McWhorter Accused In Radiator Theft Case At County Shop
Lawrence McWhorter faced trial over allegedly converting a radiator belonging to Lawrence County for use on a D 7 tractor. The indictment valued the radiator at about three dollars and focused on disputed delivery notes and a note from McWhorter. Defense argued the case rests on technical law with accomplices claimed in the affair. witnesses included local farmers and county officials. McWhorter, re elected to a new six year term, previously spoke at a mass meeting asserting vindication.
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McWhorter
Lawrence County
Smith
Earl Proctor
Moulton
Norman Harris
Decatur
Legg
Rosie
Proctor
Harris
Alabama
John I. Wiley
Oakville Farmer
J. R. Agee
Courtland Farmer
W. A. Toms
Courtland Marr
Ooey Simpepa
Courtlander
R. E
Claude Layman
Trinity Farmer
Pascal Leigh
Mt. Hope
Roy Graham
Mountain Home
Clifton Little
Five Points
R. B. Henderson
Board of Revenue
Marvin Bendall
B.S. Sprinkle
Otis Long
Pride Saint
John M. McDonald
Jeff Ragan
Lynne E. Cross
Herman Roden
Jordan
Sherman Cr. Rutherford
J. Gilbert al
Holiday Shop and Chicken Stew Night at Moulton Heights
A Holiday Shopping Center event and a Chicken Stew night start at 5 30 at Moulton Heights School with public invitation. Miss Martha Blackshear, library consultant, visited Decatur schools Thursday to inspect libraries. An Evening of Games hosted by Disabled American Veterans begins at 7 30 tonight.
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Moulton Heights School
Martha Blackshear
State Department of Education
Decatur
Nehru Opposes Leaving British Commonwealth Pact
Prime Minister Nehru said India should stay in the British Commonwealth despite the Egypt invasion. He spoke against a Communist resolution in Parliament calling for quitting the British family of nations over the Suez Canal event. The resolution was defeated.
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New Delhi
Nehru
India
Egypt
Edward Luther Broadway rites planned for Decatur
Graveside rites for Edward Luther Broadway, former Decatur resident who died in a Tampa Florida hospital will be Saturday at 11 a.m. from Decatur City Cemetery. Survivors include his brother O B Broadway of Atlanta and sisters Mrs Sam White of Atlanta and Mrs Emma Wade of Tuscumbia.
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Edward Luther Broadway
Decatur
Tampa, Fla
Decatur City
Brown
Wills
Fe.terment
O. B. Broadway
Atlanta
Sam White
Emma Wade
Tuscumbia
C. R. Vickers
Hart
Twilight Crime In The Streets Tonight
The listings show TODAY programs including Princess Crime In The Streets with James Whitmore and John Cas Savetes at 1:25 and 3:22 and 5:21 then Sunset The High and The Mighty with John Wayne Pardners Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis at 6:30 and 9:30. Other films include A Reasonable Doubt with Joan Fontaine Dana Andrews at 6:30 and 8:30 Athens The Last Hunt with Robert Taylor Stewart Granger at 7:00 and 9:00 Stranger At My Door with McDonald Carey Bellen Medina at 7:00 and 9:25 and Hell On Frisco Bay with Alan Lada at 6:45 and 8:45.
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James Whitmore
John Cassavetes
Sunset
John Wayne
Dean Martin
Jerry Lewis
Starvue
Courtland Highway
Stranger At My Door
McDonald Carey
Bellen Medina
Hospitals Dismissals and Admissions List
Hospital notices report dismissals for Mrs Floyd Harris Mrs Elton Richards Baby Donald Wayne Peek Mrs A L Payne Baby Jackie Elvis Mrs William Barnett and baby Somerville Baby William Daniel Oaks Baby Mickey Ray Waldrop Mrs Willie Luna Mrs M C Gardner James William Kent John William Carter and others also list admissions including Mrs R W Bowers Mrs John D Jones Miss Willard Morgan Mrs Loyd Wilson Master James W Letson Mrs W A Brown and daughter Mrs Bersal Flack Mrs Jack Crawford.
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Floyd Harris
Johnston St
Elton Richards
16Th Ave
Donald Wayne Peek
12Th SE
A. L. Payne
Jackie Elvis
West Market St
William Barnett
Somerville
William Daniel Oaks
Albertsville
Mickey Ray Waldrop
Town Creek
Willie Luna
4Th Ave
M. C. Gardner
9Th Ave
James William Kent
Florence
John William Carter
Admissions
R. W. Bowers
Madison
John D. Jones
Bradley St
Willard Morgan
111Th Ave
Loyd Wilson
11Th Ave
James W. Letson
Wheeler
W. A. Brown
Bersal Flack
Magnolia St
Jack Crawford
Wilson St
Baugh-Wiley Clinic Ad Listings Mrs Tucker and Mr Easterwood
Classified notice lists the Baugh-Wiley Clinic with Mrs. W. M. Tucker at 433 East Moulton Street and Mr. R. H. Easterwood in Cullman. The fragment provides a directory style reference to names and a street address for the clinic and an associated person.
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W. M. Tucker
Bank Street Hospital Dismissals
List of discharged patients includes Mrs. J. E. Brown of Hartselle and Mrs. D. F. Redding of Hillsboro along with Boyce Lyle of Spring Avenue, William R. Hall of 607 6th Avenue SW, Mrs. William Meadows of 1413 9th Avenue SE, and Mrs. F. A. Speegleman of Moulton.
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J. E. Brown
Hartselle
Boyce Lyle
Spring Ave
D. F. Redding
Hillsboro
William R. Hall
6Th Ave
William Meadows
9Th Ave
F. A. Speegleman
Moulton
Local Obituaries and Social Notices From Athens Limestone
Mrs Cleve Teeples of Elkmont Mrs W W Malone Sr of Athens Mrs Edwin Webb and daughter of Athens five names listed Mrs Eldridge May and daughter of Athens one William Hill of Elkmont Mrs Eugene Thompson of Athens identified in local notices reflecting community ties and family connections.
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Athens Limestone Hospital
Cleve Teeples
Elkmont
W. W. Malone
Athens
Edwin Webb
Eldridge May
William Hill
Eugene Thompson
Lawrence County Hospital Admissions Noted Patients
Law rence County Hospital lists admissions including Jonas Moody of Moulton Marion Hurst of Moulton Marion Blankenship of Manukan Gabe Pool of Town Creek Little Carl Cross of Courtland O Neal Masterson and Mrs J R Johnson of Moulton and Little James Lamar Hazle of Moulton with various ages and numbers.
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Jonas Moody
Moulton
Marion Hurst
Marion T. Blankenship
Manukan
Vuaawe
Gabe Pool
Town Creek
Carl Cross
Courtland
O’neal Masterson
Russellville
J. R. Johnson
Little James Lamar Hazle
Births of S Swanner and E Uptain Daughters Reported
Mr and Mrs Herman Swanner announce the birth of a daughter at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Edward L Uptain 1212th Ave report the birth of a daughter.
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Herman Swanner
Decatur General Hos
Edward L. Uptain
Eisenhower aides weigh broader foreign aid policy in coming review
White House press secretary Hagerty said Eisenhower has not seen Nixon's speech but the vice president knows the president's policies. The policy review could broaden aid and trade aims, cover higher defense costs, and shape attitudes toward Allied actions. Dulles heads to Paris for NATO talks while a five billion dollar aid figure is floated as possible if Europe needs more support.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
Nixon
Britain
France
Egypt
Dulles
U.S
Paris
North Atlantic Treaty Council
Congress
Wrecks on Hillsboro Road Cause Injuries and Property Damage
Three Lawrence County crashes injure one man and damage several vehicles. Robert Taylor’s 1953 Chevrolet truck and Moody’s 1949 Plymouth collide, with $800 and $200 in damages. Lou Hagood, fixing a flat, is injured when a 1996 Dodge rear tackles his parked pickup. Hagood sustains minor injuries and $400 in Dodge damage. Patrolman Wilburn Craft investigates.
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Hillsboro
Robert Taylor
Moody
Lawrence County Hospital
Hillsboro 1
Highway Patrol
Louis Hagood
Charles Aldridge
Moulton
Hagood
Aldridge
Wilburn Craft
Lawrence County
Firm's Employees Left 473000 by Late Employer
New York report notes eighty workers of Hannacher Schlemmer Co a specialty department store will share in 473 000 left by late owner Mrs Else F Schlemmer She died November 27 promising workers a principal share calling them her children and vowing not to forget them
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New York
Hannacher, Schlemmer & Co
Else F. Olson Schlemmer
Schemmer
Former Decaturite Killed In Chicago Truck Crash
Ellis Humphries 34 a former Decatur resident and Adrian Michigan man was killed in a truck accident near Chicago early today. Arrangements are made to bring his body home for burial. He was married with three children and has relatives in the Decatur Moulton area.
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Ellis Humphries
Morgan
Lawrence Counties
Chicago
Humphries
Adrian, Mich
Decatur-Moulton
Birth Announcements From Decatur and Nearby Clinics
Mr and Mrs Freddie Hagood announce a daughter born last night at Baugh Wiley Clinic. Mr and Mrs William Meadows announce a son born last night at Bank Street Hospital. Mr and Mrs F A Speegleman announce a daughter born this morning at Bank Street Hospital.
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Decatur General Hospital
Freddie Hagood
6Th Ave
Baugh- Wiley Clinic
William Meadows
9Th Ave
Bank Street Hospital
F. A. Speegleman
Moulton
Market Reports Cotton and Livestock Prices
Cotton prices inch middling 33.00 with Decatur loan 33 24 and cottonseed at 40.00 per ton. Milk Grade A 6.10 per hundred, manufactured milk 3.25. Wheat No 2 2.10, oats 0.78, corn 1.33, yellow 1.25. Calves and cattle mixed ranges. hogs 190-250 lb bulk sold 15.75 to 16.00. Std Ol N J Un Pac.
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Decatur Loan
White Ear Corp
Stocks Edge Higher on Quiet Opening Day
Prices rose slightly as a few stocks gained fractions to around a point while others fell. Bethlehem Steel and Royal Dutch surged more than a point, as rails led gains after yesterday’s rally. U.S. Steel Chrysler Westinghouse advanced, with rails and major names helping the market’s improved tone.
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New York
Bethleher
Steel
Royal Dutch
Rails
Harlow H. Custice
General Motors
M. J. Rathbone
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Wall Street
U.S. Steel
Chrysler
Westinghouse Electric
New York Central
Santa Fe
Union Pacific
Pennsylvania
Southern Pacific
Chesapeake and Ohio
International Nickel
American
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
North Georgia live Poultry Market Mixed in Early Trade
North Georgia live poultry markets show unsettled prices in early trade as plants report undetermined values. Trading and receipts remain heavy with broilers or fryers priced at farm and f.o.b. plants with varied percentages and uncertain volumes. hens steady and supplies ample for good demand.
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Atlanta
North
Georgia
F.o.b
Livestock Prices Report From Nashville Market
Cattle and calves mostly nominal with cattle and calves around current bids. Hogs limited to about 20 head with prices steady near 23.00. Sheep sales nominal as buyers and sellers show limited activity and offerings.
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Nashville
U.S. Gracle
New York Cotton Prices Fall Amid Pressure on New Crop
Prices fell as new crop months faced pressure and weak demand. By noon the market showed declines from the prior close with December at 33.96, March at 33.96, and May at 33.84, down 10 cents to $1.10 per bale.
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New York
Mar
Jly
Shotgun blast ends two month marriage of farm boy and girl
In Norman Oklahoma a shotgun blast killed Elizabeth a 13 year old bride and injured no one else. Elvin Homer Thornton a 16 year old farm boy fled after the event. County authorities said Elizabeth's mother Mrs Carl L Larsson told investigators the couple planned a divorce and Elizabeth was collecting belongings at Elvin's Moore area home yesterday.
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Norman, Okio
Elvin Homer Thornton
Elizabeth
County Arty
Hez Bussey
Carl L. Larsson
Elvin
Moore
Okia
Alabama Reports 377 Cancer Cases In October 1956
Alabama reported 377 cases of cancer during October 1956 according to the State Health Department. The figure compares with 644 cases in October 1955.
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Morgan
Alabama
Montgomery
State Health Department
Russians Easing Clamp On Berlin Traffic Control
Berlin reports say the Russians told the US Army they would drop a sudden demand to search Allied traffic between Berlin and West Germany. Earlier Russian guards halted a 10 truck U S convoy on the West Berlin to West Germany run, and new demands for identification papers and the right to search trucks for concealed persons were raised.
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Berlin
West Germany
U.S
West Berlin
St Bernard College Chronicles Milestones Since 1952
The St Bernard development program from 1952 to 1955 saw its first Bachelor of Arts class graduate in decades. A $400000 library classroom building stands completed. Foundations were laid last March for a college chapel and construction will begin soon on another residence hall.
Holden King of Box Office
William Holden is crowned the movies new king of the box office in a rare win for a dramatic star. The public typically applauds performers like Spencer Tracy and Fredric March but bestows box office glory on famed screen personalities such as John Wayne Martin and Lewis and Shirley Temple.
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Hollywood
William Holden
Holden Spencer Tracy
Fredric March
John Wayne
Martin and Lewis
Shirley Temple
Georgia Lawyer Attacks Clinton High School Arrests
DALTON GA A prominent Georgia attorney Carter Pittman of the Georgia Board of Bar Examiners denounced the Knox ville Tennessee pre-trial actions against 16 people arrested on criminal contempt charges for allegedly interfering with Clinton High School integration. He called the federal injunction by Judge Robert L Taylor illegal and likened it to a bill of attainder affecting an entire race.
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Dalton
Georgia
Knoxville
Tenn
Carter Pittman
Georgia Board of Bar Examiners
Clinton, Tenn
Pittman
U.S
Robert L. Taylor
Russia
October 1956 Morgen County Cases Reported
Six of the October 1956 Morgen County cases were reported, detailing local legal actions and outcomes with emphasis on the judicial activity for the period.
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Morgen County
Parade Welcomes Santa To Hartselle
A 5000 to 7000 crowd celebrated the 1956 Christmas season in Hartselle with a downtown parade featuring six home made floats, Morgan County High School marching band, and local officials guiding a festive event. The Chamber of Commerce and city government funded street decorations worth about 1000 dollars while merchants offered giveaways and holiday shopping enhancements.
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Hartselle
Santa Claus
Chamber of Commerce
Morgan County High School
Morgan County’ Training School
Curley Roberts
Hollis James
Hartselle National Guard
Hartselle Chamber of Commerce
John Burleson
Raymond Baker
Charles Rowe
Morgan County Training School
First Baptist Church
American Legion
Haitian Leader Agrees To Stay In Office
President Paul E. Magloire agrees to remain in office at the army request to guide Haiti back to peace. He briefly stepped down during Columbus Day celebrations marking the discovery of the territory in 1492.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
Paul E. Magloire
Caribbean
Magloire
Train Fire Kills Motorman as Forty Hurt in Chicago
A flash fire aboard a moving four car wooden elevated train fatally injures the motorman and injures about forty passengers. The CTA train was en route from Evanston to downtown Chicago when the blaze erupted near the Howard Street station. Russell Lane of AP witnessed passengers panic as the fire confined to the first two cars.
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Chicago
Chicago Transit Authority
Evanstop
Howard Street
Russell Lane
Associated Press
Birmingham Pilot Dies Near Pulaski
A 27 year old private pilot from Birmingham Alabama was killed near Pulaski Tennessee while landing at an untended airport. Arthur Guy Epperson of Epperson Construction Co Birmingham died when his light plane nosedived into the dirt runway. He was alone and had come to supervise two workers loading cedar trees for Christmas shipments.
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Pulaski, Tenn. W
Birmingham
Ala
Here
Homer Smith
Arthur Guy Epperson
Epperson
Wanted to keep children in home reliable contact
Classified snippet offers a rental ad at 218 Ferry St with three bedrooms two baths living room kitchen screened porch and fenced yard available after 4. It mentions a contact number and a note about rental availability. Also a sale listing for a cafe stock living quarters and lot priced at 2500 appears, along with mentions of rose bushes and sacks for crafts.
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Ferry St
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James Allen
W. Cherry St
Clyde C. Anderson
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Morgan County
E. L. Broadway
Joan Fontaine
Dana Andrews
Hell On Frisco Bay
Alan Lada
Lawrence County Hospital Admissions
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Acme Steel
Gen Foods
Alleghany
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Am Baker
Goodrich
Goodyear Am
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Ches & Ohio
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Roeb
Sinclair
Fimoet Dairies
Birminghas
North Alabama
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St. Bernard
Holden King of
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