Grand jury report awaited as Hogan case goes to jury
The grand jury is expected to report while a trial over a $3,000 damages claim by Farmers and Ginners Cotton Oil Co. versus D A Hogan Ruby Hogan P B Lowery and John Wiley proceeds. Attorneys argued early today and the next case Emma Davis vs Robert Davis Jr and Jordan Byrd an ejectment suit may follow. Coburn and Fretwell pled guilty to burglary larceny forgery with deferred sentences set for next week. Coburn admitted stealing a 1955 Chevrolet and other break ins in Decatur and Moulton over the past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers and Ginners Cotton Oil Co
D. A. Hogan
Ruby Hogan
P. B. Lowery
John Wiley
Emma Davis
Robert Davis, Jr
Jordan Byrd
Hogan
Herman Clayton Coburn
Lawrence County
Decatur
Powell
Coburn
Leon Fretwell
Moulton
Morgan County Blood Drive Seeks New Pints to Reach Quota
Blood to the gift certificates of the Bank Street merchants in addition to the donor card they receive which guarantees their family blood if needed for the next six months. This is the third time that Morgan County all go over the hunderd mark in consecutive visits. The quota is 130 pints of blood, and this quota has only been reached and exceeded one time in the past three years, that being the last visit which obtained 156 pints. The visit prior to that received 117 pints. "Be sure to plan to visit the Bloodmobile tomorrow," urged Mrs. Charles Clem, "and help us put Morgan County over its quota once again."
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Bank Street
Morgan County
Bloodmobile
Charles Clem
Deed transfers recorded in Daily Records
Property deeds show Bessie R Holland to Florence R Goodlett for 3937.50 and Ernest Ward to Robert H Holland for 11000. Other transfers include C E McCaghren to Robert Lee Ford 1000, Edwin C Price to Erwin C Paustian 4500, Ted Simmons to William L Medders Compton 6750, Murray Dodd to Ernest Ward 1750, Ester Mizell to William R Puckett to perfect title, Bertram C Morris to George E Hutson 100, Rufus A Munn to James W Cordell 3200, Sanders Olds to Robert B Harrison 900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie R. Holland
Florence R. Goodlett
C. E. McCaghren
Robert Lee Ford
Edwin C. Price
Erwin C. Paustian
Ted Simmons
William L. Medders Compton
Murray Dodd
Ernest Ward
Ester Mizell
William R. Puckett
Bertram C. Morris
George E. Hutson
Rufus A. Munn
James W. Cordell
Robert H. Holland
Sanders Olds
Robert B. Harrison
Swedes on alert after submarine sightings in Baltic
The Swedish navy went on special alert after five unidentified submarine reports in Swedish waters this month. Russia denied involvement in a formal note to Sweden as Swedish press voices mounting indignation at the mysterious sub operations. Earlier papers had hinted the subs were Russian.
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Stockholm
Russia
Sweden
Amusements listings for Princess Roxy Sunset Starvue
The local schedule lists films at Princess with Green Fire featuring Stewart Granger Grace Kelly and Paul Dees at 1 00 3 05 5 10 7 15 Roxy showing The Big Combo with Cornel Wilde Richard Conte Jean Wallace at 1 20 3 19 5 18 7 17 9 16 Sunset presents Chief Crazy Horse Vic tor Mature Suzan Ball John Lund and From Jr Nancy Olson 7 30 9 30 Starvue shows Courtland Highway Push Over Fred ny Novak 7 30 9 07
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PRINCESS_— Green Fire
Stewart Granger
Grace Kelly
Paul Dees
Roxy
Big Combo
Cornel Wilde
Richard Conte
Jean Wallace
Chief Crazy Horse
Victor Mature
Suzan Ball
John Lund
Courtland Highway
Fred Ym Novak
Community notices from Pleasant Valley and Flint area churches
Monthly singing at Pleasant Valley Church is set for Saturday at 7 30 p m with Callie Gibson as chairman inviting public attendance. Brotherhood of the Westside Baptist Church meets Friday at 7 30 p m at the church. A public meeting is planned Monday at 7 30 p m at Flint Junior High School for Pisgah Cemetery trustee elections. The Rev J M Holland will preach at The First Methodist Church at 10 55 a m with the sermon The Deadly Sin of Envy. In recorder's court running a stop sign heads list of offenses. other cases include running a red light disorderly conduct improper muffler speeding reverse parking overparking and intoxication on a public street. Morgan County sheriff's forces arrested one person yesterday on a charge of peace proceedings.
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Pleasant Valley Church
Flint
Callie Gibson
Flint Junior High
Pisgah Cemetery
J. M. Holland
Somerville Methodist Church
First Methodist Church
Recorder’s Court
Morgan County Sheriff’s
Hospital dismissals and admissions listed for area names
Dismissals include Mrs. James Coope of Hartselle Mrs. William Tarpley of Trinity F E Burleson of Hartselle Garland Ward Jr listed with 118 Memorial Drive Robert Williams of Decatur Louis Russell of Baileyton 1 admissions include Mrs Elizabeth Sharp of Trinity Jackie Wayne Borden of Decatur Mrs H L Lambert 421 6th Ave NW and Mrs George White 1201 5th Ave SE.
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Bank ST. Hospital
James Coope
Hartselle
William Tarpley
Trinity
F. E. Burleson
Garland Ward, Jr
Memorial Drive
Robert Williams
Decatur
Louis Russell
Baileyton
Elizabeth Sharp
Jackie Wayne Borden
H. L. Lambert
6Th Ave
George White
5Th Ave
Local Birth Announcements From Athens Area
Mrs. Luke Pryor and infant son Tanner. Mrs. Elwood Haggard and infant daughter Athens. Master Dale Gross Athens.
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Athens-Limestone Hospital
Luke Pryor
Tanner
Elwood Haggard
Athens
Master Dale Gross
Athens 3
Community Residents and Addresses Listed in Notices
Agg Penney at 506 8th Ave SE appears with Z Gillespie and infant son Stine 2. Names Mrs. George Dietz 722 2nd Ave and Mrs. Bessie Morris 508 Lamar St are noted along with Mrs. Howard Goodlet at 708 W Moulton St in a series of addressed notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agg Penney
8Th Ave
Z. Gillespie
Stine
George Dietz
2Nd Ave
Bessie Morris
Lamar
Howard Goodlet
W. Moulton St
Stevenson weighs run as Democrats press for decision
Adlai Stevenson signals upcoming announcement on political intentions by November amid pressure from Democratic governors at the 47th Annual Governors Conference. He defends party unity against Republican challenges to national programs and counters talk of other nominees like Harriman and Kefauver. Harriman backs Stevenson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Congress
Stevenson
Gov
Averell Harriman
New York
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Harriman
Illinois
India estimates eight bullock carts in the coun
An early report notes India estimates eight bullock carts in the countryside. The fragment suggests a rural transport count, lacking full context or official confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Coun
Governors Seek Hiway Program At National Conference
Governors at the 47th annual meeting discuss dedicating highway excise tax revenue to road building. Kansas Governor Hall favors expanding construction from existing federal funds with no new taxes and urges a highway priority from highway user taxes. Colorado Governor Johnson backs the Senate Gore bill as a possible path.
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Chicago
Congress
Fred Hall
Kansas
Eisenhower
Conference Resolutions Committee
Hall
Edwin C. Johnson
Colorado
Gore
Senate
House
Bank Robbery Probe Ties Astoria Duo to Woodside Heist
FBI identified two Astoria men as connected to the Woodside bank robbery. McCoo is held without bond while Cocchiaro faces 50000 bail on aiding and abetting charges. Cocchiaro’s wife Mildred, a Woodside teller, has resigned as investigators note no stolen money recovered. Police seek Redmond Cribbins and Thomas Connelly for questioning.
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Astoria
Queens
Woodside Queens
Chase Manhattan Bank
McCoo
Cocchiaro
Mildred
Woodside Bank
Insurance committee backs banks exemption in Goodwyn school tax plan
The finance committee debated including banks in the Goodwyn plan to fund schools with 29 million dollars annually. Montgomery attorney T B Hill urged the burden on insurance premiums, while Rep. Joe Goodwyn warned against too many exemptions. The panel voted to omit banks to avoid opposition from small town bankers.
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Goodwyn
House
Senate
T. B. Hill
Finance Committee
Hill
Joe Goodwyn
Montgomery
A. R. Meadows
Dog Trapping Narco Suspect With Canine Aid
Narcotics agents in San Francisco arrested Quincy Cannon, 48, a suspected drug peddler, after following a dog trained to returning with narcotics. The arrest followed the planting of marked money and an informer’s tip while Cannon was already under indictment for narcotics violations.
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San Francisco
Louis Noel
Quincy Cannon
Market prices and grain figures from Decatur listing
Cotton and grain quotes show middling cotton at .78 with Decatur can at 44. No. 2 white corn at 1.32 per bushel and No. 2 oats at 60c. No. 2 milling wheat listed at 1.85. Poultry at 1.65. Cattle prices range 12.50 to 18.00 for commercial steers and cows. calves 200-240 pounds priced around 15.75 for dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
New York Stocks Edge Up on Mixed Trading
The New York market showed a quiet advance like the prior day with gains of 1 to 2 points at best and some declines. Steel, copper, aircraft, and rubber stocks led with modest increases while motors, chemicals, railroads, and airlines were mixed. United Aircraft rose on strong earnings, Superior Steel gained after a good profit report, and Combustion Engineering rose on a contract from the Atomic Energy Commission to design an atomic power plant for a small submarine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United Aircraft
Combustion Engineering
Atomic Energy Commission
Poultry prices steady in North Alabama and North Georgia
AP reports North Alabama poultry steady with heavier 3 lb and up weights in demand and prices paid at farms and plants. North Georgia buyers moderate, offerings short of needs with fryers tending to 26 to 27 pounds at plants and farms.
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Poultry
Birmingham
North Alabama
Atlanta
North
Georgia
Nashville cattle and hog markets see little change
AP reports scattered livestock sales in Nashville with limited testing. Cattle at 780 lb steers around 18.00, cows 9.50 to 10.50, canners 6.50 to 9.50, calves steady with prime at 19.00 to 21.00. Hog prices ease with 200 to 240 lb butchers near 16.75 and 150 to 190 lb at 14.75 to 15.75. Spring lambs steady amid light activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Wilson faces tough task naming Talbotts successor
At a news conference Tuesday Wilson described choosing Talbotts successor as difficult. He said no one sits beside God with financial and engineering experience. An Air Force farewell salute to Talbot is planned for late today if weather allows. Quarles became assistant secretary of defense Aug. 2, 1952, a Yale graduate and WWI artillery captain who worked at Bell Labs and Western Electric, and led the American Institute of Electrical Engineers.
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Wilson
Talbott
Air Force
Quarles
Defense
Yale
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Western Electric Co
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Ex-AF Officer Arrested Over Classified Document Case
Washington Justice Department announces indictment and arrest of Ren S. Van Fosson a former Air Force captain and House Un-American Activities Committee investigator. He faces charges of unlawfully removing and misusing a classified Air Force document linked to Jay Lovestone and related false statements to investigators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Justice Department
Air Force
Ren S. van Fosson
House Un-American Activities Committee
Capitol
van Fosson
Committee
Silver Spring
Air Force Office of Special Investigations
Jay Lovestone
Communist Party
United States
Free Trade Union Committee
AFL
Connie and Diane threaten Atlantic coast as storms grow
Weakened Connie moves northwest at 14 mph with winds near 75 mph near Cape Fear. A new tropical storm Diane forms 400 miles northeast of San Juan with 50 to 60 mph winds and 100 mph gusts, both expected to strengthen. Coastlines from Georgetown South Carolina to Cape Lookout North Carolina brace for Connie while warnings extend to the Virginia Capes.
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New England
Boston
Cape Fear
Georgetown
S.C
Cape Lookout
N.C
Connie
Savannah
Block Island
R.I
Carolinas
Hazel
Atlantic
San Juan
Diane
South Carolina
Cape Romain
Charleston
Virginia Capes
Frying Pan Shoals
Cape Fear River
Wilmington
Southport
Oak Island
Paul Moore
Miami
Georgia
Trou
Polio Cases Reported at Massachusetts Camp
Five polio cases were found among 114 boys at a summer camp in Middleboro Massachusetts on Wednesday. The 1955 New England total reached 1189 with 3 percent of patients succumbing to the disease, up from the previous year.
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Boston
Middleboro
Mass
New England
Mystery Sub Sighting Near Gotland Sparks Naval Search
Swedish Navy vessels searched Wednesday for an unidentified submarine reported north of Gotland in the Baltic Sea but uncovered nothing. It marked the fifth mystery underwater craft sighting in the area since mid July.
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Stocholm
Sweden
Baltic
Gotland
Counts of Mt. Hope named president of Joe Wheeler Co op
J W Counts of Mt Hope was elected president at the Joe Wheeler Electric Membership Corporation annual meeting held at Legion Field. Also elected were George Beall and Burl West as officers with Russell Armstrong joining to serve two years. The debt limit was raised to ten million dollars for expansion and emergencies, with member approval by mass ballot. Floyd Anderson reported year operations. safety awards for 50 000 additional hours worked without lost time were announced.
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JOE Wheeler Corporation
Joe Wheeler Electric
JOE Wheeler Co-Op
Joe Wheeler Electric Membership Corp
Legion Field
J.W. Counts
Mt. Hope
J. W. Counts
George Beall
Eva
Burl West
Falkville 1
Joe Wheeler Electric Membership Corporation
Russell Armstrong
Town Creek
Counts
Beall
West
Floyd Anderson
Co-op
Nashville
Rhythm Masters
Birmingham
Chaves Shaver
Huntsville
Jerney
J. Frank Wilson
The
Mutual Insurance Co
Village restaurant blast toll rises as debris yields bodies
Rescue crews pull two more bodies from the rubble of the Route 6 restaurant explosion. A Pittsburgh family of four and a Cleveland officer describe the scene as flames engulfed Main Street. Officials consider gas ignition from lightning or a basement spark amid heavy rains. Fire control took four hours with aid from 20 towns.
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Lake Erie
Lake Pymatuning
Pittsburgh
George Schroeder
George Jr
Schroeder
Thomas Kennell
Ashta Acces Esceaa
Arlene
Darlene Cuttlip
Andover
Main Street
Cleveland
Elmer Bumblis
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Two Men Sought After Bank Job in Ackerman
In Ackerman Mississippi two men are sought for questioning after a Khaki clad bandit robbed the Bank of Ackerman at gunpoint before business hours. A shoeshine boy reported the robber fled in a black pickup with a second man, as authorities and posse members blocked roads across the area.
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Ackerman
Miss
Bank of
Invitation Accepted
A Goldsboro minister was barked at by a small dog in his yard and jokingly told the animal it should go to church. The Sunday after the minister’s sermon the dog trotted down the aisle, paused briefly, then jogged out of the church.
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Goldsboro, N. C
Goldsboro
Homicide rate drops in U S from 1934 to 1954
The homicide rate in the United States declined from nearly six percent in 1934 to about two percent in 1954, reflecting a long-term decrease in violent deaths over two decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Stricken village under martial law after explosion
Traffic snarled as a village faced a major blast. Law enforcement cordoned the area and martial law was declared at the mayor's request. Sixty troops were deployed to enforce it and keep order through the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Patrol
Andover
14 State Alarm Issued Over $11000 Bank Holdup
FBI broadcast a 14 state alarm for a Lancaster man linked to Monday night’s $11,000 holdup at a suburban Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co. branch. The alert says a young, bushy haired man about five feet six inches, likely armed, may be fleeing toward Florida in a car with three women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N.Y
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Lancaster
Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co
Florida
Help Wanted in Decatur Area Seeks Workers for Outside Jobs
Classified blurb invites able individuals to earn 90 to 100 dollars weekly with outside work in Decatur and nearby counties. Requires stating age experience and preferred territory via mail to P O Box 1423 Decatur Alabama. Also lists multiple sale and rental notices including a reconditioned piano cafe property and a rental request for a downstairs apartment suitable for a couple with a young child.
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Decatur
Ala
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