Lawmakers Adjust federal spending across departments
The bill boosts the State Department to 193.5 million and Education Exchange funding to 24 million, cuts Justice by 1.5 million including FBI 150k, and the Commerce measure totals 613.6 million though framed as a net cut after an old 65 million addition, yielding a 25 million higher spend than the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
House
Justice Department
FBI
Appropriations Committee
Commerce Department
Eisenhower
Len Holland
D-Fla
Battle over Foreign Aid Bill Shapes Senate and House
lawmakers weigh President's 3.88 billion dollar foreign aid plan with possible prohibition on Yugoslavia. State Department warns arms deliveries halted since last summer left Yugoslavia at military disadvantage as neighbors under Soviet influence retool with new weapons. Hungary uprising sympathy cited as factor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Yugoslavia
State Department
United States
Russia
Hungary
Murdock Winners Announced At New Juvenile Store
Milton Murdock announced prizes awarded at the opening of Murdock Juvenile Furniture Store. Winners include Mrs. Dave Peeples Decatur 1 for an auto crib bed and Mrs. F. M. Hinds 1220 College Ave for a Kant-wet mattress alongside Alton Parker 305 4th Ave NW for a play pen and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murdock
Milton Murdock
Dave Peeples
Decatur 1
Kant-wet Mattress
F. M. Hinds
College Ave
Alton Parker
4Th Ave
Play
Zodie Mae Jones
11Th Ave
Peterson
Edna Hartselle
6Th Ave
Lee Deal
Prospect Dr
Kantnet
C. D. Reeves
7Th. St
Cosco
Johnston St
Coleman Ledlow
Decatur
G. Kellen
Memorial Dr
Scouts to invade Limestone County Fairgrounds
About 75 Boy Scouts from three troops are expected at Limestone County Fairgrounds for the spring camporee this weekend. Arrivals begin Friday afternoon with a campfire introducing new Scouts, and Saturday will feature morning demonstrations.
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Athens
Limestone County
Wanted: Experienced waitress at People's Lunch Room
Classified brief lists a waitress position at People’s Lunch Room on Avenue NL. Inquiries in person at the shop. other ads note a 1950 Ford for sale, a neat five room house, an unfurnished two bedroom rental, and a used RCA TV with installation priced at 65 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apa
Avenue
Five Die In Two Car Crash Near Pond Creek
A two car crash on U S Highway 81 six miles southwest of Pond Creek Oklahoma killed five persons last night.
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Pond Creek
Okla
U. S. Highway 81
Here
Hospital dismissals and admissions list
A hospital notices admissions and dismissals including Jennifer Etheredge at 221 Kooken Ave and Joseph J. Talcott of Dayton Ohio. The list also records births and names such as Baby Dale Evans Pylant and Baby James Travis Parker along with multiple adults and addresses across Madison Decatur Moulton Hillsboro Flintville and other Tennessee locations.
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Bank ST. Hospital
Jennifer Etheredge
Kooken Ave
Baby Dale Evans Pylant
19Th Ave
James Harold Cobble
Decatur
Horace Knight
Loring Ave
Local names listed across Hartselle and Elkton notices
A fragmented OCR listing includes Mrs J T Kitchens and infant son in Hartselle, Mrs Elzie Cantrell at Clara, Mrs D W Sims in Hartselle, Mrs M W Whitaker on Church, Odis J Harwell of Elkton Tennessee, and Marquette Dunn at 223 12th Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Kitchens
Hartselle
Elzie Cantrell
Clara Ave
D. W. Sims
M. W. Whitaker
Church
Odis J. Harwell
Elkton, Tenn
Marquette Dunn
12Th Ave
Athens Limestone Hospital Obituary/Notice List
Marjorie Maybell Brooks Athens Ben F Gentry Lester 1 Mrs George Eubanks Athens 1 Charles McMeans Athens 1 Mrs Georgia W McElyea Athens 7 Baby Girl McElyea Athens 7 Mrs G E Bowden Decatur Charlotte McNabb Athens Robert L Henderson Athens 4
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben F. Gentry
Lester
George Eubanks
Athens
Charles McMeans
Georgia W. McElyea
McElyea
G. E. Bowden
Decatur
Charlotte McNabb
Robert L. Henderson
Eisenhower defends conservatism as Congress trims military budget
President Eisenhower rejected claims he shifted left, asserting he has grown more conservative. A House appropriations subcommittee tentatively cut the military budget by about 2 percent, with lawmakers insisting security remains intact. Eisenhower argued the cut was dishonest and warned against slashing USIA peace programs. He urged the public support during a nationwide address defending a 71.8 billion dollar fiscal year plan amid ongoing Senate cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
House
U.S. Information Agency
USIA
Senate
Russia
Free World
Dairy Maid Is Chosen By Eva High 4-H Club
EVA Noval Ray was elected Dairy Maid of the local high school 4-H club at the last regular meeting in the school library. Brenda Jo Pirkle called the meeting to order as Linda Lind sey and Irene Hudgins led in singing America read the Bible and prayed the Lord's prayer.
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Eva—Noval Ray
Brenda Jo Pirkle
Linda Lindsey
Irene Hudgins
America
Wilda Jervers
Brenda Pirkle
Miss Mary Gore
Martha Jean Holmes
Miss Gore
Lawrence County Hospital Birth Announcement List
Mrs Jimmy Lee Horton announces the birth of infant son Moulton Little Ezra Lee Smith Grayson C M Garrison Hillsboro also listed in the hospital record.
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Lawrence County Hospital
Jimmy Lee Horton
Moulton
Ezra Lee Smith
Grayson
C. M. Garrison
Hillsboro
Birth announced for Day family in Somerville
A son was born to Mr and Mrs David Day of Somerville 1 at Baugh Wiley hospital on Tuesday.
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David Day
Somerville
Baugh-Wiley
Ingalls Executive Marvin Pixton Dies
Birmingham obituary announces the death of Marvin F. Pixton 65 longtime Ingco Foundation executive vice president treasurer and director with funeral services at Johns Ridout Chapel and interment in Dade City Florida.
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Birmingham
Marvin F. Pixton
Johns Ridout Chapel
A. S. Pitts
Dade City
Fla
Pixton
Ingco Foundation
Patrol Contests And Afternoon Games Highlight Schedule
Afternoon events feature patrol contests and competitive games. Participants compete across multiple venues with emphasis on teamwork, agility, and adherence to rules as spectators look on.
James T. Owens Dies at 78 in Moulton Two
Funeral services for James T. Owens 78 of Moulton Two will be at Fairfield Church of Christ with E. E. Byars and Kyle McWhorter officiating. He died this morning at home. survivors include his wife one daughter six sons two brothers and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Interment directed by Brown of Moulton at Red Hill Cemetery.
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Moulton
James T
Jim) Owens
E. E. Byars
Kyle McWhorter
Fairfield Church of Christ
Owens
Lawrence County
Church of Christ
James
Bill
Irvin
Huie
Milton Owens
Wheeler Owens
Moulton 2
Milford
Qualin
Aaron
Ray Owens
Travis
Willard Archer
Brown of
Red Hill Cemetery
City PTA Installs Officers for 1957 58 in Decatur
Walter Jackson hosts a PTA luncheon where Decatur City Council installs 1957 58 officers led by Mrs. James McMullin as president and Mrs. Avery Taylor as first vice president. H R Leeman presided and received a life membership. West Decatur P T A donated a flag for fundraising and the PTA Institute is set for June at the University of Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PTA City Council
Walter Jackson
H. R. Leeman
Decatur City
James McMullin
Avery Taylor
Alan Diseker
Arthur Beindorff
Sam Hobbs
PTA
Leeman
Gordon Bibb
Philip Lawrence
Riverside
Clarence McDonal
Paul Darmer
Somerville Road
Lonnie McDaniel
West Decatur
Eisenhower Faces Questions on Israel Suez Test and Civil Rights
President Eisenhower discussed Israel’s peaceful shipping test through the Suez Canal and warned against the use of force. He said open skies talks with Russia remain in flux and noted no official U.S. position yet. He defended civil rights as moderate and not harming Republican appeal in the South.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Israel
Suez Canal
Russia
Dal
Alaska
Canada
Siberia
Dulles
United States
South
Supreme Court
Gibson Initiated Into Pi Kappa Lambda at Alabama
David Allen Gibson of Decatur Alabama joined six University of Alabama music majors in Pi Kappa Lambda national honorary for scholarship musicianship and character. He ranked among the four seniors in the top 20 percent. Ten faculty members were also initiated for superior achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Allen Gibson
D. D. Gibson
Decatur
University of Alabama
Pi Kappa Lambda
Gibson
Markets Report with Commodities and Early New York Trading
Cotton prices and farm markets show middling cotton at 33.00 while Decatur loan sits at 33.24 and cottonseed at 40.00 per ton. Milk prices list Grade A at 6.10 per hundred and manufactured milk at 3.25, with a direct ratio noted. Oats No 2 at 80c and mixed ear corn at 1.21. Yellow corn at 1.27. Cattle ranges: 500-800 lb steers and heifers 18.00-21.00, cows 12.00-14.50, calves 400. Hogs around 17.25-17.50 for various weights. Wealers steady. In New York stocks were irregular as trading slowed with gains for Olin Mathieson about 2 points and declines for U.S. Steel Ford Goodyear United Aircraft Du Pont National Distillers.
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Cotton Tech
Decatur
Yellow Corp
New York
Olin Mathieson
Douglas Aircraft
U.S. Rubber
Caterpillar
Radio Corp
Kennecott
Union Carbide
Westinghouse Electric
Eastern Air Lines
U.S. Steel
Ford
Goodyear
United Aircraft
du Pont
National Distillers
Poultry Market Roundup North Alabama and Georgia
AP reports steady demand for broilers and fryers in Birmingham and Atlanta. North Alabama prices reach 18 to 19 cents at farms and plants up to 19, with trading active. Georgia listings show similar demand and supply dynamics, with broilers at 18 to 19 f.o.b plants 19 and hens mainly 14 to 18 under varying demand.
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Birmingham
North Alabama
Atlanta
North Georgia
f.O.b
Birmingham Wholesale Macen Prices Wrap Shortage and Range
Wholesale macen prices for 24 hours ending 10/80 show receipts fading. Supplies range from barely adequate to fully adequate with prices depending on Birmingham area. Cases show a minimum 60 percent and large sizes 304 32. Mixed colors 29 31 44, medium 27 29, standards one lot 29. Nearby locally available whites.
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Birmingham
Livestock Prices Steady Amid Mixed Trade in Nashville Market
Cattle remain generally steady with steers and heifers trading around 18.50 to 21.50 for 500 to 800 pound ranges and utility cows at 17.00. Bulls and stockers show varied activity while calves and hogs post firm bids and lambs push higher on light supply.
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Nashville
Unity
Ste To
Cotton futures drift in uneven trade with small moves
New York AP reports irregular cotton futures with slight dips in new crop months. Prices eased to around 35.03 for the front month, 33.90 for October, and 33.04 for nearby contracts amid thin activity.
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New York
Court Rules Florida Blue Laws Unconstitutional
Florida Supreme Court in a unanimous ruling declares the 1955 Sunday blue laws unconstitutional. The decision sides with the legal challenge that the exemptions created an illegal classification by permitting select businesses to operate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Tallahassee, Fla. WH
Supreme Court
Circuit Judge Backs Plan to Streamline Alabama Courts
Tuscaloosa Circuit Judge Reuben Wright endorsed a court organization bill with safeguards to protect public officials from civil rights suits. He urged limits on trial judges authority, keeping juries' role, and opposing directed verdict powers. The hearing also highlighted pay raises for judges and higher witness fees.
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Montgomery
Tuscaloosa
Circuit
Reuben Wright
Senate
House
Judiciary Committees
Alabama
Wright
House Committee
State Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Senate Judiciary Committee
Thomas V Holt Succumbs in Decatur Area Rites Planned
Thomas V Holt 65 of Decatur 3 died Tuesday at Black Chandler Hospital Hartselle after a month’s illness. Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 p.m. in Johnson Chapel with Rev. Jimmy Rodgers and Rev. J L Johnson officiating. Burial in Johnson Chapel Cemetery._surviving wife Mary Low Holt daughter Mrs Edward Cassidy two sisters two brothers.
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Thomas V. Holt
Decatur 3
Johnson Chapel
Jimmy Rodgers
J. L. Johnson
Mr. Holt
Black Chandler Hospital
Hartselle
Morgan County
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
Johnson Chapel Cemetery
Brown Funeral Co
Mary Low Holt
Edward Cassidy
Decatur
Buford Williams
Mabel Johnson
F. L. Holt
Memphis
O. K. Holt
Danville
Teamsters Chief Beck Tax Case Emerges in Insurance Probe
Senators focused on Newell's insurance dealings after probing Teamsters President Dave Beck. They alleged Beck did not list union loans in a 1951 financial statement while borrowing from an insurer. Beck, 62, is indicted for evading 1955 income taxes and denies any union loans, claiming funds were borrowed.
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Brewster
Senators
Newell's
Teamsters
Dave Beck
Beck
Kennedy
Solomon Lacked Wealth Despite Tenth Century Fame
The passage notes that King Solomon, though famed as the wealthiest figure of the era, reportedly had no money to his name. It emphasizes a contrast between legendary riches and apparent personal financial absence.
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Solomon
Judge strikes down Jefferson County trading stamp license rule
The ruling declares the 250 dollar license fee for retailers in Jefferson County unconstitutional and labels parts of the Birmingham ordinance as not a valid police power measure. The city argued police authority. the judge denied appeals but allowed new requests for relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
Giles
Birmingham
Death notices for Fendrix and Draper families in Hillsboro and Somerville
Funeral services are scheduled for Fred Fendrix of Hillsboro Thursday at 1 p.m. at First Baptist Church with burial at Penny Cemetery. Survivors include wife Sally and eight children. A separate service for Beulah Draper of Somerville will be Friday at noon at Mt. Moriah Methodist Church with interment at Draper Cemetery. survivors include husband Peter and numerous children.
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Beulah Draper
Somerville 1
Mt. Moriah Methodist Church
Talucah
Minnie Jordan
Alice Draper
Edna Draper
Rosa MN
Draper
Somerville
Paul
Cleveland
Leo
Joe
Chicago
Earl
U. S. Army
Howell
Cadets’ Fathers in Air Force Number Fifty-One
Fifty-one cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy have fathers in the Air Force. twenty of these fathers are pilots, highlighting family ties within the service and aviation.
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U.S. Air Force Academy
Air Force
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L’stone Fairgrounds
Bed
Ave.s
Adams
RCA
AP News
Admissions
Joseph J. Talcott
Dayton, Ohio
Decatur General Hospital
Ronald Cornelious
Madison
William J. Parker
Linda Gail Ricketts
David Eugene McMillian
Flintville
Tenn
Charles Glenn
8Th Ave
Donald Loyd Meister, Jr
Madison College
James Travis Parker
Roger Travis
Sycamore St
Edward L. Murphree
Sth Ave
W. C. Hunter
Athens-Limestone Hospital
Marjorie Maybell Brooks
White House
Eva High
Ingalls
Marvin Pixton
James T. Owens
City Pta Group
David A. Gibson
Decatur Markets
Neonst Greyhound
Acme Steel
Gulf Oil
Cp SM
Alleghany Am
Baker Air L
Kress Kaiser al Can
Lehman
Mitre L O F Glass Am Sone
T&t
Am Lock Att
Am Viscose
Loew's
Anac Cop
Lou & Nash Armst Ck
Atl
C Line Efin
Mont Ward Babcock
Sears
Crown Zell Sie Skelly
Divec du Pont
St Brand Ltd Oil N
East Air Pack
East Kodak
Eversharp
Texas PC & O
Fla P&l UN Ag & P Ford Mir
UN Carbide
Fred Fendrix
First Baptist Church
Fendrix
S. Hunt
Penny Cemetery
Reynolds Funeral Home
Sally Fendrix
Hettie Swoops
Hillsbord
Susie
H.P. Briggs & Stratton
Grasshopper
Briggs & Stratton
2Nd Ave
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