Community and hospital service club volunteers aid tuberculosis patients
Mrs Elva Tipton president of the Volunteer Hospital Service Club appeals for cooperation and donations from firms for a Thursday barbecue for the Sanatorium patients. Local businesses listed include North Alabama Amusement Co and Nehi Bottling among others plus district wide club support. Regular Moose Lodge meeting and church camp meet services announced. police court docket includes six cases. one arrest for public drunkenness reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elva Tipton
Volunteer Hospital Service Club
District One
North Alabama Amusement Co
Rds
P. D. Blaxton
B.ee Aia
Home Ice Company
Nehi Bottling Company
Decatur
Ease A
Waco Dairy
Ille
Klein's ‘Creamery
Dr. Pepper Bottling Company of
Florence
Madison County
Ascolitis
Helpers honored for storm relief efforts in Lebanon area
Rev. Darryl Harris and Lovie Orfoo praised volunteers from Red Cross Salvation Army and many civic groups for clothing food furniture labor and funds totaling about 27000. A three man committee allocated aid based on damage insurance and Red Cross support as rebuilding nears completion with optimistic crop prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darryl Harris
The
Lebanon Baptist Church
Lovie Orfoo
Massey
Harris
Orr
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Boy Scouts
Texas
Michigan
Theields
Tornadoes Hit Nebraska and Wyoming Causes Casualties
A Nebraska tornado killed 16 year old Jim Karubes and 50 year old Mrs. V J Daniels. Daniels husband and the Karubes were among those injured as storms swept Nebraska and Wyoming. Flood fears followed the North Platte River rises and evacuations occurred. A separate incident near Panhandle Texas reported Kenneth E Guyer Sr aged 46 as a victim of lightning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwood
Nebraska
V.J. Daniels
Jim Karubes
Daniels
Nick Karubes
Wyoming
North Platte
Henry
Canadian
Kenneth E. Guyer Sr
Panhandle
Tex
Princess Walt Disney's Robin Hood Casts and Film Listings
Movie schedule notes include Robin Hood featuring Richard Todd and Joan Rice with showings at 1 30 3 30 5 25 7 20 9 20. Jane Powell and Ed appear in another listed time 1 24 3 24 5 24 7 824. Additional listings show The French Follies at Ranch Hartselle 7 30 9 30 and Pushover with Fred MacMurray Kim Novak at Hatfield Athens 7 30 9 30 plus Highway Two Guns and A Badge starring Wayne Morris at Starvue Courtland 7 30 9 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walt Disney
Robin Hood
Richard Todd
Joan Rice
Starvue
Courtland Highway
Wayne Morris
Alabama College pageant honors six most beautiful girls
Former University of Guadalajara student Miss Flora Coleman and Miss Jack Jackson featured in Alabama College Montage as top beauties. Contest judged at Lyons Hotel with 12 entrants including Martha Hood and others. Wagnon and Lynn hosted TV program declaring state winner hope for national honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Guadalajara
Mexico
Alabama College
Mi Waller
Jack Jackson
Flora Coleman
Johnston St
Coleman
Lawrence County High School
F.H.A
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Nu Phi Mu Sorority
Robert Coleman
Lawrence County
Martha Hood
Birmingham News
J. A. Beaty
Agricultural
Birmingham Mber of
E. H. “Ham” Wilson
Alabama State Chamber of Commerce
Lyons Hotel
Lawson Lynn
Morgan County Farm Bureau
Hicks
L. T. Wagnon
Hartselle -Kiwanis Club
Tommy Hill
Bill Dorr
Hartselle Enquirer
Marian Chandler
Decatur Daily
Louis Blizzard
WHOS
Frank Whisenant
WMSL
Ellanease Williams
Chamber of Commerce
Lucille Hawkins
Mooney
Georgia Dunn
John Smither, Jr
Civitan Club
LeRoy McEntire, Jr
Lions Club
Charles Minton
Jim Snider
Marel Sheats
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Guy Walker
Tom Harvey
Shrine Club
Tommy Jones
Hartselle Rotary
Charles Simpson
Hartselle Civitan Club
Severn Johnson
Decatur Rotary Club
Wagnon and
Lynn
Folsom Delays Docks Director Appointment
Gov James E Folsom announces postponement of appointing State Docks Director until Alabama law is amended to place all navigable streams under the new Docks Authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
James E. Folsom
Alabama
Sipsey project eyed as potential link for canal and power
Alabama Power and its officials discussed the Sipsey dam plan at a public meeting. The project would flood about 25 000 acres in Winston and Walker counties and generate 120 000 kilowatts at New Hope and Lock 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee Valley
Sipsey
Sipsey Fork
Tennessee River
Flint Creek
Smith
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Mobile
U.S
Cullman County
Cullman City
Federal Power Commission
Jasper and
Cullman
Jasper-Cullman
Warrior River
Alabama Power Co
New Hope
Lock 17
Winston
Walker
Weiss
el City
TVA
Alabama
Tennessee
Wheeler Pool
Federal Commission
Alabama Power
Moulton Drives Fund for Boy’s Lung Operation
Lawrence County residents raise 276.91 for Wallace Oliver at District One Sanatorium Flint awaiting transportation and a final left lung operation at Fort Sanders Knoxville. Doctors report right lung healthy and four months rest after surgery may restore normal life. Donations may be sent to Mrs. F. Smith Box 149 Moulton Ala.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Lawrence County
Wallace Oliver
Flint
Fort Sanders
Knoxville
Wallace
Arthur Calix
David Waterman
Tors
F. Smith
Dixon Yates Plan Aims Power Dixon Yates Plant for TVA
The $107 million Dixon Yates facility, backed by the Eisenhower Administration, would feed power into the TVA system to replace electricity used by the Atomic Energy Commission. The Memphis commission plans to withdraw from TVA when its contract ends and build its own plant. Senate investigators probe Budget Bureau files over Adolphe Wenzell involvement in early negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixon- Yates
TVA
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Memphis
Dixon-Yates
Senate
Budget Bureau
Adolphe Wenzell
Sen
Kefauver
Graf
U S Seeks Russia to Pay Full Damages for Lost Plane
Secretary of State Dulles briefed President Eisenhower after a Bangor trip as the U S presses Russia to cover full damages for the shoot down of a U S Navy patrol plane over international waters in the Bering Strait. Seven of eleven crew injured. The two leaders discussed the upcoming Big Four summit and the Soviet explanation reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Russia
Dulles
Eisenhower
Bangor
Maine
New England
National Airport
James C. Hagerty
U.S
Rites Held for Mrs Lahleen Kinney in Opelika
Funeral services were held at five o'clock this afternoon in Opelika for Mrs. Lahleen Kinney who died Monday after a long illness. A Decatur native, she moved eight years ago to Opelika to live with relatives. She is survived by her mother Mrs. Carrie S. Weber and sister Mrs. H A Bedell of Opelika and brother George Weber of Short Hills New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opelika
Lahleen
Kinney
Decatur
Carrie S. Weber
H. A. Bedell
George Weber
Short Hills
N. Y
Cullman Chamber officials lead industry discussion night
Officials introduced by Dr. L. H. Clemmons, a prime mover in Cullman industrial development, with Hugh Brindley, president of the Chamber, aiding in guiding the discussion at the evening meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman
Chamber of
L. H. Clemmons
Hugh Brindley
Chamber
Alabama lawmakers push impeachment talk over court powers
State lawmakers in a partisan debate press for a joint resolution to impeach the Supreme Court as Sen. Davis calls the move a protest against a perceived leftist rewrite of the Constitution. Supporters say the court needs a "lighthouse" in this era of fog while opponents warn it could threaten segregation and time the fight for strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Sen. Davis
Rules Committee
Supreme Court
United States
James S. Coleman
Greene County
Alabama
Richmond Flowers
Houston County
Davis
Union talks hint at selective service during strike
McDonald floated that if a strike occurs the union could shut down some large companies while keeping others running. He declined to rule out extending the strike deadline but said the union might offer services of its members to some firms without full agreements. He reiterated the demand for a substantial wage increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDonald
Markets Report From Decatur Grain and Livestock Prices
Cotton middling at 34.75 cents per pound and loan at 448. Cottonseed priced at 60.00 per ton. Milk Grade A at 6.10 per hundred. manufactured milk 2.95. Corn No 2 yellow and white ears 1.40. Wheat No 2 milling 1.80. Poultry feed 1.65. Cattle commercial and utility 9.50-12.00. Calves vealers 27.50-19.50. Hogs 180-220 pounds 19.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Decatur Loan
Wall Street Turns Lower As Markets Slip
The stock market opened hesitant and moved lower with leaders down 1 2 points. Major declines hit Bethlehem Steel Phillips Petroleum Northern Pacific Anaconda and Du Pont while General Motors fell over a point. Evans Products rose about 2 percent and Missouri Kansas Texas gained others mixed with U S Steel and Radio Corp showing mixed to lower moves. North Alabama live poultry market remains steady with prices for broilers and farm deliveries steady amid active demand. North Georgia poultry market also steady with heavy offerings and active trade at unchanged prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bethlehem Steel
Phillips Petroleum
Northern Pacific
Annaconda
du Pont
General Motors
Evans
Missouri-Kansas-Texas
U.S. Steel
Western Union
Sinclair
Radio Corp
Birmingham
North Alabama
Broilers
Atlanta
North Georgia
Egg sale notes and grade details at Birmingham auction
Readable lines mention eggs sale in Birmingham with grade A quality items 60 percent and above. References to Peleus and Tan Disminanem 94 hours ending 10 30 a m Tuesday and several lot numbers 3944 43 3540 38. Nearby sales sparse with few reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Nashville cattle market report shows steady bids across classes
Cattle 400 head with bulls steady and other classes near steady after Monday's sale. Values listed for 450-700 lb steer- bulls and cows show primaries around 16.50 to 21.00 for various grades, with cows 10.00-12.50 and higher utility grades up to 20.00. Prime packages reach 22.00 per pound with bulk good to choice around 20.00-21.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Seele Ie
Cotton futures rise on active selling and steady demand
New York cotton futures edged higher as selling slowed and demand steadied. July closed near 14.08 cents per pound, October around 9.17, and December near 9.26 as traders weighed supply and demand signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hartselle Theft Suspect Charged
A warrant charging breaking and entering has been sworn out against Sidney Lee Swopes Jr. a about 20. Police say he is involved in six Hartselle burglaries with $163 to $178 stolen from local businesses since June 16. Swopes has been held for three days for investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Lee Swopes, Jr
Hartselle
M. L. Looney
Swopes
Birmingham firm bids on Redstone Arsenal project
The Whaley Co Inc of Birmingham filed a low bid of 276 600 dollars for the construction of two buildings at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
the Whaley Co. Inc
Birmingham
Redstone Arsenal
Huntsville
Ala
Multi-vehicle crash near Keller Memorial Bridge injures family
A three-vehicle collision near Keller Memorial Bridge left George Wakefield 68 Sadie 49 and Mary Susan 6 Wakefield all from Decatur in fair condition at Bank Street Hospital. Their car collided with a Decatur Transfer and Storage truck. Earlier fog caused a separate two-truck sideswipe on Highway 31 near Lacon with extensive damage and a truck plunge into mud. investigators Patrolmen Braswell and Ashcraft reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Keller Memorial Bridge
George Wakefield
Sadie Wakefield
Mary Susan Wakefield
Cashin St
Bank Street Hospital
Brown
Chevrolet
Highway
Lacon
International
Price Alvin Owen
Decature
The
Motor Freight Inc
Birmingham
Ralph Leon Pridgen
Sycamore
Ala
Floyd and Beasley
M. P. Braswell
A. D. Ashcraft
Folsom Runs for Full Term in 1958
Battles is married and the father of three children two boys and a girl. the article notes Folsom seeking a six year term in 1958 and mentions family details in a local political context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battles
Hospital Dismissals and Admissions List
Dismissals include Mrs. Bobby Hughes with infant in Athens and Mrs. Eugene Hobbs with infant in Ardmore Tenn. Mrs. Wayne Hunter and infant son leave Athens. Admissions include Master Gerald Patterson in Elkmont and Mrs. Calvin Powers in Belle Mina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens-Limestone Hospital
Bobby Hughes
Athens
Eugene Hobbs
Ardmore
Tenn
Wayne Hunter
Gerald Patterson
Elkmont
Calvin Powers
Belle Mina
Bank St Hospital Admits Local Residents
Mrs. Edward Hardin of 917 Rail road St and Walter Morris of 806 9th St SE listed in a society notice tied to Bank Street Hospital admissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank ST. Hospital
Edward Hardin
Railroad St
Walter Morris
9Th St
Baugh-Wiley Clinic Ad For Miss Irene Bolan
Local clinic at 611 West College Street Hartselle lists Miss Irene Bolan as a contact. Advertising appears in a departmental notice seeking patients or appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
Irene Bolan
W. College St
Hartselle
Local Readers and Addresses Listed In Society Notice
A compact society notice lists several residents and their addresses including Mrs Ida Clemons at 1113 5th Ave and Miss Gaynell Wood at 1821 7th St along with others such as Howard Odell 1216 20th Ave SE Jeff Landers in Decatur and Mrs W R Harlow in Miami Florida. The list names includes Mrs James Lanier in Toledo Ohio and Ray Walker in Decatur 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Clemons
5Th Ave
Howard Odell
20Th Ave
John Edward Godwin
Sth
Jeff Landers
Decatur
Gaynell Wood
7Th St
Admissions
W. R. Harlow
Miami
Fla
James Lanier
Tolédo
Ohio
Ray Walker
Decatur 3
Posey and Clem Families Welcome Newborns in Local Hospitals
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. David A. Posey at Decatur General Hospital on Monday. A daughter arrived for Mr. and Mrs. Loren Clem at Athens Limestone Hospital on Sunday. Also noted is a statistic that Americans used about 185 million pressurized cans last year for sprayable products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David A. Posey
5Th Ave
Decatur General Hospital
Loren Clem
Decatur
Athens-Limestone Hospital
Two Boys Hurt In Auto Mishaps
Two local boys were injured in separate crashes over three days. John Hudson McCord, 15, suffered injuries to his left foot and leg when his 1948 Indian motorcycle collided with a 1936 Plymouth driven by Billy Ray James, 16, on Third Street. Charles Burks, 11, was treated for a skinned arm after a 1953 Buick struck his bicycle on Highway 67. McCord was to have X rays at Hamill Clinic. Investigating officers Hunter and Bowman cited limited visibility at the hill intersection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hudson McCord
Charles Burks
Highway 67
Burks
Julie
McCord
9Th St
Plymouth
Billy Ray James
10Th Ave
Hamil
Hunter and
Bowman
3Rd St
3Rd Ave
James
Locust St
W. R. Burks
Somerville Considers Reincorporation After Survey
Probate Judge T C Almond said a survey is needed to determine the old Somerville corporate limits before scheduling a hearing on a petition for reincorporation. The 1871 act set the old borders as a onehalf square mile area centered on the courthouse, and ownership must be identified. Attorneys Albert Brewer for the incorporation side and Merrill Doss for opponents will meet to set the hearing after the survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerville
T. C. Almon
Albert Brewer
Incorporation
Merrill Doss
Almond
Israelis Egyptians Try For Border Peace
Israelis and Egyptians met under U N auspices at a demarcation line shed near Gaza City to ease tensions in the Gaza Strip. The session was overseen by Maj Gen Edson L Burns of Canada the U N truce chief in Palestine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaza
Palestine
Car bulbs outshine home lamps in mid‑50s survey
A 1955 comparison shows the average car uses 22.8 electric light bulbs while a typical U S home has 19 general lighting lamps. The finding highlights rising electrical use in vehicles versus house lighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
For Sale or Trade 1952 Chevrolet Two Door Sedan Extras
Too late to classify for sale or trade. A 1952 Chevrolet two door sedan loaded with extras and white wall tires. Trade in an older car. See Jewel McWhorter at 607 E Moulton St after 5 pm. WANTED TO RENT: 3 bedroom house in nice neighborhood. Will pay good rent for a good home. Phone 4000 ext. WANTED TO BUY: House with 3 bedrooms 2 baths den and dining room. Must be in a good location. Phone 4000 ext 1. FOR RENT: 2 bedroom furnished apartment in McNeill apartments 75 dollars a month. Now available John Patterson Co. Phone 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewel McWhorter
E. Moulton St
Sein
Boch
McNeill Apartments
John Patterson Co
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Moose Lodge
Moose Home
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Reds
Lahleen Kinney
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T&t
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Ga Ohio
Radio Co 131
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Fox
UN Bag & P Fla P&l
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