Castro May Welsh on Tractor Deal
Nixon and Republican leaders denounce Fidel Castro’s 1200 prisoner exchange offer for 500 tractors as blackmail. Kennedy campaigns for donations to fund the tractor deal, while Eleanor Roosevelt Walter Reuther and Milton Eisenhower lead a citizen committee. Stevenson prepares a South American goodwill tour as the inter American system is targeted for strengthening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard M. Nixon
Congress
Fidel Castro
Kennedy
Castro
White House
Eleanor Roosevelt
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
Milton Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Johns Hopkins University
United States
Latin America
Stat
Hubert H. Humphrey
Senate
U.S
Bishop Calls Race Trouble Deplorable in Alabama Speech
In a Huntingdon College baccalaureate sermon Methodist Bishop Paul Hardin called recent weeks in Alabama deplorable and said western civilization may be crumbling. He spoke at the South Carolina and Ala bama West Florida Conferences gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Alabama
Paul Hardin
South Carolina
Alabama-West Florida
Methodist Church
Huntingdon College
Four break-ins and theft reported in local businesses
Four break-ins were reported over the weekend. Red Hat Broiler Supply Co Bud's Dance Studio and Compton Co were entered after glass door damage. A drink box was broken into with 19 cents missing and about $25 taken from a drawer. The event followed national fiscal news predicting spending near $100 billion by 1964.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Red Hat Broiler Supply Co
Earl Mitchell
Bud
Compton Co
Hospital Dismissals and Patients List Few Local Names
A compiled roster lists patients and dismissals from area hospitals. Names include Mrs. Jack T. Smith, Miss Bertha Johnson, Edward Sivley, Master James Springer Jr., William Brooks, Mrs. Arthur Dutton, Mrs. Rose Hamilton, John Werney Livingston, Mrs. Carew Smith, Mrs. James Splawn, Mrs. James Roberts, Miss Nikki Chenault, Master William Chenault III, Miss Elizabeth Fite, plus dismissals of Mrs. C. W. Wilson, Mrs. William Myers, Bobby Wiley, Albert Wilson Walker, Mrs. Johnny L Halcomb and infant, and Mrs. Homer Robertson and infant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis T. Baggs
Meadowbrook Rd
Edward F. Sivley
Decatur
Bertha Johnson
6Th Ave
Willie Posey
Moulton
James Springer Jr
Ferry St
William Brooks
Arthur Dutton
Hartselle
Oes Rose Hamilton
John Werney
James J. Roberts
Seaton Ave
Nikki Lawning Chenault
7Th St
William Chenault III
Elizabeth Anne Fite
Birch St
C. W. Wilson
7Th Ave
William Myers
Pulaski
Tenn
Bobby Wiley
Danville
Albert Wilson Walker
Martha St
Johnny L. Halcomb
Nell St
Homer Robertson
Biloxi
Baugh Wiley Smith Admissions List Names Readers
Miss Rhonella Dutton of Trinity and Mrs Ruth Barr of Decatur appear among admissions. Master Dennis Clifton of 1414 8th Ave SW and Mrs Atlee Hoff of 636 Sherman St are also listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhonella Dutton
Trinity
Ruth Barr
Decatur
Dennis Clifton
8Th Ave
Atlee Hoff
Sherman St
Local Residents Named in Court Notices
A list of individuals and addresses appears in a local court notice including Glenn Mathis in Webster Trailer Court Billy Hudson Courtland Donnie Turner 1910 10th Ave SE Mrs Marshall Shelton Trinity Davis Crow 1505 10th Ave SE Mrs Annie Jackson Danville 2 Mrs Irene Namie 422 12th Ave Master Johnny McDonald 423 10th Ave SW Rayburn Mitchell Decatur 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Mathis
Webster Trailer Court
Billy Hudson
Courtland
Donnie Turner
10Th Ave
Marshall Shelton
Trinity
Davis Crow
Annie Jackson
Danville
Irene Namie
12Th Ave
Johnny McDonald
Rayburn Mitchell
Decatur
District Diary Arrests Rise Over Weekend In Athens
Athens sheriff’s force made nineteen arrests over the weekend including no driver’s license three alias warrants four highway intoxication seven prohibition violations one no tail lights one speeding one reckless driving and one public drunkenness. Athens police logged forty eight arrests led by twenty four speeding cases with several other charges including reckless driving seven possessing whisky two possessing beer one unnecessary noise with car four and driving on revoked license one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
John Sandlin
Cullman Area Names From Obituary and Notices
Miss Wanda G McKelvy Cullman 3 Miss Donna Jo McDonald Hanceville 2 C C Skinner Cullman 10 Mrs Thomas Ward Cullman August R Perothers Hanceville 1 James West Cullman 10 Thermon C Tyree Arley 1 Miss Nan Sharon Holmes Ollie W Scott Vinemont 2 Mrs Paul L Griffin Blounts
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanda G. McKelvy
Cullman
Donna Jo McDonald
Hanceville
C. C. Skinner
Thomas Ward
August R. Perothers
James West
Thermon C. Tyree
Arley
Nan Sharon Holmes
Sheriff’s Deputies Arrest 15 in N-Cullman County Weekend
Over the weekend, sheriff’s deputies arrested 15 individuals in N-Cullman County amid a sweeping roundup. Authorities reported multiple detentions across several precincts, part of an ongoing county-wide enforcement push.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N — Cullman County
Fragmented claim on blame for violence in Alabama disturbed by national conditions
The text argues no single person or group is to blame for Alabama disturbances, suggesting past figures like Hitler and Mussolini were blamed in other eras. It blames broader national and international conditions for the incidents.
Local names listed in Cullman area notice
Town residents and families listed include Herman W. Hankey Cull ee McWimmy Marsh Garden City ao William E. Thomas Cull Jack W. Knight Cullman Mrs. Milton L. Culver Cullman Mrs. Dennis Davis Cullman 1¢ car Milford E. Singard Cull ie Carl D. Swann Hanceville Willie Earl Murphree Cullman.
Murder Trial Opens for Marion Ramey in Coffey Slaying
First witnesses expected this afternoon as jurors were qualified. Marion Ramey aged 39 faces a murder charge for shooting Joe Coffey, 38, on Vine Street after Coffey reportedly linked with Ramey’s wife. Coffey was found near Riethmaier Store after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Ramey
Raymond Ramey
Ramey
Joe Coffey
Decatur
Coffey
Walnut Oak Vine Sts
Riethmaier
Vine St
Laos talks go into brief recess as stalemate lingers
British and Soviet cochairmen of the 14 nation Laos conference announced a day or two recess after a four hour morning meeting with Georgi Pushkin. They remain deadlocked on sending new instructions to the international control commission truce teams and on responding to a request from the Geneva conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Laos
Malcolm MacDonald
Georghi Pushkin
International Control Commission
Truce Commission
Deaths of Mrs Ora McKinney in Moulton Heights
Mrs Ora McKinney died at her home in Moulton Heights on May 25. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1 30 p m at Moulton Heights Baptist Church. Burial follows at Sykes Cemetery with Carl Sykes Funeral Home in charge. She was survived by husband Willie McKinney and one sister Noral Tivis. Also noted are multiple arrests for prohibition law violations and other traffic offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ora McKinney
Moulton Heights
Moulton Heights Baptist Church
Sykes
Carl Sykes
Willie McKinney
Noral Tivis
Sheriff reports 31 arrests in week incl public drunkenness
Moulton leads with fourteen public drunkenness arrests among 31 total by the sheriff's force last week. Other citations include reckless driving two, driving while intoxicated two, peace preservation one, prohibition law three, no driver's license two, assault and battery three, abusive language one, non-support one, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
West Holds Partial Concession In Nuclear Test Ban Talks
Geneva report says the West offers limited on site inspection in the Soviet Union while Russia shows willingness to allow more than three inspections. Western scientists argue for roaming inspectors to examine tremors. Britain and the United States push for at least twelve inspections with which on site inspections should rise by five tremors, up to twenty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Soviet Union
Britain
United States
Death of Abe Mayfield 50 in Decatur
Abe Mayfield 50 of Decatur died at his home Sunday at 3 30 a m Survivors include wife four daughters one son Teddy Mayfield three sisters and six grandchildren Funeral services set for today at 2 p m at Summit Baptist Church burial in Basham Cemetery with Brown officiating
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe Mayfield
Decatur
Summit Baptist Church
Basham
Brown
Helen Legg
Betty Guller
Barbara Mayfield
Ronda Jo Mayfield
Teddy Mayfield
R. H. Vinson
Falkville
W. H. Taylor
Hartselle
Annie White
Ruth Byars Byars obituary notice of Decatur area
Mrs Ruth Byars aged 84 of 708 Somerville Road SW died at her home today at 3 20 a m Brown Funeral Home Chapel conducted by Rev W W Lovett Burial in City Cemetery Brown directing Survivors include three daughters Aleene Byars Decatur Mrs Cecil Young and Mrs Ethel Smith Decatur two sons J W Byars Moulton and T F Byars Decatur and nine grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Johnson Byars
Somerville Rd
Brown Funeral Home
W. W. Lovett
City
Brown
Aleene Byars
Decatur
Cecil Young
Ethel Smith
J. W. Byars
Moulton
T. F. Byars
Earl J. Brock Dies at 49 in Cullman
Earl J. Brock 49 of 1012 Johnston St died today at a local hospital. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 3 p.m. in Brown Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. W. W. Lovett officiating. Burial will follow in City Cemetery. Survived by wife Lucille Breeding Brock, mother Ella Brock of Cullman, sister Gertie Easterwood, Cullman, brothers William Brock Elton C. Brock Odes Brock of Cullman and Charlie Brock of California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl J. Brock
Johnston St
Brown Funeral Home
W. W. Lovett
Brown
Lucille Breeding Brock
Ella Brock
Cullman
Gertie Easterwood
William Brock
Elton C. Brock
Odes Brock
Charlie Brock
California
Deaths: James Dougherty of Athens
James P. Dougherty aged 47 of 805 7th Ave SE Decatur died Sunday at 5 30 p m in Mississippi. Services Thursday at 4 p m at the McConnell Chapel conducted by Rev Robert Knibbs. Burial in Athens City Cemetery McConnell in charge. Survived by wife Helen two sons LeDon Frank two sisters Mrs William Fogg Gulfport Miss Mrs C V McKee Athens and Mrs Florence Dupree Athens two sons William Dougherty Athens Buford Dougherty Santa Ana Calif and mother Mrs Abbie Dougherty Athens
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Dougherty
Athens
James P. Dougherty
7Th Ave
Decatur
Mississippi
McConnell
Robert Knibbs
Athens City
Helen Dougherty
LeDon
Frank Dougherty
William Fogg
Gulfport
Miss
C. V
Kennedy Turns 44 Amid European Summit Focus
Hyannis Port, Mass. President Kennedy, 44, marks his birthday in seclusion while deep in study for upcoming talks with Charles de Gaulle in Paris and Nikita Khrushchev in Vienna. He heads to Paris Tuesday night as birthday wishes flood in from Boston and beyond.
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Hyannis
Port
Mass
Kennedy
Cape Cod
Charles de Gaulle
Khrushchev
Boston
White House
Pierre Salinger
Hyaes
Whitecaps
Tucket Sound
de Gaulle
Paris
Vienna
Janet Travell
Nation to Honor Victims of Wars on Memorial Day
The nation will honor its war dead with region varying ceremonies on Memorial Day. The 3rd Infantry will place flags on 109000 graves. Sen. Richard Russell will represent President Kennedy at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Floral tributes and a 21 gun salute accompany services from Hawaii to New Hampshire’s Cathedral of the Pines.
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Associated Press
3Rd Infantry
Richard Oe Russell
D-Ga
Kennedy
Hawaii
Arizona
Pearl Harbor
John H. Sides
Pacific
Cathedral of the Pines
Rindge
N.H
Congress
Elmira
N.Y
141St Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry
Rock Island
Ill
Peter Smith
John T. Lee
Charles W. Schemp
Columbus
Miss
Shiloh
Tennessee
Air show disruption and local notices at Pryor Field and Decatur
Sunday afternoons air show at Pryor Field interrupted by Southern Airways planes on schedule. Police report injuries from poker to Inez Rainey and nose injuries to Mrs J E Blair, both at Decatur General Hospital. Morgan County jail reports 42 sheriff arrests week end. Public notices include building permit for Paul K Thompson garage and traffic collisions at US 31 Church St and McCartney Cavi Sts. Salvation Army appeals for household goods for two burned families. Roy Wood to lead Decatur Lions Club program on Ladies Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pryor Field
Southern Airways
Markets Report with Commodity Prices and Calf Sales
Cotton at 2.87 and grain prices listed for No 2 and No 3 yellow shelled corn and oats. Cattle active with steer and heifer ranges from 17.25 to 25.50, vealers 26.00 to 28.00, and hogs steady with 195 to 235 pound mixed at 16.50 to 17.75 and sows 12.50 to 14.00.
Cattle and hog markets mixed in Nashville sale report
The Nashvill e market shows cattle 850 head, all classes active and strong. Slaughter steers and heifers 21.50 to 22.75, stocker and feeder calves 21.00 to 23.50, vealers up to 25.50. Hogs 16.00 steady with mixed 1-3 at 17.00 to 17.25. sows 13.00 to 14.50. Sheep around 4.00 with lambs 18.50 to 19.00 and 16.50 to 17.50 for other weights.
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Nashville
Tenn
Hog prices steady as Monday markets hold firm
In Thomasville users report hogs at packing plants from Albany to Dothan and Jacksonville, with steady to 25 cent declines. Prices for 190-230 lb hogs run 16.25 to 17.00 while 180-240 lb sows bring 15.00 to 15.73 and No 1-2 weights average 14.75 to 15.75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Albany
Columbus
Moultrie
Poultry Prices and Availability Noted in Atlanta Markets
In Atlanta markets poultry items show live broilers and fryers in ample supply with demand described as Sonny. Prices noted include 1314 cents and general mentions of breeder farms. Text is fragmented but indicates current wholesale poultry conditions and pricing signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Prices to Retailers for May 29 Steemee Consumer Grades
Birmingham scan reports Tony Pnefor delivers Steemee Consumer Grades to retailers. Includes case sales and direct producer sales. Grade A White large and medium 3114 35. minimum one case. email contact provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mi OS
Birmingham
Tony Pnefor
Aed Steemee
Freedom Riders Face Trials Across Jackson Area
Seventeen Freedom Riders, thirteen Black and four White, go on trial in Jackson city court amid plans for a new group to depart from New Orleans to challenge Jim Crow. Earlier, arrests occurred in Montgomery and Memphis as groups tested desegregation of white facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson, Miss
Freedom Riders
Jackson
Deep South
Forest Park
Marvin
New York
New Orleans
Mississippi
Freedom
South
Montgomery
Ala
Memphis
Nashville
J. L. Ray
FBI
City
Local Births Reported From Decatur and Nearby Hospitals
A series of births announced for families in Decatur area and surrounding towns. Newborns include girls and boys delivered at Decatur General Hospital and Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital, with parental names and hometowns such as Durst, Smith, Long, Baggs, Splawn, Owens, Maze, and Dobbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Durst
Cagle Ave
Decatur General Hospital
Jack T. Smith
Grant St
William Long
Moulton
Ellis Baggs
Meadowbrook Rd
James Splaw
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Whitney Shoemaker
Bishop
Shirley
Danville Rd
E.moultonm St
B. W. Malone
Booterie
Paul
Paul C
Sas
Con Spa
Frank Cormier
Washington
Sen
Everett Dirksen
Illinois
Rep
Charles Halleck
Indiana
Dirksen
Halleck
Budget Bureau
Treasury
U. S
Dirksen and Halleck
Kemmedy
Decatur General Admissions
Grant E
Bank Street
Weekend Report
Ollie W. Scott
Vinemont
Paul L. Griffin
Blounts
Willie Earl Murphree, Cullman
West
Russia
Ruth Byars
Paul K. Thompson
15Th Ave
Decature General Hospital
Inez Rainey
Loraine Worthington
Gordon
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital
J. E. Blair
Morgan County
R. L. Hundley
American Legion
Bank St
Recorder
Ore
Johnnie R. Appleton
8Th St
Charles W. Biles
Moulton St. W
U. S. Highway 31
Church St
McCartney and
Cavi Sts
Mercury
Mary Granville Baugh
11Th Ave. NW
Nora Ricks
11Th Ave
Ricks
Louisville
Carey Smith
Pitts Motel
Blanche Smith
Smith
Salvation Army
Roy Wood
Decatur High School
Decatur Lions Club
Hotel Lyons
Denny 'S
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