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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1958

Page

2

Brown Reappointed To State Board Of Embalmers

Gov James E Folsom reappointed Lewis Co Pinky Brown owner and manager of Brown Funeral Co to the State Board of Medical Embalmers with a term ending May 30 1963 Brown also serves as Morgan County coroner The article also lists class reunion plans for Central High School 1933 and upcoming Eastern Star meeting plus two new house permits and a student award at the University of the South Floyd Sherrod Jr won the E G Richmond Prize for best two year record in political science.

James E. Folsom Lewis Co Pinky” Brown Brown Funeral Co State Board of Medical Embalmers Brown Morgan County Central High School Big Bob Gibson Bee Line Highway 31 B. C. Frost 11Th Ave. St Central High Floyd Sherrod, Jr Optime Merons University of the South E. G. Richmond Politi

Farm Worker Hurt as Tree Limb Falls During Cutting

A farm worker was injured when a limb fell from a tree during cutting. He was driven to Black Chandler Hospital around 4 p.m. and then sent to Birmingham by doctor order. Peck Funeral Home reported an emergency run. University Hospital staff were unsure if surgery would be needed. He remains under observation.

Black Chandler Hospital David Chandler Birmingham Peck Funeral Home University Hospital

Macmillan Addresses DePauw University Audience

Macmillan spoke at DePauw University in Greencastle Indiana calling for peaceful relations and urging the low countries to seek harmony. Eisenhower praised Macmillan in brief remarks, noting his respected standing in free nations and his openness about world events.

de Pauw University Greencastle Ind Macmillan Eisenhower

Richard K. White Dies In Rest Home

Richard Kirby White, 86, of Hartselle, died Monday at 6 45 p m in Falkville Rest Home. Funeral set for West Hartselle Baptist Church Wednesday at 2 p m. Survivors include three daughters Beaulah Gibson Athens Viola Sivley Decatur and Lillie Mae Moody Robbins North Carolina. three sons George B White Hartselle Fred White Danville and Robert L White Scottsboro. The body to be taken to the...

Hartselle Richard Kirby White Falkville West Hartselle Baptist Church Beaulah Gibson Athens Viola Sivley Decatur Lillie Mae Moody Robbins N.C George B. White

Market Prices and Livestock Ranges in Final Sale Notes

Market figures show No. 2 Mile at 2.00, No. 2 Milling Wheat 1.85, Poultry Wheat 1.45, No. 2 Barley 0.90. Cattle 150. Hogs 100. U.S. 1-3 190 lb barrows 22.00 to 22.25, 170-190 lb 21.00 to 21.75. Sows steady to 25 higher. US 1-3 30-650 lb 17.50 to 18.50.

U.S

New York Stocks End Week Slightly Down Amid Mixed Action

The New York stock market fell modestly late in the day with average turnover. Volume was about 2.3 million shares, vs 2.38 million Monday. Major issues softened fractions to about a point as the market drifted from its 1958 highs. Steel, rails, chemicals declined while oils softened. Lorillard and Paramount rose about a point.

New York Lorillard and Paramount

Stock ticker snapshot shows varied percent changes across firms

A dense list of company names with percentage figures follows, including Lockheed, Loew's, American Air, Lorillard, Mallory, Nat Dairy, Ohio Oil, RCA, Coca Cola, General Electric, and Westinghouse among others, indicating intraday or daily percentage movements. Many entries include multiple lines of company pairs and percent values, with some typos and spacing irregularities.

Loew's Am Air L Lorillard Am Cyan Lou & Nash Am M & Fdy Lowensein Am Mrs Mallory Am Monson Am T&t Mont Wardite Nat Dairy Nat Distill Ohio Oil Pac G & el Borden Ches & Ohio Pitt Plate RCA Coca Cola Reyn Met Con Mitrs Ryn Rohm & H Cur Wright St. Reg Pap Doug Airc Sars Doe Chem Simmons Ben Ae Bocony Ford Mrs Sou Co Gen Elec Sou Pac Mirs Rd Gen Shoe Ltd Ol NJ Glidden 30 Stude Goodrich Swift Greyhound Ie Totten U S Ind U & Rubber Warner B West UN Tel Johns Man West Elec Kan Woolworth

Grain futures soft as market awaits government crop report

Chicago grain prices moved little on the Board of Trade with minor changes ahead of today’s government crop report. Carrot grain receipts in Chicago were estimated at wheat 7 cars, corn 36, oats 6, rye 2, barley none and soybeans 23.

Chicago Board of Trade

Alabama and Georgia live poultry market report notes

Alabama live poultry brokers report adequate offerings with good demand and few fair spots. Prices up to 20 cents for early trades. 394,972 head noted. Pena Guat area shows current pricing with slight variations. Georgia poultry markets show broilers and fryers at 20 at farms, 21 f.O.b. plants, with light types at farms 12-13 and 13-14 f.O.b. plants.

Birmingham Alabama Pena Atlanta Georgia f.O.b

Livestock Prices steady in Nashville trade

Cattle and hog prices hold steady or up slightly in Nashville market notes. Utility and commercial cows bring 17.00 to 19.50, steers and heifers 16.00 to 24.00, calves around 50, spring lambs 22.00 to 23.00, with buck lambs discounted and hogs punching higher for 170 to 190 pounds. THOMASVILLE GA hog report begins.

Nashville

Khrushchev Signals Move Against Suslov For Power

Reports from Moscow suggest Nikita Khrushchev is maneuvering to remove Mikhail Suslov, a top Kremlin theorist and Central Committee secretary, citing Suslov’s absence from key meetings and recent leadership changes. The push could trigger a full Central Committee session to expel Suslov, as it did with other rivals.

Moscow Nikita Khrushchev Kremlin Mikhail Suslov Suslov Soviet Communist Party Central Committee Khrushchev F. V. Konstantinov L. F. Ilyichev Konstantinov Bulgaria Tito Georgi Malenkov V. M. Molotov Lazar Kaganovich Dmitri Shepilov Georgi Zhukov

Mitchell Statement Delayed Bill Analysis At Labor Dept

Mitchell at the Labor Department announced an additional statement and further analysis of the defects of the bill released here Monday night by officials and staff.

Labor Department Mitchell

Tabernacle evangelists charged with disorderly conduct

Three Tabernacle men from Mount Clemens Michigan were charged with disorderly conduct in connection with their conduct at a religious gathering. The defendants are Norcross 30 of Bethany Tabernacle, and James W Weaver 22 and Roy L Weaver 25, both evangelists.

Hospital Admissions and Dismissals Listing

Hospital admissions list includes Mrs. Delano Johnson at 1412 College St SE Mrs. W L Herring at 2313 State Ave Mrs Maggie West at Decatur 2 Mrs Gurley Johnson at 1224 Grant St SE and Miss Thelma Fortenberry at Decatur 2 Dismissals include Mrs Lillie May Bynum at 823 5th Ave SE Emmett Lee Miller Jr at 420 Gordon Dr SE Dr SE Mrs Inez Abel at 706 W Moulton St.

Delano Johnson College St W. L. Herring State Ave Maggie West Decatur Gurley Johnson Grant St Thelma Fortenberry Lillie May Bynum 5Th Ave Emmett Lee Miller, Jr Gordon Dr Inez Abel W. Moulton

Community Members Listed in Local Notices

A sequence of names and places shows residents from Elkmont and nearby towns including Elkmont Athens Ardmore Madison Madison and Madison with spouses and infant children. The list includes Mrs Johnnie Sue Davis Calvin Powers Mrs Fulton Carwile Paul Smith Frieda Boling and infant son, Mrs Charles Woodfin infant daughter, and others across Athens Ardmore and Madison.

Johnnie Sue Davis Elkmont Calvin Powers Toney Fulton Carwile Paul Smith Frieda Boling Charles Woodfin Gerald McGivney Athens Arthur E. Harvey Athens Admissions Bobby Davis James Middlebrooks Lebron Smith Ann Clem Ardmore Marvin Kyle Mary Summers

Local Social News Names List of Residents

A partial list of residents and relatives appears with many names including Mrs. Richard Frost Mrs. Bettye Jackson J Pearson Charlie Nelson and others. The grouping includes addresses in Moulton Danville Trinity Trinity Hillsboro Courtland and Houston with several babies noted.

Richard Frost Moulton Little John Turner Simms Bettye Jackson Danville Charlie Nelson Flora Letson Courtland

Dismissals From Decatur General Hospital

List of discharged patients includes Miss Ruby Martha Williams Crosby Street Hartselle Mrs J R Glenn James Street Athens Carl Loyd Hudson P O Box 773 Athens James P McAnear Falkville Baron Cockrell Decatur Alford Craig and infant Donald Ray Ham infant daughter 718 Third Avenue SE Beverly Ann Compton 207 Eee Betty Jane Stewart 423 Memorial Drive SW Mary Helen Butram 507 6th Ave NE George Buyske 224 Davis Street NE

Ruby Martha Williams Crosby St Hartselle J. R. Glenn James St Carl Loyd Hudson P. O. Box Athens James P. McAnear Falkville Alford Craig Donald Ray Ham Beverly Ann Compton Betty Jane Stewart Memorial Dr Mary Helen Butram 6Th Ave George Buyske Davis St

Double Trouble After Car Theft To Reach Court Appointment

A 14 year old boy admitted stealing a car to reach a Juvenile Court appointment. Police report he sought the meeting about prior actions and got into further trouble en route.

Washington

Farmers invited vote on quotas for 1959 wheat crop

Wheat growers statewide will vote June 20 at Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation offices on marketing quotas for the 1959 crop. Morgan County ASC chairman J. N. Counts says polls run 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. CDT. eligible voters include those with over 15 acres of wheat, excluding 1958 feed wheat participants limited to 30 acres for on farm use.

J. N. Counts Morgan County ASC

Damage Suit In Court Here

The first of four civil cases from a 1956 collision at Highway 24 and Trinity Lane began in circuit court. Mrs. Dorothy Graves seeks 50000 dollars. others including Sarah Bell Russell and Shirley Fay Whitlow seek 30000 dollars each, with C. E. Whitlow Jr. seeking 5000. The accident occurred March 1, 1956.

Highway 24 Trinity Lane Dorothy Graves Irvin Rains R. C. Beckett

Ardmore Man Dies After Jail Beating in Giles County

Wayne Moore 23 of Ardmore was jailed on a drunkenness charge in Pulaski. He died after a blow to the head alleged to be from Mike Jones 40, an ex convict awaiting felonious assault trial. Autopsy cites cerebral hemorrhage. Funeral held at Boyd Chapel Methodist Church.

Ardmore Wayne Moore Mike Jones Giles County Tenn Pulaski Moore Jones Giles County Hospital Bill Bennett Bennett Nashville Sheriff's Office Pulaski Funeral Home Boyd Chapel Methodist Church Elvie Moore

Births from Decatur area families announced

Mr. and Mrs. Norman Boisvert at 1622 8th Ave SE welcomed a son Monday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Spain at 1401 Grant St SE welcomed a daughter today at Decatur General Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Griggs at Sheridan Apartments welcomed a daughter today. Mr. and Mrs. Paul DeVine at 1105 Somerville Rd welcomed a daughter on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Johnson at Hartselle 3 welcomed a son Monday at Baugt Wiley Smith Clinic.

Norman Boisvert 8Th Ave Decatur General Hospital Walter Spain Grant St Albert Griggs Sheridan Apts Paul DeVine Somerville Rd Paul E. Johnson Hartselle Baugt-Wiley-Smith Clinic

Schoolfield Faces Impeachment Trial in Tennessee

Judge Raulston Schoolfield appears before the Tennessee Senate to answer 24 impeachment articles filed by the House. The charges stem from a U S Senate probe alleging $20,000 in Teamsters union funds funneled to influence a court case.

Nashville, Tenn Raulston Schoolfield Tennessee Senate House U. S. Senate Teamsters Chattanooga Criminal Court Sitle State Senate

De Gaulle Holds Talks On Reform As Inflation Rises

De Gaulle met with a delegation from the French Catholic Union of Christians to discuss constitutional reform and a greater workers' voice in legislation. Meanwhile wholesale prices continued rising with food prices up 8.8 percent in May, and a Cabinet meeting addressed the economic problem.

Eisenhower Macmillan U.S Amory Houghton de Gaulle United States

Mrs. Maggie Roberts Rites Set Wednesday

Funeral rites for Mrs. Maggie Sheats Roberts 79 of 1213 Lith Ave SE are set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Ninth Street Methodist Church with viewing from 1 to 2. She died Monday after a sudden heart attack. She is survived by four sisters, and many nieces and nephews. Burial will be in Clardy Cemetery, Brown of Decatur directing.

Maggie Sheats Roberts Ninth Street Methodist Church Roberts Annie Johnson Maude Hames Cora Standridge Decatur Pearl Napps Louisville Claridy Cemetery Brown

U S General Medaris Sees Equal Rocket Brainpower

Maj. Gen. John B Medaris, commander of the Army Ordnance Missile Command at Redstone Arsenal, told a science symposium in Chattanooga that the United States can match Russia in rocket brainpower and most other rocket development aspects. He spoke during University of Chattanooga commencement ceremonies.

Chattanooga Tenn APA United States Russia John B. Medaris Army Ordnance Missile Command Redstone Arsenal Huntsville Ala University of Chattanooga

Joe Henry Thedford Dead After Saturday Stabbing

Body of Joe Henry Thedford who was stabbed to death Saturday night will be shipped to Livingston Alabama this afternoon for burial in Livingston cemetery Wednesday at 1 p.m. Reynolds Funeral Home of Decatur is in charge. Thedford is survived by his widow Mrs Mary Thedford mother Rosa Travis two sisters Sally B Moore Willie M Harrison and one brother Isaac Thedford.

Joe Henry Thedford Livingston Ala Livingston Cemetery Reynolds Funeral Home Decatur Thedford Mary Thedford Rosa Travis Isaac Thedford Chattanooga Tenn Sally B. Moore Willie M. Harrison

District Diary Girl 4H Plan State Fair Visit

Speake School fifth and sixth grade 4H Club girls announced plans to attend the State Fair in Birmingham this fall. The item notes youthful civic activity and future event plans for Speake.

Speaker School Birmingham

Local figure defends integrity amid persecution claims

A regional leader rejects accusations of dishonesty and asserts the case against him reflects his staunch states rights stance. He maintains he is targeted for his political beliefs and refuses to concede any wrongdoing.

Nied

For Sale Classifieds with Multiple Items

Multiple short ad notices offering items for sale and a request to rent. Listings include a self propelled mower 45 dollars, two to three month old puppies 25 dollars each, a 1955 Ford pickup 950 dollars with address, and a traded car offer. Contact numbers and addresses provided.

Colfax St

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mary Lou Dancy Order of the Eastern Star Masonic Temple C. C. Garrett Chenault Dr. SE Theo M. Compton Summerlane Richard K. White Rest Wall Street Chicago Grain Thomasville, Ga The Chamber of Commerce Frank Troup Thomas D. Johnson North Alabama Associates John A. Caddell Leslie Doss Jr John Eyster R. W. Orr Frank Keown Troup Guy Roberts Bayne J. Vaughan Rutledge S. Thomas Barrett C. Shelton, Sr James N. Bloodworth J. B. Schmidt James Ratliff Stanley Wyatt A. L. Johnson Kenneth Johnson R. S. Hicks Alvis Briscoe Redus Collier John B. Sewell Dan Lawrence F. D. Peebles Jr Knox McRae Harold Michelson Athens-Limestone Hospital Lawrence County Hospital Jess Breedlove Grayson Dianne Henderson H. C. Anderson Gilbert Flannagin Town Creek Howard Smith Sivley Sims Raymond Riddle Houston Schoolfield Maggie Roberts Medaris Bertha J. Terry Fred Terry Mountain City Courtland Church of Christ Courtland City Mitchell Decatur Hatchepy Church Southern Second Avenue Ferry Street Chandler
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