The girl graduate of 1958 joins the work force in record numbers
A 1958 commentary notes that tens of thousands of women will soon graduate with one third of all bachelor degrees and that about 81 of 100 will be employed within six months. Many enter teaching, science, or professional fields with starting pay near 70 dollars weekly, while a significant share balance work with personal ambition and financial education rising in importance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Women’s Bureau
the . S. Dept. of Labor
The
Hall Syndicate
Alabama Traffic Toll Rises With Multiple Fatalities
Over two days five people died in Alabama crashes and three drowned as officials logged one of the region’s highest accident totals recently. Another death occurred Wednesday from injuries suffered last Monday. A school bus incident near Luverne led to wheel loss but few injuries, while a Mobile pool incident yielded a near miss. Fatalities included Rosie-Lean Calhoun, 37, and 5-month-old Rickey Calhoun from Alpine, in a Talladega County crash. Doris Bell, 22, of Scottsboro, died from a head-on collision injuries in Jackson County last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Alabama
Luverne
Talladega
Rosie-Lean Calhoun
Alpine Rt. 1
Rickey Calhoun
Alpine
J. H. Carddock
Doris Bell
Scottsboro
Jackson County
Highway Patrol
Readers Debate Calling Phone Strike Impact
A letter writers weigh the Communications Workers of America looming pay raise and a possible strike. The writer notes potential costs to subscribers and predicts some will drop local phone service if bills rise. The letter urges workers to consider all angles before striking again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Communications Workers of America
Dulles Silent as France Crisis Unfolds en Route to Island Retreat
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles rests on Main Duck Island Lake Ontario amid the French crisis and declines comment during a Memorial Day weekend stopover. Also reported a mobile pool incident and a school bus tire blowout near Snowdown affecting 4-H Club riders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watertown
N. Y
John Foster Dulles
Main Duck Island
Lake Ontario
Dulles
France
Kiss ing Bug Bite Painful Advice From Auburn Extension
Alabama residents learn how to identify kissing bugs also called assassin bugs. Entomologist Walter Grimes explains bites can be painful but rarely threaten humans. treatment includes weak ammonia for the bite and seeking medical care if pain persists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Auburn Extension Division
Alabama
Walter H. Grimes
Auburn
Grimes
United States
Nobel laureate Juan Ramon Jimenez dies in Puerto Rico
Nobel Prize winner Juan Ramon Jimenez, 76, Spanish poet and 1956 Nobel laureate, died in a Puerto Rico hospital. He had lived in isolation after his wife’s death, which occurred three days after his prize was announced. Ill health and his wife’s cancer death were cited by friends as contributing factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Juan Ramon Jimenez
Shortage of Ballot Boxes Delays Morgan County Runoff
Morgan County faces a shortage of ballot boxes for the June 3 runoff due to a 30 day ballot seal rule after elections. Probate Judge T C Almon says 150 boxes are sealed from May 6 because different boxes were used for constitutional amendments and Democratic primary ballots, and Lauder Dale County will loan needed boxes to cover the runoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lauderdale County
T. C. Almon
Morgan County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bill Isbell
Joe Jones
Blue Haven
Shelva Ezell
Delano Park
Isbell
Jones
Decatur High
Ezell
Red Cross
Decatur Daily
Decatur, Ala
Paul Carpenter
Mobile
H. G. Gilespie
B. C. Atkinson
Laverne
Ala
Gillespie
U S Highway 331
Snowdown
Camp Grandview
Elmore
Americas
Allied Sales CO
Johnston St
GEARY
Pride & Mason
Decatur
Germany
Don J. Beauchamp
Canal St
Mr. Beauchamp
the Daily
Dot
Bama
Bologna
Tip-Top Food Store
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!