Fires and social notices mark Cullman area updates
A Cullman report notes a fire at 804 Ave SE owned by J H Ryan with no loss. Other incidents include a 1:20 pm grass fire near Cedar St and Ave SW and a dryer fire at 1424 6th Ave. SE. Social items list members of Mary Lou Dancy Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star and residents visiting Birmingham for holidays.
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3. Ryan
J. H. Ryan
Ave
Cedar St
6Th Ave
Mary Lou Dancy
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Athens Quiet 26 Cases In Athens Too Late To Classify
District Diary notes a stray or misdirected person leaving a block and taking another by mistake. The entry lists multiple rental notices including furnished two room apartments, a three bedroom house, and a six room house with contact numbers.
Decatur General Dismissals
Dismissals listed for multiple individuals including Royce Messer 1508 11th St and Mrs Byan Worth Dinsmore 208 Sth Ave NW among others. Admissions noted for Dovell Haley 607 Spraggins St SW Fred Allen 160 Grand Bivd and Master Danny O Neal Rose Courtland 2 R. McCulloch 923 9th Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royce E. Messer
Lth
Byan Worth Dinsmore
Sth
Ave
Bobby Sellers
Waverly Circle
Bessemer
Robin Thomas
Line
Harold J. Johnson
Tullahoma 1
Tenn
Robert C. Peterman
Highway
Box 222
Milton
Fla
A. J. Hawthorne
Somerville Rd
Brice Bickery
Michael Brice
8Th
Taylor Infant Enses with Aunts and Uncles
A short line notes a Taylor infant and mentions seven aunts and three uncles.
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Ense
Funeral services for Ethan A Cox held in Athens
Funeral services for Ethan Allen Cox 80 life long Limestone County resident were held today at 11 am at Eastside Church of Christ. He died Sunday at Athens Limestone Hospital. Survivors include four sons four daughters two brothers and other relatives.
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Athens
Ethan Allen Cox
Limestone County
Eastside Church of Christ
Athens-Limestone Hospital
Petty M. Cox
John Rudolph Cox
James Cox
Chicago
Lucian Cox
Decatur
Thomas Hudson
Taisley Sims
Auburndale
Fla
T. J. Brooks
Joe Romine, Jr
Rogersville
Charlie
Baby Karla Holladay Born to Aron Bottom Family
Mrs. Aron P Bottom of 1605 Tower Street SE reports the birth of baby Karla Lee Holladay at 222 likely a local hospital. The newborn is named Karla Lee Holladay with parents listed in the SE district registry.
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Aron P. Bottom
Tower St
Baby Karla Lee Holladay
Local Dismissals and Notices List
Dismissals and notices listing several individuals and addresses including Mrs Arlene Fergson and Miss Vickie Jones in Paradise, Mrs Willie Dearman and infant daughter at 1006 Sth Ave SW, Mrs James Lewis and infant son in Decatur, Mrs S E Thornton at 313 Canal, Donald Tanner in Holly Pond, and others at 1514 Olive. The compact notice provides names and associated addresses.
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Segars
Olive
Willie Dearman
Sth
Ave
James Lewis
Decatur
S. E. Thornton
Canal
Bank Street Notices Listing Residents and Families
Bank Street notices list Mrs Earlene Roy of 1622 Beech Street SE and Mrs Edward Austin of Hartselle along with Corene Williams at 1804 8th, Betty Depreast and Betty McCravey of Hartselle, Freddie Nicholson at 203 4th, and baby daughter of Wendell Lindsey at 214 Gordon Drive.
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Bank Street Admissions
Earlene Roy
Beech St. SE
Edward Austin
Hartselle
Freddie Nicholson
Betty McCravey
Wendell Lindsey
Gordon
Dalton brothers and Ditto named in church obituary
W. N. Dalton and James W. Ditto of Union Grove were members of the Waldemorse Christian Church. Pallbearers listed include Virgil Knighten Clyde Bonds D. B. Slater Harold McAnally W. C. Bradley and Ganava Daughett.
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James W. Ditto
Union Grove
Waldermose Christian Church
Virgil Knighten
Clyde Bonds
D. B. Slater
Harold McAnally
W. C. Bradley
Ganava Daughett
Death of Decatur native W A Hames Sr at 71
W A Hames Sr former Decatur resident and manager of the oldtimers YMCA baseball team died Monday at 8 am in an Evansville Indiana hospital. He was 71. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 10 am at Doone Funeral Home Evansville with burial in Evansville. He is survived by his wife.
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W. A. Hames, Sr
Decatur
Oldtimers Ymca
Evansville
Ind
Doone Funeral Home
Markets Place Mixed Signals With Steady Poultry And Hogs
Market notes show poultry at plant levels with shelled corn prices and a lean mix of quotes for hogs and cattle. Slaughter hogs remain 23.00 to 25.00 per cwt while cattle ranges move up to 24.00 for feeders and 18.00 to 18.50 for cows and bulls.
Stock Averages Hold Steady At Noon
The Associated Press average of 60 stocks at noon was unchanged at 219.10 with the industrials down .30 rails up .20 and utilities up .20. The list as a whole, small caps rose .63 to 613.86. Corporate bonds showed mixed results.
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Associated Press
Decatur YMCA baseball manager visit noted at reunion
Mr Hames longtime Decatur resident managed the YMCA team in the early 1900s and attended reunions with the squad. He was a Shriner and a member of Evans- club.
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Hames
Decatur
YMCA
Evans
Pallbearers Named for A. W. Lee Funeral Service
Pallbearers for the A. W. Lee funeral were Lennie, Rube, Oscar and Frank Lee J L Weston and Clayton Hicks. Honorary pallbearers included Herman Owen Claude Scott John Bright Arthur Penn Wade Hall Burl West and the Rev James Minor.
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Lennie
Rube
Oscar
Frank Lee
J. L. Weston
Clayton Hicks
Herman Owen
Claude Scott
John Bright
Arthur Penn
Wade Hall
Burl West
James Minor
Death of Ira L. Marion in Louisville pension veteran
Ira L. Marion Tra L. Marion, 64, died Monday at 5 45 a m at his home 1013 7th Ave SW after a long illness Funeral arrangements by Brown Funeral Co pending arrival of relatives He was a World War I veteran and a retired L N employee Survived by four daughters
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Tra L. Marion
7Th Ave
Brown Funeral Co
Marion
L&n
Daugh
Message from Kathy Lynn to Mr and Mrs Wilks Jr
Kathy Lynn addresses Mr John E Wilks Jr and Mrs Wilks with a personal note. The correspondence records goodwill and regards. No additional context provided.
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Kathy Lynn
Mrs
John E. Wilks, Jr
U S Government Bonds Slightly Lower
U S government bonds moved about unchanged with small shifts in price as traders weighed inflation data and policy signals. Investors remained cautious amid mixed economic indicators and regional demand for Treasuries.
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U.S
Poultry prices and slaughter totals in Birmingham and Atlanta
AP reports strong ready to cook demand for broilers and fryers with farm prices around 14.5 to 15 cents per lb. Estimated slaughter today about 621,700 head in Birmingham area versus 313,000 last Tuesday, with intra plant transfers noted. Atlanta live poultry market cites price ranges for 3-4 lb birds and hens, with large total head counts and varied bids across heavy and light types.
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Birmingham
Atlanta
Cattle Hog Market Updates Across Multiple States
Reports from Nashville and Thomasville record cattle and hog prices with steady demand. Steers bring 23.00 to 24.00, yearlings 19.00 to 23.00, cows 15.50 to 16.50, vealers 30.00 to 35.00, and hogs 17.75 to 18.25 for lighter weights and 16.25 to 17.25 for heavier lots across various evaluating lots. Sows steady 12.50 to 14.00 amid mixed regional sales.
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Nashville
Tenn
Thomasville
Albany
Columbus
Moultrie
Dothan
Ala
Jacksonville
Fla
U.S
Port prices for consumer grades at retailer market
Prices to retailers up to 9:30 a.m. today include door delivery cases and direct producer sales. Grade A large 55,44 to 60, White 43.49, small 41 to 44-45.
Holiday weekend records show high deadly tolls
Auto deaths during the holiday period reached 474 with 76 fires and 80 other accidents raising total violent deaths to 630. Last Christmas totals were 609 accidental deaths as NSC and AP surveys compare holiday versus nonholiday periods and note historic records.
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The
National Safety Council
Associated Press
Local births recount in Cullman and area
Cullman 1 announces a daughter born December 24 at Cullman Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Charles O. York. A daughter born December 23 to Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Hazel in Hartselle at Lawrence County Hospital. Several other families report births at Decatur General Hospital and Baugh-Wiley-Smith Clinic and Hospital, including sons and daughters born over the weekend and Sunday.
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Cullman
Cullman Hospital
Charles O. York
Reuben
Hazel
Hartselle
Lawrence County Hospital
G. S. Reed
Olive St
Decatur General Hospital
A. G. Self
8Th Ave
W. A. Lane
Decatur
Baugh- Wiley-Smith
Howard Mitchell
Woodland St
Baugh-Wiley-Smith
Fragmentary OCR Notice Yields Sparse Details
A damaged OCR snippet shows partial text about a local matter with no clear event date name or location. Readable items include only stray fragments and no verifiable facts to summarize.
Sprinkler Considered For Carrier After Fire
Brooklyn Navy Yard shipbuilding superintendent testified that a temporary sprinkler system could have been installed months earlier aboard the fire stricken aircraft carrier CONSTELLATION. Capt. Robert C. Gooding, repair superintendent, told a Navy court of inquiry the system might have reduced the fire impact. The blaze killed 49 workers and caused $75 million in damage to the ship.
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NEW York
Brooklyn Navy Yard Shipbuilding
Constellation
Robert C. Gooding
Navy
Gooding
Hypnotist held after Sonoma double death shooting
A 33 year old hypnotist William Chamberlain admitted killing Elmer Ghiggoli and wounding two Ghiggoli daughters and a stepson during a spree in Sonoma California. Chamberlain was captured within thirty minutes after the incident and charged with murder.
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Sonoma
Calif
William Chamberlain
San Francisco
Chamberlain
Elmer Ghiggoli
Sandra
Sharon
James Morgan
Robert W. Hayes
Ghiggoli
Chamberlains
Hayes
Morgan
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Charles C. York
Odom
Taran Ies Sak Coka
Kenneth McCuland
Kenny
C. G.X Pete) Jones
Ernest McCulloch
James H. Spradlin
Christine Gross
James Robert Nail
William A. Beasley
James E. Phillips
Holly Pond
Henry G. Woody
Gendi Conner
Marianna
Mak Lenteni
Wildes
Chis Hill
Buel D. Laney
Vinemont
Billy Ruel Woods
Hance
Fred H. Masterson
W. A. Puckett
Hanceville
William C. Landers
Gardendale
Charlies R. Freeman
Jerry Doyle Hendrix
Bob Gibson
Moulton
Danville Rd
Odie
Call
Lawrence County
Avesd
Dart
Lonely Streets
John J. Kell
Ethan A. Cox
Donald Tanner
Corene Williams
Betty Depreast
Sam Livingston
W. N. Dalton
Decatur Markets
A. W. Lee
Ira L. Marion
Hercules
Allis
Air & Am
Baker Am
T&t
Low & Nash Armst Ck Chess
Balt & Ohio
Beth Steel Maid Bridg Bras
Nat Dairy Calum & H
Nat St Cater Trac
Owens Il
Ches & Ohio
Pam
Coca Cola
Pepsi Cola
Colg Palm
Collins Radio
Philip Mor
CBS
Phill
Comw Ed
RCA
Cruc
Rexall
Delta Air L
St. Regis
East Air L
Sears Roeb
East Kodak
Sinclair Ei Apte
Socony
Erie Lack Sou Co
Cal
Oil
Fla Pow
P&l
Ford Mtr
Texaco
UN Carbide
UN Cal
Gen Foods
Aire
Gen Mills
Gen Tel & el
West Auto
Ga Pac Cp
West UN Tel
Westy Elec
Woolworth
Wrigley Er
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Orbiting Geophysical Observatory
NASA
McRae Motors
Lee Street
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