Young spellers face tricky rounds in national contest
John W M Rohrer 12 of Lititz Pa trips on corralled and becomes first casualty among 73 in a national spelling contest. Contestants from 49 girls 24 boys survive preliminaries as errors on misspellings like mis spell bouquet and clientele filter through to round three, with prizes totaling 5850.
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Washington
John W. M. Rohrer
Lititz
Walty
John
Sharon Lauvaul
Albuquerque
N.M
Oracle
Franklin Koontz
Cincinnati
Ohio
Patricia Fitzsimmons
Eddystone
Connie Cobb
Poca
W.va
Bencie Woll
Bronx
N.Y
Secede
Linda Hartley
Bradford
Charlotte Duncan
Lovingston
Pat Ludeman
Pampa
Tex
Faye Schoer
David Cleary
Wheelersburg
Karen Lehr
San Antonio
Kennedy aid trimmed by Congress says Fulbright committee member
Rusk ally on Fulbright panel warns Kennedy request will be reduced by lawmakers. Aiken argues the need is for capable administrators not more funds, while Fulbright aims to finish hearings soon and push Senate action by month end. He stresses quality of administrators amid critique of military aid programs.
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Fulbright
Kennedy
Congress
Aiken
Senate
Hospital Admissions and Dismissals Listed in Decatur Area
Decatur general hospital records list admissions for Mrs James Hogan of Vine mont Athens and Mrs Meriam Aileen Kay of Mobile along with multiple newborns and young children. Dismissals include Mrs Edward J Lott Miss Nikki Downing Chenault and several twins and adults at addresses around Decatur Moulton and Hartsville.
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James ©. Hogan
Vinemont
Meriam Aileen Kay
Mobile
Howard Lee Howater
Athens
J. W. Gibson
Edgeweed St
Gregory Scott Henry
Somerville
Edward J. Lott
Danvure Rd
Nikki Downing Chenault
St. SE
William Lowe Chenault
Donald Steve Hastings
Moulton
William David Byars
Sth
Ave
Robert E. Hooper
Hartselle
Thomas I. Bogle
Decatur
Kenneth Wade Taylor
Local Residents/parcels listed in Ardmore area notices
Mrs. Alice Terry of Solon Holt Ardmore Tennessee lists addresses including 302 8th Ave NW and 112 9th Ave SE. Names Andrew Clem Hattie Nelson Master Toney La Lacroix and Charles Owens appear with infant son and multiple street references.
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Alice Terry
8Th Ave
Solon Holt
Ardmore
Tenn
Andrew Clem
Elkmont
Hattie Nelson
Moulton
Toney la Lacroix
Hartselle
Charles Owens
9Th Ave
Local Athens Names List Read in Notice
A readable OCR fragment lists residents and households: Gerald Waggner Betty Anderson Jerry L. Wallace Clarence Green Frances Kennemer Mrs Helen Thomas Earline Stovall Frances McMunn Damon Lynn Siniard Lester Burch T E Ball Kenneth Towry Grace Miller Memory Coleman Charlotte Stark Sandra Dean Frances Kenneter Jerry Kilgo Randall Wells Marion McElroy Jackie Sartin Troy Marlow Robert Gregory Harold Rouse Mary Agnes Grabber Thermon Tyree G W Fine Beulah Hamrich among Athens Cullman and Hanceville area residents.
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Gerald Waggner
Athens
Betty Anderson
Jerry L. Wallace
Clarence Green
Frances Kennemer
Helen Thomas
Elkmont
Earline Stovall
Frances McMunn
Damon Lynn Siniard
Lester Burch
T. E. Ball
Kenneth Towry
Fayetteville
Tenn
Grace Miller
Memory Coleman
Charlotte Stark
Sandra Faye Dean
Frances Kenneter
Jerry W. Kilgo
Crane Hill
Randall N. Wells
Cullman
Marion McElroy
Hanceville
Jackie H. Sartin
Troy F. Marlow
Vinemont
Robert P. Gregory
Harold G. Rouse
Garden City
Mary Agnes Grabber
Thermon C. Tyree
Arley
Cullman Kiwanis Directors Meet Friday at Hulgan Home
Cullman Kiwanis Club directors set to gather Friday at 7:30 p.m. at H. M. Hulgan residence on Mitchell Road for their district diary session and club business.
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Cullman
Cullman Kiwanis Club
H. M. Hulgan
Mitchell Rd
Trinity Mountain Grain Hill Cemetery Decoration Service
The decoration of Trinity Mountain's Grain Hill Cemetery is set for Sunday with an all day service and dinner. The public is invited to help clean the cemetery on Friday and Saturday.
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Trinity
Trinity Mountain
Grain Hill
Falkville Soldier on 14 Day Leave
Ralph Nelson is visiting Falkville with Mrs. Nelson and relatives. He will return to duty at Camp Hood Mississippi after the leave.
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Falkville
Ralph Nelson
Partlow and Winkles Family Visit Clearwater Fla
Mr and Mrs W H Partlow with their children and Mr and Mrs Robert Winkles are spending two weeks in Clearwater Florida.
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Falkville
W. H. Partlow
Robert Winkles
Clearwater, Fla
Wests Visit Birmingham Last Weekend
Mr. and Mrs. James West traveled to Birmingham for a weekend visit. The trip highlighted personal plans and social activities in the city.
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Falkville
James West
Birmingham
Peace Corps Proposal Goes to Congress
The White House sent President Kennedy's proposed legislation to Congress to create the Peace Corps on a permanent basis. Kennedy requested 40 million dollars to operate the corps in the coming fiscal year, aiming for 500 to 1,000 volunteers abroad by year end.
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Washington
White House
Congress
Kennedy
Peace Corps
House
President’s term approach eyed as freedom beacon abroad
The President advocates a term based approach and hopes that by Kennedy’s first term a number of States may emerge as undeniable bastions of freedom in South Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America.
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South Asia
Midele East
Africa
Latin Amer
Ad Men Warn Public About Borina Advertising Boredom
John P. Cunningham chair of Cunningham & Walsh urges the Advertising Federation of America to curb overload of ads on TV and radio. He argues heavy broadcasting with arrows and hammering messages bores the public and that several commercials in breaks harm consumer attention. He criticizes radio programming overplay of music and ads and calls out vodka and cigarette campaigns seen as imitative and tedious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cunningham
Cunningham & Walsh, Inc
Heart Machine Developed for Noninvasive Heart Massage
San Francisco doctors announce a noninvasive heart massage machine tested on patients. Dr. George A. Harkins and M. L. Bramson at Presbyterian Medical Center describe a gas powered device with a pulsing pad that could synchronize with heart activity and recall the Johns Hopkins closed chest massage technique.
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San Francisco
George A. Harkins
M. L.bramson
Presbyterian Medical Center
Boston
Harkins
Bramson
Journal of Experimental Surgery
Johns Hopkins University
Funeral services set for Pfc. Edward Armstrong
Funeral services for Pfc. Edward Dewayne Armstrong are scheduled Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Antioch Baptist Church conducted by Reverends Jasper Kelley and Austin Self. Burial will follow in Bishop Cemetery with Brown directing and military graveside forces serving as pallbearers.
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Pfc
Edward Dewayne Armstrong
Antioch Baptist Church
Jasper Kelley
Austin
Bishop Cemetery
Brown
Death notices Ralph Delcour 61 dies after heart attack
Ralph Delcour 61 of 1318 9th Ave SE died on arrival at a local hospital after a heart attack Tuesday afternoon. Funeral services will be Friday at 3 30 p.m. from Brookhaven Baptist Church with Rev. Harold Wright officiating. Burial in Roselawn. Brown funeral home directing. Survivors include wife Eric Mae, two sons Ben and Bert, four brothers, four sisters, and one granddaughter.
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Ralph Clifton Delcour
9Th Ave
Brookhaven Baptist Church
Harold Wright
Roselawn
Brown
Eric Mae Delcour
Ben Delcour
U.S. Air Force
Bert Delcour
Louisville
Hartselle Man Jim Winton Dies at 82
Jim Winton 82 of Somerville died last night at his daughter’s home in Bastoga Ala Funeral services will be Thursday at 3 p.m. at Center Springs Church with Rev Silas Smith officiating Burial will be in Center Springs Cemetery Peck Funeral Directors. He is survived by four daughters Mrs Dairy Thompson Mrs Grace McCutcheon Mrs Opal Winton and Mrs Ruby Mount and five sons Louie Andy Howard Edward and Howard Leonard Winton Grandsons will be pallbearers.
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Hartselle
Jim Winton
Somerville
Bastaboga
Ala
Center Springs
Silas Smith
Peck
Dairy Thompson
Grace McCutcheon
Opal Winton
Ruby Mount
Louie
Andy
Howardee Edward
Howard Leonard W. Ton
Pine Tree Species Count Reaches Seventy
A scientific note states there are about 70 recognized species of pine trees. The count highlights the diversity within the genus Pinus and its widespread distribution across regions.
Senate recess leaves leadership in limbo
Sam Rayburn D Texas and Vice President Lyndon B Johnson hold positions as presidents of the Senate while both houses are in recess until they return.
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Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
Lyndon B. Johnson
Senate
Ess
Murder Trial Continues in Reed Second Degree Case
On Morgan County Circuit Court a second day of Herbert Reed's trial for the Feb 17 killing of Albert Pickett in Decatur featured defense witnesses amid police testimony. Key testimonies covered the ambulance incident, alleged threats over money, and Reed’s actions after the shooting as the courtroom heard from witnesses including Ernest Robinson James Guster and Willie Poke alongside ongoing state evidence.
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Morgan County
Newton Powell
Herbert Reed
Decatur
Albert Pickett
Pickett
Fink St
Cain St
Reed
Cherry St
Ernest Robinson
Dave Lane
Barnett
Reynolds Funeral Home
Poke
Big Hand Johnny
Jay
Selt
Red
Tod
James Guster
Cherry St. W
Guster
Douglas Delano Amos
John David
Pearl Collier
Cecil Carter
Ruby Marie Carter
Andrew Alexander
Harvey de Jarnett
Area Farmers Honored by County Agent for Pasture Fertilizing Efforts
Morgan County Agent Charles Rutledge thanked three farmers R. H. Fuller of Plainview Coy Atkins of Danville and W. A. White of Neel for aiding extension workers in demonstrating pasture fertilizing value. He noted greener grass and plans signs in plots to show fertilizer use.
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Hartselle
Morgan County
Charles Rutledge
R. H. Fuller
Plainview
Coy Atkins
Danville
W. A. White
Neel
Rutledge
Guernsey Sale Set June 16 At Montgomery Coliseum
Morgan County Agent Charles Rutledge announced a special Guernsey sale for June 16 at the Alabama State Coliseum in Montgomery. The event offers six cows, 43 bred heifers, and 17 open heifers from herds including Coe's, Kilby Prison Farm, Hitch and Wilson of Alabama, plus Red Level Farm of Virginia and others from North and South Carolina and Tennessee.
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Hartselle
Alabama State Coliseum
Montgomery
Morgan County
Charles Rutledge
Rutledge
Coe’s
Kilby Prison Farm
Hitch and Wilson
Alabama
Klondike
Maple Grove
Carolina Dairy
Shady Oak Farm
North Carolina
Khrushchev Moves Toward Vienna Talks Amid Prague Stop
Soviet Premier Khrushchev reached Czechoslovakia by train en route to Vienna for talks with President Kennedy. Tass said he is visiting at the invitation of the Czechoslovak government and may hold a Communist summit before weekend discussions. He traveled from Moscow via Kiev and Lvov, stopping Tuesday night and heading to Bratislava then Friday. A CTK Prague source noted a summit possible but not certain. In Warsaw, Zenon Kliszko flew to Prague, a move tied to Khrushchev’s arrival.
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London
Khrushchev
Czechoslovakia
Vienna
Kennedy
Tass
Moscow
Kiev
Lvov
Bratislava
Slovakia
Austria
Prague
CTK
Warsaw
Zenon Kliszko
Wladyslaw Gomulka
More Bodies From Wrecked Plane Found
Lisbon reports show high tide may wash more bodies and wreckage ashore from a four engine jet that crashed off a stormy Atlantic beach near Lisbon minutes after leaving for the Azores. All 61 aboard were killed. The jet came from Rome and Madrid, leased by Viasa from KLM. No Americans aboard. William Aydelotte, a former Chicago resident, had reservations and planned to fly to the Azores.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Atlantic
Azores
Rome
Madrid
Viasa
KLM
William Aydelotte
Aydelotte
Chicago
Birth Announcement At Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital
A girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy D. Smith at Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital on Tuesday. The article notes a muzzle-loading rifle could be loaded around three times a minute with a maximum range of about 1,000 yards.
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Jimmy D. Smith
8Th Ave
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital
Destruction of Alexandria’s Pharos in 13th Century Earthquake
The seventh wonder, the Pharos of Alexandria lighthouse, was toppled by a 13th century earthquake. The once towering beacon guiding maritime traffic fell and left a lasting mark on ancient engineering lore.
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Pharos
Alexandria
Saturday Socials and Local Visits Highlight Cotaco News
Saturday with Mr and Mrs Huel Sharp and family. C D Downs returned home Saturday after a stay at Hartselle Hospital and we wish him a speedy recovery. The M Y F group and counselors enjoyed their monthly church social Friday evening. Miss Jo Ann Sivley Patsy Turney Vera Nell Sivley Charlene Lyle and James Paul Dunaway from this place are among the Cotaco High students.
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Charles Miller
Birmingham
Kenneth Aldrige
Moulton
Ramona
Verona Childers
Waterloo
Mary Doss
Decatur
Vera Nell Sivley
Warren McGee
Ada Winton
Hartselle Hospital
M.Y.F. Group
W. R. Sivley
Johnnie Allen
Vestor Winton
Felton Sharp
John A. Sharp
Sorn
A. H. Lyle
Onnie Waugh
Lou Lemmond
Vandon Windsor
Don Cowder
David Adkins
L. M. Whitten
Illinois
Clyde Miller
Buna Winton
Harry Jones
Tom Dunaway
Faye Johnson
Rosie Harp
And
Huel Sharp
C. D. Downs
Councellors
Jo Ann Sivley
Patsy Turney
Charlene Lyle
James Paul Dunaway
Oo Cotaco High
Markets roundup shows mixed cotton grain and livestock prices
Cotton middling 2.8, Decater joan 32.4, cottonseed 43 per ton. Milk Grade A 86.33 per cwt, manufactured with 3.20 per cwt for four per cent. Pulpwood 13.50 per cord. Corn No 2 Yellow shelled 15, No 3 Yellow 1.1, No 2 Yellow shelled 1.13, No 2 White Ear 1, No 2 White Shelled 1.15, No 2 Oats 67, No 2 Milling Wheat 1.70. Poultry Wheat 1.40. Cattle prices from 15.50 to 20.75 for various grades. Hogs 16.50-17.00 per cwt, sows 13.00-14.00.
Wall Street Advances Moderately in Heavy Noon Trading
The AP average of 60 stocks at noon rose 0.50 to 250.20 with gains led by industrials and utilities. Major blue chips posted fractional advances, American Telephone up 1.5, Du Pont up near 1, GM mixed, Texas Gulf Producing up 3, Zenith 2, Republic Aviation 1.54, Woolworth 1. U S Steel down and Bethlehem 3.4. The Dow Jones index stood at 697.08, bonds mixed or steady.
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New York
Associated Press
American Telephone
du Pont
Texas Gulf
Zenith
Republic Aviation
Woolworth
Ford
Chrysler
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
U.S
Nashville Livestock Prices Report
Nashville AP cattle market shows 250 head active and steady with high good and choice cattle at 9800 lb and yearlings at 23.00. cows 17.00-17.50. hogs 25-50 higher with No 1-3 195-240 lb at 17.00-17.50. lambs 18.00-18.50 for 85-100 lb spring lambs. slaughter ewes 4.00-?
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Nashville
Hog price report from multiple markets across the South
Thomasville Georgia reports hog receipts at Amen and Columbus and Dothan with prices for barrows and gilts around 15.50 to 16.25 per hundredweight and sows at 12.00 to 14.00.
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Thomasville
Columbus
Monl
Dothan
Ala
Tbs
Poultry supplies ample for fair broilers and fryers
AP dispatch notes live supplies mostly ample for fair market broilers and fryers of 3 to 4 pounds and hens with ample supplies and demand fractionally lower.
Hanes Wins Birmingham Mayoral Runoff Over King
Art Hanes defeated Tom King by over 3,700 votes in the Birmingham city Democratic runoff for mayor. Hanes will succeed retiring Mayor James W. Morgan. Results show Hanes 21,133 to 17,385 for King, with Earl Bruner 19,648 and Bruner 18,051 for a separate measure. Eugenie Connor reelected police commissioner. turnout about 38,500 in runoff versus 41,000 in the first primary.
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Birmingham
Art Hanes
Tom King
James W. Morgan
Hanes
Kinger
Earl Bruner
Waggoner
Bruner
Eugenie Connor
King
Kennedy heads to Europe for talks with Khrushchev
The U S president departed New York for a two day Vienna conference with Soviet Premier Khrushchev after a national address to the French people. He urged better understanding to reduce miscalculation and pave the way for progress on nuclear testing disarmament Laos and related issues.
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U.S
New York
Europe
Vienna
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Laos
Alabama Senate and House consider reapportionment and bills
Continued from page one the legislature weighs a reapportionment plan to keep 35 Senate seats and 106 in the House while shifting power to dense areas. Other measures include attempts to challenge Lt. Gov Boutwell, two at large congressional districts, a pension for former governors, and a state police merit board proposal.
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Ryan deGraffenried
Tuscaloosa
Senate
House
Alton Turner
Crenshaw
Albert Boutwell
Boutwell
Bernard Cabiness
Jackson County
John Guthrie
Cullman
Jefferson County
Alabama
U.S
House of Representatives
Guthrie
Elwood Rutledge
Winston
Larry Bumas
Jefferson
State Building Commission
Lightning conducts about 30 coulombs per flash
A historical note states the average electricity in a lightning flash is about 30 coulombs or slightly less than a standard battery’s charge.
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Rusk
Lowther
T9th Ave
Nice
Unf
Apts
4Th Ave
10Th Ave. N.W
6Th Ave
N.W
Qque
Prospect Dr
H. Leones
Chestnut St
Decatur General Admissions
Athens-Limestone Admissions
Florida
Advertising Federation of America
John P. Cunningham
Heart Machine
Pfc. Armstrong
Ralph Delcour
Babette Pragnell
Chelsea
Arlene Sivley
Guernsey
Decatur Markets
Wall Street
Acme Steel
Baker
Kaiser
Can
Mirs
K V P Suth
Sugar
sLigg & My
T&t
Leckh Air
Lorillard
Anac Ck
Lou & Nash
Armour
Penney
Ches & Ohio
Pepsi
Coca Cola
Colg Palm
Collins Radio
Repub
Rexall
Delta Air L
Seab A L RR
Deam Alk
4Sears Roeb
Dow Chemical
Sinclair
Dupont
East Air L
East Rod
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