Chicago Meat Prices Jump 15 Percent in Early Surge
A Chicago butcher and AMI notes explain meat prices have risen sharply with pork and beef costs up compared with a year ago. Supplies at stockyards are down about 10 percent, yet overall meat demand grows as cattle and hogs gain weight on ample winter rains and cheap grain feed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Lane
Chicago
New York
Baltimore
Los Angeles
Adolph M. Hanson
American Meat Institute
AMI
Rules for civilian airways pilots and flight operations
Five provisions govern pilot behavior on civilian airways. Preston notes aircraft use visual rules except at night or bad weather. Military jet trainers avoid civilian airways when changing altitude. Cross country jet flights require flight plans with the Civil Aeronautics Administration. Jet trainer pilots stay off civilian airways during proficiency flights. All operational flights on civilian airways must follow instrument flight rules under CAA control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Civil Aeronautics Administration
CAA
Four Charged With Burglary In Moody Oil Theft Case
Four Decatur youths face burglary charges after allegedly entering Moody Oil Co at 11 NW Cain St through a window and taking three flashlights. Warrants were issued for Boyd Lemley 17 Troy Crane 19 Lakin Lamburt 17 and Billy Crane 17. They admitted trying to enter A and P Supermarket on Johnston St and Grants on Second Ave. They were to be moved from city to county jail this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Moody Oil Co
Cain St
Boyd Lemley
Troy Crane
Lakin Lamburt
Billy Crane
Johnston St
Grant’s
Second Ave
Want Ads Offer Late Classifieds For Sale
Classifieds list two trained Pointer Bird dogs a 13 ft metal boat with trailer and 5 hp motor a 1956 Ford Victoria a 14 ft boat with 16 hp motor a 12 ft boat and trailer a 105 Chev Note Gibson guitar Fender amp Gibson banjo and a 1952 Studebaker Champion with trailer plus contact numbers EL 3 8296 EL 3 2693 SP 3 7147 EL 3 6924 and Collet 092 Please call for details and availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.p
Renee Ee Ae
Market Roundup Prices for Cotton and Livestock
Cotton prices show inch middling at 4.50 and cottonseed at 25.00 per ton. Milk and manufactured dairy products listed, with wood values and acreage notes. Livestock prices include cattle fat steers 26.00, medium stockers 25.00 25.25, calves 25, vealers 29.00 31.00, hogs up to 25 50, barrows and gilts 22.25 22.75, sows about steady 18.00, sheep and spring lambs 21.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
U.S
Wall Street Advances Moderate as Tobacco Shares Lead
Wall Street firms as trading ends with moderate gains led by tobacco issues. Volume around 2.5 million shares, down from Thursday’s 2.95 million, with Lorillard and Reynolds Tobacco showing small gains. Illinois Central, Merck, Radio Corp, Goodyear and Chesapeake & Ohio rose, while bonds declined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
New York
Lorillard
Reynolds Tobacco
Illinois Central
Stock movers at New York trading close mixed results
Market wrap lists gains and losses for numerous issues across industries. Lagging shares include Lowenstein Am Air, Nat Distill Am Tob, Ohio Oil, and Un Carbide, while Du Pont, Ford, Coca Cola, and Westinghouse show notable advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lorillard
Asia
Lou & Nash Allied Strs
Lowenstein Am Air L
Mallory Am Cyan
Monson Am M&fdy
Mont Ward ‘Am Mtrs
Nat Bisc
Nat Dairy Am
T&t
Nat Distill
Tob
N Y Central
Anac Co
Ohio Oil
Pitt Plate G
Ches & Ohio Anace Coca Cola
Reyn Met Coml Solo
Doug Dow du
Pap
Kennecott
West UN Tel
West Loew's
Woolworth
North Alabama live poultry market report
Birmingham AP notes ongoing conditions for broilers and fryers with prices at farms and plants. Report covers 24-4 lb birds, daily kill share estimates, and varying demand as of 10:30 a.m. with percentages for Saturday Sunday and undetermined categories.
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Birmingham
North Alabma
F.o.b
Nashville cattle market sees steady to firm values
AP dispatch from Nashville notes bulk cattle arrivals with 950 to 1000 pound steers at 26.00 and good to choice ranges at 29.00 to 31.50. Utility stock and calves trade around 22.75 to 23.25 with weak to average demand. Lambs quoted 21.56 with primes absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livestock Nashville
U.S
Cotton Futures Rise in Quiet New York Trading
Cotton futures advanced in thin New York trading with late session gains of 5 to 7 cents per bale. July at 36.22, October 36.67 and December 36.78 as prices held firm near session highs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rebels Claim 400 Manila Troops in Fierce North Fight
The Indonesian rebel government says it has killed or forced out over 400 Jakarta troops in a ferocious engagement in the northern region as clashes continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Jakarta
Tene nuns inemale threatened extinction in Seetan area
In Neosho Missouri the Seetan earr at the Society warns that local nuns and a female order face extinction. The city aims to beautify streets with garland flowers and placing garb around public spaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seetan Earr
Society
Neosho
Hospital Dismissals and Admitted Cases at Decatur General
A list from Decatur General Hospital details dismissals and admissions. Dismissed include Cathryn Jane Carstens and infant son Roundtree, Hendon, Gilliland, and several others at addresses in Decatur Athens and Hartselle. Admissions feature Andrew Elliott Johnson, Bobby Allen Estes, Patricia Louise Fortenberry, and multiple named residents of local streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur General Hospital
Little Cathryn Jane Carstens
Ferry St
Euthrea Clay Hendon
Endlam Bivd
L. C. Gilliland
Decatur
Clark Roundtree
Shermar
Local Residents Listed with Addresses in City Directory
The page lists residents and addresses including Master Charles Blackwood at 1817 7th St SE Mrs A M Blankenship at Decatur 2 Mrs Edgar Van White at Decatur Ernest W Edwards at 111 5th Ave NW Harold G Blackwell at Elkmont L T Jones at Trinity Mrs Joe Joseph and infant daughter at 519 W Moulton St Beulah Rainey at 628 Church St NE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvah Terry
11Th Ave
William Bailey Lyle
7Th Ave
William James Hudson
W. Wilson St
Baby
Patricia
Charles Blackwood
7Th St. SE
A. M. Blankenship
Decatur
Edgar van White
Ernest W. Edwards
5Th Ave
Harold G. Blackwell
Elkmont
L. T. Jones
Trinity
Joe Joseph
Local Names and Addresses List From Parcel Notice
A sequence of names and street addresses appears, including Mrs. A. L. Handley at 1040 Jackson St and Mrs. Nancy Hutson at 644 Grant St. Also listed are Mrs. Guy Mathews 2303 Quince Dr, Bobby Buttram 2229 Graham Ave, Miss Brenda Smith Ardmore 2 Tenn, Curtis Hester 917 9th Ave SE, Mrs. John Lee Decatur 2, and Mrs. Orman Haynes and infant daughter Trinity 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Handley
Jackson St
Nancy Hutson
Grant
Brenda Smith
Ardmore
Tenn
Curtis Hester
9Th Ave
John Lee
Decatur
Orman Haynes
Trinity 1
Athens Limestone Hospital Dismissals List
A list of names and ages of individuals dismissed from Athens Limestone Hospital. Includes Mrs. Herman Robinson and infant son Elkmont. Mrs. John B Friend Jr and infant daughter Athens. Mrs. Harold Shirley Stevenson Ala. Mrs. Albert Hemphill and infant daughter Elkmont. Mrs. Robert Williams Athens. and multiple others such as Joyce Jackson Joyce Shoulders Betty Jean Bibbs L Jean Jackson Lee Kennemer Dora Dean Yarbrough Shirley Ann Bell Jewell Dean Coleman Shirley Robinson Charlotte Leslie Aricia Ann Leslie McDade Wilma Pryor Charles Shoulders Leslie Patton Carolyn Nichols Robert Flannagan Lawrence Horton Mildred Shoulders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Robinson
Elkmont
John B. Friend, Jr
Athens
Harold Shirley
Stevenson
Ala
H. L. Morris
Joyce Jackson
David Davis, Jr
John Pryor
Joyce Shoulders
Betty Jean Bibbs
L. Jean Jackson
Lee Kennemer
Dora Dean Yarbrough
Shirley Ann Bell
Jewell Dean Coleman
Shirley Robinson
Charlotte Leslie
Ricia Ann Leslie
McDade
Wilma Pryor
Charles Shoulders
Leslie Patton
Carolyn Nichols
Robert Flannagan
Lawrence Horton
Mildred Shoulders
Lawrence County Hospital Notice Names Several Residents
Court records list multiple individuals associated with Lawrence County Hospital cases including Mollie Smith Hope McCafferty Susan Tucker Daron Owens Charley Watkins Bama Borden Mable Blankenship Charles Crow Willard Smith and Amos Hogan among others from Moulton Town Creek Danville and Courtland. The document appears as an official notice of admissions or registrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mable Blankenship
Moulton
Charles M. Crow
Willard Smith
Amos Hogan
Danville
Concert at Decatur High School DHS Tonight
The Decatur High School concert band and choruses perform in the school auditorium at 7 30. Choruses feature performers Jimmy McMur trie Jim Marshall Tommy Burns Shirley Lonas Judy Hem minghaus Vina Haffner Howell Holland Suzanne Filler Pam Whitt. Alma Mater farewell leads to intermission then band plays Wagner Lohengrin Caprice Italien Tschaikowsky Nobles of the Mystic Shrine Sousa Eagle Squadron and The Stars and Stripes Forever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur High School
DHS
Jimmy McMurtrie
Jim Marshall
Tommy Burns
Shirley Lonas
Judy Hemminghaus
Vina Haffner
Howell Holland
Suzanne Filler
Pam Whitt
R. Wagner
Tschaikowsky
Sousa
Kenneth J. Alford
Leighton Auto Collision Claims Two Killed One Hurt
Carl Moore aged 57 of Mount Hope died when his car collided with a vehicle driven by Mary Etta Looney of Leighton Rt. 2. Looney is in critical condition and Bonnie Gay Looney, 13, is in poor condition at Colbert County Hospital.
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Leighton
Ala.p
Carl Moore
Mount Hope
Highway Patrol
Moore
Mary Etta Looney
Leighton Rt. 2
Looney
Bonnie Gay Looney
Colbert County Hospital
Woman Escapes After Ruse In Bank Robbery Incident
Mrs. Martin and Shinn pursued a fleeing green Plymouth believed to be involved in a ruse to abduct a woman identified as Betty Graham. The target woman was not molested, and the vehicle was seen on US highways 31 and 91 before fleeing. The bank robbery earlier this year yielded $1662.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Martin
City
Federal Savings and Loan Assn
Lightfoot Warns Kiwanis on Highway Killers and Safe Driving
A. B. Lightfoot safety education officer for the Decatur district outlines the five highway killers in order: speed, drinking drivers, running stop signs, and following too close. He warns of a holiday rise in deaths with Memorial Day to Labor Day and emphasizes proper stopping distances and the dangers of alcohol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Lightfoot
Decatur
Highway Patrol
Lightfoot
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Alabama
Oil Blaze Kills Two at Signal Hill Refinery
In Long Beach California a major oil refinery fire trapped two workers amid burning oil and gasoline. Fire crews fought the blaze overnight with a threatened 860000 gallon tetraethyl lead tank risk, water pressure failed, wells exhausted, and authorities warning of area evacuations if the tank bursts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Calif
Signal Hill
Two Hurt In City Crash On Danville Road
Police report two drivers injured in a two car collision on Danville Road at Eleanor Drive early today. Robbie Buttram, 23, and Joseph Edward Gulley, 21, suffered cuts, bruises and broken teeth. Buttram charged with reckless driving and no license. Buttram admitted to Baugh-Wiley-Smith Clinic. Gulley taken to Decatur General.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Eleanor Dr
Robbie Buttram
Graham Ave
Joseph Edward Gulley
Decature
Buttram
Gulley
Baugh-Wiley-Smith
Decatur General
West Central Girl Scouts Hold Season Finale Meeting
West Central Neighborhood Girl Scout Association held its final meeting at Gordon-Bibb Elementary School. About 350 Brownies Scouts and parents attended a family dinner followed by a Court of Awards and Fly-up ceremony in the auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Central Neighborhood Girl Scout Assn
Gordon-Bibb
B. O. Stinnet
Tennessee Valley Girl Scout Board
John Chenault
Roy Wymbs
Roy Sudhoff
H. B. Norwood
Wanda Harris
E. J. Austin
J. E. Thrasher
Joe Goebel
Howell
Charles
Garland Roberts
Barbara Hutcheson
Harold Hull
Mary Louise Wymbs
Wymbs
Pat Lee
Janet Speegle
Gail Speegle
Donna Roper
Alice Adele Chenault
Gretchen Craig
Barbara Caldwell
Kathy Leonard
Judy Sudhoff
Linda Edwards
Mary Frances Roberts
Wallace Patterson Plans Tour And Campaign Pitches
Wallace Patterson planned a handshaking tour of Marshall County with a Friday Albertville speech at an Alabama Poultry Producers Association meeting. He bid for farm votes Thursday alongside Wallace and Patterson, while the attorney general urged farmers profits and fair prices from Birmingham. Patterson proposed an immediate gas tax refund system with a simple invoice method to speed rebates at purchase time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patterson
Marshall County
Albertville
Alabama Poultry Producers Assn
Madison County
Huntsville
Wallace
Birmingham
Alabama
State Farm Leader Self Honored Before Retirement
Decatur Alabama May 23 LeRoy L Self long time state farm leader and his wife Ann were honored at a farewell banquet ahead of his retirement from the API Extension Service on June 30 In attendance were 53 county and assistant agents from 16 North Alabama counties praising Selfs contributions to agricultural progress Since 1924 Self helped form the states first one var iety cotton association in Etowah County and his programs with TVA promoted fertilizer use livestock farming and cotton quality improvements benefiting regional income
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Decatur
Ala
LeRoy L. Self
Ann
API Extension Service
North Alabama
Self
District 1
API
St. Clair
Etowah
Coats Bend
TVA
Trinity lunchroom serves meat loaf and sides to 493 students
Athens menu included meat loaf turnip greens corn hot rolls milk and ice cream with options of bologna sandwich or meat loaf and macaroni and cheese or corn. Health Dept failed to obtain samples as portions disappeared. 493 students in grades seven to twelve ate there. many hospital admissions and treatments followed among a long list of named students and relatives.
Preacher Dr. Jesse Rogers to headline Shady Grove services
District Diary reports Dr. Jesse Rogers will preach at Shady Grove Baptist Church Sunday with morning service at 11 o clock and evening service at 8 30. A Priceville pre school clinic is set for Monday at 9 a m at Priceville school with parents urged to attend. Miss Gladys Moses Morgan County Schools supervisor will speak with parents and a Health Dept nurse will attend. Athens notes say Prince Smith of Ath ens 2 was treated for a broken ankle and discharged from Athens Limestone Hospital yesterday likely from a tractor accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neel
Jesse Rogers
Shady Grove Baptist Church
Priceville
Gladys Moses
Morgan County
Health Dept
Mary Culbreath
Athens
Prince Smith
Athens 2
Athens- Limestone
Smith
AP editor Kovacic dies at 46 in Washington
Donald G. Kovacic news editor for the Associated Press Washington bureau died today at age 46 from liver cancer. His death marks a loss for the AP bureau and its readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Donald G. Kovacic
The
Associated Press
Cole Porter’s Harvards That Shaped a Song Classic
Cole Porter enrolled at Harvard Law School for one term before transferring to the Harvard School of Music, shaping his dual career in law and music within the university system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cole Porter
Harvard Law School
Harvard School of Music
Local Collision, Court Actions Note City Roundup
A car driven by William B. Garnett and a station wagon driven by Sara S. Hutchinson collided in the 200 block of Grant Street yesterday after 5 PM. City court saw cases for overparking, intoxicated on a public street, and double parking. Building permits issued include seven rooms for R D Williams, add two rooms for James Bloodworth, and five rooms for W A Glenn. Douglas Coffey awarded 1000 dollars damages after a May highway collision with Pleas Hagen Pope, with six weeks off work. Condemnation actions filed by Decatur Housing Authority affecting Isbell and Hill properties. Decatur Curb Market items listed for Saturday sale. Mrs. B R Ross has returned from St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Garnett
Sixth Ave
Sara S. Hutchinson
Jackson St
Grant St
Garnett
R. D. Williams
Discone Ave
James Bloodworth
Olive St
W. A. Glenn
Spring St. SW
Douglas Coffey
W. H. Long
Coffey
Highway 31
Hagen Pope
W. H. Isbell
S. A. Hill Et al
Decatur Housing Authority
Isbell
Church St.Eighth Ave
East Acres
Phenix City Lottery Probe Amid Racket Rumors
Reporter and photographer visit Phenix City to check claims of a renewed numbers operation. A Navy veteran and two Montgomery women bought tickets from a local grocer, who said the scene was hot and warned to return later. Mayor Coulter denies gambling. city detective Big Bill oversees the inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Advertiser
Montgomery
Big Bill
Coulter
Phenix City
Mrs Evy Bridges Rites Saturday
Mrs Evy Bridges 78 of Athens 5 died Thursday at 9 15 am in Athens Limestone Hospital Funeral services set for Saturday at 3 pm CST at Mt Carmel Church of Christ with Minister E F Bullington Burial at Cement cemetery Spry Funeral Home of Athens in charge Surviving are one son Nick Bridges seven daughters and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren The body will lie in state at the church Saturday from 2 to 3 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Evy Bridges
Athens 5
Athens-Limestone
Mt. Carmel Church of Christ
E. F. Bullington
Cement Cemetery
Spry Funeral Home
Nick Bridges
M. C. Nichols
J. C. Chittam
Elois Elledge
Hazel Green
Ala
Ray
Middletown
N. Y
Billions
Sede Newton
Anderson
Edgar’ Newton
Rogersville
Eisenhower reports near billion in aid shipped overseas
President Eisenhower told Congress that about 1 billion dollars in weapons and military equipment were sent to overseas allies in the last six months of 1957, bringing total military aid since 1950 to 17 billion. About 45 percent went to the Far East, 30 percent to Europe, with other areas receiving the rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Far East
United States
South Korea
Formosa
Turkey
Viet Nam
India
Blue Nile
Ethiopia
Afghanistan
Sudan
Nepal
Panama City Strife Grips Capital as Bus Strike Sparks Riots
Traffic chaos paralyzed downtown Panama City with barricades of garbage cans, shattered windows, overturned cars, and smashed traffic lights. Canal Zone police kept clashes from spreading into the U.S.-controlled area while passengers were guided to hotels by station wagons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama City
Panama Canal Zone
Panama
Canal Zone
Colon
Caribbean
Samuel E. Rigel Rites Saturday
Samuel Edward Rigel 73 died at his Athens residence after a long illness. Funeral services will be at 4 p m Saturday at Sardis Springs Baptist Church with burial in Johnson Cemetery. Rev. Eugene Steelman and Rev. Howard L. Benson will officiate. McConnell directing. He lies in state at the church from 3 p m until service time. Survivors include seven daughters, two sons, one brother, one sister, one half brother, 21 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Samuel Edward Rigel
Sardis Springs Baptist Church
Johnson Cemetery
Eugene Steelman
Howard L. Benson
McConnell
James Cole
Paul Sims
Decatur
W. A. Farrer
Shreveport
J. D. Carter
Johns
Scott
Columbus
Miss
Lonnie Weaver
James Jones
Fayetteville
N. C
Millard Rigel
Malcolm Rigel
Sheffield
Ala
A. L. Rigel
Lima
Ohio
Rilla Hobbs
Ensley
Roy McCurdy
Cridersville
Ex Parte Gayland Eubank Minor Disability Removal Notice
Morgan County Court of Morgan County Alabama Equity case to remove disabilities of non age for Gayland Eubank a minor. Guardian A C Bennett filed petition May 23 1958 set for hearing June 12 1958 at 10:00 AM before Judge W H Long in his chambers. Objections may be filed. Bryan McAfee register. May 23 29 June 5 1958.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gayland Eubank
A. C. Bennett
Morgan County Court
Morgan County
Alabama
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Studeboxer
Decatur Markets
Paul Muhaluk
Bobby Allen Estes
8Th Ave
Bank Street
Guy Mathews
Bobby Buttram
Athens Limestone Hospital
Admissions
Albert Hemphill
Robert Williams
Lawrence County Hospital
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Mr. Hope
Charlie McCafferty
Courtland
Smissals
Ine Tucker
Susan Tucker
Daron Owens
Hillsboro
Charley B. Watkins
Bama Borden
Town Creek
DHS Tonight
Kiwanis Club
West Central Girl Scouts
State Farm
Robert Lee Maxwell
Tommy Wilson
Rosie McDade
Patricia Ann Leslie
Nellie Kennemer
Gerald Dean Coleman
Charles Wilson
George Edward Wilson
Paton Leslie
Brenda Yvonne Smith
Laura Jean Jackson
Viola Griffis
Emma Mayberry
Bobby Bell
Billy Mills
Nathaniel Malone
Robert Malone
Shirley Malone
Wallace Malone
Clarence Nichols
Henry Bridgeforth
Bobby Burroughs
Marie Clark
Neal Hicks
Louise Griffith
Curtis Harris
Margaret Jackson
Ruth Jackson
Bartheal Petty
Almeta Vance
Ricardo Bell
Earlene Yarbrough
Rlinale
Decatur Curb Market
B R. Ross
Johnston St. SE
St. Louis
Mrs. Evy Bridges
Samuel E. Rigel
Bryan McAfee
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