State Minister's Daughter Hurt In Fort Payne Incident
Judith Ann Malone, 43, daughter of Dr. Clifton Malone of Fort Payne, reported being mistreated in the Man Auditorium arena after a man asked for help carrying literature. Police say the attacker forced her to a dressing room, warned of fatal harm if she called for help, and stands about 5 feet 11 inches.
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Sterling Ford
Judith Ann Malone
Clifton’ Malone
Fort Payne
Als
Dan Braete
Ford
Primary Delegation Shifts as Stevenson Backers Lead
Tucker reports seven of eleven winners favor Stevenson for president, giving him 27 of 52 delegates including two from the first-half vote. Unpledged delegates may switch before Chicago balloting. Batchelor defeats Horne in the at-large race 95 747 to 90 945, down from May 1 totals. District returns show scattered results across First to Ninth districts with boxes counted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevenson
Chicago
Sana
Golbits
H. R. Batchelor
N. L. Horne
Selma
T. L. Griffith
Acy
Coxwel
Raymond
Eisenhower faces choice on easing tensions with Russia
The White House weighs risks in pursuing friendlier military ties with Russia while guarding allied vigilance against communism. The central dilemma asks whether closer Soviet relations can occur without softening Western resolve or signaling an Iron Curtain style barrier of its own.
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White House
Eisenhower
United States
Russia
Free World
Amusement Schedule Brief At Roxy Theatre
World Without End and The Atomic Man showings at 1 00 3 45 6 30 and 9 00. P Spencer Tracy and Robert Taylor appear in a separate listing at 9 15. Athens Hatfield features Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis in a listed program.
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Roxy
the Atomic Man
Vacation Bible School at First Methodist June 4 to 8
The First Methodist Church announces Vacation Bible School from June 4 through June 8, 9 to 11 30 a m with no pre registration. Directors include Mrs Oscar A Pickett Jr and Mrs Herbert A 8 or co director. Decoration of graves Sunday June 10 at 1 p m. Sacrament observed at 10 55 a m service. No evening service.
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Methodist Church
Jone
Oscar A. Pickett, Jr
Herbert A. 8
Eobey Ace
Richard Lb. Dowdy
Wie Morehead
John A
Roy A. Fite
Graham C. Thompson
Decatur
First Methodist Church
Minar L. Triplett
D. D
States Rights group criticizes southern leadership in 1948 era debate
States McGowan said Mississippians for States Rights acted on the belief major parties would nominate candidates acceptable to the South. The group criticized Governors Coleman Long and Faubus for weak leadership against encroachment, while Strom Thurmond stood as presidential candidate with Wright as administrative assistant to the late Fielding Wright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGowan
J. P. Coleman
Mississip
Earl Long
Louisiana
Orval Faubus
Arkansas
Con
Fielding. Wright
Strom Thurmond
South Ca
Death Claims WLBS Owner Puett in Alabama Home
Puett, owner of radio station WLBS, died of a heart condition at his home after a long career in radio. A native of Oklahoma and longtime Hahira Georgia resident, he had lived in Birmingham for 18 months. He was a Mason and member of the Birmingham Aero Survivors. Survived by wife Mrs Faye Puett and two sons Garnett Puett Jr of Hahira and Grady Joe Puett of Birmingham.
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Puett
WLBS
Oklahoma
Hahira
Birmingham
Birmingham Aero
Faye Puett
Garnett Puett Jr
Grady Joe Puett
Driver Trapped Burned To Death Near Jacksonville
Ed ward Whisenant seventeen died last night when a truck struck a culvert two miles south of Jacksonville on Alabama Highway 11 and burst into flames. Walter Ross twenty eight the driver and Arlet Gibson twenty five were unable to pull him from the pickup before the cab burned. Coroner A Jones ruled the death accidental.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Ala
Edward Whisenant
Chatchee
Whisenant
Ellkina
Jones
Walter Ross
Arlet Gibson
Armistice Commission Accuses Reds as North Korea Mobilizes
U S Major General Gard accuses the Korean Communists and armistice commission members of concealing illegal Red activity. He says North Korea has about 400 000 soldiers in uniform and that Czech and Polish members sheltered war materiel. Communists deny the charges at a Joint Military Armistice meeting.
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Premiser Arshal
North Korea
U.S
R. G. Gard
Gard
Ar Korean Comunists
Boys Rescue Four Adults After Boat Capsizes
Grady Stone and Rob Stone, brothers aged 12 and 11, pulled four adults from a lake after a boat carrying them overturned. The youths, without life preservers but with life belts on board, saw the accident 100 feet away and threw belts to the struggling adults. Grady swam out to aid the women and then helped the men into the boat. Names of the four rescued were not recorded.
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Birmingham
Grady Stone
Rob
Grady
Sona
Soviet naval visit to Belgrade under Tito friendship
A Red Flotilla arrives in Belgrade for a five day goodwill tour led by Admiral V A Kasatonov head of the Black Sea fleet the first Soviet naval group to enter Yugoslav waters a special train carried them last night toward Moscow step by step reflections on cooperation.
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RED Flotilla
Belgrade
Tito
Ae Adm
V. A. Kasatonov
Black Sea
Yugoslav
Ces
Mos
Market Cotton Prices and Production Notes
Cotton values listed as 33.02 and middling 38.94 per hundredweight. Decatur ton described as manufactured at a cost of 3.18 dollars per hundred with a four percent mln direct ratio below So's point.
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Decatur
Market opens with strong advance the AP index hits high
The New York stock market opened mixed then sharply advanced led by the Associated Press index rising to 178.50 the best since September 9 1939. Gains were broad with Reynolds Metals up and many industrials including Studebaker-Packard Douglas Aircraft American Telephone and Nickel advancing as small listings appeared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Stoday
Actin Tn
Associated Press
Pont
Reynolds Metals
Studebaker-Packard
Douglas Aircraft
American Telephone
Nickel
Allied’ Chemical
Inernational Paper
Southern Railway
Texas, Co
Chrisyer
U.S. Rubber
Kennecott Copper
Unclear OCR fragment from agricultural ad
Fragmentary OCR text shows farm spots and plant listings with quantities and prices unclear. No coherent event or names.
Birmingham Market Report Shows Steady Donen Supplies
Birmingham market notes steady supplies with 60 percent quality whites and extra minimum cases. AP reports market activity as fair with no major price shifts and supplies staying steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Principles of Christian Equality Urges Action on Segregation
Maston of Southwestern Seminary Fort Worth warns Southern Baptists to apply Christian equality to racial segregation. He says the issue must be faced with courage prayer humility love and patience. He notes the pre Civil War South had an inadequate program for Negroes and calls for renewed effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weap City Techneaptists
Christian of Equality
Grand Jury Hears Reports in Pell City and Jefferson County
Circuit Judge Frank Embry convened a special session of the Grand Jury in Ashville to review alleged gambling activity and to query workers at the establishment. The panel also urged enactment of a curfew law for Pell City to curb juvenile delinquency and to study beer sales in nearby counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lcecall
Ashville
Frank Embry
Grand Jury
Jefferson County
St. Clair County
Pell City
Senate backs Mollet on Algeria pacification plan
The Senate endorsed Mollet's Algerian pacification and reform program after a briefing from Robert Lacoste. A Beepes Committee report supported the minister and predicted that ground troops totaling 364,000 would be sufficient to win in Algeria.
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Senate
Mollet
Mee
Robert Lacoste
Ing
Ee Leen
Algeria
Strikers Contend Over Unemployment Options At Montgomery
Disjointed report notes strikers seeking unemployment options while avoiding work. References to wages and negotiations with company and union as efforts to reach compensation terms. Mentions hostlers and hourly rates though details are unclear.
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Eugene
Montgomery Fst
Traffic Press survey on May 16 prompts Wednesday mishaps
A May 16 traffic press survey notes Wednesday incidents and mishaps. Specifics of locations and causes are incomplete in the fragment. Further details are unclear from the readable text.
Cullman Sets Dates For Free Food
Cullman County announces June surplus commodity distribution dates in multiple communities. Pickups run 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at sites including Sa 3s Store Crane Hill National Guard Garden City Fire Station and other locations. Distribution ends with Cullman on June 21 and a final cut date set for Tuesday, June 26.
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Cullman
Cullman County
Crane Hill
Ton Te
Cold Springs
National Guard
Garden City
Methodist Ch
Holly Pond
New York Opened Trading Between Fifteen and Thirty Five Cents
An AP report notes prices or values in New York moving from 15 to 35 cents, indicating a fluctuating market or quoted range. The brief mentions a price shift within a narrow band, with no further context provided.
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New York
Alabamian Confesses After Testimony In Dynamite Case
A Gardendale Alabama man James T Ayres confessed after testimony from Walter Sumbers Orlando Florida man who escaped injury when a dynamite charge wired to a car ignition failed. Ayres pleaded guilty to car theft from Lt. Martin R Koldyke Jr and faced a two and a half year prison sentence with sentencing postponed to August 6. Sumbers had bought Ayres cars including Koldyke s without knowing they were stolen. Paul Gerald Sumners 13 described the car and Christmas trip details. Three other charges were dropped.
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Birmingham
Orlando
Fla
Aar
James T. Ayres
Gardendale
Ala
Martin’ R. Koldyke Jr
Montgomery
F. R. Mathews
Ayres
Walter I. Sumbers
Orland
Sumners
Koldyke
Dismissals and Admissions at Decatur General Hospital
Decatur General Hospital reports dismissals including C. E. McRight 411 Cedar Street J W Hudson 111 Wilson Avenue Mrs Thomas Blaxton and Infant Courtland Mrs Mae Sue Watterson 612 6th Avenue H W George H Shirley Somerville Mrs George Collins Trinity A J Coleman 1026 Grant Street and Mrs Leonard Gossett Athens plus admissions Beetsie Wooten Athens Mrs Hazel Frye Athens and Ray Johnson 1008 Ferry Hospital records list these movements.
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Decatur General Hospital
C. E. McRight
Cedar St
J. W. Hudson
Wilson Ave
Thomas Blaxton
Courtland
Mae Sue Watterson
6Th Ave
George H. Shirley
Somerville
George Collins
Trinity
A. J. Coleman
Grant St
Leonard Gossett
Athens
J. A. Belk
Sth
Beetsie Wooten
Hazel Frye
Egg
Ray Johnson
Bank St Hospital Dismissals List Names
A list of dismissals from Bank Street Hospital includes George David and Janet Murphree of Decatur James Steven Legg of Carri Elaine Mason of Hartselle Russell West of Chestnut Street Mrs James Smith of Trinity Cottingham of 13th Street Mrs W C Hess of Decatur Miss Octavia Terry Courtland Lydia Tucker 16th Avenue SE Yancy Hughes of Decatur and Mrs R E Hammond Beech Street all named with city references.
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Bank ST. Hospital
George David
Janet Murphree
Decatur
James Steven Legg
Carri
Elaine Mason
Hartselle
Russell West
Chestnuut St
James Smith
Trinity
Ae Cottingham
13Th Ve
W. C. Hess
Moulton
Octavia Terry
Courtland
Lydia Tucker
16Th Ave
Yancy Hughes
R. E. Hammond
Beech St
Baugh Wiley Clinic Names Barnett Keeton and Infant
The Baugh Wiley Clinic lists M. M. Barnett 802 James L. D. Keeton and an infant daughter dated December 2.
Notable Births and Residences Listed in Athens Limestone Hospital Record
Mrs. Jim E. Smith of Athens is noted along with Connie Diane Ferrell of Elkmont route and Mrs. George Robert Putman of Elkmont. Also listed are Fred Charles Brook of Ardmore.
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Athens-Limestone Hospital
Jim E. Smith
Athens
Connie Diane Ferrell
Elkmont
George Robert Putman
Fred Charles Brook
Ardmore
Births to Mr and Mrs Robert O Athens General
A birth occurred last night at General Hospital to Mr and Mrs Robert O Athens. The infant arrival adds to the family with no complications reported.
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Robert O. Athens
President cites progress toward world peace after three years
The president reviewed international events over the past three years and said much has been accomplished toward world peace. He cited the end of the Korean War and stated the United States will maintain its position as a friend of all. He warned about the communist threat and pledged readiness to confront it in economic and political arenas.
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Eisenhower
United States
Rampaging onboard Nineteenth Century Gang Violence Report
Teenagers recount a violent scene aboard a vessel where groups of Negro girls attacked passengers. They describe deck melee with powder burns from explosions and weaponized switches. White elders and others faced fear as mobs surged across the deck.
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Acarya
Deed Transfers Include Several Local Property Transactions
Daily Records list multiple deeds with transfers in Decatur. H L Lemons to Lester Garrison 250 dollars. James F McLemore to E J Lindley 4000. Chestnut Court Apartments Decatur to Huie Turner 11600. Chestnut Court Apartments transfer to Chenault Agency Inc 10. Charles W Burden to Robert P Reid 10000.
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H. L. Lemons
Lester Garrison
James F. McLemore
E. J. Jimmy
Lindley
James L. Tucker
Chestnnut Court
Decatur
Huie T. Turner
Chestnut Court
C. Broadway
Chenault Agency, Inc
Charles W. Burden
B. F
Robert P. Reid
Marriage Licenses Listed for Young Couples
The record shows Ralph Evans 18 and Margarete Ford 15, both in military and student roles, plus George Clem Jr 22 and Frances Cowart 18, and Francis Beckman 19 and Mary Rinagy 15, with hometowns and occupations noted. Additional fragmentary names appear, including Madison filing clerk and Hueytown student.
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Ralph Herman Evans
S.W
Airorce
Margarete Carolynford
14Th Ave St
George David Clem, Jr
Gordon Dr
Frances Cornelia Cowart
Hueytown
Francis Anthony Beckman
Madison
Mary Im Rinagy
Manterllin
Aiee
SBA Office Moves to New Headquarters
The SBA announced a new headquarters with a temporary office now in Ensley to close as the relocation completes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SBA
Ager
Ensley
Seed trade note with cryptic seed handling terms
A fragment outlines seed names and handling terms, mentioning seeds, sizes, and possible preparation steps. The readable portion hints at a trade or catalog note among seedsmen but lacks full context or clear actions.
Kefauver Attacks Florida Pension Record in California Swing
Estes Kefauver toured California pressing old age pension and alleged graft claims from Florida where Stevenson carried a slim popular vote win and captured 22 of 28 convention votes. Florida results showed Stevenson ahead by about 12,000 with Kefauver blaming elder care politics and old guard Talmadge allies. Stevenson dismissed Kefauver as mudslinging in a California response.
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Kefauver
San Diego
Florida
Stevenson
Illinois
California
Los Angeles
Sen
Democratic Party
Holiday Takes 4 State Lives
Four people died in separate state accidents on Wednesday not tied to Memorial Day. Edward F. Whisenant, 17, of Chatchee Route 1, burned to death in a truck wreck near Jacksonville when a paint thinner in the rear ignited after the vehicle struck a culvert. C. E. Webb, a Chickasaw seaman, drowned in the Tombigbee River after falling from a tug. An 11 year old boy named Jimmy Nunn was killed running across a street to follow other children into a store. Jesse Roosevelt Brasher, 4, was killed near Birmingham when struck by a car on a county road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Edward F. Whisenant
Chatchee
Tombigbee
Mobile
Jimmy Nunn
Lipscomb
Jesse Roosevelt Brasher
Birmingham
Want Ads Gather Dust As Classifieds Drift
Two week old chicks in White Rock New Hampshire. Barred Plymouth Rock birds advertised by Barred A New Hamp. 312.007 Hundred this week. Feed & Hatchery advertises sell or trade. Chevrolet pickup for sale or trade. Mercury car listed with price and contact 2980. Melvin Blackwood listed as contact.
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White Rock
St Feed & Hatchery
Chevrolet
Melvin Blackwood
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