Two Homes Here Change Hands In Local Deal
Two local properties changed hands involving Ben F. Britnell a prominent attorney Alvis Briscoe and the Culver family. Briscoe’s home at 1410 Woodland Ave SE was sold and the Culver residence three miles south of Decatur on U S Highway 31 changed owners. The Culvers moved to their farm between Hartselle and Falkville while Briscoe moved into the Britnell home. The sale price was not announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben F. Britnell
Alvis Briscoe
Woodland Ave
Briscoes
T. A. Culver
Decatur
U. S. Highway 31
Culvers
Hartselle
Falkville
Laredo Prepares Water Restoration After River Flood
Water rose along the riverfront while uptown life continued with buses, taxis, and sun. Officials expect water service to resume around 10 a.m as a sanitary issue intensifies and helicopters patrol the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Huey resigns after high speed chase fatal crash
Huey a former Police Department official under ex Commissioner Con nor quit in 1952 amid a dispute after a Leeds to Birmingham pursuit in which a Highway Patrol car collided with a private auto killing a schoolteacher. Huey claimed emergency mission and unaware Leeds Police Chief Pledger pursued him. Albert Patterson wins tight nomination runoff for attorney general over Lee Porter of Gadsden. Porter will not oppose Patterson’s bid. MacDonald Gallion supports Patterson after early primary elimination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huey
E. C. (Bull) Connor
Leeds
Ala
Birmingham
John Pledger
Albert Patterson
Lee (Red) Porter
Gadsden
Porter
MacDonald Gallion
Montgomery
John Patterson
Hospital Dismissals and Admissions List
Dismissals include William T. Simpson Evie Pike infant son of Mr and Mrs George C Horsley Mrs W L Taylor and others. Admissions list Myrtle Tunstill Leroy Nelson Bob Harrison Dennis Billings and a infant in Somerville and Hartselle. provide addresses for next of kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur General Hospital
William T. Simpson
6Th Ave
Evie Pike
George C. Horsley
Buena Vista Circle
W. L. Taylor
Tower
Myrtle Tunstill
8Th Ave
Leroy Nelson
Somerville
Bob Harrison
Jackson St
Mrs David Brock and Infant at 402 5th Ave NW
Bank St hospital notes birth or hospital stay for Mrs David Brock and her infant daughter at 402 5th Avenue Northwest with a second entry for Mrs F D Higdon at 1506 Sherman Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank ST. Hospital
David Brock
5Th Ave
F. D. Higdon
Sherman St
Obituaries and notices from scattered Tennessee and Alabama names
Mrs W M VanHoozer and infant son Athens. Mrs Edward Eckstein Ardmore Tenn. Max Harper Arab. Mrs Willard Hadley Falkville. L E Massey Elkton Tenn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. VanHoozer
Athens
Edward Eckstein
Ardmore
Tenn
Max Harper
Arab
Willard Hadley
Falkville
L. E. Massey
Elkton
16th Avenue Baptist Pastor To Arrive In Decatur Sunday
The Rev. William L. Hacker Jr. has accepted a call to 16th Ave Baptist Church and will arrive in Decatur Sunday to begin work. He is a Howard College and Southwestern Seminary graduate. The Hackers are natives of Birmingham and will reside at 1520 Wadsworth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Hacker, Jr
16Th Ave. Baptist Church
Decatur
Hacker
Howard College
Birmingham
Southwestern Seminary
Fort Worth
Texas
Hazel Tucker
Wadsworth St
Movie Showings and Times Listed for Local Theaters
The schedule lists films at multiple theaters with start times. Princess Saadia features Cornel Wilde and Mel Ferrer at 1 35, 3 35, 5 30, 7 30, 9 30 with ROXY showing Dragon's Gold starring John Archer and Hillary Brooke at 1 54, 3 48, 5 42, 7 36, 9 30. SUNSET screens Scandal At Scourie with Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon at 7 30 and 9 45. RANCH in Hartselle presents Return To Paradise with Gary Cooper at 7 30. HATFIELD Athens shows The Big Heat with Glenn Ford and Gloria Grah am at 7 30 and 9 15. STARVUE Courtland presents Tumbleweed starring Audie Murphy at 7 30 and 9 96.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxy
John Archer
Hillary Brooke
Greer Garson
Walter Pidgeon
Community notices and civic updates from Decatur area
Local residents report travel, family visits, and health updates as a heat wave stretches water supply. city police investigate light fixture theft at 1811 White St. and a DAV meeting topic on veterans is announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M. Barnes
White St
DAV
Railroad
Cherry Sts
Butler Hine
Birth of son to Mr and Mrs Billy Mc Lemore
A son was born this morning at Bank Street Hospital to Mr and Mrs Billy Mc Lemore of Decatur 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy McLemore
Decatur 3
Bank St. Hospital
Father Of Decatur Resident Succumbs
Clarence Cortner 69, Bedford County farmer and political leader, died Monday night in Bedford County General Hospital Shelbyville. Funeral at his Wartrace home conducted by Rev. Paul Lanius. interment Hollywood Cemetery Wartrace. Survived by daughter Oneida Smotherman Cortner and two sons Gerald Cortner and Gwynne Cortner, plus four brothers and two grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Cortner
Bedford County
Tenn
Wartrace
Paul Lanius
Shelbyville, Tenn
First Methodist Church
Hollywood Cemetery
Bedford County General Hospital
Shelbyville
Oneida Smotherman Cortner
Jack Keeling
Film on Life of John Wesley at First Methodist Church
A feature length film biography of John Wesley will be shown Thursday at 8 o'clock in First Methodist Church. Filmed in Eastman color in England by J Arthur Rank for the Methodist Radio And Film Commission, it presents authentic Oxford scenes as a historic first. The screening accompanies the North Alabama Pastor's School and Children's Workers Laboratory School programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
John Wesley
England
J. Arthur Rank
Methodist Radio and Film Commission
Oxford
Methodist Publishing House
North Alabama
Children’s Workers Laboratory School
Judge Jones Urges Law, Orders Russell County Jury Refilling
In a prepared statement Judge Jones said respect for law and lawful authority are here to stay. He ordered the Russell County jury commission to empty the jury box and refill it within one week with names of those qualified for jury duty, drawn from honest and intelligent citizens.
Eisenhower Says TVA Contracts Stimulate Scrutiny of Policy
President Eisenhower noted that private construction contracts for steam generating capacity may be sensible on cost but would offer a chance to examine future TVA expansion. He cited complaints by states that taxes are used to build the TVA region while the Senate Atomic Energy Committee prepared to vote on a bill to share more atomic secrets with allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AEC
Eisehower
TVA
Eisenhower
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
Powell sentences woman to 10 years in death case
Earline Orr, a Negro woman, was convicted of second degree murder for fatally wounding her husband after a brawl in Hartselle. Judge Newton Powell imposed a 10 year term, with probation hearing set for July 13. Other circuit court actions include guilty pleas for grand larceny and embezzlement and a rearrest alias writ for Cameron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earline Orr
Hartselle
Newton Powell
Orr
Decatur General Hospital
Powell
Circuit Court
Felix Baker
A. P. Palmer
J. T. Smart
Fred Max McReath
Thomas Leslie Cameron
Young Girl and Sister Burned in Athens Area Fire
Two Negro girls Rene Malone 12 and her younger sister Tooter were badly burned when their mother Estelle Malone’s house burned near Athens. A kerosene can exploded during a noon meal preparation and Mrs Malone was burned trying to extinguish the blaze. The victims were taken to Athens Limestone Hospital. condition unavailable at press time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rene Malone
Tooter
Estelle Malone
Malone
Joe D. Anderson
Mecl Funeral Service
Athens
New J C Penney Manager Crowell Seeks Decatur Stay
J W Crowell of Ensley named new manager of the Decatur J C Penney store succeeding Harry Higdon who retires after 25 years. Crowell, born in Decatur but raised in Isola Mississippi, has led the Ensley Penney store for five years and plans to live in Decatur for life. His background includes Greenwood Mississippi. Meridian Albany Savannah and Panama City postings with the firm. Higdon will take a vacation then remain in Decatur as a City Councilman active in civic and church affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
J. W. Crowell
J. C. Penney
Crowell
Ensley
Ala
Second Avenue
Penney
Greenwood
Miss
Isola
Mississippi College
Air Force
Pacific
Robbie Roe Anders
Jackson
Tenn
Christina
Birmingham
Meridian
Albany
Red Cross Swimming Classes Start July 7 at City Pool
Red Cross swimming instruction begins July 7 at the City pool with sessions daily Monday through Saturday from 9 to noon and 5 30 to 6 30 pm. Morning classes serve children 7 to 15, while evenings aid working adults. Courses include beginning, intermediate, advanced, adult beginner and adult intermediate swimming. Junior and senior lifeguard dates will be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
W. K. Wilson
June Cain
Alfred Oldaker
Garnett Wade
Leo Lank
Henry Richter
Lewis Garrett
Two Decatur Lads Enlist In Marines
Two Decatur boys Charles F. Rose and William R. Cowan enlisted this week in the U S Marine Corps at the Birmingham recruiting station. Rose is the son of Mrs Clemmie Sapp of 405 W Market St while Cowan is the son of Mr and Mrs J L Cowan of 316 Wilson Ave NW. They were sent to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Paris Island South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Charles F. Rose
William R. Cowan
U.S. Marine Corps
Birmingham
Rose
Clemmie Sapp
W. Market St
Cowan
J. L. Cowan
Wilson Ave
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Parris Island
Senate showdown on Democratic tax plan sparks GOP fears
A closed-door conference of 48 GOP senators wrestled with a Democratic amendment to boost the personal income tax exemption by 100 dollars from 600 as a showdown vote loomed. The move ties to the administration's broader 1954 tax revision program praised by President Eisenhower as a cornerstone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
City Records Show 32 Home Permits in June Totaling 165 805
City building records list 32 residential permits issued in June with an estimated value of 165 805. Recent issuances include O D Dobbs five room home five thousand dollars at 1323 8th Ave SE Gurnie White a garage two hundred dollars at 1310 10th Ave SE Edward Terry room addition five hundred dollars at 1803 College St SE and R L Pirtle tearing down a frame dwelling 500 dollars at 211 Wilson St NW not included in the monthly total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
O. D. Dobbs
8Th Ave
Gurnie White
10Th Ave
Edward Terry
College St
R. L. Pirtle
Wilson St. NW
Lovell Rites Set Thursday
Howard D. Lovell 31 a Limestone County native died at the Veterans Hospital in Birmingham after an extended illness. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at East End Methodist Church with burial in Roselawn Cemetery Mutual Service directing. He was a World War II veteran in England and a member of East End Methodist Church Decatur Post 4190 VFW and formerly worked for Wolverine Tube. He is survived by wife Mrs Katreen Lovell. son Gary. parents Mr and Mrs Robert Lovell Athens. two brothers Wallace and Ollie Athens. two sisters Mrs Elmer Hampton Athens and Mrs Horace Marks Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard D. Lovell
Limestone County
17Th Ave
Veterans Hospital
Birmingham
East End Methodist Church
J. K. Rodgers
Roselawn
U. S. Army
England
East End
Decatur
Wolverine’ Tube
Katreen Lovell
Gary
Robert Lovell
Athens
Wallace
Ollie
Elmer Hampton
Horace Marks
For Sale Classified Items include 4% acres and 41 Chevrolet Coupe
Classified blurbs offer 4% acres on New Moulton Road and a 1941 Chevrolet Coupe for sale. Contact Robert L. Suggs at 302 12th Ave N.W. or phone 4763 J. A help wanted ad offers $40 per week for two hours daily with a car, contact phone 1045.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Suggs
12Th Ave. N.W
Princess Theatre to Install Wide Screen for Panoramas
The Princess Theatre will install a new wide screen within about ten days. Crescent Amusement Co. manager E. O. Hembree said the 11 foot wider screen fits the existing equipment and requires only a frame. The upgrade will be done with no theatre closure, while the stage is widened and several front rows removed for the panoramic display. No wide screen films have been booked yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princess Theatre
E. O. Hembree
Crescent Amusement Co
Hembree
Catholic center evacuations near Hanoi loom
A French named turing center city of over 100000 on the Red River is reported near Hanoi. Evacuation of the large Phat Diem Catholic center and the towns of Thai Binh and Ninh Binh, southeast and south of Hanoi, is expected soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turing
Red River
Hanoi
Phat Diem
Thai Binh
Ninh Binh
Daily Records of Transfers and Amounts Listed
A series of transfer entries shows individuals paying or transferring funds to others, with specified amounts. Names include Doris and Briscoe, Lessie F Britnell, Lamar J Blaxwell, Winnie E Asherbranér, Lavernia Meyers, Thomas Ross, Bryan McAfee, C E Poole, James Teague, Willie Logan Ballew, Ethelyne Y Warren, Billie Marie Yarbrough, Ida Anderton, Victoria Hurst, Robert H Brigham Jr, Virginia C Brigham, Earl Glenn, Ernest Ward, Deucie H Livley, city of Decatur, Agnes Rex, John H Giles, Joe E Terry, Ben Henry Barker. Amounts range from 50 to 22 500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris & Briscoe
Lessie F. Britnell
Lamar J. Blaxwell
Winnie E. Asherbranér
Lavernia Meyers
Thomas Ross
Bryan McAfee
Register
C. E. Poole
James Teague
Willie Logan Ballew
Ethelyne Y. Warren
Billie Marie Yarbrough
Ida Anderton
Victoria Hurst
Robert H. Brigham, Jr
Virginia C. Brigham
Earl Glenn
Ernest Ward
Deucie
H. Livley
City of
Local Marriage Licenses Reported for Decatur and Nearby Areas
Paul Fields 27 of 1517 Church St Decatur Asphalt Co employee marries Carrie Mae Pettus 27 of 119 Ash St maid. Olof Gray 44 farmer wed Julia Shoemaker 29 of Trinity 1. Jonah Brown Jr 22 El Centro California U S Air Force to Dolores Bonner 29 Nashville maid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Fields
Church St
Decatur Asphalt Co
Carrie Mae Pettus
Ash St
Olof Gray
Trinity
Farmer
Julia Shoemaker
Trinity 1
Jonah Clarence Brown, Jr
el Centro
Calif
U. S. Air Force
Dolores Ophelia Bonner
Nashville
Mt Hope PTA Plans Fourth of July Picnic
Mt Hope PTA hosts a Monday July 5 picnic at the high school campus with morning and afternoon ball games and music by local talent. Barbecue plates pies sandwiches cold drinks ice cream and snowballs will be sold at noon to raise funds for the school. Public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Hope
Mt. Hope P.T.A
Auburn BSU Officers Include Area Students
The Baptist Student Union at Alabama Polytechnic Institute Auburn has selected officers for the summer quarter. Area students serving with Harry Durham Ft. Payne as president until the fall quarter opens in September will be Joe Jenkins Falrville steward ship chairman and Charles Mays Hartselle Training Union president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Student Union
Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn
Harry Durham
Ft. Payne
Joe Jenkins
Falrville
Charles Mays
Hartselle
Markets Report Declines and Ranges for Key Commodities
Cotton prices inch higher with middling at 33.44 Decatur toan 33.9. cottonseed at 50 per ton. Milk Grade A 5.70 per hundred, manufactured milk 2.80 per hundred with 4 percent ratio and 5 cents per point above. Wheat No 2 1.73. corn ear 1.59. feed ear 1.42. Livestock ranges include steers 14.50 to 17.50, cows 9.00 to 11.50, calves 15.50 to 17.50, hogs 190 to 230 pounds 21.75 to 24.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Atlanta Live Poultry Market Report Shows Steady Trade
The Atlanta market notes steady live poultry trade with heavy weights short of needs yet strong demand for lighter weights. 24 hour period prices for broilers or fryers 24-25 pounds at farms and 24-25% at plants. Georgia weekly report shows 3,164,507 broilers purchased, down 4.16 percent from prior week and 21.4 percent year over year. Weighted prices: farms 28.31 cents, fob plants 24.78 cents for the week ending June 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
F.o.b
North Georgia
Georgia
Cattle and hog market mixed with steady to lower on many classes
Nashville cattle receipts show a mix of cows and commercial stock with steers and heifers steady on available lots. Cows opened steady to 25 lower with a weak undertone, bulls steady to strong with top gains to 25. Hogs 190 to 230 pounds steady to 25 lower. prices listed for various weight ranges and sows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Rebels Seize Zacapa Chiquimula and Puerto Barrios
In Guatemala the capital reports rebel control of Zacapa Chiquimula and Puerto Barrios and the army's collapse against Castillo forces. U S Ambassador John Peurifoy hailed the outcome as our first victory against communism in the Western Hemisphere and voiced encouragement for the government’s resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zacapa
Chiquimala
Puerto Barrios
Caribbean
Castillo
U.S
John Peurifoy
Powder Puff Derby Entrants Arrive in California
Miss Jan Warrick of Decatur and Mrs. Louise Patton of Tuscaloosa arrived in Los Angeles Sunday for the Powder Puff Derby eighth annual All Woman Intercontinental Air Race to be flown from California to Knoxville Tennessee starting Saturday at 8:00 a.m. They left Tuscaloosa Thursday and reached Winslow Arizona after 13 ½ hours, delaying two days due to storms. The leg from Winslow to Los Angeles took 9 ½ hours. The race ends in Knoxville Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jan Warrick
Decatur
Louise Patton
Tuscaloosa
Los Angeles
Warrick
Patton
Winslow
Ariz
California
Knoxville
Tenn
Three Indicted for Vote Tampering in Jefferson County
Three men including Lamar Reid, county Democratic chairman, were indicted by the Jefferson County Grand Jury on vote tampering counts. The panel returned four indictments after a four week probe into a fraudulent change adding 600 votes to defeated candidate Lee Porter in the attorney general race. Patterson, who beat Porter and campaigned on an anti-vice platform, was shot to death in Phenix City on June 18. Reid faces six counts alleging tampering and delaying final returns. charges are misdemeanors with fines up to 1000 dollars and up to 12 months in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Jefferson County
Lamar Reid
Alta L. G
Lee Porter
Albert L. Patterson
Porter
Phenix City
Patterson
Reid
Nashville Parochial Schools Opened to Negro and White
Bishop William L. Adrian orders Nashville diocesan parochial schools opened to both Negro and white students. Chancellor Rev. Charles M. Williams says the directive applies only to Nashville and that statewide segregation decisions remain to be determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
William L. Adrian
Charles M. Williams
Tennessee
Chiropractic for Kidney Health
Article explains kidney function and elimination process, stressing nerve supply from the spine. It argues chiropractors diagnose kidney trouble and restore health by adjusting the spine to relieve nerve interference, promoting normal kidney operation. The Shawn Clinic advertises at 104 Church Street N. E. at Canal with phone 197.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawn Clinic
Church Street N. E
Canal
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dennis Billings
12Th Ave
16Th Avenue Baptist
Princess—Saadia
Cornel Wilde
Mel Ferrer
Paradise
Gary Cooper
C. H. Bankston
Harrison
Hena Capode
Homestead
Fla
Havana
Cuba
Wallace McVay
3Rd Ave
Pearl Holesapple
George Godwin
Tommy Holland
S. D. Flanagan
Tommy
Morgan County
First Baptist Sunday School
Delano Park
John Short
T. J. Chitwood
Central Methodist Church
Sam C. Alexander
Huntsville
Cliff Brothers
Pecos
City Recorder’s Court
Walter Greene
4Th Ave
C. O. Cleveland
Boaz
Mississippi
Mobile
Fire Dept
Harry Higdon
J.W. Crowell
Marines
Senate
New Moulton Rd
Call
Auburn Bsu
Decatur Markets
Nashville Livestock
DR. J. D. Shown
Worthington
America
Ira’s Book & Gift Shop
Thomas Refrigeration CO
W. A. Case & Son Mfg. CO
Goodyear Service Store
Vaughn’s
Speegle Hardware CO
Lifford E. French
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!