Decatur Transit routes revised with changes to lines
New schedules take effect tomorrow affecting Northeast and Southwest lines. Northeast Decatur ends service on Oak Walnut and Bank Streets while Southeast extends two blocks on 19th and 16th Ave SE with Grant and Church Streets to 19th Ave SE. Northwest line reroutes on 11th Ave NW to Moulton Street. Regular 20 minute daytime service remains on Northeast and Southwest, with evening and Sunday variations described.
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Decatur Transit
Decatur
Oak, Walnut
Bank Streets
19Th
16Th Ave
Grant
Church Streets
19Th Ave
Goodyear Mill
Sherman Street
L1th Ave
Moulton Street
2Nd Street N.W
Memorial Drive
Moulton St
Alabama Legislature Maintains Juries as Filibuster Looms
Friday session stalled by extended filibuster threats as opponents vow to block a bill allowing women to serve on juries. House advances constitutional amendment boosting local ad valorem tax mills, and approves pay raises from 7200 to 9000 for state merit system employees. Hospitals gain lien rights for insurance settlements. Sparkler sales legalized. Minor-sexual-offense penalties rise to felony. Armory construction funding of 865000 yearly authorized with conditions and extensive facility projects planned.
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Alabama
House
James S. Coleman
Greene
Joe Smith
Russell
Senate
Infant Twila Mae Russell Funeral Rites Set
Funeral services for Twila Mae Russell infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Russell of Decatur 1 are set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Morris Chapel with Rev. Dennis Tucker officiating. Interment will follow in the adjoining cemetery. She was born August 21 and died at 10:45 last night at home. Survived by both parents five sisters Geneva Joe Ann Mary Frances Myra Dorothy Lou and five brothers John David Donald Ray Ronald Joe Lonnie Thomas and James Roscoe and grandmothers Mrs. Sally Belle Russell and Mrs. Ossie Zelma Campbell, Decatur 1.
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Twila Mae Russell
David Russell
Decatur 1
Morris Chapel
Dennis Tucker
Brown
Twila Mae
Geneva
Joe Ann
Mary Frances
Myra
Dorothy Lou
John David
Donald Ray
Ronald Joe
Lonnie Thomas
James Roscoe
Sally Belle Russell
Ossie Zelma Campbell
Princess-Man With A Million at UIT Theatres
Weekday film listings show Princess-Man With A Million at UIT with showtimes 1:30 3:30 5:30 7:30 9:30 and I Remember Mama at ROXY with 1:30 4:00 6:30 9:00. Sunset presents The Silver Chalice at 7:15 and 9:15. Bowline screens One Desire at 7:30 and 9:30. Ranch shows Garden of Eden at 7:15 and 9:15. Starvue features Seminole Uprising at 7:30 and 9:16 with Courtland Highway and Karin Booth.
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Starvue
Courtland Highway
George Mortgomery
Karin Booth
Fire damages three rooms in home of Johnnie Johnson Jr
A fire at 401 NW Church St yesterday afternoon gutted three adjacent rooms owned by Johnnie Johnson Jr a Black resident. Boots Garrett not home. cause undetermined. Furnishings lost. Three arrests reported on drunkenness insanity and peace proceedings. Four building permits issued for local additions. A 1954 Chevrolet grill damaged in a collision with a 1953 GMC tractor trailer. drivers named. A dog bite incident recorded at 914 3rd Ave SE with dog kept by owner for 21 days.
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Johnnie Johnson, Jr
Church St
Booker T. Garrett
Boots
13Th Ave
W. S. Hitt
Danville Road
Arthur Simmons
1St Ave
J. B. Hurst
Endlam Blvd
Bruce Lemmond
G.M.C
Gordon Dr. SE
6Th Ave
Milton A. Frank
Lansing
Mich
Auburn
Miles de- Hart
Star Route
Oneonta
Self
Thompson
Joe L. Meares
3Rd Ave
Bessie Alvis
3Rd Ave. SE
Ground Observer Checks for Foolproof Safeguard Plan
A proposed safeguard against surprise attacks by the United States and Russia would include exchanging data on identifications, strength, command structures, and dispositions of forces as well as facilities. Ground observers would be stationed at key locations to verify blueprints and monitor mobilization or attack signs. Each side would permit unrestricted aerial reconnaissance under monitoring.
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Russia
United States
Injured Continued From Page 1
The Chenaults live in Glenmont New York. A fragment notes injured schoolchildren and a return to page 1.
Birth at Athens Limestone Hospital Names Parent and Daughter
A daughter was born yesterday to Mr and Mrs W A Hardiman of Athens in Athens Limestone Hospital.
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Athens-Limestone Hospital
W. A. Hardiman
Athens
Yester
Californians Back Kefauver for President Movement
A California business man Tom C. Carrell and AFL Retail Clerks Union leader Joseph T. De Silva launched a Kefauver for President campaign in Los Angeles. They filed papers in Sacramento for a Kefauver for President Committee and expect similar activity nationwide.
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Los Angeles
Kefauver
Tom C. Carrell
San Fernando
Joseph T. de Silva
AFL
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
California
Sacramento
Calif
Carrell
Markets and stock gains lift New York trading
Decatur cottonseed and dairy pricing appear alongside a market note. In New York, stocks edged higher with livelier early trading as steels and aircraft sectors rose. Chrysler Bethlehem Firestone United Aircraft and Atlantic Coast Line gained, others like U.S. Steel Boeing Radio Corp. and Dow Chemical rose modestly.
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New York
Chrysler
Bethlehem
Firestone
United Aircraft
Atlantic Coast Line
U.S. Steel
Republic Steel
Boeing
Douglas
Radio Corp
Anaconda
American Smelting
Allied Chemical
Dow Chemical
Sinclair
Eastern Air Lines
North Alabama live market steady in bid prices
In Birmingham AP report the North Alabama live market remained steady with offerings and scouts adequate. Demand prices paid for the 24 hours ending at 10 30 a m Wednesday reflect stable trading for poultry buyers and sellers in the region.
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Poultry
Birmingham
North Alabama
Israeli letter demands Egypt acknowledge attack role
Arthur Lourie, deputy director general of the Foreign Office, signed a note insisting Cairo acknowledge responsibility for starting attacks and provide guarantees for immediate complete and definitive cessation of all hostile acts. Burns seeks a cease-fire and end to raiding in the border area. A UN spokesman calls the situation very serious and says Burns is in constant contact with Dag Hammarskjold.
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Israel
Arthur Lourie
Foreign Office
Lourie
Egypt
Burns
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Geologist outlines Citronelle field growth and Gulf prospects
Expert Montgomery outlines a plan to visit the Citronelle area in the coming days. He notes development could lead to wells across the Citronelle geologic structure spanning Mobile to Escambia counties and into Northwest Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. The sand at 11,400 feet may be the same source as Mississippi oil, though not yet definite.
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Montgomery
Citronelle
Mobile
Baldwin
Clarke
Escambia
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Jones
Mississippi
North Georgia live poultry market steadies amid wartime shifts
Demos about 25 percent below February 1951 wartime record as heavy farm production and surpluses rise. The Atlanta market shows steady receipts and healthy demand with prices around 24 to 34 cents per pound for fryers and 25 to 27 cents at plants, reflecting freight and conditioning notes.
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Atlanta
North Georgia
Pala
Egg Market Mixed in Birmingham Report
AP dispatch from Birmingham notes a weaker market for top quality large eggs, steadier pricing for other sizes, and an unsettled undertone. Demand is moderate with adequate supply. prices range across quality and size categories, including nearby loose values for whites and various sizes.
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Birmingham
Nashville cattle market stays steady as cows soften notes
AP dispatch from Nashville reports about 1200 head, with mostly steady trends except cows weakening to 25 lower. Twenty choice cattle at about 1025 lb, steers around 23.00, cutter head 900-1150 lb 18.50-19.50, commercial and lower 18.00, slaughter ewes and cull to choice shorn listings.
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Decatur Cotonsee
Nashville
Di Pietro’s Broadcast Sparks Immediate Labor Closures
Move and Di Pietro assume spokesman roles as offices, stores, and factories shut after his broadcast. The Ministry of War building near Plaza de Mayo is ringed by field guns and troops. He urged workers to avoid violence and warned of infiltrators aiming to instigate disturbances. He stated the president’s resignation was received by labor, not Congress.
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di Pietro
Ministry of War
Plaza de Mayo
Congress
Notables Flocking to Red Hat Research Day in Decatur
A lineup of industry figures attends Red Hat Research Day in Decatur next Wednesday. Key speakers include Prof. D. F. King of Alabama Poly Institute, Dr George E. Ward and Jim Fritz of Dawes Laboratories, and Marvin C. Wilkening of the Red Hat Research Farm. The event features a notable broiler feeding development, with a hospitality hour Tuesday evening at the Lyons Hotel. Sessions run 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
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Red Hat
Decatur
D. F. King
Alabama Poly Institute
George E. Ward
Dawes Laboratories
Jim Fritz
Marvin C. Wilkening
Southeast
Lyons
Labor Day Traffic Toll Estimate Urges Caution
Ned Dearborn, council president, said past experience suggests 400 deaths could occur during the Labor Day period from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Monday. He urged drivers and pedestrians to exercise extra care, limit speed, signaling, and maintain safe distances to reduce unnecessary fatalities.
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Ned Dearborn
Council
Kremlin Arms Offer to Egypt Signals Shift in Middle East Influence
Washington reports cite State Department evidence of Soviet arms offers to Egypt and possibly other Arab states as part of a broader push. Moscow seeks a neutralist bloc and wider influence, with Nasser invited to visit the Soviet Union and trade ties expanding with Hungary Czechoslovakia and East Germany. Egypt exports rice for oil, and Syria hosts a military attache as tensions rise with Western defense efforts.
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Egypt
State Department
Washington
Middle East
Moscow
Soviet Union
Dulles
Rusarms
Nasser
Russia
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
East Germany
Middle Eastern
Damascus
Iran
King Saud
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Hospital Dismissals and Admissions Noted in Decatur
Dismissals listed for Mrs. Edward Wright and infant daughter at 803 9th Ave SE and Mrs. Lavella Beach and daughter at 223 4th Ave NW. Admissions include Mrs. Louis Nelson of 416 7th Ave SW and Mrs. Will Lee of 1053 Sherman St.
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Edward Wright
9Th Ave
Lavella Beach
4Th Ave
Louis Nelson
7Th Ave
Will Lee
Sherman St
Local Winners Named in Lane Meet Judging
J. M. Lemmond of Somerville S. G. Hudgins of Arab and G. W. Cupp of Cullman scored entries in a judging event with first and third place designations noted.
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J. M. Lemmond
Somerville
S. G. Hudgins
G. W. Cupp
Cullman
Bank Street Hospital Patient List Highlights Readings
Ernest McCreless Town Creek Mrs Hodges 214 Line Street Richard Penn 1322 8th Avenue Mrs Tom Russell Valdermosa Springs J R Mullins Decatur Teresa Tucker 914 16th Avenue 2.
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Bank Street Hospital
Ernest McCreless
Town Creek
Hodges Minor
Richard Penn
8Th Ave
Tom Russell
Valdermosa Springs
J. R. Mullins
Decatur
Teresa Tucker
16Th Ave
Athens Names Incomplete Court Docket Items
John Dee Turner in Athens. Charles Bailey Sr in Athens. Edwin Keyes in Athens.
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Athens-Limestone
John Dee Turner
Athens
Charles Bailey, Sr
Edwin Keyes
Mrs Mittie Mooney Hartselle 83 dies in Hartselle
Funeral arrangements are announced by Peck Funeral Home for Mrs Mittie Mooney 83 who died at her daughter’s home in Hartselle at 7 p m yesterday She is survived by her daughter Mrs Ellenburg and six grandchildren
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Hartselle
Mittie Mooney
Peck Funeral Home
Lost: Red steer strayed from barn near Somerville Road
Classified notices mention a red steer about 400 pounds missing from a barn on Somerville Road. Separate listings include three lots for sale on Joe Wheeler Highway near TVA line, a pony note, and several rental advertisements with phone references.
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Somerville Rd
Joe Wheeler
TVA
Strand
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Mid East
UIT A
Peck
Ronald Squire
Roxy
Mama
Irene Dunne
George Stevens
the Silver Chalice
Virginia Mayo
Jack Palance
Bowline
One Desire
Anne Baxter
Rock Hudson
Garden of Eden
Sheriff's Forces
Chenaults
Glenmont, N. Y
Glidden
Goodyear Greyhound
Allis
Baker Am Can
Lehman
Ne Se Am
T&t
Loew's Lorillard Armour
Monsan Chem Armst Ck Mont Ward
Atchison
Atl C
Atl
Nat Cyl Bes
Balt & Ohio
Nehi C
Nor & Borden
Penney (Jc
Burl Ind
Cola Burr Bros Calum & H
Cater Trac Reo
Rea
Ches & Ohio
Repub
Cea
Cola
Ifs
Colg Palm
St Regis Pap
Seab RR
Crane
Skelly Ol
Cruc Stl
Ltd
OU N J
Diveo du Pont
East Air L
Texas Co Kodak
Texas PC & O
Erie RR
Con Fox
Eversharp
Bag & P
UN Carbide
US Steel
Warner Pic
2Nd Ave
Huntsville
Jno
W. Swisher Cigar
King Edward) Co
Jacksonville
Fla
John Mangels
R. C. Sundberg
L. C. Bledsoe
Cullman Chamber of Commerce
Edgar Allen Poppell
Leon Posey
Sheffield
Southside
Church of the Nazarene
6Th St
4Th
5Th Ave
Creerenchers
Sewer Nesese
Kremlin
Decatur General Hospital
Mittie M Hartselle
Jackson Dt
Robert Harper
Joe Curry
Tom Woodard
Donald Johnson
Cecil Timberlake
H. Ryan
Decatur Daily
Huntsville Times
Wmsl-Tv
North
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