Trial records detail disputed June 1954 county work hours
Testimony recounts that Roy Wallace may have worked 190 hours for Morgan County in June 1954. Witnesses challenge whether he was paid properly and if the county labor claim was legitimate. Judge Lynne sustained objections to some questions while admitting parts of payroll testimony from Hayes Aircraft and Board of Revenue clerks.
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Burleson
Slate
Sim. Howell
Meadows
Johnson
Steele
Lynne
Wallace
Jesse
John Bodley
John Wright
Charlie Goodman
Travis Dial
Alonzo Wiley
Hartselle
William Pirkle
Hayes Aircraft
Birmain
S. A. Lynne
Noble Russell
Morgan County
Roy Wallace
Ang
Russell
George Johnson
Thomas G. Steele
Robert Dodson
Aes Aircraft
Oesontes
Bill Kimbrough
Sam Wheat
Clovis Babler
Elkins Himes
Board of Revenue
Sim Howell
Dodson
W. V. Patillo
Hayes
T. D. Thompson
Miss Himes
REA Approves $690000 Loan for Southern Pine Electric
The Rural Electrification Administration on this date approved a $690,000 loan to Southern Pine Electric Cooperative, Brewton Alabama, to support electric service expansion and modernization.
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Washington
The
Rural Electrification Administration
Southern Pine Electric Cooperative
Brewton
Ala
Movie Showings at Vales ROXY SUNSET RANCH HATFIELD STARVUE
Listings for multiple theaters show Vales TODAYwart Granger Elizabeth Taylor 1:00 3:05 5:15 7:20 9:30, ROXY The Woman In The Window Edward G Robinson Joan Bennett 1:25 3:25 5:25 7:25 0:25, SUNSET Paratrooper Alan Ladd Leo Genn 7:30 8:30, RANCH Hartselle Man With A Million Gregory Peck 7:30 9:26, HATFIELD Athens Phantom of the Rue Morgue Karl Maiden Patricia Medina 7:30 9:30, STARVUE Naked teas Hayden Gloria Fm leg 7:30 9:30.
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Wart Granger
Elizabeth Taylor
Roxy
Hartselle
Gregory Peck
Starvue
Conten
Teas Hayden
Gloria Fm
Community Notices and Personal News Update
Mrs. Roy Poff was called to Pulaski Tennessee by the death of her sister Mrs. J L Colbert. Funeral services and burial were set for Pulaski Cemetery. Miss Bessie Baker left for an extended visit with relatives in Center Colorado. Mrs. R C Boyle nee Eloise Long recovering from emergency appendectomy at New York Hospital. Mrs. John Collier left for St Vincent's Hospital Birmingham for several weeks of treatment. Life Underwriters Association of Decatur installs officers at Lyons Hotel with a panel discussion led by Howard Belser. Decatur Ellis Lodge meets at Elks Home. Elks Lodge Emblem Club hold dinner dance Friday at seven at Elks Home. St Ann's Church basement hosts an evening of games Thursday at eight. public invited.
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Roy —Poff
Pulaski, Tenn
J. L. Colbert
R. C. Boyle
Eloise Long
New York Hospital
John Collier
Priceville
Birmingham
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Life Underwriters Association of Decatur
Lyons
Howard Belser
Ray Reese
Watson Carlisle
J. J. Putnam
C. H. Bean
Jack Kennedy
St. Ann’s Catholic Church
Nine For Alabama To Attend June AAUW Convention
Nine delegates from Alabama will attend the American Association of University Women convention in Los Angeles on June 27. Attending UA faculty include Sarah Healy and Henrietta Thompson. other Alabama participants are Katherine Cater Ralph Waldrop Cothran Hole Farmer Vickery Meredith Wilson Eastman.
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Tuscaloosa
Alabama
American Assn. of University Women
Los Angeles
Calif
University of Alabama
Sarah Healy
Henrietta Thompson
Katherine Cater
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Ralph Waldrop
Bessemer
Robert Cothran
Birmingham
Hole Farmer
Alabama College
Katherine Vickery
Meredith Wilson
Huntingdon College
Anne Eastman
State's All American Future Homemaker Heads National Tour
Deloris Arnette an 18 year old from Enterprise Alabama is the All American homemaker of tomorrow starting a nationwide tour. She won a 47 state contest, earned a $5000 scholarship to study social work at Judson College in Marion Alabama this fall. Sponsored by General Mills she will visit Kansas City Chicago Buffalo Atlanta Montgomery New Orleans New York and San Francisco with her home economics teacher Louise Lecompte.
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Minneapolis
Deloris Arnette
Enterprise
Ala
Arnette
Judson College
Marion
General Mills, Inc
Kansas
Funeral Rites for Florence Love in Limestone County
Negro Deaths rites set for Florence Love of Limestone County and infant twins Sunday at New Hope Church 2 p.m. Interment in New Hope Cemetery Reynolds directing. She died in childbirth at Decatur General Hospital.
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Florence Love
Limestone County
New Hope Church
New Hope Cemetery
Reynolds
Decatur General Hospital
El Paso School Board Votes to End Segregation
The El Paso School Board approved abolishing segregation in public schools by a 6-1 vote. El Paso becomes the first major Texas city to desegregate in line with Supreme Court rulings. Last year the district enrolled 712 Negro students.
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EL Paso
Tex
Texas
Cullman Highway Route Sparks Real Estate Scrutiny
Moody warns landowners the state may bypass Cullman if talks fail, with land values pegged from 1000 to 10000 dollars per acre depending on use. Alternate route would shift US 31 and risk substantial property losses if not settled Thursday. Local businesses and residences face right of way impact as officials push for accord.
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Moody
Three Mile Strip
Theis Town
Howell
Newman
Roy Handley
Don Cornish
Chamber of Commerce
Anderson’s
Cullman
North
Crisis rocks Italian government as Scelba faces confidence showdown
Premier on July crisis deepens as Scelba resists resignations amid party revolt. Saragat says Rightist Christian Democrats struck a deal with Monarchist-Fascist factions. Gronchi debates a new government pick with Scelba’s party split, president to choose between fractured right and left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H Growehi
Scelba
Giuseppe Saragat
Gronchi
Christian Democrat
Texas Army Depot Bound For Alabama Reports Indicate
Houston civic leaders said Rep Albert Thomas advised them the Army has definitively decided to move the San Jacinto Ordnance Depot to Alabama. The move would free 5 000 acres near Houston for industry and require at least two years to secure funding. The new site is reported to be in the Mobile area. Agitation began earlier this year when 115 acres owned by the navigation district were involved.
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Houston
Tex
Albert Thomas
San Jacinto
Alabama
Houston Ship Channel
Thomas
Mobile
Army
Navigation District
Hartselle Kiwanis Tour State Vocational Trade School
Hartselle Kiwanis Club met in Decatur at the State Vocational Trade School dining hall for a Tuesday evening session. An auxiliary group from the school served the meal before a tour of the school shops. Visiting Kiwanis from Decatur included Dr. Tom Guyton Joe Guyton Elmer Bishop and Captain Ed Bowman.
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Hartselle
Hartselle Kiwanis Club
State Vocational Trade School
Decatur
Decatur Club
Tom Guyton
Joe Guyton
Elmer Bishop
Ed Bowman
Senate committee backs Eisenhower and rejects McCarthy satellite move
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 14 to 0 to reject Sen McCarthy's resolution to force talks on Soviet satellites. The panel said the move would harm the President and cloud Geneva talks with Britain France and Russia. Leaders aimed for a nightfall vote to rebuke McCarthy and protect executive unity abroad.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Eisenhower
Senate
Sen
McCarthy
Rwis
Sen. Langer
R-Nd
Sen. Barkley
D-Ky
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Poent’s
Knowland
California
Europe
North Korea
Molotov Reflects New Atmosphere Ahead of Geneva Summit
Molotov signals a calmer tone at opening U N session as Western diplomats monitor potential shifts before the Geneva talks next month. President Eisenhower pledges U S effort to aid Big Four talks. Molotov raises a peace resolution in private talks with Dag Hammarskjold and Van Kleffens, who oppose adopting it at the San Francisco meeting.
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Molotov
Geneva
Eisenhower
U. N
United States
Dag Hammarskjold
van Kleffens
San Francisco
Cities to get half cent from gas tax for streets
The bill would allocate a half of a cent of the seven cent per gallon tax to municipal street funding. An auto tag boost bill saw no action but was amended to let cities adopt a five dollar city license on automobiles if desired. The Privileges and Elections Committee approved a statewide voter list re identification to remove duplicate records, with Huntsville Times reporter Martha Witt Smith supporting the measure.
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Senate, Privileges and Election Committee
Alabama
Madison County
Marth Witt Smith
Huntsville Times
League of Women Voters
Argentina Restores Normalcy as Troops Return to Quarters
Several groups of troops returned to their quarters from guard duty last night and the remaining units were ordered to follow today as the country moved toward normal operations.
Submarginal Child and Parental Fables Question Health Care
At an AMA meeting Dr. W D Snively likens submarginal land to submarginal children caused by unwise care. He lists nine nutrition fables misguiding parents, urging feeding by growth needs, not appetite, and highlights a case of Donnie whose mother followed fables, leading to illness before proper treatment and a moral to check facts.
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W. D. Snively
American Medical Association
Doleful
Donnie
The Body Weds Favorite Allergy Again in Hollywood
Marie McDonald known as The Body remarries her former husband Harry Karl after a Las Vegas divorce last November. Their past attempts in Europe and Africa were blocked by technicalities and health concerns.
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Hollywood
Marie
Marie Tuboni
Hospital Dismissals and Admissions in Lawrence County
Lawrence County hospitals report dismissals including Cecil Horton Town Creek and several Moulton residents Mrs D Littrell Mrs J C Smith and infant son Mrs R C Parker and infant son Mrs Elyde Brewington and infant daughter Mrs George Carraway and others. Admissions show Avis Latham Moulton and Frank Knight Moulton along with multiple listings.
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Lawrence County Hospital
Cecil Horton
Town Creek
Fred Pierce
Double Springs
T. D. Littrell
Moulton
J. C. Smith
Charles Hagood
R. C. Parker
Elyde Brewington
George Carraway
Odis Morgan
Decatur
Clifford Kelsoe
Danville
Dan Mitchell
Yateman Terry
Courtland
Avis Latham
Frank Knight
Local births and residents listed in Athens area
Mary Ann Lovell and several Athens families are named with infants in a community listing. Names include Mrs Joe Scott with infant daughter Athens Mrs B W Marks with infant daughter Athens Mrs Josh Cole with infant son Capshaw Miss Carolyn Compton Athens Mrs John Gordon with infant daughter Lester Mrs James Bolin with infant daughter Athens Little Miss Beverly Copeland Athens Gus Campbell Athens Mrs Robert A Troup Athens.
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Mary Ann Lovell
Athens
Joe Scott
B. W. Marks
Josh Cole
Capshaw
Carolyn Compton
John Gordon
Lester
James Bolin
Beverly Copeland
Gus Campbell
Robert A. Troup
Bank St Hospital Mrs Margaret Nelson and others
Readable text lists a hospital and two named individuals with partial addresses, indicating a local service or notice. No clear event details, dates, or actions are present.
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Bank ST. Hospital
Margaret Nelson
4Th Ave
Lovat Hutto
Hartselle
Ardmore Admission Notice for Edna Eckstein
Admission notice lists Miss Edna Eckstein of Ardmore Tennessee as a registrant. Name appears in a brief public notice segment with limited readable details.
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Edna Eckstein
Ardmore, Tenn. 2
Local Birth Notices List area families and infants
A montage of birth announcements lists Mrs. Norman Albright with infant daughter at 1422 11th Ave SE and several other families including Mrs. John Hartselle 823 6th Ave SE and Mrs. Otis Golden 1017 7th Ave SE. Also named are Mrs. Harvey Shook 1502 S Houston Athens Baby Charlotte Ann Collins 700 N Clinton Athens, Mrs. Harry Horton Courtland, and additional entries for Mrs. Joe Duncan Hillsboro Edward Strother Trinity Kirby 651 oan St James Miss Gaynell Wood 1821 7th St. NW and others not fully shown.
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Norman Albright
11Th Ave
John Hartselle
6Th Ave
Otis Golden
7Th Ave
Charlotte Ann Collins
N. Clinton
Athens
Hary Horton
Courtland
Joe Duncan
Hillsboro
Edward Strother
Oan St. James
Kirby
Trinity
Teenley Boyet
5Th Ave
Orie Thrasher
Moulton
Linda M. Horton
Gaynell Wood
7Th St
Reward For Return Of Judge And Wife Reaches 118000
The safe return of Judge C E Chillingworth and his wife is now $118 000 after a new $5 000 addition from the Broward County Bar Association and a $50 000 from the state cabinet. The missing couple were taken from their Manalapan beach home a week ago. exhaustive investigation has yet to yield results.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
C. E. Chillingworth
Broward County Bar Assn
State Cabinet
Manalapan
Here
Durable dad welcomes new life at 85 in Poughkeepsie
Gabriele Cicala, a retired farmer with ten children aged 38 to 53, remarried after his first wife's death seven years ago. Yesterday his second wife Venera, 33, gave birth to a seven pound boy. "I'm still full of pep," he said.
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Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Gabriele Cicala
Cicala
Venera
Cotton and dairy prices at Decatur markets
Decatur markets report tncb middling cotton at 8.75 with a loan of 3448. Cottonseed sells for 60 dollars per ton. Grade A milk at 6.10 per hundred, manufactured milk 2.95 per hundred with 4 percent milk direct. No 2 yellow and white ear corn listed at 1.40 per bushel.
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Decatur
Livestock Market Report From Birmingham and Atlanta
Alabama and Georgia auction updates show live poultry prices for broilers and fryers per 2 to 3 percent ranges. Markets note farm and plant price spreads with general movement toward slight increases across the region.
Birmingham market report with varied wholesale prices
Prices paid f.o.b. with demand ending 10:30 a.m. Wednesday show large extra minute loads and 60 percent A quality at 40 44, medium extra at 60 percent quality 36 44 42, standards 37 44 41, whites large 33 41. Current receipts few 28.
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Birmingham
F.o.b
Cattle Market Report From Nashville Slaughter and Feeders
Nashville AP notes cattle 350 head with mixed bids. Cows steady to weak, other slaughter classes steady, stock and feeders steady to lower, sows weak to 1.00 lower. Butchers sold at 21.50, lots 53 head at 21.75, weights 240-300 lb and 140-180 lb range 19.50-20.50, sows 14.00.
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Nashville
Cotton futures drift with July activity in NY market
New York cotton futures showed mixed moves with most trading centered on July as gains and losses appeared. Late quotes ranged from 15 cents down to 50 cents up, with December around 4.27 and nearby at 34.22.
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New York
New Orleans
Mchanennnn
Hall Air National Guard Station Dedication in Dothan
The Hall Air National Guard Station will be dedicated Sunday in memory of Lt. Billy Hall killed over the North Sea in 1944 when his Liberator bomber went down during a practice mission. Adjutant Gen. William D. Partlow will give the principal address with Lt. Gov. Guy Hawick, State Sen. Richmond Flowers, and Col. William R. Waters among participants.
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Guy Hawick
Richmond Flowers
Houston County and
William R. Waters
Alabamian To Head Civitan International
R Clarence Williams of Anniston Alabama will become president of Civitan International at a banquet in Asheville tonight succeeding Roy M Abagnale of Springfield Massachusetts Other officers were elected at a morning business session opening the second day of the three day convention Williams was named president elect at last year s convention His successor will also be named today Other agenda items include the awarding of distinguished service scrolls and international honor keys
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Asheville
R. Clarence Williams
Anniston
Ala
Civitan International
Roy M. Abagnale
Springfield
Mass
Williams
Roosevelt Wife Granted Divorce
Mrs. Romelle Roosevelt won a default inter locutory decree of divorce from Rep. James Roosevelt in Pasadena California. She alleged extreme cruelty and testified that their eldest son Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. stayed out late and would not explain his movements. Judge Kurtz Kauffman approved a property stipulation granting she and the three children $1 625 a month and custody of the children, though not included in the decree.
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Pasadena
Calif
Romelle Roosevelt
James Roosevelt
Michigan figures linked to 1954 dispute resignations
The text notes John G. Adams and Roy M. Cohn, key figures in the 1954 conflict, leaving their posts after hearings. It mentions Brucker as Michigan governor from 1931 to 1932 and an attorney general, with Stevens also resigning after addressing the President. The language reflects official letters of resignation and loyalty to leadership.
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Army
John G. Adams
McCarthy
Roy M. Cohn
Cohn
Adams
Brucker
Michigan
Gencaches
Sighaw Nty
Saginaw
Stevens
Wilson
Yountry
Local births listed from Decatur to Danville area
A series of birth notices reports a son for Elmer and Mrs Ledlow at Baugh-Wiley Clinic in Decatur Tuesday night a son for J D Burch in Hartselle at the same clinic a daughter for Ochis Morgan in Decatur at Lawrence County Hospital a daughter for Clifford Kelsoe in Danville at Lawrence County Hospital another daughter for James Bolin in Athens at Limestone Hospital and a daughter for John Gordon in Lester at Athens Limestone Hospital with dates June 18 19 and locations. Maine deer population noted by National Geographic Society being ten times higher than when settlers first arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Ledlow
Decatur
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
J. D. Burch
Hartselle
Ochis Morgan
Lawrence County Hospital
Clifford Kelsoe
Danville
James Bolin
Athens
Mr Limestone Hospital
John Gordon
Lester
Athens Limestone Hospital
Lost red cow with white face near Trinity Alabama
A red cow with a white face and short horns cut and turned down on the sides was last seen June 16 one mile east of Trinity. The animal is described as wild and should be reported to E. O. Green, Rt. 1, Decatur, Alabama.
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Trinity
E. O. Green
Decatur
Ala
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