Abernathy Criticizes Kennedy Over Montgomery Disorder
Rev. Ralph D. Abernathy of Montgomery says he is disappointed in President Kennedy’s handling of racial strife in Montgomery. He questions federal troops and criticizes National Guard deployment, noting marshals left Montgomery and alleging some guardsmen may be Ku Klux Klan members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Montgomery
Ala
Kennedy
Ralph D. Abernathy
Brooklyn
Montgomery Improvement Association
New York Journal-American
Abernathy
Alabama
Kennedy urges space lead and military build-up in new policy
President Kennedy outlines a bold program calling for a reorganization of military power, increased Marine strength, and robust guerrilla style warfare readiness. He asserts a decisive United States role in space, seeking 679 million dollars in new space funds including 531 million for the moon project and roughly 535 million in new foreign aid, half military half economic, plus a 250 million contingency reserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Corps
Soviet Union
Kennedy
Lawrence County Leases Two Offices in Courthouse Annex
The Lawrence County Board of Revenue leased two offices in the courthouse annex to the City of Moulton to house a new public library. The board also hired R. L. Almon as attorney to assist with a county refinancing program. Board Chairman C. C. McWhorter presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Lawrence County Board of Revenue
Earle Proctor
R. L. Almon
C. C. McWhorter
Market Report From Farm Commodities and Livestock
Prices listed for corn oats wheat soybeans and poultry wheat. cattle and calves steady with variations for cutters stockers and feeders. hogs active with bulk sales and barrow gilt ranges noted. Location and date not specified in readable text.
Wall Street Mixed Moves Face Early Losses On Dow Dip
Moderate market recovery eased by weakness in AT&T Du Pont and General Motors. The AP average at noon held at 249.50 with industrials up, rails down, utilities also down. Dow stood 695.10, down 1.42 as bonds showed mixed results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Telephone
du Pont
General Motors
Associated Press
Kennedy
Congress
At&t
American Airlines
American Machine & Foundry
McDonnell Aircraft
Avenet Electronics
Douglas Aircraft
U.S
Stocks Mixed on Gulf Oil and Coca Cola Leads
New York AP stocks show mixed results with Gulf Oil and Coca Cola among notable performers. Industrials like Am Can and Bethlehem Steel display gains, while areas such as Auto and Tech names show varied percentages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Greyhound
Gulf Oil
Acme Steel
Hercules
Allis Chai
Paper Am Air L
Baker
Saiser
Am Can
Ligg & My Am
Air
T&t
Lorillard Am
Macy Anac
Martin Cio
Masonite Co
Merr Ch
Caan
Rohm & H Crue
RC Cola Delta Air
Regis P
Seab
Dow Chemical
ySears
Roeb du Pont
Sinclair East Air L
Socony Kod
Sou
el Auto
Sperry
Eversharp Wi_Ltd
Whit
Oi Cal Firestone
Texaco
Dair
Elec
US Steel
West Auto Sgeneseo
West UN Tel Ga Pac Cp
Westy
Elec Goodrich
Winn Dixie Goodyear
Woolworth Ma A
Nashville Livestock Prices Mixed on Limited Supplies
Cattle and calves at 50 with a steady tone amid a small supply. Prices show cutters around 13.25 to 14.00 and stocker and feeder steers near 23.50 for 600 lb. vealers fetch 26.00 to 27.50. Lambs and sheep steady with spring lambs 18.00 to 19.00 for 85 to 100 lb and older crops at 14.00. Ewes at 5.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Broilers and Fryers Market Update
Buyers pay prices generally 1 cent lower with ample to excessive supply. Ready-to-cook demand fair to good. Plants mostly at capacity. payments for delivered broilers and fryers about 4 to 1 cent above farm prices. Estimated slaughter today 698,200 head, up from 607,800 last Thursday. Prices at farms 12 to 15 cents per pound for 2 lb broilers and fryers on 707,300 head.
Second Teams Meet On Laos Conference Progress
Second string delegates at the Laos conference discussed motions but made little headway. Chen Yi spoke for China while Gromyko left, signaling stalled talks until Kennedy and Khrushchev meet in Vienna on June 3 and 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Laos
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Andrei Gromyko
Chen Yi
China
Gromyko
U.S
Dean Rusk
Khrushcheva
Vienna
Freedom Riders Tension Grows Across States
Rev James Lawson leads protest group in Nashville denouncing violent breakdowns while Kennedy urges cooling off as arrests rise. U S marshals prepare at Maxwell AFB for potential dispatch to Mississippi amid rising unrest. Governors Patterson and Barnett react cautiously as congressional bills seek to curb Freedom Rides.
Open House Honors Miss Shirley Jenkins Bride to Be
Somerville Methodist Church hosts an open house at Somerville Elementary School on Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. The event honors Miss Shirley Jenkins, fiancée of Rev. Dan Kilgore, pastor of the church and principal of the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerville
Somerville Methodist Church
Shirley Jenkins
Dan Kilgore
Dairy Herd Improvement Testing Meeting Planned Tonight
Dairymen from Morgan Limestone Lawrence and Lauderdale counties are invited to a 7:30 PM meeting at Athens City Hall to discuss a Dairy Herd Improvement Testing program. Morgan County Agent Charles Rutledge says the program may become a reality with support from Sam Jones of Auburn University Extension Dairy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Morgan
Limestone
Lawrence
Lauderdale
Morgan County
Charles Rutledge
Sam Jones
Auburn University
Kennedy peace plan may trigger new airline labor strike
President Kennedy faces a potential walkout as two study groups advise a labor peace formula in the delay of cockpit job rights. The panels assess the February six day strike involving Pan American Trans World American Eastern National Western Flying Tigers and Northwest Airlines and the flight engineers union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kennedy
White House
Congress
Federal Aviation
Najeeb Halaby
Pan American
Trans World
Building permits issued and thefts reported in Willo area
Two building permits were issued on Wednesday. P A Irwin received approval for Kings Memorial Methodist Church at the southeast corner of McCartney and Lafayette, with damp service gas heating and interior remodel for 6000 dollars. O M Hutcheson Sr was approved for kitchen and bathroom rework, porch rebuild, and half roof replacement at 1325 5th Ave SE for 3000 dollars. Ignition keys were stolen from four Willo Products Co vehicles in the lot on First Ave SW. vehicles listed include Roy Hendrix 1948 Willis Jeep Bud Hagamaker 1951 Pontiac Willard Alexander 1952 Studebaker and Clyde Hill 1960 Chevrolet. Events note two historical dates: Emerson born 1803 and Ruth’s 714th home run in 1935. Joe Stimson of Decatur named for Theta Chi Delta Chemistry award at Birmingham Southern College.
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P. A. Irwin
Kings Memorial Methodist Church
McCartney and
Lafayette St. NW
O. M. Hutcheson Sr
5Th Ave. SE
Willo Products Co
1St Ave
Roy Hendrix
Willis Jeep
Bud Hagamaker
Pontiac
Willardlexander
Studebaker
Clyde Hill
Chevrolet
Willo
Joe Stimson
Decatur
Theta Chi Delta
Birmingham Southern College
Deaths Mrs Lorainne Witt Akers Dies at 60
Mrs Lorainne Witt Akers aged 60 of 2005 Locust Street died Friday at 12 56 p m in a local hospital. Funeral services set for Friday at 10 a m at Brown Funeral Home Chapel with burial in City Cemetery. Survivors include husband John T Akers sister Mrs Wallace Greene Nashville.
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Lorainne Witt Akers
Locust St
Brown Funeral Home
Brown
John T. Akers
Wallace Greene
Nashville
Funeral services set for Robert A. Brown at New Friendship Cemetery
Robert A. Brown 78 died Friday at 11 38 p m in a local hospital. Funeral at 2 p m at Brown Home Funeral will be in New Friendship Cemetery. Survivors include daughter Mildred Carter Norcross Georgia. sons Clifton Brown Somerville and Robert Brown atur. two grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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Robert Albert Brown
Decature
Brown
New Friendship Cemetery
Mildred Carter
Norcross
Clifton Brown
Somerville
Robert Brown
Atur
John W. Osborn Obituary Notice
John W. Osborn, 63, of Somerville, died today at 7 a.m. at his home. The West Point Church service will be held at 3 p.m. conducted by Rev. Wilbur Smallwood. Burial follows at West Point Cemetery directed by Peck. Survived by wife Verna, daughter Bonnie Raye Howard of Dothan, three grandchildren, step-mother Mrs. C. C. Osborn of Madison, and brother B. D. Atkinson of Madison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
John W. Osborn
Somerville
West Point
Wilbur Smallwood
Peck
Verna Osborn
Bonnie Raye Howard
Dothan
C. C. Osborn
Madison
B. D. Atkinson
Andrews cross examination reveals alleged assault details
The witness described Carolyn Jett and others pressing her to join Douglas Wigginton. They allegedly visited Norrell's Cafe, moved in and out of seats, and returned to her home before driving to an orchard area. Knighten allegedly forced her to lie in the back seat as she asserted resistance. She reported the incident to family and a doctor after Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn’ Jett
Enhighton
Douglas Wigginton
Carolyn
George Johnson
Norrell
Wigginton
Wayne
Wiggington
Police Officials Face Hearings on Injunction Request
Federal court in Montgomery will hear the Justice Department bid to bar Montgomery and Birmingham police from interfering with the Freedom Riders interstate movement. Named are Montgomery Police Commissioner L B Sullivan and Chief G J Ruppenthal and Birmingham Commissioner Eugene Connor and Chief James Moore.
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Montgomery
Birmingham
U.S. Dist
Frank M. Johnson, Jr
Justice Department
Freedom Riders
L. B. Sullivan
G. J. Ruppenthal
Eugene Connor
James Moore
Sullivan
Moore
Ruppenthal
Connor
Claude Henley
Johnson
Henley
Police Department
Barn Owl Scares Woman in Early Morning Garden
Mrs. H A Golden of Austin Street reported a barn owl intruding in her yard at 5 30 AM. The bird, described as ferocious with a heart shaped face and snapping beak, appeared injured and sought shelter under a car before dying after two fits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Golden
Austin St
Mrs. Golden
Hugh
Navy Jets Set Record Across Nation
Three Navy jet fighters broke the transcontinental air record, piloted by Lt. Richard F. Gordon of Seattle. The fastest plane completed the coast-to-coast flight in 2 hours 47 minutes at an average speed of 871.38 miles per hour, beating the old record of 3 hours 7 minutes 44 seconds set in 1957 by Air Force Lt. Gustav B. Klatt.
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New York
Richard F. Gordon
Seattle
Wash
Air Force
Gustav B. Klatt
Notice of Dismissals and Residents Listed
A list of hospital dismissals and resident addresses appears, naming Mrs. Thomas Bogle in Decatur Mrs. E C Anderson at 430 Johnston St Mrs. Robert L Parsons at 1603 Jackson St Mr William Little at 2709 Beeline Highway and others including Patricia Owens Daniel Fowler Palma Joyce Edmundson Hrobert Eaton Susie Banks and Carol Denise Medders. The items include infant daughter Falkville and addresses across Decatur Hartselle Addison Mount Hope and surrounding areas.
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Thomas Bogle
Decatur
E. C. Anderson
Johnston St
Robert L. Parsons
Jackson St
William Little
Beeline Highway
Patricia Owens
Hezzie L. Jackson
Beech St
Daniel Fowler
Somerville
Palma Joyce Edmundson
Hartselle
Claude E. McRight
Roy Lee Privett
Judy Ann Lott
Addison
Artis M. Kritner
Falkville
Samuel Alexanderam
12Th Ave
Hrobert J. Eaton
Local Addresses Listed For Saint Miss Joan Stewart Objections
A ledger-like listing names numerous residents with street addresses including 1804 Locust 435 E. Moulton 2119 Clara 301 Gordon 908 Canal Decatur and Falkville Trinity Decatur Decatur with spouses and infant references. The items resemble a community notice or directory fragment without narrative context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Whitmire
Bank Street Admissions List Summary
Admission entries list individuals and relatives with addresses in Trinity and Danville. Names include Clarence Worley Jr, Judy Keenum, and Harold Fagan, with Mrs Ed Namie, Mrs W H Jackson, and Mrs Maurice Reed noted alongside infants. The item reads like a registrar or attendance roster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank Street Admissions
Clarence Worley Jr
Betty
Ed Namie
12Th Ave
Judy Keenum
Trinity
W. H. Jackson
Danville
Maurice Reed
Bobby Hamilton
7Th Ave
Harold Fagan
Obituary List for Cullman and Surrounding Areas
A compiled notice lists residents including Mrs Elwin R Robinson Cullman Mrs George Stiefelmeyer Cullman Mrs Paul Griffine Blountsville Mrs Lecil N Smith Vinemont Mrs M M Jones Cullman 10 Mrs John D Hardeman Cullman 6 Mrs Floyd Therman Collins Hanceville 1 Miss Virginia Eddleman Vine mont 3 Mrs Kenneth E Reid Garden City Mrs Melvin D Williams Arkadelphia Mrs William C Bates Eva 1 Roscoe Estes Cullman 7 Mrs Julian Bartlett Baileyton Russell N Bean Cullman Carl Marlow Cullman Mrs Troy G Lovell Cullman Mrs Robert Morgan Falkville Mrs Savanah West Hanceville Mrs Robert N Nix Cullman Mrs Williford J Devore Cullman 2 Odis A Garden Cullman 1
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwin R. Robinson
Cullman
George Stiefelmeyer
Paul Griffine
Blountsville
M. M. Jones
John D. Hardeman
Floyd Therman Collins
Hanceville
Virginia Eddleman
Vinemont
Kenneth E. Reid
Garden City
Melvin D. Williams
Arkedelphia
William C. Bates
Eva
Roscoe Estes
Julian Bartlett
Baileyton
Russell N. Bean
Carl Marlow
Troy G. Lovell
Robert Morgan
Falkville
Local names listed for Athens and surrounding towns
The list shows individuals connected to Athens including Dwight Presswell and Mearl Smith, with several residents from Tanner Madison Elkmont and Elkmont. The entries include a mix of male and female names with numbers that may denote ages or counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight Presswell
Athens
Mearl Smith
Reba Sims
Tanner
Woodrow Haggard
Giant Network Supports Freedom Riders Convoy
A broad network of state and federal law enforcement linked by radio backed the Freedom Riders caravan from Montgomery Alabama to Jackson Mississippi. Alabama and Mississippi highway police, a coordinating plane, and a Maxwell Air Force Base base radio link kept the convoy in contact with Deputy Attorney General Byron White and the Justice Department for potential emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Freedom Riders
Montgomery
Ala
Jackson
Miss
Justice Department
Alabama
Mississippi State Line
Mississippi
Byron White
Maxwell Air Force Base
White
Racial Briefs From Across the South Include ICC Probes
The Interstate Commerce Commission investigates racial discrimination at Mobile and Birmingham bus stations and notes a May 16 complaint about a January incident in Birmingham. In Birmingham, three men linked to the May 14 Trailways riot face postposed trials set for June 8. At Tennessee A&I University a freshman and 12 others who rode from Montgomery may take exams later this week as approved by President Davis.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mobile
Birmingham
ICC
J. L. Leflore
Leflore
Montgomery
Montgomery Greyhound
Trailways
Recorder's Court
Jesse Thomas Faggard
Jesse Oliver Faggard
Alton
Melvin Dove
Vandiver
Nashville, Tenn
Tennessee A&i University
Freedom Riders
Ala
Carl Bush
A&i
W.S. Davis
Davis
Memorial Day Traffic Toll May Reach Hundred
The National Safety Council estimated up to 100 people might be killed in traffic over the Memorial Day holiday. The 30 hour window runs from 6 p.m. Monday to midnight Tuesday, with past figures showing a 15 year high of 109 in 1956 and a low of 81 in 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Safety Council
Canada and Japan Top America Export Customers
Canada leads U S exports followed by Japan as the nation’s strongest trading partners. The emphasis highlights the order of demand from North American and Asian markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Canada
Japan
Daughters Born to Local Families on May 23
Mr and Mrs John Hardeman Cullman 6 welcomed a daughter at Cullman Hospital on May 23. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Reid Garden City welcomed a daughter on May 23.
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Nesday
Decatur General Hospital
John Hardeman
Cullman
Cullman Hospital
Kenneth Reid
Garden City
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JFK
City
5Th Ave
8Th Ave
10Th St. S
Danville Rd
Xecatur Markets
Wall Street
WEW York
James Lawson
U. S
Edwin O. Guthman
John Patterson
Patterson
Ross Barnett
Barnett
National Guard and
Highway Patrol
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Senate
Tridel
Franklin
Wesley Bostick
Red Bay
Athens College
Nazarethan
Norman Walker
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Babe Ruth
Lorainne Akers
Robert A. Brown
Andrews
Barn Owl
Navy
Decatur General Admissions
R Dea
Susie Banks
Carol Denise Medders
6Th Ave
Horace Smith
Mount Hope
Joan Stewart
Virginia Carter
Luther Sherrill
Cullman Admissions
Lecil N. Smith
Savanah West
Robert N. Nix
Williford J. Devore
Odis A. Garden
Athens Limestone
Birdie Whitworth
Dennis Scott
Eva Crawford
Mary Baker
Bessie Jackson
Elkmont
Josie Tucker
Reba McBay
Doris Lovell
Eee
Mattles
Mrs. Hezzie Jackson
1603
Beech St. SE
Giant
Ie Oema
Aecater
Buschs
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