Local notices and incidents recorded in community column
Regular distributions from Keystone Investment Bond Fund and Growth Fund announced payable June 15 to record holders May 31. Local A B arrests for public drunkenness and prohibition violations reported. building permit issued for a seven room house at 2111 Stratford Rd SE. Car collision on Prospect Dr SE leaves one with minor injuries. theft of a 1950 Ford reported from Gibson's Used Car lot. City court hears disorderly conduct, license, pistol, and drunken driving cases. Upcoming meetings include Morgan Limestone Society and Decatur Coin Club at local venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keystone Investment
B-1
K-2
Forrest Anderson
Stratford Rd
James E. McClary
Brookmeade Rd
Prospect Dr
Eighth Ave
McClary
Roger Walker
Trinity
Chenault Clinic
City Electric
Morgan- Limestone Society
Patterson Campaign Promotes Rural Industrial Growth
Patterson outlines a prosperity program for farm families through rural industrial expansion. Wallace pledges segregation and peace through separation, warns against racial mingling. Patterson commends Bamberg’s nomination for agriculture commissioner and vows to work with him if elected. Wallace speaks at Jasper on racial separation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Jefferson County
Birmingham
Scottsboro
Patterson
Paterson
Jasper
Alabama
R. C. Bamberg
Russellville Negro Charged After Whiskey, Beer Found
Sims J. Young of Russellville was charged with transporting after a stop on Highway 20 in Limestone County. An officer duo found a case of whiskey and 48 cans of beer in his vehicle and he was jailed in Limestone County. Other Saturday night arrests noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Sims J. Young
Russellville
Madigan
Limestone County
Frank Johnson
C. C. Davis
Young
Soviets May Suspend Nuclear Tests in East West Talks
State Department said a translated Soviet message was favorable to a moratorium on testing. Eisenhower could back recommendations from Dulles and Kilian. Earlier this year the Soviet Union said it would halt tests but could reverse course. US and Britain continued experiments with Pacific tests ongoing into summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menshikov
State Department
Eisenhower
State Dulles
James R. Killian, Jr
Town Creek Civitan to light park bulbs soon
Civitan Club voted to buy wire for park lights and bulbs will be installed soon. Ladies night planned for June 23 at Hazlewood High cafeteria. In Nashville, Grace Etheredge Lovelle Johnson Thelma Forbes and Verna Counts prepared for Peabody College summer session. Enon Missionary Union met with six members. next gathering set for June 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Creek
Civitan Club
Hazlewood High School
Grace Etheredge
Lovelle Johnson
Thelma Forbes
Verna Counts
Nashville
Peabody College
Bobby Joe Clardy
Hilda Todd
Jo Dill
Charles Burton
Jerry Clabhorn
Douglas Terry
Mary Jewel Davis
Peggy Givens
Faye Campbell
Margie Byrom
Beatrice Terry
Carl Marsh
Danville — Enon Women's Missionary Union
Senate debates space agency and Alaska statehood bills
The report notes a push for a civilian Space Agency, Alaska statehood, and a major reorganization of the Defense Department as priority measures. It also cites proposed military pay raises, labor welfare safeguards, and renewal of the Reciprocal Trade Act, with education and Hawaiian statehood facing uncertain fate. The week’s calendars show a heavy 1958 session schedule in both chambers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Alaska
Senate
House
Defense Department
America
Limestone Sheriff Units Target Prohibition Violations
Limestone County authorities include units enforcing prohibition law, public drunkenness, and intoxication. The National Geographic Society warns extinction threatens two U S manuals: the key deer of Florida and the black footed ferret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Limestone
United States
National Geographic Society
Florida
De Gaulle gains backing as Paris turmoil drums a return
In Paris on Friday night De Gaulle’s supporters prevail as a Socialist bloc backs him. Coty intervenes at the Elysee Palace as police chase reporters. Pflimlin says Assembly to meet Sunday and De Gaulle aims to restore unity while pledging civil liberties and NATO fidelity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
de Gaulle
Coty
Elysee Palace
National Assembly
Pierre Pflimlin
le Grand Charles
France
Algeria
NATO
Britain
United States
Cotton allotments to keep four acre minimum provision
The proposal would add cotton planted by farmers to the national allotment and keep the four acre minimum allotment beyond this year. About 175 000 acres would come from the national allotment, without reducing other county farm allotments. The plan also would set separate price support rates for spotted and light spotted cotton reflecting trade differentials.
Crash on Alabama Highway 69 near Cullman kills four
A single-vehicle crash on Alabama Highway 10 six miles east of Dixons Mill left Mrs. Martha Jean McCarty 23 and her 11 month old son David Allen McCarty, Charles W. Ezell 22, all from Meridian Mississippi, dead. Another Meridian resident, William Knight 22, was in critical condition at a Jackson hospital. Smallwood was alone in the overturned car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman
Smallwood
Highway Patrol
Martha Jean McCarty
David Allen McCarty
Charles W. Ezell
Meridian
Miss
Marengo County
William Knight
Jackson
Ala
David M. Bryant
Lawrence County Hospital Admissions and Dismissals
Admissions list includes Gerry Jones and J. D. Posey both of Moulton. Dismissals note Little Nelda Parker of Town Creek and Earl C. Flannagin of Town Creek. Mrs Emmett Smith and baby are discharged at Mt Hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County Hospital
Gerry Jones
Moulton
J. D. Posey
Little Nelda Parker
Town Creek
Earl C. Flannagin
Emmett Smith and Baby
Mt. Hope 2
Dismissals Listed at Athens Limestone Hospital
A brief hospital notice lists dismissals including W. B. Beckham and Mrs. Herman Broadway both in Athens along with Oscar George in Huntsville Mrs. Ragan Boling and Mrs. Walter Morris and infant daughter in Athens Sara Ann Tisdale and P. Adams in Elkmont and Dr. Richard T. Wood and Mrs. Grady Hall in Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Beckham
Athens
Herman _ Broadway
Oscar George
Huntsville
Ragan Boling
Elkmont
James A. Hinkle
Walter Morris, Jr
Bobby Grace
Sara Ann Tisdale
P. Adams
Richard T. Wood
Grady Hall
Bank Street Hospital Admissions
Mrs. Lee Scott of 1022 Grant Street SE and Ross Woodard of 808 9th Street SE admitted to Bank Street Hospital along with Mrs. Cecil Randolph of Moulton in a hospital notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank Street Hospital
Lee Scott
Grant St. SE
Ross Woodard
9Th St. SE
Cecil Randolph
Moulton
Local residents listed with addresses and relations
The notice provides a roster of individuals and households across Decatur Dannville Athens Hartselle Somerville Town Creek Danville Lakeview and other areas. Names include William E Crawford Mrs Ballie Ledbetter Mrs Pelham Owens Nancy Carolyn Jackson infant and more with street addresses and towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Crawford
Cain St
Ballie Ledbetter
Austinville Rd
Pelham Owens
Decatur
Nancy Carolyn Jackson
5Th Ave
Robert E. Merchant
Lakeview Trailer Ct
James May
Danville
Donald Fair
E. Moulton St
Ezra Garlen
Hartselle
Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic Notices
A list of names and addresses appears, including Mrs Mary Wickham at 1022 4th Ave SE and Mrs T S Cowart at 1607 River View Ave SE. Other entries include Mrs H D Wilhoite with infant at 219 12th Ave NW and Mrs George Howell and infant daughter at Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Wickham
4Th Ave
T. S. Cowart
Riverview Ave
H. D. Wilhoite
12Th Ave
George Howell
Decatur
Tommy Swarm
Rogersville
James L. Stephens
16Th Ave
J. W. Livingston
Falkville
Deryl Sharp
Tragic Alabama Car Crash And Fatal Pistol Accident
A recalled tire caused Mrs. McCarty to lose control as a car was struck by a Nashville Rail freight train near Perdido. The crash killed four people from Stockton Alabama, and a seven year old girl died in an unrelated accidental shooting in Oxford Alabama at an uncle’s service station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCarty
Meridian
Ae Ala
Aeacacille
Nashville Railrad
Perdido
Leroy Wallace
Theresa Wallace
Frances Williams
Robert Williams
Stockton
Ala
Pepper Hewett
Oxford
Roy Clecker
Logging Camp Picture Draws Reader Reply
Jim Davis of Hartsville identified seven men in a decades old photo labeled a view of a Morgan County logging camp. The image from Meyer and Spencer Log Co. on the Dancy Farm near Priceville circa 1909 shows William Meyer and Bruce Spencer’s father, with several others later noted as deceased or relocated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Davis
Haig St
Hartselle
Morgan County
Decatur Daily
The
Daily
Don. J. Beauchamp
Cain
John Berry
W. M. Meyer
Hatfield Lake
William
Decatur Street
G. A. Weinman
Priceville
Osbolt
Chopts
Bill Grumlow
Bruce Spencer
Bruce
Decatur Cotton Oil Co
Meyer and Spencer Log Co
Dancy
Berry
9Th Ave
Tennessee River
Decatur
William Meyer
Joe Aldridge
Doug Ransom
Tom Widner
Gosper Weinman
Joe Lee
Bridges Pushes Joint Staff Plan Amid Interservice Tensions
The House Armed Services Committee approved a bill creating an operational Joint Staff to ensure clear command from the President and the secretary of defense to field forces. service heads could appeal to Congress to block transfers, with a veto possible by both Houses. Eisenhower warned this risks insubordination and wasteful rivalry, while GOP leaders urged delaying confrontation until the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridges
House Armed Services Committee
Secretary of Defense
House Committee
Congress
Eisenhower
GOP
White House
Senate
Two Decatur General births reported this week
Mr and Mrs Billy H Hayes of 2113 Woodmont Dr SE welcome a daughter Friday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Robert A Campbell of Town Creek 3 welcome a daughter Friday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Nelson Holliday of 434 E Moulton St welcome a daughter Saturday at Decatur General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollis F. Cowart
Decatur
Burley Irene Jackson
Line St
Robert A. Campbell
Town Creek
Louis Charles Bell
Jackson St
Willie T. Schull
12Th Ave
Edward Hilburn
Athens
Billy H. Hayes
Woodmont Dr
Decatur General Hospital
Nelson Holliday
Labor case implications reach deep into unions and strikes
Alabama lawyer Harris says the Russell UAW ruling will deter unlawful force on picket lines and bind unions to legal limits. He notes outcomes in related cases across Alabama, with juries awarding damages for workers harmed during strikes and mass picketing, and cites potential wider effects on organizing and labor action nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris
The
Daily
Decatur
Russell
United Auto Workers
Wolverine
Alabama
NLRB
UAW
Harold A. Katz
Supreme Court
South
Russell-Uaw
Chattanooga, Tenn
Horace Wilkinson
Birmingham
Wilkinson
James W. Thompson
Alabama Supreme Court
N. A. Palmer
State Supreme Court
Burl McLemore
Circuit Court
Lloyd McAbee
Charles E. Kirk
Tommie F. Breeding
David G. Puckett
Comer T. Jenkins
Joseph E. Richardson
Coss E. Woodard
Millard E. Green
James C. Hughes
James C. Dillehay
James T. Kirby
Cloyce Frost
E. L. Thompson Jr
J. A. Glasscock Jr
Hoyt T. Penn
Spencer Weinman
Joseph J. Hightower
Talladega County
Marshall
Worthington
France Faces Renewed Nationalism Amid Political Crisis
The article notes a French financial squeeze coinciding with a political crisis, warning that the effect may push France toward nationalism. Washington assesses De Gaulle as a complete question mark, with little current clarity on his next moves given his 67 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uary
France
Washington
de Gaulle
Church vote against women ordination in Swedenassembly
The Church of Sweden assembly in Stockholm voted 62 to 36 against a proposal allowing women to become ordained ministers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Sweden Assembly
Stockholm
Fiery head on collision kills six in Mount Vernon NY
An AP survey records six deaths from a Mount Vernon NY crash during a holiday period. One victim, a warned speedier driver, died in a flaming wreck of a second car. A separate Perdido Alabama incident killed four while a stalled auto was being moved from tracks. Four teens died near Smiley Texas in a separate collision. Overall 294 traffic deaths occurred during the 78 hour holiday span from May 15 to May 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
N.Y
Perdido
Ala
Smiley
Texas
Associated Press
Local races fill Morgan Cullman Limestone posts
Voters face multiple contests in Cullman and Limestone counties with two Morgan Harrison Hill and Clarence Terry seeking circuit clerk. Paul Collier and J W McCant run for revenue and control in district one. Sheriff posts target Franklin Smith Claude Lee Terry and Elmo Kitchens Grady Sibley for coroner. Officials also open in Limestone and board seats across districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stone County
John J. Guthrie
Dewayne Morris
Cullman
Morgan H. Harrison Hill
Clarence
Shady) Terry
Paul Collier
J. W. McCant
Board of Revenue and Control
Lawrence
Franklin Smith
Claude Lee Terry
Elmo Kitchens
Grady C. Sibley
Board of Revenue and Board of Education
Silas Lang
O. B. Long
Ernest Gist
John W. McKay
Cullman County
Morgan
L. T. Dunkin
Raymond Jordan
Board of Commission and Control
John H. Alexander
W. C. Waldrop
Limestone
Clyde Ennis
John Sandlin
Miles O. Martin
R. O. Moore
Board of Revenue
Thomas L. Hammons
Mahlon A. LeCroix
Sparkman Proposes Expanded Federal Aid for Education
The plan calls for maximum state and local support for adequate school financing, expansion and creation of federal programs to bridge funding gaps, greater focus on gifted education, and high standards in social sciences humanities as well as science and technology education.
Charles Bent Killed in Taos Uprising of 1847
New Mexico's first civilian territorial governor Charles Bent was scalped and killed in his Taos home during the 1847 Taos uprising. Alcalde and local leaders faced the violent incident as part of the brief Indian uprising in the territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Charles Bent
Taos
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Moulton St
Soviets
John Dumond
Dallas
Jimmy Watkins
Dewitt, Ark
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Tim Lyons
Somerville Road School
Athens-Limestone Hospital
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Nelson. Holliday
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Joe R. Glenn
James St
Sam
Milton Price
Ann Hilda Spurlin
Somerville
Sam Patton
10Th Ave
J. S. Shikles
Vinemont
Little Kathy Prater
Mrs
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7Th Ave
National Labor Relations Board
Morgan County Circuit Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Chamber
Edward L. Sandlin
Lester C. Sandlin
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Chamber of Commerce
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Jacksonville State College
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