Cullman Child Struck by Car on Highway 278 East
Nancy Kate Pierce two and a half years old, daughter of Betty Pierce of Arley, was hit by a 1954 Ford driven by Evan Cleghorn in Cullman County on Highway 278 East. She sustained a broken right leg and facial lacerations and was listed as fair at Cullman County Hospital. Eye witnesses J D Kee and Mrs Rachael Tucker observed the incident. Patrolman Kenneth Davenport investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman
Winston-Cullman
Highway
Nancy Kate Pierce
Betty Pierce
Arley
Nancy
Evan Donald Cleghorn
Cullman County Hospital
Winston County
Highway Patrol
Cleghorn
J.D. Kee Cullman
Ford
Rachael C. Tucker
Birmingham
Kenneth Davenport
Dixon Yates plant debated before SEC in West Memphis
Hill Mississippi Valley Generating Co. and lawyers argued at the SEC that Wenzell had no part in Dixon Yates plans while serving Budget Bureau. Clement testified Wenzell assisted early discussions and later helped arrange financing with First Boston Corp. The line to TVA was questioned as a waste if no market exists, while Memphis debated building its own plant to use the proposed 600000 kilowatts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi Valley Generating Co
Dixon- Yates
West Memphis
Ark
Wenzell
SEC
Budget Bureau
Dixon-Yates
Clement
Bureau of the Budget
Bureau of the
First Boston Corporation
Hill
Atomic Energy Commission
Eisenhower
TVA
Atomic Energy
Dixon-Yates* Energy
Memphis
Dixon - Yates
Senators Vote To Pour 31 Billion In Defense Bill
The Senate approved a defense bill of 31.882 billion dollars 80 to 0, sending it back to the House with a notable reversal by President Eisenhower on military reform. An amendment by Symington blocked a 22,000-man Marine Corps reduction, keeping Marines at 215,000 and adding 46 million dollars. Army, Navy, and Air Force personnel levels were adjusted per House guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Byrd
D-Va
Symington
Dmo
America
Russia
Senate
House
Marine Corps
Eisenhower
White House
Senate reapportionment proposal for Alabama legislature
Leng, Roberts, Broughton, Lamberth of Tallapoosa, Richmond Flowers of Houston, and Harlan G. Allen of Cullman proposed a constitutional amendment to increase House membership from 106 to 150 and Senate from 35 to 67, with automatic population based apportionment every ten years after the 1960 census.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leng, Roberts,Broughton
Lamberth
Tallapooosa
Richmond Flowers
Houston
Harlan G. Allen
Cullman
House
Senate
Movie Showings and Times Listed for Local Theaters
The bulletin lists active screenings at VTE Princess ROXY SUNSET STARVUE and HATFIELD venues. Titles include Beau Brummell with Stewart Granger and Elizabeth Taylor, The Woman in the Window, Paratrooper, Ranch with Alan Ladd, Phantom of Morgue, and Rider with Frankie Carre an. showtimes span 1:00 to 9:30 with varied start times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princess — Beau Brummell
Stewart Granger
Elizabeth Taylor
Airline founder recalls early SEC and expansion history
The account covers challenges securing capital after 1945, with 35 to 40 competitors for Southeast routes. It notes $100,000 raised, mostly tied to certificates and mortgage debt, Wall Street efforts, and a Texas credit offer that enabled stock sales by Birmingham firms. By 1989 the airline started May 1949 service Memphis to Atlanta, expanded to 12 airplanes serving 28 cities in eight states, with 410 employees and 830 stockholders. May revenue rose about 42 percent versus last year, boosting profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern
Smooth Realhead
Othing
Wall Street
Texas
Birmingham
Memphis
Atlanta
Vaccine Dates Remind Morgan Limestone Parents
Athens and Limestone County health offices urge parents to bring children who had the first Salk polio shot for their second dose. Morgan County holds clinics in Decatur with schedules daily and weekends. Limestone reports progress with second shots among eligible children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Limestone
Morgan County
Decatur
Morgan
Hobby Scheele Bears Responsibility For Vaccine Program
Washington secretary of welfare Hobby Holt says she bears no responsibility for the government’s Salk polio vaccine actions and that the burden lies with Surgeon General Leonard A. Scheele. She differentiates the duties of her Welfare Department from the Public Health Service and asserts legal limits prevent her from overruling Scheele.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hobby
Leonard A. Scheele
Holt
Scheele
Public Health Service
Welfare Department
U.S
Surgeon General
North Alabama and North Georgia Live Poultry Markets Report
Birmingham and Atlanta market notes show weaker North Alabama live poultry offerings with adequate supply and good demand while North Georgia markets remain unsettled with heavy demand and plentiful offerings. Prices on farms and plants show slight day to day shifts for broilers and fryers within a 24 to 34 cent per pound range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Alabama
Atlanta
North Georgia
Egg market steady to firm in Birmingham trade
AP reports the Birmingham egg market holding firm with wholesale grandes and large extra eggs priced around 60 percent quality at 39 to 42 cents, medium extra at about 44 to 38 cents, near whites large 33 to 36 cents, medium 32 cents, and some current receipts at 28 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
F.o.b
Livestock market report Nashville AP cattle hogs and sheep
Nashville cattle pricing shows cows weak to 25 lower with other classes steady. Yearlings and calves move at varied levels. hogs largely steady to strong with steers and sows noted. Sheep and spring lambs trade firm with limited spot sales and higher premiums noted for prime to choice ewes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Cotton futures drift in listless trade on weak demand
In New York led by irregular activity futures eased with October around 4.20 and December near 4.19 as demand remained weak. Market watchers noted a listless session with little fresh data or strong buying interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Reynolds at Decatur Plans Major Irrigation Test
The Auburn main experiment station has studied cotton and corn irrigation since 1950 and will start new tests this year on irrigation of horticultural crops and dairy pasture at Reynolds in Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Auburn
Gadsden Man Saved From Drowning Dies After Boat Capsize
Alan Hubert Lee of Gadsden was saved from drowning when his boat capsized near Guntersville while fishing with companions yesterday. He later died of a heart attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gadsden
Guntersville
Alan
Hubert Lee
Asphalt Ancient Greek Word Meaning Firm and Secure
The term asphalt traces its roots to ancient Greek language, reflecting notions of firmness stability and security. Scholars note its linguistic lineage and how the word's meaning influenced later technical usage.
State Toll of Low Bids On 32 Road Projects Totals 5.26 Million
The State Highway Department announced low bids totaling 5 255 643 on 32 Alabama road and bridge projects including two in Morgan and one in Cullman Counties. Morgan bids include a 0.036 mile bridge over Town Creek on Union Winton Road by Burgreen Construction Co Inc Athens for 27 923 and 4.891 miles grading drainage and bituminous treatments from Alabama Highway 33 north via Gravel Ridge School to Winton by G R Coal Co Decatur for 262 063. The Cullman project involved 5.995 miles grading bituminous treatments and bridge culverts from Arkadelphia toward Hanceville awarded to G R Coal Co Decatur. G R Coal Co based in Robbins Tennessee also lists a Decatur address and has mining operations in Tennessee. The highway department also noted low bid on paving U S Highway 31 from Athens to the Tennessee line by J W Gwin Jr of Birmingham for about 732 600. Base drainage and culvert work on that section nears completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Department
Alabama
Morgan
Cullman
Town Creek
Union Winton
Burgreen Contraction Co., Inc
Athens
Alabama Highway
Gravel Ridge School
Winton
G&r Coal Co
Decatur
Cuilimnai County
Coounty
Arkadelphia
Hanceville
G.&r
Robbins, Tenn
William Garth Gilchrist, Jr
Tennessee
Highway Department
Tennessee Line
J. W. Gwin, Jr
Birmingham
State SS Payments 33 Per Cent Higher
Alabama social security payments rose about 33 percent from 1953 to 1954. The SSA reports $2.25 million monthly payments to about 44 000 retired workers and $1.7 million to 57 000 dependents or survivors. The number of retired workers increased 19 percent and survivors or dependents rose 12 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Alabama
Cecil L. Simpson
Social Security Administration
Simpson
Slight Damage From Two City Accidents
A 1952 Buick attempting to parallel park on 2nd Ave between Johnston and Grant St at 4 47 p m yesterday caught the fender of a 1952 Studebaker driven by Eva W Sullivan 1611 North St and Pearl Dekle 509 Oak St. A 1950 Ford turning into the Kroger lot on Johnston St collided with a 1942 Chevrolet driven by Modell F Austin 1806 Magnolia St. Both incidents were investigated by Officers Hunter Bowman and Sgt Charles Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
2Nd Ave
Johnston
Grant St
Studebaker
Buick
Pearl Dekle
Oak St
Baker
Eva W. Sullivan
North St
Hunter
Bowman
Ford
Kroger
Johnston St
Charles Smith
Jewel S. Holloway
Falkville
Chevrolet
Modell F. Austin
Magnolia St
All of Virginia's power plants are coal burning
Report indicates the state's entire generating fleet relies on coal. Officials and energy observers discuss implications for emissions, air quality, and energy security amid ongoing policy debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Pope Calls Ban on Corrupt Films in Mass Address
Pope Pius XII urged film industry leaders and audiences to ban corrupt cinema in his first major address on motion pictures. He spoke before about 10 000 people at St Peter's Basilica during a general audience, calling cinema a force of almost magical power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Pius XII
Italy
France
St. Peter’s Basilica
Hospitals and locals listed for admissions and dismissals
A fragment lists hospital dismissals and admissions across Decatur area facilities including Hartselle Hospital Baugh-Wiley Clinic and Decatur General Hospital. Names and addresses appear for patients staff and admitted cases such as Mrs Luther Finchum Mrs Billy Monk and Grady Lowery along with infants and spouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank ST. Hospital
Alton Ray Allen
Tower St
Luther Finchum
Wilson
Grady M. Lowery
Gordon Drive
Billy Monk
West Court Apt
D. O. Thompson
5Th Ave
Ernest Mcoreless
Town Creek
Virginia Meadows
Columbia Circle
Hartselle Hospital
S. L. Sherrill
Hartselle
Charles Henry
G. L. Brindley
G. L. Brindley, Hartselle
Henr Stephenson
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
Dora Taylor
S. Decatur General Hospital
Andrew Burke
Church St
Hollis
2Nd Ave
Robin Thomas
Line St
M. C. Burkette
3Rd Ave
Paulinle Jones
Emma W. Waites
Apt
West Court
Roy C. Tucker
Decatur
Myrtle Bowden
1830
Robert Shafer
Somerville
Robert Holt
J. R. Phillips
Trinity
Births Report From Local Hospitals This Week
A son to Mr. and Mrs. Billy Monk at Bank St Hospital this morning. A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Crow at Hartselle Hospital Monday. A son to Mr. and Mrs. Bill Parker at Baugh-Wiley Clinic Monday night. A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson at Baugh-Wiley Clinic Somerville 2. A son to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lane at Baugh-Wiley Clinic Monday. A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Keenum at Baugh-Wiley Clinic Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Monk
West Court Apt
Bank St. Hospital
L. B. Crow
Decatur 2
Hartselle Hospital
Bill Parker
8Th St
Baugh- Wiley Clinic
John Johnson
Somerville 2
Harold Lane
Hartselle
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
Fred Keenum
Moulton
American casualty in Buenos Aires siege identified
The first American to die in last week's fighting in Buenos Aires was Graham E. Tune, a Detroit industrial engineer with Kaiser Motors Argentine subsidiary. Officials found his body in a city morgue after a bomb blast near him. Peron’s prominence dominates front pages as Lucero and the regime reap publicity.
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Buenos Aires
Graham E. Tune
Detroit
Kaiser Motor Corp
Lucero
Peron
New Fertilizer Plant Under Construction in Hammond
A plant is rising in Hammond Indiana to produce 300 tons of ammonia daily for fertilizer using hydrogen from gasoline by products and nitrogen from liquid air. Agronomists note 60 bushels of corn per acre removes 95 pounds of nitrogen from the soil, highlighting the crop nutrient cycle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond
Ind
Local Social News and Trade Notes from Decatur
Mr and Mrs Luther Sellers and daughters return from Medeira Beach Florida. Mrs Anna Jane Taylor of Guilford Indiana visits her brother Earl Hargitt in Decatur. Mrs Dick Beck Mary Ann Sloan and Paul McEntire return from Atlanta after Colleen Patterson and Harry Wein wedding. Decatur Curb Market opens Saturday 6 to 11 with fresh corn tomatoes green beans fryers. R S Hicks presides at Alabama Auto Dealers meeting in Montgomery on proposed motorist legislation. Basil Creighton speaks for Motor Vehicles Administrators of America. Decatur Jaycees attend 35th annual Junior Chamber convention in Atlanta headed by Daren Laster Charlie Minton Pete Henderson and Claude McBride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Beck
Mary Ann Sloan
Paul McEntire
Atlanta
Colleeon McEntire Patterson
Decatur
Harry Wein
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Decatur Curb
R. S. Hicks
Automobile Dealers Assn. of
Alabama
Montgomery
Basil. R. Creighton
Washington
Council For the Motor Vehicles Administrators of America
Daren Laster
Charlie Minton
Pete Henderson
Claude McBride
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Decatur Jaycees
Geneva Talks Set With Four Ministers At U N
The plan calls four foreign ministers to meet for four to six days at the Palais des Nations in Geneva with Eisenhower Faure Eden and Bulganin. The U N is asked to service the sessions while chiefs of government do not meet before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Edgar Faure
Anthony Eden
Nikolai Bulganin
Palais Des Nations
U.N
Geneva
Council of Foreign Ministers
Pinay
Macmillan
Britain
United States
Paul-Henri Spaak
Molotov
Jaycee Delegates Settle Down To Politicking in Atlanta
About 9 000 delegates and wives arrive in Atlanta for the 35th annual U S Junior Chamber convention. They line up behind favorite candidates as state caucuses and semi finals in the Speak Up Jaycee contest are scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce
U S Defense Spending in 1947 Surpasses WWI Peak
The United States spent 13 billion dollars on defense in 1947, a larger total than its peak military outlays during World War I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Chemstrand Appoints Gayler and Johnson to Key Plant Posts
Roy G Hemminghaus announces Dr Cecil W Gayler as production technical manager for Chemstrand plants at Decatur and Pensacola. Dr Kenneth Johnson named assistant plant manager of the Acrilan plant in Decatur. Both report to their respective VPs. moves include residence changes for families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy G. Hemminghaus
Chemstrand Corp
Cecil W. Gayler
Decatur
Pensacola
Fla
Gaylor
Hemminghaus
Kenneth Johnson
Chemstrand
Johnson
F. William Koster
American Viscose Corp
Marcus Hook
Penn
Birmingham
Howard College
Georgia Institute of Technology
University of Texas
American Chemical Society
Society of the Plastics Industry
Plastics Engineers Society
American Association For Advancement of Science
Gayler
Lydia
Winston
Janet
Manor Drive
Warrington
Perfsacola
Se Management Associaon
Marjorie
Scott
Robert
Star Lake
Public hearing set on July 18 after 13th Ave terminus vote
Council discussed the terminus of 13th Ave and scheduled a public hearing for July 18. The current budget report shows revenues of about 576 800 and expenditures around 620 200, with year totals 732 575 and 657 630 respectively. Unbudgeted FY expenditures to date total 12 962.16, covering items from surplus food to park board costs and several capital projects including Riverview Ave widening and 8th Street drainage. A request on 8th Street Court paving costs prompted Stet Elliott to prepare an estimate and drainage details.
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13Th Ave
Park and Recreation Board
Riverview Ave
Moulton St
8Th St. Court
Stet. Elliott
Yak Surrenders After Air Show At Seoul Airport
At Seoul Airport around 1 p.m. a North Korean Yak bomber signaled surrender after a mistaken identity by an American-Korean controller crew. Brig. Gen. Kim Shin met the aircraft as it landed and guided it to the apron amid a crowd of Koreans and Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Kim Shin
ROK
Shin
Unveiling of a bronze statue sparks Churchill praise
The ceremony features a larger-than-life bronze statue with whimsical tributes as Churchill thanks the lord mayor for honors. He jokes that the House of Commons should permit monuments during life and notes the exception proves the rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchill
House of Commons
Appeal of Prohibition Case Over Johnson Judgment
Jury hears appeal from Johnson conviction for transporting five or more gallons of prohibited liquors. State witnesses testified 23 one gallon jugs found in his 1953 Buick trunk in Decatur in 1953. Attorneys Powell and Chenault spoke as defense and prosecutors argued about timing of the indictment and bond forfeiture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Sherman Powell
W. L. Chenault
Roland Giyse
Garland Nuby
Decatur
City Hall
Circuit
George Johnson
Neel
Nuby
Guyse
Hollis Johnson
Chenault
Powell
Rebels Hold Up Vital Ike Bill in House Panel
Rebels on the House Armed Services Committee blocked quick action on Eisenhower’s reserve bill, sending it to a subcommittee for five days of study. The 16-14 vote followed complaints of bypassed subcommittee chairs and aims to shape a compromise measure without antisegregation provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Armed Services Committee
Eisenhower
Subcommittee
Brooks
D-La
Vinson
Chickasaw Records First Traffic Death
Chickasaw reports its first traffic fatality since incorporation in 1946. Clem Gattis, 2, son of Mr and Mrs K L Gattis, died after apparently running in front of a car driven by Charlie B Smith, 34, of near Chickasaw. Police Sgt Thomas M Hadley provided the details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chickasaw
Ala
Clem Gattis
Thomas M. Hadley
K. L. Gattis
Charlie B. Smith
Service Station Man Wins $240000 Suit Against Oil Firms
Seattle federal court jury awards former service station operator George F. Moore $240000 in damages against seven large oil companies for alleged antitrust actions in 1952 that refused to sell him gasoline after he cut prices. The verdict results in treble damages under federal law, with actual damages of $80000 and triple that amount awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
George F. Moore
Moore
For Rent and For Sale Notice Fragments
Fragmented notice lists a four room upstairs unit near 638 E Moulton St after 5 30 pm or see Mrs Ellis Mausby s Hot Shop. Also Park Circle Lot No 66 on 14th Ave SE 90 140 ft Desirable Park Circle lot. FT M Austelle phone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gantetas
E. Moulton St
Park Circle
14Th. Ave
Parkircle
FT. M
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Leo Genn
Alan Ladd
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Starvue
Courtland
Frankie Parse
Carpenter
L’stone
Cottey
Decatur Loan
Ear
Acme Steel
Cent
Ateanent
Monsan Chem
Atl C Line
Murphy
Atl Refin
Nat Syl Gas Balt & Ohio
Beth
Nor & West
Calunee & A
Cater Trac Philip Mor Cen of
Ga Radio Co
Ches & Ohio
Republic
St. Regis
Seab al
Crue
Sears Cudahy
Sinclair
Diana Str
Skelly Oil Diveo Co
du Pont Ltd
ON J
Eastm
Kodak Swift
Texas Co
Texas Pho
Cen Fox
UN Bag & P
Fila Pw
UN Carbide
Fla P&l
UN Pac
Fruit Warner Pic Gen
Ut West A
Bkesty
Elec Glidden West UN Tel
Ga Pac Woolworth
New Orleans
Poe
Luther Sellers
Medeira Beach
St. Petersburg
Anna Jane Taylor
Guilford, Ind
Earl Hargitt
Jaycee
Council
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