Charles Y Quinn dies after gunshot wound in Hartselle
Charles Y. Quinn prominent Hartselle businessman died at a local hospital after being found with a gunshot wound at the Hartselle Grocery Co. He was 55. Police investigating whether the wound was self-inflicted. coroner not yet ruled. Funeral services scheduled at Hartselle Baptist Church with interment at City Cemetery. He was a Rotary charter member and deacon. survivors include wife Wilma, son Charles J. Quinn, daughter Mrs. Robertson Stevenson, two grandchildren, a sister and several brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
Charles Y. Quinn
Morgan County
Lewis C. (Pinky) Brown
Charles
Hartselle Grocery Co
Hartselle Baptist Church
Billy Stephenson
W. L. Carden
City Cemetery
Peck Funeral Home
Redstone Arsenal targets orbital satellite tests
Redstone development suggests confidence to gain operational authority for missiles. Missiles and Rockets reports 30 to 50 projects at Redstone Arsenal and the Army Ballistic Missile Agency. An apparent test-fire speedup at the arsenal fuels speculation a second Jupiter-C version is rushed and could place a small satellite into Earth orbit when fired soon. The Army seeks to prove support capabilities for satellite experiments with current hardware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redstone Arsenal
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Redstone
Neely Rites Set Monday At Fairview Baptist Church
Funeral services for Luther C. Neely 77 of 1818 College St. are scheduled Monday at 10 a.m. at Fairview Baptist Church with Rev. Covell Keenum officiating. He died Saturday at his daughter’s home in Birmingham where he had been visiting. Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery directed by Brown Funeral Co. Surviving include his wife three daughters four sons seven grandchildren and five grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther C. Neely
College St
Fairview Baptist Church
Covell Keenum
Pearl Neely
Motherway
Howard Daniel
Birmingham
H. R. Craig
Fairfield
E. R. Neely
Harry
Neely
Ypsilanti
Mich
Charles Neely
Decatur
A. S
Archie
Alton
Comer Neely
Nashville
Roselawn
Brown Funeral Co
Paul Buchannan
Robert Street
Junior Gil- Charles Poole
Hugh White
Enochbay L. Wells
W. G. Adams
Kelly Joseph
Bill Baber
A Moss
Einest
Classified Notice Fragments Likely Personal Inquiries
Fragments show phone numbers and partial names. Mentions Lew Spitz, Olin C. Rey, and Moulton with vague descriptors. Language indicates a casual classified ad or contact sheet with entries lacking full details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lew Spitz
Moulton
Olin C. Rey Metron
Splimake Glimpse About Your Community
A brief community glimpse highlights local events and notable happenings in Splimake. Residents see updates on upcoming meetings, school activities, and neighborhood projects shaping daily life and local engagement.
Local Notices And Social News Summary
Florence area residents attend family visits and travel plans. Homer Chandler and Bill Chandler visit Mrs. Edward Shipper in Florence while Mrs. Shipper remains in Europe on business. NBC associate Marian Chandler in New York City. Community groups announce meetings for the Dean Jones Fan Club and Decatur Little Theater. Florence relatives attend funeral of J. E. Yarbrough. An unusual insect is brought to The Daily office. Eastern Star chapter meets. Alabama Heart Association board to discuss matters at Black Chandler Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Chandler
Bill Chandler
Florence
Edward Shipper
Paris
Rome
Mr. Shipper
Europe
Shipper
Miss Marian Chandler
NBC
New York City
James P. Thomas
5Th Ave
Inlaw
J. P. Patterson
River Rd
Morgan County
Alabama Heart Assn
Black Chandler Hospital
Hartselle
Newton Powell
Town Creek Man Charged in Sheffield Slaying
Willie McCoy of Town Creek is charged with first degree murder in the June 22 cafe shooting that killed Joseph Nelson Brannon in Florence. Brannon died June 27 at Colbert County Hospital. McCoy faced assault with intent to murder charges before the murder charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield
Willie McCoy
Florence
Lage
Joseph Nelson Brannon
Colbert County
McCoy
Injured Cullman Boy In Fair Condition
Ten year old Robert Nunnley sustained injuries in a tractor accident in the Welcome community. He was admitted Friday to Cullman Hospital and remained in fair condition Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman
Robert Nunnley
Cullman Hospital
Oold
Robert
Army To Review Murder Sentence
The Army said France has the right to try American G. Dewayne McOsker on murder charges, despite a request to waive that right. McOsker, 21, Manhasset, N Y, is accused by French police of shooting an Algerian in a Paris street quarrel over a cigarette deal on June 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
G. Dewayne McOsker
France
Army
Manhasset
N. Y
McOsker
Paris
Defense counsel withdraws from Clinton case over private litigation claim
Former Texas Attorney General Ben Sheppard plans to aid the Clinton Tennessee defense next week without pay. Seventeen defendants led by Frederick Kasper face contempt charges for violating a federal injunction aimed at protecting peaceful integration of Negro students. Judge Robert Taylor presides as cases follow mob violence, National Guard deployments, and a wave of dynamite blasts in Clinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fense
Atty
Ben Shepperd
Texas
Clinton
Shepperd
Frederick John Kasper
Washington, D.C
Kasper
Supreme Court
Robert L. Taylor
Knoxville
Clinton, Tenn
Here
Taylor
Tennessee
Frank Clement
Clinton Area
Mrs Body to Rest at Brown Funeral Home Chapel
Mrs Body remains at Brown Funeral Home Chapel until service conducted by James Falkner of Grant Street Church of Christ. Family requests no flowers. Survived by daughter Mrs Milton E Yarbrough and son Frank T Richardson Jr, sister Mrs Emily T Leftwich, three grandchildren, pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown Funeral Home
James Falkner
Grant Street Church
Withers
Henderson Peebles
Frank Wilson
Henry Chase
Douglas M. Hagan
John Boseck
J. G. Hill, Jr
James S. Smith
Pickens Odell 84 Dies. Rites Planned at Smyrna Baptist
Lawrence County resident Pickens Odell died at his Hillsboro home at 12:15 a.m. Saturday. Services set for 2 p.m. today at Smyrna Baptist Church with Rev. George Bond and Rev. Clyde Jones. Interment in adjacent cemetery. Odell, a retired farmer and Smyrna Baptist member, served as deacon for over 30 years. Survivors include three daughters, three sons, ten grandchildren, and five great grandchildren. Pallbearers named Leroy Richardson, Elbert Bowman, John Strickland, Alvis Carroll, John Rose, L. B. Boss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pickens Odell
Lawrence’ County
Hillsboro
Smyrna Baptist Church
George Bond
Clyde Jones
Brown
Moulton
Chalybeate Springs
Maggie Strickland
Mary Strickland
Dora Odell
Hillsboro 1
Lonzolie Odell
Clinton
Tenn
Olen
Youth Crusade Set At Hartselle Armory
A Youth Crusade for Christ will be conducted July 8 12 by Rev. Junior Hill and Jack Freeman at the old Hartselle Armory. Evening services at 7 30 with Hill preaching and Freeman leading the singing. Public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
Junior Hill
Jack Freeman
Hartselle Armory
Hill
Freeman
Armory
Man suffers rib and chest injuries in tractor accident
Fractured ribs and chest injuries occurred when a tractor ran over a man and his father C. N. Nunoley while they rode the implement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. N. Nunoley
Dismissals and Admissions at Decatur General Hospital
Hospital records show a list of dismissals including Deas Tankersley and Clarence William Thrasher, with addresses in Chicago and Birmingham areas, plus several named patients. Admissions include Master Joe Denson Ferguson of Trinity and multiple ladies with listed street addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur General Hospital
Deas Tankersley
Sloss &J
Hartselle
Glenn C. Price
Memorial Drive
Clarence William Thrasher
N. Kiddale
Chicago
Clarence Robert Maner
Wharton Ave
Tarrant City
Hardy Davis
Mth Ave
Robert Gordon Hacker
Athens
Paul Timothy Johnson
Moulton
Mary Katherine Mitchell
19Th Ave
Joe Denson Ferguson
Trinity 1
William M. Nelson
Wilson
Births and hospital notices across counties
A compiled listing from multiple hospitals and towns shows birth announcements and mothers with baby boys and girls in Athens Limestone Hospital, Bank 8st Hospital, and nearby communities. Names include Pearlie Stewart, Albert Wallace, Travis Parker, and more with addresses in Athens Moulton Ardmore Cullman and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens-Limestone Hospital
Pearlie Stewart
Athens
Aaron Hartsfield
Albert’ J. Wallace
Woodrow Jenkins
Thomas Harold Johnson
Births at Lawrence County area clinics and hospitals
A string of birth announcements records a son born to Mr. and Mrs. K. Faught at Baugh Wiley Clinic on Saturday. Daughters born to Ira Oden and wife at Baugh Wiley Clinic Friday, Felix Price and wife at Baugh Wiley Clinic Friday, Byron McMartrey and wife in Grayson at Lawrence County Hospital Friday, Travis Parker and wife in Moulton Thursday, Edward Jones and wife in Moulton 2 at Lawrence County Hospital, Gabe Poole and wife Town Creek 1 at Lawrence County Hospital Thursday, Blaine Sibley and wife at Lawrence County Hospital, Hollis Parker and wife in Moulton 1 at Lawrence County Hospital, Obie Mitchell and wife Gil 1M%h Ave SE at Decatur General Hospital Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faught
Ave SE
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
Ira Oden
Eva
Felix Price
19Th Ave
Byron McMartrey
Grayson
Lawrence County Hospital
Travis Parker
Moulton
Edward Jones
Gabe L. Poole
Town Creek
Blaine Sibley
Hope
Hollis W. Parker
Obie Mitchell
Gil
Decatur General Hospital
Holiday traffic toll tops six hundred for Fourth of July
A test survey from June 19 to 23 reports 146 drownings and 110 other accidents, totaling 634 deaths during the holiday period. The NSC notes 45 million cars and a 805 death record in 1955, praising the current figures as encouraging and urging continued safety. Ned H Dearborn, NSC president, called the results gratifying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Safety Council
Army Upholds Right Of French To Try American Soldier
An Army board of review in Washington will examine the conviction and six year prison sentence of Specialist 3-C Earl Stewart, 20, of Memphis, for voluntary manslaughter in the June 1 fatal fight outside Ft. Rucker’s NCO club. Stewart killed Henry J. Brown, 28, of Cogswell, N C, after a dispute that began when Pvt. Percy Hamer asked two white women to dance. Stewart claimed self defense, alleging a crowd pressured the clash between two Negro soldiers and white onlookers. He receives dishonorable discharge at the end of his term and forfeits pay. records go to an Army review board for possible appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FT. Rucker
Army Board of Review
Washington
Earl Stewart
Memphis
Cogswell
N. C
Percy Hamer
NCO Club
Stewart
Brown
County Schools Benefit From Summer Upgrades And Repairs
Stokers added at Falkville schools and most county schools gain indoor toilets. Morgan County High School roof coated, windows doors repaired, auditorium redecorated. Several buildings receive painting with future plans for Plainview Moulton Heights Cedar Lake Cotaco Danville and Massey. Hurricane Audrey caused shingles to blow off roofs at Cedar Lake Eva Austinville Falkville Elementary and Somerville Negro schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooten
Plainview
Lacey
Austinville
Trinity
Cotaco
Danville
Massey
Morgan County High School
Falkville
Moulton Heights
Cedar Lake
Eva
Falkville Elementary
Somerville Negro
Khrushchev Faces Pressure at Home and Abroad
Khrushchev confronts internal and external tensions as he seeks to ease Cold War strains especially in the Middle East. The speech warns dissenters and rivals that bloodshed is possible while signaling trials may come if opposition moves grow.
Decatur Markets Report on Cotton, Grain and Livestock
Market notes show cotton middling at 33.0 and 33.24 for Decatur joan with a two ton lot. Milk prices include Grade A at 6.10 per hundredweight and manufactured milk at 3.05. Corn No 2 at 1.27. No 2 Milling Wheat around 1.30. Cattle prices list 200 head, steers 13.00-18.00, cows 11.50-13.50, calves 125. Hog prices show barrows and gilts 19.00-19.50 for active trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Decatur Joan
Eas Corp
Eea
Court martial path for error claims described
The passage notes that a person may raise an error in court martial proceedings and the Judge Advocate General in Washington can certify a question of law to the Court of Military Appeal. It outlines the procedural route for challenging the legality of the military trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Advocate General
Washington
Court of Military Appeal
Europe Endures Severe Heat Wave Across Continent
A blistering heat wave grips Europe with temperatures near 105 F in Italy and well into the 90s across many countries. Italy reports at least 13 heat deaths while Belgium records 11, and sweltering conditions affect Germany Yugoslavia Austria and Switzerland. Queen Elizabeth II attends Wimbledon as London records 90 plus heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Italy
Europe
Bologna
Rome
Brussels
Belgium
Germany
Frankfurt
Yugoslavia
Austria
Switzerland
Harrow
Wimbledon
Civil rights debate to drag through September amid Senate piecemeal bills
President Knowland rejects adjourning early while civil rights talks stretch to about September first. He cites priority bills including school aid and immigration while warning that filibuster tactics may stall progress. Mundt predicts a mid August compromise on voting rights for minorities, amid opposition from southern lawmakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knowland
Senate
House
Sen
Mundt
R-Sd
Justice Department
Clifford Case
R-Nj
Case
Sparkman
D-Ala
Eisenhower
Nixon
Coroner Links Cop Death to Russian Roulette Play
Coroner M B Kirkpatrick ruled Policeman James W Morgan 24 died from a head wound while playing Russian roulette last November. An empty cartridge was found in his service pistol and five unfired shells were on a table. Morgan had left work early due to illness and the death is certified as a personal safety related incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
M. B. Kirkpatrick
James W. Morgan
Kirkpatrick
Morgan
Folsom era politics stall on legislative moves
Talks of a constitutional amendment to reshuffle the Legislature stall as Governor Folsom weighs a summer session and reapportionment issues. Senator Lamberth rebuffs joining as adjutant general while budget battles over a competitive bid law and a $20 million road bond loom. Backers and foes threaten filibusters as session survival hinges on power dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambers County
Robert R. Hunt
Hunt
House
Broughton Lamberth
Senate
Tallapoosa County
Folsom
Lamberth
Joe Calvin
Morgan County
President Eisenhower Enjoys Best Golf Nine Holes
President Eisenhower finished a three hour eighteen hole round at Gettysburg Country Club calling it the best nine holes he had ever had there. He quipped with neighbor George E. Allen as he left for his stay in Gettysburg during a four day holiday from Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling F. Green
Gettysburg
Eisenhower
White House
Gettysburg Country Club
Washington
George E. Allen
Truman Library Dedicated in Independence Ceremony
Chief Justice Earl Warren dedicated the Harry S. Truman Memorial Library and Museum in Independence Missouri on July 6 in a two day ceremony. The $21 million complex stores historic documents and aims to guide future generations toward right paths in world affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Earl Warren
Harry S. Truman
White House
U.S. Supreme Court
Deaths of banker Henry Eldon Scott and Hungary comment
Selma reports the death of Henry Eldon Scott 63 a West Alabama banker and president of the First Bank of Linden. Vienna notes Budapest radio quoting Georgy Marosan urging Hungary s Communist leadership to follow the Soviet example in addressing internal opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selma
Henry Eldon Scott
West Alabama
First Bank of
Linden
Vienna
Budapest
Georgy Marosan
Hungary
Togliatti comments on Moscow shakeup as safeguard
Rome July 6 Palmiro Togliatti head of the Italian Communist party says the latest Moscow shakeup is a safeguard against repeating the errors of the Stalin era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Palmiro Togliatti
Communist Party
Moscow
Four planes land as Powder Puff Derby fliers conclude race
In North Platte Nebraska on July 6 four planes completed the Powder Puff Derby leg to the city airport. The 94 women pilots competed for prize money and a cross country fun race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Platte, Neb
North Platte
Sisters Die Pact Sees Two Women Wade Into Sea
Frances Engle and Dorothy Engle, vacationing sisters from New York, waded into Miami Beach waters at 10 20 p m fully clothed after allegedly making a death by own action pact William Clark a bystander pulled Frances from the sea and Dorothy was rescued police said Frances later died and Dorothy survived after CPR efforts and a prior rooftop jump attempt by Frances failed to clear the parapet
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
New York
Frances Engle
Dorothy Engle
Pat Gallagher
The
County Criminal Bureau of Investigation
Dorothy
William Clark
Clark
Frances
Gallagher
Egypt Builds First Atomic Station in Cairo With Soviet Help
London reported Moscow radio says Egypt has set up its first atomic electric station in Cairo with Soviet aid. Final assembly underway and transfer of equipment to Egyptian specialists including two women. The agreement for Soviet assistance to create an Egyptian atomic research center was reached over six months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Moscow Radio
Egypt
Cairo
U.S.S.R
Group Paused for Soft Drinks Between Rounds
The group paused briefly for soft drinks between rounds, breaking the rhythm of the event.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charles Quinn
Gromt St
245
Dean Jones
Mary Ann Stiles
Pennylane
Linda Kay McGlathery
Pittsburgh
R. M. McGlathery
Decatur Little Theater Group
American Legion and Auxiliary
Bank St
Ernestine Ling
All American Beauty Schools Assn
Ling
Alabama
Lydia Sheats
Carolyn Goodlett
Camp Sumatanga
J. E. Yarbrough
Frank Lewis
W. B. Staples
Dave Staples
Forrest Couch
Tuscumbia
Theron Dawson
Seldon George
Stanley Palaski
J. E
Mary Lou Daney
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Youth Crusade
Robie Bailey
John David Crowe
Dorothy Turner
Sherman St
Garland J. Ward
Memorial Dr
Ola Alexander
Sandlin Rd
Leon “Whitten
4Th Ave
Martha King
Cullman 2
Peggy Tucker
Pitts Mitchell
Ardmore
Faye Barnett
Herbert Hughes
Grant St
J. W. Latham
Frank M. Blackwell
Atlanta, Ga
Virgil Mansel
E. Moulton
Emmett Smith
Byron McMurtrey
Wallace Sneed
Robert Coleman
Floyd Cottingham
Horace Whitworth
Mt. Hope
Nk i
Kremlin
Khrushchev
Seriou
Middle East
China
Asia
Leningrad
Malenkov
Politburo
Nikolai Voznesenning
Victor Abakumov
Athens College
John B. Miles
Chemstrand Corp
Perry B. James
Miles
Chemstrand
James Said
St. Davids
Pennsylvania
Princeton University
Chief Exec
Truman Library
Ocean
Russia
Dream House
Come
Brookhaven Subdivision
6Th Ave
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!