Tornado Strikes Rock Creek Community Injuring Several
Two residents Roy Oden and Mrs W H Mason were in critical condition at Baugh Wiley Clinic at 2 15 pm today. Felton Mason Mrs Mason s son and Hardin Oden 86 were among others treated for injuries. Homes of Oden and Mason were blown apart with Felton Mason briefly up at the hospital. A nurse said the tornado jumped over a nearby mountain and caused widespread destruction in the Lawrence Cove area with trees down porches torn away and a fertilize plant blown off Cotaco Creek.
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Roy Oden
W.h.mason
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
Felton Mason
McDonald Bottom
Cotaco Creek
Cecil Tanner
Aaron Oden
Ote Hore Lease Glimpses About Your
A fragmentary OCR item hints at notes about lease terms and property use. Names, dates, or places are unreadable, leaving only a vague reference to housing arrangements and potential rent details.
Recorders court reports weekend intoxication cases
Intoxication led weekend offenses with nine booked on that charge. Other cases include disorderly conduct, improper left turn, violation of the prohibition law, no drivers license, double parking, driving while intoxicated, gaming, and resisting arrest.
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Recorder’s
Engineers Gather For Alabama Tour
Engineers from across the country meet in Birmingham for a spring convention with technical talks and facility tours as part of a busy schedule.
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Alabama
Birmingham
Shipyard Reopens as Gateway City Returns to Work
The Gulf Shipbuilding Corp yard resumed operations after four years idle as the SS Gateway City docked, with work under way on the first of four freighters to be converted into trailer ships.
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Mobile W
Gulf Shipbuilding Corp
Roundtop Hit Hardest By Deadly Wind
A Morgan County tornado this morning destroyed at least nine houses, five in Roundtop. The Ed Jeffers home and several others south of Falkville were damaged, with the Hughes house moved from its foundation. No serious injuries reported.
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Manuel Lawrence
Roundtop
South Morgan
Morgan County
Curley Roberts
C. W. Beddingfield
Ursey_ Wilhite
John Wilhite
Roscoe Wilhite
Sim Howell, Jr
Falkville
Highway 31
Ed Jeffers
James Hughes
Hughes
Floyd Hughes
J. E. Higdon
Higdon
Cole Springs
Labor Must Use Stiffest Broom, Reuther Says
Walter P. Reuther urged United Auto Workers delegates in Atlantic City to clean house with the stiffest broom and strongest soap to fight corruption and keep the labor movement strong. He warned reactionaries would strike with an ax and drive out crooks unless labor acts. Reuther’s re election appeared assured as supporters nominated him and his staff.
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Atlantic City
Walter P. Reuther
Reuther
United Auto Workers
UAW
Labor
See Labor
Cotton Farmer Appeals Loss In Lawrence
MOULTON Ed Mauldin a Leighton cotton farmer seeks relief from alleged 50 percent acreage cuts at a Lawrence County farm. He appeals to the County ASC Review committee and may press the case in circuit court if unsuccessful. This is his second appeal after a prior Colbert County case and a transfer to federal court.
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Moulton
Ed Mauldin
Leighton
Lawrence County
ASC
Maulding
Mauldin
Alabama Cotton Hardship Committee
Colbert County
Circuit Court
Federal District Court
Truck Trailer Strikes Bus Killing Driver and Injuring Students
In Michigan City Indiana a large semitrailer broke loose and hit a Parochial school bus, killing the bus driver Emil Michaels 60 and injuring 12 students including one in critical condition.
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Michigan City
Ind
Emil Michaels
Queen Elizabeth II Arrives in Paris for Royal Visit
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip arrived in Paris for a four day state visit amid a grand reception by President Rene Coty and French dignitaries. The first reigning British Queen to visit since 1855, she reviewed a color guard and rode a red carpet arrival as about 1,000 people watched at Orly Airport.
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Elizabeth II
Britain
Duke of Edinburgh
France
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Rene Coty
Orly
Victoria
Coty
Louvre
Prince Philip
Gladwyn Jebb
Decatur Ingalls Shipyard Near Full Steam Ahead in 1957
End of first quarter 1957 shows Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp on a rebound with the west yard complete and operating. Over 200 workers on payroll, higher employment than since 1955, and steady steel deliveries. Workers handle barge construction, towboat repairs, and large fume stack fabrication for Reynolds Metals in Sheffield.
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New West Yard
Riverside
Reid Byers
Byers
Reynolds Metals
Sheffield
Decatur
B47 Bomber Crashes on Oahu Mountain Killing Four
Four Air Force crewmen died when a B47 bomber struck a 2400 foot peak above Happy Valley on northwest Oahu during approach to Hickam AFB. The swept wing jet broke apart and burst into flames as rescue teams reached the wreckage, finding scattered pieces along the steep slope.
Weather and River Outlook for Decatur and Vicinity
Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning was 21.96 feet, up .36 in 24 hours. Readings show sea level at 556.26 feet. Yesterday's high 74 and low 66. Today 70 with storms forecast. Cold wave warning tonight. Partly cloudy and colder Tuesday. Highs around 66, lows near 30.
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Keller Memorial Bridge
Priest Freed From Red Jail Sees Communist Grip Persist
The Rev. Fulgence Gross, 53, Omaha Nebraska, freed after six years in Red China, arrived in Hong Kong aboard a British ship. He predicted continued Communist pressure and potential future U.S. return, noting others under house arrest in Shanghai face mental strain.
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Hong Kong
Fulgence Gross
Red China
Omaha
Neb
Shanghai
Father Gross
United States
America
Racket Probers Plan New York Hearings After Easter
Senate Rackets Committee will open public hearings on alleged collusion between management and unions in New York area construction. Mundt said investigations reach about 20 000 complaints and will cover strong arm tactics including acid throwing and goon squads.
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Washington
Senate
Mundt
New York
Victor Riesel
Riesel
Delays in Congress Slow Civil Rights Action
A telegram from Harold D. Cooley notes the 1957 cotton allotment bill failed by a tie in committee. In Washington southern opponents of civil rights proposals win more time as the Senate Judiciary Committee stalls with seven members, delaying action until next week.
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Barrett Shelton
Decatur Daily
Benson
Harold D. Cooley
House Agriculture Committee
Washington
Congress
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Postmaster General and Rep. Cannon remain at odds over mail funding
Washington Postmaster General Summerfield and Rep. Cannon clash over a 47 million dollar request to sustain full mail service through June 30. Cannon argues spending is excessive while Summerfield claims higher volumes require funds. Appropriations panel favors incremental 17 million now and 30 million later, with court action threatened by a trade group.
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Summerfield
Rep
Cannon
D-Mo
Appropriations Committee
Suez Canal clearance completed awaiting Egyptian nod
Salvage crews lift the sunken Egyptian frigate Abukir and tow it to a Bitter Lakes dump. The canal opens to ships up to 20 000 tons pending Cairo approval, after a U N backed cease fire. General Assembly to be notified.
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U. N
Suez Canal
Bitter Lakes
Suez
Raymond A. Wheeler
Dag Hammarskjold
General Assembly
Slnation
Tornado Alley Strikes Morgan County injuring dozens
Morgan County residents report one to two tornadoes ripping through the southern section this morning. Early figures fix injuries between 25 and 30 with several critical cases, as Roundtop and other communities take the brunt of the damage.
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Falkville
Morgan County
Roundtop
Tornado Forecast Expanded Across Northern Alabama
The U S Weather Bureau issued an updated tornado forecast at 12 25 p m extending to 4 p m CST. The amended forecast now covers northeast Alabama and all of northern Alabama north of and including Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Bibb, Shelby, Talladega, Clay and Randolph counties.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Alabama
Pickens
Tuscaloosa
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Talladega
Clay
Randolph
TWISTER Rips Morgan County Hurting Many and Knocking Out Power
Severe winds hit Morgan County with lines down from Roundtop to Center Grove severing power to Eva Lacon Center Grove and Round Top. Nine injured transported to Baugh Wiley Clinic in Decatur and others to Hariselle Hospital. Ambulances called. Highway Patrol six cars in the area. Oden and Mrs Mason listed in critical and serious condition. See TWISTER On Page 2.
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Florette
Hariselle
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
Decatur
Joe Wheeler Co-op
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Lacon
Cullman
Birmingham
Atlanta
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Florence
Highway Patrol
Roy Oden
Rock Creek
Mason
Oden
Cristiani Circus Comes To Decatur With Two Showings
Despite bad weather the Cristiani Circus will perform two shows today at the Coliseum Grounds in Decatur. Sponsors Decatur Shrine Club report matinee at 2 p.m. and evening show at 8 p.m. Doors open one hour prior to each performance.
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Cristiani Circus
Decatur Shrine Club
Coliseum
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