Alabama House Eyes Broad Tax Exemption Cuts
The House Ways and Means Committee debates removing sales tax exemptions to fund schools. Officials warn further taxes risk driving industry away while the Senate and Rules Committee clash over a constitutional amendment to raise the rate. Other options include ad valorem taxes and new taxes on hotels and motels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Thomas Montgomery
House
Ways and Means
Folsom Administration
Alabama
Senate
Farmsear
Sen
Walteree
Couinty
Givhan
Garet van Antwerp
Mobile
van Antwerp
Senate House
Rankin Fite
Farm Bureau
Pal
Textile dispute yields wage bumps at Alabama Flour Mills
United Textile workers and Alabama Flour Mills renew contract as Johnson signs for the company. Goodyear and UTW had inked their deal June 20. Union committeemen Whitmire Wigginton Smith Ratliff Blankenship Alexander Potter and other officials join in the agreement. Johnson endorses the pact as satisfactory to both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Textile
Goodyear
UTW
A. L., Johnson
Alabama Flour Mills
Phillip Shanks
Peach, Caddell and Shanks
Roy S. Whitmire
The
International Union
Earl Wigginton
Aaron Smith
Howard Ratliff
Theron Blankenship
Silas Alexander
Otis L. Potter
Johnson
Movie Lineup Notes From Local Theatres
Listings show showtimes and casts for today across theaters Yank Prince Hrebes Lance Spener Tracy Peters ROXY Along Came Jones Gary Cooper Loretta Young SUNSET Battleground Van Johnson John Hodiak RANCH Hariselle Lets Do It Again Jane Wyman Ray Milland HATFIELD Athens Down Three Dark Streets Broderick Crawford Ruth Roman STARVUE Courtland Highway The French Line Jane Russell
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hariselle
Jane Wyman
Ray Milland
Valley stock sale posts 41000 volume and top prices
The Valley stockyard sale Friday totaled 41481 38 with 663 cattle and 61 hogs sold. Top hogs at 19.25, under Nashville. Veal calves by Legg Armour and Co Roy Morris brought .20. Baby beef by Sample at 19.30. Slaughter animal top by Alabama Flour Mill at 20.80. second by Draper at 20.30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Stockyard
Nashville
W. H. Legg
Moulton
Armour and Co
Roy’ Morris
Falkvillie, Neuhoff and Co
A .D. Sample
Hartselle
Alabama Flour Mill
Decatur
W. 8. Draper
Trinity 1
Auto and steel wage deals signal continued high prices
Over the last month auto and steel industries secured labor peace at a steep cost, suggesting price stability may end as settlements influence other sectors. A copper strike and broader wage trends threaten inflation, with economists split on whether inflation will be mild or substantial.
Hospital Notices and Dismissals List
Dismissals and admissions across hospitals include Mrs Sarah Willingham at 808 13th Ave SE and Mrs Vernon Hood at 904 Canal St. Admissions feature Miss Eva Sowell of 1305 5th Ave SE and Mrs David Posey with infant at 810 5th Ave SE. Details list numerous patients and addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank ST. Hospital
Sarah Willingham
13Th Ave
Marvin Key
Moulton
Vernon Hood
Canal St
W. G. Simpson
Line St
Noel Eaton
Athens
Decatur General Hospital
Richard Parr
Spotswood Apt
Eva Sowell
5Th Ave
Hubert Holmes
Martin St
David Posey
Bernard Taylor
7Th Ave
Thomas Morris
Ensley Ave
Old Hickory
Tenn
Carl Woodard
Chestnut
St. Hartselle
Mabel Akers
John Willingham
Bank St. Hospital Friay
Obituary Notices From Athens Limestone Hospital
Mrs Ola Arnett Robert Beckham Mrs James Black Mrs Charles Henderson and others listed from Athens receive hospital notices. Includes Master Paul Robinson Miss Georgia Carter and Baby Irene Goodin among those named with ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens-Limestone Hospital
Ola Arnett
Athens
Robert Beckham
James Black
Charles Henderson
Paul Robinson
Georgia Carter
Julia F. Bates
Linda Joyce Roberts
Henry M. Hurst
B. C. Cooley
Irene Goodin
Birth announced for Hughes at Decatur General Hospital
A son was born Saturday to Mr and Mrs Earl Hughes of 213 Wilson Ave NE at Decatur General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Hughes
Wilson Ave
Decatur General Hospital
Wilson Hobbs
Tommy
Daytona Beach
Fla
Norris Wray
Birmingham
University Hospital
Anthony Steve
Dow Patterson
Dow, Abilene, Tex
Otto Fischer
NE. Wilson
Rep J M Dement Named To Alabama House Committee
Rep J M Dement of Limestone County Alabama was named to a House committee by the Speaker. He received notice of the appointment Saturday at his home in Athens Limestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rep
Dement
House
Athens
Limestone
J. M
Alabama House of Representatives
Community notes from Decatur area events and notices
Local residents attend church services and camps while others plan trips to Daytona Beach and Camp Sumantanga. Residents welcome visitors, report births, recoveries from surgery, and military postings. law enforcement notes arrests and highway incidents over a Friday Saturday period.
Weekend traffic tolls rise beyond normal bounds
An Associated Press survey shows 342 traffic deaths during a three day nonholiday weekend June 17 to 20, with total accidents at 515 and 111 drownings. The period’s toll suggests higher risk than typical weekends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Woman injured as car loses control on U S 31 near Hartselle
Mrs. Margaret P. Weaver, 30, was treated and released for bruises after her parked car was struck by a out of control vehicle three and a half miles north of Hartselle on U S 31 Saturday at 3 50 p m. The driver, Thomas L Stennis 31 of Detroit Ohio was arrested on a reckless driving charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
U.S
Margaret P. Weaver
Lavender Clinic
Morgan County
Thomas L. Stennis
Detroit
Four dead in Alabama Fourth of July weekend crashes
An Associated Press report says at least four people were killed in early Fourth of July weekend traffic accidents in Alabama. One man, Tobie Thurman, 34, was struck while lying on a highway near Camden by a car driven by Robert Horace Polk of Birmingham around 3:30 a.m. Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Alabama
Camden
Ala
Tobie Thurman
Robert Horace Polk
Birmingham
Dulles Sees Path to Talks on European Arms Limits
Western officials report Secretary Dulles believes agreement with the Soviet Union on procedures to tackle European disarmament may be possible in Geneva. A joint NATO Warsaw Alliance conference could seek arms limits and Germany’s future, seen as key to European security, while Molotov hints at gradual force reductions in East and West Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Molotov
East
West Germany
County plans debated on timberlands tax for fire protection
Dement argues bills seek countywide vote to authorize a three cent per acre timberlands tax to finance forestry patrols and fire stations in each district, with a constitutional amendment for a state election to grant levy power. The proposals aim to ensure representation on boards and county services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dement
Board of Revenue
Ex-Con Dock Freeman Shot Sammy Freeman on Roadbank
Witnesses say Dock Freeman confronted Sammy Freeman near a cornfield and fired a shotgun from about nine feet away, killing him as the pair stood with others nearby. Investigators noted buckshot penetrated Freeman’s body and traced movements from the creek to a public road near Bug Tussell in Cullman County. Coroner Grady Moss noted a larger pellet among the buckshot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dock
Sammy Freeman
Sammy
Buck
Cullman
Cullman County
Walker County
Mauldin
Dock Freeman
Grady Moss
Moss
Freeman
W. C. Waldrop
T. G. Waldrop
Meteors Vary in Composition From Stone to Iron
Market notes on meteors note that while many contain iron and nickel, a notable number are composed entirely of stone. This highlights diversity in planetary debris and planetary formation clues.
Camden Hospital Driver Details Driver Omits Hill Scene
Polk told officers he failed to see the man after driving over a hill and hitting him. Officers reported no explanation for why he was lying in the highway. A state toxicologist was asked to investigate the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden Hospital
Polk
Coroner Pushes Fee Basis to Salary Plan
Coroner Buddy Evans advocates converting the coroner post from fee basis to a salary. Dement states the bills were prepared with Limestone senator and should face no Senate objections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buddy Evans
Dement
Senate
Lawrence County Delegation Seeks School Aid Hearing
MOULTON J Wheeler Smith, former Mt. Hope postmaster and Lawrence County teacher, spoke for the county delegation at legislative hearings on school finances. Twelve Lawrence cars attended the Montgomery hearing. At Tennessee Valley High Hillsboro, principal Marjorie Stovall resigns. she will stay on as teacher as the Board considers applicants for the position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
J. Wheeler Smith
Mt. Hope
Lawrence County
House
Ways and Means
Senate Committee On Finance and Taxation
Montgomery
Marjorie Stovall
Tennessee Valley High School
Hillsboro
C. G. Horton
Alabama Senate backs broad power over school assignments
Judge Grooms ordered action as efforts to preserve segregation continue. The 32 to 0 Senate vote endorses a bill giving city and county boards near unlimited power to assign students by race, with the House to consider the measure. University officials declined comment pending legal review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Supreme Court
Federal District Courts
Hill Ferguson
Birmingham
University Board of Trustees
Grooms
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Athenian of years survived by six sons and relatives
Athenian of years is survived by six sons Robert and Howard of Athens George Jr of Indiana Edward Ronald and Wesley of Birmingham two sisters Mrs Minnie Johnson of Athens and Mrs Jennie Hamilton of Memphis and eight grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Howard
Athens
George, Jr
Indiana
Edward
Ronald
Wesley
Birmingham
Minnie Johnson
Jennie Hamilton
Memphis
Kefauver vows probe despite Dixon Yates scrapping
Sen Kefauver pledges continuation of investigations into the Dixon Yates private power project calling it a shocking duplicity and a scandal. He scrutinizes Adolphe H. Wenzell, a Dixon Yates financial agent who also attended early Budget Bureau talks on the scheme. Chairman Anderson questions dropping the matter, noting Memphis action may shield Eisenhower from political heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixon-Yates
Sen
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Adolphe H. Wenzell
Anderson
D-Nm
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
Memphis
Eisenhower
Edgar H. Dixon
Eugene A. Yates
West Memphis
Ark
Mississippi River
Tenn
TVA
Atomic Energy Commission
Dixon- Yates
Another Child Injured by Car in City
Three year old Kathy Ann Ryan was admitted to Decatur General Hospital with a broken arm and other injuries after a car struck her while she and other children ran into the street. Robert Franks, driving a 1951 Studebaker, avoided others but could not prevent the accident at 10 10 am on 8th Ave near 1410 8th Ave SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathy Ann Ryan
J. O. Ryan
8Th Ave
Decatur General Hospital
Self
Robbins
Robert Franks
Buena Vista Circle
Kathy
Franks
Studebaker
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House Group
America
American Field Service
Greyhound
Kingsport
Covington
Washington
John Robbins
Alice Gerlach
Jerry Comer
Chamber of Commerce Public Relations Committee
R. S. Hicks
Chamber of Commerce
Decatur High School Key Club
Yank
Princes Hrebes Lance
Spener
Tracy
Jean Peters
Roxy
Jones
Gary Cooper
Loretta Young
Battleground
van Johnson
John Hodiak
Starvue
Courtland Highway
French Line
Jane Russell
Barbara Branum
Dinah Smith
Winnataska
Otis E. Kirby
North Alabama
Methodist Church
Sharon Grove
Birmingham-Southern Endowment
Alabama Christian Advocate
Kirby
Central Methodist Church
John F. Bayley
Pacific Coast
John F. Bayley, Jr
Miami
Camp
Sumantanga
Oneonta
Madge LaBoon
Betty Earle Briscoe
Carol Kimbrough
Goodwin Rose
Harvey Morris
Joe Stimson
Ann Stimson
David Habercom
Mark Habercom
Sarah Katherine Clark
Mary Ann Hough
Donald Church
Milton Price
Clyde Milton Angle
Long Beach
Calif
Japan
Catherine Angle Cain
Charles Maples
Westside Baptist Church
Hopewell Tree Church
Eddie Black
Anne
Charles
S. R. Russell
Ray Baker
Ora Russell
A. N. Mitchell
9Th St
Wena S
A Mitchell
Sheha At
Terry Lynn
Seaman Mitchell
California
U.S. Navy
Claudelle Griggs
Mabel Turner
Panama City
Mrs. G. M. Corbin
Flagstaff, Ariz
United States
S. C. Maulsby
Gordon Drive
Corbin
Annie Louise Maulsby
W. F. Rauschenberg
Helen Rauschenberg
Rochester
Minn
R. L. Johnson
Nungester Clinic Hospital
Marvin Hughes
Demaris
Janet
Minco
Okla
Mr. Hughes
W. C. Maples
American Legion Post 15
Huntsville
American Legion
Leo Wright
George Sletcher
Irby Byars
Tom Harvey
Janet Carrell
Hillman Clinic
Jimmie Collier
Highway Patrol
Clark Weatherwax, Sr
L. F. Howell
Weatherwax
Woodrow Wilson
Bain
Soviets
Lawrence
Samuel
Vest
Care Daily
Stratford Road
W. T. Murphree
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