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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1957

Page

21

New Florence Firm To Begin Manufacture Of Floor Tile

Florence Alabama National Floor Products Co a new company set up to manufacture flexible all vinyl floor tile will begin shipments to wholesale distributors before month end The firm trading as Narco will market lines under Supreme Vinyl Tire with first product a 1 4 inch crushed marble pattern tile and plans to expand in weeks and months George Carter and Robbins family members lead the venture in a 20000 square foot plant with a three shift 24 hour schedule to clear a backlog of advance orders.

Florence Ala National Floor Products Co., Inc E. Stanley Robbins Robbins George Carter Tuscumbia Co Nafco Edward Harvey John George T. Robbins

Radio TV Logs and Schedule Chaos Across Decatur Area

A long list of programs across stations WBREC TV WABT and channel 13 outlines daily lineups from Gospel Jubilee and News to Kingpin dramas and game shows. The entries show a dense timetable with numerous shows including Birmingham vs Little Rock sports and religious programs like Gospel Jubilee and Radio Bible Class.

Sidney Lynn Birmingham Little Rock Decatur WMSL Kraft News Fulton Lewis, Jr Gabriel Heatter Mutual Lyvie van WABT TV Playhouse Eglor Washington Square Tales of Wells Fargo Sae Broken Arrow Ted Mack Jack Lescoulie Ae Ee Theater Sign

Tanner College Baccalaureate Opens Year with Service

District diary items note visits by Don Cooperrider family and Mrs Cot to Tanner while Glenford residents greet Cooperioders. St Bernard College at Cullman marks year end with May 26 Baccalaureate Mass led by Very Rev Eugene Flynn and sermon by Rt Rev Leo Byrnes. monastic choirs provide music under Rev Justine Richard with organist Rev Frederick Smith.

Nard College Eugene Flynn Vincent Sheppard Co.s.b Brian Egan O.S.B Leo Byrnes Diocese of Mobile-Birmingham Monstery Justine Richard Frederick Smith

Stocks Continue Climb Second Week

NEW YORK May 18 1957 for the second straight week the stock market rose to new high ground. Oils and chemicals led with steels and rails contributing. The Associated Press average of 60 stocks rose to 184.90 as bulls pressed ahead with Thursday and Friday posting new highs and gains across NYSE and American Stock Exchange leaders including Olin Mathieson Bethlehem Steel and General Motors.

New York Wall Street Associated Press American Stock Exchange Co. & C. Super Corp British Petroleum Pancoastal Petroleum Guild Films British Dominion Oil New York Stock Exchange Olin Mathieson Benguet Bethlehem Steel U.S. Hoffman Machinery General Motors

Building Collapses In Lower East Side Tragedy

An elderly woman, Mrs. Anna Levkulic, was crushed to death when a three story brick tenement collapsed on the Lower East Side. She occupied a second floor apartment and had reportedly attended mass and made an offering this morning before the disaster.

New York Lower East Side Anna Levkulic

Commencement Exercises Set for May 28 at College Gym

The Mass will be celebrated in the college gymnasium with seating for all. Commencement and diploma awards are scheduled for May 28 at 10 a.m.

Two-Hour Effort Delivers Safe Rescue

Police and firemen dug for two hours before locating a man believed trapped who was found unharmed and walking along a nearby street. The search was halted after his safe discovery.

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