Telephone fishing fines hit four on river
Four men were arrested Sunday near Finley Island for using telephone devices to take catfish. Foster Cottingham Jr and James T. Guyse of Lawrence County pleaded guilty and were fined 50 plus costs. J D Griffin of Tuscaloosa County also pleaded guilty and paid 50 and costs. Herbert Dodson of Decatur is out on bond with case in Morgan County Court. W J Hudson pleaded guilty to license violations and paid 50 and costs. Conservation authorities conducted the arrests and noted a 40 pound catfish among the catch.
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Conservation Authorities
Finley Island
Morgan County
Foster Cottingham, Jr
James T. Guyse
Lawrence County
B. F. Wear
Justice of Peace Court
J. D. Griffin
Tuscaloosa County
Herbert Dodson
Decatur
Wear W. J. Hudson
Telephone spell of death silent in simple device
A report warns of a deadly fishing scam called the telephone, where a boat-mounted electrical unit stuns catfish and other fish to theft profits. Operators reel in 100 to 200 pounds per hour at 35 cents a pound, endangering sport fishing and mussel beds as stunned fish float to the surface.
Missing Gold Watch Recovered in Town Mower Repair Effort
Lost item alert for a gold watch with a block band missing from the town mower repair site. Owners urged to report details to local authorities to reclaim the timepiece.
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Hortselle
King Pharr Day Highlighted by Cullman Open House
Cullman Friday proclaimed King Pharr Day with open house at the plant opened in 1947. The facility employs 500–600 in peak summer, ships over 30 million cans yearly, and uses five manufacturing lines. The McPhillips family now runs the business with J. B. McPhillips as chairman.
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Cullman
King Pharr
Cullman County
Pharr
McPhillips
J. B. McPhillips
Dulles plans West Germany NATO seat after Adenauer talks
Secretary of State Dulles met with West German Chancellor Adenauer for three hours and then traveled to Paris to discuss bolstering West German resistance to Soviet pressure. United States may back elevating West Germany’s NATO status by granting it a seat in the American British French standing group.
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Dulles
Paris
Konrad Adenauer
NATO
Births in Decatur General Hospital two newborn sons
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Carol Hill of Moulton at Decatur General Hospital Friday. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Turney of Sheridan Apt 11 F at Decatur General Hospital Saturday.
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Lyle Carol Hill
Moulton
Decatur General Hospital
John Turney
Sheridan Apt
Telephoner crime harms anglers and falls short of law
Authorities warn telephoning for fish is serious crime, urging citizen support for courts. Violations carry fines from 50 to 500 dollars and up to six months in jail. convictions are hard, as offenders operate openly and destroy evidence by dumping gear overboard. The catfish trade and legal fishing suffer as unlawful operators continue.
Mulberry Warrenton Route Backers Press Survey
Deacon-led supporters of a Mulberry River corridor argue the proposed 17 mile canal from Mulberry to the Warrior River would be the cheapest and shortest route, urging a survey before Congress adjourns and aiming to raise 75000 for preliminary feasibility. Florence and Cullman meetings push that the Northeast Mississippi path is not blocked by rival options.
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Warrenton
Tennessee River
Guntersville
Mulberry Ford
Arab
Garden City
Warrior River
Birmingham
Deacon
Mississippi
Army Engineer
Congress
Cullman
Florence
Louis A. Eckl
Florence Times
Miller
Alabama
Falkville Sawmiller Romer Hall Dies From Accident
Funeral services for Romer Hall 51 Falkville are set for 2 30 pm at Gandy s Cove Methodist Church. Hall died Saturday at 5 am at Black Chandler Hospital from injuries in a Turney s saw mill accident east of Somerville off Highway 36 Friday about 10 am. He was knocked in the forehead when a long saw being run on a carriage returned his way. He had worked at the mill about two months. Burial in Cook Cemetery directed by Peck Funeral Home. Survived by wife Lottie Hall five daughters Geneva Evora Oden Linda Faye Sharon and others eight grandchildren two sons Charles L B Irvin Elton Romer Lee and E I one sister Dora Lee Woods and his mother Mrs Della Turney. Pallbearers: Paul Gordon Spain Walter Spain Casper Woods Jack Whitley Lowell Stinson Robert Drinkard.
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Hartselle
Romer Hall
Falkville
Gandy’s Cove Methodist Church
Halil
Black Chandler Hospital
Turney’s
Somerville
Highway 36
Hall
Finis Thomas
Cook Cemetery
Peck Funeral Home
Lottie Hall
Evora Blevins
Geneva
Ohio
Nell. Oden
Michigan City
Ind
Oline Blevins
Ashtabla
Linda Faye Hall
Sharon Hall
Falkville 1
Charles
L. B
Irvin
Elton
Romer Lee
E. I
Della Turney
Dora Lee Woods
The
Baptist Church
Paul Gordon Spain
Walter Spain
Casper Woods
Jack Whitley
Lowell Stinson
Robert Drinkard
Lawmen Call Costello Liar Over Shooting
New York police labeled Gambler Frank Costello a liar after he claimed ignorance of the shooter who wounded him Thursday night. Chief James B. Leggett said Costello recognized or knows the motive but would not name the gunman. Over 60 detectives searched for a suspect with no arrests or plans to question additional persons.
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New York
Frank Costello
James B. Leggett
Hospitals Dismissals And Admissions In Athens
Dismissals include Mrs. O L Sloan and Mrs. Robert Chambers with baby boy in Athens. Admissions list Larry Hagan Mobley and Mrs. Arnis Fisk with baby girl, Athens. Mrs. David McConnell and baby are noted in the same column.
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O. L. Sloan
Athens
Robert Chambers
Baby Boy
Larry Hagan Mobley
Arnis Fisk
David McConnell
Local Residents Listed in Courtland Area Addresses
A roster of names and addresses appears for residents and families in Courtland, Decatur, Moulton, and nearby areas. Several entries include infants and long lists show multiple households on streets such as 9th Ave SE and North St SE with broader coverage across Athens and Toney.
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William H. Hudson
Danville
Denton Barnes
15Th Ave
Samuel J. Evans
9Th Ave
William A. Burt
Trinity
John F. Smither
14Th Ave
Anelia Faye Smith
Courtland
David Gillespie
Kooken
Howard M. Battles
North St
James S. Cochran
Gordon Drive
Wayman Terry
7Th Ave
Baugh Wiley Clinic Admissions
Baby Deborah Jane Posey listed alongside admissions at Baugh Wiley Clinic in Decatur. J. D. Collins and Mrs. J. H. Terry appear with addresses. Infant son of Mrs. S. O. Turpen and other infants noted for hospital records.
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Deborah Jane Posey
Decatur 2
J. D. Collins
J. H. Terry
Ave
Jimmy Entrekin
Hartselle
S. O. Turpen
Alabama lawmaker details county pay cuts and reforms
Davis proposes slashing salaries for the circuit clerk and register to six thousand dollars each and cites a potential twenty five thousand dollar annual county saving. He backs a statewide legislature pay reform and a constitutional amendment to reduce sessions, while Allen pushes for county road control votes and a statewide voter identification bill. A second story in The Decatur Daily expands on a one cent county tax for schools.
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Cullman-Winston-Biourt
Harlan Allen
Davis
House
Senate
Allen
Bob Kendall
Conecuh County
Sen
Alabama
Cullman
Folsom
Cullman County
Deadwood
Lawrence
Bill Lee
Town Creek
Calvin
Decatur Daily
Texas Rivers Aroused Again
In Dallas on May 4 floodwaters rose along the W Texas rivers driving renewed danger toward Wichita Falls the Brazos River stretch in central Texas and a section on the lower Trinity Heavy rains including cloudbursts hit these areas yesterday and overnight as flooding worsened in cities still recovering from earlier high water
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Dallas
Texas
Wichita Falls
Brazos River
Trinity
Dean Jones To Sing On Steve Allen Show
Decatur native Dean Jones now in Hollywood will sing a tribute to Jerome Kern George Gershwin Vincent Youmans and Cole Porter on the May 12 Steve Allen Show. He recently signed NBC television contracts and may perform his hit Young And In Love if time permits. Billy Graham Tallulah Bankhead and Pearl Bailey join the program.
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Dean Jones
Decatur
Hollywood
Jerome Kern
George Gershwin
Vincent Youmans
Cole Porter
Steve Allen
Jones
NBC
NBC Television
Young
Billy Graham
Tallulah Bankhead
Pearl Bailey
Guy Jones
Length of the St. Lawrence River Reaches 1600 Miles
The article states the St. Lawrence River spans a distance of 1600 miles. It highlights the river's vast reach and significance as a major waterway in North America.
Patrol Investigates Hit and Run Car Crash Near Hartselle
HARTSELLE Alabama Highway 36 wreck Saturday about 1 15 p m 2 6 miles east of town injured three people in a 1957 International pickup driven by James Floyd Dean Somerville 2 two of Dean's grandsons Bobby and Jerry Berlin slight injuries and Dean shaken up after the vehicle rolled over investigation continued last night by the Highway Patrol officers report evidence that another car struck Dean's vehicle and fled the scene.
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Hartselle
Here
Highway Patrol
James Floyd Dean
Somerville
Dean
Bobby
Jerry Berlin
Kennedy Case Cotton Acreage Ruling Revised In Alabama
The Review Committee heard Kennedy and Cotton Hardship Committee members in Hartselle on March 19. Secretary of Agriculture announced on March 29 a new cotton law amendment restoring the 50 percent reduction and reinstating acreage cut from 219 other farms.
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AS & C
Kennedy
Bob Gilchrist
Hartselle
Office of Secretary of Agriculture
Feasibility debated for county school tax levy plan
Lawrence and Town Creek officials discuss a proposed countywide school tax with a committee to assess feasibility. PTA supporters push a local one cent sales tax while opponents predict a 3 to 1 defeat. A countywide study group gathered 35 people in Moulton to consider the measure.
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North Lawrence
Town Creek
Russell Armstrong
PTA
Paul Houston
C. C. Dill
County Board of Education
Moulton
Morgan Lawrence
Joe Calvin
Bill Lee
Rep
Lee
Calvin
Interstate system to use existing Alabama roads
About 25 percent of the new interstate system will run along current roads in Alabama. State highway chief R D Jordan says roughly 900 miles in the state will be part of the federal super system including routes 30 31 11 78 east of Birmingham 80 and 29 Montgomery to Atlanta. Washington May 4 Senator Knowland warns a right to work amendment could kill the civil rights bill and may lead to bypassing the Judiciary Committee if not reported by late May.
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Mobile
R. D. Jordan
State Highway Department
Alabama
U.S
Birmingham
Montgomery
Atlanta
Jordan
Washington
Senate
Knowland
Judiciary Committee
Eisenhower
Central Alabama hit by heavy rain damages crops
Thunderstorms lashed a 14 county area causing crop losses estimated in the hundreds of thousands. Yates Dam near Tallassee logged the heaviest rain with 7.72 inches by early today. Other totals included Auburn 3.89 and Montgomery 3.62 inches. The Weather Bureau forecast no rain for 36 to 48 hours.
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Montgomery
Alabama
U.S. Weather Bureau
Yates Dam
Tallassee
Auburn
Wetumpka
Selma
Autaugaville
Arthur Long
Milstead
Tallapoosa
Markets Report: Cotton, grains, and livestock pricing
Cotton prices show inch middling at 33.00 with Decatur joan at 33.24 and cottonseed at 40.00 per ton. Milk products list Grade A at 6.10 per hundred. manufactured milk 3.25. oats 0.80. corn values 1.21 to 1.27. soybeans 2.30. Cattle trading unclear with 50 and 40 noted. Hog market weak with barrows and gilts down. 39 head lot at 17.20. Also notes a trivia line about Washington Monument stairs.
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Decatur Joan
Lawmakers Back Levy With Assured Passage
The measure faces swift approval as both lawmakers indicate support, signaling smooth passage for the levy. The bill is framed to fund persistent programs and was described as essential by sponsors awaiting final votes.
Debate on Daylight Saving Time at city council meeting
Decatur officials including Poole Harvey Aycock Odom and Thomas discussed a state wide daylight saving time proposal. Aycock and Harvey favored the change based on polls and public opinion while Poole and Thomas urged caution or deferred a vote pending legal guidance.
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Aycock
Chamber of Commerce
Harvey
Chamber
Poole
Decatur
Odom
Thomas
Arizona Mines 40 Percent of U.S. Copper Output
Arizona producers account for forty percent of the nation’s copper, reflecting the state’s dominant role in wartime metal supply. The figure highlights the importance of Arizona mines to the U.S. industrial effort and regional mining leadership.
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Arizona
U.S
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S. E. Roper
William E. Roper
Jack Poag
Sheffield
Dwight Roper
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Oakley Austin
John B. Austin
Richard King
Leighton
Mack Burgess
Tennessee Valley Girl Scout Council
Little House
Morgan County Board of Registrars
Morgan County Courthouse
Loyd Russell
Decatur 1
Carver Teague
South Highland Infirmary
Rebecca Jean
Teague
9Th St
St. Ann’s Parochial School
Winfred Long
Ruth Eady
Frances McCaghren
Whitley Hotel
Buena Vista Circle
Lawmen
Costello
Athens-Limestone Hospital
Betty Kyle Terry
Kyle Carol Hill
Thomas Kirk Harris
4Th Ave
James Roger Lane
Enolam Blvd
Harold Douglas Weaver
Grant St
E. R. Bradshaw
5Th Ave
Delmer Clarence Fudge
Ken Griffin
St. Lawrence River
Patrol
American Dishwasher CO
Tyne Bivd
Nashville, Tenn
AP News
Washington Monument
Charles Harvey
C. E. Poole
Rutledge Thomas
Council
Roy Odom
Funk
McCurdy
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Swift's
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Purina
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Paul C. Davis
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