Highway Department Seeks Report on Gas Line Relocation
State Highway Department plans to move Ala Tenn Natural Gas lines along Wilson Street from Bank Street to about two miles beyond Chemstrand this year. H D Barnum says a report from Ala Tenn is expected soon to determine feasibility and timing. City gas chief Garner Pride says city lines can be moved by October 1 after project contract is let.
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State Highway Department
Lane Highway
Wilson St
Bank St
Chemstrand
H. D. Barnum
R. K. Tallant
Ala-Tenn Natural Gas
Barnum
Highway Department
Ala-Tenn
City Gas
City Gas Department
Garner Pride
City Gas Lines
Talbott Faces Scrutiny Over Mulligan Firm Ties
Senate subcommittee probes Secretary Talbott’s partnership with Mulligan firm as government-contract clients draw scrutiny. White House says Eisenhower has not received full report. officials suggest policy opposition to Talbott’s continuance. Mulligan tests show $132,032 paid since early 1953. RCA questioned over a potential contract while Talbott was connected to Mulligan.
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Eisenhower
Talbott
White House
James C. Hagerty
Washington
Chattanooga Times
Senate
Mulligan
Air Force
Sam Ewing
RCA
Johnson
Pentagon
Ewing
Plaques Awarded To Athens Man And Woman Of The Year
The Junior Chamber of Commerce presented plaques to Jim Beasley and Mrs. Thomas E Edwards for their 1954 man and woman of the year honors at a Jaycees meeting held at the Athens Cafe.
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Athens
Chamber of Commerce
Jim Beasley
Thomas E. Edwards
Jaycees
Athens Cafe
Battle of Rogue River leads Amusements Today lineup
The notices list shows Princess at Rogue River with George Montgomery at 1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 7:00, 9:00. Roxy features Cannibal Attack with Johnny Weissmuller at 1:10, 2:20, 4:30, 6:10, 7:20, 9:30. Sunset presents The Last Time I Saw Paris with Elizabeth Taylor and Van Johnson at 7:30 and 9:45. Ranch Hartselle features They Were gan Scott Brady at 7:30. Ha Athens The Strang er A Gun with Randolph Scott at 7:30, 9:30. Starvue Courtland Highway Bow of The Renegade at 7:30 and 9:10.
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Princess
Rogue River
George Montgomery
Roxy
Johnny Weissmuller
Paris
Elizabeth Taylor
van Johnson
Starvue
Courtland Highway
Market Prices Snapshot for Livestock and Hogs
Poultry steady with ton at 86.19 cents per pound. Cattle ranges show commercial cows 9.50 to 18.50, calves 17.50 to 19.50 for dealers, hogs 200 to 240 pounds 16.50 to 16.75. Pricing bands reflect varied livestock categories and dealer quotes.
Wall Street mixed at opening as AP average hits new high
Quiet early trading left stocks mixed with narrow moves. AP index rose to 177.00, a new record. U S Steel opened up on 2000 shares, GM opened lower on 2500 shares, Bethlehem Steel also advanced.
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New York
Associated Press
U.S. Steel
General Motors
Bethlehem Steel
North Alabama weighs and prices reported in Alabama farm markets
North Alabama markets report weights around 3 pounds for hens and 24 to 34 hours postmortem for broilers at Georgia farms. Prices range from 24 to 34 cents per pound delivered to plants with most birds at 27 cents per pound.
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Birmingham
North Alabama
Atlanta
Georgia
Unclear line items on cattle feed and pullet standards
Fragmentary OCR notes mention percentages and standards for pullets and minerals but lack clear context or identifiable entities. Readable data includes figures around 31 to 37 and a mention of 60 percent in a mining or storage context.
Nashville Cattle Market Steady With Broad Price Range Report
Nashville AP brief notes cattle market held steady with utilities and commercial steers 13.00 to 18.00, commercial to 990 lb 16.00 to 20.00, calves 500, hogs lighter weights steady and over 200 lb 25 lower, butchers 17.00 to 17.25 for 200-240 lb, sows 11.50 to 13.50, sheep 1000 head steady with spring lambs 18.00 to 15.00 and 19.50 for prime, feeding lambs around 15.00, ewes 1.00 to 4.00.
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Nashville
Generals Market
U.S. No
White milk dating law hits Alabama distributors profits
A former legislator says a 36 hour dating rule forces withdrawal of grade A milk, causing profit loss as unsold milk cannot be used for consumption. He predicts distributors would buy more Alabama milk at higher prices if the restriction were removed. Harrison notes the Agriculture Commissioner could stop out of state milk shipments for inspection under the Pure Food and Drug Law, but has not used that power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Harrison
Commissioner of Agriculture
Pekan Marten Description From Northern Forests
Pekan is the Indian name for marten a brown fur bearer that lives in trees of northern forests.
Taft Appointed To Athens Board
Harry Taft manager of the State National Bank was appointed to the City Board of Education to succeed Roy Thomas. W L Gilmer signed a contract with Polglaze and Basenberg of Birmingham for an $800 study of water supply. The council restored the 150000 gallon reservoir at City Spring and planned a year round gas customer drive with ads and a cooking school. Police reported 151 cases in Mayor's court, fines $970, plus meters $1207 and total revenue $2242. one home and two businesses burglarized and five wrecks in June.
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Athens
Harry Taft
State National Bank
City Board of Education
Roy Thomas
Athens City
W. L. Gilmer
Polglaze and Basenberg
Birmingham
City Spring
County Board of Equalization
Roy Beasley
Local Hospitals Report Admissions and Dismissals
Athens Limestone Hartselle Lawrence County Decatur General Bank Street and Baugh Wiley clinics list multiple patient admissions and dismissals across Athens Elkmont Hartselle Moulton Trinity Courtland Hillsboro Town Creek Decatur. Names include Mrs James Claunch Mrs James L Poteete Mrs H M Owens newborns and many others with city and street details.
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Athens-Limestone Hospital
James Claunch
Elkmont
C. T. Bailey
Athens
James L. Poteete
James Harvell
Edward Lamar
Tom Griggs
Harold Smith
Julius Bishop
Coy Usery
Hartselle Hospital
H. M. Owens
Hartselle
M. L. Holmes
Eva
T. O. Campbell
Cullman
H. D. Lewter
Ardmore
Tenn
Austin Couch
Falkville
G. W. Hamilton
Woodall St
Frank Russell
Albert Harris
Hugh Penn
Ray McAbee
Danville
Vaughan Blankenship
Edward Poteet
Somerville
Lawrence County Hospital
Sam McClendon
Moulton
Lee Houston
Wade Whitlock
Trinity
Odell Alred
Manuel Gillespie
Hillsboro
Marcile A. Pitt
L. W. Knight
Grayson
James Cartee
Courtland
Ralph Givens
O. R. Lancaster
Archie Ray
Town Creek
George Harris
Junior Hood
Doris Montgomery
Don Montgomery
Decatur General Hospital
Doyle Prater
Endlam Blvd
W. J. Mullican
Decatur
R. Calvin Woodall
Sherman St
Darla Powell
Madison
Viola Bloodworth
8Th Ave
Jack Morris
Spring Ave
Bank ST. Hospital
Josephine Puckett
Barclay St
Mary Louise Cowart
Riverview
Clark Lentz
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
J. R. Edwards
Laura Paul
Norwood Blvd
Birmingham
Patterson Murder Trials Result in Suspended Sentence
Reid was convicted on the charge after Ferrell was cleared of vote juggling. He received a six month suspended sentence and a $500 fine. Garrett remains in a Texas mental hospital facing fraud and murder indictments. Albert Fuller, former Russell County deputy, was convicted and sentenced to life, and is confined at Kilby Prison.
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Nocent
Patterson
Phenix City
Ferrell
Reid
Garrett
Galveston
Tex
Russell County
Albert Fuller
Kilby
Eisenhower outlines NATO unity and Geneva peace aims
In a formal TV address Eisenhower stresses NATO unity and Western sincerity. He recalls Geneva proposals for mutual blueprints and aerial spying, proposes an inspection system, and champions a broader disarmament framework while noting no secret Geneva agreements. He urges patience, vigilance, and gradual progress toward lasting peace.
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NATO
Eisenhower
Robert Montgomery
New York
Geneva
Soviet Union
Births in Decatur and surrounding areas this week
A string of births reported from Decatur General Hospital Athens Limestone Hospital Lawrence County Hospital and Lawrence County Clinic. New babies include seven sons and four daughters born to families in Decatur Athens Moulton Courtland Hillsboro and Hillsboro withdates July 19 21 and Sunday Monday and Saturday specified.
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Henon W. Pearce
Cornelian Court Apt
Decatur General Hospital
Glenn Tapscott
Trinity
Russell Brown
Hartselle
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
James Stewart
Athens
Athens-Limestone Hospital
Marvin Whitt
Athens- Limestone Hospital
Delano Miller
Marvin Todd
George Harris
Hillsboro
Lawrence County Hospital
James Cartee
Courtland
Manuel Gillespie
Howard Latham
Moulton
Sam McClendon
Dulles links Geneva talks to two country limits
George says Dulles outlined at a Foreign Relations panel closed session that Geneva ambassadors talks will exclude any third party such as Nationalist China and will focus on bilateral issues. Formosa remains officially silent as noncongressional sources note no broad settlement plan.
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George
Dulles
Foreign Relations Committee
Geneva
China
Formosa
Red China
Indochina
Korea
Chou
Alexis Johinson
Communist
Czechoslovakia
United States
Wang Ping Nan
Poland
Record 128 Million Tons Passed Through Sault Locks
The Sault Ste. Marie locks on the Great Lakes handled a record 128 million tons of freight in 1953, underscoring heavy interstate commerce and key transportation capacity through the waterway.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Great Lakes
Moral talk ends robbery attempt at Grand Rapids home
Three gunmen dressed in sunglasses invaded auto accessories dealer J. Gordon Cook's home in Grand Rapids at 11 a.m. They tied up Cook, his wife, son and two neighbor youths for 45 minutes, but fled empty handed after a lecture on morals from Cook's daughter Mary Luanne Cook, a philosophy student.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
J. Gordon Cook
Cook
Mary Luanne Cook
Aquinas College
Miss Cook
Capitol Officials Tighten Security At Historic Building
Senate tol Building officials were alerted to take safeguards to prevent in juries. Building custodians especially were notified to restrict the number of visitors allowed in the House gallery at the century old Capitol. City police were instructed to prevent traffic tie ups around the Capitol.
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Tol
Capitol
Armistice Group Rejects Diem HQ Proposal in Saigon
In Saigon the Armistice Control Commission refused Premier Ngo Dinh Diem’s plan to move its headquarters away from the city, opting to stay amid demonstrations. The Indian Canadian Polish Commission will relocate to Hanoi next month, while Binh Xuyen rebels attacked a post south of Saigon with no casualties reported.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Armistice Control Commission
Ngo Dinh Diem
Hanoi
North Viet Nam
Diem
Dalat
Here
Bao Dai
International Group
Commission
Binh Xuyen Society
Car Ordered Held In Action By Powell
In a hearing before Circuit Judge Newton Powell the 1949 Chevrolet used to transport 17 cases of beer was condemned. The car owned by Minor Ervin of Decatur was ordered turned over to General Finance Co. on payment of court costs.
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Newton Powell
Chevrolet
Minor Ervin
Decatur
Sportsman's Club Sponsors Coon On The Log Contest
The Athens Limestone County Sportsman's Club will sponsor a Coon On The Log event at Lucy's Branch park area southwest of Athens this Sunday starting at 1 p.m. Only hound dogs may enter and prizes of 100 dollars are offered.
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Athens
Limestone County Sportsman's Club
Lucy’s Branch Park
William Upchurch Rites Planned At Memorial Drive Church
Funeral services for William Hubert Upchurch 58 of Decatur will be Wednesday at 2 p m at Memorial Drive Methodist Church. He died Monday at his home after a heart attack. Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery with Rev. W M Jones officiating and Brown directing. He is survived by his wife Ethel a daughter Zettie Jane a sister and four brothers. Pallbearers named.
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William Hubert Upchurch
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
Upchurch
City of
Decatur
12Th Ave
W. M. Jones
Roselawn
Brown
Jamestown
Tenn
Ethel Upchurch
Zettie Jane Upchurch
Jimmy Pyles
Muncie
Ind
H. O
Pall Mall
Walter
Pat
Fox
Forbus
Henry Bowers
Frank Wear
Troy Duncan
John Upchurch
Joe Elliott
Roy Compton
Soviet Farm Delegation Stirs American Curiosity
Soviet and American farm exchanges draw wide attention as Iowa hosts Soviet delegation and U.S. farmers tour the USSR. Tass reports Russian hosts and American photographers clash playfully with prompts to touch the pigs. The Literary Gazette reprints Whitney’s Ames dispatch highlighting friendly exchanges.
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Moscow
Iowa
Ukraine
Cedar Rapids
U.S.S.R
Iowa Falls
Tass
Literary Gazette
Soviet Writers’ League
Tom Whitney
Associated Press
U.S.S.R. State Planning Commission
Lawa
Whitney
Ames
Patrolman Won t Sound Off About Ladies Clothing
Louisville patrolman Samuel K Long Jr complained about a woman wearing a halter and shorts on Fourth Street. He warned her to dress more modestly but chief Carl Heustis said no law prohibited such attire and asked him to refrain from reprimands.
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Louisville
Samuel K. Long Jr
Fourth St
Long
Fourth and
Walnut
Carl Heustis
Cockrell Awarded 300 Damages In Morgan Jury
A Morgan County Court jury awarded Baron Cockrell 300 damages for an July 24 1953 car collision two miles south of Decatur on Highway 31. Judge W H Long presided. The plaintiff sought 300 from Blanche Martin. The trial opened the three week term. G C Mc Rae vs Homer Murphy damage suit was scheduled next. Criminal cases begin Monday.
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Morgan County
Baron Cockrell
W. H. Long
Blanche Martin
Decatur
Highway 31
Cockrell
G. C. McRae
Homer Murphy
McDavitt Fired From SBA Security Post in Washington
George W. McDavitt, security director at the Small Business Administration, was fired by Administrator Wendell B. Barnes for making unauthorized statements to staff. Reports say McDavitt discussed abolishing the office and urged staff to provide only derogatory information while under Senate inquiry into a liaison with a German sponsor. His final pay rises to 11 600 a year, with no Civil Service appeal.
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Washington
George W. McDavitt
Small Business Administration
Congressional Security
SBA
Wendell B. Barnes
McDavitt
Office of Compliance and Security
Senate Civil Service
United States
MccDavitt
Displaced Persons Commission
Germany
Barnes
Conservation Dept Hires Taxidermist for School Displays
The State Conservation Department hires K. E. Boykin as full time museum technician and taxidermist to mount wildlife and plants from Alabama for schools, fair exhibits, and nature study groups to promote conservation. Director Bill Drinkard asks residents to contribute specimens, especially large snakes, large fish, alligators, armadillos and extra large turtles.
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Montgomery
State Conservation Department
K. E. Boykin
Selma
Alabama
Bill Drinkard
Department
Indecent attire debate sparks fashion standards clash
A columnist questions public decency when describing a woman seen in skimpy clothing. The speaker argues fashion norms are subjective without legal guidelines.
Cullman Man Loses Arm In Highway Crash
William Stewart, 21, of Cullman, told Sheriff Waldrop he was northbound when thick fog and a momentary cigarette light caused his car and a truck to sideswipe five miles south of Cullman. He drove himself to Cullman County Hospital. A severed arm was found in the road along with a door handle piece, chrome, a watchband and watch crystal.
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Cullman
W. C. Waldrop
Cullman-Birmingham
William Stewart
Cullman County Hospital
Waldrop
Stewart
Cullman Hospital
Senate debates vast cleanup and military reserve bill
Knowland reported continued work on a 1.826 billion dollar supplemental money measure including dozens of agencies. The Senate also contemplates sending to President Eisenhower a compromise military reserve bill for a trained force of 2.9 million. the House passed it yesterday. The Democratic Policy Committee slowed most legislation except critical appropriations and emergency items. Two major bills likely to pass soon are raising the minimum wage to one dollar an hour and extending major housing programs as three appropriations bills await action.
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Senate
House
Eisenhower
Senate Democratic Policy Committee
Congress
Peronist Official Resignations Discussed by Junta
The Peron government faces resignations from Teissaire and other supreme council members. Teissaire argues officials must obey Peron’s proclamation to limit to government duties, while Peron maintains his decision stands, making their withdrawals likely to be accepted.
For Sale Large 2 Story House Near Falkville
For sale a large two story eight room house with virgin lumber inside and out and exceptional door and window facings. Located one mile west of Falkville on West Pike at Long. Phone 122 Falkville.
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Falkville
West Pike
Long
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