Driver Swopes jailed after intoxicated driving and hit and run
A 28 year old Decatur man George Swopes 524 West Church Street was jailed after being sentenced to 100 days on two charges driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident plus ten days hard labor by City Recorder LeRoy McEntire Jr. Police said Swopes fled the scene of two crashes near Gibson's Barbecue Stand on Highway 20 and again when his car struck a truck driven by Gerald L Stewart. Witnesses noted high speed. The truck was not damaged. Swopes was arrested after the second collision at 4 30 p m with patrolmen W C Hunter Eugene Slater C J Martin and Louis Landers investigating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
12Th Ave
Highway 20
Snopes
Mitchell
W. C. Hunter
Eugene Slater
C. J. Martin
Louis Landers
Soviet Afghan Talks Highlight New Cooperation Pledges
Bulganin and Daud signed a joint statement expanding political economic and cultural links while urging universal disarmament and a ban on atomic weapons. They backed five coexistence principles and a UN seat for China, praising the Geneva conference results. Afghan minister Niam Khan insisted on neutrality despite the visit. Russian aid focuses on power plants irrigation farms auto repair and Kabul airport expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulganin
Mahmoud Daud
Nehru
U Nu
Vsits
Bulgaria
Daud
Chou En-lai
U.N
China
Mahmoud Niam Khan
Kabul
Gingrich Rites Today At Brown Funeral Home
Funeral services for Mrs. Nancy Gingrich 85 were to be held at 3 P M at Brown Funeral Home Chapel with ministers Rev George Ledbetter and Rev W J Johnson. She died Sunday at her Decatur home after long church membership and is survived by a daughter Irene a son Walter a step son W L Gingrich two sisters seven grandchildren nine great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews Interment was to be in City Cemetery with pallbearers named Emmett Roan Walter Harp Ben Simpson Hans
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Gingrich
Brown Funeral Home
George Ledbetter
W. J. Johnson
Cullman
W. L. Gingrich
Decatur
Vera Davis
Leslie Austin
Athens
City Cemetery
Brown Funeral Co
Emmett Roan
Walter Harp
Ben Simpson
Hans
Movie Listings with Time Slots at Local Theaters
Local cinema showings include Malae Princess Magnificent Obsession with Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson at 1 3 5 7 9 30, ROXY Devil Goddess with Jungle Jim at 1 3 5 7 9, Sunset The Man From Bitter Ridge with Lex Barker at 6 9, Bowline Texas Lady with Claudette Colbert at 7, Ranch Hartselle Foxfire with Jane Russell at 6 45, Hatfield Athens Soldier of Fortune with Clark Gable at 7 9, Starvue Courtland Highway Return to Treasure Island with Tab Hunter and Dawn Addams at 6 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtland Highway
Treasure Island
Tab Hunter
Dawn Addams
Police Log Details Four Mishaps and Two Charges
Police report four traffic accidents over the weekend with two charges. No injuries reported. Roy Williams of Decatur 3 charged with driving while intoxicated after a three car crash at 6th Ave and Church St Sunday at 3 45 p.m. James Vinson of 521 12th Ave NW charged with driving without a license after colliding at 10th Ave and 3rd St NW Saturday at 9 26 p.m. Earl Simmons of Grant St SE involved in a collision at Bank and Cain streets Saturday at 2 50 p.m. Elmer Glenn was the second driver. Billy Hamby of Railroad St clashed with Raymond Stittason of Sheridan Apt 6 B Saturday at 4 50 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Williams
Decatur 3
6Th Ave
Church St
Williams
Charles M. Andrew
Athens
Eugene E. Ferguson
Somerville Road
C. J. Martin
Louis Landers
James Vinson
12Th Ave. NW
10Th Ave
3Rd St. NW
Vinson
Bernice Nance
Pack Self
E. C. Bowman
2Nd Ave
Billy E. Hamby
Railroad St
Raymond E. Stittason
Sheridan Apt
Union Grove HDC Holds Yule Party At New Home
Union Grove Home Demonstration Club members gathered for a Christmas party at the new home of Mrs. Rufus Parker. Officers were proposed by the nominating committee and approved, with reports on rural youth and community activities. New member Mrs. Willie B Gilliland welcomed at the event. January meeting set for the Masonic building with Mrs. Razzie Suggs leading arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Grove Home Demonstration Club
Rufus Parker
Furman Thompson
John Kitchens
Bill Palmer
Thompson
Willie B. Gilliland
Russell Parker
Razzie Suggs
Millard White
Lucy Moore
Fruman Strawn
Nettie Bullard
Alta Clark
Alva Wade
Burnice Clark
Sterling Strawn
Truitt Keenum
Orvald Roberts
Subzero Cold Wave Grips Midwest to Northeast
A severe cold wave expands from the Midwest into the Ohio Valley and Northeast. Readings drop below zero across Ohio, West Virginia, western and northern Pennsylvania, and New York State with 5 to 10 below forecasts in several counties. Subzero conditions spread from the north central plains into Nebraska, Missouri, and Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ohio Valley
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
New York State
Midwest
Ohio
Nebraska
Missouri
Illinois
Weekend arrest roundup across four counties
Sheriffs report 29 people jailed over the weekend across Limestone Morgan Lawrence and Cullman counties. Among them Albert Maples charged with assault with intent to murder after a shooting at a Big Creek Church party. Horton hospitalized in Athens Limestone. Other arrests include public drunkenness reckless driving DWI and weapon violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Maples
Limestone County
Wiley Horton, Jr
Big Creek
C. C. Davis
Maples
Horton
Athens-Limestone
Limestone
Morgan County
Lawrence County
Cullman
Negro Hurt Second Jailed After Morgan County Shooting
A Sunday night shooting in Morgan County left 19 year old Ozie Draper seriously wounded and Ed Chapman arrested. Draper was struck beneath the heart by a medium caliber pistol while at a Chapman operated site near Whitesburg Bridge and was taken to Huntsville Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Ed Chapman
Whitesburg Bridge
Ozie Draper
Lacey
Chapman
Sheriff's Office
Draper
Huntsville Hospital
Caddo Storekeeper Charged With Attempted Rape
Ben Compton, 55, a storekeeper in the Caddo community, is free on $750 cash bond after being arrested Sunday on a warrant charging assault with intent to rape. Sheriff Franklin Smith said the warrant followed a complaint by a 17 year old girl, though details of the alleged attack are not known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Ben Compton
Caddo
Liberty
Franklin Smith
Compton
Suggs and Mrs Bill Palmer Hostess for Event
Zie Suggs and Mrs. Bill Palmer serve as hostesses for the forthcoming gathering, welcoming attendees and overseeing arrangements at the venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zie Suggs
Bill Palmer
Eden Faces Reported Cabinet Shake-Up After Illness
Prime Minister Eden returns to Downing Street after a week’s illness to confront a rumored cabinet reshuffle. Richard Butler may move from chancellor to deputy prime minister with Harold Macmillan becoming chancellor and Selwyn Lloyd to take over as foreign secretary, among other changes involving Sir Walter Monckton and Ian MacLeod.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Eden
Richard A. Butler
Harold Macmillan
Selwyn Lloyd
Walter Monckton
Ian MacLeod
Macmillan
Butler
Britain
Middle East
Obituary: Services for Cullman area resident
The deceased was survived by Dorothy Thomas of Oklahoma City and C M Officer Jr of Athens along with Mary Agnes Chandler of Cullman and Winnie Gibbs of Abilene Texas. She left 13 grandchildren, one brother R E Creel of Hanceville and two sisters T F Henderson and T L Cone of Hanceville. Body lies in state at Cullman Church from noon with interment at Hopewell Cemetery directed by McConnell Service Funeral Home. Pallbearers are Joe Morris Johnny Morris Hugh Davis Coy Ussery Bee Holt and Louis Morris. Honorary pallbearers include Harry Tillery Herman Tillery Larry Parker Lester Tingle Charlie Adams and Irvin Tucker.
Steel Workers to Receive $27 000 in Back Pay
About 190 workers at the Fairfield tin mill of U S Steel's Tennessee Coal and Iron Division will receive retroactive back wages totaling roughly $27,000. The payout, covering about two dollars extra per day per man, follows a grievance decision over incentive pay tied to changes in wrapping, handling, and shipping procedures implemented last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Fairfield Tin Mill
U.S. Steel
Tennessee Coal and Iron Division
Homer Rodeheaver Dies Former Billy Sunday Helper
Homer Rodeheaver, 75, longtime Evangelist Billy Sunday’s chief musical aide for 20 years, died in Winona Lake, Indiana after a cerebral hemorrhage. A prolific gospel writer, he toured worldwide on the sawdust trail playing his slide trombone in city churches and Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Ind
Homer Rodeheaver
Billy Sunday
Winona Lake
Rodeheaver
Africa
Birmingham 84th Birthday Quiet Celebration in Steel City
Birmingham marked its 84th birthday without ceremonies. The city grew from a real estate promotion at the railroad junction and received its charter on December 19, 1871, establishing its status as a major southern industrial center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Market prices for grains livestock and milk
Cotton futures at 4.44, veratur 34.43, 642.0 Con. Grade A 6.10 per fundren. Milk at $3.20 per unit with 4% dividend. No. 2 yellow corn $1.15, No. 2 white corn $1.05, No. 2 oats 63, No. 2 mile $1.80, wheat $1.85. Poultry 1.65. Calves $23.50 to $26.50. Cows $8.50 to $13.50. Hogs 11.25 to 11.50 per pound.
New York Stock Market Mixed In Early Trading
The New York market opened with gains across most sectors except leading motors. Chrysler opened at 89 and drifted, GM started at 46 and held. steels railroads aircrafts rubbers chemicals oils and coppers advanced. U S Steel rose on 2500 shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Motors
Chrysler
General Motors
U. S. Steel
Poultry Market Report From Birmingham and Atlanta
North Alabama operations hold a wait and see stance with broilers at 18 to 19 cents delivered, farms paying 24 to 30 cents per pound. North Georgia markets show unsettled, weaker firmer trends with f.o.b. plant prices at 18 to 19 cents for broilers, hens steady to 28 cents, light types unchanged, and turkeys quiet amid ongoing receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poultry
Birmingham
North Alabama
Atlanta
Georgia
f.O.b
Eggs Birmingham Market Report Shows Steady Supplies
Birmingham egg market at 10 30 a m Monday shows steady supplies and demand. Wholesale grades delivered prices include extra minimum 60 per cent, large whites 53 4 56, brown and mixed large 52 44 55, medium 48 51, small 43 44 per cent. Standards 49 51. Nearby prices list large 55 56 44, medium 51 53, small few 45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Nashville Livestock Prices Mixed as Markets Weaken Some
AP dispatch from Nashville notes cautious demand across cattle hogs and sheep. Cattle prices show broad steadiness in 500 to 760 lb steers with tops 17.00 for select, cows 9 to 10.50, bulls 11 to 13, and calves around 24 to 27 for top quality dealers. Hogs show 11.75 to 12.00 for butcher barrows, 10 to 11 for mixed lots, sows 8 to 9.5, and lighter loads near 12.50. Sheep scarce, slaughter lambs steady amid thin supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Rory Slaughter
Cotton futures show mixed moves as market waits on Washington policy
In a slow session New York, AP reports irregular cotton futures with quiet textile and spot markets. Near months rose briefly to 85 cents but eased on liquidation and New Orleans selling while distant months slipped. May at 32.86 and July at 31.58 as late prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washington
Commission House
New Orleans
Stesco
Oil Refinery Fire Curbed in Moose Jaw
A major blaze at Husky Oil Ltd refinery in Moose Jaw Saskatchewan was contained early today after firefighters battled winds in subzero temperatures. The fire threatened the East Side of the city, home to about 30 000 residents, before being brought under control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moose Jaw
Sask
Husky Oil, Ltd
Bidding System Junked By U S Vinson Charges
U S Representative Vinson accuses the defense contract process of abandoning free advertised bidding. He cites only 2 of about 3.6 billion dollars in contracts awarded by competitive bid from 1953 to 1955, urging that advertised competition could have balanced the budget. The report notes high negotiated percentages across Air Force Navy and Army procurement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Vinson
D-Ga
House
Armed Services Committee
Pentagon
T Venture
Hebert
D-La
Air Force
Navy
Army
Hospital Dismissals and Admissions Listing
Dismissals include Stanton Morris Hartseller and Jack Bogle at 706 3rd St SW Mrs Wilton Fowler and infant son at 1907 7th St SE. Admissions note Lamar Bouer at 215 S Marion Athens Mrs Marvin Taylor 824 6th Ave SE Mrs N R Congiundi Decatur and Mrs Bobby Hall 1404 Line St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanton Morris
Hartseller
Jack Bogle
3Rd St
Wilton Fowler
7Th St
Lamar Bouer
S. Marion
Athens
Marvin Taylor
6Th Ave
N. R. Congiundi
Decatur
Christmas Seal Drive Tops Morgan County Total
Morgan County's 1955 Christmas seal drive stands at 3493.60 toward a 5720. Receipts this morning were 116. If you have not contributed, send a donation to the Christmas Seal Box, Decatur, to aid tuberculosis fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Decatur
Cullman Records Minor Accidents
A two car collision on U S Highway 31 north of Cullman caused about 400 dollars in damages at 6 p m. A 1955 Ford driven by Floyd Jones and a 1953 Ford pickup driven by Roosevelt England were involved. England overtook a turning car and met Jones head on. Jones's car sustained 300 dollars in damage and the pickup 100. Another collision six miles east of Hanceville on the Hanceville Holly Pond road at 6 15 p m involved Q H Whatley in a 1952 Chevrolet hitting a wandering cow. Whatley’s car damage was 325 dollars. the cow owned by R T Smith was worth about 75. Both incidents were investigated by Patrolmen Brown and Parrish and Brown and Braswell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman
Here
U.S. Highway 31
Highway Patrol
Floyd Jones
Vinemont
Roosevelt F. England
Fron
England
Jones
W. M. Brown
E. M. C. Parrish
Hanceville
Holly Pond
Q. H. Whatley
Hanceville 4
Whatley
R. T. Smith
Brown
M. P. Braswell
Morse attacks Eisenhower on political immorality on TV
Sen Wayne Morse accuses the Eisenhower administration of political immorality on a TV show. He cites Teapot Dome era conflicts of interest under Harding, contrasting historic and current government ethics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Eisenhower
Harding
Teapot Dome
Morse
World Peace Message Broadcast Across Americas and VOA
A religious leader delivered a global radio and TV appeal on 41 Voice of America frequencies urging prayers for better understanding and lasting peace. The speech emphasized striving for personal excellence and living in hopeful, infinite peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Voice of America
Athens Limestone Hospital Obituary or Notice List
Mrs Jerold Allen and daughter Mrs Robert Pittman and son Huntsville Gus Amerson Elkmont Master Dorsey Reyer Elkmont Lynn Newman Athens Clyde Wellden Athens Mrs Irene McFarlen Athens Mrs J C Byram Athens Master Harold Dilworth Toney Mrs J T Gardner Athens Mrs Leon Turner Athens James Paulk Athens Mrs F E Basham Anderson
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerold Allen
Athens
Robert Pittman
Huntsville
Gus Amerson
Elkmont
Dorsey Reyer
Lynn Newman
Clyde Wellden
Irene McFarlen
J. C. Byram
Harold Dilworth
Toney
J. T. Gardner
Leon Turner
James Paulk
F. E. Basham
Anderson
Decatur General Hospital Notices Listing Local Names
A list from Decatur General Hospital includes Mrs. William Maner and infant son in Decatur, Lonnie G. Black of 1105 7th St SE, Mrs. Clydia Owens of 1809 Birch, Russell Patterson at 1707 14th, Mrs. Lamar Hartzog of 1027 Johnston St, Mrs. J H Branum of 525 Walnut St, Mrs. Ted Cottingham of 1020 9th Ave SE, Alfred Terry Wheeler, and Mrs. Hilda Stewart in Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Maner
Decatur
Lonnie G. Black
7Th St
Clydia Owens
Birch
Russell Patterson
14Th Ave
Lamar Hartzog
Johnston St
J. H. Branum
Walnut St
Ted Cottingham
9Th Ave
Alfred Terry
Wheeler
Hilda Stewart
Decatur 3
Athens Municipal Employees To Receive Christmas Bonus
Athens city workers will get an extra ten dollars in their pay envelopes as a Christmas gift from the city government. Mayor Elmer L. Vinson announced that Monday will be a holiday for all workers, with some quitting at noon Saturday and others remaining on the job until the regular quitting time of 5 p.m. Christmas Eve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Elmer L. Vinson
Vinson
Auto Driver Damaged As Car Jumps Tracks
Edward Kennedy, a Louisville man, suffered a cut lip when his auto hit railroad tracks while being pushed by a Hogan's Service truck driven by William Harper at Memorial Drive and Washington Street. Investigated by Lt. Pack Self and Sgt. J. T. Broadrick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Kennedy
Louisville
Memorial Dr
Washington St
Kennedy
Hogan's Service
William Harper
Pack Self
J. T. Broadrick
India Agrarian Snapshot Seventy Percent Depend on Farming
A study notes that about seventy percent of India's population earns livelihoods from agriculture. It highlights the sector's centrality to the economy and rural livelihoods amid growth and policy debates.
Births Reported at Bank St Hospital
A son to Mr. and Mrs. N. R. Englundi of Decatur on Sunday. A son to Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Taylor of 824 6th Ave SE on Sunday. A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. James Cox of 14 NE Vine St on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. R. Englundi
Decatur 3
Bank St. Hospital
Marvin Taylor
6Th Ave
James Cox
Vine St
Highland Park Baptist Church Feud Over Pastor Resignation
In Chattanooga Highland Park Baptist Church faces a clash as the congregation asks Pastor Lee Roberson to reconsider his resignation amid a 10 day pledge ultimatum to 15 deacons. The church of about 13 000 members and 30 missions contends over a 13 year old pledge demanding loyalty to the church and pastor. Roberson has not yet decided and plans to resign effective January 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
Highland Park
Foreign Missions
Roberson
Trotter Services This Afternoon
Funeral services for David Mc Mahan Trotter 83 were scheduled this afternoon at 3 at First Methodist Church in Athens. The Rev Ralph Jolly would officiate with pallbearers John Huber Mike Brooks Claude Newby Sandlin Womack Douglas Newby and W B Buchanan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
David McMahan Trotter
First Methodist Church
Ralph Jolly
Mr. Trotter
E. Pryor St
John Huber
Mike Brooks
Claude Newby
Sandlin Womack
Douglas Newby
W. B. Buchanan
Athens College Seeks Ford Grant Aid for Expansion
Athens College President Perry B. James reported receipt of Ford Foundation application blanks as the college awaits the grant amount. He noted progress on campus expansion funds with $1,225 more raised toward the lingerie plant expansion and science building project, with further commitments from the Athens Limestone development committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Athens College
Perry B. James
Ford Foundation
James
Athens - Limestone Development Committee
Mental deficiency versus insanity defined as mind disease
A distinction is drawn between mental deficiency or lack of intelligence and insanity, described as a disease of the mind.
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Negro Hurt
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D.A.V
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Etowah
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Reliance
Ryker Funeral Home
Madisonville
Stiles
Eppison Hospital
John Geary
11Th Ave
Decatur General Hospital
Asbury L. Malone
State Department of Veterans Affairs
James E. Folsom
City Recorder’s Court
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Athens-Limestone Hospital
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