Two Limestone County crashes injure two people
Highway Patrol reports two yesterday and this morning accidents in Limestone County caused slight injuries to two individuals. Margaret Cuthrell, 62, of Decatur, cut her nose in a crash on U S 31 north of Laughmiller's store. Charlie Jenkins, 62, of Athens, injured when a 1949 Dodge collided with a 1947 Chevrolet east of Tanner Crossroad.
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Limestone County
Highway Patrol
Decatur
Margaret Cuthrell
U. S. 31
Laughmiller
Athens
Charlie Jenkins
Tanner Crossroad
B. Lightfoot, Jr
Jenkins
Dodge
James R. Brock
Madison
James L. Jenkins
Athens 4
Thomas Noblitt
Tanner
Jacks
Indian Hills Raid Yields Slot Machines
Morgan County sheriff deputies conducted a weekend raid at Indian Hills Golf Course in Burleson Mountain uncovering two slot machines. John Pennell, 55, operator, was arrested and charged with possessing or operating gambling devices. He posted a $500 bond and awaits Morgan County Court action.
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Indian Hills
Burleson Mountain
John Pennell
Morgan County Sheriff's Department
Pennell
Sheriff's Department
Morgan County
W. H. Long
Citronelle Seaman Killed in Downtown Tavern Shooting
A 32 year old Citronelle seaman Don Hattenstein was killed by a .38 pistol in a Mobile tavern. Johnnie L Schwarzauer 42 faced murder charges after witnesses said he drew the gun from behind the counter and fired, hitting Hattenstein multiple times. He admitted firing five shots.
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Mobile
Ala
Don Hattenstein
Johnnie L. Schwarzauer
Joe Romagnano
Mattenstein
Alice Hatcher
Schwarzauer
Hattenstein
Leas
State Announces Road Work Bids
The State Highway Department announced low bids on road and bridge projects from last Friday. Bids include Guntersville Huntsville road work in Marshall Madison Counties with M and W Construction Co. of Tupelo at 623 712 and Rock Crushing by Stock Bridge Stone Co. of Birmingham at 118 250. Additional Talladega reconstructions on Battle and South Streets bid by R T Smith Co. of Atlanta at 89 964. Lee County painting traffic line stripe bid by Safety Equipment Co. Inc. of Montgomery at 6 995.
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Montgomery
State Highway Department
Marshall
Madison Counties
Guntersville- Huntsville
M and W Construction Co
Tupelo
Miss
Stockbridge Stone Co
Birmingham
Marshall and Madison
Goodwyn and Murphree Co
Troy
Houston and Henry
Ala
Columbia
Shiloh Church
Couch Construction Co
Dothan
Talladega
Battle
Alabama man found guilty in federal kidnapping case
Luther J. Moss of Anniston Alabama was convicted by a federal jury of kidnapping his friend Willie Ringo. Moss claimed insanity and said his mother-in-law “put the fix on me.” He was arrested in Harriman Tennessee after driving Ringo’s car with Ringo confined in the trunk. Judge Robert L. Taylor ordered a pre sentence investigation by a federal probation officer.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Alabama
Luther J. Moss
Anniston
Ala
Willie Ringo
Robert L. Taylor
Moss
Harriman
Ringo
Westinghouse Maintains Pact Stance Amid Idle Plant Loans
Westinghouse Electric Corp keeps its five year contract offer and declines arbitration on disputed issues while expanding Christmas loan aid. At the Pittsburgh complex more than 10,000 idle workers receive $100 checks from payroll clerks, with similar loans reported at Sharon, Pennsylvania and other plants nationwide. Union members crossed picket lines to collect loans under union sanction.
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Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Big East
Pittsburgh Works
Westinghouse
Sharon
International Union of Electrical Workers
Lincoln Mills Parley Fails to Yield Settlement
Atlanta conciliation conference on the Lincoln Mills strike in Huntsville Alabama ends without a settlement announcement. Representatives of the textile union and Textile Workers Union of America meet with W S Pierce and D Yates Heafner, with details kept from newsmen. About 1 000 workers at the mill, which had resumed partial operation last week, were represented.
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Atlanta
Lincoln Mills
Huntsville
Ala
Textile Ant
Textile Workers Union of America
W. S. Pierce
U.S. Mediation and Conciliation Service
D. Yates Heafner
Charlotte
Danville Students Present PTA Program
Danville pupils performed a December PTA program in the high school auditorium. Mrs. Lewis Sims led the meeting, with a stew supper postponed to early next year. Elementary students sang Christmas songs, and high school pupils read The Christmas Story from St. Luke under Mrs. Johnson, with Joe Garner delivering it. Jerry Glasgow accompanied on piano as pupils enacted Bible characters. Attendance banners were awarded to third and tenth grades.
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Danville
Parent-Teacher Association
Lewis Sims
Kathryn Edwards
L. Johnson
St. Luke
Joe Garner
Johnson
Jerry Glasgow
Bicycles Made For Younger Children Under Four
A factory announces bicycles manufactured in small sizes suitable for children under four years old. The move targets toddlers and seeks to expand early riding accessibility.
Council Hears Paving Protest
City council adopted two paving ordinances after objections from a group led by Sam McDowra seeking lower assessments for 8th St SE from 4th Ave to Somerville Rd. paving of 13th Ave SE and Canal St faced no objections. A Buena Vista subdivision paving project valued at 56 376 64 was approved for public notice with final action set for Jan 16. Meeting continues today at 2 p.m. to consider license code revisions.
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Sam McDowra
8Th St
4Th Ave
Somerville Road
13Th Ave
7Th
8Th Streets
Canal St
Market To
Water Sts
Buena Vista Subdivision
Prosecution Paints Liles As Traitor In Court Martial
In fifth week of Lt. Col. Paul V. Liles court martial at Fort Lewis Washington prosecutors described the West Point graduate as a traitor while his defense portrayed him as a man of decision. Liles is charged with aiding the enemy and disloyal statements from a Korean War prison camp 1950 53.
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Leroy Hittle
Fort Lewis
Wash
Paul V. Liles
West Point
Liles
Birmingham
Ala
Korea
William R. Cohen
Newark
N.J
West Pointer
U.S
Benedict Arnold
Cohen
Dixon
Col. Liles
Shooting Victim in Morgan County Reported in Good Condition
A 19 year old, Ozie Draper of Lacey's Spring, was shot near Whitesburg Bridge during a fight at Ed Chapman's place. He was labeled in good condition by Huntsville Hospital. Injured during the Sunday night incident, Draper was taken to hospital after being shot beneath the heart. Chapman, 48, identified as the shooter, faces assault to murder charges and is jailed in Morgan County after a warrant was sworn yesterday.
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Ozie Draper
Lacey
Ed Chapman
Whitesburg Bridge
Morgan County
Huntsville Hospital
Chapman
Draper
Huntsville
Turnabout Time In Divorce Court
Tamara Edel Rees filed for divorce from James E. Courtland Ill in San Francisco. Born Robert Egan Rees, she was a World War II paratrooper wounded twice and had a 1954 operation in Holland. Now 31, she plans to continue her stage career after separation in Reno last July.
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San Francisco
Tamara Edel Rees
Robert Egan Rees
Tamara
Holland
James E. Courtland
Hollywood
Reno
Palace meaning and loose use in describing lavish houses
The term palace traditionally denotes a sovereign residence but is often used more loosely for exceptionally large lavish houses. The distinction lies in origin versus common poetic or descriptive usage in real estate and journalism.
Hayworth Returns to Fight Columbia Pictures Suit
Film star Rita Hayworth arrived in New York from Europe to pursue a contract dispute with Columbia Pictures over the film Joseph and His Brothers. She said she would not reconcile with ex-husband Aly Khan and would keep her daughters Yasmin and Rebecca with him in the French Alps. The Hollywood case is set for December 27.
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New York
Rita Hayworth
Europe
Columbia Pictures
Dick Haymes
Miss Hayworth
Ile de France
Joseph
Hollywood
Aly Khan
Yasmin
Rebecca
Khan
Riviera
French Alps
Mortgage Okeh Clears Way For $2 Million In Mobile Homes
Washington approves 250 FHA insured mortgages to finance homes for Mobile families displaced by urban redevelopment. The $7 600 cap covers 30 years with a five percent down payment, aiding 240 homes including 200 for Negro families in an 18 block Northside project. Special FH A loans also go to Huntsville displaced slum dwellers.
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Okeh
Mobile
Washington
Federal Housing and Home Fiance Agency
Northside
FHA
Huntsville
Ala
Settlement Reached As Woman Expresses Satisfaction
The woman states she is fully satisfied with the outcome and confirms that all matters are settled. Her brief remark, “That's all settled,” emphasizes finality and accord.
Taxman Wins Case On Exemption Misread
Internal Revenue agents argued a Dallas taxpayer did not owe $2,000 after he earned $2,000 but claimed $3,000 in exemptions. The dispute centered on how exemptions reduced his tax obligation.
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Dallas
Tex
Internal Revenue
Paper Maker R. E. Hartman Dies in Mobile
R. E. Hartman aged 73 a pioneer of the pulp and paper industry in the South died in a Mobile hospital after an illness of about two months. He helped establish key industry operations in the region and was widely respected in his field.
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Mobile
R. E. Hartman
South
Seven U S vice presidents die in office despite no assassinations
The record notes that while no vice president was ever assassinated, seven have died while serving. It highlights a historical trend for the deputy to the president passing away in office.
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United States
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