Gov Action On Jap Textile Price Forecast
Alexander City Alabama July 7 a Southern textile maker predicted government action to correct price differences between U S and Japanese textiles. Russell Manufacturing Co president Thomas D Russell said low priced textiles are harming U S producers and millions of yards are exported from Japan. He urged Congress or the administration to address the situation soon noting Japan's mills pay about 13 cents an hour and can buy cot.
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Alexander City
Ala
U.S
Thomas D. Russell
Russell Manufacturing Co
Japan
Russell
Congress
UDC Plans Protest Over Jefferson Davis Birthday Work Policy
United Daughters of the Confederacy chapters in Montgomery will protest state employees working on Jefferson Davis birthday at a state personnel board hearing. The change would allow work on birthday anniversaries of Jefferson Davis and Thomas Jefferson to earn extra leave, sparking concerns about Southern states’ rights.
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Jeff Davis
Montgomery
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
Montgomery Udc
State Personnel Board
Thomas Jefferson
Picket C. Smith
Montgomery Ladies Memorial Assn
Jefferson
Davis
Taxicab Crash Kills W C Dunn Near Pensacola Florida
W C Dunn of Uriah Alabama was killed when a taxicab driven by Walter Golson of Pensacola ran off Florida 196 and overturned about 34 miles northwest of Pensacola. Golson, a 55 year old, was charged with drunken driving and manslaughter. Dunn worked for St Regis Paper Co and lived with his sister Mrs Lillian Lambert in Uriah.
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Pensacola
Fla
W. C. Dunn
Urian
Ala
Florida
McRae Walling
Walter Golson
Golson
Dunn
St. Regis Paper Co
Lillian Lambert
Uriah
Communism Menace Cited by S C Governor Before Guard Review
South Carolina Governor George Bell Timmerman Jr addressed the 51st South Carolina Florida National Guard division at Fort McClellan Alabama calling communism a menace still. Adj Gen Mark Lance echoed the warning as the unit, the third largest among 27 U S National Guard divisions, passed in review. He praised the division and its commander John C Henagan of Dillon who will retire next year after 37 years of service. A 19 gun salute greeted Timmerman.
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Fort Mcclellan
Ala
South Carolina
George Bell Timmerman Jr
South Carolina-Florida National Guard
Timmerman
Florida
Adj
Mark Lance
LeRoy Collins
John C. Henagan
Dillon
S.C
National Guard
Company chief laments cheap imports and aids workers
Russell blamed cheaper 10 cent a pound imports for harming American workers while noting government subsidies funded modern machinery. He urged careful study but pledged to protect living standards. The firm posted four and a half million dollars more in business, net sales of 21 million, 460 additional employees reaching 3,135, and wages up by 2,100 for the year.
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United States
Russell
Freighter Rams Tug in Stockholm Docking Incident
The 3,121 ton Swedish freighter Sunnanland rammed the tug Tyr as it docked in Stockholm. Three of the tug’s four crew were killed as witnesses say the Tyr exploded and sank in under a minute.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Sunnanland
Tyr
Louis Taylor to be Buried Today at Holly Pond
Funeral services for Louis Taylor 72 Holly Pond resident are set for 3 p m at the First Baptist Church Holly Pond with Rev Stokes officiating. He died July 5 at 4 45 p m and is survived by two brothers Walter and Oscar Taylor and a sister Mrs Lizzie Wisner all of Holly Pond. Interment will be in Holly Pond Cemetery directed by Moss Service Funeral Home.
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Cullman
Louis Taylor
Holly Pond
First Baptist Church
Stokes
Taylor
Walter Taylor
Oscar Taylor
Lizzie Wisner
Moss Service Funeral Home
Mrs. Jessie Hames Rites At Valley Springs Today
Funeral services for Mrs. Jessie Hames age 57 of Cullman will be held at Valley Springs Church at 2 p.m. The Rev. Presswell will officiate and Moss Service Funeral Home will direct interment. She died Friday night at Cullman Hospital. survivors include her husband Curtis P. Hames two sons two sisters and two brothers.
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Cullman
Jessie Hames
Valley Springs Church
Presswell
Moss Service Funeral Home
Mrs Sim Calvert Succumbs In Cullman County
Funeral arrangements for Mrs Sim Calvert wife of a prominent Cullman County Baptist preacher will be announced later by Mass Service Mrs Calvert died Saturday at 615 PM at her home on Cullman One after a long illness
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Cullman
Sim Calvert
Cullman County
Mass Service
Disabled Veteran Pleads For Protection Of Special House
In Passaic New Jersey on July 7 a paraplegic Korean War veteran Richard J. O'Brien Jr appealed to police for guard protection for a city donated house. He said vandals have damaged insulation windows and electrical equipment and ripped building materials from the site.
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Passaic
N. J
Richard J. O’brien Jr
O’brein
Alabama Delegate Calls Truman to Fold Tent and Leave
Montgomery July 7 A Alabama delegate Carl Griffin urged Harry Truman fold up his political tent and steal away into the night. Griffin blasted Truman as damage to the Democratic Party and poison to the Stevenson bid, warning that Truman’s endorsement creates a millstone around any candidate and should stay away from Chicago.
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Alabama
Chicago
Harry Truman
Carl Griffin
Georgia
Marvin Griffin
Truman
Griffin
Adlai Stevenson
Thomas Jefferson
Gen
Eisenhower
Adla‘i Stevenson
Illinois
Mrs Callie Shoemaker Dies. Rites Planned Today
Funeral services for Mrs. Callie Wray Morrow Shoemaker 69 a former Decatur resident now of Tuscaloosa are set for 2 this afternoon at Brown Funeral Home Chapel Interment will be in City Cemetery The Rev Richard Rouquie First Presbyterian Church pastor will officiate She is survived by nephews Ernest Morrow Mobile and Gene Morrow New Orleans and was widow of the late J I Shoemaker
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Callie Wray Morrow Shoemaker
Tuscaloosa
Decatur
Brown Funeral Home Chapel
Shoemaker
Richard Rouquie
First Presbyterian Church
City Cemetery
Brown Funeral Co
Mrs. Shoemaker
Ernest Morrow
Mobile
Gene Morrow
New Orleans
J. I. Shoemaker
Girl Arrested in Nepal Conspiracy Case
In Katmandu an 18 year old girl believed named Dhankumari Shah was arrested for alleged collaboration in a plot to overthrow the government. Police said she was taken into custody with an unnamed man. total arrests reach 13.
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Katmandu
Nepal
Dhankumari Shah
Texas Parent Teacher Societies Reach Huge Membership
Texas hosts a large network of Parent Teacher associations with about 560000 members across the state. The figure underscores widespread parental engagement in public education efforts and community schooling support.
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Texas
American jumping mouse uses tail for balance
The American jumping mouse uses its tail as a balance in jumping. If it loses its tail by accident it tumbles and turns over in the air as it falls.
Python escapes from Sea Breeze snake farm cage
A 10 foot python escaped from its glass cage at Theron and Broxton Snake Farm Sea Breeze Pensacola Florida during a July squall. Attendants described the snake as well fed and harmless and urged people not to kill it if found.
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Pensacola
Fla
Sea Breeze
Theron & Broxton
Cerebral Hemorrhages Big Killer In Alabama
Alabama health officials report cerebral hemorrhages were the second leading cause of death after heart disease in 1955 with 3 415 deaths. The provisional figures show 1 977 white and 1 438 Negro deaths, eight fewer than 1954. A study notes college students average three colds annually.
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Montgomery
Alabama
D. G. Gill
Gill
State Health Office
Sate Health Department
Vital Statistic Bureau
Million Dollar Apartment Building For Birmingham
A seven story luxury cooperative apartment building will rise on a 14 acre Red Mountain site in Birmingham. Marvin Engel of Engel Realty Co says the 2 and 3 bedroom units will have private terraces and a five mile valley view. Architect is Charles H. McCauley and completion is set for next spring.
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Birmingham
Red Mountain
New York
Marvin Engel
Engel Realty Co
Engel
Charles H. McCauley
Bible translations reach 1092 languages under society sponsor
Parts of the Bible have been translated into 1,092 languages with sponsorship from the American Bible Society. The effort expands access to scripture across diverse regions, reflecting ongoing mission to disseminate religious text globally.
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The
American Bible Society
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