Civil Aircraft On Mock Search In Alabama Exercise
About 40 Civil Air Patrol aircraft will join 200 ground personnel and a 26 foot boat at Van de Graaff Field Tuscaloosa for a weekend mock search. Col A N James and Lt Col Dean R Upson lead observers and operations as CAP squadrons cover a 30 mile radius.
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Tuscaloosa W
van de Graaff Field
Alabama
Civil Air Patrol
Warrior River
CAP
Air Force
48Th Air Rescue Group
Theobservers
Col
A. N. James
Birmingham
Jefferson County
Dean R. Upson
Joseph Shannon
Max V Gilmer
Richard Craig
Tuscaloosa
Notable Florida officer uncovers firearms cache at Lindley home
Inside the Lindley residence investigators found an arsenal of at least 25 loaded weapons. A nearby shed contained weapons as well. Lindley, described by Haworth as an excellent teacher but eccentric, reportedly kept many guns at home. The Lindleys are said to have eight children, five sons and three daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Haworth
Lindley
Indianapolis
Lindleys
Services Scheduled for W. E. Varnell at Home Burial to Follow
William Edward Varnell 66 a retired Star mail carrier died Sunday at Decatur General. Services Tuesday at 4 p.m. at his home 106 8th Ave NW conducted by Rev. A B Van Arsdale and Rev. Lemay. Interment City Cemetery Brown directing. Survived by wife Grace daughter Louise and two sons William. Pallbearers named Parker Parker Shelton Greenhaw Davis Jacobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Edward Varnell
8Th Ave
Varnell
Star Mail
Decatur General
A. B. van Arsdale
Lemay
City Cemetery
Brown
Tennessee
Grace Varnell
Louise Decatur
William Pallbearers
C. P. Parker
Lyndon W. Parker
Hoyt Shelton
Robert Greenhaw
Paul Davis
Robert Jacobs
More American Men Die From Cancer Than Women Each Year
A report compares cancer mortality by sex in the United States showing consistently higher deaths among men than women each year, with explanations pointing to risk factors and screening gaps.
Amusements Today Showings at Waterfront and Areas
Princess on the Waterfront stars Marion Brando Eva Marie Saint with showings at 1 3 5 7 9 30. ROXY presents Fire Over Africa with Maureen O Hara and Macdonald Carey at 1 40 3 40 5 35 7 30 9 30. Sunset offers Sitting Bull at 7 30 9 30. Ranch Athens features Wadadie Jane Powell Edmund Purdom with 7 20. Courtland Highway Three Ring Circus with Dean Martin Jerry Lewis at 7 30 9 30. Mars Parkville Miss Sadie Rita Hayworth Jose Ferrer 3 06.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Brando
Eva Marie Saint
Roxy
Africa
Maureen O'Hara
Macdonald Carey
Courtland Highway
Dean Martin
Jerry Lewis
Mars
Parkville
Miss Sadie
Rita Hayworth
Jose Ferrer
Sheriff reports 10 arrests over weekend across counties
Sheriff Jimmie Collier's office logs ten weekend arrests including five DWI, three public drunkenness, one for prohibition violations, and one probation revocation. In Lawrence County two reckless driving, one RPI, and one public drunkenness. two more public drunkenness in Cullman County. Sixteen police recorder's court cases listed this morning with various charges. A building permit for a six room house at 2305 Birch St. for $10,000 issued to A. B. Craig. Girl Scout Troop 23 seeks a car top luggage carrier for a Florida trip. call Mrs. B. O. Stinnett or the Littlehouse by Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie Collier
Highway Patrol
Lawrence County
R.p.l
Cullman County
Police Recorder’s Court
Birch St. Ls
A. B. Craig
Girl Scout
Florida
B. O. Stinnett
Girl Scout Littlehouse
Fatal and near fatal wrecks claim several lives
A 2 month old girl Marilyn Orlean Duck died after a station wagon overturned on Cahaba Valley road near Calera. Carla Edward Duck and spouse escaped injury. Richard H. Alton, 32, was killed at a service station when a speeding car hit him. Watson Ganus, 31, in critical condition after fleeing a radar check. Randall E Woodham and wife died in Dothan area crash. their son Randy 10 suffered critical injuries.
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Riley
Marilyn Orlean Duck
Helena
Rt. 1
E. C. Knight
W. B. Ozley
Cahaba Valley
Calera
Birmingham
Carl Edward Duck
Richard H. Alton
Plainfield
N.J
Alton
Watson G. Ganus
Phenix City
Macon County
Ganns
South Alabama
Randall E. Woodhem
Spring Hill
Dothan
Randy
Woodham
Hartford
Israeli Egyptian border clashes injure four as exchanges erupt
In Jerusalem a major armed clash on the Israeli Egyptian border left four Israelis wounded. An army spokesman said Egyptian shellfire hit Ain Shlosha and the Nirim settlement area near the Gaza Strip. Israeli guns replied as firing began at 11 a.m. and continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Israel
Ain Shlosha
Nirim Settlement
Gaza Strip
Graduation Time Rough On Daddy
Lt. Col. Harry E. Gunn retired Air Force officer from Montgomery graduates from college as his children advance. Richard, 14, completes Cloverdale Junior High. Marcia, 5, and two daughters Shirley and Jacqueline progress in Huntingdon. Gunn born in Monroeville Alabama and moved to Colorado. he plans to teach.
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Montgomery
Harry E. Gunn
Air Force
Richard
Cloverdale
Marcia
Huntingdon
Shirley
Jacqueline
Col. Gunn
Monroeville
Ala
Es Colo
Judge Revokes Boy's Probation In Theft Case
A 14-year-old boy had probation revoked after a theft at McRae Motors used car lot on May 2 involving a 1951 Chevrolet. The alleged mastermind is unnamed. two others reportedly knew of the plan and drove the car. Police say the youth was caught attempting to steal a cigarette and awaits a hearing next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama Boys Industrial School
McRae Motors
Hartselle
L. P. Darnell
County schools report overcrowding and bus strain across Morgan County
A Morgan County education report details Hartselle Elementary and several others facing overcrowded classrooms and stretched transportation. It notes potential shifts to Collins, Pleasant Hill, Eva, Plainview, Hart selle, Massey, Neel, Somerville, Cotaco, and Priceville schools, with 14 county buses carrying 80 to 100 pupils daily. The piece emphasizes limited state building funds and calls for community cooperation to address school space and transit needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
Collins School
Pleasant Hill
Eva School
Gum Pond
Eva
Eva Elementa
Plainview
Massey
Neel
Somerville
Cotaco
Priceville
Ryan
Morgan County
Jack Jouett hailed as the Paul Revere of the South
Virginia figure Jack Jouett earned the nickname Paul Revere of the South for his 40 mile night ride in 1781 warning of a British plan to seize Governor Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Jouett
Virginia
Paul Revere
South
Gov
Thomas Jefferson
Traffic Light Mixup Triggers Multiple City Accidents
A collision at Church Street and 6th Avenue left several injured after a traffic light mixup. Injured were Miss Florence Fisher 24 Thomas Alexander 29 Pearl Alexander 23 and Raymond H Jolly 49. The incidents involved a 1953 Buick and a 1949 Ford and a 1954 Pontiacs were in another Athens crash two injured in a separate incident on U S Highway 31.
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Church St
6Th Ave
Decatur General Hospital
Florence Fisher
Thomas Alexander
LaFayette St
Pearl Alexander
E. LaFayette St
Raymond H. Jolly
Ae LaFayette St
Thom
H. S. Stewart
Tanner
Cullman
A. D. Ashcraft
M. P. Braswell
Athens
Crenshaw
Marvin S. Bennett
Detroit
Earl Bradford
Bennett
Athens-Limestone
Bradford
Decatur
Buick
Ford
James E. Jeffries
Oak St
Martin
Landers
Light
Miss Fisher
Raymond Jolly
Army Officer Drowns Off Panama City Beach
The body of Lt. Clifford Ellis Gunter from Camp Rucker Alabama washed ashore in the Gulf near Panama City Florida after he vanished while swimming with friends about 15 miles west of the city Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama City
Fla
Clifford Ellis Gunter
Camp Rucker
Ala
Gulf of Mexico
Here
Gunter
Births Borne at Decatur General and Athens Limestone Hospitals
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Jim my Parnell at Decatur General Hospital Sunday. A son arrived for Mr and Mrs Price Wright at Decatur General Hospital Sunday. A son was born to Mr and Mrs C H Mc Graw of Elkmont at Athens Limestone Hospital Friday. A daughter blessed Mr and Mrs J D Cross of Moulton 1 at Lawrence County Hospital Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Parnell
6Th Ave
Decatur General Hospital
Price Wright
7Th St
C. H. McGraw
Elkmont
Athens-Limestone Hospital
J. D. Cross
Moulton
Lawrence County Hospital
Pileup Reverses Lead as Bryan Seizes Front in Race
In a dramatic 1949 race a late engine failure ended Mauri Rose's bid after two straight wins. Vukovich's widow collapsed upon learning his death at hospital. The pileup, the worst since 1930, shuffled the lead to Jimmy Bryan while Sweikert and Cross stayed runner up under caution until the 180 mile green flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mauri Rose
Vukovich
Jimmy Bryan
AAA
Bob Sweikert
Art Cross
Goodman Acquisition Advances Calumet Hecla Diversification
Calumet & Hecla plans to acquire Goodman Lumber Co of Wisconsin as part of a broad modernization. Endicott R. Lovell, named president in 1944, has steered conservation on 240000 acres and mine rehabilitation. First shaft reopens July 31 with a second before year end as Decatur plant expansions proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calumet & Hecla, Inc
Goodman Lumber Co
Wisconsin
Wolverine Tube
Endicott R
Decatur
Chicago Daily News
Four U S Airmen Executed in China Tribunal
Peiping reports four U S airmen were executed by a Chinese military tribunal of the Supreme People’s Court for crimes against China. The names Fischer Heller Cameron Parks are cited with details of their downings and dates in Korea and Manchuria. China claims the men endangered Chinese security and that Manchuria borders Korea.
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U. S
North Korea
Red China
Manchuria
Korea
Peiping
China
Supreme Peoples Court of China
Ae Peoples Republic of China
Fischer
Auiho Reservoir
Heller
Yalu River
Cameron
Air Force
Manchurian
Parks
Fengcheng
Liaoning Province
UAW Negotiation Gambit Sees Reuther Gamble on Wages
Observers view a four hour recess granted after midnight as a potential gamble by UAW President Walter P. Reuther. The move could secure a far-reaching guaranteed wage demand or trigger a major confidence vote among union members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
Woman Hospitalized After Alleged Incident Reported
A 25 year old Black woman told police at 413 W Walnut St at 9:45 pm she had been ravished but could not identify the assailant. Mrs Lucille Griffith, 6300 Houston Ave Cleveland CO, fainted at Eaton Hospital. condition listed as coerced. No warrants sworn. officers have not spoken to her yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walnut St
Hunter and Slater
Lucille Griffith
Houston Ave
Cleveland
Eaton Hospital
B. Whitmire
Cafe Owner Fends Off Break-In With Gunfire
Thomas Namie fired four shots from a .44 revolver near Namie’s Cafe at West Vine and Mc Cartney Street around 3:30 a.m. after awakening to a noise. He told officers Pettey and Watson he yes saw a dark clothed intruder flee west. The door showed attempted forced entry and a claw hammer lay near the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Namie
West Vine
McCartney St
Thomas Namie
Apee
Pettey and Watson
Prosecutor Describes Death Penalty Demand in Oklahoma Case
Chief prosecutor J. Frank Adams urged the electric chair amid the court. Everett's lawyers made no denial of the charge as he allegedly strangled and raped a pretty blonde former beauty queen from El Reno High School. She is the mother of a 2% year old boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Frank Adams
Everett
el Reno
Okla
Red China Nears U S Air Might
Official Formosa Strait reports show Red China expanding air power with at least 20 airfields in the Shanghai Han kow Canton triangle. Ten could host light jet bombers or fighters, five for landing jets, with 14 of World War II fields within easy jet strike range of Formosa. Rep Mahon says the Air Force plans a 200 million dollar request to speed up heavy bomber development.
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Washington
Formosa Strait
China
U.S
Far East
Peiping
Shanghai
Hankow
Canton
Formosa
Mahon
D-Tex
Hospital Dismissals and Admissions Shown for Moulton
Dismissals include Mrs. Andrew Chamness and infant daughter in Moulton. Mrs. M W Shows and infant daughter, Moulton. Mrs. L B Hughes and infant daughter, Courtland. Alan Frost, Town Creek. Admissions list Mrs. J D Cross, Moulton. Mrs. James Oliver, Moulton. Master Garry Clinton Ligon, Moulton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County Hospital
Andrew Chamness
Moulton
M. W. Shows
Alan Frost
Town Creek
L. B. Hughes
Courtland
J. D. Cross
James Oliver
Garry Clinton Ligon
Mrs. Gautney Rites Planned at Central Baptist Church
Funeral services for Mrs. J. Y. Gautney 73 Athens resident are set for Tuesday at 2 30 p m at Central Baptist Church De catur with Rev A B Van Arsdale and Rev Ralph Jolly officiating She died suddenly Saturday at her Athens home Burial will be at Gatlin Cemetery near Ardmore Bennett and May Funeral Home of Pulaski Tenn serves as funeral director Surviving are her husband two daughters six sons and four grandchildren plus other relatives
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Y. Gautney
Athens
Central Baptist
Athens Limestone Hospital Names Bennie Craig and Others
Local Athens hospital list shows Bennie Craig age 8, Mrs. Douglas Strain age 7, Arthur Barnes age 7, and master Stevie Usery from Elkmont noted in the roster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Limestone Hospital
Bennie Craig
Athens
Douglas Strain
Arthur Barnes
Stevie Usery
Elkmont
Dismissals Amble Through Bank St Hospital Entries
Bank St Hospital lists dismissals including Mrs Beulah, Mrs L E Powell of 414 5th Ave SW, Mrs Walter L Herrington of 806 Grant St and Edward Cassidy of Decatur 3, with addresses on Ww Wilson Ave and Hudson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admissions
L. E. Powell
5Th Ave
Walter L. Herrington
Grant St
Edward Cassidy
Decatur 3
Baugh Wiley Clinic at Mrs J W McFarland Elkton Tenn
A brief clinic notice lists Mrs J W McFarland of Elkton Tennessee in connection with the Baugh Wiley Clinic. No further details are provided about dates times or services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admissions
J. W. McFarland
Elkton, Tenn
Decatur General Hospital Patient Listings
Miss Jan Warrick and Mrs. N R Carrell are listed at 218 Davis St and 123 Church St respectively. Other names include Roxie Herbert 912 16th Ave SE Mrs Paul Loring 1524 Sherman Keith Lawson 1310 Morningside Court Master Jimmy Green Peggy Thompson Mrs Henry Reyer Rachael Corum Jeff Landers and Billy Brooks Jr with various Decatur and Athens addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur General
Jan Warrick
Davis St
N. R. Carrell
Church
Roxie Herbert
16Th Ave
Paul Loring
Sherman
Keith Lawson
Morningside Court
Jimmy Green
Decatur
Peggy Thompson
Shriners Initiate 528 In Birmingham
Zamora Temple held its Spring ceremonial over the weekend with about 4,000 Shriners in Birmingham initiating 528 new members. Imperial Potentate Frank S. Land urged delegates that Shrine income must double to fund the growing hospital program and crippled children rehabilitation work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Zamora Temple
Imperial
Frank S. Land
Kansas City
Shrine of
FOR RENT AND ROOM & BOARD NOTES
Unfurnished 2 room house at 803 3rd Ave SE wired for electric stove gas heater furnished. Small 3 room house 3 miles out on Moulton Rd garden space pasture. Piano lessons for adults and children $1 per lesson. Girl wanted for grill and counter work after 4 PM at Snack Bar Rolkeed Station Coneron Creek.
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Moulton Rd
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W. E. Varnell
Sitting Bull
Dale Robertson
Mary Murphy
Wadadie— Athens
Jane Powell
Edmund Purdom
Vee WU
Daddy
Wooten
Worthington Athletic Association
Worthington
Industry
S Athletic Association
Frank Gardner
Glenn Collins
William H. Hogan
James McMullins
Betty Chaney
KR. Lovell
Decotur Markets
Henry Reyer
Rachael Corum
Jeff Landers
Billy Brooks, Jr
Shriners
Ave. S.E
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