U S Jets Set Atlantic Record
A U S Air Force KC135 tanker set a transatlantic record from New York to London racing 3 337 miles in 5 hours 22 minutes 29.68 seconds at Brize Norton England. A second tanker beat the old time while a third crashed at Westover Massachusetts killing 15. mission aimed to prove reach and rapid redeployment capability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James F. King
Brize Norton Air Base
England
U.S. Air Force
Oxfordshire
New York
London
Westover Air Force Base
Massachusetts
Pentagon
Washington
Royal Air Force
Westover
Brize Norton
U S. Air Force
Air Force
Plane crash kills civilians and military crew in Massachusetts area
Witness Kazimierz Machowski recalls a bright explosion as a plane crashed on his property. Westover Air Force officials confirm a Norfolk transcontinental jet wrecked with debris stretching three quarters of a mile. Civilians named include Daniel J. Coughlin, Norman Montellier, Glenn A. Williams, Robert A. Ginsburgh, James L. McConaughy Jr., Robert Sibley, William Cochran, William Enyart, and military victims Lt. Col. George Broutsas, Lt. Joseph C. Sweet, Capt. James Shipman, John B. Gordon, Sgt. Donald H. Gabbard, and Sgt. Joseph G. Hutter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kazimierz Machowski
Westover Air Force
Machowski
Richard Haslam
Chicopee
Pulload
Daniel J. Coughlin
Boston
Associated Press
Norman Montellier
New York City
United Press International
Glenn A. Williams
Bethesda
U.S. News and World Report
Robert A. Ginsburgh
U. S. News and World Report
Washington
D. C
Air Force
James L. McConaughy Jr
Time and
Kansas City
Kan
John B. Gordon
Raleigh
Donald H. Gabbard
Los Gates
Calif
Joseph G. Hutter
Miami
Markets snapshot shows mixed commodity prices and livestock bids
Cotton inch middling 34.50, cottonseed 25.00 ton, milk Grade A 6.33 per hundred. Grain prices include No 2 Yellow Corn 1.34, No 2 White Ear Corn 1.45, No 2 White Shelled 1.55, No 2 Milling Wheat 1.75. Cattle and hogs steady with vealers 26.00 28.00, hogs 23.00-23.50, sows 18.00-20.00. lambs 23.00-23.50, good 20.00-22.50. utilities 16.00. Demand described as good. offer depth limited for some items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
White Ear Corp
Alabama cattle and calves market report
Trade active with demand moderately good and about half receipts moving through stocker channels. Slaughter steers and heifers steady to week. cows weak to 25 cents lower. bulls and stockers steady. Prices listed for calves, feeders, stock cows, and hogs with ranges across weight classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
U. S. Departments of Agriculture
U. S
Wall Street Advances Amid Mixed Orders in Busy Trading
Wall Street moved ahead with moderate gains in the heaviest trading week. Industrials and rails rose unevenly with many stocks trading on heavy volume due to corporate developments. Rails advanced on lower freight tax expectations and rising carloadings. Oils chemicals motors aircrafts steels and nonferrous metals showed gains while Aluminium Lorillard and Crucible Steel moved differently. Government bonds eased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rails
Aluminium Ltd
Lorillard
Crucible Steel
U.S
Noon stock summary across major U S firms
A compressed list of midday percentage moves for numerous major U S companies including Am Can 49 percent, Gen Mtrs 64, US Steel 64, Ford Mot 29, Coca Cola 118, GM 43, Sears Roeb 29, East Kod 111, Am T and T 177, and Texaco 7044, reflecting varied market activity and index movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gulf Oil
Kresge
Kress
Lehman
St. Regis
Crown Zell
Cruc
Seab AL RR
Sears Roeb
Delta Air L
Sinclair Oe Diana
Sliivco
Sou Co
du Pont
St Brand
East Air L
Std Oil NJ
East Kod Lll
Stud P
Sta Erie RR
Swift
Texas Co
Fla
P&l
Texas P C & O
Ford
Mtrs
US Steel
Warner B Pic
Glidden
Westy
Goodrich
Goodyear
Worth
Poultry Market Unsettled in Alabama Trade
Alabama live poultry and fryers market shows high volatility with most trading activity described as unsettled and uneven as buyers and sellers adjust prices and expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Decatur Guard Heads to Camp for Summer Training
Alabama National Guardsmen from more than 100 communities join Battery C and Company A for two summer camps. Battery C members depart for Ft Stewart with five officers 59 enlisted men and one warrant officer while Company A heads to Ft McClellan with about 65 to 70 enlisted men and five officers. They will return July 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Battery C
279Th Aaa
1343Rd Engineering Btn
Walter J. Hanna
Birmingham
Ft. McClellan
142Nd
Robert M. Hardy
Ft. Stewart
Huntsville
Arab
Co. A
Adams Fox Goldfine clash deepens White House row
Witness claims federal regulators need not worry while Adams holds the presidency but Adams and Goldfine deny it. The White House says Eisenhower believes Fox lied. Hagerty urges truth against alleged falsehoods and notes Adams attended cabinet, with no cabinet discussion of the dispute. Fox also cites financial woes and accuses the SEC of corporate murder against a Democratic newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams
White House
Goldfine
Eisenhower
Fox
James C. Hagery
Hagerty
House
Boston Post
Securities and Exchange Commission
Poultry Prices Steady Amid Strong Demand and Weekend Volume
Prices unchanged from yesterday for broilers and fryers with overall demand high. Supplies adequate and movement heavy with about 42 percent of volume slated for Saturday kill. Prices reported up to 11 a.m. show varied figures by weight and location across farms and plants in Georgia and Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
f.C.b
Atlanta
Eggs Market Report From Birmingham
Wholesale grades show producers holding prices with a one cent increase for mediums. Delivery prices and case extras are limited for reporting. Local production centers report a minimum 80 percent "A" quality whites with large eggs around 38 to 44 for price ranges and mediums near 30 to 34 percent, small around 25 to 27 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Livestock price report from Nashville and Thomasville
AP dispatch notes cattle numbers scarce in Nashville with calves steady at 26.00 to 28.00, hogs steady at 23.50 to 24.00, lighter weights down to 18.50. Thomasville and nearby markets report strong prices with U S No 1 2 3 barrows 23.25 to 23.50, 200 to 240 pound goods at 23.75, and mixed weights 16.75 to 19.75 in the South Southeast Alabama auction listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livestock Nashville
U.S
Thomasville
Albany
Tifton
A. Dothan
Jacksonville
Fla
Alabama
School site chosen for final decision by state education dept
The school board considered at least three sites before voting to leave the final decision to the State Department of Education. On Monday, A. R. Meadows announced a site south of the Decatur Moulton Highway and east of Trinity Road near the old Moulton Road, with 25 acres owned by George Burt optioned for purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Dept.’of Education
A. R. Meadows
Decatur- Moulton Highway
Trinity
Decatur Daily Publisher Probes Site Choice for County High School
The Decatur Daily publisher Barrett C Shelton Sr seeks written reasons from the Alabama State Department of Education for selecting the Trinity site for the new county high school. State officials were not in their offices. The department must approve the final site regardless of local county action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Daily
Barrett C. Shelton
State Dept. of Education
Montgomery
Trinity
New County
A. R. Meadows
Shelton
House Committee Cuts Foreign Aid Request
Washington AP reports the House Appropriations Committee trims 757 million dollars from a 3.95 billion foreign aid request for the coming fiscal year. A separate bill to authorize higher aid levels replaces the total, lowering the President's request by 27.442 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Eisenhower
House
Deaths of Alton Compton of Morgan County Cape Girardeau
Alton Compton former Morgan County resident died at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau Missouri Thursday after surgery. Funeral services set for Saturday in Lilbourn Missouri. Survived by widow Irene Compton three children Elizabeth Ann Gary and Brenda Kay all of Cape Girardeau father G S Compton four brothers Elbert Dewey G W and Milton Compton two sisters Mrs Carl Cooper and Mrs Gordon Cheatham all of Decatur area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Compton
Morgan County
Southeast Hospital
Cape Girardeau
Lilbourn
Compton
Irene Compton
Elizabeth Ann
Gary
Brenda Kay
G. S. Compton
Elbert
Dewey
G. W
Milton Compton
Carl Cooper
Gordon Cheatham
Decatur
New Trinity site for high school debated amid water concerns
A proposed Trinity site for a new high school to open in fall 1959 faces opposition over logistics and politics. Some parents fear longer bus rides if Trinity is used. others question the state choice and water supply uncertainties. The board leans toward the State Dept. of Education recommendation, while members dispute haste and possible pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity
Austinville
Trinity School
Danville
Hartselle
State Dept. of Education
Garth Kimbrel
Decatur
Kimbrel
State Dept
John Lile
Alex Collier
Priceville
Phil Wasson
R. C. McWhorter
Panville Rd
Karl Hough
Lacey's Spring
Death Affects Sgt James Fennell at Ft Dix Funeral Rites Set
Funeral services for Sgt First Class James R Fennell who died at a Ft Dix Army base hospital will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Shiloh Baptist Church Decatur with burial in Sykes Cemetery Reynolds Funeral Home directing Survivors include widow Emma Pearl Fennell daughter Emma Katie Fennell and an uncle Robert Townsend Other relatives also listed Mrs Savannah Black funeral Sunday at 3 p.m. First Baptist Church Decatur burial in Sykes Cemetery Reverend Campbell officiating Survivors include husband Otto Black and four children Rosetta Napier and others
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Fennel
Army Base
Ft. Dix
N. J
Shiloh Baptist Church
Corner Lafayette St
6Th Ave
Sykes Cemetery
Reynolds Funeral Home
Decatur
M. B. Cosby
Emma Pearl Fennell
Emma Katie Fennell
Robert Townsend
Philadelphia
Savannah Black
First Baptist Church
W. Vine and
Grove Sts
Campbell
Funeral services set for Mrs Mary Ann Blankenship
Mrs Mary Ann Blankenship 91 of 1311 15th Ave SE will lie in state from 2 to 3 p.m. at New Friendship Baptist Church near Brooksville with Rev W J Johnson and Rev Otis Golden officiating. Burial follows at New Friendship cemetery. Brown Funeral Co of Decatur directing. Surviving include two daughters, three sons, 12 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ann Blankenship
15Th Ave
New Friendship Baptist Church
Brooksville
W. J. Johnson
Otis Golden
New Friendship Cemetery
Brown Funeral Co
Decatur
Mary E. Chandler
Ruby McAnear
J. B. Blankenship
Omaha
Neb
O. V. Blankenship
Mobile
A. O. Blankenship
Brown Funeral Home
Garnett Dement
Walter Bethany
A. N. Johnson
Burl Oliver
J. D. Curtis
Athens Speed Timer Goes Into Daily Use
Athens police activated the city's new electric speed timer on Buck Island Road at 5 30 am. In the first three hours and forty five minutes 45 speeding tickets were issued with few complaints from violators, according to Chief J A Corder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
J. A. Corder
Buck Island
Corder
TVA praised abroad, but Dixon-Yates and White House funding battles blamed
Jones states that the TVA earns worldwide admiration while the Eisenhower Adama wrecking crew supports private power propaganda against TVA. He cites the Dixon Yates deal and White House funding cuts as proof of hostility by national leadership toward the agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
TVA
Eisenhower - Adams
Propaganda Mills
Dixon-Yates
White House
Eisenhower
Sherman Adams
Judge Denies Fixing Case Amid Campaign Claims
The judge claimed a $1,000 campaign donation from Harold Brown on behalf of bondsman Sam Jones was not linked to any case fixing for Spence Galloway. He also dismissed a $2,500 payoff allegation from Chattanooga gamblers to defeat a 1949 bill, labeling Joe Frank a poor wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Brown
Sam Jones
Spence Galloway
Chattanooga
Joe Frank
Funeral arrangements announced for Claude E Hill and relatives
Claude E Hill of Chattanooga James Willingham of Nashville and Hamit Horton of Chicago and a niece Mrs Mattie Louis Allen Decatur a stepbrother Johnny Hill Decatur a step sister Lillie M Hall Decatur and other relatives Carl M Sykes Funeral Service handling arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude E. Hill
Chattanooga
James Willingham
Nashville
Hamit Horton
Chicago
Mattie Louis Allen
Decatur
Johnny Hill
Lillie M. Hall
Carl M. Sykes
Dentists Adopt Instalment Plan Across Alabama
The Dental Budget Service Association formed by Alabama dentists from Montgomery north aims to expand dental care by letting patients pay bills over time. Executive director T W Gibb and Birmingham Trust National Bank representative Bob Spivey spoke to dentists from Morgan, Lawrence, Limestone and Cullman Counties at the Cornelian Hotel about how the plan works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dental Budget Service Association
Alabama
Montgomery North
T. W. Gibb
Gibb
Bob Spivey
Birmingham Trust National Bank
Morgan, Lawrence
Limestone
Cullman
Cornelian
Notice of Register's Sale in Morgan County Alabama
The Circuit Court in Equity orders sale of real estate to satisfy a June 26, 1958 decree. Property includes a tract in Hartselle described as a fractional part of Lots 163 and 164 with specific bounds and a 10 acre tract in Cullman County. Sale at Morgan County Courthouse between 11 am and 4 pm on July 16, 1958 for cash to the highest bidder. Bryan McAfee, Register. June 27 to July 11, 1958.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register
State OF Alabama
Morgan County
Circuit Court
Betty Roberts Ward
Billy P. Roberts
Hartselle
Alabama
Morrow Streets
Morrow Street
Chestnut Street
Main Street
Cullman County
Section
Freight excise repeal impacts across transportation sectors
The July 1 boost in excise rates for motor cars auto accessories liquor and cigarettes was imposed during the Korean War. Repeal of the freight excise would cut revenue by at least 485 million dollars annually, reducing freight bills for shippers on rail highway air and water transportation nationwide.
Army reports Explorer III data reveal intense high altitude cosmic radiation
Four signals from Explorer III transmitted meteorite temperature and cosmic ray data before batteries died. Army notes higher altitude cosmic radiation is far more intense than expected, and the third satellite could trigger transmission on demand during its orbit.
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Earth
Army
Hospitals Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic Admissions and Dismissals
Admissions include Little Anita George at 1602 Tower St SE. Dismissals list Miss Janice Keenum Decatur Mrs Wilma Woodall 1705 Cagle Ave SW and Mrs Cora Groves 411 11th Ave SW.
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Janice Keenum
Decatur
Wilma Woodall
Cagle Ave
Cora Groves
11Th Ave
Local Residents Listed With Addresses
A sequence of names and street addresses appears: Mrs. John Yates Box 113 Town Creek Janet Sandlin 1409 8th Ave SE Mrs Alvis Jones Box 302 Courtland Mrs Rayford Hyatt Box 224 Mrs Ralph Hurst 1215 2nd St Little Debra Pirtle Sth Ave Apts Athens Mrs Claude R Cole Jr 2010 13th St SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Yates
Town Creek
Janet Sandlin
8Th Ave
Alvis Jones
Courtland
Rayford Hyatt
Ralph Hurst
2Nd St
Debra Pirtle
Sth Ave
Apts
Athens
Claude R. Cole, Jr
13Th St
Decatur General Hospital Dismissals List
A local notice lists discharged patients from Decatur General Hospital including Teresa Gail Gray Eva Waddell Jerry J English Oscar Kent Jr Maggie Amber Carpenter Robert D Nelson Susan Carole Durham James Edward Harwell Lou Adeline Orr and David Marshall Barnett with associated addresses and towns such as Decatur Hartselle Trinity Tanner and Hart selle. The entry reads like a formal roll of recent hospital dismissals with patient names and residence details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry J. English
9Th Ave
Oscar Kent, Jr
Trinity
Maggie Amber Carpenter
Austin St
Robert D. Nelson
6Th Ave
Little Susan
Carole Durham
James Edward Harwell
Local Names Listed From Athens Limestone Hospital
Rita Fay Carter and Betty Mullins appear among patients with counts of 8 and 2. Paralee Clemons records 3, Mrs. Z. W. Baker 1, Mrs. Virginia Potette unnumbered. Melvin Rouse and Willis Clem both listed from Athens with 4 and 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rita Fay Carter
Athens
Betty Mullins
Toney
Paralee Clemons
Z. W. Baker
Virginia Potette
Melvin Rouse
Willis Clem
Births Report From Local Clinics and Hospitals
Mr and Mrs Carey Bolton Trinity 1 welcomed a son this morning at Baugh-Wiley-Smith Clinic. Mr and Mrs James Franks Talucah welcomed a daughter this morning at Baugh-Wiley-Smith Clinic. Mr and Mrs Alvis Jones Courtland welcomed a son Thursday at Bank Street Hospital. Mr and Mrs Rayford Hyatt also listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carey Bolton
Trinity 1
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Clinic
James Franks
Talucah
Alvis Jones
Courtland
Bank Street Hospital
Rayford Hyatt
Republicans press to extend farm aid and milk program
House action drew Benson’s praise for defeating the omnibus bill as a boost to American agriculture. Republicans and Democrats backed extending school milk and farm surplus programs, with the Senate passing separate measures and an emergency 60 day milk program extension to Aug 31. Benson urged passage of cotton corn and rice acts and a 1961 National Wool Act extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Benson
Congress
Senate
Male Mosquitoes Harmless In Malaria Transmission
The text states only female mosquitoes transmit malaria between people while males are harmless due to lacking blood feeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Man
Cotton Report Expected Soon
Alabama Rep. Bob Gilchrist announces a nine member Cotton Study Committee will present a report to Congress within two weeks. The panel gathered months of testimony from cotton industry participants and travelled to Washington in March to brief House and Senate agriculture committees. The forthcoming document is to include recommendations for a national three year program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Morgan County
Bob Gilchrist
Alabama Legislative Cotton Study Committee
Congress
Gilchrist
Washington
House
Senate Agricultural Committees
Harris Home Opens as Alabama State Orphanage
In 1954 Mrs. Harris began caring for orphaned and neglected children, later making the Harris Home Alabama’s sole state home for Black children. The home, now expanded with volunteers, still seeks funds while city police, the Chamber of Commerce manager, and Probate Judge Ashford Todd assist as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris
Chamber of Commerce
Joe McCulers
Madison County
Ashford Todd
Harris Home
Alabama
Rebels vow offensive without warning to Chamoun
Rebel leaders Rashid Karami and his brother Maan Karami declare that if attack is necessary they will strike without informing President Chamoun in advance. The column also includes mixed classified notes and personal ads about seeds, plants, rentals, vehicles, and household items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ney
Chamoun
Rashid Karami
Maan Karami
Tripoli
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N. Y
Decatur Livestock
Wall Street
Daily
Rath
Namie Grocery
Mrs. Blankenship
Bryan McAfee
Decatur General Hospital
Ben Plummer
Teresa Gail Gray
19Th Ave
Bruce Adams
McGough St
Baron Cockrell
Eva Waddell
7Th Ave
Lou Adeline Orr
David Marshall Barnett
9Th St. SE
Athens Limestone Hospital
Repubs
Harley Hood
Porta Rica
Mississippi
Paul C. Davis
Moulton St
Church St. N.E
Nash
Lloyd Harmon
Decatur Trailer Park
Webb's
Webb
Federal Gas Station
Decatur-Huntsville
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