Coosa Bill Sent To White House
The Senate sent to the White House a bill permitting Alabama Power Co. to build five power dams on the Coosa River in Alabama and Georgia at an estimated cost of 100 million dollars. The House passed the bill on June 2, enabling a license application to the Federal Power Commission and suspending prior federal flood control and navigation authorizations. Senators Hill and Sparkman urged approval.
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Washington
Senate
White House
Alabama Power Co
Coosa River
Alabama
Georgia
House
Coosa
Alabama-Coosa River
Federal Power Commission
Sens. Hill and Sparkman
Guatemala Faces Army Ultimatum Over Arbenz Exit
Reports from Guatemala indicate the army gave President Jacobo Arbenz Guzman an ultimatum to quit by today with a pledge to spare Guatemalans if he leaves. Castillian Armas and resistance leaders in Tegucigalpa claim support grows and warn against aiding Arbenz or his backers. Observers note Arbenz is not a Communist, though his government has Reds backing and concessions.
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Arbenz
Belize
British Honduras
Guatemala
Carlos Castillo Armas
Miguel Angel
Mendoza
Washington
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Reds
Mother of Childhaven Director's Mother Dies
Funeral services for Mrs. J. L. Brock of Enterprise will be held at the Church of Christ in Enterprise Wednesday at 3 p.m. She was 80 and died at her residence this morning at 4 o clock. She was the mother of Barney Brock, superintendent of Childhaven in Cullman.
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J. L. Brock
Enterprise
Church of Christ In
Classic Cast Lineup for Evening Showtimes
The listings show multiple theaters with film titles and lead stars. VST presents Princess with William Holden and Jane Allyson at 1 3:05 5:15 7:20 9:25. ROXY shows Tennessee Champ with Shelley Winters and Keenan Wynn at 1 2:45 4:30 6:15 8:00 9:35. SUNSET offers Lets Do It Again with Jane Wyman and Ray Milland at 7:30 9:30. HATFIELD presents Wings Of The Hawk with Van Heflin and Julia Adams at 7:30 9:13. STARVUE features Border River with Joel McCrea and Yvonne De Carlo at 7:00 9:00.
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William Holden
Jane Allyson
Roxy
Tennessee Champ
Shelley Winters
Keenan Wynn
Slum Clearance Nears Reality for Decatur Project
A telegram reports Housing and Home Finance Agency approved a 26563 advance to Decatur for study and planning of a slum clearance and urban redevelopment scheme. City officials and Charles Parker note a larger fund is reserved for actual clearing and sale to private enterprise.
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This Morning
Lister Hill
John Sparkman
R. E. Jones
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Decatur
Charles Parker
Washington
Parker
Yacht Club Plans Club House On Barge
The Wheeler Lake Yacht Club meets at 7 30 on the Coast Guard Auxiliary barge and votes to build an 18 by 36 club house on the barge at a cost of 3500 dollars. Commodore Gerald Neher says work will start in a few days and the barge clubhouse can be towed to picnic sites and meetings.
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Wheeler Lake Yacht Club
Coast Guard
Gerald Neher
Vernon Givens' Mother Dies in Birmingham
Mrs. Givens, mother of Vernon Givens a Johnston Street post office employee, died at her home 1420 27th Street Ensley Birmingham Monday at 1 30 p.m. Funeral will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Ensley Baptist Church. Burial follows at Elmwood Cemetery.
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J. L. Givens
Ensley Baptist Church
Birmingham
Elmwood Cemetery
Two-Headed Turtle Billed as Curiosity at Fish and Wildlife
A two-headed turtle kept by the Fish and Wildlife Service was shown as a curiosity and reportedly staged to fight its two heads for food.
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Fish and Wild Life Service
Labor-Management Talks Hint at Slow, Bitter Negotiations
A federal mediator notes that labor disputes appear harder to settle than in the past decade while business varies. Arbitration grows, long-term contracts hold, and the pace of settlements differs by industry as unions and bosses bargain amid a generally cooperative mood.
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Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Eisenhower
James P. Mitchell
United States
Principal Accuses Firing Tied to Friendship
The principal claims J. B. Warren was removed from his position because he and Bone were friends. The disputed firing centers on their past relationship and Bone’s acceptance of the post.
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J. B. Warren
Army Counsel Presses Carr On Testimony In McCarthy Hearing
Army Assistant Counsel James D. St Clair grills Carr on why Adams would trade favors for Pvt. Schine to end the subcommittee’s probe. Carr testifies Adams urged McCarthy to back removal of Ft. Monmouth commander and cites Oppenheimer concerns. Feuding between McCarthy and Symington continues as Carr’s cross examination nears end.
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Asst
Army
James D. St. Clair
Carr
McCarthy
Adams
Pvt. G. David Schine
Subcommittee
Welch
Kirke B. Lawton
Ft. Monmouth
N.J
Schine
St. Clair
Pvt
Sen. Jackson
D-Wash
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Cohn
McGuire Air Base
Sen. McCarthy
Sen. Symington
D-Mo
Symington
Stevens
FBI
Army Loyalty Board
McCarthy Subcommittee
Ft. Dix
N. J
Fies Carr
Sym
Quiet Period Amid City Happenings Noted
Nine cases heard in city recorder court with traffic, liquor, disorderly conduct and assault counts. Building permits issued. F B Wilson to add a room for 500 dollars at 1405 11th Street SE and David White to build a six room home costing 8000 dollars at 1219 Jackson Street SE.
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City Recorder’s Court
F. B. Wilson
11Th St
David White
Jackson St
Hoffmann dies at 58 after New York heart attack
Hoffman died of a heart attack in New York on June 4 aged 58. His daughter Ada Hoffman Leonard of Madison said he admitted embezzlement to fund his 1927 congressional run and 1934 gubernatorial campaign. The widow won a $6000 yearly state pension. Meyner had suspended him earlier for irregularities in supplies.
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Hoffman
New York
Ada Hoffman Leonard
Madison
Congress
Leonard
Meyner
Saints and Sinners
Churchill and Eden to Visit as US-France Talks Continue
Dulles indicated France will not attend a forthcoming meeting with the President though no decisions will be taken. Hagerty described an informal session with Eden and Churchill over the weekend of June 25 to discuss many topics amid strains in US Britain and French policy on Indochina and other Cold War issues.
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Dulles
France
White House
Churchill
Eden
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Great Britain
United States
Two Negroes Charged In Store Burglary
Decatur police reported Roy Lee Alexander and Joe W Griffin charged with burglary and jailed after arrests linked to the break in at Iison Furniture Co the preceding Sunday.
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Decatur
Roy Lee Alexander
Joe W. Griffin
J. B. Whitmire
Iison Furniture Co
Debt transfers and deed corrections noted in Daily Records
The list itemizes multiple financial transfers and deeds including B Frank Chenault to Felix William Waddell for 2743.49 dollars, David Beard to Clay Callaham for 10 dollars, Roy Hutson to J C Skipworth for a deed of correction, Howard D Sanders to the trustees of the Danville Church of Christ, and Frederick G Papenburg to David Beard for 13200 dollars.
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B. Frank Chenault
Felix William Waddell
David Beard
Clay Callaham
Roy Hutson
J. C. Skipworth
Howard D. Sanders
Danville
Marriage likely key in brief notice from Athens
Foy Levi Persell aged 19 of Athens 1 a farmer weds Shirley Faye Martin 18 of Decatur at 1609 Wadsworth Street Decatur details indicate a marriage notice in a local source.
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Foy Levi Persell
Athens
Farmer
Shirley Faye Martin
Wadsworth St
Decatur
Dixie Distributors Sues Green in Circuit Court
Civil suit filed in circuit court by Dixie Distributors a corporation against William E Green doing business as Green's Television Center. Brewer and Coleman represent the plaintiff in the account suit.
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Dixie Distributors
William E. Green
Green
Television Center
Brewer and Coleman
Campaigning On At Girls' State
At Huntingdon College in Montgomery the Girl State event fills the air with perfume and politics as 75 candidates vie for mythical state offices. Ralph Kennamer urges a two party system to ensure national attention, while candidates advocate better education, roads, and a calm stance on segregation.
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Montgomery
Huntingdon College
Alabama
Ralph Kennamer
U. S. District Court
Larry Terry Fund Appeal Needs Local Support
Fund No 2 Weave Shop third shift contributed 10 62 a friend of Decatur gave 5 bringing total to 573 52 Checks or cash may be mailed or delivered to The Decatur Daily. Funds are deposited in the bank to the credit of the Larry Terry Fund and will be paid out as needed.
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Decatur
Larry Terry
Decatur Daily
$50 Judgment Reached In Damage Suit Here
Court sessions this week start at 8:30 a.m. with 9 a.m. Monday openings. The damage suit Olen Stanley Millican vs Sterchi Bros yielded a $50 judgment for the plaintiff. James Horace Knight vs Crescent Amusement Co is set for damages this morning as civil jury cases continue. Judge Newton Powell presides.
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Olen Stanley Millican
Sterchi Bros
James Horace Knight
the Crescent Amusement Co
Newton
Powell
Adlai Escapes Fatal Wreck Near Hopewell Junction
Mrs. Margaret S. Lewisohn 58 widow of a financier died in a car crash yesterday minutes after Adlai E Stevenson had exited her car. Stevenson met her at Vassar College earlier and declined a ride to Pell’s house. Amling 45 Brooklyn drove head on into the Lewisohn car on the Taconic Parkway. Summa 39 Stamford chauffeur had minor injuries.
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Hopewell Junction
N.Y
Margaret S. Lewisohn
Adlai E. Stevenson
Lewisohn
Stevenson
Vassar College
Herbert C. Pell
Pell
New York
Dominick Summa
Stamford
Conn
Amling
Mrs. Mattie Jordan Dies Rites Wednesday
Graveside services for Mrs. Mattie L. Jordan 72 will be held at Gatlin Cemetery Ardmore Wednesday at 2 p.m. Rev E Jones will conduct. She is survived by four daughters Lola Newman Rosie Sylvester Ruby Baggett Connie Reyer a son Willie a sister Gertie Johnson 23 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Mutual Service of Decatur will handle arrangements.
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Mattie L. Jordan
Athens
Gatlin Cemetery
Ardmore
Mrs. Nancy Moland Dies at 91 in Russellville
Funeral rites for Mrs. Nancy M. Moland 91 of Russellville4 are set for 2 p.m. at Masterson Cemetery with ministers Bud Isbell and George Arnold officiating. Burial will be directed by Brown of Moulton. A longtime Old Bethel Baptist Church member, she died at home after a two month illness. Surviving daughters are Mrs. Floyd Kerby Mrs. Jim Lee of Russellville4 and Mrs. Marshall Brannum of Town Creek with grandsons serving as pallbearers.
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Nancy M. Moland
Russellville 4
Masterson Cemetery
Bud Isbell
George Arnold
Brown
Moulton
Moland
Old Bethel Baptist Church
Sellville A
Floyd Kerby
Jim Lee
Marshall Brannum
Town Creek
Cotton and commodity prices from Decatur markets
The report lists cotton middling at 34.10 for December and 33.0% for Decatur, cottonseed at 50 per ton, Grade A milk at 5.70 per hundred, manufactured milk at 2.80 per hundred, No 2 wheat at 1.72, No 2 yellow corn 1.56, feed ear corn 1.42, No 2 mile 2.50, No 2 oats 0.65, No 2 barley 0.85, cattle steers 15.00 to 19.50, commercial cows 9.50 to 11.00, calves 16.50 to 18.50 with good to prime dealer range and 190–230 pounds for choice.
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Decatur
Nashville Livestock Market Report
Nashville stockyards show steady demand across cattle with steady slaughter steers and cows, mixed yearlings 15.50 to 21.00, calves 17.00 to 19.00, and bulls 12.50 to 14.00. Hogs sell slower with top weights down, sows weaker, and various weight ranges quoted. Sheep and lambs steady to weak with lambs 25.00 to 25.50 and futures closely softer than Monday.
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Nashville
Atlanta Poultry Market Brief Narrows Prices
North Georgia live poultry market firm with demand heavy and offerings moderate. Weights over 3 pounds limited due to heat. Prices paid for broilers and fryers 21 to 23 pounds at farms, with early trading around 22 1/2 cents. FCC plants reported 22 1/2 to 24 cents, and 23 1/2 to 24 cents in early trading today.
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Atlanta
North Georgia
f.C.b
Hospital Dismissals and Admissions List
Decatur General Hospital records dismissals and admissions including J. B. Teague Hartselle 2 Mrs. Robert Ford 801 3rd Ave SE Myrtle Rutherford 231 Jackson St Mrs. Jack Kelley and infant son Mrs. Waymon Gandy 1019 5th Ave SE Walker Braswell Decatur Admissions Rev William B Strong 421 7th Ave SW Mrs William T Smith 1706 Locust St Wilburn Young Colonial Apts John A Maner Trinity Donald Reeves Somerville Master Paul Jack Fite Stratford Rd Mrs J D McClanahan Decatur
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Myrtle Rutherford
Jackson St
Jack Kelley
Waymon Gandy
5Th Ave
Walker Braswell
Decatur
William B. Strong
7Th Ave
William T. Smith
Locust St
Wilburn Young
John A. Maner
Trinity
Donald Reeves
Somerville
Paul Jack Fite
Stratford Rd
J. D. McClanahan
Local Residents Named in Street Address Ledger
Bank St hospital records list Douglas E Poole of 1816 College St Adley G Johnson at 1533 Sherman and Larry King of Town Creek with a third entry J3 noted.
Baugh Wiley Clinic Names Attendees in Alabama Notice
J A Love of Falkville along with Mrs Leslie Magnusson of Elkmont Mrs Wilma Ivy of Elkmont Tenn and Mrs I R McCay of Danville are listed in a clinic notice dated in the Alabama region.
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Wilma Ivy
Elkmont
Tenn
I. R. McCay
Danville 3
Young Boy Performs Caesarian Operation Survives
Ralph Bonner, 15, in Lusk Wyoming, reportedly performed a Caesarean on three rabbits after shooting a jackrabbit with his pocket knife. He nursed the kits with a medicine dropper, and all three reportedly survived.
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Lusk
Wyo
Ralph Bonner
Ralph
Whales Show Very Small or Absent Smell Organs
The article notes that whales possess extremely reduced olfactory organs and in some species there are none at all, highlighting a stark difference from many land mammals.
Furnished Two Room Apartment With Private Entrance
Two room furnished apartment available with tile floors and bath. Private entrance included. Call 983 or 1613.
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Ray Milland
Starvue
Courtland
Border River
Joel McCrea
Yvonne de Carlo
Dorothy J. Snow
Huntsville
Ira
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Ill
Lola Cudlip
Morgan County
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San Francisco
Vernon Givens
Bone
Mundt
R-Sd
Missourian
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P. H. Sandlin
Central Baptist Church
Elton H. Reeves
6Th Ave
Lonnie Bockover
Anderson, Ind
A. L. Matthews
Mobile
New Orleans
National Music Federation
Sandra Lee Hendrix
Roy W. Hendrix
National Federation of Music Club
Hendrix
Birdie
Irene N. Bostwick
University of Washington
Roy I. Hendrix
Grant St
Jack and Jill Juvenile Music Study Club
Decatur Music Study Club
Circuit Court
Billy W. Hill
Leon Hill
Rt. 2
Ala
Camp Gordon Replacement Training Center
Adlai
Mattie Jordan
Nancy Moland
Decatur Markets
Nashville Livestock
Decatur General Hospital
J. B. Teague
Hartselle
Robert Ford
3Rd Ave
Adley G. Johnson
Sherman
Larry King
John R. Ford
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Baugh-Wiley Clinic
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