De Gaulle sought as strongman leader amid Algeria crisis
In postwar France Mollet holds the record for lengthy premiership as Algerian crisis unfolds. A military civilian seizure on May 13 sparked a junta in Algiers and Corsica vowing to stay defiant until De Gaulle takes over. About 50 000 demonstrated in Algiers while Paris remained tense but calm awaiting developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollet
Algiers
Paris
Algeria
Corsica
de Gaulle
France
Coty
Elysee Palace
Second License Examiners to Work Saturdays at Mor gan County
Effective June 7, two Highway Patrolmen will be on duty at the Morgan County courthouse each Saturday to conduct driver license examinations. R. M. Thacker joins H. L. Hester, who works four days a week, with half days Saturdays. Hester will be in Decatur Wednesday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. DST and Saturday 8 a.m. to noon DST. The other examiner, Tracker, based in Decatur, will cover Athens Monday to Wednesday and Moulton Thursday and Friday. Citizens are urged to come midweek to avoid Saturday crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
R. M. Thacker
H. L. Hester
Hester
Tracker
Decatur
Athens
Moulton
Sallie Wright Dies At Athens Residence
Sallie Keenum Wright 503 East St. Athens died at her home yesterday at 1 p.m. Funeral services set Thursday at 11 a.m. in McConnell Funeral Home chapel. Rev. A. J. Rollins to officiate with burial in City Cemetery. Survivors include one daughter Mrs. J. S. Inman Athens two grandchildren two brothers G. L. Keenum Tuscumbia Alabama and J. L. Keenum Anderson Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Sallie Keenum Wright
East St
McConnell Funeral Home
A. J. Rollins
City Cemetery
J. S. Inman
G. L. Keenum
Tuscumbia
Ala
J. L. Keenum
Anderson
Cullman 2 Man Injured In Wreck
A. W. Johnston of Cullman received a slightly injured shoulder after failing to stop while pulling onto Gum Pond Road and colliding with an oncoming truck. Luther Blevins of Falkville drove the truck. the crash happened about three miles south of Eva. Damages were estimated at 300 dollars to the truck and 850 dollars to the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Johnston
Cullman 2
Gum Pond Road
Highway Patrol
Luther Blevins
Falkville 1
Eva
For Rent Front Bedroom at 630 Grant St SE
Classified notice lists a front bedroom for rent at 630 Grant Street SE. Contact by phone EL 3-9786 for details and availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant St. SE
Athens chamber invites tour of three local industries
Athens officials announce a Thursday morning tour for business and professional people of three local firms Athens Garment Co Athens Lingerie Co and Sweet Sue Poultry Plant. The trip begins about 9 a.m with about one hour at each site to learn operations and personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Hartselle Docket Includes Driving Without License Cases
Five cases of driving without a license and one for public drunkenness were on the Hartselle police docket yesterday. Gene Stallings, assistant football coach at the University of Alabama, spoke to the Kiwanis Club presenting a film on A and B team play and discussing the sport. The Round Top community meeting was postponed a week due to graduation exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
Gene Stallings
University of Alabama
Kiwanis
Round Top
Judge-elect Hundley to discuss Forrest’s Civil War march
Morgan County judge elect Richard Hundley spoke to Rotarians about General Nathan B. Forrest and his Civil War march across North Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
Morgan County
Richard Hundley
Nathan B. Forrest
North
Alabama
Joyce Ann Hardin Rites Held Today
Services for Joyce Ann Hardin three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Ochis Hardin were at 2 p m at Oak Grove Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery Elliott Funeral Home in charge The child died at Lawrence County Hospital Monday night Survivors include three brothers Elsie Hershell and Percy Hardin six sisters Jeanette Wright Silbree Strickland Don Hill Doris Jean Shirley Faye and Linda Faye Hardin all of Moulton and nearby areas
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Joyce Ann Hardin
Ochis Hardin
Oak Grove Baptist Church
Dennis Tucker
Wade Whitlock
Church
Elliott Funeral Home
Lawrence County Hospital
Elsie Hardin
Hillsboro
Hershell
Percy Hardin
Jeanette Wright
Huntsville
Silbree Strickland
Don Hill
Danville
Doris Jean Hardin
Shirley Faye Hardin
Linda Faye Hardin
Eisenhower Defends Free Enterprise Amid Cost of Living
President Eisenhower rejects government wage and price controls in peacetime. He urges business and labor leaders to restrain increases while noting he does not know a government remedy under a free enterprise system. He also comments on his esteem for De Gaulle from World War II years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen
Charles de Gaulle
Eisenhower
Cullman Deaths and Funeral Arrangements
Miss Annie Hammock of Cullman died in Tuscaloosa on Monday. Funeral services will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Hopewell Church with burial in Hopewell Cemetery. Mass Service Funeral Home is directing. Surviving are one brother Joseph M. Hammock six nephews and six nieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman
Annie Hammock
Tuscaloosa
Hopewell Church
Hopewell Cemetery
Mass Service Funeral Home
Joseph M. Hammock
A J Parker Rites Today in Town Creek
Funeral services for A J Parker 72 of Town Creek were held today at Providence Baptist Church with Revs Clifton Kimbrough and Hamp Pierce officiating. Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery. Survived by widow Dorothy Parker five sons sister and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Parker was active in the Town Creek Mason Lodge for over 40 years and lodge members assisted at the grave side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Creek
A. J. Parker
Providence Baptist Church
Clifton Kimbrough
Hamp Pierce
Elliott Funeral Home
Parker
Town Creek Mason Lodge
Dorothy. Parker
Sidney Parker
Andrew Parker
Moulton
Grady Parker
Haleyville
Arlie
Palmer Parker
Will Romine
Tuscumbia
Mrs. G. T. Woodruff Rites Set In Decatur
Mrs. G T Woodruff 72 died at home in Hartselle Tuesday at 11 48 a m Funeral services will be at Central Methodist Church Decatur Thursday at 10 a m Rev W W Lovett to officiate Nephews pallbearers Burial in Memorial Garden Peck Funeral Home of Hartselle directing Surviving: husband George T Woodruff of Hartselle one daughter Olene Frances Morgan Birmingham a foster son James DeWitt Bagwell Decatur one granddaughter Joan Marie Morgan Birmingham a foster grandson Phillip DeWitt Bagwell Decatur one sister Medie Allgood Decatur two brothers David M McCoy and John B McCoy Birmingham. Mrs Woodruff was from Morgan County's oldest prominent families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
George T. Woodruff
Central Methodist Church
Decatur
W. W. Lovett
Memorial Garden
Peck Funeral Home
Olene Frances
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah B. Thompson
Mrs. Sarah B. Thompson dies at 516 West Church Street. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 2 pm at Garner Memorial CME Church, corner of Madison and Cherry Streets, with Rev. J. W. Powell officiating. Burial will follow at Sykes Cemetery. Survivors include sister Beatrice Sharpley, niece Mary Turney of Elizabethtown Kentucky, three grandnieces, and five grand nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah B. Thompson
W. Church St
Garner Memorial C.M.E
Madison and
Cherry Sts
J. W. Powell
Sykes Cemetery
Reynolds
Beatrice Sharpley
State Farmers Working Ground Clock To Plant
Alabama farmers work at night to plant seed as good weather continues. The weekly crop weather report notes catch up with spring planting in most of the state with clouds and rain slowing some South Alabama counties. Northern counties show good progress and early cotton in extreme South Alabama has started fruiting. Peanuts progress normally despite some insect and disease damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Alabama
Crop Reporting Service
Hospital Admissions And Names From Local Listings
A compiled hospital notice lists numerous patients and Admissions including Mrs. C. S. Whitmire at 435 East Moulton Street and Mrs. Doris G. Rochelle at 1410 Ninth Avenue SE. Also noted are Little Pamelia Ann Darmer and Baby Emma Geraldine Pratt among others with various addresses, plus several adults and children awaiting treatment or discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. S. .Whitmire
Local Birth and Dismissal Notices Listing
A fragment lists individuals in Decatur and Tanner connected to a clinic entry. Names include Mrs Bruce Lemmond, Miss Cheryl Dianne Turner, Miss Juanita Miller, and baby Dianne Austin with associated addresses. Dismissals noted for baby Dianne Austin and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Nelms
Tanner
Cheryl Dianne Turner
10Th Ave
Juanita Miller
Willow Ave
Baby Dianne Austin
Clara Ave
A. D. Carr
Decatur 2
Bank Street Hospital Admissions Reported
Joyce Moats and Patsy Moats are listed with P. O. Boxes in Town Creek. Mrs. Hafford Higdon and Edgar Van White with infant son in Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Moats
P. O
Town Creek
Patsy Moats
Mrs. Hafford Higdon
8Th Ave
Edgar van White
Decatur
Local Hospital List Names Numerous Moulton Town Creek Residents
A roster from Lawrence County Hospital lists patients and relations including William B. Carraway and Emma Hagood of Town Creek, Frances Ligon and Mildred Baker of Moulton, Virginia Hagood and Wilma Robinson of Town Creek, plus others with multiple family members and a baby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County Hospital
William B. Carraway
Moulton
Earl C. Flannagin
Town Creek
Emma _ Hagood
Little Frances Ligon
Clyde Cameron
Mildred Baker
Virginia Hagood
Wilma Robinson
Birth Announcements From Athens Limestone Hospital
A list from Athens Limestone Hospital records multiple birth notices including infants with parents Mrs Edward Presswell Diane King Mrs Sallie Wright Mrs Henry Nate Davis Mrs John E Smith Susan Beddingfield Mrs Richard Martin infant son Mrs Walter Murphree infant son Tanner Lewis Dollar infant daughter Paul Smith Taft Tenn Mrs James King Mrs Edd Kelley Julian M Davis Mrs Hollis Chapman infant daughter and Mrs Erwin Craig Toney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Presswell
Athens
Diane King
Sallie Wright
Henry Nate Davis
Elkmont
John E. Smith
Susan Vicky Beddingfield
Richard Martin
Walter Murphree
Decatur
Harry Robinson
Tanner
Admissions
Lewis Dollar
Paul Smith
Taft
Tenn
James King
Edd Kelley
Julian M. Davis
Hollis Chapman
Erwin Craig
Toney 2
Markets Report with farm prices and livestock values
Prices for commodities like cotton, corn, oats, soybeans and milk are listed alongside detailed cattle hog and sheep quotes. Cotton middling and loan rates appear with product breakdowns for corn, oats, wheat, soybeans and wood. animal values cover cattle, calves, hogs and sheep listings with ranges and lot notes.
Wall Street Advances Amid Quiet Trading On Gains
Wall Street in New York showed modest gains with quiet trading as key stocks rose fractions to about a point. Republic Aviation led with a two point gain after delivering a fighter bomber to the Air Force, while Bendix Aviation Kennecott United Aircraft and Du Pont also advanced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Republic Aviation
Youngstown
House Appropriations Committee
Bendix Aviation
Kennecott
United Aircraft
du Pont
Zenith
Gulf Oi
Texas Co
Royal Dutch
Sunny
U.S
Alabama Poultry Market Shows Light Trade Before Holiday
AP reports Birmingham trade for live poultry broilers and fryers was very light as pre holiday needs were mostly fulfilled and supply tight. Overall tone unchanged though supplies cleared near end of week with late offerings generally adequate. prices rose to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday with farm and plant figures indicating varied head counts and f.o.b. totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Alabama
F.o.b
Birmingham Egg Market Report Notes Price Shifts
Wholesale grades in Birmingham show large supply and adequate market. Large eggs quoted 4 cents lower, mediums down 1 cent. locally produced eggs at least 80 percent of shipments with white eggs 36 to 41 ounces and medium 28 to 37 ounces, most 31 to 37.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Nashville Livestock Report Cattle and Hogs Hold Steady
Cattle prices steady with slaughter steer 24.00 to 26.00. commercial cows 19.50 to 20.00. bulls 21.00 to 22.50. Hogs steady at 22.75 to 23.00 for 190 to 240 lb barrows and gilts. sows around 22.00. Lambs at 17.00. ewes 5.00 to 7.00. calves 150. Steady to weak on stockers with heifers 28.00 to 30.00 and standard 24.00 to 28.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Byer
Nashville
U.S
Cotton futures vary as prices swing in New York
Cotton prices showed wide fluctuation in New York trading with July at 36.26, October 36.61 and December 36.73 as late afternoon quotes. The day ended with changes from 35 cents lower to 40 cents higher than the prior close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotton
New York
Orioles Top Redlegs in High-Scoring Pony League Night
Ruffner pitched for the Orioles as Dossey led the attack with 4 for 4 including two triples. Miller homered for the Redlegs and Calloway added four bags. Jones led the losers with 3 for 4 after a 7 46 final.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orioles
Redlegs
Ruffner
Dossey
Miller
Calloway
Jones
Florence State College honors 140 graduates in Monday ceremony
Twenty two students from Morgan Cullman Lawrence and Limestone Counties joined 140 diplomas at Florence State College Monday night. Bachelor of arts went to C Wayne Vaughan of Decatur while 911 bachelor of science degrees were awarded to named graduates from four counties including Morg an and Town Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan, Cullman
Lawrence
Limestone Counties
Florence State College
C. Wayne Vaughan
Decatur
Morgan
Bobby Louis Andrews
Lacey's
Christos R. Cassimus
Max Goff
Hartselle
Earl Eugene Glenn
Shirley
Jean Hicks
Billy Huston Oakes
Robert Leon Orr
Bettye Anne Gentry
Moulton
Jerry Nell Streater Godsey
Town Creek
Wayne Franklin Hagood
Anne Carolyn Hurst
Dee Ford Melson
Peggy Bee O'Neal
Mt. Hope
Barbara Ann Owens
Verla Ann Williams
Danville
Limestone
Clyde Edward Bridges
Athens
Mackie Sherrell Smith
Joyce Holt Mitchell
William E. Warren
Ardmore
Cullman
David Joe Maddox
Baileyton
Dolly Lou Williams
Military buildup rivals Eisenhower plan in reserves boost
Antisubmarine continued from Page 1 notes a reserve strength target of 300,000, about 25,000 more Marines, 40,000 more Guardsmen, and 30,000 more reservists than Eisenhower had proposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Dennis Melson Rites Thursday
Funeral services for Dennis Melson 41 of Danville 3 are set for Thursday at 2 30 p m CST at Johnsons Chapel Church near Danville He died of a heart attack yesterday after visiting his son Willard at 1409 8th St SE Surviving are his widow eight daughters four sons his mother six brothers and two sisters Brown Funeral Co of Decatur directs the burial to follow at Johnsons Chapel Cemetery with Rev Dennis Tucker officiating
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Melson
Danville
Johnson’s Chapel
Melson
Decatur Street Dept
Willard
8Th St
Johnson's Chapel
Brown Funeral Co
Decatur
Dennis Tucker
Mamie Melson
Opal
Flora
Joyce
Shirley
Dianne
Carolyn
Linda
Rita Ann
Billy
Charles
Felton
Mary Melson
George
Walter
Loyd
T. J
Jimmy
Annie Daniel
Minnie Gillespie
Jewell Abercrombie Services Set Today
Jewell C. Abercrombie, 51, died at his Somerville 2 home Tuesday at 11 am. Funeral at New Canaan Baptist Church today at 4 pm with Revs. Milton Simpson and Wilbur Smallwood officiating. Nephews as pallbearers include Herbert Lenox, Lester Lenox, Albert Lenox, Shirley Abercrombie, Ray Abercrombie, Gerald Abercrombie. Burial in New Canaan cemetery. Peck Funeral Home directing. Survivors: mother Annie Abercrombie, Somerville 2. sister Mrs. James Lenox, Somerville 2. seven brothers Carl Abercrombie, Wilbur Abercrombie, Robert Abercrombie, Truman Abercrombie, Thurman Abercrombie, Harold Abercrombie, Herschell Abercrombie. Member of New Canaan Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle—Jewell C. Abercrombie
Somerville
New Canaan Baptist Church
Milton Simpson
Wilbur Smallwood
Herbert Lenox
Lester Lenox
Albert Lenox
Shirley Abercrombie
Ray Abercrombie
Gerald Abercrombie
New Canaan
Peck Funeral Home
Annie Abercrombie
Somerville 2
James Lenox
Carl Abercrombie
Union Grove
Wilbur Abercrombie
Decatur
Robert Abercrombie
Lacey's Spring
Truman Abercrombie
Thurman Abercrombie
Hartselle
Harold Abercrombie
Arab
Herschell Abercrombie
Abercrombie
Former Decatur Man Dies In Stevenson
William W Knox age 65 of Stevenson Alabama, a former Decatur resident and longtime Stevenson city manager, died at his home after several months illness. His sister Mrs Edward Timberlake traveled from Decatur to attend his funeral at Stevenson Cumberland Presbyterian Church at 3 p.m. He was an elder and prominent civic, business and religious figure in Stevenson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William W.knox
Stevenson
Ala
Decatur
Knox
Edward Timberlake
Stevenson Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Community and local updates from Decatur area
Com munal events include a Ninth Street Methodist Church meeting with a covered dish supper and a workers council. Memorial Day closings affect Decatur Post Offices with limited services. Local obituaries note Mrs. J B Ballentine in Batesburg. A trailer detached from a pickup caused a fence breach on 19th Ave SE. Vehicle thefts and parking violations are on the docket. Building permits list roof repair and a multiroom project. Absentee voting totals rise ahead of June 3 runoff with 120 counted. Willard Matthews improves at Decatur General Hospital. Driver license tests show 46 pass and 30 fail. learner's permits issued and 15 cars fail inspection.
Santa Fe Capital of New Mexico in 1610
Santa Fe served as the Spanish colonial capital in 1610. The full city name is La Villa Real de la Santa de San.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
New Mexico
la Villa Real de la Santa de San
Graduates Named for Alabama Commencement 1958
University of Alabama to confer 1254 degrees and 66 certificates at 5:30 p.m. in Denny Stadium. Address by Monsanto Co. president Charles Allen Thomas. List of January and June degree candidates from Cullman, Joppa, Lawrence, Limestone, Morgan, Falkville, Hartselle, Trinity and other areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight P. Bennett
Millard E. Brandon
Harold H. Buchmann
James 0. Horsley
Eleanor Sue Davis
Sarah Ella Mullins
Delores Ann Sanders
Billy B. Shults
Bobby R. Ward
Hanceville
Robert M. Latta
Janice Mitts
Joppa
Donald L. Martin, Jr
Lawrence
Courtland
Jackson C. Horton
Moulton
Sylvia Jean Terry
Limestone
Athens
Price W. Boyd
Jane Lou Stinnett
Morgan
Decatur
Lewis R
Bethany
Patsy Ferrell Bethany
Thomas A. Caddell
George D. Clem, Jr
David Allen Gibson
Michael D. Jonas
Charles S. Smith
William R. Marshall
Falkville
Betty Lou Woodruff
Hartselle
Joseph E. Bowl
Births Record From Decatur and Lawrence County Hospitals
A daughter was born yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. Paul O Blagburn at Decatur General Hospital. A son was born last night to Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Swann of Rogersville 2 at Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic. Mr. and Mrs. Alvis Baker welcomed a son at Lawrence County Hospital on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul O. Blagburn
7Th Ave
Decatur General Hospital
Tommy Swann
Rogersville
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Clinic
Alvis Baker
Lawrence County Hospital
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lawson Davidson
Decatur Rotary Club
Jay Guier
Raymond Britain
Cotaco
Albert Brewer
Delmer Bagwell
Etoile Butler
Carol Johnson Lee
Sara Titman Jeffery
Linda Griffis
Nancy Steele
Alice Beattie
Dorothy Casteel
Jenny Patton
Patsy Adams
Peggy King
Marilyn Beasley
Caroleigh Rawls
Arthur Ray Hanson
Jennie Todd
Malinda Flanagan
Sally Cowart
Nell Hightower
Molly Ann Hicks
Judy Taft
John W. McCant
Board of Revenue and Control
Decatur, Ala
Tke
G. T. Woodruff
Larry Wallace Little
Louis Hicks Vaughn
Essie Eubanks
Chestnut St
Clyde Jackson Huggins
Edgewood Ave
Jack Wesley Angelea
Buena Vista Cir
Albert M. Norris
E. M. Aufrecht
Magnolia Motel
Maggie Lewis
Little Mary Taylor
Valdermosa Springs
L. B. Crowe
Della Dorr
Kenneth Henderson
1804
7Th St. SE
Pelham Owens
Bank Street Hospital
Harold Davis
Baby
Verdon Glenn
Collins Montgomery
Athens-Limestone Hospital
Decatur Markets
Wall Street
Stri Aes
Lowenstein Up Road
Mallory
Monson
Mont Ward
Nat Bise
T&t
Nat
Anac Co
N Y Central
Armour
Atchison
Ohio Oil
Ad C Line
Pac G & el Bendix
Pan Am W Air
Beth Sti
Param Pic
Borden
Canada Pac
Ay Phill Pet Delanese
Pitt Plate
Ches & Ohio
Chrysler
Repub
Reyn
Curtiss Wright
Safew
St. Reg
UN Carbide
UN Aire
Johns Man
U S Steel Lockheed
Warner B Pic
Loew's
West UN Tel
West Elec
Lou & Nash
Woolworth
Florence
Jewell Abercrombie
Ninth Street Methodist Church
Ninth Street Church
James R. Ballentine
14Th Ave
Batesburg
S. C
J. B. Ballentine
Jloose
Edward Sherman Cline
19Th Ave
Mack Bedingfield
H. C. Kitchens
Earnest A. Siebert
Eighth Ave
L. Delores Troup
Church St. NW
Wilson and Parker
Dianne St
Register In Chancery
Bryan McAfee
Willard Matthews
U. Alabama
Kelvinator
Sterchi
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