Court Lowers Assessments in Decatur Property Disputes
Morgan County Circuit Court juries cut two City of Decatur assessments. Harris paving alley project on Walnut Street lowered from 156.43 to 78.21, while Britain Hartung Street parcel east of Danville Road reduced from 2067.64 to 973.50. Judge James Bloodworth presided. Thelma Odell won against J C Penney Co. in a store stair injury suit. Several cases settled or continued.
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Morgan County Circuit Court
City of
Decatur
R. N. Harris, Jr
Walnut and
Vine Streets
Raymond A. Britain
Britain
Hartung St
Danville Rd
James Bloodworth
Thelma Odell
J. C. Penney Co
Penney
Larry Bates
the Greyhound Corp
Roland Ryan
the Home Insurance Co
Robert T. Bell
Mary Dell Calvert
Albert L. Henry
Neal Stephenson
J. W. Lake
J. D. Woodall
M. C. Overton
East Alabama Express, Inc
Lucile Logan
Hirma Warren Hill
Quaker Oats Co
Roy Brock
Michael Dewayne Ashley
Ernest Leon Slayton
James N. Hardage
Southern Sash Sales & Supply Co
Mary Sue Kirkpatrick
T. A. Tanner
Dramer Irene Busby
Joe L. Wright
Strauss faces religious prejudice claims over Atomic Energy post
Republican Rep. Derounian says opposition to Acting Sec. Strauss stems from religious prejudice, while Sen. Morse rejects race or religion as a basis to oppose. Morse argues Strauss should be judged on record and competency.
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Atomic Energy Commission
Strauss
Commerce
Steven B. Derounian
RNY
Lewis L. Strauss
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Hokum
Bunkum
Morse
Funeral Services for Mrs Mo viah Thompson Held Thursday
Funeral services for Mrs Mo viah Thompson who died May 31 at her daughter's home will be held Thursday at 2 30 p m from Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Rev M B Cosby to officiate burial in Sykes Cemetery with Reynolds directing She is survived by two daughters Mrs Lester Dixon and Miss Syle Thomson both of Decatur a son and Percy Thompson of Decatur seven grandchildren seven great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mo“viah Thompson
Lester Dixon
Cumbreland Presbyterian Church
M. B. Cosby
Sykes Cemetery
Reynolds
Syle Thomson
Decatur
Percy Thompson
Walter Shackelford
Hillsboro
David's Temple Baptist Church
Mixed classified blurbs float in a single entry
Rental listing offers 3 bedroom home with price 17800 and down payment. Also ads for baby chicks plants flowers and farming items. Employment agency seeks technical writers and qualified personnel in Huntsville Alabama. Furnished efficiency apartment advertised for 60 per week.
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Huntsville
Action Employment Agency
N.W
Washington St
Ala
Market cattle hogs and sheep prices listed in brief
Market notes show ranges for cattle including slaughter steers and heifers, stock steers and calves, and utility cows, with prices from about 16.50 to 31.00. Hogs priced by weight and grade, mostly 15.75 to 16.00 for 180 pounds, and sows around 11.00 to 12.00. Sheep offerings include good to choice slaughter lambs at 25.00 to 25.50 and shorn ewes around 4.00 to 9.50.
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Athens
Alabama
U.S. Departments
Utility
Special session urged on school fund measures and tax hike
The governor seeks a special session to confront education money and a proposed two million dollar school tax increase amid sharp dissent. Delegates Cabiness and Long opposed the final 92-2 vote, with one amendment transferring temperance program control back to the State Education Dept.
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Jackson County
Bernard Cabiness
Lauderdale
Charles G. Long
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
State Education Dept
House
Conservation Department
Senate
Ryan deGraffenried
Tuscaloosa
DeGraffenreid
Wilcox, Crenshaw and Lowndes
Bullock County
Lawrence K. Andrews
Alabama
Woodrow Alben
Calhoun
Athens Livestock Report From Alabama and U.S. Departments
Cattle and calves active trade with fair demand as receipts include many calves. Canner and cutters weak, cows mostly steady. Vealers and calves show declines with limited stock. hogs show lighter prices across several weight classes.
Wall Street Recovers Some From Tuesday Slump
The New York stock market steadied in moderate trading with selective gains and some declines. Textron rose after raising its dividend to 31 1 4 cents, Lorillard and Kaiser Aluminum edged higher, Zenith and Motorola led a solid electronics advance, while United Aircraft Douglas Aircraft Merck and Philco posted losses as bonds fell.
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New York
Textron
Lorillard
Wall Street
Kaiser Aluminum
Zenith
Motorola
Raytheon
Radio Corp
United Aircraft
Douglas Aircraft
Merck
Philco
U.S
Stock Prices and Percentages for Major Firms Listed
A fragmented list shows numerous corporations with fractional and percentage values ranging across industries from steel to consumer goods. Companies include Acme Steel 28 percent, Lehman Am Air, Coca Cola 144, Chrysler 67 percent, Gen Electric 56 percent, Westinghouse 71 percent, Woolworth 31 percent, and many others, highlighting broad market activity and share reflections.
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New York
ABC
Acme Steel
Kaiser al Alleghany
Korvette Oe
Lodi
Lehman Am Air Lml
Glass
Liga & My Am Cyan
Lily Tulip
Loow's Am Sugar
Lorillard Am
Nash
Lowenstein Am
Macy
Armour
Armat Ck
Ute M Atchison
Monsan Chem Au
Mont Ward
Owen Th
Glome
Penney
P Cola
Badia
Philip Mor
Ate Phill
Pet
Quak Cale
A. Corn
Repub
Sti Crane
Rexall Crown Zell
Cruc
Delta Air
Regia
Diveo
Bohenley du Pont
Beach
AL AR Air
Seara Reed
Sinclair Erie
Lita Skelly
Eversharp
Socony Fam
Rou
Firestone
Fla
Fila P & Lo
Stud Pack Yard
Luther Pap
Westy
Winn Pixie Greyhound
Woolworth Guill
Air Force Secretary to address Air War College graduates
Air Force Secretary James H. Douglas will speak to the Air War College's 165 member graduating class at Maxwell Air Force Base. The new graduates are senior officers and above from various services who completed 10 months of training for high command and staff duties.
Market update on Birmingham egg prices and grades
Prices mostly steady as demand remains fair. Tuesday deliveries show near local movements with Grade A whites in large sizes around 33.98 percent, mediums 26-33, small 23-27, and mixed consumer quality noted as fair to good.
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Birmingham
Alabama and Georgia Poultry Market Reports Mixed Prices
AP dispatch notes Alabama broilers and fryers with demand fair to good and ample light offerings. Prices paid up to 1 am show varied figures. Georgia live poultry market reports light trading with heavy type hens in light volume and prices per pound for farm, gate, and plant sales.
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Binmingham
Alabama
Atlanta
Georgia
Hog Prices Steady Despite 4000 Head Receipts
Nashville market reports show mixed hogs and cattle trading with mostly steady to slightly lower prices. Slaughter steers and heifers bring 25.00 to 26.50 for 600 to 750 lb, cows 17.50 to 19.00, stock steers around 30.00, and calves about 200. In Thom asville AP notes hog receipts reach 4000 with prices largely steady to 25 cents higher.
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Nashville
Thomasville
Wille Ee
No Steel Strike Possible Ahead of Contract Talks
Washington indicates there is an excellent chance the United Steelworkers of America and steel companies will avoid a July 1 strike as they seek a new contract to replace the three year pact expiring in June. The union wants wage increases and a shorter work week while firms seek a one year wage freeze. Basic wages average 3.03 dollars an hour.
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New York
Washington
United Steelworkers of America
Eisenhower
Costa Rican troops seize rebel arms as Nicaragua turmoil widens
Reports claim four rebel groups occupy mountain positions near Santo Tomas and Mu May while exile sources say invasion leaders landed under way. The government shows captured arms with Costa Rican markings and says three rebel planes landed, one destroyed near Olama Valley. Coastwise chaos grows as Tegucigalpa notes tightened borders and Managua braces for further action.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Santo Tomas
Pedro Joaquin Chamorro
Managua
la Prensa
Somoza
Olama
Miami International
Manuel Guerra
Nicaragua
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
el Salvador
Golfo Fonseca
Cuba
Luis Cantarero
Buenaventura Selva
Liberal Independent Party
Agenor Arguello
King Says Government Slow in Protecting Negro Rights
ATLANTA AP Dr Martin Luther King Jr says the federal government is slow to protect Negro rights. He warns of lynch and mob rule but urges goodwill and nonviolence. He tells Morehouse graduates to prepare to compete in a society where “was” is disappearing.
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Atlanta
Martin Luther King Jr
Montgomery
Ala
King
Morehouse
University of Integration
Hospital Admissions and Dismissals Listed for Local Patients
A compiled hospital record lists dismissals and admissions for numerous individuals. Dismissals include Mrs. Gordon D. Hesson and Mrs. William Whitehead among others, with addresses in SE and various streets. Admissions feature names such as John Luther Morrison, Mrs. Lucian McCulloch, and Mrs. Laura Alice Carter, with multiple city addresses and several states noted.
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Gordon D. Hesson
William Whitehead
6Th Ave
Robert F. Horton
2Nd Ave
Roy L. Privett
7Th Ave
Woodrow Harold Lawrence
Tower St
Tommy Sandlin
Trinity
Aes M. Kay
Kentucky Ave
Ft. Pierce
Fila
James M. Gilbert
Tanner
Crutcher Glaze
Decatur
Lucian McCulloch
16Th Ave
Willie Schull
12Th Ave
Floyd Johnson
G. B. Rooker
Dewell West
North Sparkman St
Hartselle
William J. Vinson
Elkmont
Marriage notices list multiple named individuals in city listings
A grouped entry lists several individuals and addresses including Nellie Blankenship Wanda Blankenship Emmett Osburn Winfred Holbert Melvin Tucker Wallace Hazelrig Mrs George Sims Mrs Jimmy Partain Mrs G M Johnson Mrs Morris Minor Mrs John Sandlin Rex Weaver with various street designations and towns indicating a public announcements column.
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Nellie Blankenship
6Th Ave
Wanda Blankenship
Emmett Osburn
Addison
Winfred Holbert
Decatur
Melvin Tucker
North St
Wallace Hazelrig
Sherman St
George Sims
Lacey's Spring
Community Notables Listing Names and Addresses
Local society notices list Mrs Arthur Sherrill from Moulton 2 Mrs Wayne Summers of 1412 Locust Street Miss Carolyn Queensberry from Decatur 1 Mrs Graham Thompson of Decatur 1 and Mrs Jimmy Aston at 615 8th Avenue with other names and addresses in a readable column.
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Arthur Sherrill
Moulton
Wayne Summers
Locust St
Carolyn Queensberry
Decatur
Graham Thompson
Jimmy Aston
8Th Ave
Athens Residents and Families Listed sort of Notices
Bob H. Smith Henry Hurst Hazel Smith Jane Callahan Edward Tarpley and infant daughter William Arval Newton Anderson Harrel Pugh and infant son Milton Jenkins Rogersville R. P. Kirk Elkmont W. T. Harbin Vaughan A. Bell Athens. Names appear in a line of local residents connected to a notice or roster. The items reflect multiple individuals and family details in Athens area.
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Bob H. Smith
Athens
Henry Hurst
Hazel Smith
Jane Callahan
Edward Tarpley
William Arval Newton
Anderson
Harrel Pugh
Milton Jenkins
Rogersville
R. P. Kirk
Elkmont
W. T. Harbin
Vaughan A. Bell
Camp Ground to Host Pre Revival Meeting in Hartselle
The Camp Committee of Hartselle Camp Ground will meet Thursday at 6 p.m. one mile south of here. The gathering serves as a pre meeting for August revival meetings at the camp grounds. The public is invited. Athens officials depart for Alabama Water and Sewerage Assn course in Tuscaloosa. A Red Cross mobile blood bank comes to Athens June 9 at First Baptist Church with a 200 pint quota.
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Hartselle
Athens
John Marlin
City Electric and Water System
Franl Martin
Tuscaloosa
Alabama Water and Sewerage Assn
Red Cross
First Baptist Church
Limestone County Court May fines total 10692.89
Court records show Limestone County Court collected 10692.89 in May across all divisions per Court Clerk J I Thomas. The criminal division contributed 9192.95 of the total.
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Athens
Limestone County Court
J. I. Thomas
Extension workers to study 1959 program in Limestone County
Athens assignment sent extension service staff to Limestone County to attend a conference in Au burn through Saturday. They will re evaluate the agency's 1959 program and study its methods and outcomes.
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Athens
Limestone County
Auburn
Girl Dies After Golf Ball Injury in Birmingham
In Birmingham an AP report states 3-year-old Sybil Thomias died from a fractured skull after a golf ball struck her head while she was playing nearby. Assistant Coroner Tom Ellison cited the fatal injury.
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Birmingham
Sybil Thomias
Asst
Tom Ellison
Alabama Officials Push New Cotton Acreage Transfer Plan
Alabama leaders led by Gilchrist press a new formula to let counties swap cotton allotments within the county and give local farmers first call on abandoned acres before transfers out of state. The study group met with Commodity Credit Corp officials and plans to visit Washington to lobby Congress.
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Gilchrist
Alabama
Emory Solomon
House of Representative Agriculture Committee
R. C
Red) Bamberg
Ed Mauldin
Cotton
Agriculture Department
Mauldin
Western ministers delay private talks on Berlin crisis
Showdown postpones the ministers meeting until this afternoon. Gromyko outlines four points: no request for East German recognition, respect for allied troop rights in West Berlin, possible limited Western troops with Soviet access, and a push to narrow positions. Western powers say their stance will not change on troop presence, withdrawal, or Berlin supply routes.
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Gromyko
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
France
East Germany
West Berlin
Berlin
U.S.S.R
Ayia
West Germany
Kiwanis Event Speaker Dr Earl L Rauber
Dr Earl L Rauber, vice president and director of research for the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, will speak at the Kiwanis Club meeting at noon tomorrow in Lyons Hotel. Sheriff forces arrested two public drunks last night, one for now support and one for driving while intoxicated.
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Earl L. Rauber
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Kiwanis Club
Lyons Hotel
Four Convicts Escape From Fort Madison Prison Break
Bennett said two bars were saved by each of the escaping convicts to reach the walkway. Smith detailed James forcing him to falsely report an alarm and Pickard bound with twine. The four climbed an eight‑foot wall, fled, and Smith alerted authorities. Woodson and Gerber, both already serving long terms, were described as desperate by the warden.
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Bennett
Smith
James
Pickard
Iowa
Illinois
Missouri
Fort Madison
Penitentiary
Woodson
Keokuk
Norman Juhl
Boerger
Janes
Girdler
Eisenhower Calls Americans Equal in Work Force
President Eisenhower criticizes the idea of ongoing class warfare. He says workers at all levels, including menial tasks, are as important as managers or capitalists. Hoffa urges Congress to shelve labor reform measures according to the Teamsters Union President.
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Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
Congress
Eisenhower
Karl Marx
Soviet Far East Summit Push and Geneva Talks
Report notes a cautious progress view as Khrushchev aims for a summit with Eisenhower Macmillan and de Gaulle. Gromyko seeks a pleasant Geneva atmosphere to sway world opinion. Western ministers demand Berlin future talks before high level meetings. Soviets privately promise some progress while smiling.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Harold Macmillan
Charles de Gaulle
Geneva
Andrei Gromyko
Berlin
Khrushchev
Decatur Student Earns Master of Music at SMU
A Decatur resident, Sarah Avlona Yarbrough daughter of Mr and Mrs W M Yarbrough of 1413 10th Ave, earned a Master of Music degree in piano during SMU Dallas commencement exercises She is a Decatur High School graduate with a Birmingham Southern College bachelor’s degree and holds Pi Kappa Lambda and Phi Beta Kappa honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Tex
Sarah Avlona_ Yarbrough
W. M. Yarbrough
10Th Ave
Miss Brennon
Decatur High School
Birmingham Southern College
Pi Kappa Lambda
Phi Beta Kappa
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Geneva King
Arkansas
Rachel
Petunia
Coleus
Dahia
Paul C. Davis
Air Force
Jly
Decatur General
William Marvin Bendall
Courtland
Robert H. Bradford
13Th St. SE
John Luther Morrison
St. William May Hundley
Madison
Jimmy Partain
Olive St
G. M .Johnson
Grant
John Sandlin
Rex Weaver
Bank Street Admissions
Ufe
Ninth Street Methodist Church
Earl Beasley
Johnston St
Johnston and
4Th
6Th Aves
Leonard Williams
MacDougall
Maine
Bingham Congregational Church
Dean
Emden
Alta
Conditioned Air Corporation
Decatur Youth Baseball Association
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