Wesleyan Guild to Meet at 9th Street Church Tonight
Local Methodist members gather at 7 30 p m in the home of Mrs Harold S Parker 905 11th St Ct SE for a Wesleyan Service Guild meeting All members urged to attend Etheleen Goodwin 22 of 406 Cherry St NW suffered scalp lacerations and blood loss after a quarrel with husband Oscar who pled guilty to assault and was fined Decatur General Hospital treated her Knights James Williams 29 Negro escaped a convict camp on Highway 20 Police investigated a bicycle theft at Clyde Terry's Grocery James Craft 511 1 2 W Church St reported his Schwinn blue and black bike with a front basket missing Dr Allen C Rooks expected home after Mobile Optometric Assn Convention speech at Mobile mayor welcome note read at convention See Diary On Page 2.
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Wesleyan Service Guild
Ninth Street
Etheleen Goodwin
Cherry St. NW
Oscar
Recorder’s Court
Decatur General Hospital
Clyde Terry
West Church St
James T. Craft
W. Church St
Final figures show 4 477 982 total paid District Soil Bankers
Final figures from Barrett Shelton Jr. show soil bank payments in Cullman Lawrence Limestone and Morgan counties totaling about 2 674 531 more this year than 1957 due to a poor harvest and ongoing rains. County ASC offices report more entrants and contracts, with 5 667 more contracts and 46 043 more acres entered than 1957. Total allocations for 1958 rise to 4 687 651 with about 32 cotton farms and several corn farms awaiting committee approval.
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Cullman
Lawrence
Limestone
Morgan
Agricultural, Stabilization and Conservation Office
ASC
Congress
Morgan County
State Committee
Cullman County
Starkweather Jury Selection Faces Delays
Lincoln jurors struggle to remain impartial in the first degree murder trial of 19 year old Charles Starkweather. After eight are dismissed for views on guilt or case ties, a single juror is tentatively accepted, Mrs. Ellen E. Heuer of Lincoln, as Defense Atty Gaughan questions more jurors.
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Lincoln, Neb
Charles Starkweather
Ellen E. Heuer
Lincoln
T. Clement Gaugh
Area Highways Kill Four In April
Four persons died on area highways in April with speed cited as a major factor. Through April 14 area rural crashes totaled 54 for the month and 196 for the year across Morgan Cullman Limestone and Lawrence counties. The policing report notes 15 injuries in April, 67 year to date, and that three of four April fatalities were single vehicle crashes. Speeding was the leading offense with 81 charges. other top items include improper muffler 65 reckless driving 31 and driving while intoxicated 12. Most arrests occurred between 7 and 8 pm with 44. 3 to 4 pm had 43, 8 to 9 pm had 35, and 10 to 11 pm had 25.
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Speed
Highway Patrol
W. B. Little
Cullman County
Morgan
Cullman
Limestone
Lawrence
Little
Little Said
Greenbrier Man Charged With First Degree Murder
Edward Earl Brewer 24 faces first degree murder charges in a fatal stabbing of Charles M. Bailey 28 near a roadside restaurant ten miles west of Huntsville. Brewer and brother Andrew 31 were arrested. Bailey died after hospital treatment. The Brewers cited self defense. Macon L. Weaver said the elder Brewer may be held as a material witness. Both suspects are from Greenbriar, Alabama.
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Huntsville
Edward Earl Brewer
Macon L. Weaver
Brewer
Andrew K. Brewer
Charles. M. Bailey
Birmingham
Bailey
Brewers
Greenbriar
Ala
Auto Makers Push Wage Talks To Rank And File UAW
GM and Ford have bypassed UAW leadership to appeal directly to 350 000 GM hourly workers and 140 000 Ford hourly workers about the wage formula. Patterson of the UAW says negotiators rejected the firms proposal formed before talks. The firms propose a built in wage increase and an annual rise tied to productivity.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
United Auto Workers
UAW
Harlow H. Curtice
Curtice
Ford
Henry Ford I. E. S
Pat) Patterson
Chrysler
Patterson
State Reports Point To Record Vote In Alabama Primary
Democrats in Alabama mobilized large turnout across counties including Jefferson Mobile Cullman Dallas and Marshall amid governor races and party loyalty measures. A possible 700 000 ballots could surpass the 595 000 vote gubernatorial primary record. A 72 member State Democratic Executive Committee will be elected with eight from each of nine districts and a runoff is set for June 3 if no candidate wins a majority.
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Birmingham
Alabama
Jefferson
Mobile
Cullman
Dallas
Marshall
Democratic Executive Committee
Democratic Committee
Decatur Man Rescues Girl From Damaged Car
ATHENS A Decatur man was credited by the Highway Patrol with saving the life of a young girl near here late this morning when she was trapped beneath a wrecked car in a deep ditch filled with water. R W Dick Mitchell of 707 6th Ave SE plunged into the waters and rescued Claudie Garnett two or three years old. The child, apparently uninjured, was recovering at Athens Limestone Hospital. The driver John Edward Garnett of Athens 3 was traveling with his daughter on Highway 72 when the incident occurred.
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Athens
Decatur
Highway Patrol
Here
R. W
Dick) Mitchell
6Th Ave
Highway 72
Claudie Garnett
Athens Limestone Hospital
John Edward Garnett
Athens 3
Decatur Skies May 7 Evening Celestial Highlights
May 7 features Jupiter near Spica and Saturn rising by 10:54 p.m. Mars rises at 3:18 a.m. Venus sits low in the east by 4:19 a.m. The Moon is at 11:53 p.m. with Last Quarter near May 10 and Spica visible due south at 11:07 p.m.
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Reeves
Weather and River Report for Decatur and Vicinity
Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge stood at 21.82 feet with a 24 hour rise of 22 feet. Sea level reading 556.12 feet. High yesterday 80, low 46. Today 11 a.m. 48. Rainfall .06 inches in 24 hours. Forecast mostly cloudy and windy with occasional morning drizzle. Tonight clearing and cooler. Wednesday mostly mild. Winds NW 10-20 mph diminishing tonight. High today 60, low 43, high Wednesday 69.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
NATO Leaders See Soviets On Defensive Over Summit
NATO foreign ministers in Copenhagen say Moscow is on the defensive as they push for a real agreement before a top level meeting. They adopt Dulles style caution and note Soviet UN veto of Arctic inspection as possible signs of backing away.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
NATO
Moscow
Dulles
Selwyn Lloyd
U.N. Security Council
U.S
Lloyd
Alabama Democrats Set 72 Executive Committee Seats By District
The Alabama Democratic party plans a multi step count to fill 72 committee posts with eight seats per nine districts. In Morgan County of the 8th district, 17 candidates compete for eight seats and a majority will be determined by a two stage calculation involving total votes divided by eight then halved. See page 2.
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Alabama Democratic Party
Democratic Executive Committee
Morgan County
Cullman Youth Killed Day Before His Wedding
Darwin Day 19 of Cullman died in Birmingham after an early Sunday wreck while racing toward his wedding with Virginia Boike. His partner Charles Boike Jr. 22 was injured. Day died at Magic City hospital after transfer from Cullman. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Good Hope Baptist Church.
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Cullman
Ala
Darwin Day
University Hospital
Birmingham
Virginia Boike
Day
Charles Boike, Jr
Boike
Southeas
Hanceville
Highway Patrol
Cuilman Hospital
Magic City
Cullman Hospital
Young Burke
Gilbert A. Day
Bruce
Stephen
Linda
M. L. Phillips
Albert Day
The
Good Hope Baptist Church
Soviets Push West to Speed Summits Planning
Moscow demands faster talks for a presummit foreign ministers conference while signaling it will keep pressing to include more Communist governments. Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko says negotiations with the Western ambassadors should lead to a ministers parley and eventual heads of government talks to reduce world tensions.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Andrei Gromyko
Welfare secretary Folsom to leave public life this year
In Washington Secretary of Welfare Folsom told President Eisenhower he plans to return to private life within the year. In Montgomery a group of Alabama milk producers meet to decide their stance for upcoming price hearings by the State Milk Control Board. In Battle Creek Michigan civil defense reacts to the sighting of imaginary enemy bombers during annual polar region training exercise.
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Washington
Secretary of Welfare
Folsom
Eisenhower
Montgomery
Alabama
State Milk Control Board
Battle Creek
Mich
Polar
Civil Defense
U S H Test Isle a Real Tropical Paradise
A Los Angeles firm hired by the AEC runs Parry Island on Eniwetok Atoll with an all male community since 1949. Inducements include low costs, $20 weekly take home after deposits, and frequent nuclear tests every two years. Meals, overtime, and a strong sports program keep workers content with no women present.
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John W. Beckler
Los Angeles
South Seas
Tropic Isles
United States
Paradise
Holmes&Narver
Inc
Atomic Energy Commission
Eniwetok Atoll
Parry Island
Eniwetok
Polls See Afternoon Upsurge Despite Weather Delays
Weather disruptions slowed morning voter turnout in Decatur and surrounding counties but officials expect an afternoon rise. DST hours were 9 to 3 in the city and 9 to 6 in the county. In Cullman two spots had heavy ballots while Lawrence and Morgan reported light turnout. Decatur box tallies at 11 showed lower numbers than the 1954 figures.
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Decatur
Cullman County
Cullman
Hanceville
Lawrence
Morgan Counties
Vaughan
Trading Post
Hartselle
Patrol Urges Drivers to Meet Muffler Law
The Highway Patrol reports 65 improper muffler charges in April and urges motorists especially teenagers to obey the muffler law. Residents along roads to the drag racing strip in Lawrence County complained, leading to 26 arrests on Sunday for speeding reckless driving no license and improper mufflers.
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The
Highway Patrol
Lawrence County
Lebanon Sets Conditions for American Aid Request
Lebanon asked the United States for 170 million dollars in unconditional aid and outlined strict terms for accepting U S assistance. Public Works Minister Khalil Hibri warned that rejection of the terms would lead to rejecting all American aid.
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Beirut
Lebanon
United States
Publi Works
Khalil Hibri
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Decatur Girl Scouts
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
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Fort Payne
Harold K. Miles
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