Decatur Rotary and civic clubs to launch United Fund drive
The Decatur Rotary Club hosts a joint meeting with all city civic clubs at the Country Club to kick off the Morgan County United Fund drive. The Sept 30 roundup notes historic events and local civic actions, including building permits and fire calls, with mentions of notable figures and upcoming reunions.
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Decatur Rotary Club
All City Civic Clubs
Country Club
Morgan County United Fund
Editorial Praises Kennedy UN Disarmament Push Across Britain
A guest editorial notes broad British praise for Kennedy's UN General Assembly address. Papers across Liberal, Conservative, Labour, and independent lines call disarmament central, with prompts to challenge Khrushchev and strengthen UN leadership for global peace.
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Kennedy
United Nations General Assembly
Great Britain
Manchester Guardian
Assembly
Berlin
New Series Supports Churches In Decatur Daily
The Decatur Daily begins a national style feature page supporting ministers and churches. Aimed at boosting church attendance, the series ran weekly with art from world reputed religious works. Local business backers include L B Wright Son and many Decatur firms.
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Decatur Daily
Ant
L. B. Wright & Son
Barney’s Park House
Wilder's
Stone Lumber &Co
Union Compress and Warehouse
Sterchi Bros
Warrén's
Southern Cotton Oil Div
King & McCulloch Grocery
Decatur
Easter Agency, Inc
First Federal Savings & Loan Association of
Holiday Inn
Davis Drive-In
Decatur Grain Cooperative
Carroll’s Supply Co
Pearce and Gresham Co
Blue Bell Packing Co
Rohrer
Paul Eubanks
Sheats Hardware Co
the Dixie Freezer
Gateway Real Estate and Insurance Agency
Hunter Furniture Co
Goldel Drug Store
Western Auto
E. Moulton
Alabama Brick & Tile
Valley Oil& Co
Pickens Hardware, Inc
Frigidaire and All-Make Appliance Service Offered by Robinson's
Robinson's on 2nd Ave advertises complete service for Frigidaire and all make appliances. The shop highlights repair capabilities, parts availability, and prompt handling in a local neighborhood market.
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Frigidaire
Robinson‘s
2Nd Ave
Kennedy Calls for Prayer and Peace During Newport Vacation
President Kennedy urged a national day of prayer to seek peace and resist evil designs. He announced the proclamation from the Newport White House for the coming Wednesday, stressing sacrifices for freedom and justice. The trip included a yachting outing aboard the Honey Fitz with artist William Walton aboard. Plans were set to deploy teams to explain legislation and gauge public sentiment for the 1962 election year. Kennedy reviews 95 bills awaiting signature or veto before October 10.
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Newport
R.J
Kennedy
Newport White House
Peter Prince
Boston
Narragansett Bay
William Walton
Georgetown
Honey Fitz
Congress
Washington
Lawrence F. O'Brien
Hammersmith Farm
Kennedys
Radioactive Fallout Up in India During Sept Dates
An official press note from Bombay reports a rise in radioactive fallout in parts of India from Sept 17 to 26. Air content on Sept 17–18 rose by 200 percent over August, with a further rise observed Sept 18–19, though no health hazard is indicated at present.
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Bombay
India
Dag Hammarskjold Buried With Royal Honors in Sweden
Dag Hammarskjold, UN secretary general, was buried at his boyhood home in Uppsala with regal ceremony. The service drew 2,000 guests, including King Gustaf VI Adolf, Adlai Stevenson, and Feodor Gousey, amid a nationwide moment of silence.
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Uppsala
Sweden
Dag Hammarskjold
United Nations
World Peace
Gustaf VI Adolf
Congo
U.S
Lyndon B. Johnson
Kennedy
Johnson
United States
America
Ralph Bunche
U.N
Hammarskjold
Soviet Union
Feodor Gousey
Adlai E. Stevenson
Gustav VI Adolf
Queen Louise
Hartselle Post Office Receives Modernization Funds
Hartselle Post Office awarded 36757 by the General Services Administration to upgrade facilities. Postmaster Hugh F. Penn describes plans including air conditioning, new lighting, about 250 new boxes, interior and exterior paint, open-window service counters, and a coal-to-natural-gas heating system change. The project has been four years in progress.
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Hartselle
General’ Services Administration
Bob Jones
Hugh F. Penn
Night Sky Highlights With Orion and Sirius Rising
Decatur notes October skies with the Moon rising at 11:17 p.m. and a new moon. The sky after midnight will feature Orion and Sirius prominently in the southeast, Orion the brightest constellation and Sirius the brightest star.
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Orion
Sirius
Weather and River Readings From Decatur Area
Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge Friday night stood at 16.84 feet, down .14 feet in 13.5 hours, sea level 551.14 feet. High Friday reached 84 degrees, 8:30 p m reading 72. Forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies with warm temperatures and widely scattered afternoon showers. high today about 84.
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Decatur
Tennessee River Reading
Keller Memorial Bridge
Nixon Denies Knight Job Offer Libel Claim
Richard Nixon denied claims that a Nixon representative offered California Republican leader Goodwin Knight a state job to drop his governor bid. Knight, a former governor, vowed to name the emissary and present proof. Governor Brown called the charges a shocking political scandal if true.
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Los Angeles
Richard M. Nixon
Goodwin J
Knight
Nixon
California
California Supreme Court
Republican Knight
Richard Nixon
Edmund C. Brown
County Fair Ends Today Highlights of Kid's Day and Pageants
Final session of the Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce Morgan County Fair features Kid's Day with free admission for children and 50 cent parent price until 2 p.m. Miss Tennessee Valley Exposition selections at 8 p.m. with five finalists and two runners up. governors candidates introduced at 10 15 p.m. Morris Sisters headlining free Coliseum entertainment.
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Decatur
Sandra Kirkpatrick
Morgan County
Martha Nave
Limestone County
Tommie Lou Roberts
Law
Rence
George Wallace
George Hawkins
Ryan deGraffenried
Albert Boutwell
MacDonald
George Huddleston
Morris Sisters
Eva
Memphis
Jaycees
Fairgrounds
Syria asserts independence after two day revolt
Beirut reports Syria proclaims independence from Gamal Abdel Nasser era after a two day officer revolt. Premier Mamoun Kuzbari says civilian government will hold elections and restore democratic life with popular support. Nasser withdraws without challenge from Cairo.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Syria
Gamal Abdel Nasseri
United Arab Republic
Nasser
Cairo
Egypt
Mamoun Kuzbari
Damascus
Kuzbari
Les Strong
Agency Shop Declared Lawful Under Taft Hartley Ruling
The National Labor Relations Board ruled the agency shop is a lawful union security contract under Taft Hartley. GM must bargain with UAW on an agency shop covering 14 000 nonunion workers in nine Indiana plants. The decision may be appealed and does not bind other right to work states.
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Gardner L. Bridge Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Indiana
General Motors Corp
United Auto Workers
Kennedy
Frank W. McCulloch
Gerald A. Brown
Philip Ray Rodgers
John H. Fanning
Boyd Leedom
Leedom
Fanning
Rodgers
Dwight D. Eisenhower
General Motors
UAW
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Sparkman, West, and Roberts
Oak Ridge Methodist Church
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Sam Engelhardt
Guy Roberts
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Whitney Shoemaker
Dag
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