Two Acquitted In Court Here
Charlie Mooney was acquitted after a two day trial on second degree burglary charges for breaking into William H. Drinkard's dwelling. Herbert Dotson was acquitted on grand larceny charges over a boat interest dispute. A separate case saw James Chatman convicted on a reduced assault charge with a $300 fine. A week of civil court begins Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Mooney
William H. Drinkard
Mooney
Noble Russell
Herbert Dotson
Lacey
Chatman
Leon Lipscomb
Dotson
James
Rogers
Fox’ Creek
Beatrice Declares 0.40 Dividend for June Quarter
Beatrice Foods Co directors announce quarterly cash dividend of 0.40 per share for the 97th consecutive quarter. Also declared are 0.438 cents on three and three eighths percent convertible prior preferred stock and 1.12 per share on four and one half percent preferred stock, payable July 1 to stockholders of record June 15.
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Chicago
Beatrice Foods Co
Beatrice Foods
Multiple Housing Offers and Local Sale Listings
Local notices list several rental options including a 6 room 1 bath house on 702 W Moulton St and a 3 room air conditioned duplex apartment. Also available are 3 furnished rooms with private entrance and hot water, plus a 5 room house with blinds and garage for $70 monthly. A 1952 Studebaker convertible is offered for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Moulton St
Market Prices Report For Grain And Livestock
No. 3 Oats 65 dollars. No 3 percent Mile 61.79. No 8 Milling Wheat 1.45. Wheat 10. Active, strong. Barrows 16.00 16.0. Week's Dest price 16.75. Sows 13.00. Sheep steady. A few utility and good spring lambs 15.00-20.00. In sales for the week, choice with few prime 23.50, most good and choice 21.00-23.00, shorn ewes 2.00-6.00.
Wall Street Gains on Credit Easing and Fed Move
Wall Street rose as easing credit spurred gains in steels rails motors and oil issues while electronics gave back some ground. The Dow stood at 630.06 up 2.19 with the AP 60 up 0.70 as government bonds and corporate issues climbed broadly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall Street
Federal Reserve Board
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Dow Jones
Associated Press
U.S
Daily New York Stocks Noontime Update
A list of stocks shows mixed movements with several leading names stabilizing. Notable quotes include Acme Steel at 2041.0, Martin Co Am Tob 85 percent, Roeb Fair Whit 84, Texaco Gen ne 90, U.S. Steel 40, West Un Tel Westg on and Wrigley percentage changes across the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Acme Steel
Glas Air Reduction Elite
Allis Chal
Tulip Am Air L
Lockh Air Am
Baker
Can
Lou & Nash Am
Mtrs
Macy Am
T&t
Martin Co
M Anac Cop
Merv Ch & S
M&m
Atl
Minute Atl
Mont Ward
Nat Distl Bridg Brass
Repub
Rexall
Rey Delta
Rohm & H du Pont
Eversharp
11 Killed By State Accidents
The Associated Press reports a spate of fatal incidents across Alabama. Cases include two Ft. Rucker soldiers after a U S 84 crash near Dothan, a Double Springs driver in a county-road wreck, a Wilcox County farmer drowned, a Monroeville two car collision, a farm tractor accident near New Hope, two more fatal crashes near Tuscaloosa and Northport, and a Tallapoosa River drowning while fishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Rucker
U.S. 84
Dothan
Earl A. Johnson
Highway Patrol
Vernon J. Carter
Double Springs
Donald Arvill Howell
Andalusia
Ala
New Hope
James Wayne Kirby
Sally Kirby
Alabama 69
Tuscaloosa
Martin E. Addy
Columbus
Miss
John H. Sherrer
Oakman
Perry County
James Lee Belcher
Northport
Earl Carmichael
Carmichael
Bennie Tucker
Tallapoosa
Alexander City
Poultry Market Update Amid Limited Supplies
AP reports steady demand for broilers and fryers with ample processing output yet tight supplies. Week’s Ton totals show 898,700 head versus 1,027,800 last Friday, with prices at 16 to 17.2 cents per pound on farms and 22.4 pounds per 4? at farms. Atlanta notes too few reports to estimate overall movement.
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Wattonston
Obituary Notices for Della Barnett and Others in Decatur Area
Funeral details for Mrs Della Barnett of 717 Cashin St include services at Bethel Baptist Church Sunday at 2 30 pm with interment at Bethel Cemetery Reynolds in charge Survivors list husband Cal Barnett Decatur and extended relatives A wake is set 8 9 pm Saturday at Reynolds Chapel annex Also listed are Mary F Miller wake tonight and Arline Dester service at Hartselle Baptist Church with burial nearby Rev Lee leading Carl M Sykes directing Survivors include husband Chris Dester and siblings Osie Lee Thompson Ernest Ford Cora Flanigan among others from Hanceville and surrounding area Marketed notices show multiple families with funeral plans and cemetery details leading to a final burial in Pleasant Grove Church sequence.
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Della Barnett
Cashin St
Bethel Baptist Church
Bethel Cemetery
Reynolds
Cal Barnett
Decatur
Reynolds Chapel Annex
Arline Dester
Hartselle Baptist Church
Rev. Lee
Carl M. Sykes
Chris Dester
Osie Lee Thompson
Hartselle
Ernest Ford
Kansas City
Cora Flanigan
Hanceville 2
Pleasant Grove Church
Uncertain OCR Summary of Packaging Grades and Deliveries
Readable data notes packaging grades and delivery terms with mixed figures. Mentions large and medium sizes, consumer grades and door delivery cases, with references to percentages and ranges. No clear event or outcome identified in readable portions.
Livestock prices and receipts in southern markets
Cattle and calves mixed values with US No. 1-3 at 16.50 to 17.00. Receipts total about 2,600 for a two hour period ending 7 am at Albany Columbus Moultrie Ga and Dothan Fla with most at steady to US No. 1-3. No. 1-2 160-180 lbs and No. 2-3 240-270 lbs quoted 15.25 to 16.00. Compared with last Friday’s close prices up 50 to 75.
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Livestock Nashville
Aitity
Albany
Columbus
Moultrie
Dothan
Cotton futures edge lower on New York market
Cotton futures traded in New York with declines across the board as October and December contracts fell from previous closes. The board showed mixed bids with distant months around 31 to 32 cents per pound and near term prices slipping slightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotton New York
Hospitals Decatur General Dismissals and Admissions List
A county hospital list shows multiple dismissals and admissions across Decatur, Athens, Somerville, Huntsville, and nearby towns. Included are infants, mothers, and adults with names and street addresses, reflecting a routine patient turnover and care notes across the period. The item also contains a Dorothy Dix column with reader questions about love, marriage, and advice, including exchanges with “Bewildered” and “Hopeless.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy DIX
Hopeless
M.C
Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
East 34Th Street
Names in a Decatur Area Household List
A long list of individuals and ages appears with addresses in Decatur and surrounding towns including Moulton Hartsell Falkville Belle Mina Madison and Madison area contact entries for adults and children such as Roy Trimble Brenda Brown Debbie Hancock Elizabeth Howell Edna Gillespie Avery Powers and infant Jan Ellen Bobby Proctor infant son Bobby Lynn Doris Coffey Sue James Robert Chandler Jr Waylon Sisco Donald Moore Teen Coulter Dora Austin Claudie Devaney Homer Shoemaker and similar residents. The fragment resembles a directory or notice page listing names and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Debbie Hancock
19Th Ave
Elizabeth Howell
State Ave
Edna Gillespie
Moulton
Cleo Patterson
6Th Ave
Doris Landers
Morgan Ave
Avery Powers
Jan Ellen, Hartsell
Bobby Proctor
Bobby Lynn
Broadus Ave
Thomas Stutts
Decatur
Myrtle Thompson
Robert Chandler Jr
Memorial
Waylon Sisco
Belle Mina
Robert Hall
Bank St
Donald Moore
Carridale St
Teen Coulter
Cleveland Ave
Dora Austin
Sth Ave
Claudie Devaney
Madison
Homer Shoemaker
Falkville
Local residents listed in neighborhood directory
Mrs. Molly Horton and others are listed with addresses in a neighborhood directory. Names include Mrs. Joe Joseph, James Stutts, Mrs. William Nelson, Mrs. Cecil Walden, Mrs. Gladys Glenn, Miss Denesse Townson, Mrs. Clyde Randolph and addresses such as 307 6th Ave NW and 722 Sth Ave SE.
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Molly Horton
6Th Ave
Joe Joseph
Moulton St
James Stutts
Carol Lane
William Nelson
Market St. NE
Cecil Walden
Decatur
Gladys Glenn
Denesse Townson
Sth Ave
Mrs F Baker Cullman and others obituary fragment
Partial obituary note lists Mrs F Baker Cullman Ferris D White Vinemont Peter D Misegades 207 Sch lieing grounds Rev Clyde officiate Carl M Gundy will ace his areaue Survivors include her husband
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F. Baker
Cullman
Ferris
D. White
Vinemont
Peter D. Misegades
Sch
Clyde
Carl M. Gundy
Portland thief pockets 60 dollars from restaurant freezer
A thief obtained 60 dollars in cash from a Portland restaurant after discovering it hidden in a walk in freezer. The incident appears in a local AP report with sparse additional details and several unrelated names and addresses listed in the same clipping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland, Ore
Portland
Mixers Appeal Notice Tuesday
A white ruling on the appeal involving R. Edwing King, a theology student at Boston University, and seven Montgomery Negroes was heard May 11. King and the party were arrested March 31 for disorderly conduct after dining in a Negro cafe with Dr. Richard Nesmith, his wife, and 10 white MacMurray College students. all diners were fined $100 and costs in City Court, while Nesmith’s wife and students were later dismissed or reduced.
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Montgomery
R. Edwing King
Boston University
Baker
King
Richard Nesmith
MacMurray College
Jacksonville
Ill
Nesmith
Area Men In Service Rabon D Woodard Graduates Navy Training
San Diego California Rabon D Woodard apprentice chief petty officer USN son of Mr and Mrs Horace Woodard of 316 Barkley St Hartselle graduated May 27 from nine weeks of Recruit Training at the Naval Training Center here Apprentice petty officers are chosen from sea man recruits to assist company commanders based on aptitude and leadership qualities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Calif
Rabon D. Woodard
USN
Horace Woodard
Barkley St
Hartselle
Naval Training Center
Local births noted in Hartsville and Hartselle areas
Mr and Mrs Robert C Yarbrough of Tanner Heights Hart selle welcome a daughter Thursday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Britton Shankle of Trinity report a daughter Thursday. Mr and Mrs Bobby Prince of Hartselle report a son Thursday night at Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic. Mr and Mrs Walter C Jackson of 1529 Olive St report a daughter Thursday at Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic and Hospital.
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Robert C. Yarbrough
Tanner Heights
Hartselle
Decatur General Hospital
Britton Shankle
Trinity 1
Bobby Prince
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Clinic
Walter C. Jackson
Olive St
Infant Daughter Holsten Dies. Rites Planned
Susan Catherine Holsten two day old daughter of Mr and Mrs John R Holsten 1508 Pennylane died Thursday at 805 pm in a local hospital Graveside services will be today at 330 pm with Rev Wallace Lovett officiating Burial will be in City Cemetery with Brown directing Surviving include the parents and two sisters Cherrie and Paty
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Susan Catherine Holsten
John R. Holsten
Pennylane
Wallace Lovett
City Cemetery
Brown
Cherrie
Paty
Moulton D and S Restaurant Sold to Wilkerson
Pete Wilkerson bought the D and S Restaurant in Moulton and named Doris Morgan as manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
W. B
Pete) Wilkerson
Doris Morgan
Convict Creates HEL P Shape While Planting NSP Letters
Nebraska convicts at the State Penitentiary plant spring flower beds in the NSP letters to guide aircraft. One worker was removed after guards found he was shaping the letters into HELP. The prison paper The Forum notes the incident and the plan to continue the letters.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska State Penitentiary
The
Forum
Baptist Training Union Meeting Set at Falkville Church
The County Baptist Association Training Union mass meeting will be held Monday at 7 30 p m at Falkville Baptist Church with Rev Frank McWhirter pastor of the Falkville church as speaker. Interested persons are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Are County Baptist Asso- Training Union
Falkville Baptist Church
Frank McWhirter
Falkville Church
Baptist Training Union
Three Decatur students earn Clarke College diplomas
Three Decatur graduates Ronald Manly Bobby Perkins and Edward Richards were among 71 students receiving the Associate of Arts degree at Clarke College Newton Mississippi. The class included eight states and was the school’s largest since 1955.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Clarke College
Newton
Miss
Ronald Manly
Bobby Perkins
Edward Richards
Community notices and incidents in Decatur area
Local Red Cross forbids children under 48 inches from beginner swimming classes starting Monday with height checks at entry. Vacation Bible School at Fifth Avenue Baptist Church set for Saturday 9 am to noon, Monday to Friday for two weeks. Rotary Club hears Thomas E. Hurst on tying fishing flies. Midshipman David C Baker and Missouri ROTC unit preparing for Sixth Fleet cruise July 19 to Sept 5. About 100 pennies stolen from Cedar Crest Shoe Store on Lafayette Street after break-in. Minor fire at Charles Lumpkin home reports slight smoke in utility room.
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Red Cross
Red Cross Office
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
David C. Baker
Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps
University of Missouri
Sixth Fleet
Mediterranean Sea
Baker
James G. Magay
Decatur High School
Cedar Crest
Lafayette St
Gift Nearly Kills Mother at Moonshine Hideout
Police traced a bomb attack that badly burned a Nashville woman to the basement of her estranged husband Leroy Tate in Lincoln County. Tate, 33, is charged with three counts of assault with intent to murder after a booby trap exploded. officers found 1,485 gallons of moonshine whisky at the scene. His two children Becky 10 and Charlotte 8 were reported seriously injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville, Tenn
Leroy Tate
Tate
Lincoln County
Triune
Nashville
Alabama Delegates Weigh Chairman Cashes In On Loyalty
The Montgomery Advertiser reports Gallion claims a 29 vote majority of delegates for the chairmanship while Almon cites a substantial bloc pledged to him. Neither man has named a presidential backer as the factional contest among loyalists and states’ rights supporters continues.
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Montgomery Advertiser
Gallion
Almon
Alabama
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Beatrice
Dahelia
Paul C. Davis
Studebaker
Edro
Bedi
Sor Fe
4Th Ave. S.E
Markets
ED Morse
AP Business News
Atlanta
Georgie
Sen Ann
Birmingham Grongs
Mary
F. Miller
Harold Rutherford
Cindy Zine
Town
Thomas Gatlin
Charlotte Ann
Athens
Annie Ulm
Somerville Rd
Coy Lowell
Stephen Mathew Dobo
Columbia Circle
Erice Gertrude Sivey
Somerville
Donald Ray Dickey
4Th Ave
Curtis R. Helms
Tonya Marie
Summerlane
Robert T. Estes
Gurnie L. Parker
Adrian Marine
Volfe Lee Hopper
7Th Ave
Jim Roberson
Anthony Wayne Childers
Lacey's
Willie Sidney
Lamon
William T. Dye
13Th Ave
William Charles Seibert
3Rd Ave
Dennis Girard Riley
Walnut St
William Bronough
L. A. Allen Jr
Robert K. Wolf
Monroe St
Huntsville
George Alan Summerford
Frost St
Mariel Nissen
DORO_THY DIX
Patent Office
Bell Syndicate
Roy Trimble
9Th Ave
Brenda Brown
Doris Coffey
Sue James
5Th Ave
Bank Street
Clyde Randolph
Wilson St. NW
Wann St. Ne
En Garden
Marvin Twilley
Hanceville
Thomas N. Lee
St. W
Edwin Owens
P. O. Box
Cullman Ornton Sigs
Cees S
Agnes Kinney
Bobby R. Cummings
Marion E. Bartlett
Phillip Dyer
Frank Smith
Lawrence County
Ralph Segars
Danville
Athens Limestone Admissions
Anna Roe Edwards
Ginger Lynne Sneed
E. D. Dorning
Vickie Dianne Tucker
Rogersville
Mary Malone
Leonard Harrison
Marie Gravit
Toney
Marjorie Walker
Susan Holsten
Baptist
Decatur’ Clarke
Dobson
Second Ave
Thomas E. Hurst
Decatur Rotary Club
Hurst
Chemstrand
Charles Lumpkin
Plaza St
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