Weights From New York Trading Floors
In New York stocks edge higher as the advance continues. Bonds hold mixed, quiet trading. Cotton rises on light activity. Chicago grains show wheat steady to easier, corn and soybeans weaker, oats mixed. Hog prices steady to weak with top around 14.40, slaughter steers at 25.75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Seven Die In Alabama Traffic, Explosions Tragedy
Seven people died in Alabama during a weekend of traffic wrecks and accidental explosions. Phillip Boyd 39 of Anniston Horace F 1 24 of Clanton Louis Mims 42 of Elmore and Earl C Howard 38 Tommy Hollman 42 Attalla were killed in crashes. A gasoline tank explosion and a dynamite stump incident caused two more deaths. James Edgar Owens 69 of near Dothan died dynamiting a stump. Melton M Roden 42 of Pisgah Bedford Gates 42 Whatley died in separate crashes or fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Phillip Boyd
Anniston
Lanett
U. S. 31
Prattville
Horace F. 1
Clanton
Louis Mims
Elmore
Fulmer
Mims
Attalla
Earl C. Howard
Tommy Hollman
End Of News Strike Claimed End Of News Strike Claimed
Striking printers ratified a new contract with New York eight closed dailies after a 779 to 64 vote. Photoengravers still hold out for a better pact delaying resumption of publication. If talks succeed, papers expect to print Tuesday or Wednesday. pay packet set at 12.63 over two years with two yearly raises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Post
Labor Board Opens Way to Explain Union Quit Rights
The National Labor Relations Board rules it is legal for an employer to explain to employees how a labor contract allows them to quit union membership. In Washington the Supreme Court states investigators may not inquire into membership of organizations unless tied to subversive or illegal activities. Gov. George Wallace orders state employees to use regular gasoline in all state cars except Highway Patrol vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Supreme Court
Legislative
Montgomery
George Wallace
Highway Patrol
Balinese cleanse sins after Agung volcano eruption
Pious Balinese flocked to Klungkung beaches to cleanse themselves of sins they feared angered the gods of Mt Agung after the eruption. They carried small temples and the Hindu trinity to the shore and bathed in the South Pacific. The ritual occurs every 100 years amid disaster, as authorities tally 1,478 dead and thousands homeless. Military, police, and Red Cross workers scramble to supply food and shelter amid ash, mud, and wrecked villages. Air transports arrived for evacuations and to aid relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agung
Klungkung
Bali
South Pacific
Red Cross
Pacific Area Travel Association
Racial Fire Is Charged In Greenwood
In Greenwood Mississippi fire damaged the SNCC office amid claims it was arson in retaliation for a Negro voter registration drive. A field secretary reported two white men fleeing as Negroes found the area. material and equipment were destroyed. federal troops were urged for protection. a local breach of the peace conviction remains on appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Block
Block
Greenwood
Asst
L. C. Sheppard
Sheppard
James Travis
Jackson
Miss
Leflore County
Justice Department
Slow Man Killed by Congolese Soldier in Elisabethville
In Katanga Elisabethville a Congolese soldier shot and killed Simon Asher 55 a white foreigner believed to be Israeli after he did not move off the sidewalk quickly enough near the former National Bank of Katanga. Witnesses said the guard ordered him off the sidewalk and he hesitated before being shot in the back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elisabethville
Katanga
the Congo
Simon Asher
Asher
National Bank of
Frigidaire Washer and Dryer Budget Terms at Robinsons
Advertising note states budget terms available for Frigidaire washer and dryer models at Robinsons on Second Avenue. Includes payment options and promotional pricing details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinson's
2Nd Ave
Ady
Butts Cleared by Lie Detector Test in Football Rigging Case
A Florida lie detector operator testified that a test given to Wallace Butts former Georgia athletic director showed he was innocent of football rigging charges. Edward L. Quinn said the test proved Butts did not divulge any secret information to Paul Bryant Alabama coach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Florida
Wally Butts
Georgia
Buttts
Wallace Butts
Paul Bryant
Edward L. Quinn
Jacksonville
Butts
Bryant
Alabama
Lee Butts
Explosion Damages Birmingham Negro Neighborhood
Police investigate an explosion in a Birmingham Negro area that injured two and leveled a house. Four nearby buildings damaged. a three foot crater formed. No racial motive found. three men in stolen car sought. rewards exceed $6,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Fred L. Shuttlesworth
Elizabeth Williams
Howard Robinson
Virginia Smith
Hugh Taller
Tressia Lewis
Lewis House
Eddie Brown
Bessemer
Also Mentioned on This Page
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Mye
Mie
R. J. Dunn
Princess Theater
Jack Bell
Congress
Capitol Hill
Kennedy
Lucius Clay
Clay Committee
William T. Dentzler
Melton M. Roden
Pisgah
Alabama 71
Scottsboro
Bedford Gates
Whatley
William Anderson Grooms
Dallas
N. C
U. S
Graysville
James Edgar Owens
Dothan
Owens
Greenwood, Miss
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Moulton
Decatur
Moulton St
Gordon Dr
By Ken Reynolds
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!