Wilson Orders Code Training for U S Military
Secretary of defense Wilson issues three memoranda directing Army Navy and Air Forces to develop plans for pre and post service moral training to resist captors and prisoner indoctrination. He urges civilian groups to help and stresses prep for isolation interrogation and retaliation against communist pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Yates McDaniel
Eisenhower
Korea
Wilson
Army
Navy
Air Forces
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Secretary of Defense
Carter L. Burgess
Car Crash in Greenville Kills Four Passengers
Four Pensacola residents and two Greenville locals died in a collision near Greenville as a funeral procession arrived for Carrie Lee Williams. The Negroe driver reportedly sped around a witness and crashed into a truck, dragging the wreckage 300 feet before stopping. Sparks flew as the wreckage passed, but no fire occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Taylor
Annie B. Lester
Pensacola
Edward Lewis
Greenville
Perlie Mae Smith
Alean Herbert
Garland
Ala
Carrie Lee Lewis Williams
C. G. Smith
Smith
U. S. 31
Wrec
Court rows over appeals as verdicts award sums
Palmer case earned Paul Russell a $10,000 award later appealed and now before the State supreme court. Burl McLemore received $8,000 but Judge Lynne voided that verdict for improper counsel argument. James W. Thompson was awarded $10,000 and appeal to the supreme court follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Russell
State Supreme Court
Burl McLemore
Lynne
Council
James W. Thompson
Supreme Court
Hoyt Theater Listings Show Multiple Screenings
Today at PUT ROXY SUNSET BOWLINE STARVUE venues the schedules include Princess Hell's Island Unchained China Venture Ain't Misbehavin and Keystone Kops with casts John Payne Elroy Hirsch Barbara Hale Edmond O'Brien Barry Sullivan Rasca Bud Abbott Lou Costello plus stars Hartselle Courtland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China Venture
Edmond
O’brien
Barry Sullivan
Hartselle
Keystone Kops
Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
Cullman Maid of Cotton Contest Entrants Named
Interest grows in the Cullman County Maid of Cotton contest as four entrants are announced for the annual Farm Bureau meeting. Miss Emma Lou Turner, 19, Cullman, sponsored by the Cullman Jaycees, tops the lineup with Miss Willodean Leverett, 19, Civitan Club sponsor, next. Miss Wilma A Shedd, 18, of Vinemont 3, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Shedd. Miss Bobby Tankersley, 20, of 208 Cleveland St., Cullman, daughter of Mrs. Vertis Dunn, rounds out the group. (Photos by Mickey Clem, Cullman)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman ‘Maid
Cullman County
Farm Bureau
Emma Lou Turner
Cora S. Turner
Cullman
Cullman Jaycees
Civitan Club
Willodean Leverett
Cullman 5
Vinemont 3
Wilma A. Shedd
William Shedd
Bobby Tankersley
Cleveland St. Cullman
Vertis Dunn
Mickey Clem
Hospital dismissals and admissions list
Dismissals George T. Dawson of 716 Ferry St. and others noted. Admissions include Jimmy Clemons of Decatur and Marvin Cameron of Birmingham. Also listed are Mrs. T. A. Thurman and infant daughter at 806 5th Ave SE and Mrs. B. H. Cox of 312 12th Ave SW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank ST. Hospital
George T. Dawson
Ferry St
Jimmy Clemons
Decatur 2
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
T. A. Thurman
5Th Ave
B. H. Cox
12Th Ave
Marvin Cameron
7Th St
North
Birmingham
Debatable General Hospital Names Lined Up In Brief Notices
Courtland Billy Jacobs. Mrs Minnie Reid Athens. Mrs Walter Smith and infant son 30 Sheridan Apt. Mrs Max Lesser and infant daughter 804 Bank St. Mrs Sallie Neville Trinity 1. Leo Lawler New Market 2. Infant son of Mr and Mrs Samuel Jones Hillsboro 1. Nat A Key Hartselle 3. Master Charles Bryant 1113 7th Ave SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Jacobs
Courtland
Minnie Reid
Athens
Walter Smith
Sheridan Apt
Max Lesser
Bank St
Sallie Neville
Trinity
Leo Lawler
New Market
Admissions
Samuel Jones
Hillsboro
Nat A. Key
Hartselle
Charles Bryant
7Th Ave
Millwoods Welcome Son Born At Baugh Wiley Clinic
A son was born Thursday to Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Millwood of 304 4th Ave NW at the Baugh Wiley Clinic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Millwood
4Th Ave
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
Pervis Moore
Hartseller
Suspect Cleared in Decatur Hitchhiker Beating Case
A Tennessee motorist, Joseph McKenzie 53 of Blountville, was questioned after being beaten on U S Highway 31 near Decatur. He claimed to have picked up a hitchhiker who attacked him while driving a 1953 Cadillac. Two Decatur youths found McKenzie and alerted police. he was released after his alibi checked out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Joseph McKenzie
Blountville
Tenn. 1
Douglas Lovelace
Mike Stone
McKenzie
Florida
Sgt Gallagher Guilty on Four Counts in Korean War Prison Camp Case
New York court martial convicts Sgt James C Gallagher 23 of Brooklyn on four charges including unpremeditated murders mistreatment and informing on fellow prisoners and collusion with Chinese forces. He allegedly threw three American prisoners from a camp hut into freezing conditions leaving them to die.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James C. Gallagher
Gallagher
Brooklyn
Jurors Time He Had Been Tried In Connection With Case
Jurors returned to court after reviewing the evidence in the case tied to the defendant. The trial focused on alleged actions connected to the incident and involved testimony from multiple witnesses. The proceedings continued as jurors deliberated the verdict.
Two Men Linked to $25,000 Downtown Jewelry Robbery
Jacksonville detective identifies Cecil Flummer and Edwin Broel as the suspects in the 1954 Underwood Jewelry Store robbery. Flummer faces 95 years in Alabama for armed robbery and escapes, while Broel serves 20 years in Georgia for a payroll robbery in Savannah. About $2,000 in gems recovered. investigators pursue the remainder. The pair previously escaped from Angola Prison and later operated a laundry pickup business in Miami before moving to Savannah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Alabama
Georgia
E. R. Jordan
Cecil Flummer
Edwin Joseph Broel
Savannah
Jordan
Underwood
Flummer
Broel
Louisiana
Angola
Miami
High Court Affirms Wolverine Tax Appeal
The Alabama State Supreme Court affirmed an appeal from Morgan County Circuit Court in equity in State of Alabama vs Calu met and Hecla Consolidated Corp known as Wolverine Tube. The decision holds the use tax assessed at 3631.67 dollars plus interest was improper and Wolverine not liable for tax or interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Supreme Court
Morgan County Circuit Court
State of Alabama
Calumet and
Hecla
Consolidated Copper Co
Wolverine Tube
Wolverine
State Department of Revenue
Department
Supreme
Mary A. Blankenship
Ooie V
Hedy Lamarr Returns to Vienna After 18 Years
The famed actress Hedy Lamarr visits Vienna for a brief stay her first since 18 years away. She recalls her breakthrough after the Austrian film Ecstasy and says she cried upon arriving back in her native city during a newspaper interview.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Hedy Lamarr
Multiple Vehicle Crashes on U S Highways 31 Injure Several
Reports from Cullman detail a string of crashes along Highway 31 including a 1951 Ford brake failure on a curve, a 1952 Buick losing control near a fill and causing fence damage, a 1955 Chevrolet rear ending another car with minor injuries, and a 1948 International truck plunging into Flint Creek. Irene Gulley and Helen Ford were among the injured, with varied damages and no charges reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinson
Ford
Bradford
Jacks
Cullman
U.S. Highway 31
Akron, Ohio
Irene Gulley
Helen Ford
Peggy Ford
Akron
Cullman Hospital
Highway Patrol
E. E. Heilmuller
Brown
Detroit
Allen Belcher
William Riggs
Decatur
Flint
Belcher
Gholson McConnell
Wells, Tenn. 1
Flint Creek
Highway 31
McConnell
Moroccans Keep French Feet To Fire
In Casablanca French Morocco nationalist riots press the government during talks on autonomy. French Resident Gen. Gilbert Grandval meets in Paris with Premier Edgar Faure as demonstrators torch European shops near Meknes. Casualties rise hourly with nine dead reported Thursday and Sultan Mohammed Ben Moulay Arafa seeks a broad cabinet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casablanca
Morocco
Gilbert Grandval
Paris
Edgar Faure
Meknes
Protectorate
Sultan Mohammed Ben Moulay Arafa
Aged Policeman Commits Death by Own Action
In Tuscaloosa 73 year old policeman Traweek shot himself at home on sick leave and died about 1% hours later. His wife Mrs Traweek collapsed shortly after, suffering a heart ailment. Police Chief Thompkins said the incident occurred yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscaloosa
E. B. Traweek
W. C. Thompkins Jr
Tompkins
Traweek
Area Of Suspicion Watched For Storm Southeast Miami
Forecasters tracked a suspected weather area about 2 500 miles east southeast of Miami but saw no storm development. Miami Weather Bureau chief Gordon Dunn said no new development is expected in the coming days, noting the normal tropical convergence zone is farther north. The Navy reports oxygen gear enabling fliers to breathe underwater for 30 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Gordon Dunn
Miami Weather Bureau
Dunn
Market Prices and Commodities Report
Prices for cotton milk corn oats and cattle are listed. Cotton around 4.7 with derater loan. milk Grade A at 6.10 per hundred. manufactured goods at 2.95 per hundred. No 2 yellow and white corn at 1.25. No 2 oats 60c. Cattle and calves priced from 12.50 to 17.50 and hogs for 200-240 pounds at 16.50.
Decatur Livestock Sale Report
Receipts show active run of stocker steer calves feeder cattle and slaughter cows with mixed hogs. Prices rise for slaughter steers and heifers. stocker calves and feeder steers 450 900 lbs up. common stock cows and calves at side 66 to 126 dollars per pair. hogs 190 230 lb barrows and gilts around 17 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Alabama
Agricultu
U. 8 S
Stocks Edge Higher in Early New York Market
The New York stock market opened higher with mixed results across sectors. Steel and rail shares mostly fell while coppers rose and oils showed varied moves with aircrafts steady. ACF Brill rose slightly on 4,100 shares while Foremost Dairies climbed on light volume as Douglas Aircraft, RCA, Kennecott Copper and Westinghouse Electric led gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
ACF Brill
Foremost Dairies
Douglas Aircraft
RCA
Kennecott Copper
Westinghouse Electric
North Alabama and North Georgia Poultry Markets Steady
AP reports North Alabama live poultry market steady with barely adequate supplies and good demand. Prices for broilers at farms and plants range around 24 hours ending 10:30 a.m. Friday, with weights mainly under 3 lbs for farm sales and higher weights cleared at plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poultry
Birmingham
North Alabama
Atlanta
North Georgia
Egg market steady as supplies tighten in Birmingham report
Birmingham egg trade shows full steadiness with barely adequate to adequate supplies. Prices paid 1.0. b in 24 hours to 10:30 a.m. Friday for wholesale grades large extra min 60 percent A quality. Medium and small grades cited with mixed percentages and standards. Nearby, loose basis, whites prices for large medium and small eggs noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Live cattle and hogs price rundown from Nashville cattle market
Early Nashville livestock auction shows cattle 50 head, calves 15, hogs 100 with price drops. Butchers 200-240 lb mostly at 17.00, mixed lots U.S. No. 2-3 and No. 1. 260-360 lb hogs 13.50-16.00, light calves 150-190 lb 15.50-17.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
U.S
Japan targets 1300 jet air force by 1960 and U.S. exit
Defense Chief Shi gemasa Sunada announced Tokyo aims to build a 1300 plane jet led air force by 1960 and remove the last American aircraft from the home islands. The six-year plan, to be sent to Washington with Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu, also calls for 180000 ground troops by 1958 and a small navy of destroyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
Shigemasa Sunada
Washington
Mamoru Shigemitsu
U.S
Train Wreck Near Marked Tree Kills Several Passengers
The Kansas City Florida Special derailed on a 20 foot embankment near Marked Tree Arkansas. Dozens were injured and reports of fatalities emerged as rescuers pulled people from wreckage. The diesel train with 13 cars broke apart with two or three cars badly damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marked Tree
Ark
W. G. Key
Marked Tree Schools
Key
Wordplay Letter Clues About a Boy Named Dicky Mallard
A 1955 General Features Corp piece deciphers a schoolboy letter filled with April Fool references. It hints at nicknames and playful clues about the boy, his move, and his interests, including chess and games, with a joke tone throughout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dicky
Mallard
Ducky
General Features Corp
Outboard Motor Stolen From Decatur Harbor Slip
John H. Lemley Jr reports the theft of a 15 horsepower Evinrude outboard motor from his boat in Decatur Boat Harbor. The motor was taken between 4 p.m. Wednesday and noon Thursday from one of the harbor slips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Lemley, Jr
East Moulton St
Decatur Boat Harbor
Lemley
Community Youth Fellowship heads to planning retreat
Continued from page notes about Intermediate and Senior Youth Fellowship leaving First Methodist Church by bus at 3 PM for a weekend planning retreat at Wheeler Park. Counselors Ray Albert Al Bruner Byrd Thompson. adults Mrs Al Bruner Mrs Harry Anschultz Garnett Wade Mr and Mrs Paul Cox joining later. Others visit Cocoa Fla relatives. Revival services at Shoal Creek Baptist Church to Aug 28 nightly at 7 30 led by Max Cohn with singing by Mrs Cohn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist
Wheeler Park
Ray Albert
al Bruner
Byrd Thompson
Harry Anschultz
Garnett Wade
Paul Cox
Shoal Creek Baptist Church
Max Cohn
Cohn
Bunyan Wallace
India breaks Portugal links over Goa killings
New Delhi orders Portugal to close consulates in Bombay Madras and Calcutta as tension rises at the Goa frontier. In Nova Goa 1500 Indian marchers reportedly massed at the frontier while Free Goa organizers say 800 waited to enter with 70 staying as representatives of the demand Portugal surrender and merge Goa with India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
India
Portugal
Nehru
Goa
Army to Open Short-Term Reserve Training Enlistments
The Army plans to begin accepting enrollments for a short-term reserve training program in the immediate future likely Oct 1. President Eisenhower authorized 90,000 Army and 5,500 Marine Corps enlistments for the 10 months ending next June 30. Six months of active training will be followed by 7% years in the active reserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Eisenhower
Marine Corps
Cotton Use Up In Past 12 Months
The Census Bureau reports total U.S. cotton consumed in the 12 month period ending July 31 at 8,835,149 running bales, up from 8,576,191 the previous year. Carryover on hand stood at 11,120,739 bales, with net exports of 3,499,618 bales and net foreign imports of 146,371 bales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Census Bureau
Eastern Pennsylvania Storm Triggers State of Emergency
Severe flooding hit eastern Pennsylvania and western Massachusetts and Connecticut as towns were isolated. About 1,200 residents were evacuated from Port Jervis New York summer resort area while Tamaqua and Hazleton faced long lasting power and telephone outages. Mayor James E. Cole declared a state of emergency and Civil Defense plans were activated. Weather Bureau reported widespread flooding across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazleton
Tamaqua
Weather Bureau
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Port Jervis
N.Y
Poconos
James E. Cole
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Three men charged with murder in Brookhaven area shooting
Three white men Noah Smith 59 Mack Smith 45 and Charles Falvey 39 of near Brookhaven face murder charges and $20 000 bond each pending grand jury action next month. Witness Case said he saw Noah Smith leave the scene bloodied. Barlow criticized Gov White over highway patrol aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noah Smith
Mack Smith
Charles Falvey
Near Brookhaven
Barlow
Case
Smith
White
For Rent: Small 3 Room House on Sick St
Classified notice offers a small three room house for rent near a nig ae on Sick Street. Contact phone number 2547 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sick St
St. S.E
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Palmer
Hell's Island
John Payne
Mary Murphy
Roxy
Elroy Hirsch
Barbara Hale
Bowline
Rasca
Starvue
Courtland Highway
Decatur General Hospital
Sgt. Gallagher
High Court
Decatur Markets
Neon Greyhound
Acme Steel
Int
HEARV
Ligg & My Am Airl
Am Can
Loew's Lockh Air
Mtrs
Lorillard
Am Smelt
1644
Monsan Chem Am
T&t
Mont Ward
Am Tob
Am Viscose
Armour
Nat Cyl Gas Armst
Ck Atchison
Nat
Atl
Sears
Sinclair Corn
Diana
Texas Co
du Pont
Texas PC
East Air L
Cen Fox East Kodak Erie RR
Bag & P Firestone
UN Carbide
Fla P&l
Hivestock
Frisco
Katie
Kurfees
H. Leon Reeves
Herman Free
A. M. Armor
Cocoa, Fla
Donald Thomas
Patricia Ann Thomas
Recorder’s Court
Morgan County Sheriff's Forces
Betty Zane Douthit
May Fiather
Mt. Solon
Douthit
Alice Webb
Long Island
N. Y
H. L. Douthit
Mississippi
E. Monkton
John Cook
Nice
Walter Jackson
Somerville Rd
Decatur High School
Cain St
Rey
Mond Matthews
Wholesale Motor Co
Corner Bank and
Cain Sts
DODGE
Chevrolet
Mercury
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