Local notices and society brief update
Mr and Mrs S K Grubbs and son James left for Hyattsville Maryland after the sudden death of J N Noe their son in law. The local DAV plans a watermelon cutting at the DAV home Wednesday at 7 pm for disabled veterans. Mrs Will Broadway recovering slowly from an automobile crash in Melondale Michigan. Claudia Ann Owens born Monday at Hartselle Hospital to C R Owens of Gadsden former Falkville residents. Ladies Auxiliary to DAV Chapter 11 invited to watermelon cutting and installation at 7 pm with Butler Hine presiding. Mrs Jasper Kelley of Pinson Alabama recovering after surgery at Carraway Methodist Hospital Birmingham. Ten cases on recorder's court docket including stop sign violations overparking red light and intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. K. Grubbs
James
4Th Ave
Hyattsville
Grubbs
Aera
DAV
Will Broadway
6Th Ave
Melondale
Mich
Decatur
Broadway
Jack Widner
Ladies Auxiliary
D.A.V
Butler Hine
Jasper Kelley
Pinson, Ala
Carraway Methodist Hospital
Birmingham
Recorder’s Court
Truce Teams Under Blooded Guard Amid Korean Violence
After eight days of clashes injuring 44 American soldiers and 100 Koreans, demonstrations in five South Korean cities around truce teams tapered off. Rhee accuses Czech and Polish members of spying. Chou En-lai in Peiping urged a Far East Korea conference and said the United States bears responsibility to defend the truce against South Korean attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhee
Chou En-lai
Peiping
Korea
United States
June revolt in Argentina shakes Perón regime
Government alarms spread as pamphleteer Torino sparked a June revolt by urging the army to oust Perón. Perón clashes with the church escalated after the ouster of Buenos Aires auxiliary bishop and a prelate. A Vatican excommunication followed as navy and marines attacked Perón's office, leaving many dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peron
Torino
Buenos Aires
Vatican
Navy
Global population grows by 35 million in a year
The world population rose by 35 million people in the last year, marking a continued upward trend. Population figures reflect increases across multiple regions, driven by birth rates and improvements in life expectancy.
Movie Showings With Multiple Theaters Listed
The listing details show cinema pages across several venues. Amusements Princess presents The Seven Year Itch with Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell at 1:00 3:05 5:10 7:15 9:20. Roxy screens Beat The Devil with Humphrey Bogart and Jennifer Jones at 1:20 3:20 5:20 7:20 9:20. Sunset features The Miami Story with Bar een Luther Adler at 7:30. Ranch Hartselle offers Seven Angry Men with Raymond Massey Debra Paget at 7:30 9:30. Hatfield Athens shows The Gambler From Natchez with Dale Robertson Debra Paget at 7:30 9:30. Starvue Courtland Highway presents Jesse James vs The Daltons with Brett King Barbara Lawrence at 7:30 9:00.
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Marilyn Monroe
Tom Ewell
Starvue
Courtland Highway
Jesse James
The
Daltons
Brett King
Barbara
Lawrence
Jewelry Theft Here Saturday Just Didn’t Pan Out For Pair
Two men Willie Powell and Robert Bumpus were jailed on grand larceny charges after a downtown Decatur jewelry theft. Powell, 40, drove and dropped off Bumpus who stole two rings valued at $50. Bumpus kept one ring and $1, while Powell claimed no knowledge of the plan. The rings were recovered after officers traced leads and arrested both suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Morgan County
Willie D. Powell
Robert Bumpus
Bumpus
J. S. Stedham’s
Grant St
Second Ave
Powell
Stedham
the Daily
Self
Broadrick
Bowman
Watson
Robbins
Jim Folsom predicts 1956 Democratic win with Truman at head
Alabama Governor James E. Folsom forecasts a Democratic victory in 1956 with Harry Truman again at the top of the ticket. He suggests a young vice presidential candidate and notes the Goodwyn tax amendment could pass with education campaigns. He declines to say if he will endorse the stamp tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
James E. Folsom
Harry Truman
Folsom
Truman
Michigan
Clement
Frank Clement
Tennessee
Goodwyn
Alabama
Alabama boards face integration petitions and delay
The Mobile Gadsden and several county boards received NAACP petitions urging immediate school integration. Gadsden and Mobile warned that rapid action could harm education. Gadsden Superintendent Browder ordered comprehensive testing and studies to guide possible homogeneous grouping without rush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Gadsden
Alabama
Macon
Butler
Russell
Jefferson
J. J. Browder
Hames Murder Case Continues in Hillsboro Court
State versus George Hames remains on trial in Lawrence County Circuit Court for second degree murder in the June 1954 shotgun slaying of neighbor John Blankenship, 39, at Hames home. Witnesses include Hugh D. Owens Jr and Dr Garrold Nungerster as court proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie James Swinney
M. M. Barnes
Charlie Stovall
Swinney
Elton Parker
Garlon Black
Jimmy Robbins
Autrey Strickland
Hames
Marion T. Warden
Redstone official resigns to take private industry post
George H. Potts chief of the transportation division at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville resigns after nine years. He leaves to become assistant manager of the Homes Division of Union Supply Co., a U S Steel subsidiary in Pittsburgh. No successor named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redstone
George H. Potts
Redstone Arsenal
Huntsville
Pittsburgh
The
Arsenal
Potts
Homes
Union Supply Co
U.S. Steel
Redstone Transportation Post
First Limestone Cotton Brings 40 Cents Per Pound
Limestone county notes record first bale ginned by Limestone Cotton Co in Athens. Ernest C Balch produced the bale on a farm between Tanner and Peete's Corner. weight 410 pounds. price 40 cents per pound with four-cent premium and $8.50 gin service plus $23 seed. Total receipts $272.80 from Athens Limestone donors. Ginning date August 11. Last year’s first bale was 617 pounds at 40 cents with donations. ginning date August 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Garth Cotton Co
O. G. Johnson
French
Limestone
Ernest C. Balch
Tanner and
Peete’s Corner
W. B. Shaw
Shaw
Markets Report Shows Mixed Commodity Prices
Milk and dairy products price levels are listed with per pound figures. Corn, oats, cattle, calves and hogs prices appear in ranges. The report reflects midwestern market conditions with values forGrade A milk and livestock categories.
Stock market opens with mixed prices and quiet trade
Prices were mixed in early stock market dealings as trading stayed quiet. Callahan Zinc led activity slipping on 1,400 shares after yesterday's gains, with steels mostly down while aircraft and copper shares rose amid a generally mixed to lower rest of the list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Callahan Zinc
North Alabama and North Georgia live poultry markets steady
AP reports both regions showing steady markets with barely adequate supplies and good demand. Prices for broilers and fryers ranged around 24 to 27 cents per pound, with farm and plant prices noted for North Alabama and North Georgia.
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Birmingham
North Alabama
Atlanta
North Georgia
Javier
Egg market notes with price ranges and grades
The report lists wholesale egg prices and quality grades. It cites 24 hour end times, A quality 484 534 for large extra and 44 47 for medium extra, standards 38 42, pallets 32 34, loose basis nearby with 51 53 for large and 45 for medium, and pullet classifications.
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F.o.b
Nashville Livestock Market Slows Amid Mixed Steady Prices
Cattle trading remained slow with steers and heifers mostly steady to weak and other classes about steady. Vealers held firm with lightweights showing some strength while slaughter calves over 300 pounds stayed steady to weak. Hogs and sheep showed modest gains and steady to lower ranges respectively. Prices varied by weight and class across cattle hogs and lambs.
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Livestock Nashville
U.S
Cotton futures drift mixed in late trading
In New York areas futures showed irregular moves with late gains and losses. Prices settled mixed with Oct near 33.44 cents and Dec around 23.8 cents while nearby contracts traded unevenly amid market uncertainty.
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New York
Hartselle Poet Publishes First Book Random Rhymes
Crusselle B. Jackson of Hartselle has published his book of about 175 poems titled Random Rhymes through Dorrance and Company Philadelphia. A retired Army Captain born near Hartselle, he wrote the verses over four years after returning home in 1946 and living in a cabin where he pursued poetry following injuries in service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crusselle B. Jackson
Hartselle
Dorrance and Company
Philadelphia
Mr. Jackson
U. S. Army
Jackson
Visitor To Decatur Dies Funeral Set
Mrs Vera Madeline Spurlock 43 died at Decatur General Hospital after a three day illness while visiting Decatur with the Hall family. Funeral services are 3 p m Wednesday at Brown Funeral Home Chapel with Rev W K Stephenson. She is survived by a daughter Mrs Sam Hall Jr Decatur a son Edward R Spurlock Jr Houston four sisters two brothers and two grandchildren. Interment in City Cemetery directed by Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera Madeline Spurlock
Brown Funeral Home
W. K. Stephenson
Samuel Hall
Ill
Decatur
City Cemetery
Brown
More Nominations To Limestone Board Of Equalization Made
Athens reports continued nominations for the Limestone board of equalization from the county board of education and the board of revenue. Nominations include F. W. Pepper and John C. Batts, with G. C. Bridges. earlier nominees include John W. Boyd L. P. Tunstill and Leonard Roberts. The city council also nominated James W. Wellden Shellie C. Hicks and Fred Black with each town set to nominate one candidate.
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Athens
Limestone Board of Equalization
County Board of Education
F. W. Pepper
Board of Equalization
John C. Batts
Board of Revenue
G. C. Bridges
Bethel
John W. Boyd
L. P
Dick) Tunstill
Leonard Roberts
James W. Wellden
Shellie C. Hicks
Fred Black
Alabama Senate bill to halt disbarment for Senator Newton
The Alabama Bar Association and the Senate Local Legislation Committee approved a bill to stop disbarment proceedings against state Senator Reuben Newton of Jasper. The vote was 5 to 1 with Chairperson Joe Smith of Russell County casting the sole dissent. In Birmingham, authorities were asked to reorganize to end segregation amid NAACP petitions to Birmingham and Jefferson County school systems serving over 115000 students.
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Alabama Bar Association
Senate
Reuben Newton
Jasper
Joe Smith
Russell County
Birmingham
Alabama
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Jefferson County
Alabama House advances Tuscaloosa liquor control bill
Despite opposition from the Alabama Temperance Alliance the House completed action on a local bill governing liquor sales in Tuscaloosa if the county votes wet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Alabama Temperance Alliance
House of Representatives
Tuscaloosa
Navy weather lab plane flies by hurricane in Diane era
A Navy weather laboratory aircraft with 12 crew circled Diane during an all night flight as the storm approached the coastline. Other planes planned low level penetrations while the hurricane threatened bumper crops of cotton tobacco and corn with tobacco largely harvested and corn near maturity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Diane
Chinese steel output in Peiping hits two million tons
A 1954 broadcast cites an unnamed Chinese economist Hsueh Mu-chiao stating Peiping produced 2,220,000 tons of steel, far above the 900,000 tons in 1943 before the Communist takeover. The report notes the United States produces more than 111 million tons annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Peiping
China
Hsueh Mu-chiao
United States
Coronado Leads Cattle Crossing Into New World in 1540
Spanish commander Coronado guided cattle across the Rio Grande into what would become the United States during a 1540 expedition moving through the Southwest region and targeting water routes and implications for colonial incursions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coronado
Rio Grande
United States
Price Addresses Rotary on Cotton Warehouse Industry
Ed Price manager of the Union Compress and Warehouse in Decatur spoke to the Decatur Rotary Club about Warehousing in Decatur. He said the industry is a 50 million dollar annual business and traced its history to 1833 with the first warehouse established in 1887. Visiting Rotarians included Dwight Benson and Dr. Perry James. Lt Tommy Fitzpatrick noted Army training for men. Attendance prize went to O S Hagerman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Price
Union Compress
Decatur
Decatur Rotary Club
Price
Holmes Turner
Decatur Cotton Oil Company
Dwight Benson
Huntsville
Perry James
Athens
Tommy Fitzpatrick
Thomas Fitzpatrick
O. S. Hagerman
Unclear Status of 800 Demonstrators in Goa and Diu
A report notes about 800 demonstrators remained in Goa and Diu with no information on their fate. The source provides limited context and details about the dispersal or status of these individuals.
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Goa
Diu
Griswold Funeral Announced Today
This afternoon at 2 p m funeral services for Mrs. Margaret Ellen Griswold 74 were to be held at Pryor Chapel with interment in City Cemetery The Rev Richard Little to officiate and Brown Funeral Home directing Survivors include three daughters Mrs Floyd Durham Columbia Tenn Mrs Walter Dunnavent Decatur Mrs J H Vaughan Decatur one son Paul T Griswold Athens one sister Mrs Nettie McNeese Decatur eight grandchildren one great grandchild and one nephew Robert McNeese
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Ellen Griswold
Pryor Chapel
City Cemetery
Griswold
West Moulton St
Richard Little
Brown
Floyd Durham
Columbia
Tenn
Walter Dunnavent
Decatur
Dulles Comments On Soviet Arms Cut Announcement
Secretary of State Dulles said Russia's plan to reduce armed forces appears to reflect recognition of peaceful U S aims. He warned the cut leaves Moscow's forces much larger than the United States and does not affect other military strengths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dulles
Russia
United States
Grandparents' Birthplaces Linked to Vision Types, Study Says
The Better Vision Institute reports people with all grandparents born in a single area are more prone to nearsightedness or farsightedness than those with grandparents born in distant communities. The finding suggests genetic and environmental factors influence eye development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Better Vision Institute
Rainfall Reaches 140 Inches A Year On Olympic Slopes
The National Geographic Society reports mountain slopes of Washington's Olympic Peninsula receive as much as 140 inches of rainfall annually, highlighting the region's wet climate and rugged terrain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympic Peninsula
Washington
National Geographic Society
Hospital Dismissals and Admissions Snapshot
A list from St Hospital records shows dismissals: Johnnie McEntire 112 Market St Edward Dutton 1613 Jackson St Mrs George White 1201 5th Ave SE Mrs Clyde Randolph 108 West Market St. Admissions include Mrs Thomas Allen 1812 Tower St M F Slaten 812 Wells St Meredith Johnson Decatur 2 Freeman Smth Hillsboro 2 Kenneth Cooper 203 Malone St Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank ST
Johnnie McEntire
Market St
Edward Dutton
Jackson St
George White
5Th Ave
Clyde Randolph
West Market St
St. M
Dismissals at Athens Limestone Hospital
A list of discharged patients includes Mrs. Archie Blankenship and infant son of Athens, Mrs. Kenneth Mitchell of Elkmont, Mrs. Leo Brooks of Athens, Mrs. W. M. Pepper of Athens, Master Charles Craig of Elkmont, Mrs. Charles Billings and infant daughter of Athens, Master Thomas Qualey of Athens, Bobbie Louise Belcher of Pontiac Michigan, George Swanner of Athens, and Mrs. Joyce Richardson of Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Blankenship
Athens
Kenneth Mitchell
Elkmont
Leo Brooks
W. M. Pepper
Charles Craig
Charles Billings
Thomas Qualey
Bobbie Louise Belcher
Pontiac
Mich
George Swanner
Joyce Richardson
Local Social Notes Mary Compton Eckstein and Others
Mrs Ira Compton of Union Grove and Miss Edna Eckstein of Ardmore Tenn are listed among attendees. F G Bolton of Trinity and Mrs Hoyt West of Hartselle appear with others including Mrs Howard Bowling of Union Grove and Roy Howell of 1207 Seaton Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Eckstein
Ardmore
Tenn
F. G. Bolton
Trinity
Hoyt West
Hartselle
Howard Bowling
Union Grove
Roy Howell
Seaton Ave
Decatur General Hospital Names Pregnant Notables
Mrs Doyle Cooper and infant daughter Decatur 2 Little Miss Jacqueline Segars 1402 15th Ave SE Wiley Stephenson 606 Lamar St Mrs Glenn Reed Trinity 1 Mrs Louis Partain Arley Ala
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur General Hospital
Doyle Cooper
Decatur
Jacqueline Segars
15Th Ave
Wiley Stephenson
Lamar St
Glenn Reed
Trinity
Louis Partain
Arley
Ala
Births Report From Local Hospitals This Week
A daughter born to Mr and Mrs T A Thurman at Baugh Wiley Clinic this morning. A son born to Mr and Mrs David G Luna in Athens 4 at Decatur General Hospital today. A son born to Mr and Mrs Howard Hovis on Monday at Decatur General Hospital. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Dillard Sledge in Athens 8 at Athens Limestone Hospital Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A. Thurman
5Th Ave
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
David G. Luna
Athens
Decatur General Hospital
Howard Hovis
Dillard Sledge
Athens Limestone Hospital
Damages Case Advances in 50 000 Suit Against Union
A Circuit Court jury enters the second day of evidence in a 50 000 damage suit against International Union after a Wolverine Tube strike in 1951. Judge S. A. Lynne presides. Plaintiff N. A. Palmer, with lawyers Harris and Harris, faces Union counsel Adair Goldwaith of Atlanta and Sherman Powell. A related damage suit involving Lloyd McAbee was drawn yesterday and set for Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Union
Wolverine Tube
S. A. Lynne
N. A. Palmer
Harris and
Harris
Adair and Goldwaithe
Atlanta
Sherman Powell
Lloyd McAbee
Sen Coleman Forces Time Limit on Fishing Bill Standoff
Storm Sen James Coleman threatened to block action with a drawn out address on Friday but agreed to limit his speech to an hour if the bill is carried over. The fishing bill has passed both houses and returns to the Senate for concurrence on a conference committee report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Coleman
Senate
Wants and Sales Mix Shrugged Listings Include Rentals and Jobs
Classified brief shows several local notices including a furnished upstairs room for a couple with heat water and a window fan, a house and trailer for sale at $165, distribution job in Hartselle seeking a Birmingham News Post Herald distributor, a play pen wanted, a 3 bedroom house in Morningside with automatic electric heat and central air conditioning for sale by Frazier Bros. and showings by appointment.
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Hartselle
Birmingham News and Post Herald
J. O. Creon
T. W. Black
Decatur
Morningside
Inon
Frazier Bros
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