Highway Patrol reports license and permit results and offenses
Patrolman Hes ter reports 34 drivers tests passed 7 learner permits issued and 17 failures. Seven cars failed inspection. Building permits issued for demolishing a residence at 1613 16th Ave SE. Recorder docket lists numerous traffic and public order charges including speeding violations no license and drinking offenses. A Friday 7 p.m. crash at Danville Rd and 2nd St SW involved Bobby J Johnson and Charlie Jones. Fire calls included a vehicle loss at 909 Somerville Rd SE and a slight loss at Edd's Auto Sales. A fainting woman at Decatur Stadium during the Decatur Athens game prompted ambulance calls. she left before help arrived. Junior Service League Apply Day raised about 540 dollars after expenses. Austinville School PTA to meet Monday at 7 p.m. See Diary on Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby J. Johnson
Decatur
Charlie Jones
Lafayette St. NW
Danville Rd
2Nd St
Johnson
Jones
Praying for Khrushchev Seen as Needed by Speaker
The speaker argues that Khrushchev, leader of one third of the world, governs vast power and a Soviet empire built on dialectical materialism. He asserts praying for the Russian leader is warranted, claiming prayer could move more than actions or weapons.
Khrushchev Restricted During UN Visit on Manhattan
United States imposes unprecedented limits on Nikita Khrushchev within Manhattan Island during the United Nations General Assembly visit. Restrictions apply to travel outside official duties, with similar limits on Janos Kadar and Mahmet Shehu. Khrushchev expected to lodge near UN headquarters and notify arrival details in advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
N.Y
United States
Nikita Khrushchev
United Nations General Assembly
Khrushchev
Manhattan Island
U.N
Janos Kadar
Mahmet Shehu
Iron Curtain
U. N
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Todor Zhivkov
Bulgaria
Antonin Novotny
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Gheorghe Gheorghiu- Dej
Romania
U.S
New York
Washington
Soviet Union
Glen Cove
Long Island
General Assembly
Waldorf- Astoria
Manhattan
U. S
State Department
Congo Cease Fire Declared Amid Civil War Turmoil
In Leopoldville a cease-fire ordered Saturday by the Congolese army with United Nations cooperation signals a shift in the Congo crisis. President Kasavubu appears to have won army support, undermining Premier Lumumba and complicating his military campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leopoldville, the Congo
Congo
U.N
United Nations
Joseph Kasavubu
Patrice Lumumba
Lumumba
Kasavubu
Security Mutual In Insurance Business Opens New Agency
A full line insurance agency has been organized by Security Mutual Finance Corp announced by City Commissioner Wilson Morgan. O M Hutcheson Jr will be manager of the new firm Wilson Morgan Agency Inc with offices in State National Building. Hutcheson has three years as loss and claims superintendent with Home Insurance Co and will handle insurance of all types representing American Fare Group. He is an Alabama native, Mason, deacon, church trustee at Southside Baptist Church, and resides with wife Alice and two children at 1325 South Ave SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Security Mutual Finance Corp
Wilson Morgan
O. M. Hutcheson Jr
Wilson Morgan Agency Inc
State National Building
Morgan
American Fare Group
Hutcheson
Home Insurance Co
Vic
Alabama
Southside Baptist Church
Alice
Sth
Ave
Houses Torn To Bits By Wind
Hurricane Donna swept the Florida Gulf Coast Saturday night causing four deaths and numerous injuries. Fort Myers suffered severe devastation with the eye passing over the city, isolating it and delaying contact with relief teams. Winds reached 121 mph, and the storm left widespread damage and unanswered questions about total losses. Authorities reported scattered casualties across south Florida and the Keys as recovery efforts began.
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Tampa
Fla
Florida Gulf Coast
Miami
Fort Myers
Hunter
Lee County
Fluoride Talk Spurs Moulton Ballot Item
In Moulton two mayoral candidates avoided commitment on a city water fluoridation plan after a Friday meeting with state health officials and local clinicians. The group endorsed fluoridating the water as a preventive dental program benefiting local and county children, while final decision rests with the city government. Meanwhile Hurricane Donna tore through Marathon Florida, uprooting, wrecking structures, and stranding residents as a Navy convoy struggled through 150 mph winds and wrecked boats along the Overseas Highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
John Caspers
Monroe Sandlin
Sidney L. Miller
State Health Department
L. R. Murphree
Sandlin
Caspers
George F. Carraway
John Porter
Nasser to Visit New York for UAR General Assembly opening
Nasser will visit New York as the United Arab Republic General Assembly session opens on September 26. It marks his first visit to a Western country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
United Arab Republic
General Assembly
New York
Truman Again Is Asked Here
Former President Harry S. Truman is invited to Alabama by Judge Charles Adams to speak for the Kennedy Johnson ticket. A telegram from Truman notes he would come to Alabama but no date or place is set. The 8th Alabama Congressional District plans a joint effort of seven counties in the TVA region near the Marshall defense center, with expected attendance over 20,000.
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Harry Truman
Decatur
Charles Adams
Alabama Democratic Campaign Committee
Truman
Alabama
Kennedy- Johnson
Harry S. Truman
Independence
Missouri
TVA
Gen. George C. Marshall Defense Center
Miss America 1961 Crown Goes To Nancy Fleming
Nancy Anne Fleming of Michigan was named Miss America 1961 in Atlantic City. The 5 foot 6, 116 pound winner surpassed finalists Miss California Miss North Carolina Miss District of Columbia and Miss Indiana. An Annapolis midshipman escorted her to the stage as the ceremony concluded.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Nancy Anne Fleming
Michigan
CBS
America
Nancy
Miss California
Miss North Carolina
Miss
District of Columbia
Indiana
Annapolis
New Storage Facility Begun in Decatur
Decatur Transfer and Storage, Inc will build a modern warehouse adding 675000 cu ft of usable space behind the current facility at 161 First Ave NE. Baker & Shaw won the bid for construction. The 24640 sq ft dock and building will be rigid frame metal with fiberglass insulation and a sprinkler system. The project totals over 100000 dollars with 100 ft clear span and 42.5 ft height. Completion is slated for Oct 16, 1960. Williams notes plans to mechanize with latest handling equipment and potential Sea Van and Piggy Back services for overseas shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Transfer and Storage, Inc
Decatur
W. J. Williams
Baker & Shaw
Decatur Transfer and Storage
First Ave
Ne& A
Williams
New Magnavox Stereo and TV Models Shown at Ro binson's
Edv. showcases Magnavox stereo and television models at Ro binson's with price values and features. The display highlights newest components and audio video options available for home entertainment shoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinson's
Skies Update Shows Mars Near Moon This Evening
Decatur reports a celestial forecast for Monday September 12 with sunset at 5:59 p.m. and moonrise at 11:07 p.m. The Moon is near Mars, which lies about 107 million miles away and will draw closer for the next three months.
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Mars
Weather and River Update for Decatur Area
Weather and river report for Decatur and vicinity notes TVA river reading at Keller Memorial Bridge at 19.38 feet, up .32 in 24 hours, sea level 553.68 feet. Lake stages listed for Pickwick 411.0 Guntersville 593.4 Whitesburg 554.2 Wilson 506.1. Friday high 84, today to be mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunder, cooler Monday with possible rain or drizzle, northeast winds 8 to 15 mph, today's high about 73.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Pickwick
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wilson
Hurricane Donna Strikes Central Florida Citrus Belt
Huricane Donna swirled inland through the heart of the Florida citrus belt Saturday night, damaging the nearly ripe multi million dollar crop of oranges and grapefruit. Warnings were issued along the Atlantic Coast as the eye moved north through central Florida before midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Fla
Florida
Atlantic
Fort Myers candidate reports hurricane damage and fatalities
Joe Povia told radio WFLA that the town suffered tremendous destruction with unroofed houses and demolished facilities. A Fort Lauderdale man was identified among the drowned, and victims across Florida and the Caribbean totaled at least 106 deaths in Puerto Rico and 10 in the Leeward Islands as the storm moved inland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Povia
Fort Myers
WFLA
Tampa
FAA
Edison Bridge
Winter Haven
Miami
Tavernier
Keys
Dwight Barnes
Fort Lauderdale
Fila
Wauchula
Donna
Puerto Rico
Leeward Islands
Dakar
North Africa
Florida
Also Mentioned on This Page
H. L. Hester
D. F. McMillan
16Th Ave
Recorder’s
Somerville Rd. SE
Edd’s Auto Sales
1St Ave. SE
Rex Rankin
Decatur Stadium
Athens
Browns Funeral Home
Junior Service League
Harold Michelson
Austinville School Pta
Mr. Khrushchev
K' Limited
Waldorf
Mayagunan
Abraham's Bay
Mayaguana
Bahamas
U.S. Weather Bureau
Adie
M. Hutcheson, JR
By Ben Funk
Marathon
Florida Keys
Key West
D. R. Hutchson
Red Cross
Nasser
Mississippi
Bulletin
By Ken Reynolds
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