Local business notices and meetings across Decatur area
Multiple briefs report on State Farm training in Bloomington Illinois for Decatur reps, a Friday meeting for Decatur grocers to form a retail grocery association, Motorola promotions in northern Alabama, an award for a Decatur insurance agent, a missed Decatur Chess Club meeting, hypnosis society gathering in Hartselle, a May 10 1941 Hess peace mission date note, and an upcoming Democratic women’s meeting in Morgan County with party organization plans.
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Rudolph Hess
England
Why life puzzles us and how faith guides calm
The answer urges trust over certainty. If a twenty year forecast existed, fear would ruin life's zest. Christians are called children of God who skip and whistle through life. Serenity comes from accepting unknowns and trusting God to work, as Habakkuk notes.
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W. M
Habakkuk
God
Floods Rampage Across Midwest Drenching Towns and Farms
Thousands homeless as spring floods hammer Indiana Kentucky Missouri Kansas and Southern Illinois. River towns isolate communities close roads and threaten typhoid from contaminated water. Red Cross shelters aid victims while sandbag crews including Crane Naval Depot volunteers reinforce levees.
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Midwest
Indiana
Kentucky
Missouri
Kansas
Illinois
Red Cross
Washington
Ind
White River
National
Crane Naval Depot
Ohio
Oklahoma
Midlands
New York
Virginia
Vermont
Florida
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
District of Columbia
Salvation Army
Kaskaskia
Vandalia
Illinois State Penal Farm
St. Louis
Cahokia
Ill
Meramec Valley
St. Louis County
Missouri River
St. Charles County
CR Delay Is OK By JFK Salinger Says
President Kennedy does not see the need to enact new civil rights legislation now, preferring enforcement of existing laws. White House secretary Salinger said Clark and Celler introduced six measures, some aiming to speed school integration, but they are not administration backed.
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Washington
Kennedy
White House
Pierre Salinger
Congress
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
Emanuel Celler
Dn.y
Salinger
Cullman Woman Hurt In Wreck
Cullman woman Theolene Jones, 41, suffered a fractured shoulder and injuries when her pickup lost control on US 278, struck a vehicle in a driveway, and hit a parked 1959 Ford driven by Doris E. Smith, 37, in Cullman County. Both vehicles were a total loss.
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Cullman
Theolene Jones
Doris E. Smith
Guy Walker Elected To Lead Decatur Lions Club
Decatur Lions Club officers for the coming year were elected at the weekly meeting in Hotel Lyons. Guy Walker was chosen to become president, succeeding Dr. Ray Ashwander, with Melvin Ozier and Roy B. Odom as vice presidents and Spears Lee Jr. as third vice president. The slate also includes Rus sell Humphrey as secretary treasurer and a board of directors list. A guest speaker discussed salesmanship and human relations, stressing friendliness as a path to money. Proceeds from a charity golf match to be held at Decatur Country Club will benefit the Alabama Sight Conservation fund.
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Decantr Lions Club
Hotel Lyons
Guy Walker
Ray Ashwander
Melvin Ozier
Roy B. Odom
Spears Lee Jr
Russell Humphrey
Douglas Rogers
Haskell Ross
James B. Snider
A. A. Calix
E. W. Fisher
James Fitzpatrick Jr
al Hollis
Ben Jaco
James Roberts
Charles A. Sears
I. E. Self
William R. Sittason
John B. Wood
Howard J. Wisehaupt
Red Bank
N. J
Flagter Beach
Fla
Pha
Cond Wuisenaupt
James
B. Snider
Lions Club
Charlie Boswell
Birmingham
Decatur Country Club
Lee
Alabama iSight Conservation
Decatur Skies May 11 Prominent Star Arcturus Shining
The weather page lists May 11 with sunset at 6 40 pm and sunrise at 4 48 am. Moonrise is 3 44 am and a New Moon occurs May 14. Arcturus shines high in the south. Mars sets west at 8 38 pm, Jupiter and Saturn appear southeast at 1 54 am, Venus rises with moon.
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Arcturus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Venus
Weather and River Readings for Decatur and Vicinity
Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge reported 21.64 feet this morning with a rise of .28 feet in 24 hours and sea level at 555.94 feet. TVA lake stages included Pickwick 414.1 Guntersville 594.8 Whitesburg 557.1 Wilson 506.9. High today 63, low 50, daybreak 58. Forecast: fair windy to day with clearing tonight. Thursday sunny and warmer. Northeast winds 12 to 18 mph, gusts to 30 mph then diminishing. High today 68, low tonight 44, high Thursday 78.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Pickwick
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wilson
France Airliner Crashes in Sahara Killing 69
An Air France four engine Super Constellation carrying 69 people crashed in the Sahara about 75 miles north of Edjele. The aircraft bound from the Congo Republic to Paris went down in a desolate Erg Oriental area with 61 passengers and 8 crew. Among the dead were the wife and children of Alan Lukens, U.S. chargé d’affaires in Bangui.
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Sahara
Air France
Edjele
Alan Lukens
U.S
Bangui
Central African Republic
Lukens
Congo Republic
Paris
Erg Oriental
France
Marseille
Peace Efforts Continue as Laos Ceasefire Sought
VIENTIANE Laos AP officials of the UN backed control commission flew to Plaines des Jarres to secure a firm ceasefire before the Geneva talks. Chairman Samar Sen said conditions are confused but show promise while an observer group has not yet reached Xieng Khouang.
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Vientiane
Laos
Control Commission
Plaines Des Jarres
Samar Sen
India
Xieng K’ Ouang
Canada
Leon Mayrand
Poland
Albert Morski
United States
Britain
Truce Commission
Geneva
Commission
Xieng Khouang
Hin Heup
Pathet Lao
Souvanna Phouma
Oldest Alaska Gold Rush Survivor Remembers 1898
D. D. Sharp, 90, of Taylorville Illinois, is believed to be the oldest living survivor of the 1898 Alaskan Gold Rush. He did not strike it rich but panned enough gold to continue, and earned money by sawing lumber for about twenty dollars a week. He recalls eggs at twelve dollars a dozen and tobacco at five dollars a pound.
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Taylorville, Ill
D. D. Sharp
Sharp
Reapportion Bill Action Put Off in Alabama House
The House Judiciary Committee adjourned without action on a reapportionment bill amid a 15 member panel dispute led by Sen. Bert Haltom. The plan would raise the House to 120 members and Senate to 40, with Haltom proposing an extra seat for the five largest counties. Haltom and co sponsor Rep. Robert Broadfoot argued for a moderate approach to equitable representation and delaying further action until 1971.
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Montgomery
House Judiciary Committee
Lauderdale County
Bert Halton
Halton
Tom Bevill
Walker County
John Patterson
Haltom
Hakom
Lauderdale
North
South Alabama
Alabama
Robert Broadfoot
Quiet Leave Planned By Shepard From Langley Home
Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr and wife Louise return to their Virginia Beach home after a week of leave. His sister and parents join them as New Hampshire lawmakers honor his manually controlled space flight with titles and a proposed state holiday.
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Virginia Beach
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Shepard
Louise
Langley Air Force Base
Alan B. Shepard Sr
East Derry
N.H
Gordon Sherman
North Attleboro
Mass
Russell P. Brewer
Kennett Square
John H. Glenn Jr
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Glenn
Alexandria
Langley
New Hampshire
Spacetown
U.S.A
State House
Concord
NATO Ministers Vow to Stand With West Berlin Against Soviet Pressure
NATO foreign ministers reaffirmed the alliance will defend West Berlin and resist Soviet attempts to bully the group. They called for continued unity, deterrence, and negotiations for just settlements while stressing self determination for Germans and a need for Geneva disarmament talks.
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Oslo
Norway
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
West Berlin
NATO
Atlantic Alliance
Atlantic
Khrushchev
Laos
Congo
Cuba
Soviet Union
East Germany
Berlin
Geneva
NATO Permanent Council
Johnson heads to Vietnam for talks with Diem
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson travels to Saigon after a Honolulu layover where he meets Adm. Harry Felt and states the time for expanded U S action in South Vietnam has arrived. He plans two days of talks with President Ngo Dinh Diem on countering a growing jungle war and Viet Cong guerrillas with military support from Laos and U S aid.
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Honolulu
WAP
Lyndon B. Johnson
South
Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Saigon
Guam
Johnson
Diem
Adm
Harry D. Felt
U.S
Pacific
South Viet Nam
Laos
Guerril
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Nashville
Hefley
National Cash Register Co
Fort Worth
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Motorola
L. T. Jones
Liberty National Life Insurance Co
Hollywood, Fla
Frank P. Samford, Jr
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Decatur Chess Club
Fruehaus Trailer Co
North Alabama Hypnosis Society
Sammons
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Morgan County
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