Colorado Mishap Kills Trainmen
Fort Morgan Colorado reports a derailed train tied up by the swollen South Platte River. Coroner Francis Jolliffe identified George F Hobusch Jr a crew member from Sandy Utah as the dead. Surviving injured include Harold J Johnson 60 Cheyenne Willis Green Cheyenne Everett A McGraw North Platte Mrs Campbell Michigan and Mrs L M Addaway Long Beach. A large number of passengers sustained minor injuries as boats aided the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Morgan
Colo
South Platte River
H. J. Peterson
H. D. Meade
Meade
Salle
Cheyenne
Wyo
Adenauer stays firm on German neutrality pledge
Adenauer rejected a Russian offer to reunite Germany as neutral and renounce NATO. He and Eisenhower affirmed neutrality is not applicable to Germany and that only collective security guarantees independence. He warned choosing reunification over NATO could turn Germany into a satellite state, insisting on freedom and reunification.
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Germany
Adenauer
Eisenhower
NATO
Birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Turner
A son was born at Baugh Wiley Clinic on Tuesday to Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Turner of 224 1 2 11th Ave NW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Turner
11Th Ave
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
Eight Housewives Caught In Poker Game in Houston
Police halted a two-bit limit poker game in Houston after a neighbor’s call. Eight women aged 4 to 68 were arrested while playing high-low split with about $20 on the table. They posted $10 bonds and were released. The hostess suspected an uninvited tipster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Otto Vahidiek
Theatres Showings Include Davy Crockett and The Stranger
Amusements listings list Walt Disney's Davy Crockett with Fess Parker at 1 30 3 30 5 90 7 30 9 30 and The Stranger with Edward G Robinson View Jean Simmons at 7 30 plus Ranch Hariselle The Shanghai Story with Ruth O'Brien at 7 30 9 38 Miller 7 30 9 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walt Disney
Davy Crockett
Fess Parker
Hariselle
Ruth O'Brien
Washingtons Briefcase Brigade Flees City In Mock A Attacks
Sirens warned of an imminent atomic attack as President Eisenhower and 15 000 officials scurried to hideouts across a 300 mile arc around the capital. The three day test measured how the executive branch could operate in a real emergency and rain death and destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
North Alabama Poultry Prices Reported at Farm and Plant Levels
North Alabama markets show fryer prices at farms 27 to 28 cents per pound with most birds 28 cents, delivered to plants around 28 cents. The report notes 10:30 a.m updates and varying weights around 4 to 3 percent for broilers and 2 to 4 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Alabama
Broilers Teers
Atlanta
North Day
Cattle Prices Edge Higher in Nashville Trade
In Nashville sellers quoted cattle at 180 to 200 pounds for slaughter heifers around 18.50 to 20.50 and sows over 400 pounds at 13.00 to 14.00, with lighter weights 14.50 to 15.00. Sheep around 1800 head saw lambs and ewes with drafts near 24.50 for 85 to 90 pound lots. market steady overall with several lots noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Coton futures rise on New York markets
New York traders saw cotton futures climb as much as 9 cents following AP reports. Market activity indicated stronger demand and speculators eyed the ongoing supply outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Coton
Mrs Maggie Wright Services Are Friday
Funeral services for Mrs Maggie Belle Wright will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at the Salem Methodist Church in Morgan County. The Hart selle resident died at Decatur General Hospital this morning. Interment follows in Hartselle Cemetery with Peck directing. She is survived by a step daughter a daughter in law and three grandchildren plus four great grandchildren. Pallbearers are nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
Maggie Belle Wright
Salem Methodist Church
Morgan County
Wright
Decatur General Hospital
Thomas Simmons
W. W. Lamon
Peck Directing
Willie Lee Massey
Lula Beard
Church of Christ
Spirit Cited as Team Spirit in Older Card
The line notes that cards bore the term spirit then as a reference to team spirit, indicating a historical naming nuance.
Civil Defense Alert Reaches Morgan County
Morgan County Civil Defense Co ordinator Howard Proctor said this county part of Operation Alert was very successful though more volunteers are needed. The 10 10 a m alert triggered swift checking in within 17 minutes by division chiefs led by Louis Blizzard WHOS communications chief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County Civil Defense
Howard Proctor
Proctor
Louis Blizzard
WHOS
Besdes
Operation Alert 1955 tests wartime continuity plans in 16-hour mock attack
The National exercise simulates destruction of Washington and 48 major cities with a three hour twenty minute warning. The plan would move the President and key workers from 31 agencies, via emergency comms, to reorganize the nation and retaliate. Cabinet officers and top military leaders were among 15,000 slated to flee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
Menon stresses restraint in reporting on mission
Menon backs cautious coverage saying the fate of the fliers is not yet decided and warning that in the Orient any published word is treated as gospel. He questions whether the prisoner return is the right question and notes the effort remains in the talking stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menon
Orient
Argentina reports padre conflict with Peronists inflames church crisis
Police carried out searches of priests homes and seized handbills defending the church in the ongoing row with President Peron. In Nunez a parish house was closed and guarded. Since the dispute began seven months ago 78 priests have been arrested and later released, while 95 laymen were freed after being among 438 detainees at the Buenos Aires archbishop’s palace following Sunday rioting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juan D. Peron
Nunez
Buenos Aires
Plaza de Mayo
Montgomery County Lets Courthouse Bid
Montgomery County Board of Revenue accepts a low bid of 2.56 percent on a 2 million bond issue to fund a new courthouse. Work to begin after January 1. Bid submitted by Sterne, Hendrix & Mayes, Inc., Montgomery, as five-firm syndicate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Montgom County
Kentucky REA power lines report shows rising farm electricity use
The report notes monthly farm consumption grew from 90 kWh in 1947 to 205 kWh in 19 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Community Notes Highlight Local Visits and Club Meetings
William C. Smith returns from Memphis Hospital to Plainview. Huntsville residents visit the Smith family and Pervis Moore family. Home Demonstration Club meets Friday at 2 am to demo copper planters. VFW Auxiliary officers elected in Huntsville. District One president named. Master Sgt Roy L Gilliam reported seriously ill at Kindley Air Base Bermuda. A room addition permit issued to F D Peebles. Police court docket includes six charges. One arrest for bad checks reported. Theft of a Philco radio investigated at 917 W Wilson St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Wear
8Th Ave
Roy L. Gilliam
29Th Air Rescue Squan
Kindley Air Base
Bermuda
Sgt
Gilliam
29Th Air Rescue Sydn
A.P.O
New York
Battle Over 1.2 Billion Bill To Finance TVA and Power Programs
The House plans to vote on a large bill starting July 1 funding TVA AEC and Army Engineers navigation flood control. A key dispute centers on earmarking 6 million for Fulton steam plant with Republicans seeking to strike a specific purpose. Democrats expect few defections as Dixon Yates dispute spills into next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TVA
AEC
Army Engineers
House
Fulton
Halleck
Indiana
GOP House
trans-Mississippi
New England
South
Florida Warehouse Destroyed by Fire in Bradenton Area
Firefighters from Bradenton and Palmetto with scores of volunteers spent about three hours battling a blaze that gutted a Florida warehouse and threatened a nearby party of 1500 people. The structure, slated for use today, was not prior to the blaze. Cause undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradenton
Palmetto
Strucat
Beekeeper Dies After Massive Bee Sting Incident
In Louisville Kentucky Walter C Crenshaw 47 a lifelong amateur beekeeper and service station operator died after being stung three or four dozen times while transferring a swarm with brother in law Max Crenshaw 26. Walter collapsed after saying he could not feel the stings and died within ten minutes as his wife and others killed the attacking insects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Walter C. Crenshaw
Max Crenshaw
Max
Walter
Six men indicted by Morgan County Grand Jury arraigned
Six indicted defendants faced arraignment in Morgan County court with two men charged with capital offenses in first degree robbery. Williams and others named in cases include Ray mond Hall with six indictments for grand larceny. Jury commended sheriff and ABC officers and recommended jail repairs and benches, noting no murder cases since February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Stewart
Marvin Woods
Alabama
Stewart
Woods
Chattanooga
Jim McDonald
Tom “Preacher” Williams
Trinity Road
Williams
Willie Ingram
Milton Moore
Frank Simpson
Howard Sparks
Raymond Hall
Newton Powell
Morgan County
Josephus Turney
Howard W. Kelley
Collier
ABC
County Board of Revenue
S. A. Lynne
Decatur
Falkville
Hartselle
District Methodist Preachers Stand on Unity Issue
Decatur District preachers meeting at Moulton Alabama on June 14 1955 endorsed Soil Conservation Sunday and Church Extension Day plans. They memorialized the 1956 General Conference to reaffirm support for the Jurisdictional System of the Methodist Church and urged cooperation with the extension program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton Methodist
Decatur District
North Alabama Methodist Conference
Soil Conservation Department
Otis Kirby
Decatur
Roger Chapman
Maynard Layman
Uniting Conference of the Methodist Church
Kansas City
Methodist Church
Moulton
Alabama
General Conference
T. J. Chitwood
M. L. Gunnin
Hospital Dismissals and Admissions List
Lawrence County Hospital records show dismissals including Master Danny Voss son of Goodwin Voss Hillsboro and Mrs Travis Armstrong with baby Houston. Also listed are Mrs Goodwin Voss and infant son Hillsboro and Sandra Nell Jefferies daughter of Robert Jefferies Town Creek. Admissions include Mrs Glenn Reed Trinity and others Town Creek Moulton Russellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County Hospital
Danny Voss
Goodwin Voss
Hillsboro
Travis Armstrong
Houston
Curtis Spillers
Trinity
Sandra Nell Jefferies
Robert Jefferies
Town Creek
James Weeks
Lonnie Roden
Moulton
Silas Witt
Glenn Reed
Aron Sprinkle
Ambassadors Signers Include Makins Heeney and Silvercrays
The document lists signers from several nations with D N C as vice chairman. Sir Roger Makins, A D B Heeney, and Baron Silvercrays are named as ambassadors for the United Kingdom Canada and Belgium respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D-Nc
AEC
Sir Roger Makins
A. D. B. Heeney
Baron Silvercrays
Local addresses listed for Marion Lee Counts and others
Marion Lee Counts of 106 5th Ave NW and Mrs. Margaret Nelson of 614 4th Ave SW appear in the notice along with Bruce Thrasher of 207 Hammett St Hartselle. The fragment notes residents and street locations without further context or actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Lee Counts
5Th Ave
Margaret Nelson
4Th Ave
Bruce Thrasher
Hammett St
Hartselle
Eclipse to Darken U S Skies on October Second 1959
The next total solar eclipse visible in the United States is scheduled for October 2, 1959. Observers along the path will witness the moon entirely cover the sun, creating a brief period of darkness and a dramatic solar corona view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Athens Limestone Hospital Names List of Patients
Mrs Hatch Ridinger and infant son of Elkmont 1 Mrs Carolyn Compton Athens Mrs Grant Randolph Athens Mrs William Martin Taft Tenn Mrs John E Boyd Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens-Limestone Hospital
Hatch Ridinger
Elkmont 1
Carolyn Compton
Athens
Grant Randolph
William Martin
Taft
Tenn
Local residents listed for upcoming notices
Names and addresses include Mrs Loyd McAbee in Hartselle and others such as Little Ricky Bronaugh 1606 Brookmeade Rd Mrs Harvey Bernard with infant son 218 Ferry St Mrs Otis Golden 1017 7th Ave Mrs Mary Lee Camp 305 5th Ave NW Mrs John Hartselle 822 6th Ave SE and Baby William Howell 704 3rd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loyd McAbee
Hartselle
Ricky Bronaugh
Brookmeade Rd
Harvey Bernard and Infant
Mary Lee Camp
5Th Ave
John Hartselle
6Th Ave
William Howell
3Rd Ave
Gadsden Man Loses Suits Against Medic
A jury in U S District Court ruled for Atlanta physician Dr Harold McDonald in a suit filed by Gadsden Alabama resident Jesse V Liles seeking 100000 dollars. Liles claimed negligence and unskilled practice due to drainage tubes left in his body after surgery but testimony supported McDonald’s handling of the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
U. S. District Court
Gadsden, Ala
Jesse V. Liles
Harold McDonald
McDonald
Hungry thief raids Pa. home taking pies ice cream and roast
A hungry thief broke into Mrs. Ken’s home in Sranton Pennsylvania and stole a half gallon of ice cream a coffee cake a can of pineapple juice grape juice orange juice and a five pound roast from the kitchen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sranton
Court Continues On Civil Docket In Morgan County Circuit
Morgan County Circuit Court heard continued civil docket actions with Gulf States Distributing Co. vs Donaldson relatives and others. Damages claimed include 1416.01 on a promissory note dated April 23, 1953, plus an alleged 350 attorney fee. The defendants argued lack of jurisdiction as non residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Gulf States Distributing Co., Etc
John T. Donaldson
Paul Donaldson
Floyd Donaldson
Donaldson Bug Company
John D. Smith
O & B Shoe Co
S. A. Lynne
Gulf States Distributing Co
Paul
Circuit Court
W. L. Chenault
Britnell & McEntire
C. & B. Shoe Co
Lacon
Sherman B. Powell
James E. West
Homer Murphy
Milton A. Peek
Garland Andrew Willingham
Citizen Industrial Bank
Carlton Crook
Irene Crook
Tragic Incident in Bathroom Involving Riordan Family
A young boy drowned after being held under water by Mrs. Riordan in a bathroom. The statement describes the child floating clothes pins as boats before the deadly act. Riordan allegedly wrote a note about the body to her sister in law and handed it to a taxi driver for delivery.
Down Ad Alley column debuts in Belen News Bulletin
Commented by Bill Gardner and Dick Curtiss in Belen New Bulletin, the syndicated column mocks ad men invading editorial space. Editor Carter Waid endorses the feature as popular with readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belen
N.M
Bill Gardner
Dick Curtiss
Carter Waid
Politico Fined For Kick Backs
Former Rep. Ernest Bramblett was fined 5000 dollars and placed on probation for a year after being convicted of falsifying payroll in a salary kick back scheme. He faced four months to a year and appealed while his attorney argued immobilization and sought probation. He had placed Margaret Swanson on his payroll at a 4700 dollar base pay and the case previously reached the Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ernest Bramblett
Calif
Bramblett
Walter M. Bastian
Edward Bennett Williams
Margaret M. Swanson
Artington
Alabama Senator Newton Accuses Officials of Plot Against Him
Senator Newton alleges private detective Fred Bodeker was paid over 4000 from state funds by former Gov Gordon Persons to frame him. He names Bodeker and Arthur Fite as present and says the governor’s office hatched the scheme. Newton, suspended after a June hearing, claims bar association pressure to oppose a pending bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Fred Bodeker
Birmingham
Gordon Persons
Newton
Bodeker
Arthur Fite
Walker County
Board of Commissioners of the
Alabama Bar Association
Bar Association
Judge Jones
Government debates vaccine safety and mass immunization
Hill questions safety of AMA described vaccine while Scheele defends mass immunization as sound policy. Hobby urges $35 million for vaccine access to needy youths under 19, a seven million increase over prior requests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill
Scheele
Public Health Service
Welfare
Hobby
Fathers Day Gift Suggestions From Ira
Ira at 222 E. Moulton St offers a selection of gifts for Father’s Day including ash trays stationery personalized state chess sets barbecue grill pots and pictures for his room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fathers Day
Ira
E. Moulton St
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