Local Courtland Items Highlight Visits and Guests
Mrs. Mary Hyatt and children spent the week end in Cullman visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Paris Terry and Gary, Mrs. Fay Nortin and Scarlett called on relatives in Courtland Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Alga Vines and family have as their summer guests her three granddaughters from Nashville. Mrs. Lester Glenn and children spent the week end in Birmingham as guests of her son and his wife, Mr. and Mrs Daniel Peebles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Hyatt
Cullman
Paris Terry
Gary
Fay Nortin
Scarlett
Courtland
Alga Vines
Nichols Girl
Nashville
Lester Glenn
Birmingham
Daniel Peebles
Adlai Says He Won't Seek 1960 Democratic Nomination
Adlai E Stevenson told a news conference he will not be a contender for a third Democratic presidential nomination in 1960 and will not be nominated. He added he will help the party in 1960 because it is important for Democrats to win.
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Washington
Adlai E. Stevenson
Ilinois
Eisenhower
Graham in Kremlin Visit and Park Stop in Moscow
Evangelist Billy Graham toured the Kremlin and its art gallery on Saturday in Moscow. He later visited the expansive Gorky Park, signaling a busy schedule during his stop in the city.
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Moscow
Billy Graham
Kremlin
Gorky Park
Deaths Hartsel le Stinson of Falkville
Jess Stinson of Falkville died Friday evening at Hartselie hospital. Funeral services are at Union Hill Church near Eva at 2 30 this afternoon with Rev. W L Carden and W T Lewis officiating. Pallbearers include Andrew West Homer Summerford Bill Bryant Albert Ramey Robert Pitt and Elbert Baker. Burial in Union Hill cemetery Peck Funeral Home directing. Survived by widow Lizzie Bell two daughters Mazie Atkins Reba Inkman two sons James B Stinson Dawley D Stinson seven grandchildren and two sisters Ethel Stinson Margie ck. Body returned to daughter Mrs A R Atkins Hart Senate 400 N Stewart St Hart selle where it remained until services.
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Hartselle
Jess Stinson
Falkville
Hartselie
Union Hill Church
Eva
W. L. Carden
W. T. Lewis
Andrew West
Homer Summerford
Bill Bryant
Albert Ramey
Robert Pitt
Elbert Baker
Union Hill
Peck Finneral
Nashville, Ark
A. R. Atkins
N. Stewart St
Walter Holland Dies After Heart Attack in Wyandotte
Walter Holland 52 died Friday at 12 00 PM in a Wyandotte Michigan hospital after an unexpected heart attack. Funeral services will be 2 PM at Market Street Church of Christ with A J Rollings officiating. Burial in Higgins Cemetery west of Athens. Spry Funeral Home directing. Survivors: widow Theodis Holland two daughters Doris Ruth and Nita Jane Holland Athens a son Joe Holland Chicago two sisters Jennie Brackeen Athens Edna Dean Birmingham four brothers Ross Holland Athens Clellan Rogersville Tariff Athens Eddie Athens six.
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Athens
Walter Holland
Wyandotte
Mich
Holland
Market Street Church of Christ
A. J. Rollings
Higgins Cemetery
Spry Funeral Home
Theodis Holland
Doris Ruth
Nita Jane Holland
Joe Holland
Chicago
Jennie Brackeen
Edna Dean Ofirmingham
Ross Holland
Clellan
Rogersville
Tariff
Eddie
Patterson administration splits over Gilchrist loan bill
Controversy grows as Patterson leaders split from governor on the Gilchrist loan measure described as the best bill yet. Hearings loom this week with loan operators arguing profits will fail under the act and a House Judiciary panel set to hear compensatory damages in court actions.
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Patterson
Gilchrist
House Judiciary Committee
Nellis in three week executive program at Indiana University
Adin A. Nellis technical superintendent at Chemstrand Corp completes a three week executive development course at Indiana University on June 2. A second Vacation Bible School week is set at First Presbyterian Church 9 to 11 30 am Monday through Friday. A Decatur High School meeting Sunday at 3 pm aims to inform and urge city action against obscene literature and entertainment. The Rev Padgett C Cope outlines the meeting goals to inform residents and seek resolutions from the City Commission to ban evils. Mr and Mrs Earl Whaley spend the week there. AusTinville Church of God Young Adult class met Thursday night in Fellowship Hall for worship and recreation. Rev Sam Germany gave a devotional. Mrs Germany led games. about 25 members attended. Mrs Doyce Smith teaches the class.
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Adin A. Nellis
Chemstrand Corp
Indiana University
First Presbyterian Church
Decatur High School
Padgett C. Cope
Austinville
Scapegoat sentenced at Ft Meade for aiding enemy
1955 court martial at Ft Meade Md sentences a prisoner of war to 10 years hard labor for giving information to the enemy and soliciting data from fellow prisoners for Red Chinese propaganda. The sentence was later reduced to five years. Alley claimed many U S officers admitted similar acts and accused records of POWs being shared with the Soviet Union. He alleged officials benefited or delayed promotions, and pledged further public statements upon returning to Bar Harbor Maine.
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Ft. Meade, Me
Korea
Pentagon
Alley
Bar Harbor
Maine
Lawmaker proposes state claim on unclaimed rate funds
Rep. Charles Reynolds of Chambers sponsors a bill targeting funds from a rate increase imposed on Southern Bell Telephone Co. If the court voids the rate, unclaimed money from payphones would revert to the state. The text notes Southern Bell has operated under a higher rate for years pending court action. Also on Wednesday a measure to rename Alabama Polytechnic Institute to Auburn University and another bill establishing safety standards for boats and machinery face a joint House and Senate Conservation hearing.
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Southern Bell Telephone Co
Charles Reynolds
Chambers
Southern Bell
Reynolds
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Auburn University
House
Senate Conservation Committees
Hospital Admissions List Names Various Patients
Admissions include John Harvey Moore Hillsboro Mrs Frank G Little Falkville Mrs C J Meehan Falkville plus many named patients and addresses across Madison Decatur Hartsell Elk Mountain and other locations in a hospital notice style listing reflecting multiple instances of new admissions and associated guardians or spouses.
Athens Limestone Dismissals List Names and Counts
A catalog of dismissals from Athens Limestone includes Mrs Archie Evans and Mrs Shirley Robinson among many others. Entries list Athens residents such as Alice Ann Gilbert Jeannie Haggard Mary Stewart Frances Wynelle Whitker and more with counts ranging from 3 to 6.
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Athens
Archie Evans
Shirley Robinson
Alice Ann Gilbert
Jeannie Haggard
Mary Stewart
Frances Wynelle Whitker
Political Persons List for Towns and Decatur
A readable roster lists residents by town including Moulton Hillsboro Russellville Town Creek and Decatur. Names include Mrs Kenneth Thrasher Mrs Jim Weatherby Mrs Ruby Pace Phillip Boyles Randy Taylor Louis Filyan Rev James Hitt and several Hampton Jackson and Parker entries.
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Ruby B. Pace
Town Creek
Phillip Boyles
Moulton
Randy Taylor
Louis M. Filyan
Hillsboro
James M. Hitt
G. C. Bradford
Russellville
Sandra Hampton
Clyde Kerby
Harvey Parker
Donald Terry and Baby
Decatur
Bank Street Swindle Victims Named in City List
A local list names residents affected by a swindle on Bank Street including Mrs. Martin at 1417 10th, Mrs. Brownie Terry at Wheeler Price Terry 1305 8th St SE, Mrs. Coss Woodard 808 9th St, Mrs. J B Parker and infant daughter at Moulton, Mrs. James Kitchens and infant daughter at Decatur.
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Bank Street Admissions
Martin Swindle
10Th Ave. SE
Brownie Terry
Wheeler Price Terry
Coss Woodard
J. B. Parker
Moulton
James Kitchens
Decatur
Local residents listed in Harrison County area
A reader-submitted list provides names and partial addresses for residents including Mayne Watson at 1617 Locust St S, Chesion Carr at 406 Andrew Jackson Way Hartselle, Howard Simmons at 1406 E Moulton St, Mrs W L Pugh in Hartselle, Mrs W L Carr at 643 Johnston, Carl Bradley at 107 Church St, Mrs Robert Hopper with infant son in Decatur, Mrs Maurice Craft in Trinity, Mrs James Green in Tanner, and Mrs Larry Smith with infant daughter in Shady Crest Alabama.
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Mayne Watson
Locust St. S Chesion Carr
Andrew Jackson Way
Hartselle
Howard Simmons
E. Moulton St
W. L. Pugh
W. L. Carr
Johnston St
Carl Bradley
Church St
Robert Hopper
Decatur
Maurice Craft
Trinity
James Green
Tanner
Larry Smith
Shady Crest
Ala
Local Births Reported From Decatur and Nearby Hospitals
Mr and Mrs Billy J Doran of 1805 7th St SE welcomed a son Friday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Frank G Little of 1615 16th Ave SE welcomed a son at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs John W Knighten of Decatur reported a son Friday at Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic and Hospital. Mr and Mrs Jim Weatherby of Hillsboro welcomed a son Thursday at Lawrence County Hospital. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Thrasher of Moulton reported a daughter Friday at (address unclear).
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Frank G. Little
16Th Ave
C. J. Meehan
Falkville
Billy J. Doran
7Th St
William C. Terry
6Th Ave
Dan Brazil
Decatur General Hospital
John W. Knighten
Decatur
Baugh- Wiley-Smith
Jim Weatherby
Hillsboro
Lawrence County Hospital
Kenneth Thrasher
Moulton
Mercury’s 88 Day Orbit Highlighted
The article notes Mercury completes a solar orbit in 88 days, about one quarter of Earth's year, illustrating planetary motion.
Farm Page notes on investment per worker rises in agriculture
The Farm Page reports investment per worker in agriculture now exceeds industry. A Morgan 4H delegation image accompanies the page, alongside ads for African violets four room houses fresh dill pickles and tractors for sale. A farmer seeks to buy 400 cedar posts in The Farm Exchange.
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Morgan
Farm Exchange
Surprise baby shower ends as due mother misses event
In Scarborough Maine forty two friends organized a surprise shower for Mrs Ronald P Bugenske though she was not present as she gave birth early. The father a coastguardsman is on ice patrol in the North Atlantic and not due home until June 25.
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Scarborough
Maine
Ronald P. Buggenske
Bugenske
North Atlantic
Florida rape trial doubts airtight case amid race tensions
In Tallahassee a race charged trial prompts defense and state debate over double standards. Judge W May Walker instructs jurors on possible verdicts including death for rape of a Negro by whites. Four white defendants Ollie Stoutamire Patrick Gene Scarborough David E Beagles Willion Ted Collinworth face potential life or prison terms with mercy options. The defense argues whipping-boy dynamic and pent-up emotions.
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W. May Walker
Florida
Walker
Ollie Stoutamire
Patrick Gene Scarborough
David E. Beagles
Willion Ted Collinsworth
Leon County
William D. Hopkins
F. Gunter Toney
Hopkins
Hog still operation found near Flint Austinville road
Federal tax on 100 proof whisky cited at ten dollars and fifty cents per gallon. Four hogs died in a mash container while others wandered from the site of the still on the rustic 140 Ranch property. A summer cottage nearby showed little evidence of occupancy as deputies gathered details and awaited property records. No arrests were reported.
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Baker
Flint
Austinville Rd
Ratliff Hardwick
James Powell
Knox McRae
Loyd Wallace
Milton Thomas
Wilburbie
Pat Patterson
Decatur business and professional directory listing entities
A lengthy listing of local businesses and professionals across sectors including finance, insurance, hotels and real estate, manufacturers, services, medical and legal firms, public utilities, restaurants, and retailers, naming numerous companies, agencies, banks, insurers, and notable individuals. The fragment appears to catalog participants in a regional commerce directory with many entities and brands, reflecting the era's business landscape.
Boys Suffocate In Abandoned Refrigerator
Two six year old boys died Friday night from suffocation inside an empty refrigerator. Coroner Clinton Perkins identified them as Stanley Garrett and William, residing with their family next to the garrett home in Talladega Alabama. The appliance was found in an empty house being razed by Stanley's father J B Garrett.
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Talladega
Ala
Clinton Perkins
Stanley Garrett
William Son
Cete
Stanley
J. B. Garrett
Garrett
Tragic Home Finding Tells Of Strangulation Death
The body of a student was found by Nesius when he returned home from work. A search for David, her son by a previous marriage, began after he missed dinner. Coroner Walter McCarron said death was caused by strangulation. David was spotted by two state troopers on Illinois Highway 80 near Savannah. He fled into woods but was subdued and taken to the sheriff's office.
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Nesius
David
Walter McCarron
Savanna
Illinois
Hamilton
Berlin Talks Reach Impasse Amid Western Pressures
Western and Soviet diplomats faced a tightening deadline as Berlin rights and Cold War tensions dominated Geneva talks. Khrushchev’s proposals were awaited while U S Britain and France refused to concede Western access in West Berlin.
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U.S
Nikita Khrushchev
Berlin
United States
Britain
France
West Berlin
Christian A. Herter
Andrei Gromyko
Geneva
City seeks growth with gas tax roads plan says Mayor
Mayor Dodd defends expansion as best for the city arguing the county gas tax proceeds will fund road construction and maintenance. He notes city will stop building streets except upon property owner requests with assessments, while police and fire protection remain strong along with city services.
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Dodd
Decatur
Alabama Inspection and Rating Bureau
City Hall
West Town
Fairview
2Nd Ave
West Berlin fears Soviet East German peace deal
Western powers face a potential Soviet East German peace agreement that would grant the Communists control over key Allied lifelines. The text notes a risk of escalation if the Soviets push boundaries, possibly triggering an airlift or a forced Western corridor through East Germany, as seen in 1948-49.
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Moscow
Berlin
Soviet Union
Herter
Washington
Couve de Murville
Charles de Gaulle
Italy
U.S
West Berlin
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Lawrence County Courtland
A. Guy Terry
Adlai
Graham
Jeess Stinson
Aristocraft
Mercury
Wendell Lemmond
Bellevia
Nance
Y Ferry
Mrs. Earl Whaley
Ft. Meade, Md
North Korea
Decatur General
James P. Dougherty
Betty St
Wilford Terry
Box
Julia Tidwell
Jackson St
Ellis Terry
Jesse W
Cedar Lane
Tenn
Johnie Edward Hogan
Danville
James W. Woodall
W. H. Lumsden
Leon Lindsey
John Sanford Hambrick
2Nd St
George D. Clem, Jr
Sherman St
William E. Sullivan
Hobson Abernathy
Elkmont
Lucian McCulloch
Morris Mason
Elvis Patterson
Maxie Scott
Audrey Hastings
Willie Matthews
John Miller
Henry M. Noblitt
Betty Mae Harris
Lawrence County Admissions
Suzanne Hampton
Cynthia Jackson
Tallahassee
Sarett Peeeeee Co., Inc
Pearce & Gresham Co., Inc
Sherwin-Williams Co
Stoneings & Loan Assn
First National Bank
General Motors Acceptance Corp
Par Value Loan Co
Standard Loan Service
Security Mutual Finance Corp
State National Bank
Union Finance Co
All States Courts
Pitts Motel
L. L. Bates
Briscoe
B. Frank Chenault
J. R. Daniels
Frazier Brothers
Earl Glenn
Charles G. Hardwick Co
Jones-Riggs Insurance Co
Dan L. Lawrence
Liberty National Life Insurance Co
Malone Realty Co
R. T. McWhorter
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Muscle Shoals Life Insurance Co
Mutual Savings Life Insurance Co
Fred Papenburg
John Patterson Co
Alabama Brick & Tile Co
Alabama Flour Mills
American Marietta Co
Automatic Screw Machine Products Co
Barrow- Agee Laboratories, Inc
California
Spray Chemical Corp
Carnation Co
the Chemstrand Corp
Clancy Lumber Co
Decatur Box and Basket Co
Decatur Coca Cola Bottling Co
Decatur Cotton Oil Co
Decatur Grain Co-operative
Decatur Iron & Steel Co
Decatur Plastic, Inc
Reid, Self & Self
Rev. A. B. VanArsdale
Public Utilities — Publishers
Printers & TV
Decatur Daily
Decatur Printing Co
Municipal Utilities Board
Robb Printing Co
Steed Advertising Co
Tennessee Valley Press
WAJF
WHOS
WMSL
Joe's Imported Foods
Thirty-One
Jack Webb
A & P Food Stores
Alabama Drug Store
Allied Sales Co
Anderson's Office Equip- Wright Jewelry Co
H. Ryan Furniture & Appliance
Sam Frank
Home
Housing Authority of Decatur
Ideal Laundry & Cleaners
Markowitz & Denbo
R. N. McMackin Agency
National Cash Register Co
North Alabama Engineering Co
North Alabama Termite Co
Orkin Exterminating Co
Quality Model Laundry
Rainey’s Beauty Shop
Strother & Smither
State Vocational Trade School
Thomas Abstract Co
Arrow Transportation Co
Decatur Transfer & Storage
Athens College
Price M. Bryant
J. W. Clapton
Joseph E
Joe” de Castro
Joe S. Elliott
D. D. Gibson
George H. Godwin
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Decatur Lions Club
Joe Pettey
Luke Pryor
R. E. Rodgers
John M. Sears
Marion T. Burke
Prentiss H. Clark
Lewis C. Pattillo
Meredith Woodall
Lloyd
Maurice Couve de Murville
Selwyn Lloyd
London
Harold Macmillan
Koto
Daddy
Mommy
EL 3
Kate
Shelly McGaughey
America
L. A. Fisher Company
Alabama
Mississippi
Tennessee
Sheffield
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