Texas Streams Pose New Floods
Floods in Texas kill at least four as storms move east. Lake Brownwood Dam spillway waters reach near twelve inches, with 250 evacuated. A school bus is swept away leaving one child dead and six others saved. additional flash floods threaten Gatesville Waco and Lometa with tornadoes reported near several towns.
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Dallas
Texas
Warter
Boeine
Essen
Lake Brownwood Dam
National Guard
Russell Milley
Gatesville
Waco
Billy Ed Whittenburg
Lometa
Brady
Belton
Lampasas
Valley Mills
Hamilton
McGregor
Folsom's legislative acts and county vote tallies cited
The report lists county results and candidate tallies for judges, U.S. Senate renomination, and National Democratic convention delegates from Cullman County. It notes Judge Rowan Bone and others placing in the Court of Appeals race, Sen Lister Hill leading in the county, and multiple delegates with vote counts for the state at large.
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H. Fedderer
L. Sims
Ro Pee
Cote
Justice Oe
W. F
Billy) Tucker
Alabama
Eck
Owen
Rowan Bone
Folsom
Cullman County
Court of Appeals
Ae M. Cates, Jr
William Conway
Lister Hill
U.S. Senate
John Crommelin
John Sparkman
Karl C. Harrison
C. Horton
J. H
Jack) Werem
Leslie C. King
W. Malone
D. Hardy Igdie
B. Q. Scruggs
G. Allen
Laurie C. Battle
Lowell H Clemmons
Eugene Bull Connor
Dan Davis
James M. Dement
Carl Griffin
John Ike Griffith
Film Showtimes and Cast At Local Theaters
Amusements lists today showtimes for Princess Postmark for Danger Terry Moore Robert Bardy at 1 00 8 00 5 00 7 00 9 00 Roxy Boys Prison William Ben 2 44 4 26 6 12 7 56 Sunset The Barefoot Contessa Humphrey Bogart Ava Gardner 7 00 9 00 Bowline Hot Blood J Russell Corel Wilde 7 00 9 00 Hatfield Athens The Second Greatest Sex Jeanne Crain 7 00 Ritz Athens Honky Tonk Clark Gable Lana Turner 1 28 8 31 5 25 7 37 9 40
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Roxy
William Ben
Ritz
Athens
Clark Gable
Lana Turner
Prayer service panel to feature children at Central Methodist
Tonight at 7 30 the regular prayer service at Central Methodist Church will feature a panel of children moderated by Pastor Rev Wallace W Lovett. Choir rehearsal runs from 7 to 8 15 p.m.
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Central Methodist Church
Wallace W. Lovett
Margin Shifts in Alabama Contests and Delegation Race
Senate race sees Hill defeat Crommelin while Owen leads for Public Service Commission renomination. Boykin and Grant press bids in the First and Second Districts as Stevenson momentum grows in a crowded Democratic field. Delegation tallies show wide support for Stevenson among leaders with mixed results in at large delegate counts.
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Lister Hill
John Crommelin
C. C
Jack) Owen
Alabama Public Service Commission
Frank Boykin
Congress
George Grant
Troy
Unop
Adlai Stevenson
Ama
Alabama
U.S. Senate
Hill
Crommelin Hilaries Court
Appen
Cates Gar Boos
Villa Con
McKay
Montgomery
Autherine Lucy
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Unit
Associated Press
Stevenson
Dick Russell
Georgia
Bid Bey
Pikes
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Metcalf
William J. O'Neall Bedsole
Coxwell
Drinkard
Griffin
Hardy
Locke
Oakley
Pruitt
Thomas
Morgan County Voters Cast Wide Margin in Local and State Races
Howell leads with 3208 in Morgan County as statewide trends favor Folsom opponents. Cherieake Kay Jr up 4278 to 2101, McCord 1185, Hill tops Croemmelin with 6186. Hardin leads district three race. Mayhall trails for associate justice. Sparkman tops delegate at large with 4962.
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Howell
Roberts
Meadows
State
Walloping
James E Folsom
Morgan
Olsom
Cherieake Kay, Jr
Folsom
Roy Davis McCord
Morgan County
Lister Hill
John Croemmelin
Ogee Sting
Board of Revenue
M. A. Hardin
Hardin
Falkville
R. L. Nelson
Wil
Ares Hardin
Nelson
Teague
Hodges
James Lynn
Collier
Eee Ae W
Black
Mayhall
Supreme Court
Aubrey M. Cates, Jr
Court of Appeals
Rowan Bone
Conway
Jack) Owen
John Drinkard
Billy Tucker
State Public Service Commission
Sen
John Sparkman
Bull Connor
Laurie Battle
W. W. Malone
Election partial totals show district race counts and leaders
The report lists partial vote tallies for several districts in Northwest state elections. Roberts leads with 5 708 votes against Jeffreys 1 707 in a board race, Tyson has 9 545, and other districts show varied tallies for Brannan Herren Hodgson Kendall Kettler Moore Rozelle Russell Boswell Espy Lambert Smith Wallace Howle and others as results trickle in from Lawrence County and across districts 2 3 7 and 8 with totals like Smyer 14 628 Weeks 10 984 and Smith 6 849.
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Page
Board of Education
Northwest
Roberts
Jeffreys
Lawrence County
Tyson
Brannan
Herren
Hodgson
Kendall
Kettler
Moore
Rozelle
Russell
Boswell
Brunson
Espy
Lambert
Smith
Wallace
Ondea H
Howle
State Marine
Aseen
Thomason Weatherly
Ome Ferguson
Henley
McGuire
Pinson
Shares
Tingle
Williams
Keeton
Kelly
Maddox
Mobley
Rainey
Wilson
Smyer
Striplin
Weeks
Reuther Plan Aims to Split Democrats at Chicago Convention
Victor Riesel reports Walter Reuther and aides plot to split the Democratic Party at the Chicago convention by pressuring southern conservatives to bolt and field a civil rights plank. The strategy seeks to expand labor influence in the national slate, targeting states from Texas to New York and potentially controlling delegations with auto workers from Michigan and Pennsylvania.
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Walter Reuther
Riesel
Chicago
Washington
Union
Democratic Party
Reuther
CIO
Americans For Alle Action
Nison
India
Virginia
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Florida
Louisiana
Auto Workers
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Ilinois
New Jersey
New York
Wisconsin
Connecticut
South
Texas
Shivers
Rayburn
Lyndon Johnson
Hall Syndicate, Inc
Limestone unofficial returns show varied delegate race results
Unofficial Limestone County vote totals list candidates for U S Senator Circuit Court Clerk and local offices. Names include Crommelin Owen McCord McKay Jones Smith Thomas Rich Roberts Abernathy Holland Landers Leopard Roberts Turner and others with votes in hundreds.
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Limestone County
United States
Crommelin
Gla
Supreme Court
Eee
Mayhall
Stake
Court of Appeals
Place No
Bone
Cates
Alabame Service
Deiausion
Dridkard
Owen
Tucker
Folsom
McCord
McKay
Elmore
Freeman
Massey
Stewart
Turner
Yarbrough
Jones
Smith
Thomas
Area
Rich
Roberts County Board of Education
Black
B. Jones
C. R. Jones
Marsh
Pepper
Tinnon
Todd
Board of Revenue
District
Abernathy
Holland
Landers
Leopard
Roberts
Cooper Barkley Advocates Aid for India Nepal
Former Vice President Truman aide Cooper Barkley proposed a million dollar package for India and ten million for development and needs exchange along with two to two percent million dollars for annual Nepal aid. He also urged appointment as ambassador to Nepal.
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Barkley
Truman
Cooper
Russia
India
Coop
Nepal
Uranium Heat Potential Compared To Coal
A report states that one pound of uranium can produce heat equal to two percent of a million pounds of coal, illustrating uranium's high energy density.
Alaska Vast Area Exceeds Six Hundred Thousand Square Miles
Alaska is described as having an area of more than 586000 square miles, highlighting its vast geographic scale.
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Alaska
Decatur Teachers Hire Artist To Paint Dr Jackson Portrait
Decatur city teachers voted at a dinner meeting to hire an artist to paint a portrait of Dr. Jackson to hang in the Decatur High School foyer this fall with ceremonies planned. They also approved expenses for a delegate to attend the National Education convention in Portland Oregon July 14. Four retiring teachers were named and honored guests included several former staff members.
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Decatur
Jackson
Decatur City
Decatur Country Years
Decatur High School
Portland
Ore
Banks Terrell
Riverside
Lila Pritchett
Florence Smith
Decatur High
Lillian Weaver
Somerville Rd
Lillian Odom
L. P. Troup
J. E. Riot
Louis A. Neill
Taiscidanteaaiey
Julian Harris
Bruce Spencer
City Board of Education
Spencer
Lawmen expose Morgan County narcotics network across states
Sheriff Collier cites illegal drug supplier Lawmen seized a 1956 De Soto and narcotics in Morgan Birmingham and parts of Tennessee Mississippi. Undercover state investigators and informants traced drugs to peddlers as arrests followed. Charlie Tuck fled during arraignment but was recaptured with no further charges. Collier thanked Morgan County residents for help in cleaning up the problem.
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Collum
Morgan
Birmingham
Tennessee
Mississippi
Collier
DeSoto
Investisami
Charlie Tuck
Tuck
Highway Patrol
Decatur
Iunivile
Mooresville
Spain
Lebanon backs Syria in border dispute demand pledge
Lebanese Foreign Minister Sa lim Lahoud says Lebanon supports Syria in demanding a written pledge that Israel will not resume work on the Jordan River project and reserves right of self defense against any Israeli attack. An Israeli Army spokesman announces two top officer appointments Brig. Moshe Zadok to general staff emergency duties and Brig. Zhak Rabin as commander of the northern region bordering Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syria
Israel-Lebanon
Salim Lahoud
Lebanon
Israel
Jordan River
Moshe Zadok
Hospital dismissals list for Decatur and Trinity staff
Dismissals at Hospitals Bank and T Hospital include Levi Garrett in Decatur and Dan White at 909 11th Ave, with addresses for Mrs. Laurence Cotting and others. The note lists several individuals by name and location such as Charles Terry and Mrs. Jack Norwood in Decatur and Neal Standridge in Trinity.
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Bank &T
Levi Garrett
Decatur
Dan White
Ad Court
Larence
Avethoes
Ee Charles
Terry
Jack Norwood
Neal Standridge
Trinity
Decatur General Hospital Admissions Report
Names and addresses listed for admissions include William Fuller 248 1 2 E Moulton St and Ellie Hastings 821 Johnston St with Kay Owens 1401 9th Ave Jack Rowe 813 Oak St Garnett Young 710 Somerville Rd and Mr and Mrs Henry O Cline 110 4th Ave NW.
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Decatur General Hospital
William Fuller
E. Moulton
Ellie Hastings
Johnston St
Kay Owens
9Th Ave
Jack Rowe
Oak St
Garnett Young
Somervile
Mrs
Henry O. Cline
4Th Ave
Local Birth Notices Include Four Newborns Across States
Mrs. Monroe and infant Madison weigh in. Mrs. J. R. Fairbanks of Decatur reports a daughter. Miss Joyce Hagood of Somerville welcomes a child. E E B Powell announces birth at 18 LaFayette.
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Baugh-Wiley Clinic
Monroe
Madison
J. R. Fairbanks
Decatur
Joyce Hagood
Somerville
B. Powell
LaFayette
Funeral set for Cullman woman at Duck Creek Church
Funeral services for Ola Roxie Barbee 30 will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Duck Creek Church with Rev. Albert Phillips officiating. She died Tuesday at 4:30 a.m. at her Cullman home. Interment follows in the adjoining cemetery. Moss Service Funeral Home directs. Mrs Barbee leaves a husband H. E. Barbee two sons four daughters two sisters and six brothers.
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Cullman
Ola Roxie Barbee
Duck Creek Church
Albert Phillips
Moss Service Funeral Home
Sd -Durelved
Bee
Eabind
H. E. Barbee
Mrs. Sydney A. Smith Dies. Funeral Plans Pending
Mrs. Sydney A. Smith nee Bessie Young of 416 7th Ave NW died this morning at 10 30. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Brown Funeral Co. The notice indicates plans are not complete.
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Sydney A. Smith
7Th Ave
Brown Funeral Co
Smith
Bessie Young
Markets Report with Live Cattle and Butcher Prices
Market notes list cows at 11.00 to 12.00 and beef prices for butchers at 14.25 to 14.50. Prices reflect mid day trading values among local sellers and buyers.
GM Shares Lead Early Market Movements In Shifting Session
In New York the stock market opened with declines for farm implements as GM, the most active stock over the past two days, rose about 1 percent after an initial drop. Major movers included U S Steel up modestly at 61, Standard Oil of Ohio up 1 percent at 69, National Distillers up 4 at 26, and Royal Dutch Petroleum down a fractional amount at 105.
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New York
Toda
General Motors
U.S. Steel
Standard Oil of
Ohio
National Distillers
Royal Dutch Petroleum
Fragmentary OCR Note About Farms and Plants in Alabama
Partial readable line references farms and plants in Alabama with unclear details. The text is garbled and lacks coherent facts, places, or events to form a complete news item.
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Alabama
Norta
Peek
Prices steady at Birmingham markets as supplies stay adequate
AP reports at 10:30 a.m. Mar prices held steady in Birmingham. Supplies were generally adequate across commodity lines with traders noting stable demand.
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Birmingham
Nashville Livestock Prices Steady Despite Slow Cattle Trade
AP reports Nashville cattle market sees slow overall demand with prices steady. Steers around 16.00 with some at 15.00, small commercial cows 11.50 to 12.50, stockers 38.00 to 46.00, choice barrows and gilts around 150 to 1499, butchers 14.75 to 15.00, lambs 21.50 with No. 3 shorn lambs at 19.50.
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Nashville
TSC
Racer Dies in Crash as Swiss Event Claims Fatalities
A racing incident leaves one driver dead and three spectators killed while nine drivers and eight spectators are injured. The disaster struck during the Swiss event drawing large crowds and prompted emergency response.
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Racer
Priest and Divorcée Found Dead in Chicago Home
Police say the nude bodies of Rev. Michael Lanoske and divorcee Mrs. Anna Lanoske were found in her apartment. The coroner ruled death by suicide. Lanoske, a seven year assistant pastor at Holy Resurrection Church, was shot in the temple. a pearl handled pistol lay nearby. Anna Lanoske, 48, was shot in the right cheek and chest. A tenant discovered them as she prepared to leave for work at a factory. The couple had four children. Stephen Yurachak, 61, had filed divorce papers alleging misconduct with Lanoske’s wife and later sued for theft in a separate case.
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Chicago
Michael mM
Vizaer
Arcbezak
Lanoske
Holy Resurrection Church
Remon
Stephen Yurachak
John
Yurschak
The
Anna
President Eisenhower attends church service with key aides
President Eisenhower, escorted by Gen Wilton B. Persons and press secretary James Hagerty, attends a funeral and political events aboard a special congressional train. The gathering includes notable figures from New Deal and contemporary Republican circles, with foreign diplomats like Sir Roger Makins in attendance.
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Eisenhower
Ane N
Wilton B. Persons
James
Hagerty
Barkley
Sanaa
Tommy the
Corcoran
James P. McGranery
Truman
Roger Makins
Last Rites Planned For W. P. Bussey
Last rites are planned for W P Bussey owner of Southern Cafe and the Radio and Television Center. He died Monday night of a heart attack at his Vine Street home. Interment in Pisgah Cemetery at Flint will be directed by Brown Funeral Co. Pallbearers are Tuell Garnett Loyd Ward W A Brown A E Quattlebaum Paul Roberts and Doyle Roberts.
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Descover Eoeinen
Southern Cafe
Radio and Television Center
Thursaor
Flint
Bussey
Vine St
Reece
Nhurke
L. Cobb
John Holeman
Pisgah Cemetery
Brown Funeral Co
Tuell Garnett
Loyd Ward
W. A. Brown
A. E. Quattlebaum
Paul Roberts
Doyle Roberts
For Sale and Rent Notices from Decatur Classifieds
Various local ads list for sale items including a 1956 Bendix Deluxe washer and moving equipment, a 2-story Ferry Street house, furnished apartments and bedrooms for rent, lots for sale on Magnolia Street, and a 47 ton pick up truck with bed. Contact phone numbers and box references provided.
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Ferry St
Bendix
Shu- Furniture Co
Bank St. Decatur
Ala
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Folsom’s
Danger
Terry Moore
Robert Beardy
the Barefoot Contessa
Humphrey Bogart
Ava Gardner
McWhorter
Reather
Victor Riesel
Lena
Mr. Riesel
Limestone
S. Smith
Decatur Markets
Monsan Chem Mont Ward Pi
Lurray Co & Ohio
Burr Ind
Nor & West
Burr Brog & Hu
Tenas
Warner West
York
W. P. Bussey
Wurliteer
Fuller Decatur
A Petrie
Magnolia St
JM Holland
Walnut St. N.E
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