Folsom Tax Plan Would Add Nearly 50 Million Soon
Alabama faces a near 50 million increase in annual taxes if House actions pass the Senate. A separate property tax equalization plan could add about 47 million yearly later, with additional revenue from income tax withholding and other levies. An $18.69 million in new taxes has already cleared the Legislature since Gov. Folsom began his second term, plus about 28.81 million for schools awaiting voter ratification.
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Rex Thomas Montgomery
Senate
Folsom
Alabama
James E. Folsom
Welfare Department
House
State Finance Committee
Revenue Department
Seven Year Itch at Amusements Princess
The Princess offers Marilyn Monroe in The Seven Year Itch with Tom Ewell at 1 00 3 05 5 10 7 15 and 9 20.
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Marilyn Monroe
Tom Ewell
Roxy
Toko-Ri
William Holden
Grace Kelly
Soviet arms cut sparks cautious global reaction
Western officials welcomed Moscow's announcement as a step toward easing East West tensions. Britain cites uncertainty over total Soviet forces and calls for disclosure while noting the Geneva summit's influence. Estimates show Soviet and allies at about 10 million versus roughly 8.4 million in the Atlantic Alliance and anti Communist Asian partners.
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State Department
Lincoln White
United Nations
Foreign Office
Geneva
Russia
Britain
United States
Asia
Hospital Dismissals And Admissions Here
Dismissals include Mrs. Morris Minor 309 W Moulton St Mrs H L Lambert 421 6th Ave NE Bill Scroggins 2106 Somerville and Mrs Hoyt Maples and infant daughter 1243 2nd St SW Admissions list Mrs C D McCullough 809 3rd Ave SW Edward Dutton 1613 Jackson St
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Hoyt Maples
2Nd St
C. D. McCullough
3Rd Ave
Edward Dutton
Jackson St
Local Names Recorded From Athens and Rogersville
Ross Williamson and Carl McElyea are listed in Athens records with ages 5 and 2 respectively. Miss Addie Pauline Barker, also of Athens, appears with age 2. O M LeMay is noted from Rogersville.
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Ross Williamson
Athens
Carl McElyea
Addie Pauline Barker
Notices of Local Residents and List of Names
A roster of residents and addresses includes Mrs. Inous Fambrough 308 Canal St J D Ogle Decatur H G Ingram Tanner Mrs Thomas Littrell Jr and infant Decatur Annie Britnell 107 8th Ave NW Mrs Hayes Brown 1605 7th St SE Mrs Herman Lowery Trinity Master James Arrington Hartselle J D Clemons Hartselle Mrs Minnie Reid Athens Mrs S S Knouff Town Creek Mrs Levoyd Humphries 1524 7th St SE Mrs Walter B Smith 3C Sheridan Apt.
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Inous Fambrough
Canal St
J. D. Ogle
Decatur
H. G. Ingram
Thomas Littrell, Jr
Annie Britnell
8Th Ave. NW
Hayes Brown
7Th St
Herman Lowery
Trinity
James Arrington
Hartselle
J. D. Clemons
Minnie Reid
Athens
S. S. Knouff
Town Creek
Levoyd Humphries
Walter B. Smith
Sheridan Apt
Two Alabamians Among Crash Dead
Washington dispatch reports 66 American servicemen were killed in a midair collision of two Air Force transport planes in Germany. Among the dead are Pfc. Dan M. McWhorter of Talladega Alabama and Theodeus Harris of Whitfield Alabama.
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Washington
Air Force
Germany
Defense Department
Dan M. McWhorter
Sybil P. McWhorter
Talladega
Ala
Theodeus Harris
Square Harris
Box 12
Whitfield
Judges Seek Expense Allowances for 8th Circuit Judges
Legislators from counties in the 8th judicial circuit push a bill to grant annual expense allowances to two circuit judges. The measure, backed by Rep. Albert Brewer and several sponsors, awaits Senate Judiciary action with support expected if Sen. Grisham approves.
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8Th Judicial Circuit
Morgan
Albert Brewer
House
Senate Judiciary Committee
Gilchrist
Lee
Lawrence
Dement
Limestone
Brewer
Sen
Grisham
Calvin
Morgan-Lawrence
Decatur Trade School Seeks State Support for Upgrades
Decatur Trade School, the largest of five North Alabama schools, awaits state funding to receive a capital outlay of 750000, enabling repairs, new shop equipment, a nine-bus fleet, and campus upgrades. Carlton Kelley notes 700 students from four counties attend, with 20 departments and 28 teachers.
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Calvin
Decatur Trade School
Decatur
Decatur Board of Education
Pee Eace
Decatur School
Gadsden
Carlton Kelley
Births and local notices pepper Decatur page
Mr and Mrs N H Flanagan Birmingham announce the birth Friday of a son. Mrs Flanagan is the former Peggy Shafer daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Shafer 421 Church St NE. Many residents visit relatives and travel plans noted with names and towns including Nashville Detroit Decatur Birmingham Gary Ind and Miami. Public events include district Baptist gathering Sixteenth Ave Church 2 30 PM and revival services Cave Spring Baptist Church Aug 20 led by Rev L G Curtis. Court notices mention run red light speed and vagrancy.
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N. H. Flanagan
Birmingham
Decatur
Flanagan
Peggy Shafer
Frank Shafer
Church St
Cave Spring Baptist Church
L. G. Curtis
The
Baptist Church
Flomaton
Ala
Cave Spring
Otis Golden
School Founder To Be Honored In Quiet Richmond Ceremony
Ed ward Baptist founder of what became the University of Richmond will be honored with a marker dedication in a lonely Alabama graveyard. University president George M. Modlin leads a small group including Baptist representatives from Virginia and Alabama and kin. Baptist built an early academy in Powhatan County before moving to Alabama in 1835 with his family and more than 100 slaves. He declined seminary presidencies but served on the University of Alabama Board of Trustees.
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Richmond
Farndale
Marengo County
Ala
Edward Baptist
University of Richmond
Baptist
George M. Modlin
Virginia
Alabama
Powhatan County
Virginia Baptist Seminary
Richmond College
Howard College
University of Alabama Board of Trustees
Decatur School Insurance Measure Promised For Tuesday Vote
A general bill with local application would allow the Decatur School system to buy building insurance locally and is expected to be voted on in the state legislature Tuesday. The measure was introduced with this local option in mind.
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Decatur
Raid by Irish group described as swift and decisive
The War Office reports a commando style raid by a large Irish organization. The attackers overpowered the sentry at the main gate, seized the guardroom, took control of off duty guards, and confined the entire party except the guard commander in locked cells. A national manhunt for associates is underway.
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War Office
TVA steam plants questioned by McClellan
McClellan argued TVA overstepped its mission by building steam electric plants after hydroelectric power was secured. He favored ending tax financed electricity sales and opposed private firms pursuing large river valley developments.
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TVA
McClellan
Democrats to Attend State Jefferson Jackson Day Dinner
Democratic National Chairman Paul Butler and Michigan Governor G Mennen Williams will address a statewide Jefferson Jackson Day fund raising dinner rally in Birmingham on October 5. Gov James E Folsom announced plans after attending the National Governors Conference in Chicago. The $25 per plate dinner marks Butler's first Southern visit.
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Birmingham
Paul Butler
Michigan
G. Mennen
Soapy
Williams
Alabama
James E. Folsom
Butler
Chicago
Markets Trading Report on Grains and Livestock Prices
Cotton middling around 4.7 percent with Decatur waning. Cottonseed quoted at $60 per hundred. Milk Grade A at $6.10 per hundredweight. manufactured milk $3.95 per hundred. No. 2 ear corn priced at $1.25. No. 2 oats 60 cents. Calves top $18.50 to $20.50. Hogs 200 to 240 pounds bring about $15.75.
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Decatur
Local legislators back cheaper school building insurance plan
Lawmakers argued city school buildings are in better condition than average statewide and may qualify for lower premiums than the State Insurance Fund. The bill sits on the calendar with a Tuesday vote anticipated.
Puzzle Contest Promises $500 Prize
Note to Bonanzagram fans explains a $500 prize for the page 16 puzzle first printed Friday in the Daily. No claim check matched the Friday solution as of Saturday night. Entries must be in by midnight Tuesday at the office.
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Katie Kash
Bonanzagram
Katie
Record Storm Toll Across Mid-Atlantic and New York
The cyclone Connie battered New Jersey and Maryland with 11 dead and 3 missing on a Chesapeake Bay schooner capsize. New York hotels faced foot-deep flooding at LaGuardia and Idlewild halted flights as rainfall exceeded 11 inches. Validation crews restored power after about 100000 homes lost electricity. widespread flooding and wind affected Pennsylvania and surrounding states.
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Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
New York
la Guardia
Idlewild
Big City
Grand Central Station
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Wages and layoff benefits in old can industry contracts
The article notes wages at American Can from 1.70 to 2.45 an hour with Continental Can slightly higher. Union President David McDonald boasts progress in negotiations. Earlier this year Walter Reuther led UAW layoff pay plans with Ford and GM, similar to steelworkers practice but with a 26 week cap. The can company contract extends layoff coverage to 52 weeks.
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American
Continental
David McDonald
Walter Reuther
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Ford
General Motors
Can Company
Wright Patterson AFB development exceeds 1000 buildings
The 7 900 acre Wright Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton Ohio hosts more than 1000 buildings as part of ongoing expansion and facilities upgrades.
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Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Skipper recounts storm tragedy of Levin J Marvel sinking
Captain John Mechling, aboard the Chesapeake Bay wreck Levin J Marvel, describes the ship's capsize in Hurricane Connie off North Beach Maryland. Fourteen lives lost, 12 survivors interviewed as Coast Guard seeks investigation. vessel headed to Annapolis with 23 passengers and four crew.
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Coast Guard
Chesapeake Bay
John Mechling
Associated Press
Baltimore City
North Beach
Baltimore
Mechling
Annapolis
Cambridge
Bus Plunges Over Precipice In Alps Killing At Least 25
A bus carrying French vacationers plunged about 100 feet from a mountainside road near St Bernard Monastery to the Dranse River. At least 25 were killed, including many women and children, with four women and three men wounded. Police and volunteers struggled for hours to recover victims.
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Bourg ST. Pierre
Switzerland
St. Bernard’s Monastery
Chamonix
St. Bernard
Alps
Dranse River
Homecoming Joy for Col Arnold and Family
Mrs. Brown waited in the heat with others for Col Arnold and family as he arrived home from the Air Force. He spoke of the moment as huge and said he planned to rest and take it easy. The couple’s children were guided away to a friend’s home during the reunion excitement.
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China
Red China
Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Daniel Schmidt
Redding
Evelyn McQuary
Alameda
John Knox Arnold Jr
Silver Springs
Robert D. Arnold
Sunnyvale
Arnold
Montgomery
Ala
Mrs. Brown
Bataan
Bobby
Col. Arnold
Lt. Brown
Air Force
Violations Mount as Drivers Ignore Yield Signs
Decatur motorists persist in failing to observe yield right of way and stop signs. Police continue a campaign against traffic violators, aiming to curb wrecks and fines by enforcing full stops and proper yielding at intersections.
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Decatur
Police Department
Births Report From Decatur Area
A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Max Lesser of 804 Bank St at Decatur General Hospital Saturday A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Doyle Stover of Decatur 2 at Decatur General Hospital Friday A son born to Mesaaert peas ankenship of Athens at Limestone Hospital
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Max Lesser
Bank St
Decatur General Hospital
Doyle Stover
Decatur 2
Decatur General Magne
Mesaaert
Peas Ankenship
Athens
Limestone Hospital
For Rent and For Sale Notices
Want ads show a private 3 room and downstairs apartment at 1620 Jackson St. Also listed is a 1940 Plymouth 2 door sedan with good body or extra nova. A 1951 one ton truck is offered for $475, with contact at Hevign Hans two miles from town.
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Jackson St
Tae Ag
F. Hevign Hans Oe
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