Russell Deputy Quits In Harry Russell County Sheriff Office
Phenix City May 21 Deputy Sheriff Jack Black resigned effective immediately after an illegal liquor probe. Black had been civilian chief deputy since Sheriff Lamar Murphy took office last September. Murphy named a likely successor but delayed announcement to allow full consideration.
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Phenix City
Jack Black
Russell County
Albert Fuller
Russell
Fuller
A.l.patterson
Lamar Murphy
Black
Birmingham
National Guard
Double Charge Follows Mishap In Decatur Incident
A 29 year old Decatur resident was arrested after his 1941 Buick sideswiped a 1949 Chevrolet on 3rd Street NW at 9th Avenue. Hubert Allred was jailed on charges of driving while intoxicated and driving without a license. Rowe Lockhart of Athens owned the Chevrolet. damage to both vehicles was noted. Officers Martin and Landers investigated.
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Decatur Rt. .1
3Rd St. NW
9Th Ave
Hubert Allred
Etowah County Judge Motley Dies Suddenly in Gadsden
Etowah County Judge George D. Motley Jr. died unexpectedly Friday night in Gadsden, apparently from a heart attack. He had served on the county court bench for about eight years.
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Gadsden
Ala
Etowah
George D. Motley Jr
Elkmont Brothers Bound Over On Assault Charge
Elkmont brothers R B and Robert Coats were bound over to the grand jury on an assault with intent to murder charge after a preliminary county court hearing. Witnesses said both men used knives in a Sunday fight with Wendell Davidson west of Elkmont. Bond set at 500 dollars each. R B posted bail, younger brother remained unbound.
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Athens
R. B
Robert Coats
Elkmont Brothers
Wendell Davidson
D. L. Rosenal, Jr
Davidson
Elkmont
R. B. Coats
Rosenau
Last Rites Held for Eva Resident Frances Powell
Funeral services for Frances Emma Powell 76 Eva 1 were held Saturday at Bethel East Church. She died Friday in Cullman and is survived by two sons J C Powell J T Powell and two daughters Azell Burnett and Estell Powell.
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Cullman
Frances Emma Powell
Eva
Bethel East Church
Bethel East Cemetery
Morgan County principals meet to discuss policies and centennial Alabama schools
Morgan County principals gather at Priceville from 9 to noon Wednesday to review Board of Education policies and plan a centennial celebration for Alabama schools. Superintendent Lester Wooten notes several teaching changes across Eva Cotaco Falkville and Danville in the upcoming school year.
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Morgan County
Priceville
Alabama
Lester Wooten
Wooten
Olin Hayes
Speake High School
Cotaco
Grafton Sharp
Billie Stone
Sue Ann Maddox
Eva
Reba Penn
Decatur
Mary Grace Smith
Ellen Hutchinson
Sylacauga
William Collins
Florida
Stainer Hall
Hall
Verda Shoemaker
Jean Morris
Danville
J. L. Johnson
George Nancarrow
Hazlewood High
Falkville
Quentin Hightower
Bertram Morris
Fiorette School
Postwar relief brings milk to Okinawa children
After World War II many Okinawa children had never tasted cow’s milk until relief agencies sent dried powdered milk. Powell and three brothers helped by distributing aid while Miss Service Funeral Home handled burial duties.
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Okinawa
Powell
Miss Service Funeral Home
Athens Chamber Member Drive Reports 40 Members Paid
A partial report from the Athens Chamber of Commerce shows 40 members representing 54 memberships paid for the 1955 56 year. Miss Emalice McWilliams, chamber secretary, notes only one prospects list was touched and portions of several classifications and two miscellaneous lists were reviewed.
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Athens
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Civic Club
Emalice McWilliams
Chamber
Brothers to Face Trial in Double Killing
SELMA May 21 Two brothers go on trial next week on double murder charges from New Year s Eve deaths of two other brothers. Tom Blackwell 27 of Chicago and Mickey Blackwell 20 of Selma are accused after James Chester 29 Selma and Clarence Chester 26 Los Angeles were run over outside a nightclub where a New Year s Eve celebration occurred. Tom allegedly drove the car while Mickey signed a statement admitting the fatal strike. Witnesses say the four brothers fought over a beer inside the club before the victims were killed.
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Selma
Tom Blackwell
Chicago
Mickey Blackwell
Navy
James Chester
Clarence Chester
Los Angeles
Calif
Blanchard McLeod
Chesters
Field Checks Begin On Limestone Cotton Acreage
Limestone county cotton acreage will be measured starting Monday with 22 field reporters and two spot checks assigned by Wallace Steele of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation agency. The county report shows 51,000 acres, with all farms expected measured by July 1 and farmers likely to receive reports about a month after.
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Athens
Limestone County
Wallace Steele
Agricultural Stabilization & Conservation Agency
Steele
Limestone
World Facts Snapshot
The record notes two historical data points: India's average annual income per person is about $54, and Red China's land area is around 4,200,000 square miles. Both figures reflect mid-20th century economic and geographic estimates.
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India
Red China
TB Fighters Seek More Funds For TB Care In Alabama
Alabama Tuberculosis Association officials led by Dr. R K Oliver warn the state faces a space and funding crisis as TB cases rise. Gov Folsom recommends boosting state funding from 2.50 to 3.50 per patient daily, but Alabama has only 850 to 900 TB beds versus higher totals in neighboring states.
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Rex Thomas Montgomery
Alabama Tuberculosis Assn
James E. Folsom
R. K. Oliver
Montgomery
Alabama
Tennessee
Mississippi
Georgia
George Wallace
Clayton
TB Association
Oliver
North Alabama
Two Damage Suits Filed In Circuit Clerk Office
Two damage suits and a garnishment have been filed in Circuit Clerk H Harrison Hill's office. The first suit A H Park versus W L Jackson seeks 200 for a July 2 1954 collision on the Tennessee River Bridge. The second suit William Howard Dutton versus Samuel P Surles seeks 1000 after a collision with a car parked at 716 4th Ave SE. Garnishment by Par Value Loan Co against Reynolds Alley Co seeks 69352 owed by Joseph W Brazelton Jr after default judgment on November 10 1954.
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H. Harrison Hill
A.H. Park
W.L. Jackson
Park
Tennessee River Bridge
William Howard Dutton
Samuel P. Surles
Surles
4Th Ave. SE
Par Value Loan Con
Reynolds Alley
Joseph W. Brazelton
Griggs Infant Rites Held at Bethsadia Church
Final rites for Gerald Wayne Griggs infant son of Mr. and Mrs. A D Griggs were conducted Saturday at Bethsadia Church in Cullman County. Gerald died Friday at 4 15 a m at Cullman Hospital with burial in the adjoining cemetery.
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Cullman
Gerald Wayne Griggs
A. D. Griggs
Vinemont
Bethsadia Church
Gerald
Cullman Hospital
Premier vows Formosa will not bow to Big Four
Chiang Kai-shek's Formosa premier C. K. Yui told 40 foreign and Chinese reporters the island will not accept a cease fire or cede offshore islands and will not be bound by any Big Four agreements touching Nationalist China. He warned no international talks can bind ROC without its participation.
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Spencer Moosa
Taipei
Formosa
C. K. Yui
V. K. Krishna Menon
India
Nehru
New Delhi
Red China
Peiping Radio
Menon
Red
Yui
China
United States
Russia
Great Britain
France
Republic of China
Huntsville May Rise Beyond Chicago in Air Power Pace
Brig. Gen. Royal Hatch Jr. praised Redstone Arsenal and related facilities as top ranks in air power development. He said in Huntsville on Armed Forces Day that a century of rocket and guided missile work there could make the city better known than Chicago, citing Redstone and nearby test sites. He noted Malaya supplies about a third of the world's tin.
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Huntsville
Ala
Redstone Arsenal
Banana River
Fla
White Sands Proving Gound
Royal Hatch Jr
Air National Guard
Mitchell Air Force Base
N.Y
Redstone
Chicago
Hatch
Alabama Air National Guard
Birmingham
Obituary Notice of Local Resident
The deceased is survived by his parents and three brothers and one sister. Moss Service Funeral Home directs arrangements.
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Moss Service Funeral Home
FBI to Probe Death of Civil Rights Leader in Mississippi
Justice Department said the FBI will investigate the death of Rev G W Lee a 51 year old civil rights leader in Belzoni Mississippi found dead in his wrecked car May 7. A coroner's jury said the cause of death was not clear and NAACP claimed he was murdered for urging negroes to register and vote.
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Washington
Justice Department
FBI
Belzoni, Miss
Arthur Caldwell
Department
G. W. Lee
Lee
National Assn. For Advancement of Colored People
Association
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J. C. Johnson
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Soctiom
Karl Malden
Evamarie Saint
Anderson Business College
Norman Albright
Business College
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Athens Chamber
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Candler Cain
Candler
J. Candler Cain
Johnston St
Phi Chi Mu
Phi Sigma Alpha
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Naval R.0.t.c
Chiang
Malaya
City of
Nick Davis
Nick Davis Road
Elmer L. Vinson
Johnston & Wellden
S. Merion St
Athens, Ala
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Xucen
Ano
Crusader Death
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National Geographic Society
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