President Eisenhower Opens Holiday With Golf at Gettysburg
President Eisenhower began the holiday with an early round of golf at Gettysburg Country Club, playing a quick two some with Brig. Gen. Arthur Nevis while security and aides managed the scene. He did not attend the Independence Day events, and fireworks were preempted as he arrived from Washington after two days at his desk.
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Gettysburg Country Club
Gettysburg
Washgton
Eisenhower
Arthur
Nevis
Eisenwer
Howard M. Snyder
Dick ‘Flohr
White House
Secret Service
Washington
McKendrick
Courtland Pace Car Events At Weekend Auto Meet
At Courtland speedway a full Sunday program features 15 lap production races for under 1600 cc, 25 mile women's Derby, 50 mile production and modified categories, a 50 mile MG and under 1500 cc event, and an 85 lap Governor's Cup for all classes. A large field of drivers from Indiana and nearby states is listed among Sunday's entrants.
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Courtland /Chase
Secta Mae
Decatur
Courtland
Mercedes-Benz
Jaguars
Indiana
Walt Cline
Bob Bennet
James Thomas
Bob Buchannan
Chuck Saffell
Harry Rollins
C. K. Thompson
Logan Louis
Virginia Benton
Edwin Martin
Clyde Robins
Bill Kimberly
Bob Walker
Roy Schechter
Jim Harbour
John Cuevas
John Whiteleather
Bill Burroughs
Walt Baily
Ike Maxwell
Marion Fisk
Paul Deems
Norman Perkins
Bob Sheppard
Peter Harrison
al Cory
Harry Shambart
Dean
Nancy Deems
Mae Harbour
Dorothy Louis
Irene Thompson
Audrey Saffell
Hartselle Briefs
A. D. Remmons of Decatur and John D. Robinson of Falkville visited Hartselle on business and friends. Mr. and Mrs. William A. Johnson and children from Morgan City were Hartselle visitors Wednesday.
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John D. Robinson
Falkville 1
Hartselle
William A. Johnson
Morgan City
Rites Held For Cullman 9 Man Mrs Winnie Maze
Funeral services for Mrs. Winnie Maze of Cullman nine were held at New Canaan Church south of Arab yesterday. She died Monday night at 11 55 at her home. She is survived by three brothers H
FOR it 6 room house in Pero town
Six room house in Pero town offered with phone contact 533 W for 3 PM and a reference 2451 M.
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Pero Town
Big IGY Rocket Set For Suborbital Tests Near Hudson Bay
Clouds clear enough for the first of the Inter national Geophysical Year shoots at a Hudson Bay base. Two Aerobee Hi rockets rise 125 feet high launch tower and record upper atmosphere data while radar tracks flight. (Line breaks approximate)
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FT. Churchill
Man
Hudson Bay
U.S
White Sand
N. M
Proving Grounds
R. B. Pitts
U.S. Army Signal Corps
Peron Gangs Rip U S Flag At Buenos Aires Rally
About 500 demonstrators shouting Peronist slogans tore down a U S flag last night. Police used clubs and tear gas to disperse the crowd and restored the flag at a New York bank branch. Several arrests followed clashes with authorities. The rally supported leftist candidate Arturo Frondizi and attacked imperialism and the Provisional President Pedro Aramburu.
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Buenqs Aires
U.S
New York
Arturo Frondizi
Juan Peron
Frondizi
Raul Damofite Taborda
Pedro Aramburu
Air Force Identifies Crash Victim in Georgia Training Flight
Spence Air Base in Moultrie Georgia identified 2nd Lt Richard Edwin McGonagle of Detroit as the student officer killed in a T28 training plane crash near the city. He was alone in the plane which went down in a cotton field five miles from Moultrie during a forced landing attempt.
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Moultrie
Spence Air Base
Richard Edwin McGonagle
Detroit
Eal McGonagle
Phea
Vacations and church revival noted in local items
Mr and Mrs Morris C Black and their sons plan a month long trip to California Mexico and other western destinations. Sgt Seldon Hill and Sgt J L Brown are on vacation. Mrs Higdon returns from Florida trip. Barbara Jennings visits relatives in Athens and Harrriman. A revival begins Sunday at Hartselle First Christian conducted by Rev E N Anthony through July 14 with daily services at 7 30 pm and a Daily Vacation Bible School from 8 30 am led by Mrs A D B Sample and helpers.
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Morris C. Black
Buddy
Ronnie
California
Mexico
Hartselle
Hospital Admissions and Dismissals List for Decatur Cullman
The bulletin lists multiple admissions and discharges across Decatur, Cullman, Ardmore, Madison, and nearby towns. Names include Mrs. Douglas Rogers and infant, Miss Melissa Smith, Loyd Copeland, Mrs. Matilda Peer, Mrs. Elmer Sharp, Mrs. Thomas Brothers and infant, and Master Steve Woodruff, among others. Addresses cover 6th Ave NW to 11th Ave SE and points in Athens Pulaski Blount Springs and Crane Hill.
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Decatur General Hospital
Douglas Rogers
6Th Ave
N.W
Melissa Smith
Austinville
Loyd Copeland
Matilda Peer
Gordon Dr
Elmer Sharp
Thomas Brothers
11Th Ave
S.E
Steve Oodruff
Decatur Admissions
Ula Harrison
7Th Ave. S.W
Bernard D. Marsello
Line
Baugh Wiley Clinic
Pitts Mitchell
Ardmore
Tenn
W.C. Self
7Th Ave
Fay Barnett
Vonda Maddox
Madison
Frank Blackwell
Atlanta
Malcolm Bolton
Rockwood
Lee Cable
Athens
John Hardy
Pulaski
J.D. Hagemore
Cullman
Cullman Hospital
Davie L. Ruebl
Floyd Phillips
Vinemont
S&s. A. Dollar
Addison
J. ©. Morgan
Blount Springs
H. J. Mize
Charlies Erwin
Wallace Wright
Shelia
R. J. Maddox
Th Ave
W. Cullman
Deborah Gail Duke
Fankville
Wyimen Murray
Karen Blanche
Crane Hill
N. W. Mickle
Marie St
J. C. Thompsen
Dennis Cullman
Voight Jackson
Steve Ray
Hanceville
A. L. Brandon
Lantry
Videmont
Bobby Shelton
Holly Pond
Russell White
Edward Dye
Eva
Ray Haynes
Lawrence County Hospital Admissions and Discharges
Admissions list includes Mrs Floyd Moultes 3 percent Dan Reeves Danville Mrs F M Rouse Centrent Le Mrs Travis Parker Moulton 4 Mrs Thomas E Roberson Moultes 8 Howard Ferguson Trinity 1L Discharges note Evelyn Alexander Moulton Dwight Key Courtland 1 Mrs Grady Manley and son Moulton Mrs Truitt Hill Danville 2
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Lawrence County Hospital
Floyd ——. Moultes
Dan Reeves
Danville
F. M. Rouse
Cenrttend
Travis Parker
Moulton
Thomas E. Roberson
Moultes
Howard Ferguson
Trinity
Evelyn Alexander
Moulton & Dwight Key
Courtland
Grady Manley
Georgia tobacco producers to vote on research promotion fund
Georgia flue cured tobacco farmers will vote July 15 on financing a tobacco research and promotion program. A two thirds vote would tax producers 10 cents per acre collected at the warehouse. Funds cover promotion, advertising, and quality improvement.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Agricultural Commodities Authority
A. J. Singletary
Singletary
H. L. Wingate
Georgia Farms Bureau
Births in Decatur area greet new families
A series of births reported from Hartselle and Decatur hospitals. Names include Teresa Fay Haynes, Karen Evelynan Tucker, Kathy Lynn Hopkins, Malcolm Jr Kirby, Jackird McClanahan, and daughters born to Winfree and Mitchell families, with locations in Lawrence County and Decatur General Hospital.
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Floyd Cottingham
Moslton
Lawrence County Hospital
Milton Alford Haynes
Hartselle
Teresa Fay
Hartsele Hospital
William Forest Robinson
Hartselle Hospital
Leonard Dennis Tucker
Sheridan Apts
Decatur
Karen Evelynan
Evan Hopkins
Kathy Lynn
George Malcolm Kirby
Malcolm Jr
Jack Rhoden McClanahan, Jr
Jack Dr
Ernest Winfree
Jackson St
Decatur General Hospital
Oran Mitchell
8Th Ave
Auto-Truck Collision at Line and Cherry Streets
A car and a GMC pickup collided at Line and Cherry Streets at 7:03 p.m. yesterday. Frank Soday, 49, of 310 Walnut St. E., drove a 1953 Pontiac. Robert Locklayer, 39, of Hillsboro 2, drove the pickup and was cited for running a stop sign after forfeiting a $10 bond. Soday's car was northbound on Line. the truck westbound on Cherry struck the car’s right side, pushing it into a telephone pole. Heavy damage to the Pontiac. front damage to the truck. Sgt. W. C. Hunter and Policeman L. L. Landers investigated.
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Line and
Cherry Sts
Frank Soday
Chemstrand
Walnut St. E
Robert Locklayer
Hillsboro 2
Locklayer
City Recorder’s
Soday
Line St
Cherry St
W. C. Hunter
L. L. Landers
Motorist Feared Drowned on U S 280
A man was reported under water in a car along U S 280 in Tallapoosa County Alabama. Details were unavailable and the exact location was not disclosed.
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Montgomery
Ala
U.S. 280
Tallapoosa County
Death Toll Rises During Independence Day Holiday
The Associated Press reports the holiday traffic toll began rising with 30 deaths from traffic crashes, seven drownings, and five other fatalities, totaling 42. A Carolina Scenic Trailways bus with 35 passengers overturned near Orangeburg, South Carolina, but no deaths were reported.
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Associated Press
Carolina Scenic Trailways
Orangeburg
S.C
Mrs. Ruby Hodges Dies at 71 in Decatur
Mrs. Ruby Speake Hodges, 71, died at Decatur General Hospital after a four day stay. She is survived by four daughters and 15 grandchildren. Funeral at 11 a.m. Friday at Grant Street Church of Christ with burial in City Cemetery Brown Funeral Co. in charge. Body at home today then at church from 10 to 11 a.m. tomorrow. She was widow of Davis Hodges and a member of the Grant Street Church of Christ.
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Ruby Speake Hodges
Decatur General Hospital
Thomas H. Hamilton
Melvin Ozier
William Sittason
James Fite
Decatur
Bettie M. Speake
Hartselle
Grant Street
Georgia Patrol Keeps Watch as Holiday Traffic Grows
The Georgia State Patrol deployed 425 officers across highways as thousands head to mountains lakes and beaches. Officials warn 25 to 30 deaths likely by midnight Sunday while coastal districts see the heaviest troop concentration.
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Associated Press
Lady Luck
State Patrol
Georgia
Atlanta
W.C. Dominy
Public Safety
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Decatur Home Stands in Newport Rhode Island
The ancestral house of Commodore Stephen Decatur remains standing in Newport Rhode Island, a historic link to the famed naval figure and early American maritime heritage. The article notes its continued visibility along the harbor and its preservation status.
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Commodore Stephen Decatur
Newport, R.L
Hard advances to Wimbledon final after upset win
Darlene Hard of Montebello California defeated Dorothy Head Knode of Forest Hills New York 6 2 6 3 to reach the Wimbledon women's final. The 21 year old waitress meets the Gibson Tru winner in the title match.
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Wimbledon
England
Darlene Hard
Montebello
Calif
Dorothy Head Knode
Forest Hills
N.Y
Miss Hard
Althea Gibson
New York
Britain
Christine Truman
Andrews stars at St Andrews in British Open 36-hole total
Gene Andrews of Pacific Palisades shot 76 in the second round at St Andrews to stand 36 holes at 154, likely missing final two rounds as only the top 50 advance. Cary Middlecoff and Peter Thomson led early Americans and Australians in a dynamic field at the 6,996-yard Old Course.
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ST. Andrews
Scotland
Gene Andrews
Pacific Palisades
Calif
Andrews
Cary Middlecoff
Middlecoff
Peter Thomson
Australia
Swilean Burn
Diamond Jim Brady Charm For Lillian Russell Banquet Gifts
Diamond Jim Brady sought Lillian Russell with ardent devotion and had candles made in her likeness to illuminate his banquet tables, reflecting his nickname as a Broadway figure of the 1890s.
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Diamond Jim Brady
Lillian Russell
Miss Russell
National Guard Activation Surges During Korean Emergency
More than 160000 National Guardsmen were called to active duty as part of the Korean emergency. The unprecedented mobilization involved units nationwide and reflected the United States’ wartime footing in the early 1950s.
Two U S God Still Ming After Blaze
Two American sailors remained missing after a harbor boat explosion and a flash fire spread to the U S aircraft carrier Lake Champlain off Marseille. Three Americans and a French longshoreman died. ten aboard the carrier were treated for injuries.
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Marseille
U.S
Lake Champlain
John J. Hagan
Laurelton
N. Y
Lucius C. Sheehak Jr
Birmingham
Ala
Mate J.C. Edsel G. Clements
Atlantic Beach
Fla
Mother Survives After Birth Miracle At Chipley Hospital
Nellie Atkins of Chipley suffered a heart attack during delivery at Washington County Hospital early Wednesday. Doctors pronounced her dead, operated to save the baby, restarted her heart, and she revived. Both mother and baby are reported fine.
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Chipley, Fla
Nellie Atkins
Chipley
Washington County Hospital
Walter Shehee
Shehee
Bay Bridge Handles 92,000 Vehicles Daily
The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge carries about 92,000 vehicles each day, highlighting its role as a vital regional link and traffic artery.
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San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge
Building Collapse in Kansas Kills Three with Injuries
A two story building in Tonganoxie Kansas collapsed while workers and patrons were inside. Three men died: Claude Reynolds 76 Charles Farrell 25 and George Stephenson 60. Eight others injured two pulled from wreckage after rescuers worked over four hours.
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Tonganoxif
Kani
Kansas
Claude Reynolds
McLouth
Kan
Charles Farrell
George Stephenson
Earl Grady
Hobe Hall
Grady
Hall
Elmer Palmer
Soviet party purge reshapes Presidium and Kremlin posts
Georgi Malenkov and Lazar Kaganovich ousted from the Presidium while Dmitri Shepilov loses Presidium candidacy amid broad demotions. Mikail Pervukhin and Maxim Saburov dropped from Presidium as Moscow denounces Molotov Malenkov Kaganovich Shepilov as criminal. Ekaterina Furtseva and Georgi Zhukov rise in the renewed central leadership.
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Georgi Malenkov
Stalin
Comean
Lazar M. Kaganovich
Presidium
Central Committee
Dmitri Shepilov
Mikhail Pervikhin
Maxim Saburov
Russia
Moscow Radio Today
Molotov
Malenkov
Kaganovich
Shepilov
Ekaterina Furtseva
Soviet Union
N. I. Belyayev
Leonid Brezhnev
F. R. Kozlov
Otto Kuusinen
Comintern
Nikolai Shvernik
N. G. Ignatov
Independence Day Parade and Bell Replica Event
The Americans 24th Division staged a parade near the DMZ as a Fourth of July reminder to North Korea. In Juneau Alaska a five foot Liberty Bell replica was to be struck 181 times to honor the 181 years since independence.
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Juneau
Alaska
Quebec Father Fears Scout Son Kidnapped
An 11 year old boy Guy Boutin disappeared from a scout camp near Chateau-Richer on June 26. His father Paul Boutin says a kidnap plot is possible and a rescuer may pay for his safe return, while provincial police doubt the kidnapping theory and report no evidence yet.
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Quebec
Paul Boutin
Boutin
Guy
Chateau Rider
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W. L. Evans
Earl Riggs
Hill Woodard
James Riggs
Air Force
Deasle
Yalimale
Sgt
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Decatur Police Dept
Harry Higdon
Florida
J. L. Brown
Ft. Campbell
H. W. Thomias
Barbara Jennings
Harriman, Tenn
C. C. Jennings
C. R. Cox
Rusty
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John Thornton
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