New Acrilan Fashion Show To Debut At Hotel Pierre
A fashion show on August 27 in the Hotel Pierre New York ballroom previews Acrilan fabrics by The Chemstrand Corporation. The program includes a fashion display from sports to formal wear and a fact forum with Chemstrand executives and researchers.
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Chemstrand Corporation
Hotel Pierre
New York
James L. Bixby
Chemstrand
Osborne Bezanson
Howard C. Greer
F. William Koster
Acrilan
Frank J. Soday
William G. Luttge
Ann R
Strauss Displays
Doyle, Dane, Bernbach, Inc
Joseph R. Daly
Bixby
Ryder and Finn Associates
Hand to hand combat reported on front near Pukhan River
Marine Sgt Raymond Chenette describes fist fights in fox holes as Communist artillery and mortars pounded scarred slopes. U N forces repulsed an estimated 200 enemy infantry at the central front while the Heds backed the attack with heavy fire and Allied aircraft blasted front positions along a 155 mile front.
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Raymond Chenette
Worcester
Mass
United Nations
Pukhan
U. S. Eighth Army
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Weekend Movie Lineup and Show Times
Amusement theaters list Princess shows with David Wayne and Jean Peters and four daily showings. Roxy presents Weekend With Father starring Van Heflin and Patricia Neal with multiple screenings. Sunset shows The Lion and the Horse with Steve Cochran at 8 15 and 10 10. Hatfield Athens screens Golden Girl with Gaynor and Dennis Day at 7 15 and 9. Strand Hartselle features The Lion and Steve Cochran at 2. Mars Falkville offers Sailor Beware starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis at 1 30.
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Roxy
van Heflin
Patricia Neal
Gigi Perreau
Mars, Falkville
Dean Martin
Jerry Lewis
Courtland and Town Creek Vote Rosters Listed in City Results
The notice lists mayor and alderman candidates for multiple towns including Courtland, Town Creek, Hartselle, Falkville, Cullman, Hanceville, and Austinville. Incumbents named include J A Gil christ and John Burleson with numerous challengers and party-less races in each city.
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Courtland
J. A. Gilchrist
W. A.toms
Price Terry
R. H. Tweedy
Mitchell Burden
R. P. Vaughan
J. W. Jordan
W. D. Terry
James Blythe
E. S. Ballentine
T. E. Crow
C. T. Happer
Buford Gitlins
Brown& Norton
Town Creek
Lewis Sanderson
G. C. Dobbs
John Burleson
Wesley Curry
Hugh F. Penn
Troy L. Nunn
Cecil J. Johnson
Jack Templeton
C. L. Orr
Charles C. Oden
J.M. Oden
J. B. Reeder
William Rogers
Conner Hammett
Orville Tanner
Gordon Groover
Luther Roberts
Falkville
R. D. Gibbons
D. L. St. John. Alderman — Ira Summerford, Charles N. Walker, Max G. Monk
Albert J. Collum
William E. Holmes
C.H. Roden
Roy Moore
L. E. Brown
John W. Payne
J. W. Aldridge
Cullman
W. J. NeSmith
Charles A. Cook
W. W. Newman
C. A. Camp
L. J. Carr
Emil Loegler
Robert G. Werner
Virgil B. Fowler
H. G. Thompson
Clifford R. Burns
Hanceville
L. A. Kelton
Albert Burkart
T. T. Steel
M. L. Ashwander
W. W. Ballard
J. J. Dunlap
Clint Warren
G. A. Green
Erskin Rice
James M. Gibbs
Austinville
Seven cases heard in recorder's court Saturday
Seven cases were tried in recorder's court Saturday morning. Charges included two counts of disorderly conduct and driving without a license, and one count each of intoxication on a public street driving while intoxicated and assault and battery. Rev. Smith Ledbetter will preach at North Side Baptist church both morning and evening services. Baptismal service is set for two o'clock with candidates asked to be prompt. The public may hear Rev. B. B. Sellers of Greenville Tennessee at Sixth Avenue Church of God Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Mr and Mrs Robert Draper left Saturday to return to Okmulgee Oklahoma after visiting relatives here.
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Recorder’s Court
Smith Ledbetter
Northside Baptist Church
Rev
B. B. Sellers
Greenville, Tenn
Sixth Avenue Church of God
Robert Draper
Okmulgee
Okla
Republicans Plan Box by Box Campaign in Alabama
Alabama Republicans push a large scale vote drive with party leaders Claude C. Vardaman and Winton Blount meeting Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower in Denver and planning a state campaign committee of district chairs. Eisenhower may visit Alabama during his Southern tour. Democratic organizers prepare for a Washington committee session as they build their plans for November 4.
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Alabama
GOP
Claude C. Vardaman
Vardaman
Winton Blount
Citizens For Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Denver
Eisenhower
Dorothy Vredenburgh
Democratic National Committee
Washington
Vienna Faces Water Shortage After Heat Wave
Vienna authorities warn two million residents of a prolonged heat wave that has nearly drained the city water supply. Officials threaten fines and arrest for water wasters as relief measures are considered.
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Vienna
Austria
GOP Republicans Defend 82nd Congress Amid Korea War Critique
The two Republicans defend the 82nd Congress as saving the country while criticizing Democrats. They blame the Truman administration for delaying victory in Korea and for dismissing Gen. MacArthur, arguing Democratic incompetence and failed national defense.
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Truman
Korea
Peninsula
Bridges
Martin
Douglas MacArthur
Inchon
Mrs. Rosie Miles Dies in Florida at 64
Mrs. Rosie Miles, 64, died Friday afternoon at her daughter s Florida home. Funeral services will be announced. Survived by five daughters including Hollis West of Hartselle and J D Brown of Florida, two sons Woodrow Miles of Memphis and Roy Miles of Decatur, 25 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Body to be returned to Hartselle for home funeral arrangements.
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Rosie Miles
Florida
Hartselle
Hollis West
H. L. Bland
Decatur
Will Saint
Childersburg
Hugh Taylor
J. D. Brown
Woodrow Miles
Memphis
Roy Miles
Decatur Council Candidates Highlight Local Elections
Local contenders William Falls Herman Free Harry Higdon Grown With City in Henry Wade and William Roberts Jr. present broad platforms. Falls emphasizes progress and service. Free threads people’s government. Higdon champions growth and traffic projects. Roberts seeks tax relief and infrastructure like an overpass. Wade opposes new taxes and backs schools and playgrounds.
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Decatur
West
William G. Roberts Jr
The
Southern Railway
Roberts
First Baptist Church
American Legion
VFW
Grant Street
Wade
Dennison Is Sentenced Life For Arsenic Death Case
The case centered on nurse Mrs Earle Dennison found guilty of arsenic poisoning in the death of Shirley Diana Weldon. The second trial resulted in a life sentence after the death penalty was stayed pending Alabama Supreme Court review. Witnesses included family, physicians, and officials who testified to confessions and mental state.
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Alabama Supreme Court
Dennison
Lester Holley
Mrs. Dennisons
Earle -Dennison
Winston Huddleston
W.C. Woodall
Shirley Diana Weldon
Lula Crowell
J. S. Harmon
Edwina Mitchell
Tutwiler
First of its kind operation in England and America
Doctor Hansbrough testified he operated at the request of Williams wife Ella and thought hospital personnel had obtained the husband’s permission. The operation followed the birth of the third child in September 1950, with a fourth child born two weeks ago. Authorities say such procedures can undo themselves over time.
Child Killed as Father Backed Tractor Near Madison
Mildred Wiggins a 2 year old Negro girl died Saturday when the tractor driven by her father Joe Milton Wiggins 22 backed over her near Greenbrier at Madison 1 The W-9 Farmall borrowed from neighbor Buck Atkinson Buck Atkinson Buck Atkinson area businessman The body was taken to Mason funeral home in Athens around noon Limestone County Coroner Herman Anders had not finished the investigation at press time.
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Mildred Wiggins
Joe Milton Wiggins
Greenbrier
Madison
Buck Atkinson
Mason Funeral Home
Athens
Limestone County
Herman Anders
Accidents Cause Damage Across Counties
In Cullman County an Air Force sergeant, Ernest E. Malott, 32, Morgantown West Virginia, lost control on a rain slick U S 313 mile south of Cullman and struck a parked truck. His 1949 Plymouth was damaged about 200 dollars. the truck remained undamaged. The incident occurred at 2 50 PM Friday. In Morgan County two cars on U S 31 on Hartselle Mountain sideswiped and damaged both vehicles totaling 2200 dollars. A 1951 Oldsmobile driven by H T Wallace Birmingham and a 1950 Ford driven by Preston Hall Hartselle spun and veered off the road with no injuries. Hall was charged with driving while intoxicated and Wallace with passing on a hill.
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Decatur
H. T. Wallace
Birmingham
Preston H All
Hartseller
Highway Patrol
Cullman County
Air Force
U. S
Cullman
Richey
Ernest E. Malott
Morgantown
W. Va
Malott
Morgan County
Hartselle Mountain
U. S. 31
M. P. Braswell
Preston Hall
Hall
Wallace
Braswell
Lionel Freeman
Five Dead In Alabama Weekend Traffic Crashes
Five people died in Alabama weekend accidents. Norman Privett age 22 and J D Garrett age 18 were struck while sitting in a road near Holly Pond. Sgt James D Shelly 21 of Memphis was driving the car that struck them and said he was blinded by another car’s lights. A 19 year old Prichard driver James McCraney perished in a gasoline tanker explosion near Selma. Two year old Louis Tyler Jr. was fatally struck in Homewood. William King 14 died in a Tuscaloosa motor scooter crash when a kick stand failed and the scooter veered into a parked car.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Grady.Moss
Norman Privett
J. D. Garrett
Holly Pond
James D. Shelly
Memphis
Techn
Shelly
Privett
Garrett
Moss
Selma
James McCraney
Prichard
Ala
T. H. Ousley
Jones
McCraney
Homewood
Louis W. Tyler Jr
Cottondale
Tuscaloosa
William King
Jimmy Hargrove
King
Hargrove
Retired singer Jay Cady Taylor dies at 95
Jay Cady Taylor a retired comic opera singer died in Ann Arbor Michigan at age 95 He was a leading tenor with the Templeton Carleton and McCaulty opera companies in New York and the Andrews Opera Company in Chicago prior to his retirement about 40 years ago.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
Jay Cady Taylor
Taylor
Templeton, Carleton and McCaulty
New York
Andrews Opera Company
Chicago
Milk Dairy Plants in U S Operate Vast Network
About 35 000 plants in the United States process milk butter cheese and ice cream forming a nationwide dairy industry network with significant production capacity and regional distribution.
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United States
Markets Report From Decatur Commodities Prices
Farm markets in Decatur show cotton middling at 40.00 cents and strict low at 38.50. No 2 mile priced at 3.10, No 2 wheat new crop 1.95, No 2 oats new crop 0.86, No 2 yellow ear corn 1.83, hogs bring 21.50 in Decatur.
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Decatur
Wall Street Faces Mixed Week With Small Shakeout
The New York stock market sees a minor jog after a sharp week of decline. The Associated Press average fell to 108.70 with five million shares traded, while Reynolds Tobacco and American Telephone led the list of most active issues on the week.
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New York
Associated Press
Stock Exchange
Reynolds Tobacco “B
Chesapeake & Ohio Ap
Columbia Gas
Wilson & Co
American Telephone
Curb Exchange
Devon le Duc Oil
Kaiser Frazer
Haelan Laboratories
Calyan Consolidated Oil
Duke of Edinburgh Warns of No Men in Britain
In Edinburgh the Duke of Edinburgh told the Chamber of Commerce that Britain suffers from an excess of no men who oppose energy, imagination, and enterprise, while America may have too many yes men. He urged support for bold projects.
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Edinburgh
America
Britain
Duke of Edinburgh
Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce
Youth Quizzed In Robberies In Decatur
A 16 year old Flint boy Bethel Eugene Busby was arrested Friday night at Mc Brides garage on Church Street by Officers J T Broadrich and J D Edgeman. He admitted stealing a wheel four batteries a window reflector and a TV accessory. The reflector and batteries were recovered. He slept in a car at night and faces further questioning as the investigation continues. Police also investigated a purse theft found in an alley with 30 cents missing.
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Flint
Decatur
J. B. Whitmire
Bethel Eugene Busby
McBride
Church Street
J. T. Broadrich
J. D. Edgeman
Grant Street
Hogan's
Denboy's
Ernest Bowman
William M. Maxwell
Wendell Sivley
Eighth Avenue
Whitmire
W. C. Hunter
Alex Terry
South Carolina Alters Ballot Plans for Eisenhower Nixon Slate
South Carolina considers an independent electors slate for Eisenhower Nixon as Byrnes argues fair play allowing every voter a choice. Louisiana may tilt Republican. Shivers hedges. Kennon undecided. Mississippi GOP explores coalitions. Virginia Republicans await Byrd stance. election day silence looms to protect Byrd term.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
California
Byrnes
South Carolina
Robert Kennon
Louisiana
Kennon
Allan Shivers
Texas
Shivers
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Illinois
Mississippi
Virginia
Harry F. Byrd
Senate
Miners Union Leader Calls Memorial Period Ahead of Contract Expiry
Miners federation head Lewis of the United Mine Workers warns that soft and hard coal contracts will expire at end of September. Since 1941 all Lewis coal deals include a five day Memorial period option, used twice before in 1947 for the Centralia disaster deaths and in 1949 over Dr James Boyd’s Bureau of Mines appointment.
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Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Centralia
James Boyd
Bureau of Mines
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