Morgan County officers to meet at courthouse July 7
The Morgan County Board of Registrars will hold session at the courthouse on July 7. Rev Wallace W Lovett of Central Methodist Church attends evangelism convocation in Washington DC, returning Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County Board of Registras
Wallace W. Lovett
Central Methodist Church
North Alabama Methodist Conference
Washington D. C
Lovett
Otis Kirby
Alaska
God’s of Acre
Central Method Church
Wallace Lovett
Kirby
Tanner Church
Quads Born Die as Family Names Newborn Girls
A school teacher's wife died Saturday night after quadruplets were born earlier that day. The mother Mrs Hansen, 26, gave birth to four girls with Christine among the infants who died at 7 33 p m. The remaining three were reported in satisfactory condition with a good chance to live. The couple had planned names before the tragedy and quickly chose four after the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aid Hansen
Istine
Christine
De Gaulle and Dulles Hold Friendly talks on France A Bomb Ambitions
An American spokesman said the talks with French Premier de Gaulle were friendly despite roadblocks. De Gaulle announced France aims to join the atomic powers to build an A-bomb, stressing the matter would be handled through normal government channels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Les
de Gaulle
Dulles
Toial
Gaulle
Ges
Jance
France
Menco
Army Spends 95 Million At Redstone Arsenal
A record payroll of 95 million dollars for Army and Army supported work at Redstone Arsenal was reported for the fiscal year ending June 30. The Army Ballistic Missile Agency became the largest single agency with 6,116 personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Redstone Arsenal
Army
Army Ordna Missile Command
Redstone
OMC
Arsenal
Keith T. O'Keefe
Civil Service
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Army Rocket and Guided Missile Agency
Ordnance Guided Missile School
Alabama Delegation to Push Southeastern Support for Cotton Bill
Gilchrist plans a caucus with Alabama and Southeastern lawmakers to unite opposition to a Senate Agriculture Committee cotton bill. The statement, issued with Kendall, denounces the bill for price and acreage cuts, parity loss, financing hurdles, and greater Western production, while detailing objections and planned Washington visit July 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilchrist
Alabama
Southeastern
U.S
Kendall
Senate Agriculture Committee
American Farm Bureau Federation
Senate
Congress
Washington
Albert Boutwell
ER. Solomon
McDowell Lee
House Agricultural Committee
Birmingham
John Loflin
Decatur
E. F. Mauldin
Colbert County
Maynard Layman
Decatur Daily
Cotton acreage shifts debated by Alabama Farm Bureau
Randolph, vice president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, defends Senate cotton bill against county level impact fears. He says the bill would raise future allotments, provide a realistic price support around 36 1 2 cents in 1959, and offer a choice between an 16 million acre baseline with purchase price support or a 40 percent larger allotment with lower parity price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Farm Bureau Federation
Alabama
Senate
Farm Bureau
Bob Gilchrist
Morgan
Bob Kendall
Conecuh
Gilchrist
Randolph
Brooksville Home Razed By Flames
A brick home of R C Yarbrough on Highway 67 in Brooksville was destroyed by fire Friday afternoon. Neighbors pulled a large air conditioning unit away from the house as flames spread, and a water heater or similar object is suspected to have exploded during the blaze. Decatur firefighters arrived after the house was ruined, with the fire estimated to last about 40 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Yarbrough
Highway 67
Brooksville
Yarbrough
Bybry
Nelson
Pete Ward
Standers
Decatur
Revival at Falkville Methodist Church to July 12
District Diary reports a revival at Falkville Methodist Church from July 6 to 12 with daily services at 9 am and 8 pm led by evangelist Rev. R. B. Lavender of Russellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falkville
Falkville Methodist Church
R. B. Lavender
Russellville
Agricultural price and acreage provisions of 1959 bill
The bill outlines cotton price supports starting 1961 at 90 percent of the three year average, a 30 cent floor for one inch middling, and CCC stock sale prices at 110 to 115 percent of support. It retains 1958 allotments, adds 310 000 acres, fixes 1959 onward state allotments, and bases upland cotton allotments on national demand with security adjustments. It preserves the 1956 export program and terminates corn acreage involvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commodity Credit Corporation
United States
Committee On the
Tobacco 1940s Death Toll Ties Smoking to Higher Mortality
A historical report covering 7 382 deaths from July 1954 to December 1956 links smoking with higher mortality. Of the deceased 6 203 were smokers and 1 179 non smokers. Regular cigarette use raised overall death rates, lung cancer risk, and deaths from heart and respiratory diseases, with heavier smoking raising risk further.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorn
July Fourth Traffic Toll Records and Injuries
The report notes at least 20 injured and widespread damage as traffic deaths rose during the holiday period. It cites historic records for July Fourth observances including 407 deaths in 1955 and 491 in 1950, with 225 as the postwar low in 1947, and details a 78hour survey from June 19 to June 22 showing 339 traffic deaths 118 drownings 63 violent deaths totaling 520. Memorial Day had 371 traffic deaths for that long weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Agricultural Price Support Plan Features Outlined
The proposal sets 90 percent of the three year average for corn price support starting 1959. It links oats barley rye and grain sorghum supports to the corn level with adjustments for feeding value. A floor of $1.10 per bushel applies to corn and 60 percent of parity to other feed grains.
Adayes Welcome Daughter in Hillsboro
Mr and Mrs M J Aday of Hillsboro announce the birth of a daughter July 4 at Lawrence County Hospital. The couple is the proud parents and the newborn adds to their family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Aday
Hillsboro
Lawrence County Hospital
Starving Seamen Rescued At Sea
In the Gulf of Aden sixteen Italian seamen were rescued by the British navy after three days adrift in a 16 foot life boat. They said their 1,300 ton ship Gieve owned by an Australian firm foundered in a monsoon and they faced starvation with little water. They were picked up Friday by the fleet auxiliary tanker Dingledale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aden
Gulf of Aden
Fleet Auxiliary
Rebels Hold 45 U.S. Hostages In Cuba
U S sailors and Marines among 43 Americans and 2 Canadians held by Cuban rebels. Park Wollam and Robert Wiecha press for prisoner releases from rebel hideouts as Fidel Castro reportedly orders broad freedom, with Red Cross offering mediation. Communist propaganda frames the kidnappings as anti Batista protest.
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Tims
Robert B. Ellis
Guantanamo Base
U.S
U. S
Park Wollam
U. S. Naval Base
Guantanamo
Wollam
Havana
Earl E. T. Smith
Giantanamo
Robert Wiecha
Raul Castro
Fidel Castro
Castro
Fulgencio Batista
International Red Cross Committee
Geneva
Red Cross
International Committee
Cuba
Batista
Jamestown Festival Panel Disbanded But Continued Work Planned
The federal commission that organized the 1957 Jamestown festival has been dissolved while its mission extends for ten more years to finish microfilming British records on the Virginia colony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
Federal Commission
Virginia
Morgan county to hold first rabies vaccination clinics
The 1958 Morgan County rabies program begins Tuesday from 8 to 11 a.m. Veterinarian Cole Young serves at 10 for the first session. Clinics run each weekday until Aug. 6 with a $1 fee through Sept. 1, rising to $2 after that. Dogs three months old must be vaccinated. proof requires State Board of Health certificates.
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Morgan County
Cole Young
State Board of Health
Decatur
Moulton Heights
Elmer Garth
W. C. Key
Woofall
Johnson's
Rice
S. W. Baker
Jerry Rogers
County Line
Hospital Dismissals for Katrina and Cynette Roper
Dismissals noted for Katrina Roper and Cynette Roper at Bank Street Hospital. Mailings directed to P O Box 1374 Decatur.
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Bank Street Hospital
Katrina Roper
P.O
Decatur
Cynette Roper
Local Residents Listed in Various Addresses
A compiled register lists individuals and families with street addresses including 922 Austin St, 722 4th Ave SE, Ardmore, Decatur, Pulaski Tenn, and 19th Ave SE. Names include Lula R McCutchen, Janice Keenum, Fred Daly, James Hastings, and Hal Ray Payne among others with associated households and infants noted. The fragmentary text reads as a community address listing or directory snippet.
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Carpenter
Austin St
Lula R. McCutchen
4Th Ave
Jimmy Lynn Robinson
Ardmore
Nethél Pearl Knox
Sinclair St
Hartselle
James Bates
Morgan Ave
S. H. Bradley
Bradley
Janice Keenum
Decatur
Fred Daly
Ronnie Price
19Th Ave
James Hastings
Elm St
Pulaski
Tenn
L. D. Keeton
Kenneth Throneberry
Hal Ray Payne
Cagle Ave
Decatur General Hospital Dismissals and Admissions List
A dated hospital notice lists dismissals including Annie Yarbrough Mooresville and Sarah Ellen Bond 2318 Morgan Ave SW. admissions feature Connie Elizabeth Moore and James Ernest Wade Trinity 1 plus adults and children at multiple Decatur addresses. Other names include Auston K. Lee 1014 Line St NE and Master Don Francis Morrison 1040 Johnston St SE with related entries at Decatur locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Yarbrough
Mooresville
Connie Elizabeth Moore
Cagle Ave
Auston K. Lee
Line St
Sarah Ellen Bond
Morgan Ave
James Ernest Wade
Trinity
John Valarie Bernard
12Th St
Don Francis Morrison
Johnston St
S. Jack Davis
Decatur
Homer Floyd West
Decatur Trailer Park
Lawrence County Hospital Listing
A brief hospital roster lists Mrs. M. J. Aday Hillsboro Danville residents Lester Burnette Trinity and others with several patients and names including Charles M. Crow Moulton Mrs. Floyd Hill and Lonnie Maner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Aday
Hillsboro
Lester Burnette
Danville
David Hollis
Trinity
Charles M. Crow
Moulton
Floyd Hill
W. H. Rutherford
Lonnie T. Maner
Pelmer Ledlow
House witness clarifies remarks on Goldfine purchase claim
Mack said he referred to a quoted remark about Goldfine rather than proving a Goldfine purchased house. Adams denies owning a Washington home. Moulder, ex-subcommittee head, recalls mysterious calls including a late night flirtation attempting to trap him for a recording. Harris alleged telephone tapping concerns spurred the probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mack
Adams
Washington
Moulder
Harris
Deaths Mrs Theda Holder Blizzard 40 in July crash near Bremen Ga
Mrs Theda Holder Blizzard 40 formerly of Decatur was killed in a July 4 auto collision near Bremen Ga. She rode in the car that also killed its driver. she lived in Columbus and moved from Decatur years ago. Funeral at 3 p m today at Brown Funeral Home Chapel Decatur with burial in Roselawn. She is survived by husband Wallace Blizzard two sons Henry and Dan, two sisters Mrs Leonard Puckett Athens and Mrs Lorene Dunlap Decatur, two brothers C H Holder Florence and Bob Holder Aniston.
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Theda Holder Blizzard
Decatur
Bremen
Blizzard
Columbus
Brown Funeral Home Chapel
Walter Irwin
Roselawn
Brown
Wallace Blizzard
Henry
Dan
Leonard Puckett
Athens
Lorene Dunlap
C.H. Holder
Florence
Bob Holder
Anniston
Decatur Cabbie Faces Charges Over Huntsville Beer Theft
Decatur taxi driver H. G. Johnson was charged with driving while intoxicated and carrying a pistol without a permit after a ride from Huntsville with four cases of beer in his car. He paid 150 dollars in fines in recorder's court and was jailed on bond after being transferred to Morgan County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
H. G. Johnson
Huntsville
Johnson
Recorder’s Court
Morgan County Sheriff’s Office
Madison County
Morgan County
Huntsville Police Department
James A. Stevens
Zig Zag Pressures Eisenhower on Summit Talks
The piece notes Zig Zag urging President Eisenhower toward a conference table. It cites a State Department view that the Soviets are retreating from a summit, showing reluctance to face the West on any issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
State Department
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Thomas W. Holland
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Albert J
Sandlin Rd
Baptist Church
Keenum
City Cemetery, Funeral Co
Walt
Jessie Terry Jr
Lawrence County
Larry Sivley
Morris Chapel
Fish Pond
Franklin Smith
Elmer Appleton
Sheriff's Office
Here
Mindy Smith
Fire Dept. Here
Decatur General Hospital
Admissions
Wester Burton Rider
16Th Ave
Eva Waddell
7Th Ave
Jack Morris
11Th St
Mrs. Theda Blizzard
Fourth Ave. SE
L. C. Fisher Company Investment Broker
Muscle Shoals
Sheffield
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