Builders Deny Any Violation in Essex House Loan case
The Warner-Kanter Co. asserts the Essex House in Birmingham was built under FHA rules and that a $29 000 windfall remains undivided within the company. Housing Chief Albert M Cole cites 70 projects across 18 states as evidence of inflated profits from government backed loans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Warner-Kanter Co
Essex House
FHA
Albert M. Cole
District of Columbia
James L. Permutt
Warner
Cincinnati
Joseph H. Kanter
Washington
Warner-Kanter
Dulles Seeks Unity on Indochina Crisis and European Defense
Dulles spent hours with top advisers weighing U S options in Indochina and the move to back a European army. He warned France as Laniel faces resignation and a possible paralysis of policy action in the West. The crisis rims by Hanoi’s timetable and tests Western resolve and France’s status as a world power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dulles
Indochina
Southeast Asia
Free World
Europe
State Department
Douglas MacArthur II
Robert Murphy
Livingston Merchant
Everett Drumright
Robert Bowie
United States
Hanoi
French National Assembly
Joseph Laniel
Laniel
France
United Action
Tonkin Delta
Western Alliance
Amusements and Movie Schedule Listings
Amusements showings list CESS with Wil Holden June Allyson at 1:00 3:05 5:15 7:20 9:25. ROXY features Outlaw Territory with Mac Donald Carey Joanne Dru at 1:52 3:44 5:36 7:28 9:25. SUNSET presents Wings Of The Hawk with pd Heflin Julia Adams at 7:30. RANCH Hartselle-Arrowhead Chariton Heston Jack Palanan showings at 7:20 9:30. MARS Falkville Trader Horn listing appears incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CESS
Wil Holden
June Allyson
MacDonald Carey
Joanne Dru
Wings of the Hawk
Pd Heflin
Julia Adams
Hartselle — Arrowhead
Chariton Heston
Jack Palanan
Decatur News Briefs Highlight Local Movements and Appointments
Contacts report R W Holland leaving for Osaka to represent the American Cotton Shippers Assn. in Japan with wife and children soon to join. Other notes cover a Grand Canyon trip by Bradley couples, basic training by Rayburn Moore, Antioch Church singing, Wheeler Lake Yacht Club plans, local school and library matters, Girls State delegates, and civic meetings in Decatur Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W
Luke) Holland
Decatur
Osaka
Japan
American Cotton Shippers Assn
Kathy
Holland
Casey) Holland
Dora Neill Holland
Edna Holland
M. H. Lindale
Dallas
Tex
H. T. Cook
Fannie J. Holland
L. L. McCulloch
Adams Hints Ihe May Run Again
Washington June 12 report on Sherman Adams hinting that Eisenhower could retire if Democrats win Congress this November and other unspecified conditions. Adams stressed fusion behind the presidential program and urged not to quote him as ruling out another run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams
Washington
Eisenhower
National
Citizens For Eisenhower
Congressional Committee
White House
Sherman Adams
Gettysburg
Citizens Group
Marsin Held on Kidnapping Charge in Phoenix Case
County Atty William P Mahoney filed a kidnapping charge against Marsin who was ordered held under 20000 bond by Justice Af Flood. Marsin made no statement. His wife urged him to reveal ransom money location. he refused as officers hunted foothills of the Superstition Mountains 45 miles east of Phoenix for 75000 believed buried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William P. Mahoney
Marsin
Justice of the Peace Af
Superstition Mountains
Phoenix
Worthless Gold Hidden in Ocean Water
A cubic mile of ocean water contains gold valued at 93 million dollars, but the cost of extraction would exceed the gold's worth, making recovery unprofitable.
Two Officials Smuggled Into Murmansk in Arct ic Port
Pravda reports two Soviet officials smuggled into Murmansk faced mild sentences in a corrective labor camp after admitting guilt. They implicated black market links in Irin and Germany and disclosed training at an American intelligence school. Cooperation with Communist officials reduced penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murmansk
Soviet Arctic
Irin
Germany
Pravda
Early Weekend Wrecks Claim Two Lives In Alabama
Early weekend accidents in Alabama killed two adults and a child. Nathan Gentry, 29, was found on Alabama 169 near Opelika after a suspected hit and run. Bascom Brown, 55, died under a freight train in a Birmingham suburb while riding the lumber train. Regina Lewis, 7, was struck and killed by a car in Whistler as William Newell 17 said she darted into the road. Public Safety Director Sullivan reported Alabama’s 1954 traffic deaths exceed 1953’s pace with 327 killed through yesterday.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Highway Patrol
Nathan Gentry
Alabama 169
Opelika
Bascom Brown
Jasper
Birmingham
Lumber Company
South Alabama
Whistler
William Henry Newell
Regina Lewis
L. B. Sullivan
Montgomery
Jury To Hear Voting Officials In 600 Vote Dispute
Jefferson County Grand Jury moves toward a full inquiry into a 600 vote discrepancy in the June 1 Democratic runoff for attorney general. Porter of Gadsden contests results after certified canvasss show 23 060 to 23 858 for Albert Patterson.
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Birmingham
Jefferson (Birmingham) County
Jefferson Democratic Committee
Lee Porter
Gadsden
Albert Patterson
Phenix City
Democratic Committee
Patterson
Montgomery
Jefferson
Porter
Jefferson Grand Jury
Ben Ray
Lamar Reid
Jefferson County
Ray
Florida
Election Sought On Fluoridation Campaign Opens
Backers of Birmingham fluoridation will launch a referendum drive starting Monday to secure 5 000 valid signatures for a city ballot. They plan more than 5 000 to cover duplicates and errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Citizens Committee For Fluoridation
Dolly the mule enjoys old age in Shelby Mississippi
Dolly a mule age 44 roughly 150 in human years lives in Shelby with owner D N Ray 69 who says she has helped him since 1912 and fed three children after a life of work now rests in green pastures and corn on the cob twice daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby
Dolly
D. N. Ray
Hospital Dismissals and Admissions Report
Decatur general hospital lists dismissals for Mrs. Claude G. Hudson and others at various addresses. Admissions include baby Donald Joe Hopkins in Scottsboro and Mrs. James L. Ford with infant, along with several named patients and residences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur General Hospital
Claude G. Hudson
Endlam Blvd
Pat Breeding
Sherman St
Frances Templeton
7Th St
Little Susie
Melinda
Rosemary Soroka
Memphis
Tenn
James Jackson
Somerville
Donald Joe Hopkins
Scottsboro
James L. Ford
3Rd Ave
Births in the Region Highlight Five New Arrivals
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Waddell at Bank St Hospital Saturday. A daughter arrived for Mr. and Mrs. John C. Lang in Hillsboro at Bank St Hospital Saturday. Twin daughters were born to Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Askenburg Jr. at Baugh-Wiley Clinic Friday. A son to Mr. and Mrs. James D. Garner in Austinville at Baugh-Wiley Clinic Friday. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kelley in Athens at Decatur General Hospital Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. C. Waddell
5Th Ave
Bank St. Hospital
John C. Lang
Hillsboro
A. L. Askenburg, Jr
8Th St
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
James D. Garner
College St
Austinville
Jack Kelley
N. Madison St
Athens
Decatur General Hospital
Laniel government teeters as France votes falter
Premier Laniel faces a fragile majority after a series of downvotes on his policies. President Coty may accept resignations, new cabinet unlikely until a unified Assembly majority forms. Bidault plans to return to Geneva as Indochina crisis tests leadership. Laniel has endured brief postwar French governments since taking office June 26, 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laniel
Elysee Palace
France
White House
Coty
Assembly
Georges Bidault
Geneva
Bidault
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Trustees Withdraw Principal Nomination in Harmony Move
Board members withdrew their prior recommendation for a principal after Superintendent Horton noted standard procedure. He said the trustees would likely choose another candidate within a week, and that a candidate named Mr Howell had been rejected under state guidance. The board awaits another trustees' recommendation to act promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cipal
Horton
Board of Trustees
Howell
Birmingham Doctor elected president of state medical association
Br. L. D. Green of Birmingham was elected president of the Alabama State Medical Association at the closing business session of the annual convention. Other officers named include vice president A. R. C. Steward of Birmingham secretary E. T. Odom of Tuskegee treasurer A. W. Plump of Birmingham and historian E. J. Jones of Talladega.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Br. L. D. Green
Birmingham
Alabama State Medical Association
Association
A R. C. Steward
E. T. Odom
Tuskegee
A. W. Plump
E J. Jones
Talladega
World’s largest carillon in Riverside Church
A carillon of 72 bells weighing about half a hundredweight pounds sits at Riverside Church in New York City and is billed as the world’s largest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside Church
New York City
Turkey and Pakistan eye Middle East defense pact expansion
Ankara reports Pakistan Premier Mohammed Ali announced in Turkey that a regional defense organization in the Middle East is being pursued. He said the Turkey Pakistan mutual assistance pact is just the start and both leaders aim for a stronger, broader framework open to all nations of good will while noting Arab public opinion opposes a regional country’s membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ankara
Turkey
Pakistan
Middle East
Mohammed Ali
Adnan Menderes
Ali
Israel
Higdon to retire. Jimmie Crowell to take Decatur Penney’s post
Longtime J C Penney manager in Decatur Alabama era ends as Harry Higdon confirms vacation plans and council role. Incoming Decatur manager Jimmie Crowell comes from Ensley with high praise from his predecessor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Penney Co
Harry
Hiwassee River
Reliance
Tenn
Benton
Maryville Polytechnic
Carson-Newman College
France
Horace Greeley
Arizona
Miami Copper Co
Mr. Higdon
Miami
Ariz
Globe, Ariz
Decatur
Higdon
Chamber of Commerce
Housing Authority
Draft Board
Rotary Club
Tennessee
Jimmie Crowell
Penney
Ensley
Crowell
Jimmie
Suspect Seized After Car and Papers Taken in Pa City
James Pampinella owner of a Cadillac was reported captured in Pa City on Monday. Montos took Pampinella's car and papers and used them when apprehended in Decktur. Pampinella had been sought on a harboring charge related to Montos.
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James Pampinella
Cadillac
Pa City
Montos
Pampinella
Decktur
Mrs. Josie Gandy Dies at 82 in Lacon
Funeral services for Mrs. Josie Gandy 82 of Lacon will be held today at 2 p.m. at Piney Grove cemetery with Rev. E. M. Barnes Jr. officiating. burial will be by Peck. She died Saturday at 5 a.m. at her home after a long illness. She is survived by a brother Jim Francis of Lacon.
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Josie Gandy
Lacon
Piney Grove
E. M. Barnes, Jr
Peck
Whales Outpace Ship Moving At Thirty Knots
Some fast swimming whales can outrun a vessel traveling at 30 knots by circling it. The note highlights marine agility and the surprising speed of certain whale species.
Markets roundup of farm goods and commodities
Cotton prices inch middling 34.06 with Decatur loan 33.01. Cottonseed 50 dollars per ton. Milk grade A 5.70 per hundred. manufactured milk 2.80 per hundred. No 2 wheat 1.74. No 2 yellow corn 1.56. feed ear corn 1.42. No 2 mile 2.50. No 2 oats 65 cents. No 2 barley 85 cents. Cattle steers 15.00 to 19.50. commercial and utility cows 9.00 to 12.00. calves 17.50 to 19.50. Hogs 190 to 230 pounds 25.00.
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Decatur
Wall Street Sees Hefty Fall After Steady Rally
Wall Street faced a sharp market reaction this week with heavy selling across sectors. The Associated Press average of 60 stocks sank 2.90 on Tuesday, the largest drop since the Korean War, then fell 2.10 for the week, leaving investors unsure if the decline has run its course. Notable moves included U S Steel up 3 8 at 47 4, Canadian Pacific down 1 2 at 26 4, Boeing off 3 4 at 43 1 8, North American Aviation off 7 8 at 32 7 8, and Ashland Oil up 58 at 12 7 8.
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New York
Associated Press
U. S. Steel
Canadian Pacific
Boeing
North American Aviation
Ashland Oil
Robber Montes Arrested After Photo Leads Decatur Officers
Watts and Williams spotted Montes in a newspaper photo and notified Sgt. W. B. Little. Justice of the Peace B. F. Wear fined Montes $18.75 for speeding and released him. FBI lists Montes as a top armed robbery suspect.
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Watts
Williams
Justice of the Peace
B. F. Wear
Decatur
Montes
Panama City
Fla
W. B. Little
Decatur Highway
Sgt. Little
Speeder
Pitts
Little
South
Alabama
Judge Wear
Montos
FBI
Mixed Marriage Ban Seen Void
In Columbus Georgia Muscogee County Ordinary Henry H. Hunter Jr issued a marriage license to Robert David Fisher and Tameko Kikushi Stayton a Japanese divorcee and a white man The case prompts Attorney General Eugene Cook to seek guidance on possible action Municipal Court Judge T Bradford Bagley also questioned the law citing a later Supreme Court stance and noting the couple’s license was issued without basis on race
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Muscogee County
Henry H. Hunter Jr
Robert David Fisher
Tameko Kikushi Stayton
Fisher
Philadelphia
Eugene Cook
Russell C. Davison Jr
Georgia
Cook
Davison
Hunter
McCarthy Addresses Wisconsin Republicans on Loyalty and Recall Bid
Senator McCarthy spoke to about 4,000 at a state convention amid cheers as a recall effort failed. He warned against rubber stamping and said only staying in power prevents mistakes. The convention approved a resolution praising him amid counter cries from Harold Michael of Amery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
McCarthy
Harold Michael
Amery
Wisconsin
Michael
Washington
Army
Frank Carr
Investigations Subcommittee
Light Saturday Arrests Reported in Area Counties
Police in Limestone, Cullman and Lawrence counties reported a few arrests as of last night. Limestone held a man on a bad check warrant, Cullman jailed one for public drunkenness and another for violating the prohibition law, while Lawrence County officials arrested two men for public drunkenness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Limestone
Cullman
Lawrence County
For Sale House at 213 7th Ave N W
Classified note advertises a house at 213 7th Avenue Northwest with $850 cash down and balance like rent. Mentions Roy Wyatt and odd phone details. Also notes a local teacher offering phonics reading services and limited child slots. Also offers an antique secretary with beveled mirror for $15 and a phone contact.
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7Th Avenue
N.W
Roy
Wyatt
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Falkville
Trader Horn
van A. Bradley
Tuscumbia
Mrs. Watson Bradley
Grand Canyon
Rayburn P. Moore
Lackland Air Force Base
Edwards
Calif
Jesse R. Moore
4Th Ave
Mr. Moore
Jack Sapp
Moulton Heights
Antioch Church
Hartselle
Hugh Speakman
Nell Speakman
Cullman Hospital
Wheeler Lake Yacht Club
Decatur Boat Harbor
J. W. Enterkin
16Th Ave. Baptist Church
Fred Martin, Jr
Shelbyville, Tenn
Martha Garnett
Mary Elizabeth Lake
Miss Garnett
Decatur High School
Miss Lake
Austinville High School
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Woodall’s
Alabama Flour Mill
Wheeler Dam Park
State Board of Education
Lucille McConnell
Limestone County Bank
McConnell
T. J. Cottingham
Madge LaBoon
Greenville
S.C
Wilmington
Arlington
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Cottingham
G. W. LaBoon
Rising Sun Lodge No. 29
Decatur Masonic Temple
L. A. Staab
Bee Line Highway, S
Veterans Hospital
Willis E. Taylor
Norfolk, Va
Mr. Taylor
Harrison Hill
Mr. Hill
Jacksonville
Melvin Treesh
Nappanee, Ind
Charles Norwood
Herman
J. A. Deik
Westside Presbyterian Church
Mrs. Paul
Mr. St. John
E. J. St. John
8Th Ave
Donald Thomas
Patricia
Auburn
Freeman Free
Wayne
Ann
Sheffield
Charles A. Little
USN
C. A. Little
Steppville
U.S.S. Uvalde
Far East
L. H. Houston
Garden Clubs of Alabama
Ben S. Hosey
Childersburg
Percy Sharp
Priceville
Little Hugh Speakman
Barbara Armstrong
Billy Armstrong, IV
Chicago
William H. Armstrong, Jr
The
Spotswood Apts
Tennessee National Guard
Camp Stewart
City Recorder’s Court
County Board of Education
D. C. Clemons
Limestone County
Clemons
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Doctors
Decatur Markets
Wall Street
Columbus
Fort Benning
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