Lunch Workers To Attend Annual School Workshop
Twenty eight Morgan County workers will attend the annual school lunch workshop June 3 7 at Florence State Teachers College. Mrs Merle B Donaldson Morgan County lunch supervisor will teach Management and Record Keeping. Roy T Alverson and Dr E B Norton will address the group. Attendees include Mrs Myrtie Barnett Mrs Sarah Bodley Mrs Viola Bodley Miss Ruth Compton and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Florence State Teachers College
Merle B. Donaldson
Roy T. Alverson
E. B. Norton
FSTC
Myrtie Barnett
Sarah Bodley
Viola Bodley
Ruth Compton
J. M. Copeland
Essie Dinsmore
Lorene Dutton
Minnie French
Gertrude Free
Dorothy Fowler
Edith Harvey
Aileen Hobby
Laura Johnson
Ona Dobnson
Emma Lindsey
Haiti in Civil War Mood as Cantave Seizes Power
In Port au Prince Cantave ousted the seven man executive council backing DeJoie and Fignole to stop anarchy. Cantave's force attempted to install Col. Armand as president amid a protracted feuding among 10 presidential candidates and a 5500-strong army. Gunfire erupted as police and troops clashed with strikebound factions across the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Au Prince
Sen
Louis DeJoie
Haiti
Paul Magloire
DeJoie
Daniel Fignole
Cantave
Shot Heard Near Owens Home Sparks Vehicle Search
The Owens home west of Moulton on Highway 24 was struck by a bullet as a boy Flynn Owens, 10, saw a truck with five or six large legs speed past. Lawmen and highway patrol searched the area for the vehicle but found no trace. A motive remained unclear. Sheriff Smith noted the family had enemies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owens
Moulton
Highway 24
Lawrence
Vnn
Franklin Nty
Floyd Smith
Flynn
Smith
Burqa Identity and Living Arrangements Noted
A fragment mentions Muslim women in Pakistan wearing burqas to cover faces and figures and references a two room furnished angriment phrase, signaling an unclear, damaged report with limited context and no identifiable events or speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pakistan
Community notes and local visits in Decatur area
Local visitors include Mrs. W C Van Dyke and family plus Mrs. R H Sheldon from Brockton Mass visiting Mrs M E Woodward in Decatur General Hospital. Firefighters responded to a stove fire at Spencer Hicks apartments. Morgan County board of revenue holds a 10 a m meeting. Vacation Bible School starts June 3 at Belview Baptist Church. Rehearsals for Arsenic and Old Lace underway. Knight's Grocery owner Clifford Knight rushed to hospital after fainting at the Bee Line Highway store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. van Dyke
Michael and
Bruce
R. H. Sheldon
Brockton
Mass
M. E. Woodward
Davis St
Decatur General Hospital
Decatur Little Theatre
American Legion and Auxiliary Home
Bank St
Little Theatre
The
Legion Home
Jerry Comer
Clifford Knight
Knight's Grocery
Bee Line
Rioters Attack Embassy as U.S. Staff Seek Shelter
Six men and two girls inside the embassy describe waves of rioters smashing furniture, throwing documents, and attacking the two story building. Police rescued the Americans as 20 000 to 30 000 demonstrators besieged the Central Police Station seeking release of arrested students. Chinese casualties: one rioter killed, eight injured. police injuries: twenty four with two serious. Red China uses the event as propaganda against the United States and Chiang Kai shek’s regime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red China
Peiping
Formosa
Chiang
Austinville Class Holds Reunion Here
The 1943 Austinville High School graduating class held a barbecue supper at Woodall's Bar-B-Q on Old Moulton Rd. Gertrude Aday Wells, class president, presided at the business session and the group voted to meet June 14 next year. Freeda Higdon Pressnell was elected secretary for the next event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austinville High School
Woodall's
Moulton Rd
Lera Teague
Floyd Landers
Gertrude Aday Wells
Freeda Higdon Pressnell
M. H. White
David
Sherry
Don
Charles D. Smith
Rich
Van
Mildred Tant
Mary
Lawrence Presswell
Randy
Ewell Russell
Leon Braswell
John
James E. Duncan
Limestone bills seek sheriff pay boost and school tax plan
A proposed Dement measure would raise the sheriff and deputy salaries under a fee system while the circuit clerk remains at 5400 yearly. A county school tax bill would add a one cent gross receipts tax for schools, in addition to Athens city tax, with no referendum. Other bills include raising school bus driver pay, teacher workshops, renaming Fort Shelby Fletcher, and naming Elk River bridge Grisham Bridge with markers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dement
Athens
Limestone
Fort Shelby Fletcher
James G. Dement
Elk River
Elk River Mills
Grisham
Board of Revenue
Kid Gavilan Draws Record Crowds Across Tour
At 31 the Cuban welterweight still roams the world drawing crowds and controversy. He trains in Summit for a June 17 return bout with Vince Martinez at Roosevelt Stadium Jersey City after a close Newark decision Martinez won 6-3-1. Gavilan vows to win big this time and end hometown decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray Rose
N. J
Kid Gavilan
Reed
Camaguey
Cuba
Vince Martinez
Jersey City
Roosevelt Stadium
Martinez
Newark
Gavilan
Boston
Miami
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
del Flanagan
Minnesota
Buenos Aires
Montevideo
London
Paris
Havana
Local families attend social gathering in Decatur and nearby towns
The list of attendees includes Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Daniel and daughters of Decatur, Dr. and Mrs. Everett Wells of Hopkinsville Kentucky, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Morris with Harolyn and Ginger of Hartselle, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sanderson with Billy and Jimmy of Athens, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. King of Falkville, Miss Lera Teague of Hartselle, and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Landers with their daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Daniel
Decatur
Everett Wells
Hopkinsville
Harold Morris
Harolyn
Ginger
Hartselle
Charles Sanderson
Billy
Jimmy
Athens
W. M. King
Falkville
Lera Teague
Floyd Landers
Hospitals and residents listed with addresses and names
A list of individuals and families with street addresses in Decatur Athens and surrounding areas. Names include William L. Matthews Georgia Wallace Pitts Johnny Carter and others plus infants and spouses. The compilation cites multiple street addresses and neighborhoods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Matthews
Riverview
Georgia Wallace Pitts
Decatur
William Jack Pitts
Charlotte Joyce Smith
Prospect
Johnny Carter
Athens
Howard Boylan
Sherman St
Floyd Cross
Wheeler
Doughard E. Hargrove
E. Moulton
Timothy Lane Tanksley
Trinity
Eulas Grant Oliver
Locust St
Hospital Admissions and Discharges Summary
Admissions include Mrs. Aaron Sprinkle Town Creek 3 Clarence Conner Town Creek 3 and Mrs. Russell Prater Danville 2. Discharges note J. W. Long Decatur 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron Sprinkle
Town Creek
Clarence Conner
Russell Prater
Danville
J. W. Long
Decatur
Dismissals at Athens Limestone Hospital
List of discharged patients includes Babe Blankenship and Mrs. Bobby Higgins both of Athens and several others from Athens and Elkmont. Names listed include Mrs. Robert L. Malone Mrs. Dock Webb Mrs. Gary Barnes and daughter Della Maples Claud Marks and Philip Anthony Pack with varying discharge dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babe Blankenship
Athens
Bobby Higgins
Robert L. Malone
Dock Webb
Elkmont
Gary Barnes
Della Maples
Claud Marks
Philip Anthony Pack
Indians Top Pitchers Out Of Action Amid Injuries
Cleveland reports four top hurlers sidelined including Bob Lemon with a thigh strain from a bunt play. Lemon may miss 10 days, Herb Score is on the disabled list until June 8, leaving Early Wynn as the only regular starter for today’s game against the White Sox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
Bob Lemon
Chicago White Sox
Indians
Wally Bock
Lemon
Herb
Kerby Farrell
Early Wynn
White Sox
Japanese Fiancé of GI Denies Lure by Dead Woman Claim
Haru Sueyama 27 a Japanese fiancée of William S Girard of Ottawa LaSalle Illinois visits Camp Whittington 60 miles north of Tokyo where Girard 22 a GI faces accusations after a freak shot killed a Japanese woman triggering tensions. Haru quotes Girard denying the accusation saying it is a lie about luring her to death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haru Sueyama
William S. Girard
Ottawa-LaSalle
Ill
Girard
Camp Whittington
Tokyo
Haru
Americans Patty Flam Advance In French Tennis Tourney
Patty and Flam moved to the French International fourth round in Paris. Patty overcame Don Candy after a disputed linesman call, winning 6-8 8-10 7-5 6-3 6-3. Flam defeated Sergio Jacobini 6-1 6-1 6-2. Hard and Knode also won for the United States as Gibson and Drobny exited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Budge Patty
Herb Flam
Patty
Australia
Don Candy
U. S
Candy
Flam
Beverely Hills
Calif
Sergio Jacobini
Lew Hoad
Egypt
Jaroslav Drobny
Darlene Hard
Montebtilo
Carol Liguori
New York
Dorothy Head Kn
Photographer recalls deadly road crash near Benson
Eleven witnesses recount a fatal two car collision on a straight highway one mile outside Benson. State police say one survivor died en route to a hospital while a girl about three remained in wreckage as responders arrived. Roger Tucker Jr. reported the crash and a farmhouse nearby was unoccupied.
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Benson
Vallow
Roger Tucker Jr
Minoak
Peoria
Illinois
Tucker
Record Tornado Week Delivers Massive Texas Destruction
Weather Bureau logs a horrific week with at least 58 tornadoes in a single Friday, lifting yearly total to 553. Texas and Arkansas suffer damage from twisters in Kibler Van Buren Fort Smith area and near Gorman Ranger Liban with no reported injuries. Flooding and hail plague Texas Oklahoma Arkansas as rivers swell and highways flood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Texas
Lawton
Oklo
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Kibler
van Buren
Fort Smith
Texas Highway Patrol
Gorman
Tex
Ranger
Liban
U. S. Weather Bureau
Washington
Births in Danville and Hillsboro Hospital
Mr and Mrs Russell Prater Danville 2 welcomed a boy born at Lawrence County Hospital A daughter arrived Friday for Mr and Mrs Charles Boling Hillsboro at Decatur General Hospital George D Kellen Jr 116 Memorial Dr also reported born Friday at Decatur General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Prater
Danville 2
Lawrence County Hospital
Charles Boling
Hillsboro
Decatur General Hospital
George D. Kellen, Jr
Memorial Dr
White House conference cites Senate housing bill waivers
Republican leaders told at a White House conference that Senate bill authorizations could erase this year's economy cuts. The largest item is a one billion four year grant for urban renewal and slum clearance. The President sought 250 million for one year and FNMA borrowing authority rose by 500 million to 2.1 billion to buy mortgages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Senate
Congress
Federal National Mortgage Assn
Eisenhower
Markets Report from Decatur Mills and Livestock Prices
Prices for manufactured goods show 3.25 per hundred on mills with mixed items cited. Corn at 1.21 and calves with small receipts and steady to improved trends. Barrows steady with top prices around 25 under web limit. No 1-3 hogs quoted 17.75 to 18.00 with sales near 18.00.
Gavilan Reflects On Title Bouts And Basilio Challenge
World welterweight Carmen Basilio recollects his 1951 title win over Billy Graham in New York and 1954 loss to Johnny Saxton in Philadelphia. He laments lack of rematch chances and questions why Basilio would fight Ray Robinson instead of him. He contends he earned a second title shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Graham
New York
Johnny Saxton
Philadelphia
Gavilan
Carmen Basilio
Ray Robinson
Basilio Gavilan
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Decaturs Dia A
Richard Kirby
Otis Kirby
Paul Cosby
Springfield
Tenn
Cosby
First Methodist Church
Priceville Methodist Church
Spencer Hicks
McNeil Apts
E. Lafayette St
Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control
Mrs. Charles Light
Ricky
Albertville
Belview Baptist Church
Carter Dobbs
Mrs
Roy Grooms
Atlanta
Austinville
Kid
Henry
Fredrick Samples
Webster Trailer Court
Roy Garnett
Somerville Rd
Robert Edward Johnson
Joe Glenn
Grant St
Robert Heidner
11Th St. S.E
William T. Owens, Jr
5Th Ave
Lilla Halfacre
W. Moulton St
Lillie Mae Brakefield
5Th St. S
Samuel F. Hosey
Mattie B. McCrary
Albert Alexander Lamon
Myrtis
Carl Lyle
6Th Ave
Athens Limestone Hospital
Nad
Ruth Avanelle Lucan
Long Beach
Georgia
Ruth
Gainesville
FNMA
Moan’s Department Store
Kenmore Appliances
Home Service
Kenmore
Second Avenue
Decatur Markets
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