Alabama Union Roofers Sign Two Year Pay Pact
In Birmingham on June 1, the Alabama union roofers agreed to a two year contract with the Roofing and Sheet Metal Contractors Association. The agreement raises the hourly wage from 2.28 to 2.70 by December 1, 1958, with immediate 17 cent and staged increases through 1958. About 400 roofers across Birmingham and seven nearby cities are covered, and a training fund and school will start in Birmingham in September. A similar contract was expected to be signed by Montgomery roofers on Monday.
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Birmingham
Alabama Union Roofers
Assn
A. Wilbanks
Roofers Union
Sheffield
Huntsville
Gausden
Anniston
Decatur
Tuscaloosa
Clanton
Wilbanks
Montgomery Roofers
Politician Smathers Sees Shifts in Southern Influence
Smathers argues the South is no longer sectional though politics change there. He notes outsiders cling to civil rights fears and claim the region can no longer provide presidential leaders, urging party leaders to adapt to a changing South.
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Ing
South
Smathers
Frost is on the Pumpkin song recalled in a local reminiscence
The piece notes a memory of the song from the show and cites residents recalling past local developments. Wade recalls Nick Brown buying the corner lot for the Savoy Cafe after a fire. Dr J Hamil later built the Bank St. Hospital on former hotel lots, amid community memories.
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Wade
Nick Brown
Savoy Cafe
J. ¥. Hamil
Bank St. Hospital
Edwin Puckett
Neel
Johnnie Roberts
E. H. Maddox
Edwin
W. H. Anderson
Coty Urges Global Stand Against Extremist Violence
President Rene Coty appealed to all civilized peoples to reject propaganda from killers and agents of extremist violence that trample laws of God and man in contempt of universal conscience, following a mass casualty event in Algeria.
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Algeria
Rene Coty
Man Collides With Bear on Mojave Road Near Palmdale
Harold Harris of Inglewood Calif reports a head on collision with a 200 pound bear on the outskirts of Palmdale. He escaped unharmed though his car was towed. State officers seek to determine why a bear wandered along the highway in the Mojave Desert.
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Palmdale
Calif
Harold Harris
Harris
Inglewood
Mojave
Community Notes and Local Incidents Across Decatur District
Irine Webster was treated at Decatur General Hospital after a facial cut Friday at 216 W Vine St police seek the alleged assailant. Wally Dunnavent graduates Southern Union College as relatives attend Wadley Alabama exercises. Memorial Day observances delay Department of Pensions and Securities. Alvis Briscoe to lead Bethel Baptist services. Joe Gomes remains hospitalized. Police report a chest and arm cut on Frank Edwards Conners at 633 W Vine St. Morgan County registrars to meet. Britnell’s Garage sold to McCulloch brothers, renamed. Fifth Grade visit to Wheeler Refuge. students learn wildlife with Ms Thompson. Wally Dunnavent among Southern Union College graduates. Vanderbilt premed students home for summer. Quail reportedly killed out of season near Brook Manor Drive. John Cook notes birds striking his glass panel.
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Irine Webster
Decatur General Hospital
W. Vine St
Stevenson Urges U S Help To Halt H Bomb Work
Adlai Stevenson urged the United States to act to stop hydrogen bomb development in a London statement. He told reporters at London Airport he did not press the H bomb issue with the British Prime Minister.
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Stevenson
U.S
London
Adlai Stevenson
United States
Democratic Party
U. S
Nomination Sought For Meanest Thief By Visitor
Mrs. Ruby Jane Humphres of Adrien Michigan plans to nominate a Decatur purse thief as the year’s meanest thief after losing $150 to $175 in cash and late husband’s pictures in an auto accident seven miles east of Russellville on her visit home. She was to return to Red Bay to decorate her husband’s grave killed last December in a traffic crash. Temporary repairs enabled her to drive to Decatur for further work. She had been visiting her sister Mrs Edward Borden and her father E W Moore at 401 10th Ave SW and 201 7th Ave SW respectively.
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Ruby Jane Humphres
Adrien
Mich
Decatur
Humphres
Russellville
Red Bay
Humphrey
Ellis
Adrian, Mich
Edward Borden
10Th Ave
E. W. Moore
7Th Ave
Hospitals and Admissions At Decatur and Athens
Dismissals and admissions listed for multiple patients across Decatur Athens and Huntsville. Names include Mrs Edward Hutto infant son, Mrs William Weir, Clifton Oliver, Warren McGee, Miss Mary Beth Vinson, James Tapscott, Mrs Alvis Vinson, Janet Sandlin, Velma Lott, Mrs Clyde Scott, Mrs Alice Scroggins, Mrs John Cole, Mrs Marvin Terry Jr, Harry Lane Fuller, Donna Landers, E M McCulloch, John Lyons, Roger Wooten, baby James Travis Parker, Joseph Parker, L B Lanier, Leonard Lecroix, Miss Louise Murphree, Jack Price, and baby Johnny Ray Jackson. Addresses cover Broadus Avenue, Sherman Street, Jefferson Street, Crosbie, Beech Street, 13th and 9th Streets SE and NW areas.
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Decatur General Hospital
Mary Beth Vinson
N. Jefferson
Athens
James William Tapscott
Decatur
Alvis Vinson
Crosbie
Janet Dyan Sandlin
Emmett Ave
Huntsville
Velma Vivian Lott
Beech St
Clyde Scott
Alice Scroggins
John F. Cole
9Th St
Marvin Terry, Jr
13Th Ave
Harry Lane Fuller
Trinity
Donna Carol Landers
7Th Ave
E. M. McCulloch
5Th Ave
John M. Lyons
6Th Ave
Roger Field Wooten
James Travis Parker
8Th Ave
Joseph Daniel Parker
Admissions
L. B. Lanier
Ferry St. Leonard
Eugene Lecroix
Louise Ann Murphree
Sherman St
Jack Price
Memorial Dr
Johnny Ray Jackson
Willis and Bolan Families Welcome Sons in Madison Area
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. James A. Willis at Baugh Wiley Clinic Friday in Somerville 2. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Bolan at Baugh Wiley Clinic Saturday in Madison 1.
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James A. Willis
Somerville
Baugh
Wiley Clinic
J. T. Bolan
Madison
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
Soviet A Nesmeyanov says USSR ready to solve satellite problems
President of the Soviet Academy of Sciences announced in Pravda that the Soviet Union has the rocket and equipment to solve the problems of an artificial earth satellite for scientific research. The United States and the USSR plan launches in the coming geophysical year.
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Moscow
Alexander N. Nesmeyanov
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Soviet Union
United States
Pravda
Nesmeyanov
Addison Resident Walter Cutcher Funeral Planned
Funeral services for Walter Branon Cutcher, Addison, who leaves 91 descendants, are set for this afternoon at 2 at Sardis Baptist Church in Winston County. Mr. Cutcher, 74, died Friday at his home. Survivors include his wife and other relatives.
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Cullman
Walter Branon Cutcher
Addison
Sardis Baptist Church
Winston County
Cutcher
M. L. Lee
LT. Pratt
Caddell Backs New UA Medical Research Center Plan
Decatur attorney John A. Caddell and University of Alabama trustees push a 2 million dollar medical research building near the University Medical Center in Birmingham. They seek state funds to cover bonding and a 1 033 500 dollar federal match while noting the center would attract grants and free up Space at Hillman Hospital.
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John A. Caddell
Decatur
University of Alabama Board of Trustees
University Medical Center
Birmingham
Caddell
University Board
Tuscaloosa
U. S. Public Health Service
U. S
Hillman Hospital
Civil rights bill urged for full support in Atlanta
The Southern Conference Educational Fund board deplored proposed amendments to the civil rights bill including a jury trial provision. The board urged full support for the bill and passage without crippling changes. In New Orleans, Edward C. Nixon and Gay Lynn Woods wed in a quiet ceremony attended by Vice President Nixon.
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Atlanta
Southern Conference Educational Fund Inc
Edward C. Nixon
Gay Lynn Woods
New Orleans
Nixon
Pensacola
Fla
Mrs Helene Schweitzer Dies in Zurich Hospital
Mrs Helene Schweitzer aged 79 wife of Nobel laureate Albert Schweitzer died in a Zurich hospital early today. She was noted for support of her husband’s work in science music and philosophy. Her passing follows a long life linked to the Schweitzer family and their humanitarian efforts.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Helene Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer
Trucker Charged With Manslaughter In Hatton Death
Raymond Kirby alias Raymond Kerby released on bond after charges of first degree manslaughter in the death of Doris Owen Masterson. Authorities say his truck blocked a public highway between Hatton and Wolfe Springs at night causing a collision that killed Mrs Masterson April 30.
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Moulton
Raymond Kirby
Town Creek
Lawrence County
Otto W. Owen
Hatton
Raymond Kerby
Doris Owen Masterson
Wolfe Springs
Obituary Notice for Meigs Family Ancestors Interred by Moss Service
F G Meigs and relatives including Mrs Bob Roberson Mrs H H Meigs and Mrs E G Mec Curley are listed with 45 grandchildren and 29 great grandchildren along with three brothers and four sisters. Interment will be directed by Moss Service Funeral Home at the adjoining cemetery.
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F. G. Meigs
Bob Roberson
H. H. Meigs
E. G. Mec-Curley
Moss Service Funeral Home
Kasper Loses Appeal in Clinton Integration Case
John Kasper loses appeal from contempt conviction tied to school integration protests in Clinton Tennessee. The 6th Circuit affirms the sentence of one year in prison, with Kasper promising to carry the case to the U S Supreme Court. Kasper is linked to Seaboard White Citizens Council and is listed from Camden New Jersey and Washington.
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Cincinnati
John Kasper
Clinton, Tenn
Kasper
J. Benjamin Simmons
Washington
U.S. Supreme Court
Seaboard White Citizens Council
U.S. Dist
Knoxville
Tenn
Clinton High School
Camden
N.J
U.S. Court of Appeals
6Th Circuit
Charles Simons
Thomas McAllister
Shackelford Miller
Tragic Crash Injures Woman and Son After Vehicle Collision
Mrs. Masterson and her three year old son Anth ony Thomas Masterson were seriously injured when a car driven by Luther Thomas Masterson struck the rear of Kirby's truck, which was partly parked on the roadway. Owen is Mrs. Masterson's father.
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Anthony Thomas Masterson
Luther Thomas Masterson
Kirby
Owen
Stock Market Still In Zone Of '57 Highs
The New York market edges back in late May still atop its 1957 highs after a second week of slight declines. Investors faced a Monday setback the worst since Feb. 11 as disarmament talk progress hit aircrafts and aluminums, with the overall list dropping on the mood of a needed readjustment after a lengthy advance.
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New York
Wall Street
Stassen Seeks Allied Backing for First Step Disarmament Plan
Western powers in Paris discuss packaging United States disarmament proposals addressing a first step. Debates focus on whether to call off atomic tests, with defenses wary of Soviet capability to restart tests after a moratorium. The plan seeks halting weapon manufacture and diverting materials to peaceful use under international inspection.
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Britain
France
Canada
Stassen
North Atlantic Alliance
Paris
Washington
United States
U.S
Defense Department
Congress debate on higher interest rate bill drafted
Sen Bridges said a bill would raise government loan interest to Treasury borrowing costs applying to Rural Electrification Administration loans and others. Johnson warned veterans housing and farm loan programs would be affected. Rep Knowland suggested further consideration of the idea.
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Bridges
R-Nh
GOP
White House
Eisenhower
Treasury
Rural Electrification Administration
Johnson
John
Knowland
California
Sing Sing Name Origin Tells Of Sin Sinck Indians
Sing Sing, the famed New York prison, derives its name from the Sin Sinck Indians, highlighting early indigenous influence on local place names.
Sweden Welcomes 85700 American Visitors in 1956
In 1956 Sweden hosted about 85 700 visitors from the United States signaling strong travel ties. The year saw steady tourism demand as American travelers explored Swedish cities and landscapes.
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Sweden
United States
Market Bids and Prices Across Commodities Reported
Cotton quotes inch middling 33.00 and Decatur Yoan 33.24 with notes of a 40.00 ton. Milk Grade A 6.10 per hundred, manufactured milk 3.10 per hundred. Corn and oats prices listed, No 2 Yellow Corn 1.27, No 2 Oats 61c, No 2 Milling Wheat 1.70. Cattle and calves prices show cows about 50 lower, top dealers 23.50, calves 23. Cattle utilities 10.50, hogs at 18.95 for heavy butchers 253 lb, sows 14.30, lighter weights around 17 head.
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Decatur
Yellow Corp
Cotton futures rise then fall on mixed reports and weather
New York cotton futures showed early gains on rains in the Cotton Belt and USDA parity expectations but trimmed losses after Memorial Day. By week’s end the market was in lower territory with declines of 50 cents to $1 a bale as traders weighed acreage, soil bank withdrawals, and export totals.
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New York
New York Cotton Exchange
Congress
Soil Bank
U.S
New York Cotton Exchange Service Bureau
Town Creek Exemption Keeps Highway 20 Off Plan
Town plans indicate the proposed new highway will not cross Town Creek. Four laning of Highway 20 in the Town Creek section remains in planning with contracts not yet let or pending. Several miles of the east west highway have already been widened.
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Town Creek
Clouds Dump Floods On Texas
Fresh torrential rains brought new flooding to Texas and Oklahoma. A tornado near Kenedy touched down within 50 feet of the ground. Rains up to 6.57 inches raised Lake Texoma to a record height as spillways released millions of cubic feet of water. Bridges, power lines, and embankments were damaged while towns cleared debris from flash floods.
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Dallas
Texas
Oklahoma
Weather Bureau
Kenedy
Norman Fenner
Matador
Roaring Spring
Plainview
Hackberry Creek
Corpus Christi
Cotulla
Childress
Texas Panhandle
West Texas
Panhandle
Lubbock
Abilene
Amarillo
Dalhart
Red River
U.S. 70
Roosevelt Bridge
Brackerville
Rio Grande
Local 100 Placed Under Trusteeship Affair Details
Baker's McClellan cites evidence that Local No 100 was put under trusteeship with Stuart running its affairs due to concerns over possible union funds misuse. Kennedy notes evidence alleging several Cadillacs bought for international officials with Local No 109 funds.
State aims for 50 mile Decatur to Tri-Cities four lane
The line between Mooresville and Chemstrand Corp near Decatur is being widened and the state hopes to upgrade the 50 mile Decatur to the Tri-Cities stretch to a four-lane highway.
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Mooresville
Chemstrand Corp
Decatur
Tri-Cities
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