Vehicle Collision at 4th Street Intersection Report
A 1951 International pickup driven by George Yancy and a 1948 Mercury driven by Atric Gordon collided yesterday at the 4th St and 4th Ave SE intersection causing damage to both vehicles. No fire-related losses were reported at Decatur Iron and Steel Co. a roof fire at 9:23 a.m. showed the fire out before arrival.
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4Th St
4Th Ave
International
George Yancy
Wedsworth St
E. G. Hitt
Decatur Iron & Steel Co
Second St
Railroads seek 45 percent first class fare hike
ICC hearing notes railroads push 45 percent rise in first class and 5 percent in coaches to restore revenues. Bar ber backs higher charges, cites losses in passenger service and defense needs, while opposing elimination of roundtrip discounts. Roads named include Chesapeake & Ohio New York Central Norfolk & Western and others.
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Barber
Chesapeake & Ohio
New York Central
Norfolk & Western
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania - Reading Seashore Lines
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad
Lehigh Valley Railroad
The
Reading Co
Huddleston warns of delay as IRBM vs ICBM roles shift
In a November memo Huddleston says development on the Jupiter and Thor missiles will continue but the Air Force takes sole responsibility for operational employment. He notes Jupiter is about two years ahead of Thor and warns the memorandum could push IRBM research back by at least two years. He argues exclusive Air Force jurisdiction will spread research staff and force cuts in ICBM work.
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Air Force
Prime Minister Hosts Talks With Nehru At Farmhouse
The Prime Minister, famed horseman, and Nehru spent hours together at a farmhouse. They spoke on the sunporch over lunch and tea, then continued discussions indoors after a casual dinner.
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Eisenhower
Nehru
Sunporch
Evening Screenings and Notable Casts Listed
The schedule lists Princess Sleeping City at 1:13 and 4:33 with 7:53 showtime, The Killer at 2:38 5:58 and 9:18, Sunset with John Wayne and Dale Robertson at 6:30 and 9:30, Bowline starring Tyrone Power and Kim Novak at 6:30 and 8:30, Hatfield Athens It’s Always Fair Weather with Gene Kelly and Dan Dailey at 7:00 and 9:00, Starvue showing Courtland Highway Rose Tattoo with Burt Lancaster and Anna Magnini at 6:30 and 9:00, Ranch Hartselle Dane Clark at 6:45 and 8:45 Massacre.
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Burt Lancaster
Anna Magnini
Peddling Debate and Street Paving Topics Highlight Decatur Council
Sherman Gro cery owner urged prohibition of peddling except for self grown products while council reduced three property assessments on 18th and Magnolia lots from 1300 to 1000 each. Alley paving plans were modified and a public hearing set for zoning near Second Ave downtown.
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Jack Sherman
Sherman Grocery
Sherman
Decatur
Bill Eyster
Paul Hutto
Marvin Hale
L. G. Flack
18Th
Magnolia Aves
Grant
Jackson Sts
6Th
8Th Aves
6Th Ave
Central Methodist Church
Second Ave
Gordon Dr
Fred King
Maynor Motor Co
Church St
Highway 20
Charles Harvey
Knox L. McRae
Joe Elliott
State Highway Dept
Clara Ave
Austinville
Melvin Oliver
McRae
State National Bank
8Th Ave
Charles Parker
Decatur Housing Authority
Ala
Housing Authority
Pact provisions tied to Soviet troops in Poland
Polish Premier Cyrankiewicz cited Moscow radio noting lack of a German peace treaty after a signing ceremony. He said Soviet troop presence on the Elbe safeguards Poland and the peace camp, justifying temporary stationing in Poland. The agreement assigns Soviet crime liability to Polish courts with specific exceptions and sets mutual damage compensation between Poland and the Soviet Union.
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Josef Cyrankiewicz
Moscow Radio
Germany
Elbe
Poland
Cyrankiewicz
Polish Peoples Republic
Soviet Union
Markets show gains on rails and steel amid rate-boost hopes
New York stocks opened higher with rails leading the advance after the ICC approved freight rate increases. Steel shares firm with gains, carriers rose, and industrials like Lukens posted notable moves. Ford dipped slightly while airlines and oils lagged.
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New York
ICC
New York Central
Baltimore & Ohio
Santa Fe
Pennsylvania
Southern Railway
Chesapeake & Ohio
Illinois Central
Bethlehem
Youngstown
Ford
North Alabama and North Georgia Poultry Markets Weak and Unsettled
AP dispatches report weak offerings in North Alabama broiler markets with ample supplies on most fronts and heavier weights. In North Georgia, live poultry markets show liberal supplies, slow demand, and mixed price ranges for broilers and hens, with turkeys unavailable for report this season due to diminished supply.
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Birmingham
North Alabama
Atlanta
North Georgia
F.o.b
Egg market eases as supplies meet demand in Birmingham area
AP reports the egg market edged lower through 10:30 a.m. with fractional declines in some quotes. Supplies are adequate for current demand in most areas. Wholesale whites and whites large grades showed mixed movement from 37 to 44 cents with various sizes quoted. no sales reported for some standards and nearby whites large at 40 to 41 cents.
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Goa
Birmingham
Jaycees To Help St Nick Again In Morgan County
Jaycees in Decatur plan Christmas baskets for Morgan County families in conjunction with the Salvation Army. Ross Hawkins Bill Lee lead the program with Lt Wesley Mott coordinating eligible families. Baskets will include meat groceries toys fruits and sweets and be distributed by Jaycees and Salvation Army on Saturday. Local merchants donate much of the goods through the Jaycees budgeted funds. Other Jaycees involved include Bob Denham Bob Harvey and Henry Richards.
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Decatur
Chamber of Commerce
Morgan County
Ross Hawkins
Bill Lee
Jaycees
Salvation Army
Wesley Mott
Jaycee
Jaycee Hawkins
Bob Denham
Bob Harvey
Henry Richards
Residents protest beauty shop in residential area
A Decatur city council meeting heard residents protest a beauty parlor operating in the home of Dewey Butler at 1010 8th Ave SE. About 30 residents signed a petition led by Robert Hutson opposing the neon sign in front of the house. The city attorney said customary home occupations may cover beauty shops, and Mrs Butler planned to remove the sign.
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Decatur
Dewey Butler
8Th Ave
Robert Hutson
Mutual Savings Life Insurance Co
Butler
Hutson
John A. Caddell
Caddell
the Daily
Barnett Released From Prison Faces New Charge
Amos Barnett was transported to Lawrence County yesterday to face a single burglary charge. He had been jailed in Draper Prison for a Morgan County theft and was released yesterday before being returned to Moulton.
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Barnett
Amos Barnett
Lawrence County
Draper
Morgan County
Moulton
Hazlewood Senior Honored Good Citizenship Girl 1957
Miss Sharon Thrasher of Hazlewood High School Town Creek has been chosen as Good Citizenship Girl for 1957. She is Beta Club vice-president head cheerleader H Club FHA secretary of student council annual staff typist and a Miss Hazlewood candidate. Her parents are Mr and Mrs Leon Thrasher Town Creek.
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Hazlewood
Sharon Thrasher
Hazlewood High School
Town Creek
Sharon
FHA
Leon Thrasher
Local Hospital Notices List Several Residents
A compiled hospital notice lists residents and relatives including Mrs. Wilbert Sivley of Moulton, Mrs. Arlice Hammond and son at 1230 2nd St SW, Mrs. James Homer Pike of Capshaw, and others such as Mrs. M C Gardner of 1322 9th Ave SE and Robert L Williams of Decatur 3. The list also mentions baby Vickie Chittam of Athens 8 and Mrs. Doelin Terry of Moulton 4 among names and addresses.
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Wilbert Sivley
Moulton
Arlice Hammond
2Nd St
James Homer Pike
Capshaw
Jack Bawford
Wilson
M. C. Gardner
9Th Ave
Robert L. Williams
Decatur
Ions
Vickie Chittam
Athens
Sue Leston
Hillsboro
Jimmy Clark
6Th Ave
Hubert Woodall
Jeoma, Tenn
Doelin Terry
Funeral for Mrs. A. B. Dobbs at McKendree Methodist
Funeral services were held for Mrs. A B Dobbs of Hartselle at 2 30 p m yesterday at McKendree Methodist Church. Rev Jim S Palmer, Rev Sammy Stabler and Rev Darryl Harris officiated with Peck Funeral Home directing burial at Herring Cemetery. She is survived by husband A B Dobbs four sons 14 grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.
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Hartselle
A. B. Dobbs
McKendree’ Methodist Church
Jim S. Palmer
Sammy Stabler
Darryl Harris
Herring Cemetery
Peck Funeral Home
John Dobbs
Milbrook
Arwin Dobbs
Brookwood
McKendree Methodist Church
Dewey Anders
Terry Aycock
Vernon Sandlin
Sam Anders
Clyde Maples
Wilbert Wallace
Bank St Hospital Dismissals and Admissions List
Hospital notices list dismissals for Willard Sherrod at 1114 9th Ave SE and Mrs R G Lang Courtland 1. Admissions include W B Tucker Sheridan Apts, Mrs F E Sowers Decatur 1, and Mrs Jackie Reading Courtland.
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Bank ST. Hospital
Willard Sherrod
9Th Ave
R. G. Lang
Courtland
Admissions W. B. Tucker
Sheridan Apts
F. E. Sowers
Decatur
Jackie Reading
Falkville Council Tightens License Code Enforcement
Falkville city council enacted a revised license code and warned violators would be arraigned. A new city attorney from Powell and Powell, Decatur, was hired. The minimum general merchandise license dropped from 12.50 to 10, with enforcement urged by police. A separate vending machine license was set at 50 cents for penny machines and 4 for nickel or larger coin machines.
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Falkville
Police Department
Miles Powell
Powell and
Powell
Decatur
Funeral for James Bell of Belle Mina
Funeral services for James Bell of Belle Mina are set for Wednesday at 1 30 p m at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Center Star Cemetery with Sykes Funeral Home in charge. He died December 13 and is survived by his wife Lorell, three sons J D Bell Jerry Lewis Bell and James Bell Jr a sister Lucy Bell Cartwright Greenbrier
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Belle Mina
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Center Star
Sykes Funeral Home
Bell
Lorell Bell
J. D. Bell
Jerry Lewis Bell
James Bell, Jr
Lucy Bell Cartwright
Greenbrier
Livestock Market Report Nashville AP Cattle Steady
Cattle 350 head with slaughter classes steady and markets slow for feeders. Good 800-1100 lb steers 17.00-18.50, standard 14.00-16.00, good to low 500-600 lb steers and heifers 16.00-18.50 with some at 19.00. Utility cows 9.50-11.50, canners 7.00-9.50. Prime hogs around 25.00 to 28.00 for 190-240 lb. overall hogs weak to 25.0.
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Nashville
Local Footnotes List of Residents and Addresses
Master James David Hargrave Madison 1 Mrs W W Braswell Decatur 3 Mrs James D Garner and son 705 Bradley St Wendell Herbert Wright Hart selle 2.
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James David Hargrave
Madison
W. W. Braswell
Decatur
James D. Garner and Son
Bradley St
Wendell Herbert Wright
Hartselle
Mrs T C Waugh Services Held in Hartselle
Funeral services for Mrs. T. C. Waugh 76 of Hartselle will be at Friendship Church Wednesday at 2 p.m. with Revs. Robert Heaps and Sid Berry officiating. Burial follows in adjoining cemetery. She died Monday at Cullman Hospital. Survived by daughter Mrs. G F Smith Kalamazoo Mich son J O Waugh Somerville sister Mrs. Clara Turner Hart selle and brother Albert Watkins Decatur and 12 grandchildren.
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T. C. Waugh
Friendship Church
Robert Heaps
Sid Berry
Peck
J. O. Waugh
Somerville 1
Clara Turner
Albert Watkins
Decature
Births in Moulton and Courtland
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Doelin Terry of Moulton 4 at Decatur General Hospital. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Jackie Reading of Courtland this morning at Bank St Hospital.
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Doelin Terry
Moulton 4
Decatur General Hospital
Jackie Reading
Courtland
Bank St. Hospital
Former Decaturite Olen H. Smith dies in Nashville
Olen H. Smith aged 43 former Decatur resident died yesterday at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville. Survived by wife and four daughters including Susan Smith of Nashville, his parents Mr. and Mrs. W. Smith of Decatur, two brothers Lawrence and Bobby Smith of Decatur, and five sisters Mrs. Carnell Terry Mrs. William Mayfield of Decatur Mrs. Audrey Austin of Indiana Mrs. Edith Hardaway and Mrs. Laverne Qualls of Detroit.
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Decatur
Olen H. Smith
Vanderbilt Hospital
Nashville
Susan Smith
W. ©. Smith
Lawrence Smith
Bobby Smith
Carnell Terry
William Mayfield
Audrey Austin
Indiana
Edith Hardaway
Laverne Qualls
Detroit
Cotton futures drift in dull session
The New York commodities market showed irregular moves as late trading pins cotton futures lower by a few cents. The March contract settled at 33 cents, while May and July traded around 33.54 cents a bale.
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New York
Israelis Withdraw From Peninsula While Yugoslav Troops Advance
Report notes 31 mile strip east of the canal yielded to Yugoslav U N forces and a second 15 mile extension will open, leaving Israelis in control of substantial peninsula areas. Also contains short obituaries and multiple small local notices including rentals, lost dog, and buy/sell ads for local residents.
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