Three Army turncoats seek chance to tell bitter experiences
On the SS President Cleveland the three Army defectors Otho Bell Lewis Griggs and William Cowart urged a public hearing to reveal what lies behind Communism They spoke of loyalty to country to their families and to service members hoping to warn Americans before more are duped by communist influences They reflected on the hardship and fear of repatriation and said they would face any government decision.
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Virginia Pasley
Newsday
Cleveland
San Francisco
Otho G. Bell
Hillsboro
Miss
Lewis W. Griggs
Jacksonville
Tex
William A. Cowart
Dalton Ga
Armed Services
United States
America
Griggs
Free World
Bell
Heil Simao
China
Hong Kong
Princess Run For Cover at Amusements
James Cagney stars in Princess Run For Cover with Viveca Lindfors showing at 1:00 3:05 5:10 7:15 and 9:20.
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James Cagney
Viveca Lindfors
Seizure of 1951 Oldsmobile Up for Forfeiture Hearing
State of Alabama files equity suit in Morgan County Circuit Court to forfeit a 1951 Oldsmobile bearing motor 80138809 and tag 5210972 seized for use in illegal transportation of prohibited liquors. Claimants must file by August 31, 1955. hearing set September 2, 1955 at 10:00 A.M. before Judge Newton B. Powell in Decatur. Witness Bryan McAfee, Register, July 29, 1955.
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Jessie Swope
Alabama
Circuit Court
Morgan County
George C. Johnson
Ralph E. Slate
Newton B. Powell
Decatur
Bryan McAfee
Notice Seizure of Automobile and Hearing Date Set
State files in Morgan County Circuit Court of Equity to forfeit Wheeler Vinson's described 1941 Chevrolet seized for alleged illegal liquor transport. Claim by August 31, 1955, or barred. hearing set September 2, 1955 at 9:00 A.M. before Judge Newton B. Powell in Decatur. Bryan McAfee, Register.
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State of
Alabama
George C. Johnson
Ralph E. Slate
Circuit Court
Morgan County
Morgan County Court
Wheeler Vinson
Wordplay clues seal a dinner invitation puzzle
A 1955 General Feature story puzzle builds on word play about vacation vocation and a dinner invitation. William and his wife argue over meal plans, with clues pointing to larder stock and a jam in getting guests to home. The clerk tracks items and prices with marked notes, ending on Bill as signature.
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William
Storm
Bill
Will
General Fea
Athens Limestone Hospital dismissals and admissions list
Hospital notices from Athens Limestone include dismissals of Mrs. Aaron Hartsfield and infant. Mrs. Louie Webb. Mrs. William Cole and infant. Mrs. Marvin Todd and infant. Mrs. Tom Beddingfield and infant. Mrs. Jenny Davis. Miss Bertha Holt. Mrs. Mary Holt. Mrs. John Willett. Admissions: Jimmy Burks and Freeman Randolph. Locations in Athens and Decatur.
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Athens Limestone Hospital
Aaron Hartsfield
Athens
Louie Webb
William Cole
Marvin Todd
Tom Beddingfield
Jenny Davis
Bertha Holt
Mary Holt
John Willett
George Witt
Elkmont
Tonis Lents
Laura Ayers Rites Saturday Afternoon
Rites for Mrs. Laura Ayers 75 of Holly Pond are set for Saturday at Holly Pond Baptist Church. She died Thursday at 12:30 p.m. at her home. The Rev Virgil Sizemore and Rev Seals will conduct the service with interment in the adjoining cemetery under Moss Service Funeral Home. She is survived by two sons.
Baugh Wiley Clinic Names Miss Mamie Lynn Bogle and Trinity Bonnie Skinner
At the Baugh Wiley Clinic the staff lists Miss Mamie Lynn Bogle and Trinity Bonnie Skinner associated with 407 Cleveland Ave. Names appear in a local notice detailing clinic personnel.
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Bonnie Skinner
Cleveland Ave
Decatur General Hospital Community Notices List
A list of names and addresses appears for residents associated with Decatur and nearby Florence locations. Included are Mrs. James F. Davis and infant, Lt. Marshall McAfee, Sgt. William Shackleford Jr., and others in Decatur Trinity Florence and surrounding areas.
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Decatur General Hospital
James F. Davis
Decatur
W. J. Mullican
Garland Dixon
E. Moulton St
Narcie Owens
Apt
Cornelian Court
Glenn Tapscott
Trinity
Beatrice Smart
Marshall Williams
Somerville
Sarah Isbell
5Th Ave
Marshall McAfee
Calhoun St
Florence
William Shackleford, Jr
Maple Ave
Albert Brewer
Chestnut St
L. C. Carmichael
Thomas Terrace
Emmett E. Hatchett
7Th Ave
Bryce Vickery
Eugene Widner
17Th Ave
Elizabeth Gresham
15Th Ave
Births Twin boys and three daughters reported in Decatur area
Twin boys were born to Mr. and Mrs. Eugene E. Hatchett at Decatur General Hospital this morning. A daughter arrived for Mr. and Mrs. Albert Brewer at Decatur General Hospital this morning. A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Widner at Decatur General Hospital Thursday. A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Loyd C. Kent at Baugh Wiley Clinic Thursday. A son to Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Kirk in Athens at Athens Limestone Hospital Wednesday.
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Eugene E. Hatchett
7Th Ave
Decatur General Hospital
Albert Brewer
Chestnut St
Eugene Widner
17Th Ave
Loyd C. Kent
19Th Ave
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
ABC Agents Blast Bevy Of Stills
A. B. C. agents Carlos Nelson and J. M. Harris dynamited a 300 gallon still about a half mile from Trinity Mountain. They also destroyed additional stills in Limestone and Madison counties with assistance from 8. O. Coulter.
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ABC
Trinity
A. B.C
Carlos Nelson
J. M. Harris
Trinity Mountain
Nelson
Harris
Swanscott
Limestone County
Madison
Madison County
8. O. Coulter
Rock House Landing
Brake Springs
Cullman Enlistees Lead Air Force Draw for Montgomery
Cullman sent seventeen youths to Montgomery for Air Force physicals the largest local enlistee turnout on record. Those listed include Derrell Gibbs Bert Collins Bobby Bates Ralph Nix Jerry Blair James Phillips Rayford Mattox Gordon Story White Jack Osborne Lynn Rigsby John Grier Jimmy Vaughy Fred Hunt Robert Collier Tommy Williams and Robert Howard.
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Air Force
Cullman
Montgomery
Lackland Air Force Base
Tex
Derrell Gibbs
Bert Collins
Bobby Bates
Ralph Nix
Jerry Blair
James Phillips
Rayford Mattox
Gordon Story
An White
Jack Osborne
Lynn Rigsby
John Grier
Jimmy Vaughy
Fred Hunt
Robert Collier
Tommy Williams
Robert Howard
Council Passes Truck Ordinance In Cullman
Cullman city council approves new truck ordinance amid discussion and local turnout. Officials outlined enforcement parameters and slated a review date as residents voiced concerns about traffic and zoning impacts.
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Council
Cullman
Miss The Maid of Cotton Wins Awards At County Meet
Miss The Maid of Cotton received $50 and each contestant $10. Miss Gentry received an arm bouquet of yellow chrysanthemums. Co R ONeal presided at the Farm Bureau meet with Sam McClendon introducing A W Todd who spoke on dairy and cotton programs. Todd urged protections for Alabama dairymen and keeping youth in the South. 1956 directors elected for the Bureau include C R ONeal and many others. A barbecue supper followed in the school lunch room.
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Miss Gentry
Co. R. O'Neal
Farm Bureau
Sam McClendon
Lawrence County
A. W. Todd
Agriculture and Industry
Todd
Alabama
Washington
Bureau
C. R. O'Neal
Millard McWhorter
Roy Young
John Wiley
Robert Reid
Alva Wade
Taylor Standridge
Farris Whitlow
M. C. Lamon
C. B. Barnes
W. T. Potter
Hobson Terry
Roy Graham
Harbin Terry
Price Terry
Willie Bradford
Tom Bowles
C. J. Young
John Crisler
L. L. Lansdell
Claude Jackson
Paul Christian
Garth Parker
J. W. Counts
W. W. Counts
Walter Sivley
Jake Ayers
Hubert Coffey
Avery Thompson
Lowe Berryman
Paul Horton
Arthur Stevenson
Louis Melson
Floyd Hill
W. J. Lee
Daniel Holliday
Roy Jefferies
Dave Rutherford
P. A. Cheanult
Alabama Milk Regulations Falter in Senate Health Panel
The committee continues discussion on health rules, noting staff shortages to enforce standards. A harsher plan granting agriculture authority to halt all out of state milk shipments was removed from the agreement and remains stalled in the Senate Health Committee.
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Commiss of Agericulture
Alabama
Senate Health Committee
Congress Eyeing Ten Percent Pay Hike For Lawmakers
Congress plans to raise pay from 75 cents to 1 dollar an hour. The House is expected to pass the measure and send it to President Eisenhower who had asked for 90 cents. The money bill funds Congress and will go to conference with the House with little trouble anticipated.
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House
Eisenhower
Congress
77 Year Old Negro Recovering After Hit By Motorbike
Annie Buford 77 of 115 Spruce Street is reported much better at Decatur General Hospital after a motorcycle collision at the Highway 31 Lafayette Street intersection. Police say Buford was walking east of Highway 31 when struck by Larry Flack 15 of 1111 15th Avenue SE driving north on Highway 31. Buford sustained a broken wrist a fractured skull and pelvic fractures.
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Annie Buford
Spruce St
Decatur Gentral Hospital
Brown
Buford
Highway 31
Larry Flack
15Th Av
Lafayette St
Services Today For Mrs Dynitia Riddle
Funeral services for Mrs Dynitia Riddle 79 were at McConnell Funeral Home Chapel with Rev T N Kitchens officiating. Interment followed at City Cemetery. She died in a Huntsville Rest Home Wednesday. Survived by two sons David and Tommy Yarbrough, two sisters, two brothers, three grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Pallbearers were Herbert and Forrest Riddle Binford Turner Robert Marks Price Black and Pat Shaw.
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Athens
Dynitia Riddle
McConnell Funeral Home
T. N. Kitchens
City Cemetery
McConnell
Riddle
John Riddle
Huntsville
David Yarbrough
Memphis
Tenn
Tommy Yarbrough
Nashville
A. Burkey
Luke Riddle
Birmingham
Emmett Marks
W. R. Marks
Memhis
Herbert
Forrest Riddle
Binford Turner
Robert Marks
Price Black
Pat Shaw
Cullman Limits Street Parking for Trailers and Trucks
A regular session this week approved an ordinance barring trailer trucks and truck trailers from street parking in Cullman except during loading and unloading. Violators face fines from 1 to 100 dollars, with each day of violation counted as a new offense.
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Cullman
Mixed Wall Street Opens With Shifts in Steel and Rail Stocks
The New York market showed a mixed start as Bethlehem Steel fell about 3 percent after an open block of 2,000 shares then slipped further. The steel sector weakened while rail stocks held steady to higher and aircraft shares rose. Reynolds Metals proposed a five for one stock split as the list mostly mixed.
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New York
Bethlehem Steel
Wall Street
Bethlehem
Reynolds Metals
Birmingham Weather Report and Market Update
AP dispatch notes hot weather continuing as live poultry market activity remains unsettled. partial figures show deliveries to plants and farms, with minutes and times earlier in the day.
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Birmingham
Livestock Prices in Nashville Trade Report
Nashville cattle market notes steady activity with demand for choice and prime cattle. Calves around 25 dollars, dealers reporting limited readiness and prices around 10.80 or near quoted ranges.
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Livestock Nashville
Birmingham AP Market Report Reads As Brief
The Birmingham market report notes wholesale prices with grade distinctions and demand at 10:30 a.m. Friday. Supplies are ample and prices paid include percentages for medium extra min and other grades, reflecting a concise commodities bulletin.
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Birmingham
Revival Services Begin at Trinity Methodist Church
Revival services start Sunday at 11 a.m. with guest preacher Rev George Ledbetter from Austinville Methodist Church. Morning and 7 30 p m services continue daily led by Trinity pastor Rev Charles Wallace inviting public attendance. Five cases were heard in police recorder's court this morning for speeding running a stop sign and disorderly conduct. Sheriff Jimmie Collier reports four arrests yesterday for prohibition violations and vagrancy.
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Trinity Methodist Church
George Ledbetter
Austinville Methodist Church
Trinity
Charles Wallace
Congress urged to hold a convention under less official auspices
The letter questions Congresss plan to place the President in an awkward position and suggests arranging a convention under less official auspices if Congress desires one.
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Congress
Ionosphere study may aid radio plans and spaceflight
Plans to broadcast via satellite and equip stations with radio rely on rough 10 million dollar programs. Research into the ionosphere, 65 to 200 miles up, could improve long range communications and offset curvature. Dr. Athelstan F. Spilhaus says the findings would be useful for potential spaceflight, including moon missions.
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Earth
Athelstan F. Spilhaus
U. S
Space
Military Rites Held For Cullman 10 Man
Full military rites for J. C. Hicks of Cullman a 10 year National Guard member were conducted at Brickyard Baptist Church by Rev. Clyde Sharpton. Hicks 26 died at the Veterans Hospital in Birmingham Tuesday morning with interment at City Cemetery Moss Service Funeral Home directing. Survivors include his wife Jessie Mae Hicks two sons Daniel F and Jerry W Hicks his parents L E Hicks and four brothers Lessie James Howard Jerry Wayne and Robert Dale.
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Cullman
J. C. Hicks
Brickyard Baptist Church
Clyde Sharpton
Hicks
Veterans Hospital
Birmingham
Cullman National Guard
City Cemetery
Moss Service Funeral Home
Jessie Mae Hicks
Daniel F
Jerry W. Hicks
Marriage gain in the United States rises in 1954
The number of married men in the United States rose by 470000 in 1954, a smaller increase than the 614000 gain recorded in 1951, reflecting postwar demographic shifts and economic factors.
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United States
One Injury In Two Accidents In Lawrence County
Otis Gibson of Courtland sustained a cut to the head after a tractor and a milk truck collided near Rongland. A second crash near the Lawrence Morgan line involved a State conservation truck that overturned after attempting to avoid a side road vehicle, with about 600 dollars in damage.
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Lawrence County
Otis Gibson
Rt. 2
Courtland
White Way Dairies
Wilburn Craft
Roy Thomas
John Henry Gibson
Rongland
James Wilmer Watkins
Rt. 5
Florence
Southern Railway Company
Fermin Dalton Terry
6Th Ave
Decatur
Craft
Thomas
Clarence E. White, Jr
Cypress St
Highway
Lawrence
Morgan County
State Department of Conservation
Acto Craft
White
Three Persons Face VPL Charges Released On Bond
Three people arrested yesterday by Sheriff Jimmie Collier on violating prohibition laws were released on $500 bond. Leila Powel was charged after deputies found 15 pints of bonded whiskey at 804 Railroad St. J H Morgan and William B Garnett were arrested at 307 11th Ave Northwest where about five gallons of homebrew were seized.
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Jimmie Collier
Leila Powel
Railroad St
J. H. Morgan
William B. Garnett
11Th Ave. N.W
J. D. Law Dies at 82 in Cullman Hospital
Funeral arrangements for J. D. Law who died this morning at 5 in Cullman Hospital will be announced by Moss Service Funeral Home. Law of Vinemont is survived by his wife Willie Law, four sons and four daughters.
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J. D. Law
Cullman Hospital
Moss Service Funeral Home
Law
Vinemont 1
Willie Law
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