Driving Contest Planned June 5
Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce plans a Road-E-O for teens on June 5 to promote safe driving and identify the community's top young driver. Local winner advances to the state Road-E-O on June 28 in Montgomery, with state winners contesting $3,100 in scholarships at a national event in Washington, D C August 10-14. Local Jaycee president Pete Henderson leads six sub committees under E L Jolly Jr. to run the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce
Montgomery
Washington, D. C
R. W
Pete) Henderson
Jaycee
E. L. Jolly, Jr
America
Henderson
Daii Domich
National Jaycee
U. S. Jaycees
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co
American Trucking Assn., Inc
Four Alabamians among Navy tragedy victims
The report lists Albert Penton Dean a 43 year old fire control officer from Goodwater who served 26 years in the Navy and living in San Francisco as among the dead. Also named are Boyd a 25 year old sailor who visited his wife Wilva Ellamae Boyd in Dothan on leave and died shortly after. his wife received his letter hours before the notice. Mrs Boyd is from Dothan while his parents reside in Lynnhaven Florida near Panama City.
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Tinney
Tennessee Valley Authority
Goodwater
Albert Penton Dean
Dean
San Francisco
Calif
Boyd
Wilva Ellamae Boyd
Dothan
Navy
Singspiration scheduled Sunday at Mt. Zion Church
A singspiration will be held Sunday at 2 30 p m at Mt Zion Baptist Church. Rev F T Smith hosts and offers devotion. W R Wallace directs the program with choirs from Mt View Danville Shady Grove West Hartselle and Lebanon youth plus Mt Zion. Jo Ella Bradbury and Eastside quartet perform. Brownfield workers lead congregational songs. Linden Montgomery to give benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
F. T. Smith
W. R. Wallace
Morgan County Missionary Baptist Assn
Mt. View Baptist Church
Danville Baptist Church
Shady Grove
West Hartselle
Lebanon Baptist
Last Rites Today For Mrs Hatchett in Athens
Funeral services for Mrs Flossie Idella Hatchett of Athens were set for 2 p.m. at Bethel Methodist Church with burial in the Hatchett cemetery near Bethel. Rainey Funeral Home directed. She died at home on Wednesday, survived by her husband W E Hatchett and two daughters.
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Flossie Idella Hatchett
Athens
Bethel Methodist Church
Amusements Listings of Local Theaters
Princess O Keefe Burt Lancaster John Wayne listings show show times. Roxy Lady From Louisiana and Sunrise Give A Girl A Break play with stars and daily schedules. Sunset and Ranch venues feature James Stewart Charlton Heston and Rhonda Fleming with evening starts. Starvue Courtland presents Escape From Fort Bravo with William Holden and Eleanor Parker.
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Starvue
Courtland
Fort Bravo
William Holden
Eleanor Parker
McCarthy Hearings Highlight Intra-Panel Battles Over Witnesses
The hearings enter day 22 as Symington vows to summon Francis Carr amid factional clashes. Cohn accuses Paul Crouch of Communist ties while Hensel is dropped by vote. Transcriptions of recorded calls are reviewed for possible admission as evidence.
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McCarthy
FBI
Ft. Monmouth
Cohn
Paul Crouch
Crouch
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Sen. Symington
D-Mo
Francis P. Carr
Carr
Symington
Schine
Sen. McClellan
D-Ark
H. Struve Hensel
Hensel
Army
Subcommittee
Pentagon
Pvt. G. David Schine
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
Stevens
John G. Adams
TheCarthy
Adams
Graduation and community notices fill Decatur area events
Austinville High seniors receive diplomas at 7 30 tonight. Morgan County Red Cross holds its annual meeting at 3 this afternoon. Local families plan moves between Florida and Alabama. Recital at 6th Ave Church of God and lectures at Falkville High signal community activity.
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Austinville High School
Morgan County Red Cross Chapter
Joe Henderson
6Th Ave
Church of God
India Critics Clash Over US Policy and Nehru’s Hold
The piece outlines rising Indian criticism of the United States and Nehru's leadership amid perceived misuses of American policy. It notes anti US sentiment, Communist influence in the press and student groups, and fears of a coalition against the Congress party as communists seek power.
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Nehru
India
West Bengal
Calcutta
Congress Party
United States
Pakistan
New Delhi
Congress
U. S
Pago Oy
Theodore Roosevelt Carried The White House Pet Parade
Among U S presidents Theodore Roosevelt brought the most pets to the White House including ponies cats lizards guinea pigs kangaroos and many dogs as part of his living household entourage.
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U. S
Theodore Roosevelt
White House
Student Council Pays Damage To Decatur High
Charles Doss president of the Decatur High Student Council mailed a 50 dollar check and letter to the City Board of Education to cover costs for glass windows broken in the new building. Walter Jackson the superintendent thanked the council for the supportive gesture and aid in repairs.
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Charles Doss
Decatur High School
City Board of Education
Doss
Walter Jackson
Vietminh encircle Yen Phu as siege nears Dien Bien Phu scale
Vietminh estimated at 12 battalions close Yen Phu in a fortnight long encirclement. The defense resembles Dien Bien Phu with air supply only and French air strikes against Vietminh bases in nearby hills. Rebel pressure increases along the Delta’s southern defenses.
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Yen Phu
Dien’ Bien Phu
Delta Rice Bowl
Time for Reflection
Sanford man Douglas Earl, 37, convicted on two counts of drunkenness, faces 30 days with a pamphlet in his pocket titled You Can Improve Yourself if You Want To while under arrest. The incident reflects a local judicial approach to intoxication cases.
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Sanford
N. C
Douglas Earl
Hacienda of Cortes Transformed Into Tourist Hotel
The historic hacienda of Cortes in Mexico, once central to the conquest, has been preserved and repurposed as a tourist hotel attracting visitors seeking a colonial past venue.
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Cortes
Mexico
Hospital Dismissals And Admissions In Decatur Area
Decatur general hospital lists dismissals including Mrs J F English Falkville's Dr H N Vinson and infants Charlotte Akers Athens and Kerry Standridge 207 4th Ave NW plus Herman Nelson Huntsville Mrs Tom Johnson and infant Athens 3 Mrs Nellie Collins 416 5th Ave SW and Mrs Lawrence Laxson Athens 3 Admissions include Master Robert D Jones Moulton 4 and Mrs Roy E Moses Decatur 2.
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Decatur General Hospital
J. F. English
Decatur
H. N. Vinson
Falkville
Charlotte Akers
Athens
Kerry Standridge
4Th Ave
Herman Nelson
Huntsville
Tom Johnson
Nellie Collins
5Th Ave
Lawrence Laxson
Robert D. Jones
Moulton
Roy E. Moses
Local residents listed in street and city addresses
Mrs. J. C. Thompson of Sherman Street Mrs. George Knopp of Decatur Mrs. J. W. Loggins at 1608 Wadsworth Street Michael Joseph Flynn of Trinity Deborah Casteel at 12220 Fourth Avenue Southeast Ralph Ferguson and Joe Wheeler Dam are noted with their locations in a community notice.
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J. C. Thompson
Sherman St
George Knopp
Decatur
J. W. Loggins
Wadsworth St
Michael Joseph Flynn
Trinity
Deborah Casteel
4Th Ave
Ralph Ferguson
Joe Wheeler
Baugh-Wiley Clinic Dismissals Listed
Dismissals from the Baugh-Wiley Clinic include Mrs. C. E. Lane and infant daughter Decatur. Mrs. John M. Daniel and infant Clayton Smith, Austinville. A. W. Smith of Ardmore Tenn noted.
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A. W. Smith
Ardmore
Tenn
C. E. Lane
Decatur
John M. Daniel
Admissions Clayton Smith
Austinville
Parole Board Grants and Revokes in Alabama
MONTGOMERY The Parole Board granted 13 paroles last week and revoked two previously granted, denying 44 parole applications. Paroled individuals include Rufus Bishop of Tuscaloosa County serving burglary and grand larceny, Hence Brandon of Madison County serving first degree manslaughter, and Henry McLemore of Etowah County serving second degree murder.
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Montgomery
Pardon Parole Board
Rufus Bishop
Tuscaloosa County
Brandon
Madison County
Henry McLemore
Etowah County
Bing Sued In Wreck San Jose Collision
Bing Crosby and his son Gary Crosby 20 have been sued for 65000 in damages from a collision in San Jose California. The suit names Crosby as driver and alleges fault in the wreck that injured one man and another.
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San Jose
Calif
Bing Crosby
Gary
Bennington Fire Tragedy Crowds Sailors in New England
Aboard carrier Bennington a major blast and flames swept deck levels and forward compartments. Dozens died or suffocated as four squadrons of Air Task Group 181 were launched to clear decks and evacuate the wounded to Newport hospitals. Survivors recalled trapped shipmates pleas as rescue efforts continued.
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U.S
New England
Leyte
Boston
John M. Hoskins
Quonset Naval Air Station
Charles S. I
Quonset
William F. Raborn, Jr
Bennington
Raborn
Oklahoma City
Newport
Narragansett Bay
Quonset Point
Air Task Group 181
Oceana Naval Air Station
Norfolk
Navy
Coast Guard
Newport Naval Hospital
James F. Witham
Somerville
Mass
Edward Cushman
Milford
Conn
Cushman
Minor Gary injured in street collision prompts suits
An auto crash left Gary injured and described as a minor. Another driver Bing is mentioned. Two Mexican laborers jailed awaiting deportation filed separate suits yesterday as deputies report they had entered the United States.
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Gary
Bing
United States
Markets Snapshot Daily on Agricultural Commodities
Cotton prices inch middling 34.36 with Decatur loan 33. Cottonseed at 50.50 per ton. Milk Grade A 6.25 per hundred. Manufactured milk 2.85 per hundred. No 2 yellow ear corn 1.52. Feed ear corn 1.42. No 2 mile 2.50. Cattle steers 16.50 to 20.50. Cows 10 to 12. Calves 19.50 to 22.50. Hogs 25.76 for 190–240 pounds.
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Decatur
North Georgia live poultry market holds steady brisk holiday activity
Atlanta reports steady markets for live poultry in North Georgia. Offerings and supplies clear on schedule as early trading shows activity but lighter receipts since holiday commitments are met. Prices paid 24 hours to 10 am vary with broilers or fryers around 24.2 to 25 cents per pound at farms and 24 to 25 at plants.
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Atlanta
North Georgia
f.C.b
Nashville Livestock Market Report
Nashville cattle sales limited across classes with 150 head. Canner and cutter cows 7.50 to 10.50. Calves 100 dealers slow, mostly 1.00 lower. Hogs 400 head. weights 190 to 240 pounds steady to 25 lower. Sheep 800 head. spring lambs steady to 26.00, others 24.00 to 25.50, ewes 2.00 to 5.00.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Griffin couple welcome a daughter at Bank Street Hospital
Mr and Mrs Melvin Griffin of 5044 6th Ave SE welcomed a daughter at Bank Street Hospital on Wednesday.
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Billy J. Wilson
Harvey Wilson
5Th Ave
G Company
501St
Abn. Inf
Fort Jackson
D. C
Melvin Griffin
6Th Ave
Bank St
Hospital
Murder suicide ends fatal shooting near Barin Field
In Foley Alabama two airmen were killed and a mother of two injured when George Washington Carter shot from ambush at Mrs Sue Clarke and then killed David Leonard Willis before shooting himself. Carter and Willis were stationed at Barin Field. Clarke remained in fair condition with a hip wound.
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Foley
Ala
Baldwin County
Fred Thrasher
David Leonard Willis
Gulf Shores
George Washington Carter
Weoguska
Barin Field
Sue Clarke
John Leslie Davis
Carter
Civitan Club Tours Chemstrand Plant In Decatur
Decatur Civitan Club members enjoyed a guided tour of the Chemstrand Corp plant after the dinner at the Lyons Hotel Wednesday. Dr A M Roan arranged with Bill Sherman to furnish transportation and the next June 2 meeting will elect officers.
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Civitan Club
Chemstrand
Decatur Civitan Club
Chemstrand Corp
Lyons
A. M. Roan
Bill Sherman
Decatur Transit
Six New Polio Cases Reported Across Alabama in Week
Alabama added six polio cases last week raising the 1954 total to 55 across five counties. Lauderdale County saw two new infections, while Mobile Montgomery Tallapoosa and Walker counties each reported one case. Two cases had been reported the week prior.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Lauderdale
Mobile
Tallapoosa
Walker
Hartselle Mother Appeals for Prayers for Ill Child
In Hartselle Mrs. Mitchell Legg pleads for prayers for her nearly one year old son Kenneth Wayne Legg who suffers from hydrocephalus linked to meningitis. Doctors have little hope for a cure but the mother maintains faith that something may be done and notes the child eats well and was previously treated for double pneumonia. The family has four other children.
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Kenneth Wayne Legg
Mitchell Legg
Hartselle
ILA Wins Certification Battle for Port of New York Dockworkers
The ILA votes over AFL ILA in the bitter struggle to become the bargaining agent for dockworkers at the Port of New York.
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Afl-Ila
New York
Alabama Supreme Court Decisions Announced
MONTGOMERY The Alabama Supreme Court announced decisions in several cases. The City of Mobile v Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners, and Water Works and Sanitary Sewer Board v City of Mobile were affirmed on appeal in equity. M D Shirley Adm r v Jena Shirley from Barbour Circuit Court had an extended opinion and rehearing denied.
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Montgomery
Alabama Supreme Court
Per Curiam
Foster
City of
Mobile
Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners
Mobile Circuit Court
Equity
C. W. Oliver
Water Works and Sanitary Sewer Board
Montgomery Circuit Court
M. D. Shirley
Admr
Jena Shirley
Barbour Circuit Court
Clayton Div
Graduation Tonight At Cotaco School
Graduation exercises at Cotaco High School begin at eight o'clock. Mrs. E N Chandler gives the prelude and processional, Rev J R Heaps offers the invocation, Lynda Pence and Peggy Williams sing a duet, and Doris Terrell delivers the salutatorian address. Ernest Stone of Jacksonville Alabama will give the commencement address. Valedictorian Wylodine Sharp will present her address before diploma awards by Roy W Camp.
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Cotaco High School
E. N. Chandler
Ernest Stone
Jacksonville
Ala
Wylodine Sharp
Roy W. Camp
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Mt. Zion Church
Mrs. Hatchett
His Majesty
O'Keefe
Burt Lancaster
Roxy — Lady
Louisiana
John Wayne
Debbie Reynolds
Thunder Bay
James Stewart
Special Activities Committee
James Hartsfield
Chamber of Commerce
Clete Quick
Bob Gleason
Louis Blizzard
John Barrett
W. H. Hagler
Steve
Susan
Fort Meyers
Fla
West Palm Beach
Hagler
Atlantic Discount Co
Churchhill Rd
John J. Towsend
Sarah
Stanley
Harold
Fort Worth
Tex
Mas. Townsend
D. M. Townsend
Leesdale
Larry Miller
Taylor Apts
TVA
Fritz Miller
J. F. Herring
Jessie Miller
Don
Betty
Alen Herring
Judy
Laura
Lloyd Baker
Carolyn
Thurman
Dian
David
Mike
Judson Herring
Freda
Basham
Herman Owen
Cecil Townsend
Neal Doss
Massey
Fredrick Templeton
Danville
Wyatt Holiday
Birmingham
Lavon Jones
Rodney
Vondalyn
Fairview
Bob Higdon
Sandra
Carol
Salem
Maj
John J. Townsend
H. T. Pruett
Auburn
Cullman County
Carey V. Stabler
Florence State Teachers College
Falkville High School
T. J. Chitwood
Central Methodist Church
Asia
Bank ST. Hospital
VFW
Addie Hebding
Bertha Timberlake
Bridges Vaughn
Estelle Morrow
Lucy Walker
E. and W
Virginia Lard
Memphis
Priceville
Doris Tapscott
Priceville High School
Weaver Orme
Carl Orme
Decature
Doris
Clifton Tapscott
Eels
Pve
ILA
Supreme Court
Cotaco
E. Moulton St
Eugene
5Th, Ave. N. W
Somerville Rd
Sherman Street
Moulton Street
6Th
Avenue W
Ave. S.E
Beck Health Loyd
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