Pinkham Quads Get Third Birthday Party At Home
Mrs. Silas Pinkham in Standish Maine plans an afternoon lawn party for her quadruplets Rebecca Bill and their siblings join 50 to 60 guests including adults and children from six months to eighty. A giant birthday cake and a lollipop Ferris wheel decorate the scene neighbors helped build the quads home and the family notes they have had no illnesses since a brief measles bout. The mother handles care with no in home help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standish
Maine
Pinkham
Silas Pinksa
Rebecca
Bill
Mrs. Pinkham
Formation of United Appeal Fund for Morgan County
A budget request with the committee signals another step toward creating a Morgan County United Appeal Fund. Agencies relying on public funds are invited to join the larger organization, forming one shared banner that would replace the annual Community Chest Red Cross and other fund raising efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Appeal
Morgan County
Community Chest
Red Cross
Swiss Villa To Be Ike's Home Shortly
The Sere Service seized a lakeside villa at Dreux de Genthod near the Geneva Lausanne highway and posted Swiss police at the entrance. The President is expected July 17, with nearby residences of Eden Faure and Bulganin noted on the same highway and near the Palais des Nations for the upcoming conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dreux-de-Genthod
Geneva-Lausanne
Anthony Eden
Pregny
Geneva
Edgar Faure
Versoix
Lausanne
Nikolai Bulganin
Palais Des Nations
Decatur HDC Tours Several City Homes
Sixteen members of the Southeast Decatur Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. W. M. Griffin’s home to begin a tour of local houses. After viewing an added room, iced drinks and cookies were served before touring Doyle Yates, J. C. Coffey, E. J. Hartselle’s Trinity Mountain summer home, and Mrs. Douglas Hall’s home on the old Moulton road, followed by a barbecue lunch on the Joe Wheeler Highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast Decatur Home Demonstration Club
W. M. Griffin
H St
E. J. Hartselle
Trinity Mountain
Dismissals and admissions list for local residents
Dismissals include Mrs Earl Hughes and infant son at 213 Wilson NE and Mrs W O Holoway Falkville 1. Little Patricia Linley 309 Market St. Admissions list shows Mrs Coleman Morrow Decatur Mrs Fred McCormack Athens 5 oe T Roberts 1122 14th Ave SE Miss Margaret Day 1213 19th Ave SE Mrs Lawrence Devaney Madison Vernon Holloway Decatur 2 Archie West 1207 10th Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Hughes
Wilson
Holoway
Falkville
Little Patricia Linley
Fred McCormack
Athens
Oe T. Roberts
14Th Ve
Margaret Day
19Th Ave
Lawrence Devaney
Madison
Vernon
Holloway
Decatur
Archie West
10Th Ave
Evening Movie Schedule Highlighting Classic Roles
The listings show showings at VR ABS PRINCESS Deep In My Heart with Rosemary Clooney and Jose Ferrer, ROXY Bob Mathias Story and Billy Graham’s Mighty Fortress, SUNSET Seven Brides For Seven Brothers starring Jane Powell and Howard Keel, RANCH Hartselle Paratrooper with Alan Ladd and Leo Genn, HATFIELD Athens Unchained with Elray Hirsch, and STARVUE Courtland Highway Bait featuring Cleo Moore and Hugo Haas. Showtimes vary with late evening options listed.
First Methodist sermon topics in Sunday services
The Rev. Minar L. Triplett will speak at 10:55 a.m. on Doors Christ Opens and at 7 p.m. on Spiritual Refreshment. Marvin Dinsmore family and Ryna Dinsmore depart for a weeks long visit to Pasadena and Los Angeles staying at the Crown Hotel while in California visiting John Dinsmore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minar L. Triplett
First Methodist Church
Marvin Dinsmore
Ryna Dinsmore
Pasadena
Los Angeles
Calif
John Dinsmore
Crown Hotel
Hospital Admissions Across Athens and Hartselle Areas
Daily hospital admissions list names of patients and guardians in Athens, Hartselle, Danville, Falkville, Somerville, and surrounding towns. Records show Mrs. B C Cooley, Master Philip Pitman, Master Lewis Griffin, Rufus Long, infant Tanner, Mrs. Weldon Ferguson, and others admitted to Limestone and Hartselle Hospitals alongside accompanying guardians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Limestone Hospital
B.C. Cooley
Athens
Philip Pitman
Lewis Griffin
Toney
Rufus Long
Lester
Weldon Ferguson
Tanner
Robert Jett
Roland Gossett
James Berrett
Hartselle Hospital
Mamie Bray
Hartselle
E. D. Ellis
Danville
Robert Pope
Maureen Duncan
John D. Woods
Falkville
N. E. Bailey
Ann Wallace
Ira Puckett
Harold Wilson
Somerville
Standridge and Lemmond Linked to Bank St Hospital
Mrs J L Standridge of 207 4th Ave and Mrs Mildred Lemmond of Pontiac Michigan are associated with Bank St Hospital in the readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank ST. Hospital
J. L. Standridge
4Th Ave
Mildred Lemmond
Pontiac. Mich
Baugh Wiley Clinic Names Local Participants
Master Larry Morris of Danville and A. A. Ryan of Viriemont listed as participants with Mrs H M Pressnell of Athens also noted among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
Larry Morris
Danville
A. H. Ryan
Viriemont
Births in local clinics and hospitals this week
A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Looney at Baugh Wiley Clinic Wednesday. A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Lemons Somerville at Baugh Wiley Clinic Wednesday. A son to Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Sheffield Madison at Athens Limestone Hospital Tuesday. A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Don Horton Madison at Athens Limestone Hospital. A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. James Hartselle at Hartselle Hospital July 2. A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Powell Cullman 5 at Hartselle Hospital. A son to Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Kent Hartselle at Hartselle Hospital July 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Looney
West Court Apt
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
H. T. Lemons
Somerville
Baugh- Wiley Clinic
D. B. Sheffield
Madison
Athens-Limestone Hospital
Don Horton
Athens Lime Stone Hospital
James Hartselle
Hartselle Hospital
W. D. Powell
Cullman
Bennie Kent
Hartselle
Bethel Minister Loses His Mother in Arlington
Funeral services were held in Arlington Massachusetts for Mrs Adeline V Gomes 79 mother of Rev Joseph A Gomes pastor of the Bethel Baptist Church Hart selle She died at 11 Fordham Street after a long illness Survived by husband Manuel Gomes two daughters Mary S Gomes Mrs Louis Correia two sons Louis and John Gomes all residents of Massachusetts and five grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Mass
Adeline V. Gomes
Joseph A. Gomes
Bethel Baptist Church
Hartselle
Gomes
Fordham St
Massachusetts
City workers to gain eight paid holidays a year
San Francisco garages honor a birthday holiday as part of a new contract with two AFL unions. The agreement covers auto and garage employees who will receive eight paid holidays annually, including each worker's own birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
AFL
Auto
Cole Springs HDC Camp Set Opens in Morgan County
More than 100 Morgan County Home Demonstration Club members gather at Cole Springs Camp House for a two day camp. The event features Swedish Weaving Bead Making copper planters and plaques, officers meeting, lectures, contests, and a picnic supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
Morgan County
Home Demonstration Club
Cole Springs
Herman McKee
Austinville
Decatur
Faye Pettus
Lucille Hawkins
Bridge clearance cost estimate discussed by city and railroad officials
Southern ment H D Barnum division engineer Alabama Highway Department W F Cooper division superintendent Southern Railroad R B Midkiff chief engineer Southern Railroad H T Arthur division engineer Southern Railroad J W DeValle assistant engineer of bridges Southern Railroad L E Moody City Council street department commissioner Barrett Shelton editor publisher Decatur Daily and Joe Elliott superintendent of city streets Chambers advised Mayor Summer that he believed the $60 000 estimated as the cost of the bridge as originally planned would cover the cost of a bridge with an additional two foot clearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D. Barnum
Alabama Highway Department
W. F. Cooper
Southern Railroad
R. B. Midkiff
H. T. Arthur
J. W. DeValle
L. E. Moody
City Council
Barrett Shelton
Decatur Daily
Joe Elliott
Chambers
Summer
Birmingham Mayor Denies State Job Rumors
Birmingham mayor James W. Morgan said he has not sought or considered a state job and has had no contact with Montgomery. The Post Herald had reported an imminent offer. Despite denial, chatter persisted about resigning before term end and potential successors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
James W. Morgan
Post-Herald
Morgan
Folsom
James E. Folsom
Montgomery
Wade Bradley
Eugene (Bull) Connor
Daughters Honor Hatton Mother With 82nd Birthday Tea
Hatton resident marked her 82nd birthday with a tea at home hosted by five daughters Mrs. M. J. Sanderson Mrs. W. R. Taylor Mrs. L. R. Reo bert s Mrs. W. R. Hurst and Mrs. H. F. Stephenson. Seated honoree presided with guests registering by Miss Dorthea Dean Jackson. Thirty-five callers attended between 3 and 5 with out of town guests from Sheffield Florence Leighton Birmingham and Moulton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hatton
M. J. Sanderson
W. R. Taylor
L. R. Reoberts
W. R. Hurst
H. F. Stephenson
Dorthea Dean Jackson
Lennie Jones
J. H. Williams
T. W. Jackson
W. G. Harrison
Sarah Lee Jackson
Grace Summers
Sheffield
Nationalist Planes Bomb Junker Near Formosa
Nationalist air forces claim Chinese warplanes destroyed five armed motorized units off the Red Chinese coast today. All Nationalist planes returned to base according to the headquarters statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taipei
Formosa
Nationalist
Court Allows Negro To Adopt White Wife's 6-Year-Old Son
The U S Court of Appeals unanimously ruled a Black man may adopt the 6 year old child of his white wife born out of wedlock in 1949. The panel said loyalty declarations for federal housing residents do not justify denying the adoption and rejected the lower court’s social status rationale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S. Court of Appeals
U. S. Dist
Alexander Holtzoff
Holtzoff
David L. Bazelon
Bazelon
Veteran Mobile Educator Dr W C Griggs Dies at 82
Dr W C Griggs former Mobile County school superintendent for 17 years died at his Mobile home at 82 after retiring in 1944 He was Roanoke Alabama native and past president of the Alabama Education Association 1919 20 Survivors include wife and two daughters Mrs Arnold Miller Mobile and Mrs Collier Espy Dothan
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Mobile
W. C. Griggs
Mobile County
Mobile Post
Roanoke
Ala
Alabama Education Assn
Griggs
Howard College
Birmingham
University of Chicago
Harvard University
Howard
Springville
Columbia
Brewton
Henley School
Gadsden
Bessemer
Darmille
Arnold Miller
Collier Espy
Dothan
Arthur Doyle Grave Moved to Minstead England
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and his wife Lady Conan Doyle were exhumed from Crowborough and reburied in Minstead churchyard in Hampshire. The bodies were placed in oak coffins within lead ones and interred in a secluded corner of the centuries-old churchyard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minstead
England
Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
New Forest
White Company
Conan Doyle
Hampshire
William
Crowborough
London
Graveside Rites For Hayes Infant
Graveside services for Baby Hayes infant of Mr. and Mrs. James F. Hayes were held at Caddo Cemetery. The stillborn child, delivered Tuesday at Decatur General Hospital, is survived by parents, a sister Cherol Nell, brothers Jimmy Dale and Roger, and grandmothers Mrs. D. O. Hayes and Mrs. Nellie B. Lemley. Interment directed by Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baby Hayes
James F. Hayes
Jackson St
W. R. Sessions
Caddo Cemetery
Hayes
Decatur General Hospital
Cherol Nell
Jimmy Dale
Roger
D. O. Hayes
Nellie B. Lemley
Decatur
Brown
Pet Lion Gift to Churchill Arrives in London Zoo
A three month old lion sent from America for Sir Winston Churchill arrived at London airport aboard a cargo flight and was placed in a zoo cage. London officials described the cub as dangerous with no sense of humor, and it was later destroyed to avoid risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
America
Sir Winston Churchill
London- Zoo
New York
Park T, Ir
Lions International
Churchill
Limestone Driver Henry Lee Payne Fatal Crash
Henry Lee Payne, 71, of Hartselle, told patrol he hit loose mud and lost control. His vehicle plunged into the roadway debris and damage was estimated at an undetermined amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Lee Payne
Hartselle
Payne
Memphis firm to drop TVA contract in 1958 power plan
Seeking Memphis says it will discontinue its contract with TVA and meet its power needs independently starting in 1958. Wenzell now with the World Bank testified to an SEC hearing that at the Budget Bureau he did not participate in policy making behind the Dixon Yates contract and served as a consultant on general public utility financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
TVA
Wenzell
World Bank
Securities and Exchange Commission
Budget Bureau
Dixon- Yates
Attempt To Kill Suspect Placed In County Jail
Willie Joe Webb a 39 year old Black man has been moved to Morgan County jail on charges of assault with intent to murder. City court did not press an assault and battery charge. Webb allegedly cut James Woodruff of 415 Market St at Elizabeth Allen’s home on Wells Street injuring his head and left eye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Joe Webb
Morgan County
Webb
James Woodruff
Market St
Elizabeth Allen
Wells St
Woodruff
Rich Man Leaves Wife 3 for Misery He Caused Me
In a handwritten will filed for probate, Calvert S. Wilson left his former wife Elaine $3 described as thirty pieces of silver for the misery she caused him. He left half his estate to his childhood sweetheart Mrs. Algene Hoskins of Southern Pines North Carolina and the other half to his two children Brenda and Tamara. Wilson, a 49 year old restaurant supply firm operator, died after a desert jeep breakdown near Barstow California during a trip with friends. His estranged wife had won a June 17 interlocutory divorce decree.
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Burbank
Calif
Calvert S. Wilson
Wilson
Brenda
Tamara
Algene Hoskins
Southern Pines
N.C
Elaine
Barstow
Noted Chemist Latimer Dies in Oakland at 62
Dr. Wendell M. Latimer, a distinguished chemist aged 62, died in Oakland California. His work and affiliations reflected a career in chemical research and academia.
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Oakland, Calif
Wendell M. Latimer
Alabama Bills Move Amid Wide Legislative Action
Alabama lawmakers moved on multiple fronts with a Port of Mobile oversight bill advancing from the Sea Ports Committee and a statewide water authority under Gov. Folsom under consideration. Other actions included city government bills, a study subcommittee for chiropractic licensing, and quick Senate approval on municipal utility boards and license procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Alabama
Mobile
To Seaports
James E. Folsom
House Judiciary Committee
Pat Vacca
Jefferson
Vacca
N. S. Hare
Monroe
Francis W. Speaks
Chilton
Senate Committee On Municipalities
State Liquor Control Board
House Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Senate Finance and Taxation Group
Senate Temperance Committee
Senate Rules Committee
Markets Report from Decatur Cotton and Grain Prices
Decatur market notes show cotton middling at 4.75 and cotton seed priced per hundred. Milk prices listed at $6.10 per hundred for regular and dairy products nearby. Grain includes corn at 2, oats No 2, barley 2, wheat at 1.90. Poultry 1.70. Livestock lists steer prices 13.50 to 17.50, cows 9.50 to 12.00, calves 18.50 to 20.50, hogs 18.25 per hundred pounds for 180 to 220 lb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
New York Stock Market Ends Mixed. GM Leads Decline
The New York stock market traded lower in heavy activity with General Motors down about 1 to 12 percent after a volatile session. The tape lagged at opening but cleared within minutes as steel, motor, aircraft and chemical shares slipped while utilities showed mixed results. Major names included U S Steel Bethlehem Steel Boeing General Dynamics Kennecott Union Carbide Westinghouse Allied Chemical Baltimore Ohio Standard Oil and American Airlines with Zenith Montgomery Ward and International Harvester among the laggards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
General Motors
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Boeing
General Dynamics
Kennecott Copper
Union Carbide
Westinghouse Electric
Allied Chemical
Baltimore and Ohio
Standard Oil
American Airlines
Zenith
Montgomery Ward
International Harvester
North Alabama Poultry Prices Update
North Alabama markets report mixed live poultry prices for broilers and fryers. Prices paid over 24 hours ending Thursday show broilers 2.44 to 3.34 pounds, with heavier birds in shorter supply across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poultry Sens
North En
North Alabama
Leading chemist and atomic research pioneer dies
The nation's leading chemists and a pioneer in basic research that fathered the atomic bomb died yesterday. He was associated with the University of California radiation laboratory and served as director of the Chemical Division at the Atomic Energy Commission laboratory in Livermore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nation
University of California ‘Radiation Laboratory
Atomic Energy Commission Laboratory
Livermore
Cattle market reports steady with varied prices
Birmingham market notes cattle steady on scattered sales with ranges from 7.50 to 21.50 for calves and cows. Bulls around 14.00, meat classes 15.00 to 21.50, lambs about 14.00, and general quote variability noted across classes and conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Hartselle Armory on Metcalf List in State Plan
Senator Neil Metcalf proposed an 885000 appropriation to build 24 National Guard armories including Hartselle and 100 repair upgrades statewide. Hartselle would pay for lot and utilities with state 25 percent and federal 75 percent. total near 100000 to 125000 excluding lot cost, site yet undecided with four to five lots under review. Construction could begin in 1956 if the bill passes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neil Metcalf
Geneva
State Senate
National Guard
Ala
Tsell
U's
Hartselle
John Burleson
Hartselle Armory
Burleson
the Daily
Railroad St
District winners named in dress revue lineup
District dress revue winners included Amelia Frost Calera Jean Wise Kinston Elaine Thomason Cleveland Route 2 Betty Jean McGhee Dadeville Route 1 Sybil Esters Heflin Route 2 Jean Dees Grand Bay and Olivia Brantley Brewton Route 3 in the readable segment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia Frost
Calera
Jean Wise
Kinston
Elaine Thomason
Cleveland
Betty Jean McGhee
Dadeville
Sybil Esters
Heflin
Jean Dees
Grand Bay
Olivia Brantley
Brewton
Butcher Faces Secret Service Probe Over Cut Currency
Johnson questioned about seven serial numbers clipped from currency found in his possession. Police report say the currency was not located. the Secret Service declined interest, and Johnson offered no explanation beyond a defiant "so what."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Secret Service
French Leader Takes Delicate Morocco Post
Paris Gilbert Grandval, 51, takes the post as French resident general in Morocco, aiming to restore peace amid daily bombings and killings by nationalist and colonist factions. He succeeds Francis Lacoste, who failed to curb the terror tide. In nearby Algeria, six Algerians died and two Europeans were kidnapped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Gilbert Grandval
Morocco
Grandval
Saar
Francis Lacoste
France
Algeria
Rome Subway Length Seven Miles Reported
Classified notices describe furnished apartment and three room house for rent in Gordon Drive area. Ads mention heat and water included, with contact numbers 626 Gordon Dr. S.E. and 249-W. Also a terse job inquiry seeking experienced private pursing care for consultation with reasonable rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Dr. S.E
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Ike
Princess
Rosemary Clooney
Jose Ferrer
Roxy
Bob Mathias
Billy Graham
Alan Ladd
Leo Genn
Courtland
Cleo Moore
Hugo Haas
Evie Boger
L. B. Price
Vercy Ellis
Charlie Anders
Bethel
Happy
B‘ham
Arthur Doyle
Winnie
Sterchi’s
Limestone
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Penney (Jc
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Coca Cola Repub
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Col Gas
Rey Tod
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du Pont
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Texas PC & O
Una
Fla P&l UN Ol Cal
UN Pac
Gen Elec
Fruit Mills
US Steel
West
Gen_Tel
Westg Elec
Ga Pac
Woolworth
Jiy J.sseneekeen
Metcalf
Rome
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