Alabama Legislature Faces Budget Squeeze On Ballooning Requests
With most of the session left the Alabama Legislature must fit expanding budget requests into limited revenue. Education seeks a 43 million dollar annual increase and a 600 dollar teacher raise, funded by tax changes. Ways and Means weighs new taxes as bills move to finance schools and a 150 million bond plan amid school segregation debates.
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Montgomery
Alabama
House
Ways and Means
James E. Folsom
A. R. Meadows
Ways and Means Committee
Edua
Senate
Meadows
House Rules Committee
Princess The Black Widow at PVRs Today
The PVR listings show Princess The Black Widow starring Ginger Rogers Van Heflin with showings at 1:25 3:25 5:25 7:25 and 9:25. Also playing Return to Treasure Island with Tab Hunter Dawn Addams at 1:00 2:44 4:28 6:12 7:56 and 9:33. Sunset presents White Christmas starring Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney at 7:30. A Hart sel le Rear Window with James Stewart Grace Kelly at 7:30 and 9:48. Hatfield Athens shows The Bounty with Randolph Scott at 7:30.
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Roxy
Treasure Island
Tab Hunter
Dawn Addams
Driver Charged In City Mishap
Albert S. Johnson, 54, of 225 Finley Drive NW, arrested for driving while intox i cated after a 1939 Nash he drove attempted to pass a 1952 Chevrolet and struck it in the left side at 7:03 p.m. on Finley Drive NW. Chevrolet was driven by William H. Francis, 416 8th Ave NW. Officers Martin and Landers investigated.
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Albert S. Johnson
Finley Drive
Chevrolet
William H. Francis
8Th Ave
Martin and Landers
W. A. Harding
Mulga
Ala
Nungester Clinic
Pontiac
G.M.C
Highway 31
Cherry St
San
William A. Harding
Clarence C. Morell
Williams Auto Parts
Kennedy
Terry
Jerry R. Ogle
Decatur
1St Ave
Martin and
6Th Ave
Cadillac
James Owen Finney
Gadsden
Ford
4Th Ave
Jackson St
Anna Rose Ponder
E. Moulton St
Hazel Brooks Ward
Rt. 1
Slater and
Hunter
Yearbook Portraits Highlight Local Students and Leaders
The writeups profile multiple local students with roles in 4H and church programs. Garner Hartseller, 19, with ties to Falkville High School and F H A, trains in dental anatomy under Dr. King. Coleman, 22, of Johnston Street, held Beta Club and Nu Phi Mu leadership, works with Southern Bell, and belongs to the Nu Phi Mu sorority. Barrett, 20, with Lipscomb and UT education, held NHS presidency and Tri-Hi-Y roles. Picture of Miss King noted as first entrant.
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Methodist Youth Fellowship
Church School
James W. Cooper
Garner
Hartseller
Roland W. King
Falkville High School
F.H.A
J. L. Garner
Coleman
Johnston St
Lawrence County High School
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Nu Phi Mu Sorority
Robert Coleman
Lawrence Co
Barrett
Walnut St
David Lipscomb College
University of Tennessee
Toll Rowed Into Alabama Road Politics
Toll road sponsors warn that without Alabama action Florida and Georgia could siphon tourist traffic from Alabama highways. They urged amendments to guarantee farmers access when land is taken for the super highway, pushing for over or under passes to protect farms.
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Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Community club meets for copper planter demo
Flint Home Demonstration Club will meet Monday at 10 a.m. at Mrs. B. K. Wiggins home for an all day session and covered dish luncheon. Demonstration covers making copper planters. Master Sgt. Roy Gilliam Jr recovering from a heart attack two weeks ago while stationed with the 29th Air Rescue Lqd in Bermuda and still in Kindley Air Base hospital.
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Flint
B. K. Wiggins
Roy Gilliam, Jr
Gilliam
29Th Air Rescue Lqd
Bermuda
Kindley Air Base
Sittason Family Survivors Listed in Obituary
Survivors include wife Louise Kelly Sittason and son Frederick M. Sittason Jr. Daughter Mrs Charles Walton of Salt Lake City. brothers R. D. Sittason of Decatur and B. H. Sittason of Baltimore. sisters Mrs Norma Price of Decatur and Mrs E G Cherry of Cincinnati. granddaughter Leslie K. Sittason. Services by Revs Chitwood and Jones. interment in unspecified location.
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Louise Kelly Sittason
Frederick M. Sittason, Jr
Charles Walton
Salt Lake City
Utah
R. D. Sittason
Decatur
B. H. Sittason
Baltimore
Norma Price
E. G. Cherry
Cincinnati
Ohio
Leslie K. Sittason
T. J. Chitwood
W. M. Jones
Market prices for Decatur grain and livestock report
Markets list grain and livestock prices with No. 2 white ear corn at 1.40 a bushel No. 2 oats 6c barley 86c 942 mile 2.40 milling wheat 1.75 poultry wheat 1.65 and cattle ranges Utility steers 15.50 to 18.00 cows 10.00 to 12.50 calves 17.50 to 20.50 hogs 180 to 220 pounds 20.00 per hundredweight.
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Decatur
Lawrance County in Play as Circuit Realignment Debated
Lawence County figures in a proposed circuit realignment as lawmakers discuss moving Franklin and Lawrance into new circuits with Russellville and Colbert. Rep. Lee, Rep. Brewer, Sen. Calvin oppose breaking Lawrence from the 8th district due to added costs and judge staffing implications.
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Lee
Calvin
Brewer
Lawrence
Franklin-Colbert
Harold Hughston
Franklin
Lawrence County
Russellville
Colbert
Tuscumbia
Cullman Circuit
Cullman
8Th Circuit
Franklin-Lawrence
Son
Cullman County
Franklin- Lawrence
Sen
Senate
Hester's Chapel Rites For Mrs Willie Davis
Athens Todays funeral services for Mrs Willie Davis are planned at Hester's Chapel near Les. Tonis Davis will conduct the rites at 2 p.m. local time.
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Hester
Willie Davis
Athens
Tonis Davis
Hester’s Chapel
Les
City Cemetery to be directed by Brown
Pallbearers are C. E. Uptain John Patterson Jr. Bedford Cook L. Teague Howard Downey and Loyd Stephenson in the funeral service notice.
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City Cemetery
Brown
C. E. Uptain
Ohn Patterson, Jr
Bedford Cook
L. Teague
Howard Downey
Loyd Stephenson
Local court dockets show fines for liquor and theft cases
Jury continued cases include Ruby Matthews fined 250 for violating prohibition laws, Hence Maddox discharged in grand larceny, other defendants face charges from forgery to burglary. Multiple defendants remain in proceedings for transporting, possessing stills, or concealing stolen property.
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Ruby Matthews
M. Maddox
Paul Cowart
Ossie B. Sanders
Marion Blackwell
Albert Ralph, Sr
James Jeffries
Liam Jesse ‘Johnson
Willie Ingram
Buddy Tapscott
M. E. Stinson
Ellie Oden
Joe Mooney
Robert Earl Jackson
Bobby Lee Carter
Charles Edward Ayers
Bill Law
Lawrence County Education Talks Shape New School Plans
The Alabama Education Association backed legislative ideas linked to a planned elementary school addition to Hatton High and a vocational unit at Town Creek. Meetings across Moulton Hatton Speake Mt Hope Chalybeate Midway involved the Lawrence County Citizens Committee for Education and the Lawrence County Teachers Association.
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Hatton
Town Creek
Moulton
Speake
Mt. Hope
Chalybeate
Midway
Alabama Education Association
Lawrence County Citizens Committee For Education
Lawrence County, Teachers Association
Rites For Dobbs Infant Set Today
Funeral services for Mary Jane Dobbs one year old will be held at 2 30 p m today at Hartselle Baptist Church with Rev D C Stringfellow officiating. Interment will follow in City Cemetery. She died Friday at Block Clinic Hartselle and is survived by her parents Harris and Mrs Dobbs Hartselle one brother Harris Dobbs Jr grandparents Felton Dobbs Miami Fla and Don Scroggins Town Creek great grandmother Mrs Ed Harris Rt 1 Hartselle grandmother Mrs George Jett Atlanta and Mr and Mrs Wiley Scroggins Town Creek Pallbearers are Robert Hill Printice Hill Dan Dobbs and Hoover Blackwood.
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Hartselle
Mary Jane Dobbs
D. C. Stringfellow
Hartselle Baptist Church
City Cemetery
Peck
Mary Jane
Block Clinic
Harris Dobbs
Felton. Dobbs
Miami
Fla
Don Scroggins
Town Creek
Ed Harris
Rt. 1
Cemetery directions and survivors listed in obituary note
Cemetery is to be directed by Mc Connell Service Funeral Home. Survivors include five daughters Mrs Ilva Lee Harrison Anderson 1 Mrs Nina Dee Harrison Elkmont 1 Mrs Hettie Ree Harrison Athens three sons Dewey Anderson 1 Hayden Athens Billy Athens 8 one sister Mrs Lota Long Anderson 1 22 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Serving as pallbearers will be grandsons.
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McConnell Service Funeral Home
Ilva Lee Harrison
Anderson
Nina Dee Harrison
Elkmont
Hettie Ree Harri
Hail Causes Damage Across Lawrence County and Nearby Areas
Lawrence County Agent Sam McClendon reports hail Thursday in the Pruitt Community between Speake and Moulton damaged cotton leaves and stalks while corn was beaten down in places. Morgan Limestone and Cullman counties record scattered rain with small hail events and overall light to moderate rainfall in places.
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Lawrence County
Sam McClendon
Pruitt
Speake
Moulton
Morgan County
L. T. Wagnon
Falkville
Massey
Wagnon
Morgan
Limestone County
F. K. Agee
H. G. Pinkston
Cullman
Thomas M. Lynn Rites Set Today in Athens Church
Services for Thomas Monroe Lynn 72 are set for 2 30 p m at North Athens Church of Christ with Burl Grubb officiating. He died Friday at 11 15 a m at 1408 Wheeler St after a long illness. Survived by wife Aubrey Lynn seven daughters three sons three brothers and many grandchildren.
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Athens
Thomas Monroe Lynn
North Athens Church of Christ
Burl Grubb
Lynn
Wheeler St
Aubrey Lynn
C. O. Brackeen
M. M. Moore
E. B. Meadows
John T. Jackson
Lester
Otha L
Griffin
Selma
Clayton E. Eglin Air Force Base
Fla
Thompson Lynn
Pulaski
Tenn
President Stirs New Speculation on 1956 Plans
President Eisenhower vacationing at Parmachenee Lake Maine amid questions about his 1956 political plans. Hagerty says he remains in contact with Washington on the Soviet air attack in the Bering Strait. He hints at future visits once his livelihood changes, renewing chatter about a possible second term.
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Parmachenee Lake
Maine
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Washington
Bering Strait
Berlin
N. H
Concord
New Hampshire State House
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov Meets Dulles at Mark Hopkins Hotel
At the Mark Hopkins Hotel in San Francisco Molotov joined Secretary Dulles and two others for talks. A State Department release says the Soviet memorandum offered to cover 50 percent of damages from a Neptune aircraft incident near St. Lawrence Island. Dulles said the offer fell short of his request and would be discussed with the President. Molotov departed for New York. Dulles planned to fly to Washington tonight.
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Dulles
Mark Hopkins Hotel
Charles E. Bohlen
Moscow
Georgi N. Zarubin
Washington
State Department
Molotov
United States
St. Lawrence Island
Alaska
New York
Ole Miss Plane Heads to Smithsonian in 1935 Flight Anniversary
A Meridian Mississippi Ole Miss monoplane will depart July 2 for the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. The silvered craft honors 27 days aloft in 1935 that set records and sparked a 20th anniversary celebration.
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Meridian
Miss
Smithsonian Institution
Wright Brothers
Lindbergh
Funeral arrangements for Leyburn Lynn and relatives
Leyburn Lynn of Decatur and George Lynn of Cullman 2 are survived by a sister Mrs. Effie Russell of Hartselle and a half sister Mrs. Polly Lynn of Birmingham. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. McConnell Service Funeral Home will direct interment at Athens City Cemetery.
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Leyburn Lynn
Decatur
George Lynn
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Earl Simmons
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Muncie
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Manchester
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Order of the Eastern Star
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San Antonio
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D.A.V
Railroad St
Huntsville
Sears- Roebuck
2Nd Ave
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Sears
Sherrow’s Department Store
National Clothing Co
Moulton St
Recorder’s Court
Morgan County Baptist Association
Pleasant Valley Baptist Church
A. B. van Arsdale
Southern Baptist Convention
Tower
Olive St
Tower St
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Jimmie Collier
James David Corum
10Th Ave
Brown Funeral Home
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Gladys Ferguson
Austinville
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Union Grove
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