Patterson Atty General Fines Over Usury Lending Firm
Alabama Attorney General John Patterson, a gubernatorial candidate, announced injunctions against Investors Inc of Phenix City for charging excessive interest and selling loan insurance. The firm, led by president Jack A. Gunter, faced charges for making loans under 300 dollars without a small loan license and for charges exceeding the 8 percent limit. Court actions followed a guilty plea and fines.
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Phenix City
Alabama Atty
John Patterson
Patterson
Anniston
Ala
Investors Inc
Montgomery
Lonnie Gentry
Banking Department
Jack A. Gunter
Special
Roy Phillips
Jack Miller
Phillips
Miller and Patterson
Lamar Murphy
Homer Cornett
Phenix
Clyde Knowles
M. M. Dudley
County Commissioners Court
James M. Seymour
James H. Caldwell
Gentry
Alabama
State Supreme
W. A. Jenkins Jr
Birmingham
Supreme Court
Three Marines Acquitted in Roadhouse Slaying Case
In Wilmington North Carolina three Marines were found innocent by a Superior Court jury after a 3 1/2 hour deliberation in the roadhouse shooting of Charles E. Sullivan. The state dropped charges against seven others involved in the Sept incident. Sullivan died from a .22 rifle wound following a brawl.
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Wilmington
N. C
Jerry D. Jackson
Arlie Jackson
Athens
Ala
Paul H. Faust
Baltimore
William T. Powell
Cincinnati
Wilbur Carter
Annapolis
John J. Burney
Charles E. Sullivan
Powell
Carter
Faust
Kilby Prisoners Present Christmas Miracle Play
Kilby Prison inmates will stage A Christmas Miracle in The Door of Hope on December 22 at 9 30 a m. Written and produced by inmate Albert S Williams, with much original music, the play centers on artist Gerand Springer and his singer wife Betty Bartlett rather than a Nativity. Inmates’ visitors may attend. Kilby’s Christmas musicals draw favorable public response.
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Kilby
Ala
R. S. Watson
Door of Hope
Albert S. Williams
Gerand Springer
Betty Bartlett
Watson
Accountants Plan Special Meet Here
Officers and directors of the North Alabama Chapter of the National Assn of Accountants met at Pitts Motel Decatur to plan a January 28, 1958 event at Decatur Country Club. Guest speaker Henry J Engler Jr Loyola University will address a technical session at Florence Country Club.
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North Alabama
National Assn. of Accountants
Pitts
Decatur
J. G. Thomas
Rohm & Haas
Huntsville
Decatur Country Club
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane
Frank J. McLaughlin
Chemstrand Corp
Henry J. Engler, Jr
College of Business Administration
Loyola University
Florence Country Club
Robert C. Huffman
Ashburn & Gray Contractors
Joe L. Denison
Chem- Strand
E. R. Keith
Multigraph Corp
Hazardous Duty Qualifies Disabled Vets For Higher Pay
Elbert Chandler of the Veterans Administration in Decatur outlined that veterans disabled in peacetime for extra hazardous service may receive 80 percent of wartime disability pay. The higher rate applies to duties under exceptionally dangerous conditions or those simulating war, with case-by-case VA adjudication. Typical eligible duties include war maneuvers aircraft submarine operations parachute jumps demolition work diving and experimental weapons tests.
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Elbert Chandler
Veterans Administration Office
Decatur
Chandler
Robber's Bullet Stops Baron The Dog Who Had A Job To Do
In Los Angeles a three year old German shepherd named Baron, stationed at a La Mirada liquor store, tackled a robber. The dog was shot through the spine and lies paralyzed, with veterinarians watching for possible paralysis reversal or the need for operation.
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Baron
Los Angeles
la Mirada
Raymond Baker
Ne Od
Robert Baker
Nelson
Abe
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