Community notices shape Huntsville meeting and local events
Jack Cambron and Dick Rad ford, newly elected leaders of the North Alabama Archaeological Society, spoke in Huntsville about Camp Creek Diz and Rockhouse Cave Dig. Joe Calvin to address the Decatur Junior Chamber at Hotel Lyons. Local crimes and notices include a stolen hub cap and a workplace chemical injury with no fracture.
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Jack Cambron
Dick Radford
North Alabama Archaeological Society
Decatur
Madison County
Alabama Archaeological Society
Huntsville
Cambron
Morgan-Lawrence
Joe Calvin
Decatur Mayor Receives Praise Letter for Police Dept
A citizen letter to Mayor Roy Odom lauds the Decatur Police Dept for courteous service. Signed by B G Hall on Farm Bureau Insurance letterhead, it praises prompt information and respectful conduct in public places.
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Decatur
Roy Odom
B. G. Hall
Alabama Farm Bureau Insurance
Church Group Elects Officers At Austinville
Austinville Baptist Church Phebean class held its December meeting at Mrs. Kenneth Rice’s home. Elected for next quarter were president Mrs. Jack Jones vice president Mrs. Betty Hogeland secretary Mrs. Nancy Byrd and corresponding secretaries Mrs. Patsy Harris Mrs. Charles Smith along with officers Mrs. Richard Sparkman Mrs. Mary Cartee Mrs. Betty Morgan and Mrs. June Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austinville Baptist Church
Kenneth Rice
Jack Jones
Betty Hogeland
Nancy Byrd
Patsy Harris
Charles Smith
Richard Sparkman
Mary Cartee
Betty Morgan
June Young
Nuclear missile plans strain US Europe alliance
European and American leaders clash over missile bases and stockpiles in Europe. Bulganin calls for disarmament tests and German unification while Adenauer and Macmillan push for Western initiative. A NATO ministerial spring plan could probe Russia, with a possible delay in equipping Europe NATO with nuclear missiles.
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Europe
Bulgania
Middle East
NATO
Africa
United States
Summit Council
Lauris Norstad
Russia
Eisenhower
Dulles
Konrad Adenauer
Macmillan
Two Of Five Still In Jail For Burglary
Five youths charged with burglary in a recent series of break ins remain in county jail. Jackie Alred and Tommy Holland stay jailed on four counts each with bonds set at 750 per count. The others from Moulton 2 posted bonds. Wayne White, Billy Ray Harp, and William Waylon Brooks had varying bonds and counts. Fourteen prisoners headed to Kilby prison spent last night in jail, with five Morgan County men among them.
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Jackie Alred
Moulton 2
Tommy Holland
Sixth Ave
Wayne White
Billy Ray Harp
William Waylon Brooks
Harp
Brooks
White
Kilby
Morgan County
Births Reported in Ardmore and Moulton
A son was born yesterday to Mr and Mrs Coy Robinson of Ardmore Tennessee at Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic. Kenneth Tucker of 1422 6th Ave SE also at Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic. Mr and Mrs Farrell McKelvey of Moulton welcomed a daughter yesterday at Decatur General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coy Robinson
Ardmore
Tenn
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Clinic
Kenneth Tucker
6Th Ave
Farrell McKelvey
Moulton
Decatur General Hospital
Christmas Social Committee Meeting Recalls Gifts and Readings
The meeting was led by former president Mrs. Richard Sparkman with prayers from Mrs. Walter Moebes. The class presented lingerie gifts to teachers Mrs. Moebes and Mrs. Junes gave a Christmas reading. Gifts were exchanged and refreshments served to 20 members and two children.
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Richard Sparkman
Walter Moebes
Moebes
Junes
Market Reports No 2 Milling Wheat and Livestock Prices
Milling wheat priced at $2.00 per bushel. Poultry rates list broilers 0.15 to 0.16 per lb, hens and heavy birds around 0.17. Cattle quotes include slaughter steers 19.00 to 21.00, bulls 14.00 to 16.00, cutters 10.50 to 14.00, stockers 18.50 to 22.00, calves 19.00 to 22.50. Hogs listed at 16.50 to 18.55 per lb for various weights and grades.
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Iowa
NEW York
Lorilia
Allied Strs
Lou & Nash
Cyan
Mallory
M & Fay
Mtrs Mont Ward
T&t
Nat Dairy
Nat Distill Anac Co
N Y Central
Armour
Atchison
Ohio
All C Line
Pac G & E
Pan Am W Air
Canad Pac
Phill Pet
Cel
E- Pitt Plate
Ches & Ohio
Pullman
Chrysler
RCA
Reyn Met
Curtiss Wright
Safeway
Dow Chem
Sears
du Pont
Sinclair
East Airl
Ford Mtrs
Sou Co
Sperry Rd
Johns Man
Warner B
West UN Tel
West Elec
Loew's
Nashville
Markets At A Glance Stocks Slip as Steels and Motors Hit Lows
New York AP report shows stocks lower with steels and motors at new lows while bonds rise and government debt demand increases. Cotton and oats mixed with trade activity, soybeans higher on demand. wheat weak on export demand. cattle mostly steady with top price $28.06.
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New York
Chicago
Wheat and soybeans lead Chicago grain futures rally
Chicago grain futures rose on steady demand with wheat and soybeans advancing. Other grain futures were largely steady as Dec contracts showed mixed movements across corn oats rye and soybeans in the pricing mix.
Wall Street Steels and Motors Slide in Moderate Trading
Wall Street fell further as steel and motor shares weakened in moderate afternoon trading. U S Steel Bethlehem Republic Steel General Motors hit new lows for 1957 while General Dynamics Atlas erased early gains. Douglas Aircraft trimmed losses then widened, Kennecott dropped over 2 percent with other majors down around a point. Goodrich and Allied Chemical rose about a point.
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NEW York
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Republic Steel
General Motors
Stocks Rally Across Markets With Broad Gains
Trading on New York exchanges shows a mixed yet positive session led by utilities and consumer goods. Major blue chips like Coca Cola and IBM partners rose while aerospace and motor firms show notable strength amid shifting investor sentiment.
Alabama and Georgia Poultry Market Report
Alabama broilers and hens show steady offerings with adequate demand at some points and short supply at others. In Georgia, North central markets report spotty demand for broilers and fryers with prices varying by farm and plant, while turkeys and light types show limited data.
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Atlanta
North Cote
Birmingham Market Prices Report
Market prices for wholesale items in Birmingham through 10:30 a.m. Tuesday show steady demand. Prices indicate 47 to 49 percent for large lots with a firm stance at 49 percent and medium lots around 40 to 41 percent.
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Birmingham
Cattle steady as hog receipts rise in Nashville market note
Nashville market reports cattle mostly steady across classes with scarce numbers in several categories. Hog receipts reach about 6000 at Thomasville area plants with varying weights and price ranges noted alongside cattle figures.
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Thomasville, Ga
al- Seria Emerrie
New York Cotton Futures Swing on Varied Trading
New York cotton futures moved through a wide price range in mixed dealings. Late afternoon quotes showed declines of 10 to 25 cents a bale from the prior close with March at 36, May 36.45, and July 36.23.
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New York Cotton New York
Hospital Admissions Include Several Newborns and Mothers
A list of hospital admissions mentions Mrs Almon Clemons and infant in Hartselle, Mrs J N Belew and infant in Tuscumbia, Master Joe S Elliott in IT 1911 St SE, and babies Stephen Dean Sivley Trinity, Mario Gail Hamilton Courtland, with multiple other mothers and addresses across Alabama.
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Almon Clemons
Hartselle
J. N. Belew
Tuscumbia
Joe S. Elliott
Admissions
Stephen Dean Sivley
Trinity
Mario Gail Hamilton
Courtland
George Washington Burt
Geraldine
Ala
Daisy Brewer
Birmingham
Nadine Waddell
16Th Ave
Raymond R. Clay
7Th St
Eugene H. Palmer
Canal St. NE
Bank Street Hospital Dismissals Highlight Local Notices
Betty Jean Sandusky of Decatur and Eunice Terry of Trinity are listed with dismissals. Mrs B M Burns of Hartselle and Lester Brooks of 308 Crestview Street Athens appear in the same local notice section.
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Bank Street Hospital
Betty Jean Sandusky
Decatur
Eunice Terry
Trinity
B. M. Burns
Hartselle
Lester Brooks
Crestview St
Athens
Local Address List Associated With Clinic Clerical Lineup
A readable fragment lists names and street addresses linked to a clinic matter. D. W. McCoy at 317 Oak St and Robert Dale Simard at 1219 Broad Ave SE are noted along with Charles M. Case 1821 Wadsworth St Cyrus Wolfe 1825 Sherman St Mrs Julian Loggins 1604 Chestnut St and J A Jones Hartselle 2.
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Cyrus Wolfe
Sherman St
Julian Loggins
Chestnut St
J. A. Jones
Hartselle
District Diary and Chapel Hill White Christmas Pageant
District Diary notes three docket entries in Hartselle for running a red light public drunkenness and reckless driving with fines imposed. Chapel Hill Methodist Church hosts a White Christmas Pageant Sunday at 7 pm a four act drama Back To Bethlehem by Clara Hooker Miller about a modern family rediscovering Christmas meaning.
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Hartselle
Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill Methodist Church
Bethlehem
Clara Hooker Miller
Indiana GOP Split Wide Open
The Indiana Republican party split at a state committee meeting with Sen. Homer E. Capehart and Rep. Charles E. Halleck opposing Gov. Harold W. Handley. Reporters were rousted while a public address system echoed the clash. Halleck warned intra party bickering risks election defeats and asserted the party remains divided but enduring.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Republican Party
State Committee
Homer E. Capehart
Rep
Charles E. Halleck
Harold W. Handley
Halleck
Capehart
Handley
Eisenhower
Douglas outlines steps to speed Atlas and Titan missiles
Douglas tells Senator Johnson that expansion of research is underway and that Atlas and Titan capacities should be accelerated. He says Thor can be produced faster than Jupiter and opposes an independent agency handling missile and space programs.
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Atlas
Douglas
Johnson
Titan
Thor
Army
Jupiter
Wrights First Flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903
The article notes Orville and Wilbur Wright making the first flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina on December 18, 1903. It also discusses the Atlas as the U.S. answer to Soviet missile claims, referencing Soviet ICBM launches and Sputnik successes, and states the Atlas is powered by three rocket engines producing 270000 pounds of thrust.
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Orville
Wilbur Wright
Kitty Hawk
N.C
Atlas
U. S
Russia
True meaning of Christmas program invites public attendance
The program is directed by Mrs. New din Shirley. The public is invited to attend.
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Newdin Shirley
Legion Unit Seeks Nickerson Return to Missile Work
The Panama Canal Zone American Legion requests President Eisenhower reinstate Col. John C. Nickerson to missile duties after his banishment from a top Army Ballistic Missile Agency post in Huntsville Alabama for leaking confidential information during the armed forces missile controversy. He currently serves as inspector of construction at Fort Clayton in the Canal Zone.
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Balboa
Canal Zone
Panama Canal Zone
Department of the American Legion
Eisenhower
Col
John C. Nickerson
Nickerson
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Huntsville
Ala
Armed Forces
Ft. Clayton
Negro voter influence in Alabama county sparks prolonged dispute
Engelhardt warns enacted measures may mobilize enough Negro voters to tilt county power. Despite a white majority, Negroes are outnumbered about 3 to 1 and statewide registration nears 825,000. Tuskegee Civic Assn. denounces abolition as undemocratic, while Macon County Bar vacates focus on other solutions.
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Congress
Engelhardt
Montgomery
Tuskegee Civic Assn
TCA
Macon County Bar Assn
Macon County
Tuskegee
Safe Nappers Strike Rural Store Near Gordon Alabama
Three gunmen took an 8000 dollar safe from a rural U S highway 84 store near Gordon Alabama after failing to open it. They bound a merchant clerk and two visitors with tape and guarded others as they fled with the 300 pound safe. Law enforcement at federal state and county levels pursue the suspects.
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Gordon
Ala
Alvin Davis
C. W. Vickers
U.S
Dothan
Vickers
Davis
S. H. Spurlock
Jack Stewart
U S Labor to Open Wage-Hour Office in Columbus Georgia
Birmingham report says the Department of Labor will open a wage-hour field office in Columbus Georgia on December 23 to serve 47 counties in West Georgia and 19 counties in East Alabama.
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Birmingham
Department of Labor
Columbus
West
Georgia
East
Alabama
Campaign on One-Eyed Cars Prompts Driver Caution
Safety officials urged motorists to report and flick their high beams to alert drivers of cars with only one light on Alabama highways. Public Safety Director Billy Lyerly urged courtesy flickers when meeting such vehicles to prompt repairs and safer travel for all.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Bill
Lyerly
Office to Aid Employers and Public Wage-Hour Cases
Local office to aid employers and employees under federal wage hour rules and to serve as headquarters for a staff conducting plant investigations. Also listings for rentals and sales including furnished rooms and a chandelier sale, plus a wanted: ironing and sitting services in the community.
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Ae Drlemale
W. T. Cook
Seventh Ave
DAV
Railroad St
Salvation Army
Jaycees
Bill G. Levens
Tower St
Bank St. Hospital
Levens
Super Service Motor Express Co., Inc
Chemstrand
Decatur Police Dept
Austinville
Buschs
Keystone
Chicago Grain
Wall Street
Central
Indiana Gop
ConnomrYys
Legion Unit
North St. SE
Somerville Rd
Ees
Cristo
4Th Ave. S.E
J. L. McSpaddin
Bell Finance Co
2Nd Ave
N.E
Princess Theatre
W. €. Lorance
Oldsmobile
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