Morgan Scouts Readies Camporee at Greenwood Park
Morgan County District Scouts gather this afternoon for an annual camporee at Greenwood Park. The event runs Saturday from 8 a.m. through the day with contests and activities on a First Class Scouting trail. Dr. Oliver L. Austin Jr. will speak Saturday afternoon, followed by a Court of Honor at 7:30 p.m. honoring five Eagle Scouts: Bobby Brigham, Henry Shérrard, Paul Darmer, John Smith, and Charles Vaughan.
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Morgan County
Greenwood Park
Oliver L. Austin, Jr
USAF
Maxwell Field
Montgomery
Court of Honor
Stouting
Bobby Brigham
Henry Shérrard
Paul Darmer
John Smith
Charles Vaughan
McCarthy’s Decline Follows Censure Fallout and Loss of Power
The recount describes Senator McCarthy’s fall after censure, his obsession with the term Communist, and his diminishing influence. It notes his loss of the committee chair, waning public attention, and the sense that his political story ended in his lifetime.
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Senate
Commununist Party
McCarthy
Democrats
Judge Orders Warrant in Beck Case. Bail Set at 5000
Judge George H. Boldt imposes up to five years in prison and a 10000 dollar fine. A bench warrant is issued with bail set at 5000 dollars. The warrant is sent to Washington DC where Beck awaits a second appearance before the Senate Rackets Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Boldt
Washington, D. C
Beck
Senate
School Bus Auto Crash Near Cedar and Spring
A vehicle collision at Cedar Street and Spring Avenue left heavy damage to the car and light damage to a Morgan County Schools bus carrying about 20 students en route to a class play. Forrest Gene Rhodes, 52, of Decatur, was charged with failure to yield right of way. The bus driver was James Alton Bates, 16, of Decatur.
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Cedar St
Spring Ave
Forrest Gene Rhodes
Decatur 1
Morgan County Schools
James Alton Bates
Decatur
Yardage scattered classifieds with partial illegible entries
Classifieds show mixed items for sale and help wanted with partial lines and garbled phrases. Entries reference a Smith-Corone open item, addresses, contact numbers, and requests for two waitresses plus domestic help, all in poor OCR form.
Premale GLIMPSED Deals and Local Fire Incident Report
The fire department reported slight damage to an electric stove that caught fire at Robert Harrison's home on Jackson Street SE at 10 05 am. Donnie Stover, eight, will undergo a tonsillectomy at Bank Street Hospital Saturday. Mrs Dean Jones and infant daughter relocated from Cedars of Lebanon in Los Angeles to En Einio California and are recovering well. A 1951 Chevrolet hit a 1948 Chevrolet parked on 4th Ave SE at 9 48 pm causing heavy damage. driver Perry Wayne Birdwell, 19, of Canal Street, is cited. the parked car belongs to Margaret Bracken.
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Robert Harrison
Jackson St. SE
Fire Dept
Donnie Stover
Herman Stover
6Th Ave
Bank St. Hospital
Dean Jones
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Los Angeles
Eneino
Calif
Mr. Jones
Guy Jones
Decatur
4Th Ave. SE
Perry Wayne Birdwell
Canal St
Margaret Bracken
Hospitals Dismissals and Admissions Listed in Athens Area
A brief hospital notice lists dismissals including Mrs. William C. Kelley and Mrs. A C Lovell of Athens among 7 total. Admissions include Larry Smith of Blount Springs and Wiley Kehnemore of Tanner with several Athens patients.
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Jake Morrell
Elkmont
William C. Kelley
Athens
Larry Smith
Blount Springs
Wiley Kehnemore
Tanner
Dorothy Nichols
William Patterson
Decatur Woman Slightly Injured In Danville Road Crash
A Decatur woman, 22 year old Bessie Mae Stover of West Court Apts, suffered bruises to the head and right arm in a one car wreck on Danville Rd. at Milam Grocery Store around 4 p.m. Doyle Stover, 25, driving a 1951 Ford, said a hole in the pavement caused loss of control and the car spun into a post, heavily damaging the car's right side. She was not hospitalised.
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Bessie Mae Stover
West Court Apts
Ford
Waa
Danville Rd
Doyle Stover
Stover
Milam Grocery Store
Adenauer and Dulles Shield West Germany from Soviet Bid
NATO ministers at a private session weigh Adenauer plans for a Western arms stance and Dulles strong defense in the Mediterranean. The talks aim to thwart Soviet influence in the Middle East while pursuing East West German reunification. The 6th Fleet show of force is cited as aiding Jordan against Moscow’s pressure.
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NATO
Adenauer
East Germany
North Atlantic Council
United States
Middle East
Dulles
U.S
Mediterranean
Jordan
Moscow
CAB official disputes Aug. 3 stock call link to Henderson testimony
Henderson testified he made a price rise call after learning Northeast stock values climbed and named Sawyer as a possible source. Telephone records show a 10 06 a m call to Clark before trading spike. Sawyer, then CAB executive director, denies calling Henderson before Aug 10 and says only a later brief talk occurred on another matter.
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Henderson
Northeast
Sawyer
Clark
CAB
Lawrence County Hospital Births and Admissions Note
Mrs. Lowell P. Shelton and baby Trinity 1. Ensley Blankenship, Moulton 4.
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Lawrence County Hospital
Lowell P. Shelton and Baby
Trinity
Ensley Blankenship
Moulton
Local residents listed with addresses
Mrs Benson Carroll and infant son of 434 FE Moulton street are listed along with Johnny H Russell of 1102 8th Avenue SE Elmer Dan Partain of Hartselle 3 Mrs Guy E Stover of Hartselle Master Wayne Truitt of 1804 Tower Street James Harold Cobble of Decatur 2 and Master Benton Lee Barnes of 1110 15th Avenue SE
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Benson Carroll
Moulton St
Johnny H. Russell
8Th Ave
Elmer Dan Partain
Hartselle
Guy E. Stover
Wayne Truitt
Tower St. James
Harold Cobble
Decatur
Benton Lee Barnes
15Th Ave
LocalNames in City Directory Noted
A list of residents including Mrs. Fred Papenburg 1408 14th Mrs. Cecil Hamilton Hillsboro Master Darwell Gulley 703 W Moulton St Master Walter Cornwell Jr 1602 North St Clyde Hunt Guntersville Jackie Ray Stover 113 5th Ave NW Mrs Edward Dotson Courtland.
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Darwell Gulley
W. Moulton St
Walter Cornwell, Jr
North St
Clyde Hunt
Guntersville
Jackie Ray Stover
5Th Ave
Edward Dotson
Courtland
Miss Sally King Rites Set At Cedar Plains Church
Funeral services for Miss Sally King age 84 of Falkville are scheduled for Saturday at 3 p.m. at Cedar Plains Christian Church with Rev. Robert Glenn officiating. Public viewing will be at Peck Funeral Home before the service. Interment follows at Herring Cemetery. pallbearers include Edward, Paul, Elbert, R H England and Ralph Fitzgerald.
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Hartselle
Sally King
Falkville
Lacon
Cedar Plains Christian Church
Little Constance Evans and others listed at addresses
A brief notice lists individuals by name and street addresses: Constance Evans at 414 Oak St, Little Clinton Patterson at 435 Columbia Circle, and Lance Gace at Belle Mina.
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Constance Sue Evans
Oak St
Clinton Patterson
Columbia Circle
Lance Gace
Three Newborns Reported in Local Hospitals This Week
A son to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Augustynowitz at Decatur General Hospital on Thursday. A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Terry at Baugh-Wiley Clinic on Thursday. A son to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Papenburg at Bank St. Hospital on Tuesday.
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Charles Augustynowitz
4Th Ave
Decatur General Hospital
J. H. Terry
1812 Ave
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
Fred Papenburg
14Th Ave
Bank St. Hospital
Roper Dies At Home In Baileyton Route
B H Roper 74 of Baileyton Route B died Thursday at 6 30 am at his home. Funeral services were to be held this afternoon at 2 at Baileyton Methodist Church. Survived by wife Jessie, sons R C and Smith, daughter Effie Jones, 11 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Interment at Pleasant Grove Cemetery directed by Moss Service Funeral Home.
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Cullman
B. H. Roper
Baileyton
Baileyton Methodist Church
Roper
Jessie Roper
R. C., Smith
Effie Jones
Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Moss Service Funeral Home
Accident Victim Rites In Hatton
Funeral services for Doris Jean Masterson 23 of Town Creek were to be held at Okolona Baptist Church Hatton led by Rev. Jack Carroll and Rev. Walter Myhan. She died Tuesday night in a car wreck on Woll Springs Road west of Hatton. Survived by husband Luther Masterson daughter Teresa Jean son Anthony parents Otto and (Mrs.) Owens two sisters Barbara Brenda Owens brother C B Owens and grandmother Mrs Dallas Interment at Prov Cemetery directed by Brown of Moulton.
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Anthony
Otto Owens
Barbara
Brenda Owens
C. B. Owens
Hatton
Dallas
Tex
Brown of
Moulton
Markets Report Shows Mixed U S Grain and Cotton Prices
Markets note Tei Inch middling at 33.00 and Decatur load 33.26 with cottonseed at 40.00 per ton. No. 2 Oats 80c and various grain figures listed with prices for mixed lots and weights. A small lot of 39 head cattle, mostly No 2 and 3, 190-240 lb, priced around 17.20.
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Decatur
Stocks Edge Higher as Market Climb Near January High
New York stocks opened with a renewed push toward its 1957 peak amid scattered losses and gains. Steel and railroad shares moved unevenly as earnings and demand cues supported progress, with Eastern rails rising after the ICC approved a fare increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wils
Wall Steel
Poultry Market Reports From Birmingham and Atlanta
AP Manila style summary notes North Alabama live broilers steady in price and weight rankings. Atlanta market updates show balanced offerings with pockets of strong demand and some short supplies for immediate needs. Prices paid up to late morning reported with farm and plant quotations varying.
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Birmingham
North Alabama
Atlanta
Ces
Birmingham Stock Prices Move in Brief AP Update
Birmingham markets report a brief price check with notes on 10 and 30 price levels. An AP brief documents the day’s trading, indicating movements in selected stocks.
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Birmingham
Nashville livestock market report notes mixed cattle prices
AP dispatch from Nashville records cattle trades with vealers steady and bulk lots below prime. Trade sees bids at about 22.60 for prime cattle, with cull prices around 8.50 as buyers and sellers adjust to uncertain demand.
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Nashville
Ere ines po Mi ad Ot Be Moutery held e pies
Fragmented OCR text mentions a May or July date with political factions awaiting an event. Specific names and places are unreadable. no clear outcome or organization is identifiable from the readable fragments.
McCarthy Dies After Long Battle With Illness
Senate figure Joseph R. McCarthy died at 6 02 p m after his condition worsened his wife Jean was by his side and his infant daughter whom the McCarthys adopted earlier this year survived. Names of possible successors including Walter J Kohler Henry Maier and Gaylord Nelson were noted as contenders for his Wisconsin Senate seat.
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Jean
Daughier
McCarthys
Walter J. Kohler
Henry W Maier
Milwaukee
Senate
Sen
Wiley
Wis
Gaylord Nelson
Madison
Grande Chute
Marquette University
Shawane County
Wisconsin Supreme Court
McGarthy
Marine Corps
Pacific
GOP
Robert W. LaFollette Jr
Wheeling
W. Va
State Department
Truman
Eisenhower
McCarthyism
American Legion
Wisconsin
White House
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
Sen. McClellan
D-Ark
McClellan
Funeral services for Fred White scheduled at Shiloh Baptist
Funeral services for Fred White will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday at Shiloh Baptist Church in Decatur. Burial follows at Sand Hill Cemetery in Priceville with Reynolds Funeral Home directing. White died suddenly in his Cherry Street yard on April 27 and is survived by five nieces and a nephew.
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Fred White
Shiloh Baptist Church
Decatur
Sand Hill Cemetery
Priceville
Reynolds Funeral Home
Mr. White
Cherry St
Nerces
Graveside rites for infant son of Stigall family set
Graveside services for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Stigall of 523 West Cain Street will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday at Sand Hill Cemetery in Priceville with Reynolds Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
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Jeff Stigall
Mrs Rachael Fletcher Dies at 211 McCartney Street
Mrs Rachael Fletcher died early today at 211 McCartney Street. Reynolds Funeral Home will announce funeral arrangements.
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Rachael Fletcher
McCartney St
Reynolds Funeral Home
Mrs Lillie Mae Gibson Dies at 1 A M in City
Mrs Lillie Mae Gibson died at 1 a m today at 721 Lafayette Street Northwest Reynolds Funeral Home will announce arrangements.
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Lillie Mae Gibson
Lafayette St
Reynolds Funeral Homie
Talk Of Further Alabama Proration Of Schools Funds
State tax collections run ahead of last year but not enough to ease the proration of school funds. There is talk of cutting the schools again as funds have already been prorated to provide only 91 percent of the year’s appropriation.
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Montgomery
Atlanta Bank Robbery Ends With Suspect Escape
A robbery at an Atlanta drive in bank ended with the getaway car abandoned blocks away. A teller, Mrs. Cawley, reported Jolly entering with hands up and the suspects fleeing. Assistant teller Mrs. Zenith Garner reported seeing a gun and triggering the intercom as the men left.
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Georgia
Mrs. E. B. Puryear Dies at 79 in Cullman
Mrs. E B Puryear 79 of Cullman died Thursday at home. Funeral services planned at Eva Methodist Church with time to be announced by Mass Service Funeral Home. Survived by husband R B Puryear two sons Boyd and Wade four daughters Mrs Adams Mrs Cobb Mrs Casey and Mrs Turner nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
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Cullman
E. B. Puryear
Eva
Eva Methodist Church
Mass Service Funeral Home
R. B. Puryear
Boyd
Wade Puryear
Robert Adams
Anver Cobb
Willard Casey
Cephas Turner
Athens Man Injured When Truck Overturns
Athens 1.4 miles south on U S Highway 31 yesterday at 12 30 p m Larry Hagan Mobley driver of a 1951 GMC dump truck owned by Miller Brothers of Athens was injured. He suffered severe scalp lacerations and the truck sustained about 500 in damage according to patrolman Carl F Edgemon.
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Athens
Larry Hagan Mobley
Here
Mobley
Highway Patrol
Miller Brothers of
Carl F. Edgemon
Edgemon
11 year old baseball injury fatality in Tuscaloosa
An 11 year old boy identified as Claude Turner, nicknamed Marty, died after complications from a skull fracture received when struck by a baseball on a Tuscaloosa field. The accident occurred Wednesday and the boy died at Druid City Hospital overnight.
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Tuscaloosa
Druid City Hospital
Espital Attefhdafits
Claude Tuerk
Marty
Democratic National Committee delays civil rights showdown
The Democratic National Committee postponed a confrontation over endorsing President Eisenhower's civil rights program now before Congress. In a rush of parliamentary moves, the committee effectively checked to its Advisory Council meeting Sunday a proposal urging congressional action on civil rights measures.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
Eisenhower
Congress
Patrol Investigates Two Cullman Mishaps
The Highway Patrol reports two accidents in Cullman County yesterday. Alice Butler, 17, Cullman 4, suffered abrasions when her car left Highway 69 and 6 near Cullitan, but she was not hospitalized. A second crash in the same area on Highway 68 occurred 30 minutes later with no injuries. Vehicles were driven by Virgil D. Nichols, Fayette 4, 60, and James Aderholt, Wylam, Ala., age as listed. Patrolman W. M. Brown investigated.
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Cullman
Highway Patrol
Cullman County
Alice Butler
Alabama 69
Cullitan
Highway 68
Virgil D. Nichols
Fayette 4
James Aderholt
Wylam
Ala
W. M. Brown
Norwegians report Russian naval maneuvers off Murmansk
Oslo paper cites Norwegian whalers reporting large Russian naval maneuvers off Murmansk with military authorities silent on the matter. Washington notes Defense Secretary's quip about U S Chamber of Commerce complaints over federal budget size.
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Oslo
Afenposter
Murmansk
Norwegia
Inc
Washington
Defense
Wilson
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
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