Detroit Police Battle in East Side Negro District
Police clashed with about 200 to 300 people at an unauthorized street gathering in Detroit's East Side Negro district. Sgt. Neuendorf was assaulted and relieved of his watch as eggs and bottles were hurled. 11 Negroes faced felonious assault charges while eight officers were treated for injuries. The incident drew NAACP involvement and prompted an investigation.
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Detroit
Max Neuendorf
Elijah Walker
Neuendorf
Eugene McBride
Albert Wieczorek
McBride
Edward S. Piggins
Arthur Johnson
The
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Johnson
Piggins
Two Parked Autos Hit By A Third On Grant Street
Police said on Grant Street Saturday a 1951 Packard driven by a Blanshan woman struck two parked cars, a 1957 GMC truck owned by W W McAlster and a 1951 Ford owned by Oakley Garner. All three vehicles suffered damage.
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Grant St
Blanshan
W. W. McAlster
Oakley H. Garner
Beech St
Women Predominate on Airport Tower Microphones
Fragmented classified items list rental room offers jobs and sales notices including a grocery business for sale a mechanic position lost pet notices a used car sale a lot for sale and a 1951 four door sedan listing amid garbled OCR text.
Decatur Markets Report on Cotton and Livestock Prices
Markets show cotton inch middling at 33.00. Wan at 33.24. Cottonseed 40.00 per ton. Milk Grade A 6.10 per unit. Milling Wheat 1.80, standard 1.30. Barley 2.20. Cattle ranges 11.50 to 20.50 for cows and steers. Hogs 19.25 to 19.50 for 190–240 lb butchers.
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Decatur
Decatur Wan
Stock market edges higher amid steady early trading
New York stocks rose in moderate activity with key issues advancing from fractions to about one point. The market hovered near 1957 highs as industrials hit a record, steel output hopes and copper cutbacks supported prices, with American Smelting leading gains and others like International Nickel Douglass Aircraft Goodyear Allied Chemical rising about a point.
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New York
Iroh
Wall Street
International Nickel
Douglass Aircraft
Goodyear
Allied Chemical
Southern Railway
Youngstown
North Alabama and North Georgia live poultry markets mixed
Reports from Birmingham and Atlanta describe steady markets for live poultry and fryers with ample supplies and good demand. Heavy weights remain in short supply while prices vary by source, farms, and plants with slight shifts noted across regions.
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Birmingham
North Alabama
Atlanta
North Georgia
Eggs: Market Trades and Woes Reported
A clipped AP dispatch notes shifts in egg market activity with reports of broader trade fluctuations and rising concerns over supply and prices affecting producers and buyers.
Nashville Livestock Market Report Highlights Mixed Steer Prices
AP notes 1600 cattle with steady to higher trends for bulls and strong demand for loaded 800 lb steers at 22.00 and 800-1100 lb at 20.00-21.00. Cows and bulls show varied ranges, calves up 1.00, lambs strong, hogs mixed, with prime sales few.
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Nashville
Cotton outlook sparks mixed market recovery
York AP reports cotton prices moved higher on earlier losses as traders eyed a firmer acreage report and demand from both mill and home buyers. Analysts note a tentative bounce with prices around July and October futures showing modest declines from prior levels.
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Seer York
Brigham Relocates to New York Public Relations Office
Robert H. Brigham Jr., director of public relations for Chemstrand Corp., will move to the firm’s new executive offices in New York to direct an expanded program from there. Public relations staff remain in Decatur. Brigham, a Rochester native, joined Chemstrand in 1952 after 20 years in PR and newspaper work. He has held many civic and professional posts and his wife Virginia with children Julia Ann and Bobby will join soon.
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Robert H. Brigham, Jr
Chemstrand Corp
New York
E. A. O’neal, Jr
Brigham
O’neal
Decatur
Rochester
N. Y
Chemstrand
Tennessee Valley Council
Boy Scouts of America
Virginia
Julia Ann
Bobby MI
Alton B. Hollis, Jr
Hollis
Moulton Trophy Race See Two Lap Drama And Tire Wrenching Finish
In the Moulton Trophy event Chuck Saffell’s Ferrari faltered with a flat tire while Walt Cline’s Corvette secured a first place. Saffell’s wife Audrey pleaded with officials as Saffell dropped out on a far turn, leaving Cline to celebrate and spectators to reflect on the sport’s risks and costs.
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Chuck Saffell
Walt_Cline
Chuck
Audrey
Ferrari
Walt Cline
Corvette
Cline
Walt
Traffic toll soars in extended Fourth of July holiday
The Associated Press survey shows 535 projected holiday deaths, 706 traffic fatalities, and 884 all deaths during the 1956 four day period. It notes 146 drownings and 110 other accident deaths, with two major crashes near Oxford Mississippi and Saugus California killing 16 and seven people respectively.
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National Safety Council
Associated Press
Oxford
Miss
Saugus
Calif
Deaths of Dan Brackins and James Sharpley
Funeral services are planned for Dan Brackins 65 at 2 p.m. Sunday at Oakville Methodist Church with burial in Brackins Cemetery conducted by Sykes. Dan Brackins died Saturday at Decatur General Hospital. James J. Sharpley died Sunday evening at his Hartselle home with arrangements to be announced by Sykes.
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Dan Brackins
Methodist Church
Oakville
Brackins
Decatur General Hospital
Brackins Cemetery
Sykes
James J. Sharpley
Hartselle
Elephants Enjoy Pedicures Says Zoo Director
Dr William M Mann former director of the National Zoological Park in Washington DC notes elephants enjoy grooming and an occasional gin snort as part of their behavior highlighting curiosity and care routines at the zoo.
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William M Mann
National Zoological Park
Washington, D.C
GI Enticed Jap To Enter Range High Court Told
The government told the Supreme Court the Japanese woman fatally injured by GI William S. Girard on a firing range in Japan was enticed to come forward and pick up scrap metal. Solicitor General Rankin said enticement influenced the decision to turn Girard over for trial in Japanese courts on manslaughter.
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Washington
Supreme Court
William S. Girard
Japan
J. Lee Rankin
Girard
Rankin
Warren
Defense Department
Decatur Mayor Faces Legal Bar on Holding Dual Posts
A ruling by Alabama official MacDonald Gallion states that McRae cannot serve simultaneously as both Decatur mayor and state docks director. The opinion cites Article 280 of the 1901 Constitution barring two offices of profit, with only specific exceptions. McRae, appointed to the docks post by Gov. Folsom, said full-time duties would better serve Decatur and the upper valley.
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Decatur
Upper Valley
MacDonald Gallion
McRae
State Docks
James E. Folsom
Ward McFarland
Russell Humphrey
Jack Dillehay
Ned Frazier
Marvin Terry
Moulton
H. R. Summer
Odom
Alabama Oil Co
20 Arrests Reported By Limestone Lawmen
Limestone County officers reported 20 arrests during the long holiday weekend. Charges included seven Prohibition violations, two reckless driving, three public drunkenness, two bad checks, one driving while intoxicated, two assault and battery, two petit larceny, and one no driver’s license.
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Athens
Limestone
Ode
Hospital dismissals and admissions list across multiple facilities
A compiled roster lists dismissals and admissions at Decatur General Hospital and other facilities. Entries include patients like Mrs. Bob Wells and infant, Joyce Augusta Keeble, and Michael Luffman, with addresses across Decatur, Athens, Trinity, and surrounding towns, plus various clinics and physicians named.
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Decatur General Hospital
Joyce Augusta Keeble
Glenn E. Price
Memorial Drive
Elle Mae Garrett
3Rd Ave
William King
Jackson St
Robert Lee Kitchens
9Th Ave
W. E. Brooks
Moulton
Robert Cowthon, Jr
Athens 7
Births Report From Decatur General and Clinics
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Whitehead at Decatur General Hospital Sunday. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Piyant at Decatur General Hospital Sunday. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bowman at Baugh Wiley Clinic this morning. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Shaneyfelt at Baugh Wiley Clinic this morning.
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Tommy Whitehead
6Th Ave
Decatur General Hospital
Clarence Piyant
Decatur 2
Ernest Bowman
Graham Ave
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
Bruce Shaneyfelt
Decatur
Soviet Party Paper Promotes Antiparty Liquidation
Rude Pravo proclaims liquidation of the antiparty group led by Malenkov and Molotov. The article asserts Soviet unity against capitalism and pledges strengthened socialist partnership. Moscow targets purge leaders as Shvernik joins Khrushchev in condemnation amid forged-document claims.
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Malenkov
V. M. Molotov
Sovet Union
Czechoslovakia
Bulganin
Khrushchev
Prague
Warsaw
Moscow
Molotov
Lazar Kaganovich
Nikolai Shvernik
Leningrad
Faces Burglary Charges in Cullman
Three people including Speedy Terell and his wife Ann, both of Marshall County, and J. B. Terell of Boaz, jailed in Cullman charged with breaking into the widow Mrs. Alice Peak’s home. Stolen items included bed clothes a washing machine motor a radio and a radio record player. Most goods were recovered. Sheriff Crant Waldrop and Deputy L D McAfee investigated.
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Cullman
Cullman County
Speedy Terell
Ann
Marshall County
J. B. Terell
Boaz
Alice Peak
Crant Waldrop
L. D. McAfee
Police Check Three Wrecks Report From Sunday
Police investigated three traffic accidents here Sunday and this morning. Viola Sharpe Riley 48 of 221 6th Ave NW charged with failure to yield after his 1951 Studebaker collided with a 1954 pickup at Canal and Davis. Pickup driven by Bobby Charles White 18 of Danville 3 traveling south on Canal left turn. Riley car west on Davis. Damage to both vehicles. A no license charge against J C Morgan 27 of 905 Third Ave after his 1951 Mercury bumped a 1955 Chevrolet at Spur Service Station 114 6th Ave yesterday at 3 15 PM. Chevrolet driver Rudolph Haller 37 of 834 Grant St. Light damage to both. A truck and car collided at W Church and Sycamore NE at 3 53 PM yesterday. 1953 Chevrolet truck driven by Homer Lee Marks 1512 Church St NE and 1949 Ford driven by Willie Lee Sykes 617 Cherry St NW. Both vehicles damaged.
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Riley
6Th Ave
Studebaker
Canal and
Davis Sts
Bobby Charles White
Danville 3
Canal
Davis St
J. C. Morgan
Third Ave
Spur
Rudolph Haller
Grant St
W. Church and
Sycamore Sts
Homer Lee Marks
Church St. NE
Willie Lee Sykes
Cherry St
Contempt charges tied to Clinton school integration unrest
Kasper and 15 others face federal contempt charges over disturbances in Clinton Tennessee during 1959 school integration. The group allegedly violated Judge Taylor’s injunction by conspiring with Kasper to disrupt the all white high school, leading to arrests, bail ranges, and potential penalties up to six months in jail or a $1,000 fine.
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Kasper
Clinton
Tenn
Knoxville
New Jersey
Robert L. Taylor
Taylor
Funeral services for Viola B. Winton held at Central Methodist Church
Funeral services were conducted this afternoon at 2 for Viola B. Winton 89 of 1411 Grant St. at Central Methodist Church. She died Sunday morning at home after a long illness. Survived by daughter Imogene Hendrix five grandsons and eight great grandchildren. interment City Cemetery. Pallbearers listed. Brown Funeral Co. directed.
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Viola B. Winton
Grant St
Central Methodist Church
Wallace W. Lovett
Imogene Hendrix
Roy W
Eugene T. Hendrix
Birmingham
Reginald M
Frank B
Jerry Lee Winton
Tuscumbia
City Cemetery
Brown Funeral Co
Roy W.T. Hendrix
Reginald M Winton
William H. Winton
Mack Jacobs
William T. Wade, Jr
Cargo Ship La Plata Sinks Off Brazilian Coast
The Swedish passenger cargo ship La Plata burned and sank off the central Brazilian coast yesterday. All passengers and crew were rescued. The 7,374 ton vessel owned by Johnson Line of Stockholm was en route from Stockholm to Rio and Buenos Aires when it foundered off Salvador.
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la Plata
Johnson Line
Stockholm
Rio
Buenos Aires
Salvador
Local Notices and Weekend Arrests Highlight Busy Iowa Weekend
Fort Dodge resident Mrs C A Garlock visits family on Lafayette Street. Morgan County sheriff reports arrests for public drunkenness reckless driving carrying a concealed weapon peace proceedings transporting failure to appear and non support. An Educational Television program features archaeologist Lewis Larsen discussing Indian mounds in the Southeast. Visitors Cecelia and Sharon McKeever stay with grandparents Willeford. Hugh Wells and Judith Ulmen visit en route to Mayo Clinic for treatment.
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Educational
Channel 10
Birmingham
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The
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Centerville
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Judith
Tampa
Fla
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Rochester
Minn
Wells
Mayo Clinic
Auto race awards listed by displacement classes
Racers honored across nine engine displacement classes with winners in each category. Notable names include Jim Harbour Bruce Daugherty Bill Lott Carl Everett Dan Clippenger Jo Smith Ray Schecter Walt Bailey L. P. Casner Robert West Dick TennErstedt Ike Maxwell Ira Rimson and Bob Bennett among others with trophies in COURTLAND MOULTON DECATUR and GOVERNOR'S CUP events.
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Courtland Chase
Jim Harbour
Bruce Daugherty
Bill Lott
Carl Everett
Dan Clippenger
Jo Smith
Ray Schecter
Walt Bailey
L. P. Casner
Robert West
Dick Tennerstedt
Bill Burroughs
Ike Maxwell
Ira Rimson
C.c
Audrey Saffell
Virginia
Fisk
Alice Deems
Peggy Ferdon
Mae Harbour
Freddie Everett
Joanne Cramer
Moulton
Walter Cline
Chick Butscher
Bob Bennett
Bill Kemberly
Dieter Jacobi
Bill Ferdon
Jeff Crawford
Bob Hughes
Bert de Rieux
James Kirkland
Acces
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C. K. Thompson
Harry Rollings
Clyde Robbins
Edwin Martin
Chuckell
Sundociies
Norman Perkins
Laurence Bowden
Logan Lewis
Dean Martin
Bill Ferden
Walt Pe
First mechanized troops advance U S Army milestones
The early move to mechanization began in 1899 with units mounted on bicycles. This progressed to automobiles and tanks, leading to modern air mobility with paratroop planes today.
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U.S
Dog Vaccination Visits Set in Morgan County
Morgan County begins dog rabies vaccination on July 10 and runs through August 8 under Alabama law. Owners must provide proof via state health certificates. only one community visit per location is planned. Fees apply until September 1, with penalties after. Schedule lists sites and times starting at Moulton Heights School.
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Morgan County
Alabama
State Board of Health
Moulton Heights
Elmer Garth
Jerry Rogers
W. C. Key
Woodallall
MOR County
GAN Health Dept
Senate fight over civil rights bill rages with claims
President Eisenhower and Sen Russell clash over the civil rights bill. Eisenhower said the measure aims to protect voting rights and rejected charges it would Arm the federal government for bayonet rule. Russell warned the bill could unleash confusion and bloodshed and empower the attorney general in many areas. Sen Watkins asserted the bill could enforce civil rights beyond voting.
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Sen
Knowland
Eisenhower
Russell
DGA
Ervin
Watkins
Utah
Burglary at City Apothecary Probed by Police
Night watchman J M Delmore found the break in on Second Ave at 1 10 am. The apothecary was closed at 7 pm Saturday. Thieves pried the front door with a tool and escaped via the back. Cash in the register was taken. pennies in a State National Bank bag were stolen. Checks lay scattered. most merchandise remained orderly. No suspects yet.
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J. M. Delmore
Second Ave
Emens
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