Decatur notices and city updates and Congo crisis
Local notices report Butler P Hine plans Fridays at 2 p.m. at the DAV home 1818 Sherman St SE for veteran claims aid and DAV headquarters plans in Decatur. City permits issued for porch removal, new residence, and tear down rebuild projects. Sheriff's arrests for public drunkenness reckless driving and resisting arrest. A truck fire on Summer Ave causes no reported loss. Toastmasters at Corneilian Court Hotel feature speeches on Decatur Poison Fish Farm. Apple Day proclaimed by Mayor for Junior Service League youth projects. Congo crisis coverage notes Lumumba accusing U.N. of meddling as Kasavubu and Lumumba clash over firings and U.N. force actions. U.N. reports show army and police loyal to republic amid tensions and threatened showdowns.
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Butler P. Hine
DAV
Sherman Street
Decatur
Wheeler - Brown - Hendrix Dav
Lynn Heinzerling
Leopoldville
the Congo
Patrice Lumumba
United Nations
Congo
Lumumba
National Assembly
Joseph Kasavubu
Assembly
Kasavubu
U. N
Eisenhower dedicates Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama
President Eisenhower dedicates the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center at Redstone Arsenal in Alabama. He lauds Marshall’s peace efforts, unveils his bust, and previews the Saturn booster with Von Braun present. The event includes a tour, remarks on NASA, and a visit expected to influence space exploration milestones.
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Space Center
Eisenhower
John Patterson
Wernher von Braun
George C. Marshall Space Flight Center
Washington
U.S
Khrushchev
Barrett Shelton, JR
Redstone Arsenal
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Marshall
Free World
Space
Earth
Redstone
Alabama
Southland
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John Bankhead
Birmingham
Space Flight Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Huntsville
U.S. Army
von Braun
August C. Schomburg
Army Ordinance Missile Command
C. T. McCloskey
Redstones
T Keith Glennan
The
R. B. Searcy
Gen. Marshall
Kalervo Kallio
Arsenal
General Marshall
Mrs. Marshall
George C. Marshall
George
Marshall Space Flight Center
Prayer Beyond Self: A Lesson on Honest Heart Attitude
A devotional reflection answers a reader’s worry about shallow prayers. It argues prayer mirrors heart life and cites a child’s prayer for strangers. The piece urges examining motives, practicing selfless requests, and turning toward compassion and action beyond self.
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G. H
James
Amiss
Merchant Meet Set For Friday
J. D. Gray announces a downtown merchants and property owners meeting at 9:30 a.m. Friday in the City Electric auditorium to discuss promoting night openings in Decatur this fall. Fred Smith will preside and Bob Hunter will present plans for afternoon closings and night openings.
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J. D. Gray
Merchants Division
Chamber of Commerce
City Electric Auditorium
Decatur
Fred Smith
Bob Hunter
McCain Drives Aid for Alabama Methodist Colleges
McCain announced a $900,000 gift to Athens College as part of a broader fundraising drive approved by the North Alabama Conference to raise $3,435,000 for four Methodist colleges in Alabama. The campaign, in partnership with the Alabama West Florida Conference and the Wesley Foundation, targets Birmingham Southern $900,000 Athens College $900,000 Huntingdon College $600,000 Snead Junior College $600,000 plus $35,000 for improvements. The four-year plan aligns with the colleges’ development goals and budget needs.
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Birmingham
Alabama
Athens College
Virgil McCain
McCain
North Alabama
Birmingham Southern College
Alabama West Florida
Wesley Foundation
Conference Board of Education
Birmingham Southern
Huntingdon College
Snead Junior College
Wesley Foundations
Florida Danger Fades as Donna Heads Toward Cuba
Hurricane Donna weakens for Florida but could strike Cuba’s north coast as forecasters warn of 12 foot tides along central Cuba. Bahamas residents endure raging seas and power outages as red cross stations set up. Puerto Rico floods continue. Florida residents along the Gold Coast await hurricane warnings and track updates.
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Miami
Fla
Donna
Cuba
Florida
Gordon Dunn
Bahamas
Mayaguana Island
Acklins Island
Crooked Island
Nassau
Red Cross
Puerto Rico
Gold Coast
Key West
Cape Canavera Missile Center
Weather Bureau
Call by UN chief to halt outside Congo aid
Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold urged the United Nations Security Council to stop foreign aid to Congo warring factions. He signaled the move mainly targets Soviet military assistance, while Belgium aid could also be affected.
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Max Harrelson
United Nations
N.Y
Dag Hammerskjold
Security Council
Congo
United States backs move on Congo aid halt
Washington reports strong U S support for a U N Security Council push to halt outside aid to Congo factions, as Dag Hammarskjold urged action. Eisenhower condemned Soviet interference, while U N officials considered temporary disarming Congolese units to restore order amid reports of Soviet planes and technicians aiding Lumumba. A Katanga spokesman cited arms shipments from Belgium backing secessionists.
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Washington
U.S
United Nations
Congo
Soviet Union
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Security Council
Hammarskjold
Eisenhower
United States
Patrice Lumumba
Katanga
Belgium
Miss Alabama and Michigan win Miss America talent prelims
Miss Michigan and Miss Alabama won in the Miss America Pageant preliminary talent competition held Wednesday night. The event drew 54 entrants as the pageant progresses toward the final on Saturday night in Atlantic City.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Miss Michigan
Miss Alabama
Decatur Skies Friday September 9 Weather Positions
Decatur notices tonight forecast lists sunset at 6 04 p m and moonrise at 8 56 p m with Last Quarter on Sept 12. Altair stands high in the south at 8 20 p m while Venus is low west at 6 42 p m Saturn due south at 7 23 p m Jupiter low southwest at 9 17 p m Mars due east at 2 34 a m.
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Altair
Venus
Saturn
Jupiter
Weather and river readings for Decatur area Tennessee
The Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge stood at 18.89 feet this morning with a 0.06 foot fall in 24 hours and sea level at 553.3 feet. TVA lake levels were Pickwick 411.5 Guntersville 593.4 Whitesburg 553.6 Wilson 506.6. Yesterday's high was 92 and low 72. thundershowers were reported at 11 15 today. winds southeast up to 12 mph. High today 92, low tonight 72, high Friday 92.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Pickwick
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wilson
local rug blends sold at robinsons third avenue store
A fragment notes rug blends including acrilan wool and nylon in the carpet department at Robinsons on Second Avenue with incomplete wording and a misspelling. The readable portion lists product types and the store location.
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Cerpet Dept
Robinson's
Second Ave
Tady
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