Market notes and mixed stock market summary
Market reports cover commodity prices for milk soybeans cattle hogs and grain plus a New York stock market snapshot. Highlights include modest gains for several industrials with Du Pont and Lukens Steel up, mixed moves for transport and motor stocks, and a variety of local sale and rental notices followed by several classified items and autos.
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New York
du Pont
Lukens Steel
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Republic
Chrysler
Caterpillar
Boeing
United Aircraft
American Telephone
International Nickel
Baltimore & Ohio
Douglas
Ford
Fila
Acme Steel
Air
Baker
Can
Pac Cp
T&t
Greyhound
Armour
Gulf of
Beas
Int
Harv
Tl Refin
Kaiser al Kresge Balt & Ohio L OF Glass
Burl Ind Burt Bros
My Calum & Hy Tulip
Cater Trac Loew's
Ches & Ohio
Lou & Nash
Colg Palm
Monsan Chem
Mont Ward
Ed Murphy
Cont
Natoy Gas
Nor & West
Penney (Jc
Crown Zell
Crue Stl
North Alabama and Georgia Poultry Prices and Trade
AP reports show broiler and fryer prices up by one cent in North Alabama with balanced supply and normal Thursday trading. Atlanta area notes steady to higher prices for broilers and fryers with good demand, varying by weight and farm or plant delivery terms.
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Birmingham
North Alabama
F.o.b
Atlanta
North Georgia
Wholesale egg market prices in Birmingham report
AP notes for 24 hours ending 10 30 am Thursday the Birmingham wholesale egg market was slightly stronger with supplies adequate in some areas and shortages in graded stock. Demand rally fair with whites large at 31 to 34 cents per dozen and mixed colors large at 30 to 31 cents. small lots and various grades listed.
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Birmingham
Ingham
Nashville Livestock Prices Show Mixed Steady Trends
Cattle across classes hold steady with small lots near 19.50 per cwt and vealers at 22.00 to 25.00 for prime levels. Hogs limited to 375 with No 1-3 at 18.00, lambs and sheep easing slightly but involving prime weights around 24.00 for 95 lb lambs and 23.00 to 23.50 for lighter choices.
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Nashville
Farm policy debates hinge on two-price support plan
Benson urged Senate Agriculture Committee that controls fail to reduce surpluses and farm aid remains costly. House Democrats and Republicans criticized waste and called for reform of the farm program. Rep Whitten promoted a two-price approach guaranteeing 100 percent parity for domestic consumption and market pricing for the rest, as a temporary measure.
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Senate Agriculture Committee
Benson
House
Rep. Whitten
D-Miss
House Appropriations Subcommittee
National Grange
Whitten
Harrison
Morgan County Jail Escape Recounts and Suspects
Sheriff Collier describes an escape from Morgan County jail using the same exit as a prior break. Five men identified as Junior Scott John W Scruggs Percy Stover Alonzo Pickett and George Junior Garth face charges of rape forgery and carnal knowledge. Garth holdover warrant issued from Madison County.
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Collier
Clinton King
Junior Scott
Scott
Morgan County
John W. Scruggs
Percy Stover
Alonzo Pickett
Pickett
George Junior Garth
Garth
Madison County
Utilities Under Owen He Span Passably Quiet Agenda
Owen He outlined 600 taxi firms 130 bus lines 280 trucking firms 29 railroads five natural gas firms and 73 independent phone companies. He praised many as profitable but noted some bus water and telefonics faced financial trouble while affirming support for TVA and urging Senators Sparkman and Hill to vet a new board appointee. He warned Birmingham bus boycott risks and urged balanced thought on segregation.
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Owen
TVA
Sparkman
Hill
Harry A. Curtis
Lawrence Farmer Jailed Following Courthouse Fight
In Moulton a courthouse clash between ASC cotton committeeman Price Terry and deputy sheriff Charles Smith led to the arrest of Charles Terry, 25, on abusive language charges. He posted a $300 appearance bond after being jailed Tuesday morning.
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Moulton
ASC
Lawrence
Charles Terry
Auburn Smith
Smith
Price Terry
Terry
Charles Smith
Kay Kennemer Named To Honor Society
Kay Kennemer daughter of Mr and Mrs M S Kennemer has been elected to Alpha Lambda Delta scholastic honor society at Birmingham Southern College. Freshman girls with a 3.5 average in the first two quarters qualify. Kay Athens High School valedictorian last year and has been named to the Dean's honor roll for the two quarters she has attended.
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MT. Hope
Martha Lou Gilbreath
Mt. Hope High School
W. A. Gilbreath
FHA
Beta Club
FTA
Jane Elkins
E. E
Athens
Kay Kennemer
M. S. Kennemer
Alpha Lemda Delta
Birmingham Southern College
Kay
Athens High School
Shelby Woodroof
Thomas S. Woodroof
Woodroof
Judy Harlow
John Harlow
Judy
Miss Athens High
Aquila
Congress Reappraises Value and Bars Future Payments
Congress can reappraise its value and would bar any payments after this year. The note implies a fiscal review and a cutoff on scheduled disbursements. Authorities debate the impact on budgets and obligations.
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Congress
Fire Destroys Parker Home Outside Hartselle
A fire of undetermined origin destroyed the one story Parker home near Hartselle just outside the town limits. Mayor John Burleson said flames, seen shortly after 10 a.m. by motorists, engulfed the unoccupied 40 year old house as fire crews saved a nearby garage, out house, barn and a chicken house with 75 to 100 hens. The property had previously been rebuilt after a prior fire on the same site. Harold Parker owned the home. his mother had recently moved to a rest home.
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Hartselle
Parker
Harold Parker
Curley Roberts
John Burleson
Hospital Admissions and Dismissals List
Mrs. Bobby Harrison admitted at Bank St Hospital with address 414 7th Ave SW. Dismissals include Joseph J. Talcott from Dayton Ohio and Mrs. Della Turner from Moulton.
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Bank ST. Hospital
Bobby Harrison
7Th Ave
Joseph J. Talcott
Dayton
Ohio
Della Turner
Moulton
Baugh Wiley Clinic Dismissals Noted in Tenn Notice
Dismissals listed include Mrs. Clifford Smith of Vinemont and Randy Williams of Elkton TN. The notice appears under the Baugh Wiley Clinic with addresses 917 Railroad St and J Harwell in Elkton. The document records personnel changes and associated contact details.
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Randy Williams
Railroad
St. QO
J. Harwell
Elkton, Tenn
Local names listed in community notice
A sequence of resident names and addresses appears, including Mrs. Joe Glenn at 806 James St and Mrs. William Evans at 1707 14th Ave SE, along with others such as Mrs. Maurine Page 413 Barkley St and Mrs. Rose Stewart 1515 Olive St, suggesting a public notices page listing households and contacts. The fragment includes multiple streets and cities, with additional entries like Mrs. Ruth Bazzel 804 4th Ave SE and Timothy Corum Courtland, plus several more names and addresses.
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Joe Glenn
James St
William Evans
14Th Ave
Junior T. Tucker
4Th Ave
Billy Maner
Trinity
Roy W. Dodson
Austinville Rd
Ruth Bazzel
Maurine Page
Barkley St
Hartselleaby
Timothy Corum
Courtland
J. E. Taylor, Jr
Somerville Rd
Dewayne Bridwell
5Th Ave
Ernest M. Veal
Magnolia
Lawrence County Hospital Admissions and Discharges
Miss Hazel Treadway of Moulton and John H. Dobbins of Moulton are listed among admissions along with Dave Kelso of Danville and Mrs Garnet L. Hardyman of Moulton. Discharges include Little Ezra Lee Smith of Grayson and Mrs Russell Cain of Moulton.
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Hazel Treadway
Moulton
John H. Dobbins
Dave Kelso
Danville
Garnet L. Hardyman
Little Ezra Lee Smith
Grayson
Russell Cain
Births in Decatur and nearby areas
A son born to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sapp at Decatur General Hospital this morning. A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Stanford at Baugh-Wiley Clinic on Wednesday. A son to Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Braswell at Baugh-Wiley Clinic on Wednesday. A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Haddock at Bank St. Hospital on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Garnet L. Hardyman of Moulton welcomed a boy at Lawrence County Hospital on Wednesday.
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Jack Sapp
Decatur 1
Decatur General Hospital
E. C. Stanford
5Th Ave
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
B. D. Braswell
Grant St. Apt
Baugh-Wiley
Community notices from Fayette and surrounding area
Rev Otis Kirby and Rev Thomas Higgins are in Fayette today to accompany home the Rev Tidwell who suffered a heart attack while visiting Mrs Tidwell s brother C M Holder The Rev Roy Hewlett continues services at Ninth Street Methodist St John s Episcopal Men s Club meets Friday for lunch Mrs Myrtle Bowden injured in a Monday wreck is in good condition and may move to Bank Street Hospital Dr James D Wallace former Decatur pastor dies in Mt Pleasant Tenn funeral Friday at 10 at First Presbyterian Church Mt Pleasant interment Brownsville Tenn Dr Wallace retired and had served in Decatur in 1920s-30s
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Otis Kirby
Thomas Higgins
Fayette
H. L. Tidwell
Tidwell
Myrtle Bowden
College Ave
U. S. 31
Hatfield Drive-In
Athens-Limestone Hospital
Bank St. Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
Tenn
James D. Wallace
First Presbyterian Church
Decatur
Wallace
Brownsville
Oakes-Nichols Funeral Home
Hailstorm Buffets Decatur Local News
A marble sized hailstorm struck Decatur yesterday afternoon for about 15 minutes in bright sun, causing little damage to gardens and crops but boosting moisture for cotton and corn. Morgan County reports no hail in other areas, according to Agent L. T. Wagnon.
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Marbles
Decatur
Morgan County
L. T. Wagnon
C F Compton Dies Rites Set Friday
Funeral services for Charlie F. Compton 67 of Elkmont are set for Friday at 2 30 p m at Elkmont Methodist Church with Rev Lamar Davis officiating Burial will be in Antioch Cemetery under McConnell Service Funeral home He is survived by his widow Mrs Haney Athens 4 and Mrs Clint Vin son of Elkmont five granddaughters Active pallbearers are Marion Coleman David Sims Charles Monroe Compton and Aubrey Locke
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Athens
Charlie F. Compton
Elkmont
Elkmont Methodist Church
Lamar Davis
Antioch
McConnell
Haney
Athens 4
Clint
Vinson
Marion, Coleman
David Sims
Charles
Monroe Compton
Aubrey Locke
Malone Funeral Set For Friday
Mrs. Zu Lee Gibson Malone widow of Baynard Lawton Malone dies in Decatur. Funeral Friday at 4 p.m. at Brown Funeral Home Chapel conducted by Rev. A B Van Arsdale. Interment City Cemetery. Survived by two sisters Mrs A L Frazier and Mrs W P Chandler, one brother D D Gibson, one stepson E L Malone Jr, several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers listed.
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Zu Lee Gibson Malone
Baynard Lawton Malone
A. B. van Arsdale
Central Baptist Church
Brown Funeral Home
W. P. Chandler
Athens
Flint
City Cemetery
Brown Funeral Co
A. L. Frazier
Decatur
D. D. Gibson
E. L. Malone, Jr
St. Petersburg
Fla
Graham crusade opens in New York with prayerful crowd
Billy Graham led a six week crusade opening in New York with about 7 500 seats filled and delegations from 112 area churches present. He urged a spiritual revolution in America and described widespread prayer as unprecedented in history. The service featured dimmed lights a 1500 voice choir and banners invoking Jesus as the way the truth and the life.
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Graham
America
New York
Jesus
New York Area
Satan
Phillips Elliott
Haitian Crisis Deepens as Council Bans Liberty
Turmoil shuts press radio and judiciary as an interim government aims to restore order and hold free elections. Dr Francois Duvalier accuses the council of rigging the vote while troops clear barricades and armed farmers block roads near St Marc and Gonaives.
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Francois Duvalier
Duvalier
Louis Dejoie
Daniel Fignole
St. Marc
Port Au Prince
Gonaives
Funeral services for Marshall C. Lemley set Friday
Funeral services for Marshall C. Lemley 83 of Union Grove are planned Friday at 1 30 p m at Union Grove Baptist Church with Rev Charles Hill officiating He died Wednesday at his home and is survived by one son Oral and other relatives
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Marshall C. Lemley
Union Grove
Union Grove Baptist Church
Charles Hill
Lemley
Oral
William Smith Rites Friday
Funeral services for William R. Smith 68 of Decatur are Friday at 2 p.m. at Central Methodist Church with burial at Mt Tabor Cemetery. The Decatur man died Wednesday at Decatur General Hospital after a weeklong illness. He operated a fruit stand before his illness and is survived by his wife five daughters two sons ten grandchildren and four great grandchildren along with other relatives.
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William R. Smith
West Court
Central Methodist Church
Smith
Decatur General Hospital
Brown Funeral Home Chapel
Wallace W. Lovett
Moulton St
2Nd Ave
Vesta Johnson Smith
Lois Mayfield
Ruth Terry
Decatur
Clyde Austin
Indianapolis
Edith Hardaway
Leverne Qualls
Detroit
Bobby Ray
Lawrence
Mt. Tabor Cemetery
Brown Funeral Co
Masons
David Lambert
Sam Johnson
Woodrow Brown
Ernest Smith
Jesse Vines
Dan Johnson
Beck's long delay ties to subpoenas in Senate probe
Chairman McClellan accuses a conspiracy to slow the committee's progress as Kennedy says Gessert will be asked if he was told to dodge cooperation with the panel by evading a subpoena. Beck, citing the Fifth Amendment, has refused to answer about 150 questions in prior appearances.
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Verschueren
McClellan
D-Ark
Kennedy
Gessert
Beck
Senators
Tornado Devastates Silverton Area Killing Six Family Groups
A Texas twister swept through Silverton Briscoe County destroying homes and killing seven people in two adjoining houses. The Vaughan Stephens and Gallington families suffered losses while the Rivas and Domingo families perished. At least 80 injured, including William Proctor with a wood splinter through the neck, and three Stephens children among the dead. The path about 200 yards wide extended six miles, missing the business district but wrecking southwest residential areas. Edyth Cox and Eddy Cox survived after taking shelter in a cellar.
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Luren Brown
Plainview Evening Herald
Veral Vaughan
Rance Stephens
Stephens
Vaughan
Domingo Rivas
J. D. Dingham
Red Cross
Brown
Amarillo
William Proctor
Silverton
Briscoe County
Elvert Stephens
Edyth Cox
Eddy
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Decatur Markets
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Myself
Johnnie Ricketts Jr
Wadsworth St
Grant Decatur
Cain, Hartselle
Ala
Melvin Blackwood
Coe
W. Mouton
Horace Sheats
Mr. Bradley
Furn- Sorndon Hoe
Poe
Og Fe
Seab AL RR UN
Bag & P Sears Roeb
Sinclair UN O01
Cal
UN Pac
Aire
Sou Co St B
Std Oil NJ
US Steel
Stud Pack
Warner Pie West UN Tel
Texas Co Westy Elec Westy A Bk
Texas PC &Co
Cen Fox
Worth
Morgan
Lawrence Farmer
Roger Terry Davis
Lawrenceburg
Mrs. Rose Stewart
Olive St
Lawrence County Hospital Admissions
Ming
St. John’s Episcopal Church Men’s Club
C. F. Compton
Billy
William Smith
Beck's
Twister
Decatur Marble & Granite Works
North
Decatur Marble
Granite Works
West
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