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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1961

Page

7

Angus Breeders Gather for 7th National Conference

Angus cattlemen from 28 states plus Canada Argentina and Australia met at the University of Georgia April 23 24 25 for the 7th annual American Angus Conference with 350 attendees and 26 speakers. sessions covered record keeping breeding strategy and market relations with multiple trading posts and panels on improving bulls production and public relations to boost breed growth.

University of Georgia Canada Argentina Australia Robert A. Long Animal Industries Division University W. A. Womack Ashford Alabama Vern Kerchberger American Angus Association Mr. Womack Kerchberger Robert Saffle Food Technology Department National Association James V. Coyner East Doug Wood Northwest Dean R. Hurlbut National Organization of Angus Producers O. G. Daniel Lloyd D. Miller Lyle Haring Iowa Missouri Ed F. Stout Missouri Angus Association Joe Keefauver Jonesboro Tennessee Angus Earl Dugger Angus Valley Farms Tulsa Oklahoma Dale Redding Minature Nebraska

Hogs Offer Farm Income Boost for Alabama Farms

Alabama ranks 17th nationally in hogs sold in 1959 with 39,902 farms selling 1,019,879 hogs, averaging 25 hogs per farm. Extension specialist G B Phillips urges increasing hogs sold per farm to raise farm income on small acreages, noting many counties have 50 acres or less cropland and that hog production fits well on small farms. Nearby, Angus cattle events highlight herd classification, improvement programs and live demonstrations to aid breeders.

Auburn Alabama G. B. Phillips Extension Animal Industry Phillips Geneva Houston Covington Jackson Coffee South Alabama North Alabama Cullman Madison DeKalb Marshall Tennessee Valley Lyle V. Springer National Angus Organization Association Crawford Rainwater, Jr Raynaqua Farms Pensacola Florida Milt Miller W. B. McSpadden Chilhowie Virginia

Pope Set to Issue Major Encyclical on Social Problems

Pope John XXIII announced an encyclical outlining a program of Christian life and social action. It will address private enterprise versus public power, aid for underdeveloped nations, and the global fight against hunger, with four sections tracing Leo XIII to present church teaching.

Vatican City John XXIII Italy Leo XIII John Leo Pope Leo Pope Pius XI Pius XII Vatican

Survivor testifies on final moments of Walls Miss crash

Roland Maddox of Memphis tells FAA inspectors he piloted the final leg to Memphis after landing at Twinkletown Airport. He says an engine quit at 150 feet, the plane burned after a crash that killed L A Maddox and hitchhiker E H Atkins.

Memphis Walls Miss Federal Aviation Agency John Martin Jr Roland Maddox Twinkletown Maddox L. A. Maddox E. H. Atkins Gadsden Ala Atkins

Sal Boyd Sinks Deep in Plymouth Quay Drunken Row on Ship

Sal Boyd, drunk and disoriented, stumbles toward a ship in Plymouth’s Catwater on September 5, 1620. He boards a deserted vessel at midnight and, after a tense moment on deck, is approached by a man who warns him off, setting up a confrontation aboard the ship.

Sal Boyd Sal Plymouth Matey Gates of Hell Hell Beefwit

Sal Boyd Encounters Singing Children Aboard Ship

Salathiel Boyd, master gunner, wakes to find nine or ten neatly dressed children circling the mast and singing on a ship. An officer questions Sal as the children reveal their ties to Elder Brewster while Sal tries to process whether he is awake or dying.

London Sal Salathiel Boyd Elder Brewster Sal Boyd

Sailor Sal Faces Dutch Gunner in Meermin Flashback

In a tense exchange aboard a ship, Sal confronts a rogue gunner and learns he is aboard the Mayflower under Captain Oosterlinck. The scene shifts to warnings of legal wrangles, swift departures, and looming Plymouth proximity as the voyage continues.

Joe Webster Sal Oosterlinck Ooster‘Trick Gallow

Kenrick Arrested After Requesting Police Help Push Stalled Car

West Seneca New York AP report states William A. Kenrick asked officers to assist with a stalled vehicle. Officers recognized the car and arrested him on a stolen auto charge.

West Seneca, N. Y William A. Kenrick

Cullman Men Charged With Transporting Beer in Athens

Wilburn Arnold Jr. and John R. Rich were arrested Saturday on U S Highway 31 by ABC Agent Carlos Nelson and Deputy Lester Garrison. They faced charges for transporting slightly more than six gallons of beer and had a 1959 Ford confiscated. bonds were set at 750 dollars each.

Athens Wilburn Arnold Jr John R. Rich Limestone Clyde Ennis ABC Carlos Nelson Lester Garrison

Worthless check charge filed in Town Creek case

James Baskin of 820 Woodworth Drive, Tuscumbia, was arrested by Colbert County deputies after allegedly writing a worthless check several weeks ago in Town Creek. Baskin remains in Lawrence County Jail awaiting further action.

Moulton Tuscumbia Lawrence County James Baskin Woodworth Dr Colbert County Baskin Town Creek

Hawley Served Webster Village Mayor Over Three Decades

William R. Hawley eighty president of the Association of Monroe County Villages has led Webster as mayor for more than 30 years.

Webster, N.Y William R. Hawley Association of Monroe County Villages

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