Eighteen Apply for Decatur Road-E-O Contest
Eighteen applications have been received for the teenage Road-E-O sponsored Saturday by the Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce. Judging starts 8 a.m. on Prospect Dr with test cars provided. The winner advances to the state contest June 27 28 in Montgomery and the national contest for $3100 in scholarships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce
Decatur Youth Center
Circle Drive-In
Prospect
E. L. Jolly, Jr
Committee On Prizes
Montgomery
Alabama
Local officials discuss options after protest against filing period
A local official, who asked to remain unnamed, says two paths exist if the protest is upheld: declare the sheriff’s office vacant with a new nominee or trigger a fresh election. The dispute centers on Collier’s late expense filing on May 28, with records showing the same date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCutcheon
Collier
Decatur Days Draw Big Crowds For City Goodwill
Large offerings and sales attract tremendous crowds in town as Decatur Days aims to build goodwill throughout the district. The event showcases community spirit and regional participation to boost local pride and commerce.
Lonnie A Walden Dies at 60 in Decatur Hospital
Lonnie A Walden 60 of 419 11th Ave SW died last night at 10 o clock in Decatur General Hospital. He formerly worked at a grocery store. Survived by wife Myrtle, four sons Richard Decatur Calvin San Francisco Charlie Lakeland and L A Jr in Germany, four daughters Wendell Shankle Decatur James Bond Virginia Blaite Borden Somerville Sarah Schmidt Lakeland, two brothers R E Walden Danville W D Walden Decatur, three sisters Maggie Roberts Ohio Susie Christian Ohio Hattie Sparkman Danville. Funeral arrangements to be announced later by Mutual Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonnie A. Walden
11Th Ave
Decatur General Hospital
Walden
Myrtle Walden
Richard
Decatur
Calvin
San Francisco
Charlie
Lakeland
Fla
L. A. Jr
U. S. Army
Germany
Wendell Shankle
James Bond
Virginia
Blaite Borden
Somerville
Sarah Schmidt
R. E. Walden
Danville
W. D. Walden
Maggie Roberts
Ohio
Susie Christian
Hattie Sparkman
Mutual Service
For Rent Notices and Lost Item Snippet
Classified lines show multiple rental offers including a four room house with bath and hot water, furnished room with private entrance and bath, two room all electric house on a bus line, a cool bed room with adjoining bath, a three room unfurnished apartment with hot and cold water. Also a lost red purse containing horn rim glasses referenced to Emens with phone contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cain ‘Street
Oak Street
3Rd Ave
S.W
Amusements listings for Princess and Jivaro showings
The French Line starring Jane Russell and Gilbert Roland at Amusements Princess with showings at 1 00 3 05 5 10 7 15 and 9 20. Jivaro with Fernando Lamas Rhoda Fleming plays at ROXY with 1 25 3 24 5 23 7 22 and 9 21. Quo Vadis screens at STARVUE with Robert Taylor Deborah Kerr at 7 00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Russell
Gilbert Roland
Roxy — Jivaro
Fernando Lamas
Rhoda Fleming
Quo Vadis
Robert Taylor
Deborah Kerr
Pig Airlift to Yugoslavia Continues Despite Attack
London reports the pig airlift to Yugoslavia proceeds with 17 purebred pigs aboard a Yugoslav transport as part of 1,600 from Britain. An attack on a Belgian Sabena DC3 near the Hungarian front killed a Belgian radio officer. Surviving crewmen blamed a Soviet MIG. Belgium awaits Austrian inquiry before protest. Volksstimme claims Sabena violated Hungary’s frontier but does not name Hungary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Yugoslavia
Britain
Graz
Austria
Brussels
Belgium
Vienna
Volksstimme
Sabena
Hungary
Red People’s Republic
Close Alabama primary tests amid statewide race notes
Patterson Georgia training center noted as context as the State Democratic Executive Committee prepares its official count next week. Porter, a Gadsden attorney, endorsed by Gov Nominate James E Folsom and the attorney general Si Garrett, faced a tight race the closest statewide primary in 14 years. Other statewide results included Hurt 239010 and McBryde 136334 for secretary of state. Meadows 210528 and Culp 174713 for superintendent. Mayfield 202146 and Clayton 159170 for supreme court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Persons
Hugh White
Alabama Public Service Commission
Mary Texas Hurt
Scottsboro
Ed McBryde
Heflin
A. R. Meadows
Huntsville
D. P. Culp
Superme Court
James J. Mayfield
Tuscaloosa
Preston Clayton
Clayton
Services Conducted For Robert Barto Reese
Funeral services were held for Robert Barto Reese 64 who died after a heart attack at work in Hanceville. Interment followed at Center Grove Church cemetery. Surviving are his wife Emily Reese three daughters six sons two step-daughters one brother and three sisters.
Cub Scouts Visit Wheeler Refuge
Cub Scouts from Decatur’s Pack 19 visited Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge on a Tuesday outing. Fifteen Cubs toured the refuge office and shell-processing site near Cavea learning mussel gathering and button trade methods from the operator, with den mothers Avery Taylor and several others accompanying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
Avery Taylor
C. E. Hieserman
J. D. Collins
Carlile Stedman
Richard Parr
Cave A
Memorial Service Placed at Morris Cemetery on Trinity Mountain
Sheriff's deputies arrested one person for public drunkenness. Rev. Charles R. Wallace will give a memorial address Sunday at 2 15 p.m. at Morris cemetery on Trinity mountain. Everyone is invited. Miss Janie Thomas will direct youth work at First Methodist Church and move to 606 Ferry St NE Monday. Fire Department reports no fires. Westside Baptist Bible school prepares for parade Saturday at 9 a.m. Diana Shaneyfelt recovering after tonsillectomy at Baugh Wiley Clinic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Wallace
Trinity Methodist Church
Morris Cemetery
Trinity Mountain
Janie Thomas
Athens
Alabama College
Montevallo
First Methodist Church
Westside Baptist Church Bible School
Diana Shaneyfelt
4Th Ave
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
Supreme Court Rejects San Francisco Public Housing Segregation Appeal
The Supreme Court denied an appeal from a lower court ruling that banned segregation in a San Francisco public housing project. Maybank viewed the ruling as a nationwide ban and sought to strike his provision on the Senate floor. Leaders from both parties allowed the motion to pass by voice vote without record. Knowland then presented Eisenhower's proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
San Francisco
Maybank
Senate
Knowland
California
Eisenhower
Hearing Set Delayed in Axe Slaying Case
The hearing in the axe slaying case before Judge D L Rosenau Jr in Athens was reset for next Friday. D C Clemons, Limestone County Negro tenant farmer, was arrested after an altercation at his home where two others were beaten. Levi Fletcher died and Jim Henry Collier remains in fair condition. Clemons says the two men drew knives and challenged him. Initial charges of assault with intent to murder remain. he is free on a $1000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
D. L. Rosenau, Jr
D. C. Clemons
Limestone County
Madison County
Huntsville Hospital
Levi Fletcher
Jim Henry Collier
Church Backing Race Ruling Sought by Southern Baptists
The Southern Baptist Convention may adopt a Christian Life Commission report endorsing the Supreme Court ruling against public school segregation. The proposal notes the decision aligns with democratic principles and Christian teaching and urges good citizenship while respecting local church autonomy. The commission also presents its annual report urging restoration of civil rights to 13 million Negro citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Supreme Court
Southern Baptist Convention
A. C. Miller
Nashville
Tenn
Convention
Christian Life Commission
Miller
Southern Baptist Church
Southern Baptist Churches
Hospital Dismissals and Admissions Listed
A list of discharge names and new admissions from multiple hospitals includes A H Travis and Mrs Cecil Sims among dismissals, with Little Cathy Phillips and Dorothy Jean Woodall among patients, plus admissions for Ollie S Norwood and James Waldrop. Locations include Decatur General Hospital and Cullman area, with various streets and towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank ST. Hospital
A. H. Travis
4Th Ave
Cecil Sims
5Th Ave
Cathy Phillips
Trinity
Decatur General Hospital
Jesse
Rich and Baby
Pulaski
Tenn
Donald
Ronald Hancock
Cullman
Ollie S. Norwood
Cantonment
Fla
James Waldrop
Wilson Ave
Dorothy Jean Woodall
Hartselle
Marvin Hall
Cain St
Ben Collier
Cornelian Court Apt
John Adams
Lacon
James C. Berry
Flint Road
Donna Fuller
Cypress St
Probation Violation Charged To Sanders
A Decatur resident Ossie B Sanders, 31, was arrested on disorderly conduct and charged with violating his probation. He had been convicted on two forgery counts and placed on a four year probation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Ossie B. Sanders
Morgan County Sheriff's Forces
Sanders
Ngauruhoe Volcano Erupts Pouring Lava and Rocks
Ngauruhoe on New Zealand's North Island erupted today sending molten lava 500 feet high and 100-ton boulders down its 7000 foot slope. No lives were endangered as settlements are distant. The volcano last erupted in 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Z
Auckland
New Zealand
North Island
Ngauruhoe
Girl With rare bone disease graduates after first school visit
Betty Sheaf er of 22 years finally attends Stowe Township High School and earns a diploma. Doctors call it a calcium storage disorder causing brittle bones and more than 100 fractures. She learned at home, then a teacher visited weekly and now types and hopes to work as a secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Betty Sheaffer
Betty
Stowe Township
Township School Board
McCarthy Subcommittee Debates 133 Suspected Security Risks List
McCarthy seeks to compel the FBI to reveal names of suspected Communists in defense plants and government work. Symington’s motion to proceed is delayed as Cohn faces questions on the list and on calls monitoring. The Defense Department rejects secrecy, stating it may act on suspects to protect national security while McCarthy argues not all 133 are Reds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ton
McCarthy
FBI
Symington
Cohn
Defense Department
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Secretary of the Army
Stevens
Roy M. Cohn
Army
Joseph N. Welch
Department
Asst
Fred Seaton
Seaton
Department of Defense
Bethlehem Founded On Christmas Eve 1741
Bethlehem Pennsylvania traces its origins to Christmas Eve in 1741 when settlers established the town. The date anchors the community’s colonial heritage and long civic history.
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Bethlehem
Official Voters Completed in Tuesday Primary County Results
The official count of the Tuesday primary in Lawrence County was completed Thursday afternoon. Attorney general candidates Patterson 2403 and Porter 1680. secretary of state Hurt 2691 and McBride 1347. state superintendent Culp 1589 and Meadows 2696. associate justice Clayton 1795 and Mayfield 1827. tax collector Cameron 2460 and Hurst 2897. Southeast Board of Revenue Long 2815 and Wiley 2542. Southwest Board of Revenue Saint 2792 and Young 2483.
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Lawrence County
Albert L. Patterson
Lee
Mary Texas Hurt
Ed H. McBride
D. P. Culp
Austin R. Meadows
Supreme Court
Preston C. Clayton
James J. Mayfield
Clyde D. Cameron
Zilpha G. Hurst
Board of Revenue
Otis B. Long
John I. Wiley
Southwest
Pride Saint
W. R. Young
Mayor Denies Hiding Receipts in Tax Evasion Trial
Birmingham Anniston Mayor E C Lloyd testified he concealed about 5251000 in cash bakery receipts and denied hiding income from 1945 to 1947. The case charges Lloyd evaded federal taxes totaling 18000 and centers on bank accounts in his wife and adopted daughter names used as loans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Anniston
E. C. Lloyd
Lloyd
Oyd
Britain faces espionage issues and loyalty fears
British confidence in government loyalty remains high despite American concerns about subversives. Churchill rejected calls for a formal inquiry into communism, with observers suggesting Britain will handle espionage quietly without politicizing the issue.
Miss Hellie Scoggins Dies in Cullman Area Funeral
Funeral services for Miss Hellie Scoggins 64 of Cullman 3, who died Wednesday, will be held at Duck River Church with time to be announced. Rev. Dave Horsley will officiate. Surviving are sisters Mrs. R. L. Brannon Cullman 3, Mrs. Nancy Brasher Cullman, and Miss Annie Scoggins.
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Cullman
Hellie 64
Duck River Church
Dave Horsley
R. L. Brannon
Nancy Brasher
Annie Scoggins
Joint Services Set For Drowning Victims
Funeral services will be held for Bessie Collier 38 and her niece Mary Alice Isom Collier 8 who drowned when a car left U S highway 31 and plunged into the Tennessee river backwaters. Services Sunday at 2 p m at Negro First Baptist Church Courtland with Reynolds in charge and burial in Courtland cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Bessie Collier
Mary Alice Isom Collier
U.S. Highway 31
Tennessee River
Negro First Baptist Church
Courtland
Reynolds
First Woman Elected in Lawrence County Tax Collector
Mrs. Zilpha Gore Hurst of Cookeville Tennessee makes history as Lawrence County’s first woman elected to public office by winning the tax collector race in the Democratic runoff. She led the first primary and secured a strong majority in the final, after a career in teaching Civil Works Administration WPA Public Welfare and as deputy tax collector. She has two children, Jean and Jimmy, with both pursuing college study at Florence State Teachers College.
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Zilpha Gore Hurst
Cookeville
Tenn
Lawrence County
WPA
Lawrence County Department of Public Welfare
Courtland Air Base
Hurst
Jean
Jimmy
Moulton
Florence State Teachers College
Congr
Bob Jones
Market Report Shows Mixed Prices Across Commodities
Cotton inch minding at 34.31 while Decatur loan sits at 33.9 percent. Cottonseed at 50 dollars per ton. Milk Grade A at 5.70 per hundred. manufactured milk 2.80 per hundred with 5 cent points above 4 percent. Grains and cattle show varied values including No. 2 wheat 1.71, yellow corn 1.56, feed corn 1.42, oats 0.65, barley 0.92, steers 18 to 20, cows 9 to 10, calves 16.50 to 18.50, hogs 25.25 for 190–230 pounds.
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Decatur
North Georgia live poultry market steady with improved trading
Atlanta reports steady live poultry trading in North Georgia with ample supplies and clearer movement. Prices paid over 24 hours ending today show broilers or fryers at farms 22 to 23 pounds, bulk sales around 22 percent, with f. o. b. plants posting 23 to 24 percent in early sales, and some plant operators paying higher on their own contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
North Georgia
f.C.b
Nashville Livestock Prices Report
Cattle 50 head nominal calves 25 Wealers 1.00 lower. Choice and prime cattle 17.00 to 19.00. Hogs 150 190 to 230 lb butchers steady or 25 lower than early. Other weights steady. sows 17.00 to 18.50. Sheep 300 receipts smaller than estimate. Spring lambs strong. lot choice and prime 88 lb at 26.00, other good to prime 25.00 to 25.75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Queen Elizabeth to get stabilizing fins next winter
The 83,000 ton Queen Elizabeth will be fitted with hydraulically operated stabilizing fins to extend under the hull below the waterline. The fins reduce rolling in heavy seas and will be installed next winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Large Solar Generator Promises Home Power Source
The Air Force announced a solar generator that with refinement could power a home. Research by Donald C. Reynolds and Lt. Col. Gerard M. Leies at Wright Air Development Center in Ohio led to the device using cadmium sulfide crystals and a wafer-thin four by fifteen foot slab to store sun energy. Bell Telephone Co also unveiled a solar battery using silicon transistors to convert sunlight to electricity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Air Force
Air Research and Development Command
Donald C. Reynolds
Gerard M. Leies
Wright Air Development Center
Dayton
Ohio
Bell Telephone Co
Bell
Parliament Brawl in Japan Sparks Dozens of Injuries
About 50 people suffered minor injuries as a mass scuffle broke out during a chaotic session in Ja pan's stormy parliamentary history. Police restored order after punches and chaos disrupted proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Dien Bien Phu Air Losses Mentioned In Report
The article notes two aircraft shot down over Dien Bien Phu during the road Vietnamese war effort. U S Navy crews flew the new arrivals from San Diego signaling ongoing supply and support operations amid the battle zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dien Bien Phu
U.S. Navy
San Diego
Greece and Yugoslavia Draft Mutual Defense Pact
Greece and Yugoslavia began drafting an agreement to bind their nations with Turkey in a Balkan mutual defense alliance. Greek Premier Papagos said the alliance is realistic and aimed at mutual defense, transforming the Ankara Tripartite Pact into a military bloc for free Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Greece
Yugoslavia
Turkey
Alexander Papagos
Tito
Papagos
Free Europe
Boy Uses Stolen Skates in Travel Mischief
In Dothan a 9 year old boy stole a new pair of skates worth 17 dollars from a rink and wore them to Headland then a bus to Eufaula. He admitted breaking into a bakery and taking cookies for the road trip before police intervened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan
Headland
Eufaula
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Wadsworth Street
Spencer Tracy
Jean Simmons
Hartselle—Francis
Donald O’connor
Kiwanis Club
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Bettye Gaye Hamilton
T. M. Guyton
Bettye
Shirley Burk
Jimmy Hunter
Madison Marshall
Frank Troup
Hamilton
Burk
Robert B. Reece
Cub
Wheeler
Urlimale
Sheriff’s
Church
United States
Winston Churchill
Hellie Scoggins
Cullman 3
Lawrence Co
Mutual Savings Life
Bank, ST. Cor. Bank
Vine Sts
Allen C. Books
Optometrist
Second Ave. S. E
Hagerty Drugs
M. E. Edwards
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