Hospital Admissions and Dismissals List From Decatur Area
Decatur General Hospital and Baugh-Wiley Clinic publish admissions and dismissals. Notable entries include Zadie Shelton and several residents with addresses, plus Carl Montgomery and Mrs. J W Freeman among dismissals. Other admissions list names such as G S McDougle, Sam Malone Jr., and Sana Thomas A Derrick with street addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. S. McDougle
Cleveland Ave
Sam Malone, Jr
Woodland Ave
R. V. Winchester
Austin
Marjet St
Jack Morris
Spring Ave
O. Garrison
Magnolia St
Mary Lee Camp
Sth Ave
Floyd Sherrod
Grant St
Jimmy Murphy
3Rd St
Louis Dutton
Decatur
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
Carl Montgomery
12Th Ave
J. W. Freeman
Sherman St
Local Scouts Schedule July Day Camp Activities
Final training session for unit leaders and program aids for both Intermediate and Brownie Day Camp will be Thursday from 9 30 until 11 30 a m at the Girl Scout Littlehouse. Annual Day Camp for Intermediates is set for July 11 15 and Brownie Day Camp for July 18 22.
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Girl Scout Littlehouse
District Escapes Holiday Carnage in Four-County Area
Four county district reported no fatalities and two minor injuries in nine July 4 weekend wrecks. Total property damage reached about 3800 dollars. Incidents included a Town Creek crash on Flat Rock Road injuring a 17 year old and a Mt Hope rear-end collision involving a 22 year old driver. Police distributed safety pamphlets to curb accidents.
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Morgan
Limestone
Lawrence
Cullman
Highway Patrol
Jackie
Burnnie
Town Creek 3
Flat Rock Rd
Hatton
Otto Buford Owen
Lawrence County
Edward D. Mitchell
Mt. Hope
Robert Ray Franks
Russellville
Franks
Glenn Smith
Morgan County
U. S. Highway 31
Hartselle
Margaret P. Weaver
Light That Failed Causes Multi-Vehicle Tie-Up
In Petersburg Virginia traffic backed up at a busy intersection as the lead car’s driver waited for a light that never changed. Police noted the malfunction caused the delay.
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Petersburg
Khrushchev Defends Soviet Proposals In Geneva Talks
Khrushchev told Walmsley that the West pays little attention to rhetoric and reads into tea leaves the motives behind Soviet proposals. He said the steps were right decisions, not aimed at pleasing others, and denied fear of catastrophe if not adopted. Walmsley noted Geneva arose from lack of unanimity among great powers. He added they are ready to go to Geneva but will wait if others won’t engage sincerely.
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Soviet Union
Second Salk Polio Shots Slow in Limestone Morgan
In Limestone and Morgan counties 804 of about 4,000 eligible children have received the second Salk polio shot. Limestone reports 425 of 1,700 and Morgan 379 of 1,700 have completed the second dose. Clinics run two days weekly: Limestone on Thursday and Saturday 9 to noon. Morgan on Monday and Wednesday 9 to 11 and 1:30 to 4.
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Limestone
Morgan Counties
Morgan
Morgen
Markets and stock rise with steel gains and Du Pont lead
New York stock market opened higher with gains of 1 to 5 points across stocks. Bethlehem Steel moved up to about 148 1 2, while Du Pont posted the largest gain among pivotals as aircraft shares lagged.
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New York
Steels
Bethlehem Steel
du Pont
Birmingham Heavyweights Short in North Alabama Match
A terse AP report from Birmingham notes that heavyweights weighing 3 pounds are short in supply in most of North Alabama, signaling limited local boxing talent and sparse competition opportunities.
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Poultry Birmingham
North
Alabama
North Georgia live market steady as heat trims supply
AP reports North Georgia live market steady with good demand. Supplies of marketable birds are barely sufficient due to hot weather delaying shipments. Prices noted at farms and plants in the mid 20s to mid 30s per pound range.
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North Georgia
f.C.b
Birmingham Eggs Market Prices Report
The Birmingham egg market shows prices ending by a.m. with quality grades listed. Grade A quality sells at 344 38 cents and 6 percent increases noted for other categories. Nearby sales are to be reported.
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Birmingham
Cattle and Sheep Prices Adjust Overnight at Sit ar Market
Cattle 1000 head with varied grades and weights, prices from 16.50 to 20.00 for steers and 13.00 to 20.00 for sows and butchers. Sheep and lambs show higher tone, spring lambs around 21.00 to 22.50, ewes steady at 1.00 to 4.00, overall up from Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Highways continue details and traffic death tolls
The notice extends from 6 p.m. Friday June 17 to midnight June 20. Council figures show that in the first five months this year traffic deaths averaged about 90 a day. U. S. spending on home gardens rose from 211 million dollars in 1940 to 689 million in 1950. Want ads get results.
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Council
U._S
Lightning Strikes Hit Farms and Homes Across Area
Weekend storms caused two to three fires in the region. A barn near Five Points and the Morgan Lawrence County line burned after a lightning strike, damaging farming tools. Aus tinville saw a total loss from a Prentiss Clark home fire likely sparked by lightning, with insurance not fully covering the $75,000 loss. A wall behind City Hall in Decatur collapsed in heavy rain, damaging two police cars. The weather trend shows warm highs near 95 to 96 with scattered afternoon thundershowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Five Points
Morgan-Lawrence County
Coy White
Danville-3
Prentiss Clark
Austinville
Marvin Rankin
Clark
Decatur
City Hall
H. R. Summer
Athens
Cullman
la County
Mayor Talks Rail Overpass With Southern Railway
Mayor H R Summer plans a conference after a hoped call from W H Oglesby to discuss a proposed new bridge over Southern tracks on Wilson Street. The railroad seeks 22 foot clearance, raising city costs. city underwrites 10 percent share after Highway Department involvement.
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H. R. Summer
W. H. Oglesby
Southern Railroad
Wilson St
Wilbon
West City Limits
Summer
Montgomery
State Highway Department
Highway Department
Chemstrand
Church St
Decatur
Expelled Bishops May Come Home
Vatican reports speculation on Argentina allowing Bishop Manuel Tato and Msgr Ramon Novoa to return after their expulsion by Juan Peron's government. Vatican officials deny formal permission, while Buenos Aires sources say no order has been issued. Tato, en route to Brazil for a congress, questioned whether he may return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Argentina
Ent
Juan D. Peron
Vatican
Manuel Tato
Msgr
Ramon Novoa
Italy
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Buenos Aires
Tate
of Peron
Barcelona
Spain
Tato
Alabama tax plans and segregation bill spark debate
Alabama lawmakers consider a 3-cent soft drink tax and higher income taxes for corporations with a withholding plan to catch unpaid income. Sen Walter C Givhan proposes to raise sales tax to 4 percent, enshrine a 4 percent max into the constitution, and freeze exemptions. A bill to preserve school segregation aims to empower local boards to assign pupils, despite the Supreme Court ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter C. Givhan
Dallas County
Senate Rules Committee
Givhan
House Constitution and Elections Committee
Sam Engelhardt
Macon County
U.S. Supreme Court
Republican Defense Fears Jet Gap With Russia
Democratic leader Mateere and Senator Sparkman blasted the Eisenhower administration for cutting air power funding in 1953 and delaying expansion. They urged a balanced plan to strengthen Navy and Army against Soviet subs and potential land wars, warning atomic warfare may not suffice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Russia
Defense Department
United States
Free World
Mateere
Air Force
Wilson
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joint Chiefs
Sparkman
Korea
Sipsey Man Drowns While Running Trot Lines in Warrior River
State officials report a man drowned while running trot lines in the Warrior River near Sipsey on Sunday. Both bodies were recovered by rescuers.
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Sipsey
Warrior River
Cullman Awaits Word On Plant
Cullman civic leader Don Cornish will address the merchants action committee of the Chamber of Commerce. He will report on progress toward a highway bypass agreement with the State and discuss talks with a metal products firm eyeing Cullman for a new plant that could hire about 50 workers. The town seeks factory jobs for men while existing mills largely employ women.
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Cullman
Don Cornish
Chamber of Commerce
Cornish
Death notices for religious leader and local families
Funeral services were scheduled for Rev. Gregory Sebastian Sturn OSB at St. Bernard Catholic Church after his death at St. Bernard Abbey. Interment at St. Bernard Cemetery directed by Moss Service Funeral Home. Also listed are funeral arrangements for Fred Gill, a California resident. Baby Nail, stillborn daughter of Herman and Mrs. Nail. and the infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Lowery with services at Hopewell and Good Hope churches respectively. Survived by several siblings.
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Cullman
Gregory Sebastian Sturn
OSB
St. Bernard Catholic Church
Sturn
St. Bernard Abby
Boniface Song
Germany
St. Bernard Cemetery
Moss Service Funeral Home
Fred Gill
California
Leon
Arab
Leland
Truman
Talmadge Thompson
Detroit
Hopewell Church
Baby Nail
Herman B. Nail
Hanceville
Cullman Hos
Hopewell Cemetery
Ronald Lowery
Marie Ct. Cullman
Goodhope Church
Goodhope Cemetery
Lowery
Géraldine Townsend
Restudy urged on Dixon Yates contract amid Memphis plant move
Eisenhower calls for review to decide continuation or cancellation of the Dixon Yates deal as Memphis plans its own power plant and Texas Valley Authority links face new scrutiny. Budget Hughes cites a probable cancellation and unpaid settlement, while Sen. Humphrey cites administration focus on a July conference and Knowland foresees Senate support for a funding clause. The $1.38 billion bill adds river and harbor projects including TVA related provisions.
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Eisenhower
Dixon-Yates
Budget Hughes
Dixon- Yates
Memphis
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
Senate Appropriations Committee
Knowland
Rcalif
Senate
The
Atomic Energy Commission
House
West Memphis
Ark
United States Dominates Global Transport Network
The United States accounts for about 30 percent of the world’s rail mileage a third of its highways and nearly four fifths of its motor vehicles reflecting the scale of domestic infrastructure and vehicle ownership.
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United States
Trains Collide Near Fort Sumner Reported Five Dead
Five crewmen from Clovis, New Mexico, were killed when two freight trains collided head on near Cardenas, about 105 miles west of Clovis. Flames trapped crews in cabs as oil and diesel fueled the blaze and 25 cars derailed. Rescue teams faced hazardous conditions immediately after the wreck.
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Fort Sumner
N. M
Clovis
Santa Fe Railway
Cardenas
New Mexico Plains
Engineers Honor Local Contractor With Society Award
Henon W. Pearce of Pearce and Grasham along with former associates Cmdr J A Dominy and Charles C Zollman wrote the article Fast Precasting Schedule For Record Size Marine Corps Warehouses. The American Engineers will present the award at the society’s annual convention in New York City in October for the best 1954 article.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henon W. Pearce
Pearce and Grasham
American Engineers
Penn
Civil Engineering
Pearce
Cmdr
J. A. Dominy
U. S. Navy
Charles C. Zollman
Whitmire Reports Quiet Fourth in City Police
Police Chief J. B. Whitmire says the Fourth of July weekend was very quiet with no traffic accidents since Saturday. Fifteen cases were docketed in police recorder’s court this morning. Lillie Mae Ross, 604 W Church, fined 100 dollars and 10 costs for violating prohibition laws after officers found about one pint of whiskey at her home. Vivian Holland, 19, fined 30 dollars and 3 costs for assault and battery. Chief Whitmire called the incident a scrape between two girls. Other charges included intoxication on a public street nine counts, disorderly conduct three, and over parking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Whitmire
Recorder’s Court
Lillie Mae Ross
W. Church
Vivian Holland
Whitmire
Rites Wednesday For Monk Infant
Graveside services for Randy Joe Monk infant son of Mr and Mrs Billie Monk will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. in City Cemetery. Randy born June 21 died today at Decatur General Hospital. The Rev Covelle Kenum will conduct the service. Interment directed by Brown. Survivors include grandparents Jodie Monk and Doss Turner Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randy Joe Monk
Billie Monk
West Court Apartments
City Cemetery
Randy
Decatur General Hospital
Covelle Kenum
Brown
Jodie Monk
Doss Turner
Decatur
White Sox Player Appeared In Every 1954 Season Game
Fragmentary note confirms a player participated in all White Sox games during the 1954 season. Details on the player's name or specific game dates are not provided in the readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Sox
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Bank ST. Hospital
Zadie Mae Shelton
E. Moulton
Roy Self
Clark St
A. H. Ryan
Vinemont 2
Rosteske
State Vocational Trade School
Myrla Russell
Anne Thompson
Jane Russell
Harding College
Searcy Ark
Christine King
Symnett
Victoria
Tex
Corpus Christi
Old Mexico
Mrs. A. Norwood
Bethany
Okla
H. B. Norwood
J. B. Trotman
J. F. Tribble
Elkhart
Ind
Madison
Decatur Daily
Janet Carrell
Bill Carrell
19Th Ave
Eng Hospital
Hillman Ic
Melvin Treech
Phillip Quigley
Steve, Nappanee
Herman Ao
Charles Norwi
M-Sgt
Robert A. Ricks
Epsilon Sigma
Delano Park
Jimmie Collier
Don Whitmire
Bobby Don
Ricky
Honolulu
San Francisco
Lt. Whitmire
Annapolis
Wilson St. NW
Ernest Mathews
15Th Ave. SE
Donna C
Market St. NW
Sam Sapp
Memorial Dr. NW
Dwight Aldridge
8Th St
4Th Ave
Somerville Road
Cecilia McKeever
Mrs
J. S. Willeford
Noon
Goodrich
Acme Steel
Goodyear
Greyhound
Allis Int
Harv
Am Baker
Mtrs & My
Smelt
Lockh Air
Loew's Am Tob
Viscose & Nash
Armst Ck UN
Mont Ward
SiMe
Atl
Nat Cut Gas
Balt & Ohio
Penney Je
Calumeh
Cater Trat
Philip Mor Ches & Ohio
Repub
Sears Rock Sinclair
Skelly Oil
Diana
East Air L
Texas Co East Kodak Texas PC & O TM Erie RR
Cen Fox
Airc
Fruit
US Steel Gen Mills
Warner Pic
West UN Tel
Cen Pub Ut Westy A Bk
Gen Tei Westy Elec Woolwo
Ga Pac
YORK
Hiway
Sterchi
Southern
Lee Republican
M. C. Holland
16Th Ave
RV. Winchester
Austin St
Creek Bridge
Edward G. Itramar
Rt. 1
Ale
Columbia Circle
Bank St. Ideal
Princess—Human Desire
Glenn Ford
Gloria Grahame
Roxy
Claudette Colbert
Orson Welles
Young At Heart
Doris Day
Frank Sinatra
Gregory Peck
Hatfield
Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
Starvue
Courtland Highway
Lone Gun
Geo. Montgomery
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