Morgan Delays Road Warrants for County Paving Projects
Morgan delays bidding on road warrants totaling 300000 to fund four unpaved road projects. County shares 50 percent with federal funds expected July first, aiding Vaughn Bridge Road Talucah Road Flint to Austinville Road and Mc Kendree Road South. Proceeds finance county paving costs planned for about 19 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vaughn Bridge
Danville- Decatur
Talucah
Flint
Austinville
McKendree Rd
Massey
Cullman-Tri Cities
University of Alabama Medical College
Board of Censors
Morgan County Medical Society
GOP to Back Some Features of Reorganization Testimony
The Republican side signals support for select elements of the reorganization testimony. Lawmakers say certain proposals align with party priorities while leaving other points unresolved.
Knoxville Gains Seaport Status as Private Industry Invests
The speaker notes that since 1933 private industry has invested about a half billion dollars in plants, asserting that Knoxville effectively functions as a seaport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Asst Labor Boss Sees Year To Offset Slump
An assistant labor leader says the recession has hit bottom but will require a year for the nation to recover. He projects the country returning to the 1957 economic level by this time next year during a visit for the University of Michigan’s 11th annual Conference on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
University of Michigan
Classifed rental and sale notices with various items
Short classified notices offer ready to move in brick homes 3 or 4 bedrooms, furnished rooms, rentals, sales of motor, trailer and boat gear, and pets. Contact numbers include EL 3-8165 EL 3-8301 EL 3-9426 and others. Some entries mention rewards and prices like 30 dollars and 950 dollars.
Market Report Decatur Prices for Corn Wheat and Livestock
Markets show prices for Yellow Ear Corn No 2 White Shelled Corn at 1.85 and 1.40 per bushel. No 2 Mixed Ear corn 1.30. No 2 Oats and No 2 Milling Wheat listed. Cattle with canner and cutter cows 14 to 17, calves 25, hogs 23.25 to 23.50, sows 19.00 to 19.50, sheep slaughter lambs 22 to 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Wall Street Shares Slip While Wolfson Case Echoes
The New York market wavered with lead stocks down slightly while American Motors rose about one point after news that SEC officials secured a federal restraining order against Louis E. Wolfson. Wolfson was said to be liquidating 400 000 shares, sparking a brief decline before the court action. Other issues, including Ford and Southern Railway, slipped modestly as government bonds stayed firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Motors
Louis E. Wolfson
SEC
Wolfson
Wolfson and Associates
Tors
Ford
Southern Railway
Santa Fe
International Nickel
American
du Pont and
Caterpillar
U.S
Stock Tickers From New York Markets
An abbreviated daily list shows percentages for diverse companies and bonds across sectors including steel, rail, food, and consumer goods. Key names include North West Burr, Pa RR, Pepsi Cola, Coca Cola, General Mills, Westinghouse, and United States Steel with varied trading marks and performance indicators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Ser
Minne Am Can
Kress Am Mires
L O F Glass Am & Am
T&t
Tob Lockha
Leew's Armour
Aay
Armst Ck A Atchison
Atl C Line
Butt Bros
Pa RR
Calum & H
Philco
Serpeine
Phill P
Coca Cola
Reading Corw
Repub
Rexall
St. Meas
AL RR Crown Zell
Sears Rock Cruc
Delta Air L
Diveo
Sou du Pont
St. Brand East Air L
Ltd
Ol NJ East Kodak
Erie RE
Swift
Texas Co
Texas Pc&o
Fila P&l
Ford Mir
Aire On Bram
Fruit
U. S&s. Steel Gen Foods
Warner B
Pic Gen Mills
West Auto
West UN
West A Bk
Poultry Market Report Shows Varied Prices and Trends
The report lists broilers and fryers priced at farms and plants with 4 percent at farms and 21 at export points. Heavies and light types show limited offerings with occasional lots at the plant around 14. Prices for heavy birds at farms are around 1 percent with plants at 20 to 204. many lots too few to report.
Livestock Receipts Reported In Public Sale
Livestock market news notes high receipts and steady bids at a public sale. Cattle weights around 620 pounds traded near 21.00 per hundred, with buyers showing steady demand amid market activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gome Sales
Alabama VFW Elects McCarty
Alabama Veterans of Foreign Wars elected J Franklin McCarty of Russellville as state commander at the end of a three day convention in Sheffield. Joe V Davis Huntsville was named vice commander along with Ben Minshew Jr Mobile and Jimmy Gates. James W Jones Montgomery was chosen judge advocate W J Lucas Birmingham chaplain and Dr Lawrence E Evans Auburn service officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield
Ala
Alabama Veterans of Foreign Wars
J. Franklin McCarty
Russellville
VFW
Joe V. Davis
Huntsville
Ben Minshew Jr
Mobile
Jimmy Gatester
James W. Jones
Montgomery
W. J. Lucas
Birmingham
Lawrence E. Evans
Auburn
SEC approves 8000 fine for East Boston Co
The SEC in April 1956 approved an 8000 dollar fine and compliance requirements for the East Boston Co a less severe outcome than earlier proposed penalties. Testimony showed no evidence of favoritism or improper influence surrounding White House or Senatorial contacts. House investigators and subcommittee chair Oren Harris pressed for findings of preferential treatment while Adams denied seeking special favors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SEC
East Boston
White House
Adams
Gadsby
Frederick G. Payne
Maine
Norris Cotton
Goldfine
East Boston Co
Sucar
Commission
oBston
House
Subcommittee
Oren Harris
D-Ark
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Goldfine’s
Eisenhower
Meade Alcorn
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Arizona County
Clarence Brown
Ohio
Auction results show mixed hog grades and prices
Monday sale in North Florida featured mixed grade hogs from 130 to 340 pounds with second gilts noting prices from 23.19 to 23.94 per hundredweight, mostly around 23.50. Buyers reported steady demand as the market reflected weight classes and condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Florida
Hoffa Acquitted In Wiretap Case
New York AP Hoffa and two co defendants were acquitted of conspiring to wiretap the Detroit Teamsters headquarters in 1953. The jury of eight women and four men deliberated seven hours. Hoffa said he would return to union affairs after the verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Union
Detroit
Hoffa
Owen B. Brennan
Detroit Teamsters Local 337
Bernard Spindel
U.S. Senate
Grand Jury
Teamsters Union
Del
LaGuardia Field
Willow Run
Barbara
Jimmy
Seattle
Burglary Charged To Lawrence Pair
Two Lawrence County youths Melvin South and Laymon Jackson both 17 were arrested in a string of thefts at Knox McRae’s summer home on Trinity Mountain. Loot recovered at South’s home and the air conditioner hidden in woods near the McRae house. Investigators from Morgan County and the Lawrence County Sheriff's Office worked with Police Chief Pack Self. The Trinity Mountain residence was unoccupied while McRae is in Europe and was burglarized June 11 and June 17. Both youths were in Morgan County jail this morning.
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Lawrence County
Knox McRae
Trinity Mountain
Pack Self
Melvin South
Laymon Jackson
Self
Decatur Moulton
Lawrence
South
Trinity Mt
McRae
R. W. Godwin
Franklin Smith
Europe
South and
Jackson
Morgan County
Town Creek police docket shows seven cases yesterday
Seven cases appeared on the Town Creek police docket including four for public drunkenness and one each for running a red light no drivers license and driving while intoxicated. Mrs Betty Borden and children from Kalamazoo Michigan visit with local relatives. Elmer White named principal of Vacation Bible School at Shady Grove Baptist Church starting June 30 with 8 to 11 a.m. sessions. Preparation day Saturday at 2 p.m. with a parade and refreshments for workers.
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Town Creek
Neel
Elmer White
Vacation Bible School
Shady Grove Baptist Church
Lions Club Reports From State Convention
Local Lions Club members who attended the State Convention in Biloxi Mississippi June 1 to 3 will present a report at the weekly meeting today at Hotel Lyons. Ten members attended and Ned Frazier chaired the convention committee. Ed Self, installed president last week, will conduct his first full meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Biloxi
Miss
Hotel Lyons
Ned Frazier
Ed” Self
Proration Limiting State Educational TV
Raymond D. Hurlbert, former Alabama Education Assn. president and ex-Birmingham principal, told Montgomery Rotary Club that efforts continue to sustain operations amid proration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Rotary Club
Raymond D. Hurlbert
The
Alabama Education Assn
Birmingham
Hollings Holds Lead In South Carolina Governor Runoff
In Columbia the runoff selects the Democratic nominee for governor after a first primary where Hollings led with 158 159 votes. Russell trailed by about 26 000 and Mayor Johnston finished third. Other runoff contests include state adjutant general and 12 state legislature seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
S.C
University of South Carolina
Hollings
Charleston
Russell
Spartanburg
James F. Byrnes
William C. Johnston
Anderson
George Bell Timmerman Jr
Patterson Pledges Labor Leader to State Labor Post
Atty Gen John Patterson the Democratic nominee for Alabama governor pledged to appoint a representative of organized labor to head the State Labor Department. The promise came during remarks to the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen Southern Division convention in Montgomery with MacDonald Gallion. Gallion criticized the Republican administration for funding railroads abroad while the domestic railway industry faced a crisis and endorsed parts of the Smathers railroad aid bill now before Congress.
Newsmen Must Gain Science and Economics Knowledge
Presidential Press Secretary James C. Hagerty told the New York State Society of Newspaper Editors that editors and reporters will need a basic grasp of science and economics. He said reporters must translate complex scientific language for readers as the world grows smaller and interlinked. He urged improved understanding of global economic forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bear Mountain
N.Y
James C. Hagerty
New York State Society of Newspaper Editors
Hagerty
Turk and Greek Strain Cancel NATO Conference
NATO officials cancel a planned conference over Cyprus tensions. The gathering, proposed since March, aimed to address sea transport problems and aimed to ease maritime issues between Turkey and Greece.
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NATO
Cyprus
Warehouseman Loses License in Alabama Case
L Muldrow of Jasper Bonded Warehouse Co had his operating permit revoked after a state investigation found a deficit of 3019 bales of cotton. A temporary receivership was requested. a July 7 hearing will decide on a permanent receiver. An audit to locate funds and assets proceeds with state and industry involvement.
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Jasper
Ala
L. M. Muldrow
A. W. Todd
Roy Mayhall
Muldrow
Jasper Bonded Warehouse Co
State Agriculture Department
First National Bank of Jasper and Commodity Credit Corp
Anderson-Clayton Co
Cotton Producers Assn
Atlanta
Todd
Mayhall
Athens Council Acts On Water, Streets And Parking
A letter from Taylor W Hamilton of the 8th District Dental Society urged date of water supply. Council authorized asphalt purchase for $600 and adopted a gasoline delivery ban within fire limits. Police to enforce curb parking restrictions in the fire area. City to pay Tom Corum $1 009.13 of bridge cost. Parking ban on east sides of Hine Street and Beaty Street restricted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor W. Hamilton
8Th District Dental Society
Taylor
B. B. Russell
Tom Corum
Corum
Hine St
Washington St
Market St
Beaty St
Pryor
Bryan St
Cost of living rises driven by health care and transportation
The report attributes a year rise mainly to higher Blue Cross hospitalization premiums in several cities including San Francisco and Kansas City. Costs for physicians services and hospitals increased while new car prices fell and gasoline rose after price wars ended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Cross
San Francisco
Kansas City
Hersey E. Riley
Labor Department
De Gaulle Talks With NATO Chief On France's Role
Paris AP says Premier Charles De Gaulle conferred with Gen Lauris Norstad supreme allied commander in Europe on France's role in Western defense. De Gaulle also met NATO Secretary General Paul Henri Spaak, with aides stressing significance of the U S leader's ties to France within the alliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Lauris Norstad
Europe
France
NATO
Paul - Henri Spaak
U.S
de Gaulle
Car Collisions Involve Orr and Frazier On City Streets
Cars driven by Floyd Orr and James Edward Frazier collided at Vine and Ferry streets Monday afternoon. No injuries were reported though Lula Orr Roxie Belle Orr and Franklin Burgess were checked at Decatur General Hospital. Miss Jennie Lovelady remains confined by illness.
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Floyd Orr
McCartney St
James Edward Frazier
Church St
Vine and
Ferry Sts
Orr
Lula Orr
Roxie Belle Orr
McCartney
Hospital listings from Baugh-Wiley-Smith Clinic admissions and dismissals
The Baugh-Wiley-Smith Clinic records show admissions including Mrs. Claude Higdon of 1607 Cagle Ave SW and Master Larry Shelton of Decatur, plus Mrs. Goldie Hunter of 1614 Olive St SE and others. Dismissals include Master Gilbert Owens of 1401 9th Ave SE and Baby Thomas Norris of 2017 Cleveland Ave SW among several adults and infants.
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Claude Higdon
Cagle Ave
Larry Shelton
Decatur
Goldie Hunter
Olive St
Charles Hyatt
Pontiac
Mich
J. D. Elliott
N. Clinton St
Athens
Carrie Johnson
Gilbert Owens
9Th Ave
Thomas Norris
Cleveland Ave
Edsil Stanford
Belle Mina
Verna Jean Loflin
Vine St
Thomas Smith
Ardmore
Fred Muzzey
Finley Dr
W. E. Stephenson
Lamar St
Norman Woodall
Decatur 1
Local Residents Named in Address List
A fragment lists residents and addresses including Mrs Catherine Hall 2210 Willow Ave SW Clyde Randolph 109 Market St NW Mrs Bobby Joe Terry Box 577 Town Creek Henry Gordon Hartselle Garnett Ennis Hillsboro James P Dougherty 805 7th Street. The item appears to be an address directory or notice snippet from a local publication.
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Catherine Hall
Willow Ave
Clyde Randolph
Market St. NW
Bobby Joe Terry
Town Creek
Henry Gordon
Hartselle
Garnett Ennis
Hillsboro
James P. Dougherty
7Th Ave
Decatur General Hospital Obituary and Notable Names Listed
A list from Decatur General Hospital includes Mrs. Roy Lee Harwell of 715 4th Ave SE Mrs. Paul S. Russell of 2314 Country Club Rd SE Mrs. J A Aston of Town Creek Alabama Master Gary Wayne Asley of Morris Ala Mrs. Herbert Baird and infant daughter of 2009 8th St SE Mrs Scott McClanahan of 1915 7th Ave SE A W Chapman of 1102 10th Ave SE Mrs James C Owens of Athens ket St NE Mrs M C Lyle of 601 6th Ave SW Miss Barbara Ann Harrison of 218 4th Ave NW Mrs Albert F Bucknell of 1438 Columbia Circle SE George Joseph Dawson of 716 Ferry St NE.
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Decatur General Hospital
Issa
Roy Lee Harwell
4Th Ave
Paul S. Russell
Country Club
J. A. Aston
Town Creek
Gary Wayne Asley
Morris
Ala
Herbert Baird
8Th St
Scott McClanahan
7Th St
A. W. Chapman
10Th Ave
Ket St
M. C. Lyle
6Th Ave
Barbara Ann Harrison
Albert F. Bucknell
Columbia Circle
George Joseph Dawson
Ferry St
Births Reported for Edwards and Johnson Families
Mr and Mrs Edward Edwards of 8th Street and Seton Avenue welcomed a daughter Monday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Billie Johnson of 211 1st Avenue SW welcomed a daughter last night at Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Edwards
8Th St
Seton Ave
Decatur General Hospital
Billie Johnson
Lth
Ave
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Clinic
Plea Granted Detro it Sentences Bobo to Prison
Joseph W. Bobo, age 22, was sentenced to 15 months to 4 years in prison after a plea in Detroit. The case details reflect a negotiated agreement with prosecutors.
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Detroit
Joseph W. Bobo
Polaris Missile Test Flies In Sharp Flight Path
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP a Polaris experimental rocket surged skyward in a tough test of guidance and control systems. The trim rocket rose about 100 feet then pitched left and climbed before tumbling and bursting as fuel burned out after 25 seconds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Navy
Contempt Case in Alabama Over NAACP Records
Judge Jones faces contempt proceedings as state attorneys seek access to NAACP records. Patterson the Democratic nominee pressed to cite the NAACP for contempt claiming the organization operates under a coordinating group name to dodge an injunction. Court orders and subpoenas target documents linking the groups ahead of tomorrow’s hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
NAACP
Patterson
Alabama
Naacp Agate
U. S. Supreme Court
Alabama State Coordinating Assn
Coordinating Association
Robert Carter
New York
W. C. Patton
Birmingham
Droste Athens to lead northern Alabama library project
Droste Athens will serve as temporary administrator during the early processing of library books for public use. He holds a University of Washington B.A. and a graduate library degree, plus a Doctor of Philosophy in progress. His career includes posts at Cornell Library Hoover Institute and Library and U S Air Force Library Service. He will confer with state library officials in Montgomery this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell University Library
Ithaca
N. Y
Hoover Institute and Library
Stanford University
Calif
United States Air Force Library Service
Far East
Europe
Whitman County
State of Washington
Droste
Georgia
Alabama
Montgome
Berlin road honors General Lucius D. Clay
Clayallee is a four lane boulevard in Berlin named for General Lucius D. Clay, the former U.S. military governor of Germany.
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Clayallee
Berlin
Lucius D. Clay
U.S
Germany
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Morgan
Johnston St. Carl
H. N. Coward
Beth
Magnolia
Galea
Davis
Sims
Edwards
Wall Street
McCarty
Betty Borden
Faye
Ronnie
Kalamazoo, Mich
Clint Thompson
Ada Thompson
Monroe Borden
Lions
S. Caroline
State Dept. Post
Organized Labor
Warehouseman
Jennie Lovelady
3Rd Ave
H. Floyd Sherrod, Jr
University of the South
Sewanee
George Dawson
Mr. Dawson
General Motors Acceptance Corp. Auto Finance Company
Lee St
Bank Street Hospital
James C. Owens
Atlantic
Polaris
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