Newtons Disbarment Battle Hits Political Note In Alabama
State Sen. Reuben Newton fights a five year disbarment with support from Gov. James E. Folsom and opposition from the Alabama Bar Association. The case centers on alleged unethical conduct and a move to reinstate Newton via local and general bills, while sparking fears of wider professional discipline changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynne Brannen Montgomery
Reuben Newton
James E. Folsom
Newton
Gordon Persons
Alabama Bar Assn
Jasper
House
Senate
Arch Ferrell
Russell County
Mobile
Bar Assn
Alabama State Bar
Alabama
State Supreme Court
Walker County
Alonzonte
Bar Assa
T. B. Hill Jr
Bar Commission of Alabama
Supreme Court of Alabama
Sen
T. K. Selman
House of Representatives
Bar Assay
Grigonance Committee
Association
Harold Cook
Birmingham
Births Report From Decatur and Athens Hospitals
A son was born Friday to Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Carmichael at Decatur General Hospital in Thomas Terrace Apt 4. A son was born Thursday to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Broadway in Athens 1 at Athens Limestone Hospital. A daughter was born July 25 to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hood Jr. in Moulton at Lawrence County Hospital. A son was born July 26 to Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Way in Danville 2 at Lawrence County Hospital. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Appleton in Trinity 1 at Lawrence County Hospital. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Dan Cla born in Courtland at Lawrence County Hospital on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Carmichael
Thomas Terrace Apt
Decatur General Hospital
Harold Broadway
Athens
Athens-Limestone Hospital
Harold Graham
Robert Hood, Jr
Moulton
Lawrence County Hospital
Carlton Way
Danville
Cecil Appleton
Trinity
Dan Claborn
Courtland
Waikiki double bill brings Ma and Pa Kettle to town
Local theaters list showtimes for Princess Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki with Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride at 1:00 and late blocks, plus Hatfield at 7:30 and 9:30. Roxy screens Trouble in the Glen with Margaret Lockwood and Orson Welles at 4:35 and 9:20. Sunset shows The Wild One with Marlon Brando at 7:30 and 9:45. Starvue presents Highway Three Hours to Kill with Dana Andrews and Donna Reid at 7:30 and 9:16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princess—Ma
Pa Kettle
Waikiki
Marjorie Main
Percy Kilbride
Roxy
Trouble In the Glen
Margaret Lockwood
Orson Welles
Hatfield
Athens
Starvue
Courtland Highway
Dana Andrews
Donna Reid
Mysterious Shootings Tied to Rosario Violence
A man named Barrionuevo and his partner confront three armed assailants near a church as Ferrin is seized after a gunfight. Ingalinella, a Communist leader, is said to have died during police questioning after a revolt, prompting police firings and strikes in Rosario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrionuevo
Ferrin
Parana
Juan Ingalinella
Rosario
Santa Fe
Argentina
Congressional
Ingalinella
Busis of
Peron
Eva
Faculty of Mathematical Sciences
Bulgarians Shoot Down El Al Plane Over Europe
The Bulgarians attacked an El Al passenger jet en route from London to Israel, killing 12 Americans and five Britons. The U S government lodged a protest calling for prompt compensation and punishment of those responsible, and Bulgaria was urged to prevent a recurrence and inform Washington of steps taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el al
Israel
London
Britain
Suddam
U. S
Bulgaria
United States
Meeting Thursday On Current Affairs Seminar
City Electric Auditorium hosts a University of Alabama seminar on current affairs with plans for a winter and spring series. Dr. George C. Passey and Dr. Phillips Mason will attend the meeting, inviting local participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
City Electric Auditorium
University of Alabama
George C. Passey
Department of Extension
University
Phillips Mason
Huntsville University Center
Solomon Robinson Dies At Cullman Home
Final rites for Solomon Adolphus Robinson, 76, of Cullman 10, are set for today at 1 p m at NeSmith Church in Mt Pleasant Community. The farmer died Friday at 4 p m at his residence. The Rev A W House will conduct the service and interment follows. He leaves wife Ella and four sons Rob in Oplis Stanley and Trinton plus five daughters Cleo Cook Alma Hunt Opal Price Ernestine Riddle and Billie Allbritton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman
Solomon Adolphus Robinson
NeSmith Church
Mt. Pleasants
Robinson
A. W. House
Ella Robinson
Robin
Oplis
Stanley
Trinton
Cleo Cook
Alma Hunt
Opal Price
Ernestine Riddle
Billie Allbritton
State license exams show 61 pass and 72 fail
Sixty-one persons passed State drivers license examinations while 72 failed, says H. L. Hester, state license examiner. Permits to learn to drive were issued to 46 persons. Forty-one cars either did not pass inspection or could not be tested because of wet streets. Four cases were on docket to police recorder's court Saturday morning. Charges were driving without a license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Hester
Recorder’s Court
Red China and U S Hold Geneva Talks Clash in Taipei Park
A Taipei official rejects Western bid for renewed talks as China pushes prop for repatriation and settlement of civilians. Wang Ping Nan of Red China meets U S envoy Johnson in Geneva discussions denied cease-fire. Chou En Lai assigns blame to U S occupation of Taiwan and interference with China's coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red China
Taipei
Geneva
Wang Ping Nan
Poland
U. Alexis Johnson
U. S
Czechoslovakia
Choug San
China
United States
Chou
Formosa
Taiwan
Rites For Mrs Hawkins In Ensley Today At 2 PM
Funeral services for Mrs Mattie Sue Hawkins age 46 of Fairfield are set for today at 2 p m at Angwin Funeral Chapel Ensley with burial in Oakland Cemetery Birmingham She died Friday morning after a three year illness and is survived by husband James A Hawkins four children including Doris Sue Hawkins two of whom are in the U S Navy and Army service, and multiple Waldrop siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Sue Hawkins
43Rd St
Fairfield
Angwin Funeral Chapel
Ensley
Oakland Cemetery
Birmingham
Johnny
W. E. Waldrop
Landersville
Paul Radford
W. F. Long
Decatur
Pauller
Ft. Walton
Fla
Silaster
Cullman
Jackson L. Waldrop
Moulton
W. L. Waldrop
Sheffield
Roy Waldrop
Ft. Payne
Sherrill Baby Smothered in Crib at Home
A three months old girl, daughter of Mr and Mrs Billy Joe Sherrill, died from suffocation in her crib at 906 17th Ave SE. The baby was at home when the incident occurred around 10 am Saturday. Brown's Funeral Home spokesman said Sherrill is serving with the armed forces in Korea and funeral arrangements will be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Joe Sherrill
17Th Ave
Brown
Sherrill
Korea
Alabama NAACP targets rural Wilcox County license fee
The Alabama Legislature passed a local act imposing a heavy license fee on the NAACP in Wilcox County where Negroes outnumber whites. Sen. Roland Cooper said the measure targets the NAACP and won’t be used against labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Folsom
Alabama
NAACP
Wilcox County
Roland Cooper
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Mississippi
Arkansas
Louisiana
Florida
Texas
Highway 31 collision damages two 1953 Oldsmobiles
Highway Patrolmen L. M. Williams and James L. Lee reported a collision on Highway 31 south of Decatur near a Kaye Service Station in Wheeler Lake flat at 4 50 p m Friday. Walter Murphree aged 66 and Elbert Hurley Cheatham of Hartselle were involved. Murphree was pulling from a side road while Cheatham traveled south on U S 31. Estimated damages were 200 to Murphree and 300 to Cheatham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
Lee
Murphree
Cheatham
Talbott faces ethics probe over Pentagon work for Mulligan firm
Talbott acknowledged his letters and calls from the Pentagon on behalf of Paul B Mulligan & Co were mistaken though he argued his conduct was mostly clean. He said he would resign if the President desires and Eisenhower planned to decide after reviewing Senate testimony, with the White House unsure when the President will act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pentagon
New York
Eme
Talbott
Paul B. Mulligan & Co
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Eisenhower
Senate
White House
Gettysburg
Cities Plan School Desegregation Across Texas
North Little Rock says it will integrate at the high school level within two years. In Texas, El Paso San Angelo San Antonio and several West and South Texas towns will end segregation by Sept 1. Dallas and Orange plan desegregation but are studying methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Little Rock
Texas
el Paso
San Angelo
San Antonio
Kefauver Seeks Eisenhower Statement on Dixon Yates Contract
Senate antimonopoly subcommittee head Kefauver urged President Eisenhower to issue a second statement on the Dixon Yates contract. He argued Wenzell was involved in negotiations and that top officials including Adams Hughes Strauss and Armstrong might bear responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixon-Yates
Wenzell
Kefauver
Senate Antimonopoly
New Mexico
Sen
Anderson
D-Nm
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee
Eisenhower
Sherman Adams
Rowland Hughes
Budget Bureau
Adm
Lewis Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
J. Sinclair Armstrong
Securities and Exchange Commission
Eisenhower prosperity slogan cited against smears
The passage quotes Republicans defending Eisenhower's claim of nationwide improvement under prosperity with peace, contrasting it with campaign smears about Truman and Stevenson and implying broad economic gains for most Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Stevenson
Eisenhower
Ohio Produces Nearly Half of Nation's Greenhouse Tomatoes
Ohio leads the nation in greenhouse tomato production, accounting for about forty to fifty percent of the U.S. crop. The industry centers on large-scale operations and regional markets, with shipments extending to multiple eastern states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Hospital dismissals and admissions list
Dismissals include James Hardage of Houston St Ath ens Ray Maner of 305 1-2 Gordon Drive and Loyd Tate of 604 3rd Ave plus Mrs Sherrill Moore of 408 McGough St Hartselle. Admissions list Luther Hendrix Decatur 3 and John C Pace Decatur 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank ST. Hospital
James Hardage
Houston St
Athens
Ray Maner
Gordon Drive
Loyd Tate
3Rd Ave
Sherrill Moore
McGough St
Hartselle
Luther Hendrix
Decatur
John C. Pace
Local Notices and Addresses Appearing in Athens Limestone Area
A list of residents and clinics including Athens Limestone Hospital and Baugh Wiley Clinic with multiple names and addresses such as Mrs. Carl Downs Toney Mrs Harold Smith Athens Larry Beddingfield Rogersville Loyd C Kent infant daughter 1005 19th Ave SE Mrs James Worley 605 6th Ave SW Thomas E Wilson Jr 420 7th Ave NW 0 F Ferguson Ardmore Tenn J E Blythe 1413 7th Ave SE A B Sparkman Hartselle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Witt
Elkmont
Carl Downs
Toney
Harold Smith
Athens
Larry Beddingfield
Rogersville
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
Loyd C. Kent
19Th Ave
James Worley
6Th Ave
Thomas E. Wilson, Jr
7Th Ave
0. F. Ferguson
Ardmore
Tenn
List of residents mentioned with cities and infant counts
Mrs. Howard Latham and infant son Moulton. Kenneth McCormick Danville 2. Mrs. Robert Ellis Moulton. Mrs. George Harris and infant son Hillsboro 1. Don Montgomery Town Creek 3. Mrs. Lonnie Sparks Trinity 1. Mrs. Ross Lancaster Trinity 1. Mrs. Archie Ray Town Creek 3. Mrs. Junior Hood and infant daughter Moulton 4. Brice Bryant Danville 2. Priscilla Brerett Moulton 3. Mrs. Carlton Way and infant son Danville 2. Mrs. Andrew Ragan Cullman 4. Mrs. Cecil Appleton Trinity 1. Carol Jean Sparks Moulton 3. Mrs. Dan Claborn Courtland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Latham
Moulton
Kenneth McCormick
Danville
Robert Ellis
George Harris
Hillsboro
Don Montgomery
Town Creek
Lonnie Sparks
Trinity
Ross Lancaster
Archie Ray
Junior Hood
Brice Bryant
Priscilla Brerett
Carlton Way
Andrew Ragan
Cullman
Cecil Appleton
Carol Jean Sparks
Dan Claborn
Courtland
Local Residents Named in Community Notice
Mrs. Charles T. Sims of Trinity and Mrs. Hollis Waters with infant son of 225 Memorial Drive appear among names. Other listed individuals include Mrs. E. R. Thorn of Decatur, Mrs. Irvin Ken of Danville, H. G. Ingram of Tanner, and several residents with street addresses in Decatur and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles_T. Sims
Trinity
Hollis Waters
Memorial Drive
Darla Powell
Madison
E. R. Thorn
Decatur
Irvin Ken
Danville
Admissions H. G. Ingram
Tanner
Gurnie White
10Th Ave
W. J. Tarpley
West Gordon Drive
Tom Whitman
8Th Ave
Aan Joyce Minor
9Th Ave
FHA loan guarantees stay pending for some applicants
A government spokesman said prospective buyers with filed applications await word on government insured loans. He noted only a small number of FHA loan guarantees fit the minimum down payment and maximum repayment period categories.
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FHA
Valley Stockyard Sale Totals 40008 and 667 Head Sold
Volume at the Valley Stockyard sale last week reached 40008 dollars with 667 head sold. Top hogs brought 16.50, while top veal sold for 21 dollars to Pearl Packing Co. from Madison Indiana. A three way sale featured purchasers A D Samples and J N Davis each selling animals for 19.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley
R. L. Lacey
Decatur
Pearl Packing Co
Madison
Ind
Tennessee Valley
A. D
Hartselle
J. N. Davis
Hidden Danger from Nile Hippo Attacks Unprovoked
The hippo of the upper Nile River, long regarded as harmless, can launch attacks with no apparent provocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper
Nile River
Car Truck Crash in Lawrence County Leaves Minor Damage
Highway Patrol reports a two-vehicle collision on Caddo road south of Highway 24 in Lawrence County at 5 15 p m involving a 1939 Chevrolet 1 2 ton truck driven by Furman Thompson and a 1955 Mercury sedan driven by James Edward Brazelton. Truck damage about 75 dollars and Mercury about 225 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caddo Road
Highway 24
Lawrence County
L. M. Williams
James L. Lee
Furman Thompson
Rt.2
Moulton
James Edward Brazelton
Rt. 1
Decatur
Mercury
Williams and Lee
Plymouth
Chevrolet
Hartselle
Robert E. Brown, Jr
Danville
Harry Earl Wiggins
Margaret Nell Brown
McDonald Family Survivors Named in Obituary
Survivors include widow Mrs. T. L. McDonald and two sons Sam McDonald of Cullman and Rev. T. L. McDonald Jr. of North Carolina, plus three daughters Mary Elizabeth of Birmingham secretary of Children’s Worker North Alabama Conference, Sarah of Opelika, and Mrs L A Ormond of Pensacola. Interment at Cullman City Cemetery directed by Moss Service Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. L. McDonald
Sam McDonald
Cullman
T. L. McDonald, Jr
N.C
Mary Elizabeth McDonald
Birmingham
Children’s Worker
North Alabama
Sarah McDonald
Opelika
L. A. Ormond
Pensacola
Fla
Cullman City Cemetery
Moss Service Funeral Home
Steel plant disruption halts U S Steel operations locally
Wiebel announced all major operations would be down by day’s end as conductors walk out. Trains move raw materials from mines and quarries and ship coke and iron between plants. Union spokesman said no further talks are planned for the weekend and delivery delays will affect customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Steel
Wiebel
Market prices and livestock bids with stray Hereford notice
Cotton middling price listed with futures and feed costs. Grain and corn quotes along with cattle and hog ranges. Livestock: cattle util and commercial steers 12.50 to 17.50, cows 9.50 to 10.50, calves 18.50 to 20.50, hogs 15.50 for 200 to 240 pounds. Stray Polled Hereford steer, 450 pounds, collar 161 of 3069. Missing home shop help ad for roofing.
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Alabama Bar Assa
Bar Commission
Sen. Newton
Marlon Brando
Solomon Robinson
Valee A
Diane
Z. K. Goode
4Th Avenue N. W
L. and N. Railroad
Mr. Goode
L. and N
East Moulton Street
Clover Crafts Club
Woodall’s
Herbert Kauffman
Joyce
Ruth Ann
Lancaster
Julian Moody
Benton Smith
Lake Junaluksa
O. S. Gamble
Otis Kirby
The
Methodist Church
West Cullman Methodist Church
Decatur Memorial Drive Methodist Church
Bethel Church
Logan
Bethel
Willodean Tyler
Christine White
Pearl River
N.Y
Tyler
W. T. Grant Company
Lederle Laboratories
Miss White
Watkins Grill
Lacey’s Spring Methodist Church
First Methodist Church
Servies
Philip Stroup
Ronnie
Battle Creek, Mich
Arthur Templeton
Lewis A. Carral
J. G. Carral
Grant St
Decatur, Ala
Japan
Okinawa
9Th Marines
3Rd Marine Division
Jimmie Collier
Sacramento
Calif
James E. Courtland MI
Tamara
Robert Rees
Reno
Nev
Repubs
J. E. Blythe
A. B. Sparkman
Hartselle 2
In Lawrence Co
Decatur Markets
Secrean
Central Labor
Union of
Buyers Guide
Decatur Central Labor Union
Leonard Nelson
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