Alabama Builds Nation's First Statewide Educational TV Network
Alabama opens the country’s first statewide educational television network, costing six million dollars and reaching about 90 percent of schools. Most programs originate in Birmingham with studios at Tuscaloosa and Auburn, funded by a 195,000 dollar annual appropriation and private donations.
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Birmingham
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
University of Alabama At
Glen Iris
PTA
G. C. Morrow
Hidden Valley Brush Fire Expands From Lake Sherwood
Fire crews report a blaze at Hidden Valley along the valley’s southern edge with no immediate threat or mass evacuation. Notable residents George Brent Alan Ladd and Eve Arden were reported at home as the same brush fire driven from Lake Sherwood to the east continues to spread.
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Hidden Valley
George Brent
Alan Ladd
Eve Arden
Lake Sherwood
Market pricing roundup for staples and livestock
Cotton prices inch middling at 33.00 with Decatur loan 35.24 and 40.00 ton gage. Milk at 6.10 per hundred, case milk 3.25 per hundred. No 2 Wheat 2.10, No 2 Oats, No 2 White Ear Corn 1.33, No 2 Yellow Corn 1.25, No 2 Barley 0.96, No 2 Mile 2.10. Soybeans 2.45, calves nominal. Hogs show a 19 head lot near 17.00 for 200 lb hogs, and a 282 lb country butcher at 16.00.
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Decatur
Yellow Corp
Last Rites for Mrs Neevhorm Held in Cullman
Cullman rites were conducted for Mrs. Sara N Neevhorm 35 at New Hope. She died Friday at her Cullman home. Survivors include five sons M A Neevhorm J R Neevhorm T J Neevhorm G R Neevhorm and E L Neevhorm.
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Neevhorm
Princess Rebel In Town at amusements today
John Payne and Ruth Roman star in Princess Rebel In Town with showings at 1 40 3 35 5 30 7 25 and 9 20 at Princess theater plus other local venues listing gate times for Forever Darling I ll Climb The Highest Mountain and multiple features across ROXY SUNSET BOWLINE HATFIELD STARVUE RANCH RITZ venues with their respective schedules and film pairings.
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Princess
John Payne
Ruth Roman
Funeral attendees span multiple states for Co. B Bartee
Out of town guests at the funeral of the late Co. B Bartee include Dr W G Bartee of Birmingham and many Huntsville residents such as Carl Morring Jr Edwin Bartee and Gene Monroe. Visitors in Birmingham for Christmas include Mrs Wade Rogers and family from Bruns wick Decatur Clinton and other Alabama towns.
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Co. B. Bartee
W. G. Bartee
Birmingham
Walter Bartee
B. D. Given
Carl Morring
Carl Morring, Jr
Frank Morning
Edwin Bartee
Gene Monroe
Edmond Monroe
Huntsville
Floyd Landers
Sheffield
Bertha Payne
Gurley
A. E. Baker
Amor
Wade Rogers
James Rogers
Beverly
Brunswick, Ga
Dempsey Rogers
Gayle
Susan
Jimmy
Steven
Decatur
Marion Poole
Roger
Larry Don
Clinton, Tenn
Poole
Clinton
Weaver Charles William passes. Rites Monday
Funeral services for Charles William Weaver 42 of 928 4th Ave SE will be Monday at 10 30 am from Northside Baptist Church with Rev Ollie Linkous officiating Interment at Mt Zion Church Cemetery north of Cullman Brown directing He died Friday at 612 pm Survived by wife Mary Weaver three daughters Mrs Mary E Irons Florence Weaver and Barbara Ann Weaver four sons Robert Wilburn James and Herman L all of Decatur mother Mrs Sarah Weaver of Cullman two sisters Mrs Effie Waters and Mrs Fannie Knight of Cullman The body remains at Brown Funeral Home until 1015 am Monday
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Charles William Weaver
4Th Ave
Northside Baptist Church
Ollie Linkous
Mt. Zion Church
Cullman
Brown
Weaver
Mary Weaver
Decatur
Mary E. Irons
Florence Weaver
Barbara Ann Weaver
Robert
Wilburn
James
Herman L
Sarah Weaver
Effie Waters
Fannie ‘Knight
Brown Funeral Home
Civil Liberties Union Presses U S Over Visa Revocation for Newsmen
The American Civil Liberties Union urged the State Department to withdraw its plan to revoke passports of three U S newsmen who traveled to Communist China for reporting. The ACLU offered legal aid to challenge the travel rights and press access in court.
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New York
American Civil Liberties Union
State Department Today
China
ACLU
State Department
Cullman 8 Farmer Succumbs At Home
Cullman 62 year old Lonzo Hel ton died Friday at 5 am at his home. Funeral services set for 2 pm at Weltle Church with Mass Service Funeral Home directing. Burial in adjoining cemetery. Survived by wife and four daughters Geneva Mae Thornton Aileen Hardin Imogene Satterfield Annie Faye Slaughter.
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Cullman
Lonzo
Helton
Farmer
Weltle Church
Mass Service Funeral Home
Geneva Mae Thornton
Aileen Hardin
Imogene Satterfield
Annie Faye Slaughter
Bus Boycott Leader Expounds Views on Integration
Detroit dispatch reports the Montgomery Alabama bus boycott leader explains that the future pattern of integration depends on law enforcement and public policy, outlining his stance amid ongoing civil rights tensions.
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Detroit
Montgomery
Ala
Neevholm Family Honored Across Generations
Neevholm left a large family span with two daughters Mrs Vernie Carr and Mrs Mattie Dukes, two brothers, three sisters, 31 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren noted in the obituary style memorial paragraph.
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Neevholm
Vernie Carr
Mattie Dukes
Mania Day Sees 37 Alarms With 33 Bombs Hidden Since 1940
In a 30 hour span 37 alarms were logged including one that found the real bomb at the Paramount Theater. A mad bomber is said to have hidden 33 devices since 1940 across the city with 22 exploded injuring 15 people. A $26000 reward awaits tips leading to the suspect.
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Paramount
Midvale
Pennsylvania
Brooklyn
New Year Holiday Traffic Fatality Forecast Cited
NSC projected 490 Americans would die in motor vehicle accidents during the New Year period beginning Friday at 6 p m and ending Tuesday midnight. Officials noted a high holiday toll could be offset by concentrated police enforcement and limited travel.
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Dearborn
NSC
Chicago
California
King Says Minority Violence Warning Amid Detroit Speech
The Rev Martin Luther King Jr urged restraint and warned that some minorities may resort to violence while noting that the majority opposes integration during a Detroit address. Traffic enforcement included checkpoints with 1 197 citations for 1 507 violations. Weather blamed for poor period with snow and rain in the northeast. Traffic deaths average 107 daily. AP survey tallies 500 traffic deaths, 27 fires, 60 misc in a four day non holiday span.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Detroit
United States
Associated Press
Birmingham Bus Racial Violations Lead to Arrests and Bombing
Theodore Nelson, 50, jailed again after sitting in the white bus section as Birmingham enforces segregation laws. Police report A. 3. C. Monroe Flower Jr., 17, fined for disorderly conduct after attempting to seize a bus. The bomb blast targetting Rev. F. L. Shuttlesworth spurs mass demonstrations and a stand by city leaders to uphold the ordinance.
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Birmingham
Theodore Nelson
W. F. Jones
Wylam
Nelson
C. Monroe Flower Jr
Northside
Negro Bethel Baptist Church
F. L. Shuttlesworth
Shuttlesworth
Alabama Christian Movement For Human Rights
Robert E. Lindbergh
Supreme Court
Strike Shutdowns Darken Decatur Job Picture Over Year
Unemployment claims spiked in the Decatur area during the year ending Monday due to plant shutdowns in Decatur Florence and a steel strike. Local AES officials report fewer placements amid limited new industry and rising claims from steel workers returning home to file. In 1956, 2399 openings were posted by 401 firms with 1788 placements. 5228 initial applications were filed. Active applicants dropped to 1242. During the year 4737 unemployment claims were filed with May and June topping, and tests and counseling were widely used for high school graduates.
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Alabama Employment Service
Decatur
Florence
H. P. Still
AES
Birmingham
Decatur Iron and Steel Co
Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp
Redstone Arsenal
Huntsville
Town Creek
Decatur High School
Moulton High School
Arsenal
French mourners attack Moslems in Algiers riot
In Algiers on December 29 mourners for Amedée Froger attacked moslems after his funeral. About 10 000 French marched in the grim procession as violence spread with three deaths reported. A French gunman fired at an Algerian during the cortege.
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Algiers
Algerian Mayors Federation
Amedée Froger
Eisenhower Dulles push Middle East aid and security fund
The plan envisions broad regional aid from the Straits of Gibraltar to the Arabian Sea centered on the Suez neighborhood. It would not revive the Nile dam financing offer but would provide limited aid to Egypt contingent on cooperation. Congress will be urged for standby military authority and a NATO style security umbrella to deter Soviet expansion while fostering economic stability and eventual settlements.
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Straits of Gibraltar
Arabian Sea
French North Africa
Suez Canal
Egypt
Aswan
Nile
Col. Nasser
Eisenhower
Dulles
Congress
United States
Middle East
U. S
State Department
Russia
NATO
Truman
Greece
State Spends Heavily For Airport Work
Alabama state officials report more than 30 million dollars in airport improvements in 1956. The work covered 18 city projects including new fields, paved runways, extensions, and admin buildings, plus 12 private field upgrades. Cullman area notes a new field started with 87.9 acres purchased and a 4000-foot paved runway along with a 2500-foot sod strip in progress and taxiway plans prepared.
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Montgomery
Asa Rountree Jr
Cullman
Decature
Non-Farm Employment Up During November in Alabama
Alabama's non-farm employment reached 737 600 in mid November, up from last year but 1 400 below October. Average hourly earnings for factory workers rose two cents to 1.69 dollars, an all time high for the state, with gains in food textile and petroleum industries.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Eugene M. Wells
Tony
Walrus name origin tied to Norse whalehorse clash
The walrus gains its name from a misreading of a Norse term meaning whalehorse, blending land and sea creature imagery into a single label.
Hospital Admissions and Discharges List for Decatur
Admissions list includes Mrs. W. C. Hunter Teresa Hope James Nelson Jr. and families plus Mrs. Mayo W. Davis and Mrs. James Cottingham and son Hillsboro. Dismissals feature Mrs. Berfal Flack Mrs. Mary Stroud Mrs. D. L. Parham Mrs. John Holt and others. Also noted are infant born and transfers to Detroit and Hartselle.
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Decatur General Hospital
W. C. Hunter
12Th Ave
Teresa Hope
8Th Ave
James Nelson, Jr
7Th Ave
Mayo W. Davis
James Cottingham
Local Notices Include Voters and Addresses
FE Thompson of Moulton 4 and Mrs Clifford Smith of Wisemont 2 appear among residents listed. Keith Long at 916 7th Ave SE also cataloged in the public notice.
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FE. L. Thompson
Moulton
Clifford Smith
Wisemont
Keith Long
7Th Ave
Local Names and Addresses Listed
A sequence of personal names and street addresses appears, including William Reithmaire 104 8th Ave NW Mrs R C Maner Atlanta Carmen Reed 1026 Grant Jill Davis 1020 Grant Ralph Burns Decatur Thomas Earl Turner 606 7th Ave SW Micheal Allen 2010 Harrison Suzanne Johnson 203 Sth Ave Junior Bolan 1005 7th Ave SE.
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William Reithmaire
8Th Ave
R. C. Maner
Atlanta
Carmen Reed
Grant St
Jill Davis
Grant
Ralph Burns
Decatur
Thomas Earl Turner
7Th Ave
Micheal Allen
Harrison St
Suzanne Johnson
Sth Ave
Junior Bolan
Dismissals List At Athens Limestone Hospital
A hospital notice lists patients dismissed from Athens Limestone Hospital including Mrs Otis Bassham and Anderson Bassham. Mrs Elmer Hill and Minor Hill. Edward Randolph. Mrs Frank Williams and Barbara Diane Brooks. Cathy Bowers. Lynn Lamon. Leonard McLemore. Benton Pettus. Janice Faye Austin. Mrs Albert Griffin. Melvin McLemore. The entries show multiple Athens residents with several from Elkmont and Madison.
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Otis Bassham
Anderson
Elmer Hill
Minor Hill
Tenn
Edward Randolph
Madison
Frank Williams
Athens
Barbara Diane Brooks
Cathy Bowers
Lynn Lamon
Leonard McLemore
Benton Pettus
Elkmont
Janice Faye Austin
Albert Griffin
Melvin McLemore
Rebels hold Central Sumatra as government talks fail
In Central Sumatra rebels under Lt. Col. Acmad Hussein appear solidly in control and rejected a government delegation. In the north Col. Maludin Simbolon has disappeared after escaping capture while government loyalists and Simbolon’s troops each control parts of Medan. Simbolon reportedly commands about four fifths of the area’s troops. South Sumatra leans toward the government as royalties waver. President Sukarno urges dissidents to return to the path of duty immediately.
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Sumatra
Acmad Hussein
Medan
Col
Maludin Simbolon
Simbolon
South Sumatra
Sukarno
Film Flam Clan Will Quit Tampa
Police report the so called Terrible Williamsons flee Tampa after nine arrests for vagrancy. Detectives say the group operates on a national flim flam scheme with members seen leaving the area. George Wells denies membership but officers say he is tied to the clan and owns vehicles with multiple state licenses. A Tampa resident reported a fraudulent house roof spray involving old crankcase oil.
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Tampa
Fla
C. C. Eynon
Q. E. Blowfield
George Wells
Williamsons
Wells
North Carolina
Georgia
West Virginia
Liberte Survives Violent Atlantic Storm. Repairs in Le Havre
The ship rode out an exceptional storm near Paris with no injuries reported. The vessel’s forward damage prompted Captain Raoul de Baudeau to turn back for repairs during a two day stopover at Le Havre before continuing to New York. Most passengers stayed aboard and were promised a New Year’s Eve party at Le Havre. Captain De Baudeau previously commanded the Ie de France during the Andrea Doria rescue. Gouldthorpe was aboard that voyage.
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Lion
Associated Press
Paris
Raoul de Baudeau
Gouldthorpe
le Havre
New York
de Baudeau
Liberte
Ue de France
Andrea Doria
le de France
Vinemont 2 Farmer Buried At Flint Creek
Funeral services for Isaac Drake of Vinemont were held at Flint Creek Church. Burial followed at the adjoining cemetery with Moss Service Funeral Home directing. He is survived by four nephews and two nieces.
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Cullman
Isaac Drake
Vinemont
Flint Creek
Moss Service Funeral Home
Joe's Imported Foods Ad Finds Missing Bird Dog
A liver and white pointer dog is found near Joe's Imported Foods at 1412 6th Ave SE. Owner can claim by identifying and paying for this ad and board. Contact 930 day or 1623 W night.
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Joe
Lebanon
Mon
Joe's
6Th Ave
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