Brasil to Launch Largest Ship by Ingalls in Mississippi
The Brasil, 617 feet, built for Moore-McCormack Lines at Ingalls in ASCAGOULA, will launch this afternoon. The Brasil and its sister Argentina replace older ships on the New York to Buenos Aires route under a $48.9 million contract with the U S Maritime Administration. Speakers include Rep. Herbert C. Bonner and Ambassador Erani de Amaral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ascagoula
Miss
Wits Tates
Deep South
Brasil
Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc
New York
Argentina
Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp
U.S. Maritime Administration
Moore-McCormack
Emmett J. McCormack
Moore- McCormack
Robert C. Lee
Hal Boyle
Associated Press
Herbert C. Bonner
D-Nc
House
Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
Erani de Amaralae
Brazil
McCormack
Robert J. Ingalls Jr
Secanaien Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp
Buenos Aires
Four Suits Seek 140000 Dollars in Morgan County Wreck
Four damage suits totaling 140000 dollars are filed in Morgan County Circuit Court over injuries from a December 20 1956 auto crash on Highway 231. Plaintiffs Emogene Joles William Devore Alice Devore and Vicki Joles seek damages from Pa Archie Schiltz and Elmer Skidmore Schiltz who was the vehicle driver.
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Morgan County
Emogene Joles
William Devore
Alice Devore
Vicki Joles
Pa Archie Schiltz
Elmer Skidmore Schiltz
Mint Museum of Art legacy and Victorian rental notices mix in clipping
A garbled newspaper page contains notes on the Mint Museum of Art in Charlotte once being a U S Mint branch, several rental ads for rooms and furnished spaces, a baby-sitting wish, a Christmas remembrance for Sage C Nichols who died in 1956, and a brief car listing. The fragment ends with misspelled street and seemingly stray text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mint Museum of Art
Charlotte
N.C
The
U. S. Mint
Sage C. Nichols
Mae
Macon County Abolition Plan Faces Complexamendment Debate
Alabama voters weigh a statewide amendment allowing county abolition if approved, with Macon County at center of conflict. Negro leaders, a Tuskegee school locale, boycotts, and legal actions color a tense dispute as a study commission maps potential county realignments among Bullock Elmore Lee Montgomery and Tallapoosa counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Engelhardt
Macon
Citizens’ Oil
Bullock
Elmore
Lee
Montgomery
Tallapoosa
Tuskegee Institute
Tuskegee
Will O. Walton
TCA
Chamber of Commerce of
Alabama
James E. Folsom
Seven Die In Alabama Weekend Crashes And Drownings
Accidents in Alabama claimed at least seven lives over the weekend. Victims include Olin Boggs 31 of Rock Mills and Walter Wise 34 of Heflin two men drowned in separate incidents and five died in highway crashes across counties near Rock Mills Heflin Brantley and Boligee. A fishing accident near Geneva left eight year old Harold Farris dead and two others missing feared drowned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Alabama
Olin Edgar Boggs
Rock Mills
Highway Patrol
Walter Junior Wise
Heflin Rt. 1
Alabama Highway 46
Hefling
Inez Henderson
Oneonta
Allgood
Ala
Brantley
Linda Godwin
U.S. Highway 331
Harold Farris
Geneva
Choctawhatchee
Pea Rivers
Gene Farris
James S
Alabama Amendments Map Bond Plans for Hospitals and Schools
A series of proposed amendments seeks to raise interest ceilings for hospital bonds and authorize new school and hospital funding in multiple counties. The measures would allocate funds to university and institute building projects, tuberculosis sanatoria, and indigent hospital care while adjusting debt limits and ad valorem taxes where needed. Several numbered amendments cover Mobile, Cleburne, Russell, Walker, Marion, Bullock, Tallapoosa, Colbert, Butler, Cullman, Montgomery counties and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deaf and Blind Institute
Talladega
Alabama
University of Alabama
Alabama Polytechnic Institute At
Auburn
Mobile County
Cleburne County
Russell County
Walker County
Marion County
Bullock County
Tallapoosa County
Colbert County
Butler County
Colbert Isca Nei Taining
Cullman County
Montgomery County
Market Reports Poultry and Grain Prices
Market notes list No. 2 Yellow Ear Corn at 1.24 and No. 2 White Shelled Corn at 1.46, with mixed corn and milling wheat prices. Poultry prices shown for broilers at farm 0.15 to 0.16 per pound, hogs and cattle ranges given, and various sow and calf weights with price bands. Locations include Moultrie Thomasville Ala Jacksonville Fla and others with mixed lots and weights.
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U. S
Moultrie
Thomasville
Fas Eee Ala
Jacksonville
Fila
Markets At A Glance
New York stocks fall as steels motors and rails drag markets. bond prices rise as government debt gains. Cotton trade remains irregular amid liquidations. Chicago corn and soybeans slip while oats mostly lower. hogs drop to 19.75, cattle hold steady to down with toppers near 28.00.
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New York
Chicago
Wheat futures dip as export trade weighs on market
Chicago wheat futures decline amid weak export demand with December delivery at 2.18 per bushel. Corn falls by about percent to percent lower, oats move from percentage gains to losses, rye slips 1 to 2 percent, soybeans drop 1 1/4 to 2 percent with January at 2.24 to 2.5 percent, while nearby prices drift 12.15 to 12.62 per hundred pounds.
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Nas Sepeton Esee
Market decline deepens with steel and motor shares falling
New York stocks slid further in late trading as steel, motor and rail issues led the losses. Volume reached about 2.2 million, with leading motors hitting new 1957 lows and major names like Chrysler Ford GM, U S Steel, Bethlehem, and Westinghouse down.
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New York
Chrysler
Ford
General Motors
U. Ss. Steel
Bethlehem
Youngstown Sheet
Southern Railway
Baltimore & Ohio
New York Central
Illinois Central
Chesapeake & Ohio
Goodrich
Zenith
General
Westinghouse Electric
Allied Chemical
Union Carbide
Gulf Oil
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Paramount
U.S. Rubber
Goodyear
Alabama broiler and fryer prices ease slightly
Alabama markets show broil ers and fryers generally one cent lower with slow to fair demand and mixed offerings. North Georgia live poultry prices mirror the trend with fair demand and mostly 15. per hundred weight. turkeys and other items vary by region.
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Birmingham
Alabama
Atlanta
North Georgia
Sevnete
Market Prices and Demand Observe Steady Rise
Prices for the period ending 10 30 a m Monday show steady demand in colors with large 45 47, medium 40 42 14, small 40 41. Standards 43 44. Nearby po sales reported.
Livestock Market Report Nashville Steers Trade Summary
Nashville cattle market shows steady to firm tone with steady demand. Steers and cows strong, with heifers around 21.00 to 22.50 and utility to commercial classes priced lower reflecting lighter demand.
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Nashville
Cnaire
New York Cotton Prices Drift Uneven on Trade Activity
New York cotton traders faced irregular activity as hedge selling and liquidation weighed on prices. Late afternoon quotes showed a net drop of up to 20 cents from prior close with March at 36.38, May 36.53, and July 36.28 per bale.
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New York
Eisenhower Aims for Action at NATO Conference in Paris
Eisenhower pledged a confident call for action while offering unity with Russia to move forces toward stabilizing the world. He spoke at the NATO heads of government session in Paris, with allied leaders around a blue felt table at the Palais de Chaillot.
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Eisenhower
United States
Russia
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Palais de Chaillot
NATO
Paris
Harold Macmillan
Britain
Ee Paul-Henri Spaak
Eft
Odom Backs Safety Plan In Decatur Endorsement
Decatur Mayor Roy Odom endorsed the Back the Attack on Traffic Accidents campaign sponsored by the Jaycees in cooperation with the National Safety Council the Alabama Safety Council and the Department of Public Safety. The program began its second year in Alabama December 1 with emphasis on reducing holiday traffic deaths and will continue through 1958.
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Decatur
Roy Odom
Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
National Safety Council
Alabama Safety Council
Department of Public Safety
Alabama
Odom
Liberty National Office to Move to Decatur
Liberty National Life Insurance announces relocation of its district office from Huntsville to Decatur set to begin operations at the First Federal Savings and Loan Association building. J H Turner says Dwight M Beeson transfers to Atlanta office while district offices in Tennessee and Memphis, with detached offices at Athens and Hartselle, remain part of the network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty National Life Insurance Co
Decatur
Huntsville
J. H. Turner
Federal Savings and Loan Association
Dwight M. Beeson
Atlanta
Tennessee
Memphis
Athens
Hartselle
TVA Faces Two-Rate Power Request From Co op
TVA staff will study the petition and report to the board led by Gen. H. D. Vogel. The Co op seeks a two-rate power system to match Decatur city rates for fringe customers, challenging Morgan County line extensions. a meeting is set for Thursday though action is unlikely then.
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Chattanooga
TVA
Gen. H. D. Vogel
Co-op
Joe Wheeler
Decatur
City of
Decatur Electric Dept
Morgan County
Huntsville
Huntsville — This Morning Co-op Attorney C. E. Shaver
Swidler and Dunn
Shaver
John A. Caddell
Atlas Missile Guidance and Warhead Assembly Details
The Atlas uses kerosene and liquid oxygen propellants with a ground based radio inertial guidance system and onboard inertial gyros to maintain course. In combat versions the nose cone houses an atomic warhead with arming provisions and fusing. Vertical launch optimizes lift off and reduces ground exposure.
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Atlas
District Diary Summaries Weekend Arrests
ATHENS ALABAMA arrests by the sheriff and Highway Patrol over the weekend include 12 for public drunkenness, four for prohibition violations, two for reckless driving, one for assault with a knife, one for assault and battery, two for defective lights, three for no driver’s license, one for running a stop sign, and one for driving while intoxicated.
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Athens
Ala
Sheriff’s Office
Highway Patrol
Sheriff reports weekly arrests in Moulton Alabama
The sheriff's office lists six arrests for public drunkenness, two for prohibition violations, three for petty larceny, one for no driver's license, and two for reckless driving in the past weekend.
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Moulton
Ala
Sheriff lists weekend arrests in Cullman Alabama
The Cullman county sheriff reports seven weekend arrests including one for driving while intoxicated, three for violation of the prohibition law, and four for highway intoxication.
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Cullman
Ala
Decatur Curb Market Extends Hours Through Christmas Eve
The Decatur curb market will stay open daily until Christmas Eve, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., offering canned vegetables, jellies, eggs, cakes, pies, milk, butter, and Christmas trees and decorations including pine and cedar varieties. The Rosary Club held a noon meeting featuring the Decatur High School choral group directed by Roy Wood with nine boys and 15 girls and accompanist Miss Peggy Guffin. Neal's Superette at 209 Carridale reported an attempted break in over the weekend, targeting a rear door but the entry was not gained.
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Decatur Curb Market
Decatur High School
Rosary Club
Roy Wood
Peggy Guffin
Neal
Carridale
Hospital List of Residents in Several Alabama Towns
A roster of residents including Mrs. Anna Bell Simmons 504 Railroad St Hartselle and Mrs. Char ss Johnston 1005 Danville Rd among others. Entries show names with street addresses in Hartselle Danville Moulton Trinity and Somerville, listing multiple adults and children.
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Anna Bell Simmons
Railroad St
Hartselle
Char Ss Johnston
Danville Rd
Roger Alan Hammond
15Th Ave
Joseph A. Slavinsky
Chestnut St
Leonard Oldham
5Th Ave
Admissions Martha Lee Wymbs Linda Jenkins
Admissions note lists Martha Lee Wymbs of 403 Canal St NE and Linda Jenkins of 201 Prospect Dr. The brief item records names and street addresses in a community notice.
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Martha Lee Wymbs
Canal St
Linda Jenkins
Prospect Dr SE
Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic Patients Listed
Rosters show Robert F. Carwile of Athens and Mrs. Gurney Segars of Danville among clinic participants. Roy E. Griffin from Hartselle and Master Johnnie Benton of 416 5th Ave SW are also named, indicating a set of medical or clerical listings.
Dismissals At Lawrence County Hospital Names
Mrs James Anderson of Decatur Mrs Donald McKinnon of Landersville Miss Margaret Ann Naylor of Moulton and Miss Faye Womack of Houston are listed among dismissals with Wilburn Lanier of Hillsboro also noted.
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Lawrence County Hospital
James Anderson
Decatur
Donald McKinnon
Landersville
Margaret Ann Naylor
Moulton
Faye Womack
Houston
Wilburn Lanier
Hillsboro
Births Report From Local Hospitals Reflect Community Growth
A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Donald McKinnon of Landersville Saturday at Lawrence County Hospital. A son born yesterday to Mr and Mrs Kedrick Legg at Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic 223 8th Ave NW. A daughter born Saturday to Mr and Mrs Theron Drake at Decatur General Hospital. A son born today to Mr and Mrs George P Stack at Decatur General Hospital. A son born today to Mr and Mrs Almon Clemons of Hartseller at Decatur General Hospital.
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Donald McKinnon
Landersville
Lawrence County Hospital
Kedrick Legg
8Th Ave
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Clinic
Theron Drake
7Th Ave
Decatur General Hospital
George P. Stackhouse
Chestnut Ct
Apts
Decatur General Hos
Almon Clemons
Hartseller
Dutch to Ship Out From Indonesia in Refugee Departure
The Indonesian government speeds up the Dutch evacuation with the Waterman sailing from Surabaya carrying about 800 Dutch nationals to Singapore Amsterdam and Rotterdam. Other liners Sibgjak and Captain Cook will depart from Jakarta and Semarang. More than 360 Dutch have left with Garuda and Swiss Overseas Airways. The exodus grows as technicians and workers request visas amid anti Dutch campaigns and wartime nationalization of Dutch assets.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Waterman
Nethe
Surabaya
East Java
Sibgjak
Capta Cook
Karta
Semarang
Sinpore
Amsterdam
Rotterdage
Singapore
Cook
Iland Republic
British Overseas Airways Corp
Garuda
West New Guinea
Space dominance urged as vital as sea power in past wars
Johnson on the Preparedness subcommittee echoed a view that the U S must occupy and rule space to deter threats, likening it to England ruling the sea against Spain. Flanders urged constant surveillance and the ability to repel space launched attacks as drones for the Army Signal Corps were announced in New York.
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United States
England
Spain
Flanders
New York
Republic Aviation Corp
Army Signal Corps
Braun
von Braun
John B. Medaris
U.S
Medaris
Army Ballistic Missile Center
Huntsville
Ala
Army
Manitoba Waterfall Powers Winnipeg River System
The Winnipeg River drops 27 feet from Mani toba to Lake Winnipeg, forming a major hydroelectric power source for the region.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Lake
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Nice
6Th Ave
Ruth Campbell Mack Slater
Church St. NE
Bulova
Wall Street
Allied
Lou’ & Nash
Mallory Am
M & Fdy
Mont Ward
Anac Co
No Ae Atchison
Pac G & el
Ad C Line
Pan Am
Phil, Pet
Cher
Ohio
Rohm & H
Safeway
Doug Airc
Dow Chem
Simmons East Air
Sinclair
Ford Mtrs
Sou Co
Gen Shoe Ltd Oil NJ
Glidden
Stude Pack
UN Cp
Haryac
Louis Kennecott
Als
Warner B Pic Wess
West
UN Tel Loew's
Lorillard Woolworth
Philco
Liberty National Office
Deas .Diars P
Breck Reeves
Avery Tapscott
20Th Ave
Ruby Ann Sterling
Somerville
Leonard Nelson
Grant St
Joe S. Elliott
9Th St
Clay Kimbrell
Trinity 1
W. C. Cantrell
Prospect Dr
E. Elvie Pike
16Th Ave
Farrell McKelvey
Johnson
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