Morgan County church revival opens on Sunday
A revival began Sunday at Antioch Baptist Church on Somerville Road led by Rev. Padgett C. Cope from Sixteenth Avenue Baptist. Meetings are set to close Friday. Several local residents and visitors from Mobile and Austinville called Morgan County home this weekend. A rabies clinic drive continues with Alabama Dog Control Act vaccinations through August 6. City firemen report no alarms since July 5 and troopers note no recent wrecks. A correction lists Jeffrey Alan as the surviving twin of Jonathan Adam Martin.
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Antioch Baptist Church
Somerville Rd
Padgett C. Cope
Sixteenth Ave. Baptist Church
Morgan County
Decatur
All Star Game Sees National League Lead Early
In Baltimore the National League jumped to a 2-1 lead over the American League in the first inning of today’s All Star game. The NL tallied on two hits, a sacrifice fly, a hit batsman, a walk, and a wild pitch. The AL's scoring came on an error, a Mickey Mantle single, and a double play that enabled Nelson Fox to score.
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Baltimore
Nationals
Bob Turley
Mickey Mantle
Nelson Fox
Washington zany show cast of characters in oversight feud
The report outlines a cast including Bernard Goldfine the Boston textile magnate and Baron I Shacklette a committee investigator. It highlights gifts, microphone tampering claims, and shifting roles as the House subcommittee on legislative oversight probes a high profile Washington dispute. The piece notes Goldfine's long immigration tale and tangled dealings amid political dogfights.
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Washington
House
Bernard Goldfine
Goldfine
Russia
Beacon St
Chestnut Hill
Boston
Sherman Adams
Eisenhower
White House
Eisenhower Begins Canada Visit To Soothe Ties
President Eisenhower lands in Ottawa for a three day stay with Mrs. Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles. The trip aims to ease irritations in U S Canada relations amid concerns over wheat dumping and oil imports.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Canada
Ottawa
Dulles
United States
Sigmund Freud
U. S
We Wanna Go To Your House and Buy Your Used Furniture
An informal ad for Robin’s Used Store invites readers to visit a house to purchase used furniture. The short notice provides an old telephone listing EL 3-354 and uses casual sale language.
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Robinson’s Used Store
Exhausted Goldfine gets one day off in Harris committee
The Harris subcommittee granted Bernard Goldfine a one day postponement amid warnings to cooperate. attorney Roger Robb said Goldfine faced exhaustion after a string of incidents including a hidden microphone discovery and theft of papers. Goldfine hopes to return tomorrow to answer questions.
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Washington
Harris
Bernard Goldfine
Oren Harris
D-Ark
Goldfine
Roger Robb
Boston
Robb
Acreage of Cotton In Cultivation Estimates Set
Washington reports the Agriculture Department estimate for cotton in cultivation on July 1 at 12,402,000 acres, about 12 percent below last year. Adverse weather and crop control measures, plus retirement of some land under the soil bank program, limited production.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Soil Bank
Maynard Layman Reports On Page Two Ben Lee Cotton
The Décatur Daily farm editor Maynard Layman notes Ben Lee Cotton is featured on page 2 with details likely covering farming topics, crop prospects, or local ag events. This terse item signals continued coverage of Ben Lee Cotton in the newspaper.
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Maynard Layman
Décatur Daily
Ben- Lee Cotton
Albany P. O. Plans Move to Larger Quarters
Albany Post Office in Albany P. 0. seeks a new building at least three times the size of the current facility at 215 Johnston St SE. Bids on a lease will be received through Aug. 8 with a Dec 31 1958 lease end.
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Decatur Post Office
Albany
Johnston St. SE
I. E. Self
M. E. Houser
Post Office Dept
Memphis
Tenn
Floyd Smith
Self
Mars near perihelion sighting after moon close approach
In Decatur the sky shows Mars south of the Moon this evening as it proceeds toward perihelion near the Sun. The article notes a New Moon on July 16 and lists standard local sunrise and sunset times.
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Mars
Weather and River Summary for Decatur and Vicinity
Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge reads 20.83 feet up 0.41 in 24 hours with sea level at 555.13 feet. Yesterday’s high 95 at 2 PM, overnight low 67 at 6 AM. Today 68 at 11 AM. Forecast: considerable cloudiness with showers and scattered thunderstorms likely this afternoon and evening. Winds south 10 to 18 mph becoming gusty to 35 mph in storms. Thursday outlook shows more afternoon thundershowers. High today 87, low tonight 70, high Wednesday 92.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
Chemstrand Announces Key Research Leadership Shuffle
Dr. Frank J. Soday moves from director of the research and development division to special assignment for Chemstrand President Edward A. O Neal Jr. Dr. David W. Chaney becomes acting director of R and D, replacing Soday. Chaney, with Chemstrand since 1952, comes from American Viscose and holds Swarthmore and Penn degrees.
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Frank J. Soday
Chemstrand Corporation
Chemstrand
Edward A. O'Neal, Jr
O'Neal
David W. Chaney
Soday
Chaney
Divis
American Viscose Corp
Swarthmore College
University of Pennsylvania
Lion Oil Co
el Dorado
Ark
South
Job-Hunting Students Swell Jobless Rolls
The June employment total rose to 64 981 000 with unemployment at 5 437 000, a 533 000 May to June increase and a peak for any month since World War II. Manufacturing added to gains as the work week rose six tenths hour, signaling progress against recession.
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Washington
Commerce and Labor Departments
Statehood Decision Rests With Alaska Voters
President Eisenhower signed the Alaska statehood bill and noted it would need a plebiscite where Alaskans vote to accept the terms. The final steps include voting on acceptance and electing officers, with a proclamation likely by December. He urged Congress to also admit Hawaii this session.
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Washington
Alaska
Union
Eisenhower
Congress
Hawaii
Beirut Bombers Kill and Wound Dozen in Capital Strike
An incendiary bomb hit Beirut's leading 5 and 10 cent store at 10 a.m. killing or wounding about 30 people. The blast occurred in front of the building after a soft drink truck parked nearby. Authorities say extremists among Lebanese rebels carried out the act amid a general strike. The attack follows a previous May 26 streetcar bombing that killed six and wounded twenty.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Former Mayor Bradley Dies in Austinville at 78
Funeral services for Solomon H. Bradley 78 of 123 Bell Ave Austinville will be held Wednesday at 2 30 p m at Austinville Methodist Church Burial will be in City cemetery Decatur based Brown Funeral Co directs The late Mr Bradley taught the Mens Bible class and served as mayor of Austinville for four years He is survived by his wife Allie Bradley a son Earl E Bradley a stepdaughter Emma Woodard and several siblings and grandchildren
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Bell Ave
Austinville
Austinville Methodist Church
City Cemetery
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Decatur
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Baugh-Wiley-Smith
Allie Bradley
Earl E. Bradley
Florence
Emma Woodard
Bill Gearheart
Myrtle Raborn
Lindsey
Okla
Jeff Garland
Batesville
Ark
E. A. Bradley
Fleming Gets Nod for HEW Cabinet Post
Washington AP reports the Senate Finance Committee approved President Eisenhower's nomination of Arthur S. Fleming to be secretary of health, education and welfare, advancing the nomination to the full Senate for a vote.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Eisenhower
Arthur S. Flemming
Health, Education and Welfare
City Planners Submit Housing Code for Decatur
The city planning commission yesterday voted to submit a housing code to the city council with adoption recommendations. The code aims to close regulation gaps for new structures and could retroactively bring existing housing up to minimum standards. Adoption of the building code was requested by the Decatur See CITY on Page 2.
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City Planning Commission
Decatur
City Council
Dozier Bank Robbed By Gunmen Steal $7315
Dozier First National Bank was robbed by two gunmen who escaped in a two tone car with 7315. Cashier Chaster C. H. Bowers was ordered to the floor and locked in a back room. Bank President W. A. Merrill said the suspects appeared amateurish and wore dark glasses. Dozier is about 70 miles south of Montgomery.
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Dozier
Ala
First National Bank of
Alabama
Chaster C. H. Bowers
W. A. Merrill
Bowers
Merrill
Crenshaw County
Montgomery
Reds Free 9 Crewmen After Shootdown and Release
Nine U S airmen were freed by Soviet authorities after a June 27 shootdown over Soviet Armenia. Five parachuted, four rode the burning transport to crash land. They were flown to Tehran then Wiesbaden in Germany for debriefing, in good condition.
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Washington
Soviet
Armenia
Air Force
Teheran
Tehran
Iran
U.S
Germany
Wiesbaden
U.S. Air Force
European
Europe
East Germany
Pakistan
Turkey
Llewellyn E. Thompson Jr
Drenching Rain Helps Cropland in Morgan and Lawrence
Rainfall over the past week-end and last night aided crops across Morgan and Lawrence counties. An official gauge at the TVA substation logged 2.50 inches from 4 p.m. yesterday to 8 a.m. today with widespread thundershowers turning to steady rain. E. B. Hester said most areas needed the rain and it boosts some pests but supports harvest prospects despite late planting. Favorable weather ahead is expected to improve yields.
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Morgan
Lawrence County
TVA
E. B. Hester
Morgan County
Hester
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