Army Discharges Captain Bluth After Manslaughter Conviction
Capt. Marcus Bluth has been discharged from the Army at Redstone Arsenal after a 12 month jail term and $400 fine for second degree manslaughter in the death of Mrs. Helen Terra Meighen, 32. Judge Elbert Parsons is considering a new trial request and may rule next week. Bluth, aged 41, was judge advocate at Redstone Arsenal.
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Bluth
Helen Terra Meighen
Arsenal
Elbert Parsons
Redstone Arsenal
Meighen
County will keep brass doors after bids
Jackson Michigan county supervisors decided to keep the ornate brass doors after reviewing bids for four new automatic glass doors. The glass option would have cost 6854 dollars, but brass remains the choice.
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Jackson
Mich
Electric Workers Charged With Race Discrimination
In Daytona Beach Florida Aug 6 the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 756 faces racial discrimination charges. Engram Electric Co. Inc. sues after owner George Engram claims repeated denial of union membership. Judge P B Revels ordered a temporary work permit for a Negro contractor and issued an injunction against further discrimination.
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Daytona’ Beach
Fia
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
AFL
Engram Electric Co. Inc
P.B. Revels
George Engram
Revels
Electrical Union
Floating marriage in Galveston sails on
Galveston Texas reports Mr and Mrs Stephen Walter have celebrated eleven years of marriage living aboard one of their sail boats as their sole residence amid several owned vessels.
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Galveston
Tex
Stephen Walter
Five Thousand Thirty Six Physicians Trained as Interns Worldwide
Five thousand thirty six physicians from eighty four countries trained in American hospitals this year as interns or residents.
Damage suits seek 205000 after highway crash
A sixth damage suit arising from a May 9 1955 collision on Highway 31 South north of Hartselle asks Decatur Petroleum Haulers Inc for 205000 in total damages. The Rev Horace Germany of Newton Mississippi sues with J Horace Germany listed for 75000 alongside five earlier suits totaling 130000. Plaintiff alleges head limb eye injuries and partial deafness from impact with a Decatur Petroleum Haulers truck driven by Horace Collins. Plaintiffs include Rev Adams his wife Alice Marie Adams and their son Charles Douglas Adams. Attorneys Powell and Powell represent all six plaintiffs.
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Highway
Hartselle
Decatur Petroleum Haulers, Inc
J. Horace Germany
Decatur Petroleum Haulers
H. Harrison Hill
Germany
Newton
Miss
Robert Alex Adams
Horace Collins
4 H Tractor Clinic Set for August 16 17
District One hosts a two day Tractor Clinic in the City Auditorium Auburn. Leaders will learn to plan organize and conduct county clinics and demonstrate tractor operation service and maintenance.
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City Electric
Auburn
Lawrence Man Among Convicts Paroled
The state pardon parole board released fourteen convicts last week and denied forty two petitions. Parolees include Curtis Cartee of Lawrence County who was sentenced July 17 1953 to five years for arson.
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Montgomery
State Pardon Parole Board
Curtis Cartee
Lawrence County
Editor To Address Mt Hope Gathering
Mt Hope will host its Ninth annual community tour picnic on August 26 with editor Alexander Nunn of Progressive Farmer as speaker. The event, sponsored by the Mt Hope Soil Conservation Club, starts at 10 a.m. at the Mt Hope school grounds with visits to three local farms and a lunch followed by a program led by president W A Pickens.
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MT. Hope
Alexander Nunn
Progressive Farmer Magazine
Ual
W. A. Pickens
Morgan Lawrence Whiskey Makers Lose Three Stills
Alabama Beverage Control Board agents dynamited three whiskey stills in Lawrence and Morgan Counties. In Lawrence County they destroyed a 1 000 gallon tank and 20 gallons of wildcat whiskey in Piney Grove. In Morgan County they blew up two 500 gallon and 300 gallon tank stills at Lynn's dam near Morgan City and seized 100 pounds of shorts.
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Alabama Beverage Control Board
Lawrence County
Morgan County
Carlos Nelson
J. M. Harris
Piney Grove
Nelson
Harris
S. O. Coulter
Jimmy Haywood
Supt. W. McAdory
Lynn's Dam
Morgan City
Warrant Arrest Released Woman in Morgan County Prohibition Case
Lucille Skillington, 39, a Black resident, was released on $500 bond after being arrested Friday night on a prohibition violation. Deputies found four cases of beer in a drink box at her home near the District One Tuberculosis Sanitarium. Chief Deputy Richard Hyde said Skillington opened the door and asked what was wanted.
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Lucille Skillington
Morgan County
District One
Skillington
Richard Hyde
Hyde
Poplar Creek Rites For Mrs. Sissie Nixon
Funeral services for Mrs. Sissie B. Nixon 79 widow of Graves Nixon were held at Poplar Creek church with Rev. Shar officiating. Interment followed in Poplar Creek cemetery. Mrs. Nixon of Athens 7 died at home Friday afternoon. Survived by two daughters Mrs. Lilly Crouch and Mrs. Mollie Baugher both of Athens 7 and three sons Lewell C. Nixon of Athens 7 plus others.
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Athens
Sissie B. Nixon
Graves Nixon
Poplar Creek
Sharbut
McConnell
Nixon
Lilly Crouch
Mollie Baugher
Lewell C. Nixon
Virginia official urges farmers know what a veterinary fee buys
Roanoke Virginia commissioner Parke Brinkley told veterinarians that a farmer is entitled to more than a fee. He urged veterinarians to explain what’s wrong with the animal as good public relations and advice rather than profit alone.
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Roanoke
Eggala
Virginia
Parke Brinkley
Brinkley
Universities enroll many foreign students this year
Columbia University and the University of California each report more than 1000 foreign students enrolled this year. California sees an average of 284 000 people moving into the state annually, with more moving out than in.
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Columbia University
The
University of California
California
Pittsburgh Talks Slated On TCI Strike
Hopes for a settlement in the Tennessee Coal and Iron strike by USW officials rise as Birmingham leaders travel to Pittsburgh to meet with David J. McDonald. A Huntsville textile walkout by the CIO is also reported as Lincoln Mills runs with a skeleton staff.
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Birmingham
U.S. Steel
Tennessee Coal and Iron Division
Pittsburgh
United Steel Workers
CSO
David J. McDonald
USW
R. E. Farr
Howard Strevel
McDonald
Farr
TCI
Alabama
Huntsville
Lincoln Mills
Textile Workers Union of America
CIO
Thief Replaces New Tire With Old One in Pensacola
A thief stole a new tire from the Currie automobile in Pensacola and replaced it with an old tire. The incident targets Paul J. Currie and occurred in the city. No injuries reported and police are investigating the theft.
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Pensacola
Fila
Paul J. Currie
Railroads Carry Fewer Passengers as 1954 Drops
US railroads carried 17 percent fewer passengers in 1954 than in 1953, reflecting a significant decline in intercity travel and reduced passenger demand across major lines.
Son of famous detective charged in double killing
Frederick James Chapman, 32, son of William Chapman once head of Britain's murder hunts, was charged at a suburban Magistrates' Court with bludgeoning his wife Irene Grace Chapman and their baby daughter Corinne to death. Police said he admitted the killings. The case followed the elder Chapman’s cremation as Detective Supt. Philip Burney testified.
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London
Scotland Yard
Frederick James Chapman
William Chapman
Britain
Chapman
Supt
Philip Burney
Burney
Irene Grace Chapman
Corinne
Orpington
Irene
Lawrence Schools Rolling Full Speed
Lawrence County schools open with rising enrollments and a large staff. The district lists 217 teachers, including two unfilled high school positions, 165 white and 52 Negro teachers, 26 with Master’s degrees and 106 with Bachelor degrees. Superintendent C G Horton notes stronger enrollments, especially in high schools.
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Moulton
Lawrence County
Supt
C. G. Horton
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