Affairs Seminar Topics Selected for Decatur Winter Series
Six seminars planned at Decatur winter affairs seminar by Miss Bethel Fite of University extension division. Topics include Inter planetary Travel Democracy in Latin America Atomic for Peace Arctic basis Far East Russia Colonialism Future of Medicine and Labor’s future role. Size may shrink to four if participation is limited.
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Decatur
Ville University Center
Far East
Russia
United States
Landy cadet to graduate high in class at naval academy
The academy spokesman praised Landy as one of the brightest students, noting his high rank upon graduation. He will receive a naval architecture excellence medal and a DAR award for top naval science, after starring in football and tennis and leading the debating team. His father died in infancy. his mother, living in Bradley Beach, NJ, was sympathetic to communism in World War II.
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Landy
Academy
Daughters of the American Revolution
Bradley Beach
N.J
Hartselle Man Charged With Violating Narcotic Act
Hugh Mack Reed age 35 of Hartselle is charged with violating the narcotic act after police found about 47 barbiturate tablets at his home. Chief Looney said no prescription or label was present and a Birmingham toxicologist confirmed the contents. Reed remained jailed in Morgan County with further details expected.
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Hugh Mack Reed
Hartselle
Jimmie Collier
Reed
M. L. Looney
C. B. Brooks
Asst
Birmingham
Looney
Morgan County
Local Births Report From Athens Area
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Saldatare A Yannelli at Decatur General Hospital on Thursday. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Luke Pryor Tanner at Athens Limestone Hospital on Wednesday. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Clifton Perryman of Athens at Athens Limestone Hospital on Wednesday. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs W D Boldin of Athens at Athens Limestone Hospital on Wednesday.
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Saldatare A. Yannelli
Grant St
Decatur General Hospital
Luke Pryor
Tanner
Athens-Limestone Hospital
Clifton Perryman
Athens
Athens- Limestone Hospital
W. D. Boldin
The oldest form of Germanic writing is runes
A brief note identifies runes as the earliest script used by Germanic peoples. It notes their historical significance in conveying early inscriptions and cultural memory.
Movie Listings at Randolph and Athens Theaters
Todays program features Princess 10 with Randolph Scott and Jocelyn Brando showing at 1 35 3 30 5 30 7 25 9 20. Roxy offers Fireball with showings at 1 25 3 25 5 20 7 20 9 20. Hatsfield Athens presents This Island Earth starring Jeff Morrow and Faith Conn... at 7 30 and 9 30.
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Randolph Scott
Jocelyn Brando
Vacation Bible School and Church Activities Highlight County Notices
District One meets at Blue Springs Baptist Church for conferences with urged church representation. Vacation Bible School at Summit Baptist Church Aug 8 12 from 2 to 5 pm led by Mrs Grady Roberts with Rev James I Self. Public revival at Antioch Baptist Church Aug 7 13 daily 10 am and 7 30 pm led by Evangelist Ernest Bragis. Local arrests reported and commotion at Carl’s Grocery error corrected in ad.
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Morgan County Baptist Sunday School Association
Blue Springs Baptist Church
Summit Baptist Church
Danville Rd
Grady Roberts
Summit
James I
Buddy) Self
Bible School
the Flint Baptist Church
Ernest Bragis
California
Antioch Baptist Church
Limestone County
Hopewell
Bethea Stedham
Westside Baptist Church
Decatur
Hopewell Baptist Church
Hartselle
Charles Maples
Maples
Sows Grazed on Jamestown Commons and Massachusetts by 1635
Early colonial records note sows grazing freely on the Jamestown common and in massesachusetts by the year 1635.
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Jamestown
Massachusetts
Sheriff Leads Hunt as Slaying Probed in Lawrence
Alabama Sheriff R C Leath and State investigator Frank Chambers headed the case against an unknown killer. Trammell said several suspects existed with no arrests yet. Mrs. Russell, former Lawrence postmaster and depot manager, was found dead in the rear of her store, apparently killed several hours earlier near noon. Lawrence lies 11 miles northeast of Center.
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R. C. Leath
Frank Chambers
Trammell
Hospital Notices of Dismissals and Admissions
Dismissals list Mrs. Montelle Thompson 1115 Corsbie St Freeman Randolph 901 Railroad St admissions Dr. Frank Soday 310 Walnut St NE M. B. Foster Decatur Bill Holladay 324 6th Ave NW M. F. Slaton 812 Wells St.
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Frank Soday
Walnut St
M. B. Foster
Decatur
Bill Holladay
6Th Ave
M. F. Slaton
Wells St
Athens Ladies Named in Hospital List
A hospital listing from Athens includes Mrs. Harold Smith, Mrs. Harold Graham, Mrs. Rosie Hargrove, Mrs. Joe Evans and infant daughter, all of Athens. Also listed are Mrs. Lester Daws with infant son of Lawrenceburg Kentucky and Mrs. W. M. Pepper of Athens.
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Athens Limestone Hospital
Harold Smith
Athens
Harold Graham
Rosie Hargrove
Joe Evans
Lester Daws
Lawrenceburg
W. M. Pepper
Names listed in Decatur General Hospital notice
A partial OCR shows a list of individuals associated with Decatur General Hospital. Entries include Horace Loosier Courtland Elizabeth Gresham Joyce Minor and others with street addresses such as 1215 15th Ave SE 302 7th Ave and 1622 Jackson St, plus Andrews Kent Jr 802 4th Ave SE Tommy Sivley Annie L Britnell 107 8th Ave NW Hayes Brown 1605 7th St Ollie Eaton 214 11th Ave.
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Decatur General Hospital
Horace Loosier
Courtland
Elizabeth Gresham
15Th Ave
Joyce Minor
7Th Ave
William ‘Roberts
Jackson St
Marvin Stover
Decatur
Andrew Kent, Jr
4Th Ave
Tommy Sivley
Annie L. Britnell
8Th Ave
Hayes Brown
7Th St
Fast Police Action Nets Prowler Suspect
City officers Lonnie Pettey Billy Watson and W D Collier arrested Thomas Ray Webb 24 of Railroad St after a radio alert last night at 111 NE Cain St Webb was fined 100 dollars and 3 costs for disorderly conduct in the recorder's court Mrs Ed Price identified Webb as the man seen on her back porch near Cain Street The call came at 1110 p m and officers arrived within minutes to stop Webb by the alley beside Cain Street
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Lonnie Pettey
Billy Watson
W. D. Collier
Cain St
Een
Thomas Ray Webb
Railroad St
Webb
Ed Price
Beach note teases tan plans and lunchroom finds
A pale boy recovering from chicken pox eager for a tan notes a public beach scene with a lunchroom, a yellow towel on a raft, a painted umbrella with roses, and a group of ten bathers under ropes. He mentions a curved shell, a sand castle, and meeting other kids on bikes near a broadwalk.
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Junior
Smiths
Inlet
Smith, Sr
Former Lawrence Man Returns To Preach Revival Series
Howard D. Parker of Roanoke Virginia formerly from Lawrence County preaches at Aldridge Grove Church of Christ on Highway 33 near Wren. A 1938 Lawrence County High School graduate, Parker leads gospel meetings daily with services at 10 a.m. and 7 45 p.m. through August 12.
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Howard D. Parker
Roanoke
Lawrence County
Aldridge Grove Church of Christ
Highway 33
Wren
Parker
Lawrence County High School
Moulton
Trains Resume Service Between Cincinnati and New Orleans
Passenger service suspended Wednesday night resumed last night on the L and N routes. The Pan American left Birmingham for New Orleans, the Hummingbird departs Birmingham at 6:05 a.m., and the Azalean heads to New Orleans at 8:45 a.m. Trains run between Cincinnati and New Orleans.
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Birmingham
New Orleans
Cincinnati
Soviet Leader Sees Misunderstanding of Eisenhower Plan
Bulganin argues the foreign press misunderstood the impracticality claim of the Eisenhower proposal. He says the Soviet Union is partisan to its own plan but has not refused to explore solutions to the difficult problem.
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Soviet Union
Bulganin
Democrats Approve Idaho Power Dams Blocking Hell's Canyon Site
Lawmakers authorize Idaho Power Co to construct three dams on the Idaho Oregon border risking flooding of the proposed Federal Hell's Canyon project site.
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Idaho Power Co
Hell’s Canyon
Idaho-Oregon
Limestone Contest Winner To Purdue
Athens James Thomas son of Mr and Mrs J I Thomas wins the District Speech and Essay contest sponsored by the Tennessee Valley Cooperatives and will travel Saturday to Purdue University LaFayette for a week. He attends the American Institute of Cooperatives meeting on campus with David Kelley assistant county agent and Mrs Jo Walker assistant home agent plus Miss Mary Virginia Buchanan district and state winner in the contest.
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Athens
James Thomas
J. I. Thomas
Tennessee Valley Cooperatives
Purdue University
LaFayette
American Institute of Cooperatives
Purdue
Thomas
David Kelley
Limestone County
Jo Walker
Madison County
Mary Virginia Buchanan
Ten-year-old signs himself Sonny for new start
A boy of ten has chosen to shed an old nickname and now signs as Sonny. His family has long used a dim inutive for him, but he desires a fresh identity fitting his age and this moment.
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Sonny
General Features Corp
Huntsville Sesquicentennial beard campaign links city pride
Kiwanis speaker Jimmy Walker urges Huntsville men to grow beards to advertise the September 12 to 17 sesquicentennial celebration. The $70,000 event honors the 1805 founding by John Hunts and promises parades, a pageant, and public festivities.
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Jimmy Walker
Chamber of Commerce
Huntsville
John Hunts Ten
Walker
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Walter Clapton
Sam Nettles
Arthur Jones
Lester Wooten
Lynne Hume
S. J. Anderson
Proctor Anderson
Jim Hill
Hill
Associated Press
Market Report Cattle Hogs Prices Narrow Range
Cattle sales show utility and commercial steers at 12.50 to 15.00 with cows 9.25 to 11.50. Calves offered to dealers range 18.50 to 20.50 while hogs at 200 to 240 pounds bring 15.50.
Market recovers from mixed start with gains across stocks
The New York stock market opened mixed but moved higher in early trading. Prices rose 1 to 3 points with small overall losses. Individual stocks led the strength with aircrafts rising, Du Pont regaining almost half its loss, Standard Oil NJ rebounding about one point, and Chrysler steadying after a sharp drop on dividend news.
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New York
du Pont
Standard Oil
Chrysler
Poultry Market Report Notes Regional Variations
Birmingham and Atlanta market notes show steady or odd lot trading for poultry. Prices cited include limited North activity and small consignments. regional plant shipments and price ranges varied with local conditions.
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Poultry Birmingham
Coaté Farms
North Steady
Plane crash near Lieb er Heights witnessed by hundreds
Eyewitnesses report a low flying plane over Lieb er Heights with 6 000 residents watching in clear sun light. Pvt Beverly Streeter of Asbury Park N J saw the craft above the housing area seconds before it crashed flames engulfed the engine and the underbody as observers feared for a crash near the airport.
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Lieber Heights
Beverly Streeter
Wac
Asbury Park
N. J
Miss Fannie Teague Rites Slated Today
Funeral services for Miss Fannie Wilma Teague of Hartselle were scheduled for 3 30 p m at Moss Chapel Methodist Church with Rev E M Barnes Jr and Rev Darryl Harris officiating. She died Thursday at 12 45 p m at her home after an illness. Survivors include her mother Beulah Teague Hart selle one brother Rufus Teague and four sisters Lera Teague Colean Teague A W Freund and Coy Sparkman all of nearby areas Pallbearers listed were Louis Moss Vernon Hargitt Homer Cox Marvin McElroy Cecil J Johnson and Claude Wilson Interment at the adjacent cemetery was to be directed by Peck Funeral Home.
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Hartselle
Fannie Wilma Teague
E. M. Barnes, Jr
Darryl Harris
Moss Chapel Methodist Church
Miss Teague
Beulah Teague
Rufus Teague
Lera Teague
Colean Teague
A. W. Freund
Decatur
Coy Sparkman
Louis Moss
Vernon Hargitt
Homer Cox
Marvin McElroy
Cecil J. Johnson
Claude Wilson
Peck Funeral Home
Clarence Officer Sr. Succumbs in Athens
Funeral services are set for Clarence Officer Sr. who died at his East Street home Thursday night. The Athens resident, longtime operator of Officer’s Pool Room, is survived by his wife, a son, two daughters, a sister in California, and a half brother. Interment will be in City Cemetery. McConnell Service Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
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Teeg
M. Officer
East St
Frank E. Davis
First Christian Church
Christian Church
Officer
Limestone County
Athens
C. M. Officer, Jr
Ewin Grisham
Maurice Camondy
M. C. Clark
Los Angeles
Calif
Thomas Kennemer
City Cemetery
McConnell Service Funeral Home
Calf Receipts steady at repr market with mixed notes
Calves were light with receipts few for the representative market and odd sales steady. Prices show 189.00 to 21.00 for in 100 head groups, U S 1-3 lambs around 200 to 230, butchers steady at 16.00, lambs around 18.00 for small lots near 85 pounds, cull and utility 12.00 to 15.00.
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U.S
Folsom Backing Newton Bill Faces Senate Filibuster
Gov James E Folsom endorsed Sen Newton's bid to lift a five year suspension by the Alabama Bar Assn Newton's companion Senate measure sparked House debate The Senate stalled for two hours before adjourning Goodwyn urged Newton to resign his law practice for five years to regain professional standing
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James E. Folsom
Sen
Newton
Alabama Bar Assn
House
Senate
Rep. Goodwyn
Montgomery
Eisenhower cautions on disarmament talks with Russia
President Eisenhower said ending the arms race remains possible and expressed cautious optimism about disarmament negotiations with the Soviet Union. He noted Russia's atomic tests do not alter its friendly posture toward the West and rejected any immediate Far East summit or U S recognition of Red China while it is branded an aggressor by the United Nations.
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Eisenhower
Bulganin
Russia
Bulgaria
Geneva
Red China
U. S
United Nations
North Korea
Plumes Prunes Process Converts 400000 Tons to 160000 Tons
A drying operation uses 400000 tons of prune plums to yield 160000 tons of dried prunes, showing a 40 percent final-product conversion and heavy material flow through the plant.
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