Political tone in president's message sparks mixed reactions
Senators and a representative criticized the president's proposals as largely political rather than prudent. Sen. George said Eisenhower’s plans were broad and unclear while Flood viewed the message as a candidate’s statement. Rep. Bell Williams termed it an announcement for re election and Knowland noted the speech carried partisan overtones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClellan
Sen
George
D-Ga
Eisenhower
Truman
Flood
D-Pa
John Bell Williams
D-Miss
Knowland
California
Prince and star travel plans hint at Monaco stay
The note mentions a trip by air to New York for Hollywood tomorrow morning and a prince likely departing by car for Florida with no exact destination given. Miss Kelly, who rose to stardom after an April marriage, is coy about plans, saying only a Monaco residence was proposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hollywood
Florida
Kelly
Monaco
Pastor Nance Named to Conference Post by Methodists
At a Birmingham cabinet meeting Bishop Clare Purcell assigned Rev. L. D. Nance, pastor of Falkville Ste Church for three years, to a Alabama of education post while continuing Falkville duties until the next annual conference when he will move to Birmingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falkville
Birmingham
Clare Purcell
Methodist Church
L. D. Nance
Falkville Ste Church
Alabama of Education
Amusements listings for Princess and Roxxy theaters
Princess presents John Wayne and Betty Field plus showtimes 1 3 5 7 9. Roxxy features Saratoga Trunk with Gary Cooper Ingrid Bergman at 1 3 49 6 21. Bunset Untamed Tyrone and Susan Hayward times listed as 6 68. Bowline Shotgun and cast listed with 7 and 0 showtimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princess—Shep
John Wayne
Betty Field
Roxy
Saratoga Trunk
Gary Cooper
Ingrid Bergman
Bunset
Tyrone
Susan Hayward
Byrd urges opposition to private school grants in Virginia
Senator Byrd broadcasts across 15 stations urging Virginians to vote against a constitutional convention and private school grants aimed at avoiding compulsory integration. He says no educator supports the plan and warns it would destroy the public school system amid final campaign week. Opposition from religious and diocese groups plus a Farmville speech by Rep. Tuck shapes the race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Priiv
William M. Tuck
5Th Dist
Farmville
Local graduates and church events headline Decatur area
William R. Reid graduated from State Vocational Trade School in machine shop practice. Others listed include C. Dodd, Everett Powell, Reuben Freeman, Russell Pepper in drafting, welding and auto mechanics. The Rev Otis Kirby speaks at Decatur and Courtland churches. Market notes list fresh meats eggs greens and vegetables weekend sale. Christmas Seal total: 4219.24. 1710 of 13880 letters returned. goal 5720. county short by about 1505. Tuberculosis still a concern in Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Reid
State Vocational Trade School
Seethees
Wees C. Dodd
Moulton
Everett H. Powell
Reuben C. Freeman
Athens
Russell T. Pepper
Decatur
Seal
Alabama
Funeral Saturday for Herbert B Peete in Athens
Herbert B Peete 69 a native of Peete's Corner Limestone County is dead. Funeral services will be at 2 p m Saturday at McConnell Service Funeral Home Chapel Athens with Rev Eugene Steelman officiating. He was a retired farmer, died Thursday at Tanner Memorial Hospital. He lived with a daughter in Georgia and belonged to New Hope Baptist Church. Interment will be in an Athens area cemetery. Active pallbearers include Ben Peete Earl Peete Leo Hacker Gordon Hacker Clendon Jolly and Gordon Copeland.
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Athens
Herbert B. Peete
Carrollton
Peete
New Hope Baptist Church
McConnell Chapel
Hershell Beddingfield
Auburn
Ben and
Earl Peete
Leo
Gordon Hacker
Clendon Jolly
Gordon Copeland
Limestone Sportsmen to elect club officers tonight
Athens news notes Limestone County Sportsmen's Club will name new officers at a meeting held at the Athens Cafe tonight. The club has previously been led by Frank Crouch and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Limestone Sportsmen
Athens
Limestone County Sportsmen's Club
Athens Cafe
Frank Crouch
London blackout stifles travel and daily life
Warnings urged Britons to stay home and avoid car use as fog and a warm air layer caused heavy patrols and disarray. A woman was assaulted in a London district and the Great London air terminal saw three days of deserted international traffic with the airport at a standstill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Political clash blocks Eisenhower civil rights plan
Rights advocates urge limits on presidential influence over electors and related matters while congressional Democrats privately warn a civil rights bill faced a filibuster. Former Gov. James F. Byrnes warns Southern white voters to act in concert for any party consideration.
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Oironger
Congress
Eisenhower
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Glamour Girl Confirms Name Change to Glamour Girl
In London, Glamour Girl reveals her legal name is now Glamour Girl, formerly Doro thy Hartland. She explains court fees of 5 pounds and 10 shillings, noting most people called her Glamour Girl. She recalls a minor mix up when buying a dog license for her Alsatian Beauty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Glamour Girl
Dorothy Hartland
Lawrence Countian Wins Full Pardon
Waldon Payne of Lawrence County received a full pardon from Alabama’s Pardon Parole Board after a prior parole in November 1950 for robbery. The board also denied 21 parole applications that week.
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Lawrence Countian
Montgomery
Alabama
Waldon Payne
Lawrence County
Rhode Island TV ownership hits 89 percent in 1954 survey
A 1954 survey shows that 89 percent of Rhode Island families owned a television set. The report highlights rapid adoption of TV as a household staple across the state, reflecting postwar consumer growth and shifts in daily life.
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Rhode Island
Limestone farmer leads 1955 group expansion drive
A Limestone farmer served as president during 1955 as the organization’s activities grew widely, expanding its reach and influence through renewed effort and leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Limestone Farmer
Market Report Notes Mixed Beef Prices and Weights
Market notes show wholesale and retail price ranges for cattle with entries on weight classes 100 to 490 pounds. The snippet mentions cows and butchers at roughly 9.80 to 11.00 per hundredweight, reflecting yard and trade activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sre
Sears
Oil stocks rally and liquidations eyed in New York trading
New York shares showed volatility as Houston Oil announced plans to sell its properties to Atlantic Refining. Houston Oil rose to 155 percent intraday after 2,500 shares and earlier higher. Atlantic Refining opened up on 6,000 shares but retreated. General Motors and General Electric started mixed with Westinghouse down slightly on 5,000 shares.
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New York
Uil
Houston Oil
Atlantic Refining, Co
Atlantic Refining
General Motors
General Electric
Westinghouse Electric
Livestock Market Report From Nashville Auction
Livestock market notes show calves at 25 to 29 dollars, mingi ved receipts. Vealers weak on offer and prime cattle around 26 to 29 dollars, with lighter turnout from usual buyers. Sows and heavy lots in limited supply, overall demand subdued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
U.S
North Georgia live poultry market report
AP dispatch from Atlanta notes the North Georgia live poultry market showing weaker fryers and moderate demand. Prices vary, with hens and other stock trading lower and supplies adequate. No notable changes since early morning trading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
North Georgia
Frede United
Hospital Listings Include Names and Addresses Across City
Directory style note lists individuals linked to hospitals and admissions, featuring Robert Winton Minnie Terry Myron Hardin Robert Hopper and others with street addresses such as 302 W Wilson 1619 Chestnut St 720 4th Ave SE. The item catalogs names and residence details without additional context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Winton
W. Wilson
Minnie Terry
Chestnut St
Myron
Hardin
Decatur
Robert Hopper
4Th Ave
Stanley Vaughan
Hospital Dismissals List Includes Several Local Names
Athens Limestone Hospital reports dismissals: Mrs Travis Dobbins and infant son in Athens Miss C E Swanner Jr in Elkmont Mrs J M Smith Athens Mrs Eldred Dawes Minor Hill Tenn Lucian Cox Athens and Mrs Ollie Eaves Athens 2 and 3 in sequence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens-Limestone Hospital
Travis Dobbins
Athens
C. E. Swanner, Jr
Elkmont
J. M. Smith
Eldred Dawes
Minor Hill
Tenn
Lucian Cox
Ollie Eaves
Decatur General Hospital Ward and Resident List
A compact record lists residents and wards at Decatur General Hospital. Names include Howe Pruitt Ward 408 4th Ave and Annie Vinson 814 Sycamore, with other entries for Robert Compton 1507 Sherman Rae Ellis Lane and Rae Ellis Lane 1522 Somerville, plus Danville and Harvest connections and Baby Shelly Fagan Trinity 1. The document reads as a roster of patients and guardians across multiple streets and towns.
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Decatur General Hospital
Howe Pruitt Ward
4Th Ave
Annie Vinson
Sycamore
Rae Ellis Lane
Somerville
James Mahathy
Decatur
Fred Kull
Harvest
Lyle Owens
Danville
Hubert Brooks
7Th Ave
Tillman Reid
Irene Powell
W. Gordon Drive
Shelly Fagan
Trinity
Baugh Wiley Clinic Names Three Patients
Mrs Marquette Dunn of 223 12th Ave NW, Mrs Erwin Dutton of Moulton, and Master James Glenn Cantrell of Guntersville are listed as patients at the Baugh Wiley Clinic.
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Baugh-Wiley Clinic
Marquette Dunn
12Th Ave
Erwin Dutton
Moulton
James Glenn Cantrell
Guntersville
Lawmakers push for tax cuts and farm price talks
Sen George Aiken and other leaders push for tax reductions for low and middle incomes as budget balance nears. House and Senate members discuss extending tax rates and an Eisenhower exit package while Sen Russell weighs a soil bank plan to compensate farmers for land set aside amid costs exceeding a billion dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen
George
D-Ga
Finance Committee
Carlson
R-Kan
Flanders
R-Vi
Cooper
D-Tenn
House
Ways and Means
Eisenhower
Aiken
Senate Agriculture
Russell
Soil Bank
Murphy Services Today In Cullman
Obituary notice for Murphy describes services in Cullman with survivors including three daughters Katherine Agatha Persally Miss Murphy and Ralph Murphy a son two nieces and a nephew with partial location and names from the local obituary fragment.
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Murphy Services Today
Cullman
Final rites for Charles M. Norris residence p m
Funeral services for Charles M. Norris will be held Saturday at 1 p m at Ebenezer Church. Moss-Service in attendance.
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Charles M. Norris
Ebenezer Church
Eter Evens Eane Moss
Births Reported In Decatur And Athens
A daughter was born last night to Mr and Mrs Albert Lamon of Decatur at Bank. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Waymon Massey of Athens at Athens Limestone Hospital.
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Albert Lamon
Decatur 1
Bank
Waymon Massey
Athens
Athens- Limestone Hospital
Decatur Gains Dr E C Whitley in Clinic Hire
Decatur welcomes Dr E C Whitley of Albertville to begin general practice at the Decatur Clinic. A University of Alabama graduate with a June 1954 medical degree, he trained at three Birmingham hospitals. He and his wife Jo hn Green of Huntsville and their 15 month old son reside at 628 Johnston St and attend Baptist Church.
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E. C. Whitley
Albertville
Decatur Clinic
University of Alabama
Birmingham
University
Veterans and Lloyd Nolan
Phi Beta Pi
Medical Fraternity
American Medical Association
John Green
Huntsville
Johnston St
The
Baptist Church
Eyster and Norman Named Wardens by Episcopalians
William B. Eyster, an attorney, was elected senior warden of St. John's Episcopal Church for 1956. Charles Norman, a local businessman, was chosen junior warden. Dr. Thomas Bingham, a Decatur optometrist, was elected to vestry along with B. W. Cornell and F. a Peebles Jr for three years. Parish meeting set to address the new Parish House with the Women's Auxiliary in charge of arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Eyster
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Charles Norman
Thomas Bingham
Decatur
Eyster
Bingham
B. W. Cornell
F. A Peebles, Jr
Pete Geeee
Madman Sought In Palace Blast In Milan
Montini, once papal nuncio and later archbishop of Milan, appeared on a palace balcony amid cheering crowds and blessed the crowd. He avoided mention of the bombing, calling it likely a gesture of a madman. The palace had faced two prior bomb attempts, in 1925 and 1928, with bombs found in both cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan
Alabama leader mourned after death during WWII service
The 42-year-old political figure who practiced law for about 20 years since graduating from the University of Alabama and who served as a lieutenant commander in World War II has died. The message extends deepest sympathy to former Lt. Gov. James Allen and all the people of Alabama in this hour of bereavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Alabama
Allen
Alabama
James Allen
Athens Merchants Set Thursday Afternoon Close Time
Local merchants reach a decision at this morning’s meeting to close Thursday afternoons weekly. The move ends a dispute over midweek closing hours in Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Arbitrator To Hear Bell Workers Reinstatement Case
Whitley P McCoy of Washington and Soemer law protester tie the Communications Workers of America and Southern Bell. The former tel company employees Hni H. W. (Red) McCain and C. B. Hardy testified they were in front of.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell
Whitley P. McCoy
Washington, & Soemer
Communications
Workers of America
Southern Bell
Tel Company
Dou Hni H. W
For Rent: Five Room NW Apartment Near Eubanks
Short notice rental note listing five rooms in a northwest area unit. Neat tenants seek a clean living space with access at 416 and Avenue. Landlord or agent mentions Eubanks as a landmark or contact for inquiries.
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Eubanks
Ave
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