Holland Denied Probation Plea in Multi-County Burglaries
Tommy Holland, 17, denied probation on a four year sentence for four Lawrence County burglaries. Circuit Judge Newton Powell said Holland pleaded guilty to the county charges and must serve time but can be brought back for trial on local break-ins. He is charged in robberies at Brock and Spight wholesale grocers and nearby Decatur sites.
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Tommy Holland
Lawrence County
Newton Powell
Holland
Powell
Brock and
Spight
Bowline Drive
Little Miss Decatur remembered in local photo
In Decatur a reminiscence centers on a 1928 or 1929 photo from The Decatur Daily showing Little Miss Decatur and her runner-up in two convertibles. Ruby Jones recalls the image and notes Pilot Club sponsorship, while others identify participants, sponsors, and locations tied to the era.
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Decatur Daily
Kyle-Sullivan
Decatur
Ruby Jones
Walnut St
Pilot Club
A. B. Dodd
Cornelian Ct. Apts
Vin
Earl Calvin
Betty McGehee
T. W. Schuessler
Florence
Sidney Neher
J. K. Hughes
Lyons Hotel
Betty
Hughes
Elks Ordered Submit Bond After Liquor Violation Raid
The Elks Club at 126 First Ave NE must post a 2500 bond within 10 days to lift a restraining order and prevent further hearings on injunctions prohibiting liquor sales after a July raid that led to gaming charges against five occupants and a sixth for prohibition violation.
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Elks Club
First Ave. NE
S. A. Lynne
Lynne
Morgan County
Jimmie Collier
Deaths Listed for Mrs. Bessie McDaniel Survivors
The published list of survivors for Mrs. Bessie McDaniel omits her husband Miles McDaniel of Somerville and three daughters. Also named are Mrs. Katherine Black Mrs. Wardine Weeden and Mrs. Maxine Cowley all of Somerville.
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Bessie McDaniel
Miles McDaniel
Somerville
Katherine Black
Wardine Weeden
Maxine Cowley
Martin Luther King Honored by Philadelphia Cotillion Society
The Rev. Martin Luther King, renowned Baptist minister who led a campaign against segregated bus seating in Montgomery Alabama, was honored last night by the Philadelphia Cotillion Society at its annual Christmas event.
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Philadelphia
Martin Luther King
Montgomery
Ala
Philadelphia Cotillion Society
Light Livestock Sale at Valley Stockyard Totals 278 Head
A light sale at Valley Stockyard on new Moulton Road reported 278 head sold for a total of 26000 dollars. Highest price veal calf weighed 250 pounds and sold for 35 cents per pound to Pearl Packing Co of Madison Indiana. Top heavy calves and milch cow sales to Armour and Co of Birmingham and Herbert Smith of Pulaski Tennessee respectively.
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Valley Stockyard
New Moulton Rd
Leon Hill
Massey
Pearl Packing Co
Madison
Ind
Bill Gordon
Bill Legg
Athens
Armour and Co
Birmingham
Gordon
Littrell Brothers
Hazel Schwartz
E. J. Jones
Herbert Smith
Pulaski
Tenn
Senators Plan Visit To Redstone Arsenal
Senators on the readiness subcommittee plan to visit the Army missile center at Huntsville Alabama on January 3 4 as part of the congressional inquiry into the nations missile program. Sen Case said the group would survey the site and review program details and hearings have been extended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redstone Arsenal
Washington
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Army
Huntsville
Ala
Sen. Case
RNC
Case
King Honored with Sapphire Cross of Malta at Convention Hall
In Convention Hall King received the Sapphire Cross of Malta in recognition of his zeal and love in lifting men toward the ideal. The award acknowledged his efforts to inspire others and promote high ideals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malta
Florida youth jailed in Lake County rape case
Jesse Daniels of Okahumpka, a part time grave yard worker, is charged with raping a Lake County housewife near her home on December 18. Sheriff Willis McCall said Daniels, the first man charged among 23 suspects, admitted the crime during custody.
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McCall
Daniels
Okahumpta
Leesburg
Melvin Hawkins
Hawkins
Lake County
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Leroy Collins
Congress weighs budget and policy battles in busy session
Congress faces a crowded agenda with education science funding and social programs on the line. Projections show little chance of large spending cuts, with pay raises and higher payroll taxes likely to shape fiscal policy as Alaska statehood moves forward and tariff and soil bank debates continue.
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Congress
Executive Branch
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Statehood
Alaska
Hawaii
Soil Bank
Alabama Aims for Record 1957 Capital Investment
Industries utilities and industrial warehouses announced in 1957 nearly 475 million in new capital for Alabama. Alabama Power Co leads utility investments. Southern Co and Southern Bell plan 150 and 31 million dollars. Chamber cites 67 new industries and 46 expansions, creating over 7,800 jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Alabama
Roland L. Adams
York
Alabama Chamber of Commerce
Adams
Ivestment
Alabama Power Co
Southern Co
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co
Southern Bell
Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
Nen
John M. Ward
Ward
Lock Dam Proposal Speeds Warrior River Transport
The Warrior-Tombigbee Development Association backs a north Tuscaloosa lock and dam to replace four obsolete structures and cut tow locking time from 20 hours to under one hour. The Corps of Engineers will report on studies soon as 1958 goals advance amid regional river work and new facilities on the Tombigbee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscaloosa
Warrior River
Warrior - Tombigbee Development Assn
Jack Warner
Association
Corps of Engineers
Eutaw
Greensboro
Jackson
Mobile
Tombigbee River
Afro Asian unity on colonialism self determination
The speech highlighted divisions among Afro Asian nations on ending colonial rule and applying self determination. It stood out as the first address not to denounce the United States or the West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
West
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Beall
R-Md
Kefauver
D-Tenn
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R-Conn
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D-Ala
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Cornelius Schouten
St. Francis Hospital
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Father Schouten
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Geraldine
Robert
Agatha Schouten
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Allied van Lines, Inc
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Pitts Chiropractic Clinic
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