Kiwanis Picks Its Officers For Next Year
Decatur Kiwanis Club elected L. W. Johnson as president for 1964 at a Lyons Hotel meeting. New officers include May Gilmer Blackburn as 1st vice president and A. D. Preston as second vice president. John Harlow reelected treasurer. Seven directors named for 1964 are Forest Anderson Robert Denham Willard Nelson Luke Pryor Ray Sundback Jimmy Williams and Larkin Yates. Jerry Countryman spoke on music education funding. Daren Easter is 1963 president.
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L. W. Johnson
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Lyons Hotel
Johnson
Gilmer Blackburn
A. D. Preston
John Harlow
Harlow
Blackburn
Preston
Forest Anderson
Robert Denham
Willard Nelson
Luke Pryor
Ray Sundback
Jimmy Williams
Larkin Yates
Jerry Countryman
Decatur High School
Daren Easter
Mayors Home Under Guard in Prichard following threats
Mayor Vernon O. Capps’s Prichard Alabama residence is under police guard after he received several threatening calls Wednesday night after dismissing City Recorder Cecil C. Rambo. A caller threatened to bomb the home and another said they would come out to get him.
Heloise Tips Laundry Water And Cleaning Hints
Hints from Heloise share thrifty cleaning ideas using soapy wash water for rinsing, bleaching steps, mops, and brooms. It covers color fading prevention, starch removal of grease with cleaning fluid, and a crochet cotton bag to keep threads tidy. Practical, age 1963 household tips.
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Heloise
City Police Judge RamboDismissal Controversy Stirs Local Officials
About six callers questioned the dismissal of Rambo as city police judge on charges of inefficiency. Capps announced he was removing Rambo after a recorder found a 36 percent conviction rate for drunken driving cases. The mayor accused Rambo of dismissing or downgrading many charges. Rambo said dismissals followed an incident on Sept 9 when he told the mayor to stop interfering with the court. City Council must approve the action at its Oct 7 meeting.
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Rambo
Capps
First US macadam road linked Philadelphia and Lancaster
The earliest macadam highway in the United States connected Philadelphia to Lancaster in Pennsylvania, built between 1791 and 1797.
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United States
Philadelphia
Lancaster
JFK Asked Again To Block March
Public figures urge President Kennedy and Attorney General Kennedy to deter a planned Birmingham march protesting last Sunday's church bombing that killed four Black girls. L. B. Sullivan sent telegrams to suppress demonstrations and asked Alabama lawmakers to use influence to prevent the march, which has not set a date.
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Montgomery
L. B. Sullivan
Kennedy
State Capitol
Sullivan
Robert Kennedy
Alabama
Birmingham
Dock Changes Boost Alabama State Docks Earnings
Alabama State Docks reports 11 month gross earnings of 6 060 035 and net profits 638 479 as terminal railway operation changes lift the program. Compared with 5 804 046 gross and 372 227 net last year, August net rose to 28 025 from 4 806. fiscal year ends September 30. Director Feaster credits railway changes for improved profits.
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Mobile
Alabama State Docks
Houston H. Feaster
Beating of Ministers in Anniston Leads to Jailings
In Anniston Alabama three white men Billy Young Willie Young Waugh and Mike Fox were jailed on charges of assault with intent to murder for beating two Negro ministers on Carnegie Library steps after they attempted to enter the library. A separate charge was filed against Terrell Reed a 17 year old Negro youth for murderous assault on Frank Brown a white man.
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Anniston
Ala
N. Quintus Reynolds
William B. McClain
Clarence F. Pate
Billy Franklin Young
Willie Young Waugh
Mike Fox
Eastaboga
Carnegie Library
McClain
Gro
Frank Brown
Terrell Reed
Brown
Youth Hit In Rioting Is Better
Dennis Robertson, a white youth struck on the head by a brick during racial unrest Sunday in Birmingham, has been removed from the hospital's critical list. Carraway Methodist Hospital administrator John Howell said Robertson is conscious and rational.
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Birmingham
Dennis Robertson
Carraway Methodist Hospital
John Howell
Robertson
After church bombing, man struck by brick in riot with injuries
Witnesses reported a Negro boy ran away after throwing the brick that struck Robertson. The event followed a church bombing that killed four Negro girls, with two Negro youths shot dead and several others injured in ensuing disorders.
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Robertson
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