State health budget hearing urged to save shellfish industry
Legislators hear that the Health Department needs 5.6 million and an extra 135 thousand for an experimental lab to protect the shellfish industry. A salary raise is sought to attract qualified doctors, with a ceiling lift proposed for the 1920 pay law. Andrew Jackson Hall, 61, Decatur, dies. services set at Austinville Church of God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health Department
Sen
Horton
Slate
State Health Department
Dr. Myers
Southeast
Eisenhower probes reforms for nominating conventions
In a national committee session Bliss proposes a study committee on convention procedures while Eisenhower denounces chaos and press presence on the floor. Miller criticizes TV space and calls for two day conventions, and Bliss dismisses aide Kelly over a desk break in at party HQ revealing donor lists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Bliss
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
William E. Miller
National Committee
William Cody Kelly
Frank Kovac
Barry Goldwater
Kelly
Head Start ceremony at White House honors volunteers
Decatur Miss Clio Levin organized the Head Start event. At the White House Mrs. Johnson will receive a Head Start flag from Sargent Shriver. A reception at Jacqueline Kennedy Gardens will host volunteers and national staff with TV star Danny Kaye among guests. Nationwide enrollment tops half a million children across 13,500 programs. Cherry Street and Gordon-Bibb schools enroll over 330 children locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clio Levin
White House
Johnson
Sargent Shriver
Jacqueline Kennedy Gardens
Danny Kaye
Cherry Street School
Gordon-Bibb School
Weather and river readings for Decatur area
River and TVA lake readings reported this morning near Keller Memorial Bridge in Decatur Tennessee with the river at 20.58 feet and sea level reading 54.88 feet. TVA levels listed include Guntersville 594.8 Whitesburg 556.3 Wilson 506.7 Pickwick 413.1 Wheeler 555.0. Yesterday's high reached 88 at 2 30 p.m. and the low this morning was 69 with 9 a.m. temperature at 84.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wilson
Pickwick
Wheeler
Hospital admissions and dismissals list
Admissions include Miss Martha Jean Smith Ardmore Tenn Mrs James C Clems Trinity Church St Mrs Herman Segars 2909 MacArthur Ave Mrs John H Peebles Mooresville Mrs Ray McCowan 104 Railroad St Mrs Mavine Faulkner Hartselle Dismissals include G H Brafford Danville Mrs Emma Carter East Moulton E Perry 1810 North Mrs Robert Bond Valhermosa Springs
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Admissions
Martha Jean Smith
Ardmore
Tenn
James C. Clems
Trinity
Herman Segars
MacArthur Ave
John H. Peebles
Mooresville
Ray McCowan
Railroad St
Mavine Faulkner
Hart‘selle
G. H. Brafford
Danville
Emma Carter
East
Moulton
E. Perry
North
William H. Smith
Montgomery Lee
Athens
Rodney Haley
Sandlin Rd
Frank Simmons
Norman Myer
Tower St
Ollie Pettey
Grant St
Donald Lentz
8Th Ave
County Board approves road work and board actions
The Morgan County Commission authorized a 1 300 foot road strip from Union Hill Church to the Cullman county line in district three and a 4 1 mile Kirby Bridge Road project in district two. It reappointed J B Jams to Flint City Tuberculosis Sanatorium and Dr Roland Kina to the Morgan County Airport Authority. The board also voted to rent a Cold Springs clubhouse, purchase drain pipe, and send a GSA letter stating no use for the Bank Street post office building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page
Flint City
Roland Kina
Hartselle
Morgan County
General Services Administration
Atlanta
Bank St
GSA
3M Corp
Alabama 20
Accidents and Funeral Notices From Local Area
An overturned tractor incident left a body at Moss Funeral Home Cullman with services to be announced later. A Young Carpenter motor bike collision involved Allen F. Fleck of Jasper, with no charges filed. Funeral set for Wednesday 2 30 at Re Springs Baptist Church Floyd Parker officiating in Gum Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moss Funeral Home
Cullman
Young Carpenter
Allen F. Fleck
Jasper
Collins
Fleck
Neighborhood Shell Co
Morgan County
List of local residents and addresses
A long line of names and addresses appears, listing many individuals and households including William T. Taylor Madison J W Doss Jessie Buchanan Early Mitchell and others with street addresses across Madison Hartselle Huntsville and Athens indicating a local notice or directory-style compilation.
AMC To Drop 49 Employees At Missile Command
Huntsville The US Army Missile Command will reduce 49 employees as part of a manpower study showing over employment. The cut amounts to less than one percent of about 9,500 civilian workers. The realignment aims to place laid off workers in vacancies elsewhere within the command where possible. Letters to affected employees are expected around July 15 with ten days notice before final action. Maj. John G. Tierdt stated assistance may be provided to help those affected find other jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
US Army Missile Command
Army
John G. Tierdt
Local Family Noted in Hartselle Lines
The passage names Mrs. Margaret erry and paternal grandmother Mrs. W. A. Carpenter of Hartselle, citing their relation in a local genealogical note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margareterry
W. A. Carpenter
Hartselle
Air Force jets strike targets in Vietnam amid losses
Spokesmen described the Thu An Chau depot as two miles north of all prior targets and reported 32 buildings destroyed with 20 damaged. A B57 bomber was downed two miles north of Saigon after ground fire, with two crewmen ejecting. one parachute failed, body recovered, other missing. The dead airman is the 230th American casualty. An RF 101 was shot down north of Hanoi with pilot presumed killed. An adviser was reported killed and another wounded near Cai Lay in the Mekong Delta as fighting raged between Vietnamese troops and the 7th division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thuan Chau
Saigon
U.S
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Son Lal
Cai Lay
Mekong Delta
Mrs Nellie Ellis lifelong Lawrence County resident
Mrs Nellie Parker Ellis 75 died at 6 15 am at her home on Moulton 4. Services Wednesday at 4 pm at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church with Rev Wilbur Smallwood and Rev Willie Parker officiating. Burial in Montgomery Cemetery at Moulton 4. Survived by one daughter Mildred Ellis Helfin three sisters Mrs Frank Sims Mrs John Sims and Mrs Tom Roberson one brother Will Parker and three grandchildren Martha Ann Mary Nell and Mike Helfin all of Moulton 4. She was a lifelong resident and a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Jackson Hall
Lamar St
University Hospital
Birmingham
Austinville
Phil Mitchell
Chester King
Doyce Smith
Carl Linderman
Howell Garrett
Kyle Martin
Paul Gibson
Hickman Smith
W. O. Lipscomb
Elmer Bussey
F. A. Johnson
Allan Daniel
Martin Daniel
Hall
Decatur
Nellie Parker Ellis
Moulton
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
Wilbur Smallwood
Willie Parker
Montgomery Cemetery
Mildred Ellis Helfin
Frank Sims
John Sims
Tom Roberson
Will ‘Parker
Martha Ann
Mary Nell
Mike Helfin
Moulton 4
Alabama panel investigates civil rights bloc links to communists
A five member committee formed after Birmingham unrest accuses civil rights leader King of ties to Communist fronts and lists groups aligned with communist lines. The panel, led by Rep. John Hawkins, includes reps Locke Turner and Clark and Sen. Eddins, investigating activities seen as unlawful to Alabama state sovereignty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King
Haemoltichelid Tebeled
Birmingham
Selma
John Hawkins
Jefferson County
Hugh Locke
Jefferson
Alton Turner
Crenshaw County
Jimmy Clark
Barbour
E. O. Eddins
Marengo
Plane lands after gear failure. passengers evac by chute
First Officer F. R. Miler from Calistoga with crew help manually lowered the landing gear. The plane touched down safely as passengers wept with relief and exited via the emergency chute. Nine passengers continued to Honolulu on a different Pan American 707 Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. R. Miler
Calistoga
Calif
Honolulu
College panel closes after hour long session
The group met for more than an hour in a closed session but there was no indication of topics beyond the appointment of college personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville State College
Large Viet Cong Force Reported In Marshy Area
A large Viet Cong force was reported in a marshy area with few additional details available. Military officials cautioned that confirmatory reports were still pending and that operations were ongoing to assess the situation.
Athens Considers Water Planning Loan For 2.2 Million Project
Athens City Council learned the Atlanta based Communities Administration Agency is reviewing a 93 656 advance planning loan for a proposed 2 2 million water project. The agency asked for a Civil Rights Act adherence resolution which the council adopted. A Reid and Mullins survey recommends a 2.2 million water filtering system at Elk River. A petition for sewer services by Acorn Hill subdivision was tabled for study. Police Chief Bottom authorized a two wheel patrol motorcycle and appointed Raymond Swanner to fill a vacancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Communities Administration Agency
Atlanta
Reid and Mullins
Huntsville
Council
Elk River
Terry Bottom
Bottom
Raymond Swanner
Silus Sanders
Ardmore
Market Report: Livestock and Dairy Prices Tumble and Hold
Cotton and grain markets mixed with steady to lower prices. Livestock shows declines in cows and feeders, steers and heifers selling mainly in the 18 to 26 dollar range, hogs softer, sows lower, and sheep with early sale lambs around 23 to 25 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Choice
U.S
Historical list of corporate share percentages
A dense compilation of assorted company names with percentage figures likely representing ownership, market shares, or dividend or yield data. Entities include Allis Chal, Lorillard Am Can, Peps Cola, Polaroid, RCA, Dow Chem, Texaco, Goodyear, US Steel, Wrigley, and many others with percentages ranging from single digits to 229 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allis Chal
Ligg & My Am Air L
Lockh Air Am
Baker
Lorillard Am Can
Lou & Nash Am Mot
Macy Am Sugar
Martin M Am
T&t
Masonite Am Tob
Merr Ch&s Armour
Minn M M Babcock W
Monson
Mont Ward Bell & How
Nat Beth Steel
Nat Boeing
Olin Math Borden
Owens Ill Gi Burl Ind
St Regis Pap du Pont
Seab
AL East Air L
Sears Rock East Rod
Sinclair
Socony Fla P W
Sou Co Fla P&l T
Elec
Gen Mills
Sunbeam
Wall Street swings from gain to loss in heavy trading
Wall Street opened strong but reversed to a sharp decline in brisk trading. The Dow average fell about five points from a midday gain as fears and selling pressure cooled early enthusiasm with Chrysler, GM, and Ford turning lower after earlier advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Chrysler
General Motors
Ford Motor
Decatur Roundtable and local incidents listed in diary
Decatur diary notes a Cub and Boy Scout roundtable at Delano Park. It reports a theft at Decatur Marble and Granite Co and a break-in at Kennedy Motors, plus stamps taken and a damaged money box. The entry covers arrests, building permits, wrecks, and residents connected to Emory University and local addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delano Park
Decatur Marble and Granite Co
Kennedy Motors
Operi
Senate filibuster and district redraw spark Jefferson County split
Dumas leads a prolonged filibuster claiming enough support to stall a bill indefinitely. In 1961 a similar protest kept the Senate in session for 96 hours over the same Jefferson County redistricting issue. The county remains divided between the 5th and 6th districts, with a 72 000 inhabitant eastern slice slated to move to the 4th district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dumas
Senate
John Patterson
Jeffferson
Bessemer
Jefferson County
Birth Announcements From Local Hospitals
Mr and Mrs Randall Breeding at 101 1 2 Danville Rd welcome a son Monday at Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital. Mr and Mrs Hershel Porter of 417 6th Ave SW welcome a daughter today at Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital. Mr and Mrs Donnie James Pitts of Hanceville 1 welcome a son at Cullman Hospital. Mr and Mrs Neal Youmans of Cullman welcome a son at Cullman Hospital. Mr and Mrs Edward Thompson of Baileyton 1 welcome a son at Cullman Hospital. Mr and Mrs Fred Warden of Warrior 2 welcome a daughter at Cullman Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randall Breeding
Danville Rd
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital
Hershel Porter
6Th Ave
Donnie James Pitts
Hanceville 1
Cullman Hospital
Neal Youmans
Cullman
Edward Thompsson
Baileyton-1
Fred Warden
Warrior
Cullman, Hospital
Also Mentioned on This Page
Robert Bond
Valhermoso Springs
Decatur General Admissions
William T. Taylor
Madison
J. W. Doss
Cypress St
Jessie Buchanan
Early Mitchell
Dora Gobble
Church St
Louie Hampton
Georgia Lee Jackson
Syke St
Teddy Edde
Percy Perkins
Hillsboro
C. J. Martin
7Th Ave
AMC
Nellie P. Ellis
Athens Water Planning
Acorn Hill
Markets
Decatur Markets
Allied Life
Equity
National Life Food Corp. of America
First Natl
Bank of Decatur
Life of
Alabama
Par Life of
Southern United Life Ins
Bank of Alabama
Vulcan Life Ins. Co
Tennessee
American Foundation Life Jefferson Standard Life Liberty National Life
Mutual Savings Life
National Life & Accident
Nebraska Protective Life Southern Airways
Mary Yvonne Sidebotham
Norman Sidebotham
Pennylane SE
Ig Avenue Hospital
Huntse
Luanne Weber
W. W. Weber
Emory University
Bonded Builders Inc
Clearview St
Alstate Ind. Co
10Th Ave
Decatur Sign Co
Remell Weaver
5Th Ave
Ottis Agee
Harrison St
B. D. Cagle
Runnymeade St
Roy
L. Washburn
Westmeade St
Grad Smith
12Th Ave
3Rd St. NW
Ellice Mullican
Joe S. Willeford
8Th Ave. NW
Moulton St
2Nd Ave
Clifford G. Stroup
Decature
Robert L. Bradshaw II
Stroup
Cosby St
Phyllis B. Blackburn
Stratford Rd
Ford
Gloria W. Edwards
Pensacola
Fla
Janice Snell Stone
Statesboro
Ralph Junior King
Arab 3
Accord
Decatur Sign Company
O. M. Hutcheson Sr
Metal Building and Specialty Company
Austinville Rd
Frank Manker
9Th St.se
FHA
Corvair
Exitra
Honda
IFOR
Priceville Mountain
Ls & Cor
New York Shock Exchange
W. Clinton Avenue
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