Nehru on Post Stalin Changes and China Talks
Nehru said post Stalinist shifts in the Soviet Union are fundamental and that other forms of democracy will emerge. He noted hope for the release of 10 Americans held in Communist China and discussed relations with Chou En-lai, mentioning a planned Dec 30 meeting in New Delhi. Nehru relayed China’s viewpoint to Eisenhower as part of their talks.
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Nehru
Soviet Union
Josef Stalin
United States
India
Communist
China
Red China
Chou En-lai
New Delhi
Bec
Eisenhower
Asia
Chou
Morgan Manner Christmas Kids Day Highlights
Children from area schools enjoyed lunch of hot dogs cookies and milk donated by local dairies and bakeries. After gifts they rode the 40 ot 8 locomotive from Huntsville with volunteers from Lacey's Spring Cotaco Somerville Priceville Plainview Hartselle and others.
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Logan
Huntsville
Lacey's Spring
Cotaco
Somerville
Priceville
Plainview
Hartselle
Collins
Neel
Danville
Speake
Jim Cain
Sam Friedman
H. M. Betterton
Tolan Whitten
Itinerary Fragments and Cast List for TV Schedule
Listing shows multiple movie and show entries with locations such as Dallas Miami Athens and Hariselle. Includes titles Calamity Jane Doris Day Howard Keel It’s Always Fair Weather and Massacre with cast members Dane Clark and Gene Kelly along with time slots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowline
Doris Day
Howard Keel
Decatur Kiwanis Sponsors Christmas Party Fund Drive
Decatur Kiwanis will skip Thursday meeting to use funds for a Morgan County Christmas party at the Armory Sunday at 2 PM for underprivileged children. The note from Billy Hine’s father asks memorials to honor his son who served in the American Legion and VFW. The Daily shares a Christmas wish from Rev. W. B. Strong of Athens. Local students James Davenport Dewayne Thompson James Scott with family and Navy man aboard U S S Bayfield in San Diego spend holidays here. A $500 building permit is issued to John Humphrey for remodeling at 1818 Tower St SE. A 1955 Chevy and a 1953 Ford collide on First Ave near Moulton St injuring drivers Mrs. Marvaline Gullen and James E. Royer. A second collision occurs at US 31 N and Wilson Ave involving two Chevrolets driven by James Whaley Falkner and James Parker. A city court docket item notes a race turning and overparking. A Christmas pageant in five tables titled And So They.
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Chevrolet
Ford
First Ave
Moulton St
Marvaline Gullen
8Th St. SE
James E. Royer
Decature
U. S. Highway 31 N
Wilson Ave
James Whaley Falkner
Johnston St
James Parker
Walnut St
Cyprus constitutional proposals for a 36 member dyarchy
Lord Radcliffe outlines a plan to govern Cyprus with a 36 member Legislature under a British governor who retains defense foreign affairs and security. Six elected six governor nominated Cypriot representation, Turkish speaking minority seats, Greek majority seats. Governor appoints premier and can rule by decree with limited rights reviewed by the Supreme Court.
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Lord Radcliffe
Dyarchy
Supreme Court of Cyprus
Athens School Bids Set For Tomorrow At Two
Bids for a proposed Athens Junior High School will open at 2 p.m. tomorrow in the city superintendent of education’s office. Items include demolition of an old agricultural building, a two unit 15 classroom proposal with a 1260 seat auditorium, and related facilities on South Clinton Street with plans by E M Terry of Birmingham.
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Athens
Julian Newman
E. M. Terry
Birmingham
Clinton St
Came To Bethlehem program and community notices
The Piney Grove Christian Church presents Came To Bethlehem Saturday at 7 p.m. The church choir will perform. Cub Scout Pack No. 61 meets Thursday at 7 p.m. at Ninth Street Methodist Church. D B Renegar of Chemstrand will speak on child safety. Mrs Inez Clem travels to Nashville with husband Hobart Clem who is gravely ill. Robert E Jones and Kathy Timberlake visit Mr and Mrs Crow and Mrs Timberlake with Mr Timberlake to join Saturday.
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Bethlehem
Piney Grove
Cub Stout
Ninth Street Methodist Church
D. B. Renegar
Chemstrand
Inez Clem
Athens
Nashville
Hobart Clem
Baptist Hospital
IL. V. Timberlake, Jr
Kathy
L. Timberlake
Mr. Timberlake
Mobile Civil Defense unit demonstration planned for Morgan County
A mobile hospital unit will be demonstrated at Cooper-Wells building in January and then sent to Birmingham. Oxygen and perishable supplies like whole blood would come from regional dumps in Georgia by air or parachute if needed. Proctor calls the unit the CD program’s most tangible benefit and Christmas present to Morgan County residents.
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Georgia
Mobile
Cooper-Wells
Proctor
Birmingham
Civil Defense
Decatur
Planning Board
Morgan County
Friday Planned as Party Day in Morgan County Schools
Christmas parties dominate the Friday schedule as Morgan County schools operate a full day except Hartselle and Collins which dismiss for two weeks. Morning programs followed by homeroom parties. holiday menus use surplus federal commodities. Several districts reopen January 7 after the break.
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Morgan County
Hartselle
Collins
Danville
Merle B. Donaldson
Austinville
Flint
Moulton Heights
Pleasant Hill
Cotaco
Eva
Falkville
Union Hill
Lacey’s Spring
Lawrence Cove
Massey
Neel
Gum Pond
Priceville
Ryan
Somerville
Trinity
Plainview
All Negro Schools
Services Set Friday For Mrs. Mary Heaps
Mrs. Mary Heaps 71 of Trinity 1 died this morning after a four day illness at Lawrence County Hospital. She was a Harmony Baptist Church member resident 24 years in Lawrence County and a Franklin County native. Funeral Friday at 2 pm from Thorptown Baptist Church near Russellville with Rev. Bud Isbell officiating. Interment in adjacent cemetery with Brown of Moulton. Body returned to son Arley Heaps Trinity 1 for visitation. Survivors include three daughters Earnest Mills Hillsboro 1 Alex Mills Hope Hillsboro 1 Lizzie King Russellville 1, one brother George Green Leighton 1, 38 grandchildren and 35 great grandchildren. Grandsons to serve as pallbearers.
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Moulton
Mary Heaps
Trinity 1
Lawrence County Hospital
Harmony Baptist Church
Lawrence County
Heaps
Franklin County
Thorptown Baptist Church
Russellville
Bud Isbell
Brown
Arley Heaps
Earnest Mills
Hillsboro
Alex Mills
Hope
Clarence Gillespie
Lizzie King
George Green
Leighton
Templeton Named VP of Kroger Nashville Division
Harold Templeton, longtime Kroger Nashville branch manager since 1955, was named vice president of the Nashville Division. The designation expands Kroger decentralization with a VP for each division. The Nashville division includes 38 Kroger stores.
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Harold Templeton
Kroger Co
Nashville
Joseph B Hall
Hall
Krogers
Templeton
Kroger
Chicago
Iowa State College
Ames
Iowa
Hospital Dismissals and Admissions List
A hospital notices list several dismissals including Miss Ruby Sandlin and Master James Gray, with addresses in SE and SW areas. It also notes admissions such as Mrs Ennis Waits of Danville and Charles Anders of Hartselle, detailing multiple names and street locations.
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Ruby Sandlin
9Th St
Duane D. Smith
Columbia
James Gray
11Th Ave
James Eaton
10Th Ave
Vicki Lynn Chittam
Athens
Charles R. Clark
6Th Ave
Patsy Palladino
7Th Ave
Ennis Waits
Danville
James Cardell
Olive
Residents listed for notices at various streets
Mrs. Ware Foster of 409 Lafayette Street Floyd Johnson of Lafayette Street Mrs. Arthur W. Billions of 1399 6th Avenue SE Mrs. James D. Garner and son of 705 Bradley Street Herbert Wright of Falkville 2.
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Ware Foster
Lafayette St
Floyd Johnson
Arthur W. Billions
6Th Ave. SE
James D. Garner
Local Names Listed in Courtland Athens Decatur Notices
Mrs. Jackie Reding of Courtland Mrs. Paul Sparkman of 1802 Martin Street Felix Wilson of Athens Mrs. F E Sowers of Decatur and Little Jerry Bryant of 1809 12th Street SE named in public notices.
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Jackie Reding
Courtland
Paul Sparkman
Martin St
Felix Wilson
Athens
F. E. Sowers
Decatur
Jerry Bryant
12Th St. SE
Local Names Listing Voting Results by Area
Voters include Mrs. Virgil Cartee of Decatur and Mrs. Irwin Naylor of Moulton with several others such as Mrs. Mary Heaps of Trinity and Anthony Dale Winchester of Decatur. The block features multiple residents with counts and affiliations across Trinity Decatur Moulton Russellville Town Creek and Russellville.
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Virgil Cartee
Decatur
Irwin Naylor
Moulton
Mary Heaps
Trinity
Anthony Dale Winchester
Travis Hopkins
Wade Whitlock, Jr
Odis Rainey
Harvey L. Collier
Town Creek
Athens Limestone Hospital Births and Marriages List
Hospital list from Athens Limestone area shows births and residents including Mrs Elmer Green Connie Jean Peek and others in Athens plus relatives in Minor Hill Elkmont Ardmore Edwina Clutts and Edwina Clutts and marriages or family entries for multiple residents. Names include Mrs G B Higgins Mrs Mae McMahon Mrs Dennis Richardson and son and others in Athens Tanner Edwina Clutts and John R Johnson are noted among listed households.
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Athens Limestone
Elmer Green
Athens
Connie Jean Peek
Lifford Abernathy
Ralph Price
Ollie Russell
Minor Hill
Tenn
G. B. Higgins
Tanner
Mae McMahon
Dennis Richardson
Mack Williams
William Land
Hugh Love
Elkmont
Ann Clem
Ardmore
James Chisholm
Edwina Clutts
Henry Menefee
Harvey Coffman
Guy King
B. C. Cooley
Marcella Bullard
John R. Johnson
Mary M. Shields
Mae McMahan
J. A. Crawford
Markets Mixed as Stocks Edge Up and Commodities Breathe
Grain and milk prices show minor changes with No 2 Milling Wheat at 62.10 and Cotton at 33.00. Equity trading remains irregular ahead of Christmas with Lukens Steel rising about five points and aircraft stocks steady, while railroads show mixed results and major rails hold near prior levels.
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Decatur Joan
Steels
Lukens Steel
Wall Street
Douglas Aircraft
United Aircraft
Boeing
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Illinois Central and Southern Railway
Pennsylvania Railroad
Chesapeake & Ohio
New York
North Alabama broiler market weak with light interest
North Alabama broiler market is weak with light offerings and faint demand for dressed poultry. Weighted prices rise to about 10.3 with farm quotes around 14 and plant quotes near 15, while processors limit purchases due to interest, and Atlanta reports fryers and heavy hens priced around 17 to 19.
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Birmingham
North Alabama
Atlanta
Egg market report shows price ranges and shortages
Birmingham wholesale egg market for 24 hours ending 10:30 a.m. notes shortages in mediums and mixed colors. Prices range with large eggs at 39-41 cents, mediums 34-37 cents, small 29-33 cents, and nearby location notes. Quality at minimum 60 percent.
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Birmingham
Compromise Salvage Plan for Suez Port Said Approved
Vice Admiral Slater said a plan to use part of the salvage fleet and 200 sailors was approved and sent to Hammarskjold. Burns and Wheeler reported, while Britain and France would not hand ships to outsiders, crews could wear civilian clothes and larger guns would be removed. An Egypt authority said no step would be considered until all British and French forces leave Egypt, making adoption unlikely.
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Adm
L. F. Durnford Slater
Port Said
Egypt
Suez Canal
Britain
France
Retired Railman Oliver Johnson Dies
Oliver Johnson 61 a retired L and N railway employee died at 10 35 am at Decatur General Hospital Funeral arrangements will be announced by Brown later.
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Oliver Johnson
Sherman St
L & N Railway
Decatur General Hospital
Brown
Lawrence Escapee's Probation Revoked
B. F. Campbell, a 31 year old Hillsboro man who escaped in handcuffs from Lawrence officers on December 2, had his probation revoked in a special hearing before Circuit Judge Newton Powell. He will begin an 18 month prison sentence previously imposed for a distilling conviction.
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Moulton
Hillsboro
Lawrence
Newton Powell
B. F. Campbell
Kenneth Tucker
Market Report on Cattle Hogs and Sheep Prices
Livestock selling with cows and calves uneven tests and steady to weak trends. Slaughter classes and heavy bulls steady to higher. choice cattle around 00 to 27.00 and high choice up to 28.00. Barrows and gilts uneven. sows steady. Sheep and slaughter lambs steady with best prices about 50 above average. choice lambs 18.00 for 80-95 lb.
Indians Used Buried Fish to Fertilize Corn
Historical report notes that indigenous peoples used buried fish as fertilizer to boost corn crops, detailing a farming practice cited in archival accounts.
Thieves Narrow Loot in Morgan County Break-Ins
Morgan County sheriff's deputies investigate multiple break ins in Falkville Hartselle and Decatur Monday night with limited gains. Falkville Block and Supply Co. reported about 35 dollars and a man's wrist watch stolen while Payne's Hardware Co. lost little. Bush's Dairy Bar in Hartselle saw cigarettes taken and a possible coin box change. Rainbow Drive In near Decatur also reported cigarette thefts.
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Morgan County Sheriff's Forces
Falkville
Hartselle
Decatur
Falkville Block and Supply Co
Payne's Hardware Co
Pan Am
Bush
Sheriff's
Rainbow Drive In
Births Reported in Moulton and Decatur Areas
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Naylor of Moulton 2 at Lawrence County Hospital on Monday. Virgil Cartee of Decatur 3 was born Tuesday at Lawrence County Hospital. Mr and Mrs W W Braswelle of Decatur 3 announce the birth of a daughter last night at Baugh Wiley Clinic.
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Irwin Naylor
Moulton
Lawrence County Hospital
Virgil Cartee
Decatur
W. W. Braswelle
Baugh- Wiley Clinic
Plane Still Missing After Ten Days In Vancouver Area
Ground and air searches over ten days have failed to locate any trace of a Trans-Canada Air Lines North Star with 62 aboard missing since the Vancouver, British Columbia area.
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Vancouver
B.C. W
Trans-Canada Air Lines
North Star
Joe's Imported Foods Offers Various Snack Goods
Lost notice for vines steer net ves Williams dated 11-28-56 requests notification to Neal Williams Mt Hope. Also a for sale item describes a large chain driven cycle offered for $18.00. Store hours show open till 7 p m Saturday and 8 p m other days at 1412 6th Ave SE. Reward of $50.00 appears for lost items.
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Joe
6Th Ave
Vines
Net
Ves Williams
Hope
Neal Williams
Mt. Hope
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