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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1961

Page

7

Lowber's Shop-Rite Market Remodels For Fast Service

Lowber's Shop-Rite Market at 509 19th Ave has new interior and exterior upgrades to speed self service and improve congestion free parking. The Clarence Lowber owned store operates 7 am to 7 pm weekdays and 8 am to 7 pm Sundays with free delivery on $5 orders. It offers groceries meats drugs health and beauty aids school picnic supplies and sells money orders and stamps. Employees include Edith Ann Lowber Roberta Clem and Arvil Brown.

Lowber 19Th Ave Clarence Lowber

McCurry's Tackle Shop Opens Daily From 4 to 10

McCurry's Tackle Shop on highway 20 west, Decatur, stocks fishing and hunting gear plus camping supplies. It carries live bait, rods, reels, lines, lures, and offers a Standard Service Station with Crown gasoline, Atlas batteries, and Quaker State oil. Owner Walton McCurry runs the shop, which provides free parking and hours from 4 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.

McCurry’s McCurry's Tackle Shop Crown Gasoline Atlas Batteries Quaker State Oil Highway 20 Decatur Walton McCurry

Market Holds Slight Upturn After Recov ery

The New York stock market edged higher on Friday with the Dow Jones industrial average reaching a new high at 705.96, up 4.82. Du Pont led gains, others like Anaconda Union Carbide and Johns Manville also rose while rails fell. Volume cooled to 42 million shares as 1,301 issues traded with 629 gainers to 439 losers.

New York du Pont Standard & Poor Associated Press Anaconda Union Carbide Johns Manville American Stock Exchange

Speculators Shake Markets As Hearings Loom

AP Business News writes that analyst B. K. Thurlow argues curbing speculative gains is hard while many investors pursue quick riches. He expects SEC scrutiny of the American Stock Exchange and contemplates Congress hearings on the SEC. Thurlow foresees resistance near 750 on the Dow and a shift to outperformance by heavy industrials like steel, copper, aluminum, rubber, and oil.

New York B. K. Thurlow Winslow, Cohn & Stetson Securities and Exchange Commission American Stock Exchange SEC Thurlow

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