Senator Urges Folsom To Prorate State Spending
Alabama state senator says Gov. Folsom must prorate the remaining 13 million dollars in the general fund to avoid a total lack of funds for August and September. He warns salaries may face cuts and many departments could cease operations if spending is not aligned with available money.
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James E. Folsom
Folsom
Montgomery
Ralph Hammond
Boutwell
Archives and History
Building Commission
Civil Defense
Commerce
Finance
Health
Industrial, Development Board
Insurance
Labor
Public Safety
Public Welfare
Veterans Affairs
Executive Mansion
Saale
ICI Strike Enters Sixth Day At U S Steel Plant
Birmingham reports a steel plant strike spreading to 25 000 workers at United States Steel Tennessee Coal and Iron. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen members formed pickets, demanding higher pay, with union trimming its demand from 37 to 26 cents an hour.
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Birmingham
United States Steel
Tennessee Coal and Iron di
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
United Steelworkers of America
Afl-Cio
Planter Edward McIntyre Dies in Montgomery
Montgomery planter and president of Mutual Warehouse Co. Edward McIntyre, 56, native of Louisville, Kentucky, died last night after a weeklong illness. He had lived in Montgomery for 14 years and operated a cattle plantation.
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Montgomery
the Mutual Warehouse Co
Edward McIntyre
McIntyre
Louisville, Ky
Average life expectancy for U.S. wage earners reaches seventy
The latest figures show the average lifespan of American workers advancing to 70 years, reflecting shifts in health, work, and longevity trends across the nation.
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U.S
House Panel Approves 40 Million for Army Reserve Training Facilities
The House backed a 40 million dollar construction program to expand Army Reserve training sites and National Guard armories. Projects cover Alabama Florida Georgia Mississippi South Carolina and Tennessee, with full federal funding for facilities in Florence Opelika Jasper Marion Montgomery Troy Crestview Orlando Pensacola St. Petersburg Tallahassee and other locations.
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Washington Service
Washington
House
Army Reserve
National Guard
Congress
Army
Uncle Sam
William R. Shuler
Aed
Alabama
Florence
Opelika
Jasper
Marion
Montgomery
Troy
Tuscalooss
Trekeyes
Florida
Crestview
Orlando
Pensacola
St. Petersburg
Tallahassee
Wauchula
West Palm Beach
Georgia
Albany
Foster Father of Mrs Bill Sims Dies in Birmingham
Lloyd Foster father of Mrs W D (Bill) Sims Jr formerly of Decatur died in Birmingham. He was a church committee member and well regarded in Chamber of Commerce circles. Sims formerly led Decatur Chamber of Commerce and now resides in Montgomery with the State Chamber. Funeral plans will be announced after relatives arrive.
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Lloyd Foster
W. D
Bill) Sims
Decatur
Birmingham
Sys
Chamber of Commerce
Bill Sims
Sims
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Montgomery
State Chamber of Commerce
Foster
Flint Juniors Offer Play Bill For Tuesday
Curtain time is 7 30 p m. The cast includes Marge played by Glonda Groves Doris by Demaris Hughes Eve by Christine Guire Sonny by James Borden Alecia by Miriam Stone Ora by Clara Howard Gregory Thatcher by Ray Terry Lenny by Mary Ruth Howard Benny by Ola
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Marge—Glonda Groves
Doris — Demaris Hughes
Eve — Christine Guire
Sonny — James Borden
Alecia
Miriam Stone
Ora. — Clara Howard
Gregory Thatcher
van Steele
Ray Terry
Lenny Fair
Mary Ruth Howard
Benny Ware
Ola
Autos Run To Work For 77 Percent Of Nearby Americans
About 77 percent of Americans living five to ten miles from work use autos to go to their jobs. The statement notes a fact about transportation habits and adds an unrelated assertion that insects lack lungs.
City seeks injunction over bus segregation policy
City officials filed in Circuit Court for an injunction to force City Lines to halt a new non segregation policy on buses. The suit argues racial integration is illegal and warns of possible riots if the policy continues. The case follows a failed bid by bus officials and White Citizens Council allies to reach a desegregation agreement after a boycott.
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Montgomery
City Lines
City Commission
Walter B. Jones
Supreme Court
South Carolina
White Citizens Council
Jones
U.S. District Court
Cetenae. Negroes Lenges
Moulton Vote Officials Call On Locksmith
Moulton election officials faced 300 votes in box one and 159 absentee ballots secured in a vault. Circuit Clerk Ernest Shelton and Deputy Auburn Smith tried to open the stuck vault with a Decatur locksmith, only to learn the door was merely jammed.
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Moulton
Ernest Shelton
Shelton
Auburn Smith
Decatur
Funeral for Rev Maxie Horton Negro Pastor at Trinity
The Rev Maxie Horton 45 of Trinity dies Sunday in Decatur. Funeral at 2 p.m. Saturday at Frazier's Chapel CME Church Athens with Rev B H Allen officiating. Masons to conduct graveside rites. Survivors include wife Lillie M Horton and two sisters. Services at church in Trinity from 4 p.m. Friday to 12 p.m. Saturday.
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Maxie Horton
Trinity
Decatur
Frazier’s Chapel
Cme Church
Athens
B. H. Allen
Lillie M. Horton
Ta Cme Church
Cotaco 4-H Clubber Wins Top Morgan Corn Yield Trip
Ben Chunn of Cotaco 4-H Cluberd clinched 1955 Morgan County corn title by producing 127 bushels on one acre of Pfister 631. He earns a free trip to the State 4-H Camp in Auburn with other project winners on July 9.
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Cotaco
Auburn
Ben Chunn
Pfister
Cotas High
E. M. Chuna
Methodists Move Toward Racial Integration At Conference
At the quadrennial General Conference in Minneapolis delegates endorse a three part plan to end segregation in the Methodist Church. They amend the constitution to allow Negro units to join regular structures, form a 70 member study commission, and urge active work to end discrimination in churches and communities.
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Minneapolis
Methodist Church
C. Cooper Bell
Lynchburg
Leonard D. Slutz
Cincinnati
Hon Methodists
George Stanley Frazer
Montgomery
Ala
Council of Bishops
Christian Brotherhood
Marines Name Training Chief After Tarawa Hero
Maj. Gen. David M. Shoup, famed for Tarawa, is chosen to head Marine recruit training. He will aim to reduce hazing and risk to recruits while reforming drill instructor discipline without eroding authority. Announcement came from Gen. Randolph Pate amid post Paris Island probe.
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Washington
David M. Shoup
Shoup
Randolph Pate
Parris Island
D.C
Probation Hearings Slated In Lawrence
Four Lawrence County men face probation hearings tomorrow as Sheriff Franklin Smith notes. Lloyd and W A Aaron brothers convicted of assault with intent to murder appear before Circuit Judge S A Lynne. Johnny Fletcher and Billy Mitchell convicted of transporting untaxed whisky also scheduled. Lloyd Aaron got ten years. W C received five years for knifing a man named Hope. Fletcher and Mitchell have not yet been sentenced.
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Moulton
Lawrence County
Rfien
Franklin Smith
S. A. Lynne
Lloyd and
W. A. Aaron
Johnny Fletcher
Billy Mitchell
Lloyd Aaron
W. C
Mr. Hope
Fletcher
Mitchell
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U.S.S
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