Morgan Woman Charged In Fatal Shooting Of Roy Townson
Lorane New 34, of Hartselle is jailed on second degree murder charges after allegedly shooting Roy Rayburn Townson 17 of Danville with a .22 rifle at her home Friday night. Townson died at Hartselle Hospital about 9 45 p m. after a bullet wound to the left upper chest. Two conflicting statements were given to coroner Brown as New and a nephew of the dead boy described events leading to the shooting. bond set at 500 remains unsettled.
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Hartselle
Lorane New
Morgan County
Roy Rayburn Townson
Danville
Archie Townson
Jimmie Collier
Wilson New
Rube Townson
Gene Townson
Mrs. New
Brown
Morgan
Roy Ray
Townson
New
AVECATUR S pane glimpses and Ullimale notes
Fragmentary lines from an old page mention AVECATUR S pane and Ullimale with scattered hints of a glimpse or note. Text is incomplete, offering no clear event or identity beyond these fragments.
Lions Club plans light bulb and broom sale drive
Plans for annual fundraisers were shared at a Lions Club meeting at the Decatur Yacht Club. Proceeds support the club sight program providing glasses to those in need. Riverside PTA formed a committee for officer selection while students earned banners for attendance.
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Lions Club
Decatur Yacht Club
Club
Riverside
PTA
W. Foster
Russell Smith
Elsie Norton
Pack Self
Louise Ryan
NAACP vows to continue suit to end Atlanta school segregation
NAACP chief counsel Marshall says threats from papers politicians and others will not deter the legal challenge over segregated Atlanta public schools. He speaks at the Second Annual Freedom Dinner noting the Jan. 11 federal suit by Negro parents as a first step toward integration, while Gov. Griffin says schools could be closed if the suit succeeds.
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Atlanta
Thurgood Marshall
The
National Assn
NAACP
U.S
Couttry
Marshall
Georgia
Marvin Griffin
Intra-Neighborhood Rocket Lands On House
A foot long ballistic missile launched by three teenage experimenters from a backyard site landed on a Spokane house after a short flight. The roof took the impact and the rocket fell away. no injuries were reported though authorities warned of possible danger.
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Spokane
Wash
Arthur Withrow
January brides urged to ask Duke McLemore at Robinsons
Duke McLemore promotes Ro binson's as the place to get best prices for brides in January. The note highlights a sales pitch urging customers to seek him for deals.
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Duke McLemore
Robinson’s
Poll Tax Deadline Set For Feb 1 In Morgan County
Tax Collector Price Bryant urges poll taxes be paid by Saturday February 1 in Morgan County. Receipts show about 3 000 voters paid so far, with expected 500 more. Eligible voters must hold receipts for both 1957 and 1958 taxes. Those who missed last year can pay both taxes during January.
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Price Bryant
Morgan County
Bryant
Syria Approves Draft Union Plan With Egypt
Cairo reports Syrian Foreign Minister Salah Bitar arrived with a Cabinet approved draft for a federal union of Egypt and Syria. The move signals a potential merger of the two nations amid regional talks.
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Cairo
Egypt
Salah Bitar
Syria
Federal Union of
Decatur Skywatch Brief for Monday January 7
The report notes First Quarter Moon at 8 16 p.m. and Moon set around 12 30 a.m. Jupiter rises at 12 08 a.m. Saturn rises 4 16 a.m. Mars rises 4 50 a.m. Mars moves into Sagittarius this week for the rest of winter.
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Jupiter
Saturn
Mars
Sagittarius
Decatur Area Weather Forecast For Today
Decatur and vicinity expect far partly cloudy to cloudy skies and mild conditions. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. High temperature around 50 degrees.
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Decatur
President Pushes Redeal in Defense Overhaul Meeting
President Eisenhower met at the Pentagon with Secretary of Defense McElroy and 14 civilian and military leaders for more than two hours to discuss reorganizing the Defense Department. The White House said the visit showed a personal interest and that further conferences would precede a decision.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Eisenhower
Defense Department
Pentagon
Congress
Secretary of
Defense McElroy
Hagerty
Schools To Keep Accreditation Assures Wooten
Morgan County supt Lester Wooten said no local high schools Austinville Eva Danville and Falkville would lose accreditation. He noted past 12 15 years with no losses despite statewide probation reports and cited issues like teachers out of field non degree librarians scarce science equipment and overcrowded classes.
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Doug Norman
Morgan County
Lester Wooten
Wooten
Associated Press
Alabama
State Dept. of Education
Austinville
Eva
Danville
Falkville
State Department
Alabama Democrats drop segregation oath for primary candidates
In Montgomery on January 25 the Alabama Democratic Executive Committee rejected a segregation oath for May 6 primaries. A loyalty pledge disqualifying those who voted Republican or opposed the party ticket was adopted 56 to 2. A pro segregation policy was approved unanimously to guide the party, while the oath was scrapped to avoid court challenges.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Democratic Executive Committee
State Committee
Supreme Court
Eisenhower
Central High School
Little Rock
Charles W. McKay, Jr
Sylacauga
McKay
Roy Mayhall
Jasper
Mayhall
Texas
State
First to Qualify for Alabama Governors Seat
More than 80 candidates qualified today for Alabama offices in the Democratic primary cycle. Circuit Judge George Wallace of Clayton led the governor field, with Agriculture Commissioner A W Todd close behind, followed by Laurie Battle Ralph Price Winston Gallatte C C Jack Owen Karl Harrison W E Dodd Shearen Elebash Albert Boutwell and other state contenders as qualifiers continued through March 1.
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Montgomery
Jan
Alabama
Democratic Executive Committee
George Wallace
Clayton
Agriculture
A. W. Todd
Laurie
Battle of Birmingham
Ralph (Shorty
Price
Louisville
Winston Gallatte
Selma
C. C
Jack) Owen
Alabama Public Service Commission
Karl Harrison
Shelby County
W. E. Dodd
Bessemer
Shearen Elebash
Albert Boutwell
Jefferson
Wallace
Train Knocks Two Bluff City Girls Into River
Two girls ages 11 and 13, Dorothea Miller and Pamela Harmon, were struck on a 75 foot trestle by a freight train in Bluff City Tennessee and knocked into the Holston River. Rescue teams from Kingsport Bristol and Johnson City searched the river as gates at the upriver dam were lowered to aid recovery. The engineer said the train was 30 to 35 mph before hitting the girls and slowed to 18 to 20 mph on the trestle.
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Bluff City
Tenn
Holston River
Southern Railway
Dorothea Miller
Pamela Harmon
Kingsport
Bristol
Johnson City
Sullivan County
Harold Flemming
Helston
Bruce
Train Hits Car in Birmingham Then Derails in Tennessee
A Chicago bound Seminole passenger train struck a car near Selmer Tennessee, derailed after a faulty switch. One person died in Birmingham and nine were injured in the derailment. The Birmingham victim was 37 year old Ruby Wilson.
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Selmer
Tenn
Florida
Birmingham
Here
A. C. Whitt
Folsoms Take Florida Vacation in Key West
Gov. James E. Folsom of Alabama arrived in Key West with Mrs. Folsom and Sen. Neil Metcalf for a brief rest. They noted plans to stay about a week and were greeted by Mayor Delio Cobo who presented keys to the city.
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Key West, Fla
James E. Folsom
Alabama
Palm Springs
Key West
Alabama Air National Guard
Metcalf
Folsom
Folsoms
Delio Cobo
Sputnik II Sighted From Cape Canaveral
Sputnik II was seen twice tonight from Cape Canaveral by the Missile Test Center observers. The dog carrying Soviet satellite moved across the northern and northeastern skies at 6:22 p.m. and 8:07 p.m. local time as the U K S R craft passed within sight.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Russia
Sputnik II
U.S
Sputnik
Here
Railroad Tycoon Robert Young Dies in Palm Beach Suicide
Palm Beach Florida January 25 1945 Railroad executive Robert Young of the New York Central shot himself in a top floor billiard room. The 60 year old despondent man was found by a family member as his wife planned social engagements. Police described the scene as muffled by winding staircases and reported the body removed to an ambulance.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Robert Young
New York Central
Fred Mead
Mead
Young
Youngs
See Railroad
Daily Offers B Ball Bonus This Sunday
The Daily's basketball bonus covers three tournaments from last night at Town Creek Ardmore and Holly Pond plus coverage of the Hartselle Austinville game at Decatur High gym. Friday’s activity and bracket sports stories are featured with pictures and full reports across the sports pages A 10 and A 11.
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Cereatur Daily
Town Creek
Ardmore
Holly Pond
Hartselle
Austinville
Decatur High Gym
Arab Pressure May Pull Iraq From Alliance
Ankara reports Premier Adnan Menderes returned from a secret Iraq mission amid Baghdad Pact talks in which the United States and five pact members debated Middle East defense against Soviet influence. Dulles observers say Iraq’s stance could threaten Arab unity and Western alignment. Iraqi delegation led by Nuri Said attended.
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Ankara
Turkey
Adnan
Menders
Iraq
Baghdad
Arthur Gavshon
Adnan Menderes
United States
Middle East
Menderes
U.S
John Foster Dulles
Grand National Assembly
Dulles
Britain
Ohern
Pakistan
Israel
Nuri
Early Weekend Mishaps Kill 3 in Alabama
The Associated Press reports three deaths in Alabama from early weekend accidents. Ruby Wilson, 37, died in an auto-train collision in Birmingham, the city’s first 1958 traffic fatality. Dock Napier, 54, burned when his gasoline-soaked clothing caught fire lighting a heater at Prichard. Ulysses Cobb, 61, East Brewton, was struck by a Louisville and Nashville freight train in midtown Brewton after not heeding warning whistles.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Birmingham
Prichard
Ala
Brewton
Ruby Wilson
Dock Napier
Ulysses S. Cobb
East Brewton
Louisville
Nashville
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