Community notices and local visits in Decatur area
Mr and Mrs Donald Thomas and daughter Patriciana visit her parents Mr and Mrs A M Armor at 407 8th Ave NW with public invited. Austinville Methodist revival June to July 1 led by Rev Alston from Falkville district with daily services at 7 30 a m and 7 p m. Coffey Reunion set July 4 at Wheeler Station Grove near Joe Wheeler Home for Coffey descendants. Woman's Christian Temperance Union to meet at Mrs J T Nelsons 107 Church St NE Tuesday 3 p m. Bobby Hill and baby Kathy stop to visit Hill family en route to Indiana. Bobby to work as electrical engineer. City clerk issues building permit notices for 2013 Cal St SE and 419 6th Ave SW. Police docket lists disorderly conduct drunk driving speeding and traffic offenses. False report about Tezzie Schlosser death corrected. Pack Self admitted to Decatur General Hospital. illness possibly kidney stones. A W Walker and Martha St SW couple return from Silver Beach and Daytona Beach Florida.
Trustees Seek Funds to Repair Ground and Buildings
Trustees appeared before the board requesting permission to cut timber on the south side of the ground damaged by ice and past winter freezes. The board approved if the men salvage wood and use proceeds for the school. They also moved to salvage Mt. Nebo Negro School for usable material to improve the janitor’s home. The ninth grade will be removed from Plainview Junior High and sent to Morgan County High at Hartselle. Attendance records will be adjusted and the district plans to hire Peck, a bus foreman, to work at the bus garage for the term.
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Tim
Union Hill
Mt. Nebo Negro
Plainview Junior High
Morgan County High
Hartselle
Sell Peck
Cotaco School
Tegin
France Slightly Smaller in Texas Area Reported
A short OCR note states France with an area of 212 miles is slightly smaller in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Tezas
Deaths Nannie M Slaughter 80 Dies In Decatur Rest Home
Mrs Nannie M Slaughter aged 80 of 1816 Chestnut Street SE died at 8 am Friday in a Decatur Rest Home where she had stayed two weeks. Funeral services were held at Beech Street Church of Christ at 2 pm with burial at Tannercome Moyers. Survivors include a granddaughter Mrs Marvin Pendergrast Huntsville, a grandson Clayton Moyers Huntsville, a sister Mrs Bill Atwell Iron City Tenn and six grandchildren.
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Nannie M. Slaughter
Chestnut St. SE
Decatur Rest Home
Beech Street Church of Christ
John Barton
Bernard Dawes
Tannercome- Moyers
A. C. Taylor
Malcolm Young
Wilburn Dawes
Brown Funeral Home Chapel
Earline Moyers
Decatur
Marvin Pendergrast
Huntsville
Clayton
Senate kills first of tax amendments
Washington AP reports the Senate voted 39 to 26 to block a revenue amendment by Sen. Albert Gore designed to remove a loophole. The measure would tax raw mineral value rather than finished product value, aiming to close a $600 million annual loss cited by Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson.
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Washington
Senate
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Gore
Don B. Johnson
Texas
Alabama Names Demo Secretary McGuire For Delegation
Probate Judge T. Cliff Almon announced Jack H. McGuire of Tuscaloosa as secretary of the Alabama delegation to the Democratic National Convention. McGuire, an attorney, is a delegate from Alabama's 6th District and the last major post to be filled. Morgan County probate judge was elected delegation chairman at a Montgomery caucus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Cliff Almon
Jack H. McGuire
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Alabama
Almon
McGuire
Morgan County
Montgomery
Democratic pledge to restore parity for farmers and free enterprise
A campaign message declares leadership will undo eight years of Republican policy and restore stability to agriculture. It asserts that farm program must protect independent family farms, promote equitable rewards, and ensure fairness for farmers and consumers within the American free enterprise system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party
Lions in Africa Reluctant to Attack Humans
The article notes lions in Africa generally avoid humans unless frightened or provoked, highlighting cautious behavior by the big cats in encounters with people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
United States Produces 40 Billion Tin Cans Annually
The nation manufactures about 40 billion tin cans each year to preserve foods, supporting the supply chain for canned goods and food security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Soviet Spying Here Revealed
Senate Internal Security probes cite an FBI Black Book on Soviet espionage as among the most detailed studies. It notes aerial photographs of U.S. cities were obtained via legal and covert means, including bribery and covert purchases, with cases linked to New York Chicago Portland Seattle San Diego and San Francisco.
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Washington
Senate
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Soviet Union
Internal Security 2
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge
United Nations Security Council
Council
Lodge
Moscow
New York City
State Department
United States
Scarsdale
N. Y
Chicago
United Nations
Portland
Ore
Seattle
Wash
San Diego
San Francisco
Calif
Patrick Moloney
Mervyn Evans
New York
Eighth Avenue
Edward Weston
Los Angeles
Okinawa Protest Draws Sizeable but Contained Crowd
Demonstrators in Naha numbered about two thousand as they pleaded for Okinawa’s return to Japan and an end to occupation. Signs urged truth about occupation while pro American greetings welcomed Eisenhower. U S troops patrolled key areas to prevent disturbances.
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Eisenhower
Okinawa Times
Naha
Okinawa
Japan
United States
Western Pacific
Ike
U.S
Former Cullman Man Among Five Killed In State Crashes
A former Cullman County resident James Daniel Waldrop died when a car rear ended a pickup on U S 31 in Gardendale joining another fatal crash in Alabama. Lee Doss of Morris Community near Birmingham also died.
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Cullman County
U.S
Gardendale
Ala
James Daniel Waldrop
Lee Doss
Morris
Birmingham
Alabama
Monroeville
Joe Shockley
Marvin Raymond Porter
Clinton
Beat Art Stolen From Columbus Show
Police report a burglar damaged or took items labeled as miscellaneous beatnik art at a Columbus Ohio show. Value not determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Cubans Ordered Out of the United States
Washington AP report that two Cuban consular officials were ordered to leave the United States within 48 hours amid tit-for-tat actions after the ouster of two U S embassy employees in Havana. The officials named were Carlos Manuel Lazaro and Felix San.
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Washington
United States
U.S
Havana
Carlos Manuel Lazaro Felix
San
Cube
Hospital Admissions List Includes Local Residents and Infants
A hospital admissions listing names numerous local residents including Mrs. Nona Terry, Mrs. E N Smith, Master Kenneth Vandiver, Mrs. Hershel Hall Sr, Mrs. J T Vinson and infant Valerie Joyce, Mrs. James Dial and infant Barbara Lee, Miss Dinah Davis, Miss Gene Adams, Mrs. Velma Young, Baby Connie Wade, Karen Frahn, Charles Gilliam, Mrs. Mattie Barnett, with various addresses in Alabama towns such as 3rd Ave, Vinemont, Har rison Street SE, and Athens.
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E. N. Smith
Vinemont
Kenneth Vandiver
6Th Ave
Hershel Hall Sr
Trinity
J. T. Vinson
Daugher
Valerie Joyce
Harrison St
James Dial
Barbara Lee
Tanner
Dinah Davis
Grant St
Gene Adams
7Th Ave
Velma Young
4Th Ave
Connie Wade
Hartselle
Karen Frahn
Infant and personal notices listed for Decatur area families
A dense list of names and addresses filed as personal notices. Entries include infants and young children, married women with infant daughters or sons, and various residents in Decatur Athens Hartselle Tanner and nearby streets. The data show full names and street addresses with occasional city abbreviations.
Dismissals Amid Legal Notices in Athens Limestone
List shows Elvira Moore, Athens H M Barlett, Athens. Linda Faye Roberson Elk Mont. Paralee Littrell Athens among dismissals. Regional notice hints at court or case terminations. No dates provided.
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Athens-Limestone
Elvira Moore
Athens
H. M. Barlett
Linda Faye Roberson
Elkmont
Paralee Littrell
NAL Strike Called June 21 After Negotiations
The Air Line Pilots Assn calls a one minute strike against National Air Lines before midnight Saturday. About 300 pilots will be affected as an agreement on wages and working conditions is reached with National.
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Miami
Fila
Air Line Pilots Assn
National Air Lines
National
Safety Check Lane to Open Monday Morning
City proclaims Vehicle Safety Check Week in Decatur and opens a 10 point free inspection lane on Gordon Dr in front of Gordon Bibb School. Jaycee Goodyear Mills sponsors with 8 am to 5 pm hours and aims to process 5000 cars with local inspectors and corrections for any defects.
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Murray Dodd
Dodd
Decatur
Decatur Jaycee-Goodyear Mills
Gordon Dr
Gordon-Bibb
Spencer Hicks
Jaycee
Highway Patrol
Arthur Lightfoot
Escapee Caught After Etowah Jail Break
One of three inmates who escaped from Etowah County jail was captured in Gadsden as he fled his mother's house. Jesse Si Leath aged 38 was arrested by Lt. J M Dismuke and Det. C L Wood. The other two escapees Tance 17 and Gerald Mayo 27 remain in custody as the trio fled after a jail break on the courthouse fourth floor.
Belt Line road project seeks bids by Oct 1
Plans and right of way for a 7.5 mile Belt Line road to route traffic from south and east to west along Decatur's southern edge. The two overpasses would cross L N and Southern rail lines with a four lane right of way planned south of Austinville toward Highway 20 near Chemstrand Corp.
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Decatur
L&n and
Southern
Paul Collier
Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control
Austinville
Filint
Windsor couple welcomes daughter at city clinic
Mr and Mrs Vance Windsor of 1314 Plaza Street SE report the birth of a daughter Friday at Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic and Hospital.
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Vance Windsor
Plaza St. SE
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Clinic
Kennedy Gains More Delegates
The Associated Press reports Senator John F. Kennedy added delegates as Connecticut 21 votes and Colorado 81 2 boosted his unofficial total to 39242 toward the 761 needed for the Democratic nomination. Kennedy campaigned in Colorado and South Dakota while Nixon spoke in Texas to the press association.
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John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Connecticut
Colorado
Kennedy
Stevenson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
South Dakota
Richard M. Nixon
Texas Press Assn
Houston
Politie West
United States
Castro plans trip to Russia as work permits travel
Fidel Castro said he intends to visit the Soviet Union at a date to be fixed, dependent on work at home. The remark appeared in Revolucion the Havana newspaper.
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Castro
Russia
Havana
Fidel Castro
Soviet Union
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Church St. NE
Robert C
Bobby) Hill
Kathy
H. W. Hill
Indiana
Bobby
I Cap. A
Orlando
J. W
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Jack D. Ray
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Decatur Daily
Tezzie Schlosser
Vickie
and Cobb
Pack Self
Decatur General Hospital
A. W. Walker
Martha St. SW
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Nannie Slaughter
Demo
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Tyge
H. C. Schlingman
Fawn
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Alabama 14
Eutaw
Houston Slaughter
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Chambers County
Nona Terry
3Rd Ave
Charles Gilliam
Betty St
Mattie Barnett
Mabel Ann Hunter
Carl Schwachow
Old Moulton
Richard Cooper
Robert W. Craig
5Th Ave
Elbert Grady Lamon Jr
Howard R. Higdon
Little Linda Ann Davis
Carlisle Blackwell
Ronald D. Boyd
Washington St
Robert A. Lentz
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College St
Gary William Hardin
Robert Wesley Sheats
Moulton St
Jeffrey Felton Hamilton
Endlam Blvd
G. P
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Richard J. Mummert
10Th Ave
John E. Russell
James Michael Rea
16Th Ave
Lee Singleton
Joe Ronald Abercrombie
Martha St
Clarence R. Cox
Lifford Smith
Mason St
Daniel Ralph Brett
Admissions
11Th St
William Grant Stackhouse
Patricia Ann Pierson
Crestline Heights
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Associated Press
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