Market prices for cotton milk grain and livestock report
Market notes show cotton at 34.50 middling for inch and Decatur ton at 32.79. Milk milk Grace A at 6.33 per hundred, manufactured milk 3.00 per hundred for four percent. Wood at 65.40 and 30. Pulpwood 12.5 per cord. Grains No 2 White Shelled Corn 1.55, No 2 Yellow 1.44, No 2 Mixed Ear 1.34, No 2 Mixed Shelled 1.40. Soybeans No 1 2.20, No 2 Oats 0.70, No 1 Mile 2.00, Milling Wheat 0.62. Hogs active to 25.50 higher. Cattle ranges listed with several classes and prices from 25.00 to 31.00. Sheep and lamb prices given with ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
U. S
Hospital Dismissals and Admissions List
Decatur general hospital reports dismissals including Mrs Pelmer Hill and infant, Teresa Kay Waits, John A Newby, William A Bridwell, Mrs Charles Hazle and infant, Mrs Hollis Waters and infant. Admissions include Master Jerry Wayne Reeves, Mrs Roland Guyse, Miss Charlotte Edwards, and other listed patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur General Hospital
Pelmer Hill
9Th Ave
Teresa Kay Waits
3Rd Ave
John A. Newby
Madison
William A. Bridwell
5Th Ave
Charles Hazle
All States Trailer Court
Hollis Waters
6Th Ave
Jerry Wayne Reeves
Somerville
Roland Guyse
Finley Island Rd
Charlotte Edwards
Union Grove
Limestone May Festival Draws Large Crowd at West Limestone High
About 1,200 people attended the first annual Limestone May Festival on the West Limestone High football field. Marie Marbut Wooldridge was crowned high school queen, escorted by Donald Williams. elementary queen was Mandy Jackson with Mike Patterson as escort. The West Limestone band, directed by Dr. William M. Tucker, performed amid various class stunts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
West Limestone High School
Marie Marbut Wooldridge
Marie
Donald Williams
Mandy Jackson
Mike Patterson
West Limestone
William M. Tucker
Nancy Spencer
Sue Jackson
Sharon Corder
Kathy Jackson
Angelia Gaston
Joan Robertson
Gloria Davis
Jimmy Jackson
Jennifer Marbut
Tommy Boyd
Gail Todd
Emily Corder
Community and Mine notes and notices
Police report minor thefts and vehicle gas losses including two bicycle wheels and chains from a residence, an air compressor battery taken from a work site, and gas stolen from trucks at two city spots. Community events include Pleasant Hill Home Demonstration Club crafts day and a Rainbow Girls meeting. A church dedication and cornerstone lay are announced for West side Baptist Church auditorium with a public lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theo Compton
Magnolia
Nelson Sts
Westside Baptist Church
Cullman Deaths Highlight Woods and Burks Rites
Walter G Woods, 77, Cullman 1 died at home. Funeral at Kingdom Hall with burial in Valley Springs Cemetery. Loda Gaines Burks, 86, Baileyton, died yesterday morning. service at Baileyton Methodist Church with burial beside the adjacent cemetery. Survived by Daisy M Burks and three sons, two grandchildren, and three great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman
Walter G. Woods
Kingdom Hall
Valley Springs
Loda Gaines Burks
Baileyton
Hayden Gregg
Jasons
Daisy M. Burks
Buford
Aubrey
Rolfe
Frances Ann Turney Services Thursday
Frances Ann Turney two month old daughter of Mrs. Frances E. Turney of Danville died today at 12 30 a m. Funeral services are Thursday at 3 p m at Penn Church of God southwest of Danville about five miles. Burial in Johnson's Chapel cemetery. Peck Funeral Home of Hartselle directing. Survived by mother one brother James Curtis Turney and grandparents Mr and Mrs Robert Thompson both of Danville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
Frances Ann Turney
Frances E. Turney
Danville
Penn Church of God
Johnson’s Chapel
Peck Funeral O
James Curtis Turney
Robert Thompson
Wanted to Buy Con bond and local items in Montgomery
Classified fragment lists a May 1861 one thousand dollar Consolidated bond purchase in Montgomery Alabama. Also notes selling a 2 bedroom house with modern furniture and assigns contact at 1909 10th St SE and 1907 9th St. Detailed ads offer sale of furniture, a beautyful Everett spinet piano, and miscellaneous items with phone contacts EL 3 1420 and 3 2217.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
10Th St. SE
9Th St
Stock Market Mixed as Steels Lead Early Gains
New York shares advanced and declined in a mixed afternoon session. Steel issues sparked gains before fading, while major auto stocks fell and Polaroid rose slightly as U S Steel and Bethlehem hovered near unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Eisenhower
Wall
Stock quotes mix across major firms in New York markets
AP reports a list of stock movements for firms including Lowe's, Pan Am, Coca Cola, General Motors, RCA, IBM, United Airlines, Texaco, and others. Percentage changes range from declines near 1 percent to gains exceeding 100 percent for several issues, reflecting a volatile trading day in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lowe’s
Stude Pack
Goodrich
Goodyear
U S Steel Lockheed
Woolworth
Poultry Prices and Demand Report From Birmingham
Live poultry handlers in Birmingham report varying demand with out of area buyers and farm prices posted at 20 cents f o b. Farms quoted 2 42 to 4 1/2 pounds per head up to 10:30 a m with several price brackets and large intra company sales noted at plants totaling around 64 000 head with high prior year percentages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ayime
Aeverte
F.o.b
f.C.b
Nashville Livestock Prices Report for Cattle and Calves
Cattle trade steady with demand good across most classes in Nashville. Yearlings around 28.00. commercial cows 18.50 to 19.50. canner and cutter cows 15.50 to 18.00. bulls 17.00 to 22.50. medium stockers 24.00 to 25.00. Calves mostly 150. Dealers pay 29.00 to 31.00 for good and choice. standard 25.00 to 78.50. culled and utility 18.00 to 24.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Cotton futures slip in late trading with varied gains
New York prices show late afternoon cotton futures down 50 cents per bale from earlier, with gains of five cents vs previous close. July at 36.16, October 36.68, December 36.80.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Elbert Turney Family Mentioned With Lacon Ties
Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Tur ney of Lacon are noted in a family chronicle item detailing local connections and residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbert Turney
Lacon
Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic Notices
Miss Brenda Smith Ardmore Miss Marion Faye Parker 917 17th Ave SE Mrs Bobby Joe Hatfield 1710 Locust St SE Mrs David Broadway Prospect 2 Tenn Mrs Victor Compton and infant daughter Union Grove L G Flack 1819 Magnolia St SE
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Faye Parker
17Th Ave
Bobby Joe Hatfield
Locust St
David Broadway
Prospect 2
Tenn
Victor Compton
Union Grove
L. G. Flack
Magnolia St. SE
Bank Street Hospital Notices and Resident List
A compact listing with names and addresses including Geraldine Murray Decatur 3 Danny Johnson 1817 Wadsworth St SE Lee Maness Courtland Beulah Rainey 628 Church St NE Delores McClure Moulton Billy Gene Williams Vinemont 3 H G Blackwell Elkmont 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geraldine Murray
Decatur
Danny Johnson
Wadsworth St
Lee Maness
Courtland
Beulah Rainey
Church St. NE
Little Billy Gene Williams
Vinemont
H. G. Blackwell
Elkmont
Local Birth Announcements Highlight Athens Ardmore Families
Mrs John E Thomas of Athens Mrs Georgia Haney of Ardmore Mrs Eugene Lieb of Athens Mrs Lillian Peeples and infant daughter of Tanner Katherine Denney and infant son of Athens Mrs Leonard Clem and infant son of Elkmont1 Mrs Herman Robinson and infant son of Elkmont2 Mrs John B Friend and infant daughter of Athens L E Hodson of Athens Mrs Charles Sarver of Athens Mrs Richard Martin and infant son of Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Haney
Ardmore
Eugene Lieb
Athens
Lillian Peeples
Tanner
Katherine Denney
Leonard Clem
Elkmont
Herman Robinson
John B. Friend
L. E. Hodson
Charles Sarver
Richard Martin
Local Names Listed in Lawrence County Notice
A fragmentary Lawrence County listing names residents including Mrs Adelia Coffey from Moulton Mrs Clinton Harris of Hillsboro and others with designations and household notes. The text includes several families and mentions babies and multiple towns such as Moulton Danville and Hillsboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County
Adelia Coffey
Moulton
Clinton Harris
Hillsboro
District docket lists four police cases this week
Town Creek reports four docketed cases this week including public drunkenness, reckless driving, speeding and running a red light. Hartselle notes a Redstone Arsenal missile school instructor spoke to the Kiwanis Club and plans for next week’s Round Top meeting. Hartselle lists twelve people cited for offenses including U turns and public drunkenness with several violations, and Flower Hill announces cemetery cleaning and all day services at Flower Hill Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Creek
Hartselle
W. H. Gibson
Redstone Arsenal
Kiwanis
Round Top
Flower Hill
Flower Hill Baptist Church
Japan’s Coastline Extends Over Seventeen Thousand Miles
Fragmentary text notes Japan as a largely seacoast nation with about 17 000 miles of bays beaches and placid shores. The passage appears unfinished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Fluoride in Water Boosts Child Dental Health
Finn argues a 60 percent reduction in decay with fluoridation and cites Alabama cities Sheffield Tuscaloosa Dothan as examples. He says Tuscaloosa's six years of fluoridation cut decays to one tenth in under sixes, insists fluorine is harmless, and notes the city council must decide while a public vote might defeat it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finn
Sheffield
Tuscaloosa
Dothan
Alabama
Decatur
Robert Evans
Kiwanis Club
Lawson Davidson
Rotary Club
Walter Evans
Civitan Club
George Godwin
City Water Dept
Moscow Radio Says Sputnik III Rocket To Be Destroyed
Moscow radio stated the Sputnik II carrier rocket with Sputnik III aboard trails by one fifth of an orbit. The report says the rocket with lower initial velocity will reenter and burn up while the satellite remains aloft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
London
Moscow Radio Today
Fayette Vote Count Misses 91 Ballots
Fayette County election officials found 91 ballots uncounted in the May 6 primary but announced the results remain official. Democratic Chairman Roy Martin called the error accidental and said no race results were affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette
Ala
Fayette County
Roy Martin
University of Alabama set for May 31 to June 1 graduation
The 127th UA commencement in Tuscaloosa will confer over 1 200 degrees with speakers including Charles Allen Thomas president of Monsanto Chemical Company arriving from St Louis to address graduates. Other major speakers are Dr Paul Tudor Jones and Senator John Sparkman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Moore
Dean Moore
Huston Cole
Jacksonville State College
Alpheus P. Cole
New York City
Moore
Cole
Dr. Rose
UA Board of Trustees
Wallace denounces graft claims in Alabama governor race
Wallace told North Alabama audiences that his opponent boasts of evidence that $400 million in state funds were stolen by Folsom administration members. He noted the accuser has not appeared before a grand jury and pledged to prosecute if elected. He also proposed a state marketing commission with its chairman in his cabinet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
North Alabama
Folsom Administration
Clayton
Ala
Kilby
Patterson
Shelby County
Wallace — Centre
Piedmont
Jacksonville
Anniston
Talladega
Refund Claims Due By July 1
The State Department of Revenue announces that Tractor Gasoline Refund claims under Act No. 743 are now due by July 1. The first claim covers Sept 23, 1957 to June 30, 1958 and must be filed by Sept 30, 1958. Subsequent claims cover the year ending June 30 each year and are due by Sept 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Revenue
Department of Revenue
State Capitol
Montgomery
Alabama
Bible Society marks 75 million pocket Gospels published
Since 1948 the American Bible Society has printed and distributed 75 million pocket Gospels in 16 languages for readers worldwide, continuing a long outreach effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Bible Society
Trenton Ordinance Bans Hoop Skirts Over Five Feet
In 1857 Trenton New Jersey passed an ordinance restricting hoop skirts to a maximum five feet in diameter. The measure reflects Victorian era fashion regulation and civic concern with public modesty and street congestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
Anderson joins Chemstrand Public Relations Dept
Lance W. Anderson, a Pensacola newspaper man, has joined the Chemstrand Corporation Public Relations Department as a public relations representative. He reports to R. H. Brigham Jr. and previously led the Public Information Division at the Air Force Armament Center in Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Ala
Lance W. Anderson
Pensacola, Fla
Chemstrand Corporation
R. H. Brigham Jr
Chemstrand
Anderson
Air Force Armament Center
Eglin Air Force Base
Florida
A. B. Hollis
Pensacola News-Journal
U. S. Air Force
Europe
Worthington Corp Awarded Courtroom Air Conditioning Job
Worthington Corp of Decatur wins a $5,289 contract to air condition the Morgan County Courthouse courtroom and adjoining witness rooms with two 7% ton water cooled units. Installation, ready by June 7, aims to cool for the June 9 circuit court term. Other bids ranged from $6,200 to $7,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worthington Corp
Decatur
Morgan County
Guy Roberts
County Board of Revenue
Worthington
Decatur Refrigeration
Rowland Compton
Mrs John Rose Rites Thursday
Mrs Blizzar Jane Rose 66 of 808 1842 Ave SE died in Decatur General Hospital Tuesday after a three day illness. Funeral services will be Thursday at 2 PM at Brown Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Robert Heaps. Burial in Smith Cemetery Cherokee Alabama. Survivors include husband John T Rose three daughters Annas Austin Florence Mary Sivley Pauline Murphy one son Wayne Norton two sisters Alice Hampton Katie Lemay one brother Jim Applegate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blizzar Jane Rose
1842
Ave. SE
Decatur General Hospital
Brown Funeral Home Chapel
Robert Heaps
Smith Cemetery
Cherokee
Ala
Brown
Decatur
John T. Rose
Annas Austin
Florence
Mary Sivley
Lawton
Mich
Pauline Murphy
Wayne Norton
Ohio
Alice Hampton
Gainesville
Fla
Katie Lemay
Arlington, Va
Jim Applegate
Muscle Shoals
Moulton Heights P-TA Holds Final Meet of Year
Moulton Heights P-TA held its final meeting at the school last night. New officers were installed by Mrs. J. R. Vaughn, including Vernice Gillespie as president and Carey Cockrell as first vice president. The group discussed future projects, planned preschool facts, and set aside 25 dollars to send members to a leadership school in Tuscaloosa in June. Attendance banners were awarded to grades two, four and seven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton Heights
P-Ta
J. R. Vaughn
Vernice Gillespie
Carey Cockrell
G. F. Bice
Bice Bradford
Roy Free
PTA
Notice of suit to quiet title in Morgan County Alabama
Legal notice in Morgan County Alabama Circuit Court to Hattie Vaughn Dora Belle Pontius and others. Complainants Fred L Smith and Annetle Smith seek to establish title to Lots 15-19 in R W Stewart Subdivision NE Section 30 Township 5 South Range 5 West, subject to a mortgage in favor of B Denbo. Publication ordered for four weeks in Decatur Daily with pleadings due by June 23, 1958.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Vaughn
Circuit Court OF
Morgan County
Alabama
Equity
17Th Avenue
East
Tuscaloosa
Dora Belle Pontius
Dora Belle Thompson
Corunna
Indiana
A. H. Bichon
B. Denbo
R. W. Stewart
Henry L. Kennedy
Circuit Court
Fred L. Smith
Annetle Smith
Annelle Smith
Knox McRae
A. H. Bidhon
The
Register
Decatur Daily
Bryan McAfee
Council Meets Briefly Adjourning After Twenty Minutes
City council held a short regular meeting last night adjourning after about 20 minutes of deliberation. Items included studying unsanitary conditions at properties on Sixth St SE and Fourth Ave, refunding half a year’s license to Red Ace Petroleum Co. due to Sixth Ave widening, and noting committee swaps for Charles N Harvey and Frank J Stone with Stone joining Finance Education and Library and Harvey joining Fire Utilities Animal Shelter and Boat Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixth St
Fourth Ave
Red Ace Petroleum Co
Sixth Ave
Highway 31
Council
C. E. Poole
Charles N. Harvey
Frank J. Stone
Stone
Harvey
Births Report From Decatur General and Local Hospitals
A daughter born today to Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Sanderson at Decatur General Hospital. A son born last night to Mr. and Mrs. James Suggs at Decatur General Hospital. A son born Tuesday to Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Harris at Lawrence County Hospital Hillsboro 1. A daughter born yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. Ormer Hames at Baugh-Wiley-Smith Clinic Trinity 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Sanderson
3Rd Ave
Decatur General Hospital
James Suggs
Somerville
Clinton Harris
Hillsboro
Lawrence County Hospital
Ormer Hames
Trinity
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dagwood
Lance
Markets
Decatur Markets
Marie Wooldridge
H. B. Graham
18Th Ave
C. F. W. Construction Co
L & N. Railroad
Summer Ave
Pleasant Hill
Sandra
Mike Baker
Olen Baker
5Th Ave. SE
Sheriff's Office
Order of Rainbow
Masonic Hall
Johnston St
Grand Assembly
Huntsville
Taos
R. E. Whatley, Jr
Belk-Hudson Co
Everett Spinet Prance
Bargan
301
Éth Ave
Wall Street
Bank Street Hospital
Delores McClure
Athens-Limestone Hospital
John E. Thomas
Little Maxine Crow
Little Daron Owens
Verbon Glenn
Charlie B. Watkins
Cleofus’ Blackwood
Dalton Owens
Lucy Roberson
Ford Sapp
Baby
Robert Short
PR Dept
Mrs
John Rose
Fedders
Pita
Radio Shack
LaFayette and
Éth Ave. N
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