Funeral services for Thomas M Cary 40
Thomas Marshall Cary 40 of 709 4th Ave died after a heart attack at work at Worthington Corp He died around 4 p.m at Decatur General Hospital Funeral at Austinville Methodist Church with Rev G B Ledbetter and interment in City Cemetery Cary employed by Cooper Wells for 20 years and later at Worthington He leaves wife Jane Cary son Tommy Wayne Cary father L D Cary seven sisters and two brothers Active pallbearers named and remains to be taken to the Bussey home in Austinville at 1 30 today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Marshall Cary
4Th Ave
Austinville Methodist Church
G. B. Ledbetter
City Cemetery
Brown
Cary
Worthington Corp
Decatur General Hospital
Cooper Wells
Worthington
Austin
Elmer Bussey
Austinville
French plan changes in Morocco to curb nationalist pressure
The article reports a pending reshuffle of colonial officials in Morocco including Resident General Gilbert Grandval and potential replacement of Sultan Mohammed Ben Moulay Arafa with a regency council. Istiqlal voices say tensions could ease if the sultan is removed before September 12. calm returns but fires attributed to sabotage continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aix Les Bains
Gilbert Grandval
Morocco
Faure
Marshal Alphonse Juin
Boyerne Latour
Mohammed Ben Moulay Arafa
Mohammed Ben Youssef
Istiqlal
Paris
Moulay Arafa
Senate Returns Measure Without Debate
Rep. Bob Gilchrist of Morgan urged the House to concur with Senate changes after the bill advanced without debate or discussion from the upper chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Rep
Bob Gilchrist
Morgan
House
Athens Opens School With Student Increase
Athens city schools opened yesterday with higher enrollments in elementary and junior grades and expectations for more. Initial counts show 752 in elementary, 314 in junior grades, and 196 in high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Athens City
Theatres Screenings and Schedules Summary
Princess Man With A Million starring Gregory Peck and Ronald Squire shows at 1 30 3 30 5 30 7 30 9 30. I Remember Mama with Irene Dunne and George Stevens at 1 30 4 00 6 30 9 00. The Silver Chalice at Sunset with Vir Mayo and Jack Palance at 7 15. One Desire with Anne Baxter and Rock Hudson at 7 30 9 30. Ranch Garden of Eden screening at 7 15 9 15. Starvue Courtland Highway Seminole Uprising features George Montgomery and Karin Booth at 7 30 9 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregory Peck
Ronald Squire
Roxy
Mama
Irene Dunne
George Stevens
the Silver Chalice
Vir- Mayo
Jack Palance
Starvue
Courtland Highway
George Montgomery
Karin Booth
Waugh to Speak at Grant's Corner and Local Permits Issued
The Rev. James Waugh of Austinville will speak at Grant's Corner Saturday at 4 p.m. inviting public attendance and a broadcast Sunday at 8 30 on WAJF. Permits issued include a $500 bedroom addition at 210 5 Ave NW to W M Roberson and a $10 000 six room house at 502 9th Ave SW to C E Pitt. Four cases docketed in police recorder court and two arrests reported. A 1954 Cadillac and a 1949 Dodge truck collided at Railroad and Vine Streets. damages listed for both vehicles. Kennedy and Robbins investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Waugh
Austinville
Grant’s Corner
WAJF
Ave
W. M. Roberson
C. E. Pitt
9Th Ave
Railroad and
Vine St
James Bolden
W. Walnut
Robert Lee Wade
Sherman St
Kennedy and Robbins
East West disarmament talks outline inspection plan
Russia plans inspections at major ports junctions and airfields to ensure disarmament and a phased army reduction. Sobolev repeats the plan and urges Western action as Jules Moch promotes budget savings for developing nations. Lodge calls the Geneva talks a practical test as Eisenhower cites blueprints for full force inventories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Europe
Sobolev
Jules Moch
France
Lodge
Geneva
Eisenhower
Foreign business taxes in Korea seen as unfair
The American Chamber of Commerce in Korea blasts recent tax actions as exorbitant and discriminatory. It says foreign firms face unreasonable levies and officials will not itemize tax statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber
James Craig Rites Set In Limestone
Funeral services for James William Craig 53 will be held at Lovell's Chapel Church at 2 p.m. Wednesday with Brother A J Rollins officiating Interment will be in New Salem Cemetery McConnell Service will direct Mr Craig died at Decatur General Hospital Monday night He is survived by wife Nellie Craig two nieces and two grandchildren and several brothers and sisters from Limestone and nearby towns
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
James William Craig
Lovell’s Chapel
A. J. Rollins
McConnell
New Salem
Craig
Elkmont
Decatur General Hospital
Nellie Craig
Toby White
Minor Hill
R. W. Craig
Grady Craig
Lester
R. L. Craig
J. C. Craig
Dewey Craig
Joe B. Craig
Tuscaloosa
Lewis Hardaway
Adoes
Hospital dismissals and admissions list local patients
The notice lists discharges and new admissions at Decatur General Hospital and nearby clinics. Names include Mrs. Louis Nelson, Lilburn Terry, Mrs. W. A. Montgomery, John V. Stults, and several residents of Moulton, Town Creek, Hillsboro, Danville, and Trinity with respective routes or addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur General
Louis Nelson
7Th Ave
W. A. Montgomery
E. Moulton
Lilburn Terry
Courtland
W. T. King
Trinity
John V. Stults
6Th Ave
John P. Sheats
Sth Ave
George Wade
Moulton
Bank ST. Hospital
Paul Hampton
Decatur
Ernest McCreless
Town Creek
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
J. C. Cullman Lawrence
Grady Manley
Diane Hall
W. K. Bryant
Kenneth Wiley
Danville
C. W. Morris and Son
Hillsboro
J. D. Counts
Town
Gragy Bryant
Wayne Boyles
Jerry Borden
Wess Watson
Grady Smith
O. L. Hamilton
Gay Morgan
Mary Draine
Seeee Parker
Deca
Athens Limestone Hospital Names In Brief Notices
Mrs L C Joiner and Mrs James Hanks are listed among hospital notices. Baby Johnnie Ralph Brooks is named in the same brief item alongside Mrs Paul Bussy. Tiny entries reflect newborn and local resident announcements in Athens Limestone area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens-Limestone Hospital
L. C. Joiner
Johnnie Ralph Brooks
James Hanks
Paul Bussy
Births Reported at Local Homes and Hospitals
To Mr and Mrs Harry Perry Decatur a daughter this morning. To Mr and Mrs James L Stephens 1507 6th Ave SE a son this morning. To Mr and Mrs J J Garner Somerville 2 a son this morning. Lawrence County Hospital To Mr and Mrs Lyndon Parker Decatur a son Wednesday. To Mr and Mrs Kenneth Wiley Danville 2 a son Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
Harry Perry
Decatur
James L. Stephens
6Th Ave
J. J. Garner
Somerville
Lawrence County Hospital
Lyndon Parker
Kenneth Wiley
Danville 2
Birth Notices for Local Residents
To Mr and Mrs Thomas Taylor Veto 1 a daughter Saturday To Mr and Mrs Buford Wood Athens 3 a daughter Sunday To Mr and Mrs M B Davis Veto 1 a son Sunday To Mr and Mrs John Wallace Athens a son Monday To Mr and Mrs Billy B Cole
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens-Limestone Hospital
Thomas Taylor
Veto
Buford Wood
Athens
M. B. Davis
John Wallace
Billy B. Cole
Bar Hearing in Alabama Disbarment Case Ties to 1954 Gerrymander
The bar will hear oral arguments as disbarment proceedings arise from vote discrepancies in Birmingham during the 1954 runoff for attorney general between Lee Porter and A L Patterson. Patterson won the nomination amid alleged fraud but was killed in Phenix City days later. Ferrell was accused of aiding vote juggling for Porter, but was later found innocent in the Birmingham vote case and acquitted in the Patterson murder trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Lee Porter
Gadsden
A. L. Patterson
Phenix City
Patterson
Ferrell
Porter
Annie Lowery of Oakville Dies at 93 in Danville 2
Mrs Annie Lowery 93 lifelong Oakville resident dies at home in Danville 2 after brief illness. Final rites set Thursday at Enon Baptist Church with burial at adjoining cemetery directed by Brown of Moulton. Survived by two daughters Lillian Crow Corley Lowery three sons Bryan Floyd Carson one brother Jim McNutt 21 grandchildren. Grandsons to pallbear.
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Moulton
Annie Lowery
Danville
Enon Baptist Church
Willie Parker
Bill Redding
Brown
Lillian Crow
Ypsilanti
Mich
Corley Lowery
Bryan
Floyd
Decatur
Carson
Somerville
Jim McNutt
Blue Springs
Miss
Solicitor Johnson to Speak in Florida Seminar
Athens circuit solicitor George Johnson, famed for his Phenix City trials role, is invited by the Jacksonville District of the Florida Bar Association to speak at a September 8 seminar in Jacksonville titled Methods Of Prosecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
George Johnson
Jacksonville
Florida Bar Association
Johnson
Ninth Annual Tennessee Valley Dairy Show opens with eighty cattle
Eighty head of cattle entered in the ninth annual Tennessee Valley Dairy Cattle Show Negro Division compete today at the North Alabama Coliseum on Highway 20. The calendar lists seven judging classes and show events with committees led by E. L. Donald and T. W. Bridges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee Valley Dairy Cattle
North Alabama Coliseum
Highway 20
NFA
NHA
E. L. Donald
F. T. McQueen
G. W. Taylor
Agriculture Committee
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
State Department of Agriculture and Industries
Alabama Extension Service and Vocational Agricultural Department
T. W. Bridges
W. Q. Scott
T. R. Agnew
E. F. Lipscomb
W. B. Hill
John H. Parrish
Extension Dairyman
Joe M. McCullers
Body Of Recluse Found In Biloxi
In Biloxi Mississippi an elderly recluse identified as Mrs Alice M Parker was found dead in a cluttered house with four live and four dead parrots and canaries. A coroner's jury ruled death natural and set the date of death at August 22. Neighbors reported a strong odor before officers entered through a screened window and discovered a room packed with possessions and debris. Mrs Parker is survived by a sister, Mrs Adelai Blum of Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biloxi
Miss
Alice. M. Parker
Adelai Blum
Cincinnati
Truman Blasts Administration Over Agencies and Corruption
In a sharp attack, Truman criticized the Securities and Exchange Commission as a prime example of regulatory capture by industry. He accused Republican appointees to the National Labor Relations Board of reversing interpretations to hurt labor and claimed Agriculture officials push programs while arguing for lower support prices. He charged the administration with using executive power to favor the privileged few and undermine laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Securities and Exchange Commission
National Labor Relations Board
Secretary of Agriculture
Executive Branch
Mrs Mary White Leaves Hospital for College Post
Athens Mrs Mary H White resigns as bookkeeper at Athens Limestone Hospital to become bursar at Athens College. She has served since the hospital opened in May 1951 and twice as temporary administrator during unsettled times. She will replace Mrs Pat Aday who is leaving the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Mary H. White
Athens-Limestone
Athens College
White
Mack Maples
Pat Aday
Aday
City
Heflin native named commanding general at Ft Bragg
A soldier from Heflin Alabama has been named the new commanding general of the 18th Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg Maj Gen Paul Dewitt Adams took command yesterday He will lead the airborne unit and its paratroop outfits at the Army post in North Carolina
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FT. Bragg
N.C
Heflin
Ala
18Th Airborne Corps
Paul Dewitt Adams
United States Army
Egypt Rejects Dulles Palestine Plan as Impracticable
An Egyptian Revolutionary Council member denounces Dulles peace proposals as impractical and biased toward Israel. Col. Anwar Sadat writes in Al Tahrir that the plan ignores Arab positions and UN resolutions, insisting Egypt will stay with the world’s stability basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Egypt
Revolutionary Council
U. S
Dulles
Palestine
Israel
Anwar Sadat
al Tahrir
U. N
Middle East
Aldo Icardi Denies Involvement In Holohan Death
Aldo Icardi pleaded innocent in U S District Court to charges he falsely denied complicity in the World War II death of Maj William Holohan. The 34 year old Pittsburgh resident was released on 10000 bond as Judge Joseph C McGarraghy set a trial date in about two weeks. Washington lawyers Edward Bennett Williams and Murdaugh S Madden argued for a lower bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Aldo Icardi
William Holohan
Icardi
U.S
Joseph C. McGarraghy
Edward Bennett Williams
Murdaugh S. Madden
Pittsburgh
Williams
Oyster Season Opens Across Alabama Waters
The oyster fishing season starts at 6 a.m. Thursday in all Alabama waters not closed for pollution. It typically runs through late March or April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Alabama
His Seven Cents Returns S177 000
DAGENHAM England Nest Victor King quit his 30 year job as a mechanic after winning 63 271 pounds in a football pool. He correctly predicted tie games on Saturday securing the tax free prize of 177 158 80 dollars from a stake of six pence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dagenham
England
Ernest Victor King
London
King
Self Defense Ruled In Killing
William Lee 19 is freed of murder charges for the August 19 slaying of his brother in law John Edward Zeigler 28 in Mobile. Judge Touart dismissed the case ruling Lee acted in self defense after Zeigler advanced with a knife. The shooting occurred outside Dolores Creel’s home west of Mobile where Zeigler’s wife’s sister lives. Zeigler was free on a $5 000 bond in a separate beating case at a downtown tavern January 26, with a long police record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
William Lee
Interior Court
Tisdale J. Touart
Lee
John Edward Zeigler
Zeigler
Dolores Creel
Integration Plea Filed in Selma School Segregation
A petition seeking an end to racial segregation in Selma city schools was filed with Rex Morthland, president of the school board. It, signed by 29 Negro parents, does not set a date to end separate schools. The board will study the petition at its Sept. 15 meeting as the fall term opens Sept. 6 with students reporting to their regular schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selma
Rex Morthland
Japanese minister urges shared defense partnership
Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu urged Washington to review the defense relationship with Tokyo and place it on a solid partnership basis. He said the United States bears the major burden under the current security treaty and that Japan has been cooperating under an unequal arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mamoru Shigemitsu
America
Japan
Shigemitsu
United States
Tracks Cleared After 20 Car Derailment
The Alabama Tennessee and Northern Railroad resumed normal schedules after 20 cars derailed Sunday near Bucks Siding about 25 miles north of Mobile. W C Coleman AT and N chief clerk said cars were removed and tracks replaced yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Alabama, Tennessee & Northern Railroad
Bucks
W. C. Coleman
At&n
Here
Markets Update with Cotton and Sailk Prices
Market notes show Decatur cotton middling at 4.73 with grade 4 at 6.10 per unit. Manufactured sailk listed at 3.00 per hundred. several figures appear garbled but indicate price quotes for rural commodities and textiles in the Decatur market segment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
New York Stocks Open Mixed As United Aircraft Leads Gains
In early trading the market showed uneven movement with United Aircraft up 4 percent, aided by a 50 percent stock dividend and 75 cent cash payout. Philips Petroleum fell 3 percent after word of redemption of convertible debentures. Anaconda and U S Steel saw slight declines, while Allegheny rose modestly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United Aircraft
Philips Petroleum
Anaconda
U.S. Steel
Allegheny Corp
Indignant Wife Reunites With Striking CIO Husband
Mrs Esther Quigley 35 is reunited with her husband Andrew a 220 pound steward for the CIO United Auto Workers after nearly a week of dispute. They were together again last night signaling an end to their domestic quarrel and the strike within the household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Quigley
Andrew
CIO
United Auto Workers
Coburn Found Guilty in Burglary Grand Larceny Case
Lawrence County Circuit Court led by Judge Newton Powell found 22 year old Buddy Clayton Coburn guilty of burglary and grand larceny for breaking into the Gentry Terry Chevrolet place and taking a 1955 Chevrolet later recovered. Coburn received a year and a day sentence and requested probation with a Saturday hearing set. Separately Horace Bates, a Negro, pled guilty to second degree murder and was sentenced to 35 years in the penitentiary after being charged with first degree murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Lawrence County
Newton Powell
Buddy Clayton Coburn
Coburn
Horace Bates
Eva 1 Services For G. W. Kinney Slated Wednesday
Final rites for George Washington Kinney 78 who died at his Eva 1 residence will be held Wednesday at 2 p m at Rock Creek Church with Rev Dewey Crow officiating Interment will be in Rodoe joining cemetery Kinney longtime member of the Methodist Church Survived by Ida Kinney Eva 1 three sons Lee Gilbert Eva 1 and Curtis Montgomery one brother Lebron Kinney Vinemont 2 and seven grandchildren Nephews will serve as pallbearers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
George Washington Kinney
Eva
Rock Creek Church
Dewey Crow
Rodoe
Kinney
Methodist Church
Ida Kinney
Lee
Gilbert
Curtis
Montgomery
Lebron Kinney
Vinemont
Husband Sentenced for Pistol Shot that Paralyzed Wife
Robert Floyd Crank, 32, began a 10 year term after pleading no contest to assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. He faces no further charges unless his wife dies within a year. a Duke University doctor testified she cannot live more than five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
N.C
Robert Floyd Crank
Crank
North Carolina
Duke University
Superior Court
C. W. Hall
Isabel Hartman Crank
Cotaco WSC5S Meeting Hosted by Mrs Tey Johnson
Mrs Tey Johnson hosted the Cotaco Woman's Society of Service meeting at her home. The program included "The Vision of a Better Life" with prayer by Mrs James Jackson, a reading "The Happiest Man in the World" by Mrs Dora Stinson, and a poem "The First Rain" by Mrs Robert Willis. President Mrs W R Murphy led the business session and closing prayer by Mrs L C Murphy. Refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotaco
Tey Johnson
Cotaco’ Woman's Society of Service
Newt Edmonson
James Jackson
Dora Stinson
Robert Willis
W. R. Murphy
L. C. Murphy
Johnson
Rites Set for Mrs Louberta Owens in Hillsboro
Mrs Louberta Owens dies Sunday at Hillsboro 2 residence. Final rites scheduled Sunday at 2 pm at Ebenezer CME Church. Survivors include husband W D Owens two daughters Ora Baker Terre Haute Ind and Ora Owens Hillsboro 2 three sons Willie L V and Rufus Cranfield all of Cleveland Ohio three sisters Flora Elliott Annie Swope Cordelia Lewis Hillsboro two brothers Henry Elliott Hillsboro and Tom Elliott Cleveland and other relatives. Final rites for Ella R Williams Decatur will be announced later by Reynolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louberta Owens
Hillsboro 2
Ebenezer Cme
W. D. Owens
Hillsboro
Ora B. Baker
Terre Haute
Ind
Ora Owens
Willie
L. V
Rufus Cranfield
Cleveland
Flora Elliott
Annie Swope
Cordellia Lewis
Henry Elliott
Tom Elliott
For Rent and Sale Notice Near Moulton and Hartselle
A late classified item lists a three room rental near Moulton Road with contact 1603. It also advertises a sale of a four room one year old home 1 percent west of Hartselle on Highway 33 with city water priced at £3,000, contact N. F. Webster at 445.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
Highway
Bath
Sue N. F. Webster
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James Craig
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