Ipulimale Glimpses of Community News
Ipulimale reports multiple local incidents this Sunday. Okie Bailey was treated for a bullet wound at Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic after an unknown shooter on E Wilson St. a hit and run damaged Billie Howell’s car on 19th Ave SE.
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Okie Bailey
E. Market St
Baugh- Wiley-Smith
Bailey
E. Wilson St
Billie Howell
Austinville
19Th Ave
Cecil Leon Huskey
Hartseller
Barbara Beddingfield
Trinity 1
Second Ave
Jackson St
Four Nabbed For Violation Whiskey Laws
Morgan County deputies arrested four individuals for whiskey law violations over the weekend. Abraham Hudgins was found with two pints at his Oden Ridge home near Eva. Walter Sharpley had a small amount at his residence a mile west of Hartselle. Cecil Compton faced charges after a gallon was found at his Poplar Street home. Earl Thompson was arrested for possessing a similar amount at his Sunset Drive home. Additional weekend arrests by the sheriff's office followed.
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Morgan County
Abraham Hudgins
Oden Ridge
Eva
Walter Sharpley
Hartselle
Cecil Compton
Poplar St
Earl Thompson
Sunset Dr
Sheriff's Office
Macmillan Plea for Closer Economic Ties
British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan urged closer economic links between Britain and the United States in a nationally televised address at DePauw University Indiana. He cited barriers to free trade and money flow and urged interdependence as the key to the latter 20th century. He planned a Washington visit to meet President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles and was to receive an honorary doctor of laws degree.
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Indianapolis
Harold Macmillan
United States
de Pauw University
Greencastle
Ind
Macmillan
Washington
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Indiana
Charles de Gaulle
France
de Gaulle
de Pauw
Two Lawmen Held In Death Of 16 Year Old
MAPLESVILLE AP City Police Chief Hargis Davidson and Policeman Joe Bryant are held on second degree murder warrants in the fatal shooting of 16 year old George Vardan. The youth died in a Clanton hospital after being shot Friday night during a pursuit in which the truck ran a red light. Other occupants included Thomas Brewer 16 John Price 22 and A D Gore 18 all of Jamison Alabama. The warrants were signed by Vardan's father. The officers were moved from Montgomery County jail to Chilton County jail in Clanton Sunday.
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Maplesville
Hargis Davidson
Joe Bryant
Chilton County
Hugh Champion
George Vardan
Otis Vardan
Clanton
Vardan
Davidson
Bryant
Thomas N. Brewer
John W. Price
A. D. Gore
Jamison
Ala
Montgomery County
Chilton Couny
UAW Threat Walkout At Chrysler Pauses As Talks Resume
In Detroit AP dispatches the United Auto Workers Union reviewed a threatened rank and file walkout at Chrysler Corp as auto peace talks resumed. In Montgomery AP reports Attorney General John Patterson said his cost to win the Democratic nomination for governor was 38194 dollars, largely covered by others.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers Union
Chrysler Corp
Eisenhower asks Congress for military construction funds
President Eisenhower asked Congress for a broad package of appropriations largely aimed at military construction and defense needs in a move signaling emphasis on national security and infrastructure.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Bitter House Debate Looms On Reciprocal Trade
In Washington the House opens two days of debate over Eisenhower's reciprocal trade program. A five year extension and tariff reduction authority are sought in return for concessions from other nations. The vote hinges on 20 to 30 lawmakers. A two thirds veto on tariff actions is proposed plus safeguards for oil and mineral interests.
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B. L. Livingstone
Washington
Eisenhower
House
U.S
United States
Richard M. Simpson
Rpa
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
House Ways and Means Committee
Judge Notes Crime Increase With Regional Growth
Judge Newton Powell told a circuit court grand jury that North Alabama’s growth brings more people and a rise in crime. He outlined four offender types and urged prompt action against violators while ensuring swift acquittals for the innocent. He noted teenagers drive many burglaries and break-ins, often with alcohol violations involved.
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North
Alabama
Newton Powell
Circuit Court
Grand
Powell
Genu
Decatur Skies: Moon At Apogee With Visible Planets
The Tuesday June 10 sky report notes a Moon at apogee about 251000 miles away with an evening rise at 5 34 and 8 00 p.m. tonight shows a New Moon. Jupiter is visible in the south around 8 55 p.m. The entry includes a brief forecast of dawn and visibility details for the period.
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Eae Tadese
Sore Danceemens
Jupiter
Weather and River Report for Decatur and Vicinity
Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge stood 21.78 feet this morning, up 0.37 in 24 hours, sea level 556.08 feet. Yesterday's high 100, low 72. Today 86. Forecast: partly cloudy and warm with scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers today through Tuesday. Winds SW 10 to 18 mph with gusts to 30 near storms. Highs 92 today and 93 Tuesday, lows 69 tonight.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
Public Works Funds Voted by House Appropriations
The House Appropriations Committee approved 1.074 billion dollars in new federal public works funding for the upcoming fiscal year. The package comes in 1.97 million dollars under President Eisenhower's request and includes 749.4 million for 396 water resources projects managed by the Army Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Eisenhower
Army Engineers
Bureau of Reclamation
East West Dispute Over Nine U.S. Army Men
Russia refuses responsibility for nine American soldiers and a helicopter captured after a forced landing in East Germany. East German authorities claim jurisdiction over the aircraft and crew while the United States demands repatriation. The incident tests postwar four power accords and involves evacuation and diplomatic protests.
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Russia
East Germany
United States
East Berlin
Germany
Soviet Union
3Rd Armored Division
U. S
Zwickau
Foreign Ministry
U.S. State Department
First A-Plane May Be Up Six Months In First Test
The nations first nuclear powered aircraft could fly unmanned for six months to a year then be landed for study. General Electric in a new brochure cites tests at its Evandale Ohio and Idaho Falls facilities and notes potential uses from bombers to global surveillance and logistics.
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Vern Haugland
Washington
National Defense
General Electric Atomic Products Division
GE Aircraft Nuclear Populsion Department
Cincinnati
Evandale
Ohio
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Defense
House Appropriations OK $16 850 000 for TVA System
The House Appropriations Committee approved a 16.85 million dollar appropriation to the Tennessee Valley Authority, aligned with President Eisenhower’s budget. The bill, part of a public works package, notes fiscal 1959 funding will total about 19.06 million with carry-over. The TVA obligation program shows prior years and current totals including unobligated balances.
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Washington
Tennessee Valley Authority
House Appropriations Committee
Eisenhower
House
Congress
TVA
Shooting Sends Lawrence Man To Hospital In Decatur Area
Courtland Alabama Sunday shooting on Spring Creek Road left A D Steele 28 hospitalized at Decatur General with a shotgun wound to the left leg described as fair. Dennis Wiggins 28 was jailed in Lawrence County on a charge not yet filed after police arrested him at his home. Wiggins was moved to Moulton by Brown Parker and Elmer Appleton. Authorities cite an argument as the likely cause.
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Courtland
Lawrence County
Moulton
Decatur General Hospital
A. D. Steele
Dennis Wiggins
Wiggins
Tye Cobb
Spring Creek
Brown Parker
Elmer Appleton
Soviet Ambassador Defends Alleged Secret Buyer Case
Soviet Ambassador Mikhail Menshikov defends a junior diplomat denying any attempt to buy American military secrets. Nikolai Kurochkin was ordered to leave after paying hundreds for Army manuals, while Beaumet says he supplied only non secret material and earned 435 dollars. Justice officials say Beaumet cooperated with investigators.
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Washington
Mikhail Menshikov
Menshikov
Nikolai I. Kurochkin
Charles
T. Beaumet
Kurochkin
United States
Beaumet
Arlington
Justice Department
Canadian Premier Proposes NATO Food Bank
Canadian Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker suggests creating a NATO food bank to reduce surpluses and keep strategic reserves ready in case of war, in Middletown, Connecticut. He links improved Canada United States economic ties to this proposal.
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Middletown
Conn
John G. Diefenbaker
United States
NATO
Cullman Auto Wrecks Hurt 6
Six people were injured in two Cullman County traffic accidents yesterday. John Norris, 37, and his wife, 32, sustained back injuries and cuts in a 1953 Chrysler wreck on Highway 69 near Bug Tussle around 5 am and were admitted to Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic where they were listed in satisfactory condition. A separate 5 pm crash on Highway 278 near Center 1 involved a 1953 Mercury driven by Alvin Pierce and a 1952 Ford pickup driven by 15 year old Harriet Hays. four injured including Harriet, Kenneth Love, Betty Sue Pierce, and Alvin Pierce, with injuries ranging from scalp lacerations to broken ribs. The page ends with a note that the scene spurred a third crash involving a 1957 Buick at the same location.
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Decatur
Cullman County
John Norris
5Th Ave
Smith Motors
Chrysler
Highway 69
Bug
Norris
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Clinic
Mercury
Alvin Pierce
Trol
Lee Cullman
Declining Acreage To Close Cotton Oil Plant At Sheffield
The Southern Cotton Oil Division plant of Wesson Oil and Snowdrift Co. will close July 1 due to shrinking cotton acreage from federal programs. The Sheffield facility has employed about 50 workers since its August acquisition, previously around 80. The closure ends a long independent operation tied to regional cotton production.
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Sheffield
Southern Cotton Oil Division
Wesson Oil and Snowdrift Co., Inc
Wesson Oil and Snowdrift Co
Money loosening fuels Decatur housing boom and more
Local activity shows credit easing as John C. Hall of the Mortgage Bankers Assn of America says adequate funds exist in Decatur and the Tennessee Valley for homes and commercial projects. May building permits total $1,386,563 with 42 permits issued, part of a 1958 surge in financing and construction.
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Decatur
Tennessee Valley
John C. Hall
The
Mortgage Bankers Assn. of America
Hall
Dobbs, Allen and Hall Mortgage Co., Inc
Birmingham
Ing
Local Resident Fatally Stabbed in Wilson Street Home
Henry Thedford a 40 year old Black man was found dead inside his 603 West Wilson Street residence shortly after midnight on Sunday. His wife Mattie Franklin 31 admitted stabbing after a dispute during which he allegedly hit her and a 10 year old girl named Bobbie Franklin. Witnesses heard the argument and police were alerted.
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Joe
Henry Thedford
Wilson St
Thedford
W. Wilson St
Mattie Franklin
Bobbie Franklin
C. J Martin
Terry
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Semmes Motor Sales
First Ave
Fifteenth Ave. SE
Eldredge Guire
B. B. Guire
J. H. Guire
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Antha Grizzard
Huntsville
John Guire
7Th Ave
J. C. White
Priceville
Calvary Baptist Church
Buckley
America
Tory
Public Works Funds Voted
Fuss
Red Germany
By Seymour Topping
Barton Kay Kirkham
Utah
Point of the Mountain
Kirkham
Okehs
Lawrence
Red
Food Bank
By Doug Norman
By Ken Reynolds
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