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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1959
Page
2
Hospitals Admit List of Named Patients in Various Cities
A hospital admissions list appears with numerous names and addresses across Alabama towns including Huntsville Athens Decatur and Hartselle. Entries include Foster Gene Bolton Elliott Cecil Chandler Mrs Frank Hines and many others with street addresses and ward allocations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster Gene Bolton
Trinity
Elliott Cecil Chandler
Cypress St
Frank Hines
7Th Ave
Dismissals List Names Cullman Area Residents
A lengthy dismissal notice lists numerous Cullman area residents and addresses including Pamela Barnes Hazel Lindsey Earl Perkins James W. Bradley Grady Harris Marion Jackson Edith M Ry Myrick Jim Smith Howard Martin James D Burgess Janice Holcomb and others across Cullman Falkville Hanceville Vinemont Arley Baileyton and Boaz with multiple street and apartment details. The notice aggregates names plus addresses and unit numbers in a formal roster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Lindsey
Apt. C. Logan Rd
Jimmy Barbee
Cullman
Earl Perkins
James W. Bradley
Grady Harris
10Th Ave
E. Birdo Windsor
Marion Jackson
College St
Boaz
Ala
E. E. Bently
Edith M. Myrick
Falkville
James D. Burgess
Hanceville
Janice Holcomb
Baileyton
Howard Heckert
Mary L. Teichmiller
Apt. D
Infant Daughter Born to Athens Limestone Couple
Adm Mrs Calvin Campbell and infant daughter of Athens report birth details as part of a local society notice. Mrs Buster Stanford and infant also mentioned in the same entry reflecting family announcements in the Athens Limestone community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens-Limeston
Calvin Campbell
Athens
Buster Stanford
Sparkle 4Hers Vie for District Honors at Decatur High
4-H youth from Sparkle are competing for district titles in tractor operation foods lamp wiring and cooperative essay and speaking at Decatur High School. Judges include Majors farm mechanization judge for tractors Alice Peavy Auburn extension economist A W Jones Auburn marketing specialist and Kathleen Thompson Auburn clothing and handicraft specialist. Judge J C Coley state 4-H Foundation chair and Dr York address the meet with devotional by Dr William H Lee Spratt Grace Baptist Church Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur High School
E. G. Hamilton
Decatur
M. B. Penn
Alabama Power Co
Birmingham
Alice Peavy
Auburn
A. W. Jones
Murder case shifts to insanity review in Morgan County
Sheriff delivers defendant to State Hospital superintendent to assess insanity grounds for the murder charge. Daisy Sharp, 43, of Hartselle, was shot in her kitchen on June 16. she worked as a nurse at Decatur General. Howard Sapp, 48, also of Hartselle, held in Morgan County jail after allegedly shooting his former wife Eva Sapp, 44, with charges anticipated to be filed Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
State Hospital For
Tuscaloosa
J. B
Daisy) Sharp
Hartselle
Decatur General Hospital
Howard Sapp
Eva Sapp
R. L. Handley
Sapp
Hostage crisis at prison wing held by inmates
Newsmen describe a tense standoff as 115 hostages and 5 friends and neighbors remain inside a wing. Authorities know little of demands or trigger for the seizure while a wide police cordon surrounds the facility and no escape attempts are seen.
Local Births and Notable Names in Athens and Rogersville
Mrs Armon Looney and infant daughter in Athens. Mrs Kenneth Tucker and twin daughters in Athens. William E Stewart of Tanner. Mrs Price Owens in Athens. Mrs Susan Holmes in Athens. Master William A Wellden in Athens. Jesse O Barnett in Rogersville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armon Looney
Athens
Kenneth Tucker
William E. Stewart
Tanner
Price Owens
Susan Holmes
William A. Wellden
Jesse O. Barnett
Rogersville
Local Residents and Families Listed for Notices
Mrs Wayne Dolan and infant daughter 324 13th Ave NW Horace Stanford 209 12th Ave SW Mrs Robert Vinson Moulton 4 Paul Carlisle 601 Prospect Dr SE Mrs Earnest Corum Decatur Mrs Charles Looney Hartselle Mrs William Moody Somerville Little Vicky Lynn Motes 709 Sth Ave SE
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Dolan
13Th Ave
Horace Stanford
12Th Ave
Robert Vinson
Moulton
Paul Carlisle
Prospect
Earnest Corum
Decatur
William Moody
Somerville
Little Vicky Lynn Motes
Sth
Ave
Bank Street Mrs Guy Cook and Wallace Campbell Notice
Mrs Guy Cook of 921 6th Ave SE appears with infant daughter Trinity in a brief notice carried on Bank Street. The item lists names and a family reference without further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Campbell
Trinity 1
Auction at Lawrence Cove for church piano
Lawrence Cove School hosts Friday night auction to raise funds for a church piano. Sponsored by Rock Creek Home Demonstration Club, public invited. Athens police report a very light week with 14 arrests including drunkenness whisky in a public place speeding and revoked license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Cove
Rock Creek Home Demonstration Club
Athens
Wreck Claims Most Of Car Party In Alabama Crash
Eyewitnesses describe a high speed collision near Pell City killing most occupants of a Buick. Mrs Sanderson died before rescue. three others including Mr Sanderson and Clement lay in a trench as life efforts failed. Vehicles allegedly traveled 70 to 80 mph. the trailer detached and did not overturn. Bodies taken to Brown Funeral Co. in Decatur. Sandersons and Clement were en route to visit relatives in Sheffield. Clement’s wife Linda and two children were already there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braswell
Sanderson
Grant Peebles
Hillsboro
Eastwood
Cape Girardeau
Pell City
Brown Funeral Co
Decatur
Lewis C
Pinky” Brown
Alabama Power Co
Birmingham
Hayes Aircraft
Clement
Hayes
Sandersons
English Electric’s Globally Ready to Meet U S Needs
English Electric founder in 1918 merges four firms to form a major electrical group. It employs about 70 000 people across 25 plants in England Australia Canada South Africa and India. Sir George H Nelson chairs the group, which handles railway electrification diesel and electric locomotives and complete electrical installations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young
Canada
United States
English Electric
England
Australia
South Africa
India
George H. Nelson
Britain
English Electric Group
Hagerty OK After Surgery For Appendicitis
Washington AP James C Hagerty White House press secretary is recovering satisfactorily after an appendectomy performed Monday at Walter Reed. Anne Wheaton said doctors report no complications and discharge may occur late this week. The hospital will charge $21 per day. admission was authorized by Secretary of the Army Wilber M. Brucker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Walter Reed
Anne Wheaton
Secretary of the Army
Wilber M. Brucker
Riots at 10 North Wing of State Hospital Reported
Inmate rioters, 106 housed across three wards, threaten staff with a knife and demand action. The wing lacks power and food, with broken windows covered by blankets while police and reporters observe from nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Billings
Springfield Daily News
Billings
Death Notice Diana Patterson 58 Atlanta area
Funeral services are set for Mrs Diana Patterson 58 at Brown Funeral Home Chapel Wednesday at 2 p.m. She died after a heart attack in Birmingham Sunday night. She is survived by a daughter Mrs Leonard J Weil five sisters Mrs M C Poss Chattanooga Mrs Harold Asher Mrs Bertram Caufmann and Miss Elizabeth Meyerhardt all of Atlanta and Mrs Walter Nathan Brunswick Ga and two grandchildren. Rabbi J S Gallinger will conduct the services. Burial will be in Decatur City cemetery with Brown directing. She was the widow of the late Sidney Patterson a prominent Bank Street merchant. She had recently moved to Birmingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown Funeral Home
Diana Patterson
J. S. Gallinger
Decatur City Cemetery
Brown
Births in Cullman and Huntsville Areas
Mr and Mrs J B McBrayer Falkville announce a daughter born Sunday at Cullman Hospital. Mr and Mrs Ernest Thornton Cullman report a son born Sunday at Cullman Hospital. Mr and Mrs Alvin B Burle 2501 Hill St Huntsville have a son born Monday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs James J Wright 2231 Lith St SE report a son born Monday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Buddy Bolton welcome a birth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Smith, Jr
4Th Ave
Victor F. Williamson
Elliott St
Wendy Bedenbaugh
Tanner
Joey Herbert Berry
Lamar St
James Bruce Peck
8Th Ave
Robert Lee Hendon
Jackson St
E. G. Collins
Hartselle
Catherine Leigh Chenault
Cherokee Lane
Ladie Maude Crutchfield
Main St. E
James J. Wright
11Th
Annie Greenfield Harris
Belle Mina
Alvin B. Burleson
Hill St
Huntsville
Joseph Max Delmore
Billy Ray Eddy
Nick Wilson Rowe
Athens
Malone Johnson
1St Ave
Buddy Bolton
Ernest Carpenter
Hillman Davis
Lawrenceburg
Tenn
Don G. George
Morgan Ave
Julian J. Hirschfeld
14Th Ave
Ernest A. Brown
Decatur
Leroy Dawes
Sheridan
Dorothy June Holland
William O. Terry, Sr
J. B. McBrayer
Falkville
Cullman Hospital
Ernest Thornton
Cullman
Decatur General Hospital
Lith
Power station project in Australia to be largest in southern hemisphere
Plans outline a massive equipment program for steel works mines sewage and irrigation schemes and a broad range of domestic appliances. It has begun outfitting a power station in Australia with a capacity of one and a half million kilowatts, destined to be the hemisphere's largest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Reporter Becomes Fifth Woman to Break Sound Barrier
Judith Rushin, a Jour nal reporter, is the fifth woman to break the sound barrier in a jet, reaching 906 mph over west Florida at Eglin AFB. The piece previews a series on sonic booms and explains why supersonic flights trigger shocks over Alabama and nearby bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
Judith
Miss Rushin
Eglin Air Force Base
West Florida
Alabama
Montgomery
Turner Field
Albany, Ga
Hunter Afb
Savannah, Ga
Eglin Afb
Ft. Walton
Fla
Marine Pfc Crosswhite Completes Basic Supply Course
Camp Lejeune N C Marine Pfc Hillard F Crosswhite son of Mr and Mrs Harvey F Crosswhite of Decatur Illinois recently graduated from the Basic Supply Course at Marine Corps Supply Schools The program trains personnel for clerical duties in unit supply offices and stockman roles in storing and issuing supplies
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Hillard F. Crosswhite
Harvey F. Crosswhite
Church S&j
Decatur
Marine Corps Supply Schools
Marine Corps Base
Senate session eyes education budget amid tax hike clash
Lawmakers debate Patterson’s 42 million dollar education budget plan and bonds to fund new classrooms. Sen Vaughan Hill Robison warns against dragging in noneducation issues while the call centers on education needs and a potential two thirds majority to pass unmentioned matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vaughan Hill Robison
Montgomery
Senate
Patterson
Athens 7 a daughter born Monday at Decatur General Hospital
Mr and Mrs Guy Cook of 921 6th Ave SE announce the birth of a son Monday at Bank Street Hospital. The notice records a new addition to the family with parental names and two hospital mentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Decatur General Hospital
Guy Cook
6Th Ave
Bank Street Hospital
Vanguard program down to final launching vehicle
Vanguard missile men, disappointed by a failed second stage on the 10th launch, saw the satellite fall to earth after a minor explosion. Only one Vanguard rocket remains, with the next launch expected in the coming months as the program nears its end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Vanguard
Marilyn Monroe Undergoes Gynecological Surgery
New York AP reports film star Marilyn Monroe had gynecological surgery at Lenox Hospital. A hospital spokesman said her condition is excellent. Monroe is wife of playwright Arthur Miller. No immediate details given. She previously had two pregnancies, with a prior procedure in 1957 and a miscarriage in 1958.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Marilyn Monroe
Lenox Hospital
Miss Monroe
Arthur Miller
Doctors Hospital
California
Wire Removed From Threat Of Girl
In Gadsden AP report Judy McBrayer daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles M McBrayer underwent surgery Monday night to remove a wire. Her condition was reported as good today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gadsden
Judy McBrayer
Charles M. McBrayer
Markets Summary From Cattle to Lambs and Hogs
Markets show cattle priced by grade with slaughter yearlings at 23.00 to 25.00 for standard and higher for good stock. Calves in the 29.00 to 31.50 range for vealers, hogs at 15.75 to 16.25 for No 1-3 barrows and gilts, sows at 10.50 to 12.50, spring lambs 24.00 to 25.00, and a few slaughter ewes at 3.00 to 5.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Aluminum stocks rally on joint venture news with Chrysler
New York trading shows mixed early action with Aluminum Ltd leading activity on reports of its joint venture with Chrysler. Reynolds Metals and Alcoa rise while Texaco and Superior Oil slip as investors lock in gains after merger talk. Goodyear and Goodrich advance while Boeing and Douglas fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Aluminium Ltd
Chrysler
Reynolds Metals
Alcoa
Kaiser Aluminum
Goodyear
Goodrich
Texaco
Superior Oil
California
Allied Chemical
Stocks show varied gains on Lockh Noon list
New York market notes Lockh Noon stocks including Loew's Acme Steel Air Reduction Nash Alleghany Minneapolis Hon Allia Chal Minute Maid Am Air L Monsan Chem Baker Mont Ward Am Can Cyan Murray Am Mtrs Nat Am Smelt Nat Distl Nat Stl Am T&T Nat Tea Am Tob Norf & West Am Av Anac Cop Olin Saar Pet Milk Beat Foods Quaker Oats Burl Ind RCA Calum & H Repb Sti Cater Trac Rexall Rok & Ches Ohio Safeway Palm St. Regis P Cc Col Gas Seab RR Comw Ed Sears Roeb Con Edis Sinclair Skelly Oil Cont Can Sou Corn Prod Ltd Ol NJ Crane Stud Pack Tenio Cudahy Delta Air East Lae Ol Cal Erie RR Fam Fin Su Firestone Rexall Fla Fora Mtrae Frueh Gen Seab RR Gen Mills Skelly Oil Gen Mills Gen Pub At Sou Gen Tel & El Std Oil NJ Genesco Stud Pack Ga Pac Goodyear Twent Cent Gt Un Bag Camp Un Carbide Unit Aire Int Harv Me Unit Fruit Kaiser Al Us Steel Korvette Warner B Pic Kresge Kress Weat Tel Lehman Westy A LO F Glass Westy & My Winn Dixie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Loew's
Acme Steel
Ae & Nash Hany Alleghany
Hon Allia Chal
Minute Maid Am Air L
Monsan Chem Am Baker
Mont Ward Am Can
Am Cyan
Murray Cp Am Mtrs
Nat Am Smelt
Nat Distl
T&t
Nat Tea Am Tob
Norf & West Am
Olinee, Nee Enney Ad Refin Saar
Pet Milk Beat Foods
Philip. M ‘Or Phill
Pet Borden
RCA Calum & H
Repub
Rexall
Rok & Ches & Ohio
St. Regis P Cc
Col Gas
Seab RR
Sears Roe
Sinclair
Texas Pc&o
Delta Air
East Lae
Cal Erie
Su Firestone
Mtrae Hs
Seab
Sinclair Gen Mills
Genesco
Goodyear
Aire
No Retreat Held U S Stand
Washington AP reports Secretary of State John Foster Dulles outlined the U S and Allied position after six weeks of Geneva talks failed to ease tensions over Berlin. Eisenhower reportedly backs the plan to uphold West Berlin as talks resume and rejects grand summit with Khrushchev unless progress is evident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Geneva
Germany
Nbc-Tv
Cbs-Tv
Abc-Tv
Eisenhower
Herter
White House
United States
Britain
France
Soviet Union
Berlin
Kremlin
West Berlin
Nikita Khrushchev
State Department
Georgia live poultry market shows firm broilers and unsettled values
Atlanta AP reports the Georgia live poultry market remains strong for broilers and fryers though prices are unsettled due to differing valuations. Offerings vary by point with adequate to short supplies, and processed poultry pricing shows modest gains and mixed demand across farms and plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia
Livestock prices steady in Nashville bid listings
Cattle 250 head mostly steady with cows weaker. good vealers 29.00 to 31.50, calves around 200. Hogs 800 head steady to slight drop. barrows 16.25 to 17.25, sows 11.00 to 13.00. Good to choice spring lambs 24.00 to 25.00, few slaughter ewes 3.00 to 5.00. Regional packers in Moultrie and Dothan noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
U.S
Local Classified Ads Brief Mix of Rentals and For Sale
Multiple listings offer sale of a corner lot home at 1501 16th Ave SE for 12750 with FHA financing, several rental apartments including furnished and unfurnished units, and a 4 room 1 bath house planned 7 miles east of Moulton. Also advertised is a sow electric angel for 25 dollars and a call for experienced colored cooks at Decatures Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
16Th Ave
F.H.A
Decatures Hospital
Somerville Rd. S
Moulton
New
Ta A. L. Shelton
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Ernest Haymes
William Dyer
L. A. Bennefield
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Harold Singleton
Ethel Morrison
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Joe Talley
Sparkle
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Bank Street Admissions
ADC
Russia
Howard Benedict
Wall Street
Boeing
Douglas
General Dynamics
American Tobacco
Phelps Dodge
Birmingbram
Alabama Broilers
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