Miners Near Rescue After Kentucky Cave-In
Three trapped coal miners in western Kentucky near 550 feet from each other were in good spirits and getting air water and milk through a sprinkler system. They were about 90 feet underground and 500 feet from the entrance as rescue efforts from three sides continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don McClernon
Pana
Ill
Jake Lewis
Harlan
Earl Bennett
Taylorville
Ralph Bailey
Louisville
Don
Mrs. McClernon
Ken Coal Co
Kentucky
College appoints senior intramural manager at Birmingham Southern
Jerry Tatum, daughter of Mr and Mrs J T Tatum of 1047 Jackson St SE, is named senior manager for the women's intramural program at Birmingham Southern College for next year. Nearby notes report building permits issued for Dewitt Shirley, Tom McDonald, and Mrs Harold L Smith with values ranging from two to six thousand dollars, a minor vehicle collision with only property damage, and a milk delivery theft at Sealtest Milk Co involving a $150 bank sack taken from a glove compartment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Tatum
J. T. Tatum
Jackson St
Birmingham Southern College
Dewitt Shirley
Grant St. SE
Tom McDonald
10Th Ave
Harold L. Smith
Sherman St. SE
6Th Ave
Moulton St
William Frank Brommelsick
Discome Ave
Moulton
Clyde H. Miller
Olive St
Decatur
Kroger Grocery Co
Charles EF. Stewart
Flint Rd
Sealtest Milk Co
House May Get Labor Measure
Washington AP reports both Democratic and Republican members of the House Labor Committee express optimism about bringing labor-management legislation to the floor. Subcommittees in joint session have heard hearings for three months with sessions likely to close in a week or ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Labor Committee
House
Graham Barden
DNC
Roy W. Wier
D-Minn
Frank Thompson Jr
New Jersey
Robert P. Griffin
R-Mich
Congress
Griffin
Poultry Day Highlighted By Alabama Officials In Cullman
The Cullman Hanceville poultry day sponsored by local schools and clubs featured Bamberg Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries praising a businesslike approach. He noted Cullman County led Alabama in poultry income last year at 14 million dollars while cotton value stood at 2.405 million. The event drew about 1,500 attendees and included barbecued chicken, a Queen contest, hillbilly music, and a dance at the armory. Local Jaycees planned a similar celebration for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanceville
Hanceville High School
Jane Ann Merrill
Cullman
Cullman Rotary Club
Kay Keller
Cullman High School
Cullman Jaycees
Cullman County Poultry Assn
Bamberg
Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries
Bam
Alabama
Walsh
APIA
Cullman County
H. G. Pinkston
Ernest Tubb
Armory
Bipartisan Senate briefings include key committee leaders
The briefing was led by bipartisan figures with Chairman J William Fulbright of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Senators Alexander Wiley and Bourke B Hickenlooper present. House attendees included Representatives A J Carnahan Cleme Zablocki Edna Kelly and Frances Bolton among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Alexander Wiley
R-Wis
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Riowa
House
J. Carnahan
D-Mo
Cleme J. Zablocki
D-Wis
Edna F. Kelly
D-Ny
Frances P. Bolton
Ohio
Small flight monkeys pose on capsules in photos
Doctors describe the tiny flights as extraordinarily small. Monkeys posed for pictures on the capsules. A stray line notes another shipment of baby turkeys and a bargain on chicks. An ad lists a rent notice for a five room apartment and a phone contact.
West Berlin under fire from Soviet envoy over subversive networks
The Soviet union’s envoy in West Berlin alleged that scores of foreign intelligence and subversive organizations operate there. He claimed these agents work against East Germany and allied states to sabotage plants and agriculture and accused a German language radio station in West Berlin of spreading false rumors and slander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West's
West Berlin
Democratic Republic
Gromyko
America
Astronaut Able Capsule Parade Delights Crowds
The narrative recounts Able’s capsule being a large affair nearly the size of an automobile engine. A performer sits atop it calmly picking cracker crumbs from her legs while Baker is described as a former real ham by a NASA official, on a Saturday show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Able
Baker
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Deaths Athens Charlie H Pope 55 of Rockford Ill
Charlie H Pope 55 of Rockford Illinois died Thursday at 9 am after several years ill. Funeral services 3 pm Monday at Fairview Baptist Church Limestone County with Spry Funeral Home directing. Burial in Fairview Cemetery. Survivors: widow Lillian Pope two sons Grady and R P Pope two brothers Jessie and Claude Pope four sisters Tessie Neeley Myrtle Neely Pearlie Mitchell and Celia Wood and three grandchildren. Mr Pope formerly lived in Limestone County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Charlie H. Pope
Rockford
Pope
Fairview Baptist Church
Limestone County
Spry Funeral Home
Fairview Cemetery
Spry
Lillian Pope
Grady
R. P. Pope
Jessie
Claude Pope
Tessie Neeley
Myrtle Neely
Pearlie Mitchell
Cecelia Wood
Limestone
Obituary: Paul B Flowers Dies in Opelika at 43
Paul B Flowers 43 of Opelika Alabama formerly of Decatur died unexpectedly Saturday morning after a heart attack at his home. Funeral services at 2 30 this afternoon at the Church of Christ Opelika burial in Opelika. He was son of the late Mr and Mrs J W Flowers of Decatur and operated a jewelry store in Opelika. Survived by his widow Ruby Martin Flowers one daughter Paula Flowers Opelika one brother James W Flowers Opelika three sisters Mrs T E Jones Tullahoma Tenn Miss Ruby Flowers Decatur and Mrs J N Taylor Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul B. Flowers
Opelika
Ala
Decatur
Lee County Hospital
Church of Christ
J. W. Flowers
Ruby Martin Flowers
Paula Flowers
James W. Flowers
T. E. Jones
Tullahoma
Tenn
Ruby Flowers
J. .N. Taylor
Mrs Sarah Allen Hartselle Dies at 87
Mrs Sarah Lavonie Allen 87 of Hartselle died Saturday at 2 30 am in a Hartselle hospital. Funeral services will be held today at 2 30 pm at Hartselle First Church of God with Rev Robert Boggess and Rev Clarence L Best presiding. Burial follows in Hartselle City cemetery with Peck Funeral Home in charge. Body lies in state at the church from 1 30 to 2 30 pm. Pallbearers named Willie Curtis and Hundley Sharp
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
Sarah Lavonie Allen
Willie, Curtis
Hundley Sharp
Gromyko Urges Negotiations Despite Soviet Stance
Gromyko condemns sabotage and disorders while repeatedly pressing for East West talks over Berlin. He signals readiness to continue, insisting any agreement must follow Soviet terms and be workable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gromyko
Government subsidies by group and farm ads noted
Figures from The National Grange show subsidies by group: 1 041 million to individuals in business, 200 million to individuals in labor, and 463 million to agriculture. A Cullman County farmer, H J Teichmiller, comments on crops. The Farm Exchange ads list sales of 50 pigs, pullets, and 600 bushels of shelled yellow corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Grange
H. J. Teichmiller
Cullman County
Farm Exchange
Tragic Drowning In Elk Creek After Car Wash Deluge
A car driven by unknown occupants plunged into flooded Elk Creek six miles south of Clarksburg. Deputies believe rain slick roads caused the accident and two women drowned. Autopsies were planned if feasible. witnesses Swiger and Elder spotted the car with its trunk protruding from the water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Morris
Elk Creek
Charles Swiger
David Elder
Clarksburg
Rex Baumgardner
Cleveland Browns
Thomas R. Ferguson
Athens Residents Featured in Local Directory List
A compiled roster lists residents including Kenneth Byrum Eva Robert Marlin Cancer Huntsville Billy Ray Chandler Ardmore Royce Dunn Dutton Carrie Lee Evans Athens Flora Nell Fogg Toney Kittie Fowler Decatur Azalia Smith Francis Elk Mont Marie Freeman Danville William Gilbert Waldenville Tenn Nina Buker Hall Scottsboro Madgie Hampton Moulton Garnet Hardyman Ensley Dorothy Hartselle Decatur George Hayes Albertville Mary Hayes Athens James Herring Huntsville Rachel Holland Athens Carl Howard Decatur Mildred Johnston Athens Aubie Latham Arab Sara Light Falkville Lavonia Mansfield Pulaski Roy McClendon Hillsboro Peggy McCulloch Decatur Charles McLemore Decatur Jessie Nunn Athens John Parker Athens Parr Decatur Alfred Poole Decatur Alice Prince Lacey Spring Harold Raley Athens Short Decatur Luther Smith Athens Donald Smitherman Guntersville Elkmont Thorne Elkmont classmates listed in the city directory style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth A. Byrum
Eva
Robert Marlin
Huntsville
Billy Ray Chandler
Ardmore
Royce B. Dunn
Dutton
Carrie Lee Evans
Athens
Flora Nell C. Fogg
Toney
Kittie E. Fowler
Decatur
Azalia Smith Francis
Elkmont
Marie Freeman
Danville
William Edwin Gilbert
Walensville
Tenn
Nina Buker Hall
Scottsboro
Madgie Lucille Hampton
Moulton
Garnet L. Hardyman
Ensley
Dorothy Andrew Hartselle
George Welton Hayes
Albertville
Mary W. Hayes
James Cleveland Herring
Rachel Gayle Holland
Carl L. Howard
Mildred §. Johnston
Aubie L. Latham
Arab
Sara L. Light
Falkville
Lavonia Minatra Mansfield
Pulaski
le. Roy R .McClendon
Hillsboro
Peggy Ann McCulloch
Charles W. McLemore
Jessie Belle Nunn
John Edd Parker
L. A. Parr
Alfred Delano Poole
Alice Shropshire Prince
Lacey's Spring
Harold Cecil Raley
le B. Short
Luther Garnet Smith
Donald Eugene Smitherman
Guntersville
Tullye W. Thorne
Obituary for Mrs. Allen of Hartselle and family survivors
Mrs. Allen is mourned with survivors including sister Mrs. Mary Morgan of Welch Oklahoma daughter-in-law Mrs. Bessie Allen of Hartselle and 12 step grandchildren. She was a member of Hartselle First Church of God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tis Orr
Hubert Allen
Aubrey Fuller
Mary Morgan
Welch
Okla
Bessie Allen
Hartselle
Allen
Reverend Bunyan Smith Hartseller Dies in Nashville
Nashville Tenn Reverend Bunyan Smith Hartseller died in a hospital after a heart attack Saturday He was longtime pastor of the First Baptist Church in Nashville Funeral arrangements are pending
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartseller
Bunyan Smith
Nashville
Tenn
First Baptist Church
Black Belt blocks tax rise tactic in legislative standoff
Lawmakers debate raising sales tax from 3 to 4 percent as Black Belt leaders signal willingness to back a quick special session. Governor Patterson aims to limit issues to school taxes, speed up potential income tax changes, and may seek a shortened regular session to curb reapportionment bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patterson
House
Senate
Athens and Decatur Graduates Listed for B S Degree
Eugene Thornton Athens Virgie Dennis Tramel Ardmore Harold Douglas Weaver Decatur are among several candidates for the B S degree. Names include William Ray Bailey Jr Athens Bobby Wayne Barnett Ardmore Billy B Bowles Decatur John William Bullington Athens and others across Athens Decatur Elkmont Hartselle and nearby cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Thornton
Athens
Virgie Dennis Tramel
Ardmore
Harold Douglas Weaver
Decatur
William Ray Bailey, Jr
Bobby Wayne Barnett
Billy B. Bowles
John William Bullington
William J. Britt
Huntsville
Eugene Henry
Cagle
Milton H. Coffman
Elkmont
Paul Butler Cole
James Raymond Currie
Tallahassee
Fla
Dana Stevens Davis
Tuscaloosa
Lawrence B. Frahn, Jr
Walter R. Gey
Flint C. Gillespie
Hillsboro
Gorman
Western powers weigh proposals on Berlin compromise
In Geneva the United States United Kingdom France and West Germany study three to four page Western proposals for Berlin. They aim to avoid war by outlining Allied rights and free movement while signaling acceptance of East German authority. The ideas reflect informal bargaining with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko watching closely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Soviet Union
Berlin
West Berlin
Andrei Gromyko
East
Germany
District Diary Three to Contest at Shocco Springs June
Morgan County participants will join the Alabama Baptist Training Union assembly at Shocco Springs near Talladega in June. Patricia Pace of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and David Webster of West Hartselle Baptist Church enter Junior Memory Drill June 9, while Mary Jane Gosline of First Baptist Church Decatur competes in the Young People's Speakers Tournament on June 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Alabama Baptist Training Union Assembly
Shocco Springs
Talladega
Patricia Pace
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
David Webster
West Hartselle Baptist Church
Mary Jane Gosline
First Baptist Church
Decatur
Alabama civic leaders honored for heart fund drive efforts
Dr. David Chandler of Hartselle among a select Alabama group awarded by the Alabama Heart Association for outstanding leadership in the 1959 Heart Fund Drive. General Hanna noted heart disease remains the leading cause of death in Alabama, underscoring the stakes of the fund drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
David Chandler
Hartselle
Alabama
Alabama Heart Assn
Hanna
Dr Frank Philpot Delivers Holly Pond Graduation Address
Dr Frank Philpot of the Alabama State Department of Education spoke at Holly Pond High School graduation exercises on Friday night. The event drew a large crowd and marked the 10th time he has addressed this school’s graduating class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holly Pond
Frank Philpot
State Dept. of Education
Montgomery
Holly Pond High School
Philpot
All Day Service at Isom Chai Church
Isom Chai Church in Athens holds an all day service starting at 10 a.m. with Sunday school followed by noon dinner. Afternoon singing features the Marksmen Quartet of Nashville and The Song Masters, a local quartet, with members Jessie Harrison and Ronnie Lamb among the Marksmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Isom Chai
Marksmen Quartet
Nashville
Song Masters
Jessie, Harrison
Ronnie Lamb
Patricia Lambert
Marksmen
Hospital list of residents and addresses in several towns
A compiled roster lists individuals and their addresses including Mt. Hope Vinemont Athens Trinity Decatur Moulton Cullman and related streets such as 1409 6th Ave SE 408 4th Ave SW 112 Church St NW and 2008 Enolam Blvd SE with names like John Marshall Smith Guy D Rice David Campbell Mearl Smith Cynthia Jones and Baby Tommy Dee Sandlin among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Marshall Smith
Mt. Hope
Guy D. Rice
6Th Ave
David William Campbell
Talu- Fuller
G. Smith
Vinemont
Mearl Wayne Smith
Mill St
Athens
J. Winfred NeSmith
4Th Ave
William Scott McClanahan
5Th Ave
Monroe Wilson Roberts
James T. Hill
Moulton
Dwain Holt Spears
Trinity
Gary Wayne Sparks
Cullman
Peter P. Saunders
Church St
L. C. Tuck
Little Cynthia Elizabeth Jones
Enolam Blvd
Robert F. Horton
2Nd Ave
Gordon D. Hesson
Memorial
Marvin M. Flanagan
Railroad St
W. H. Lumsden
Ora Ruth Noble
Kathleen Denson
Decatur
Robert L. Cramer
12Th St
Baby Tommy Dee Sandlin
J. C
Boone Whitmire
8Th Ave
Dismissals List Names and Addresses Included
A local notice lists several individuals by name and street address including Mrs Lola Cox Ms Horace Narmore Mrs O Neil McCarley and others with designated dismissals. Names appear with street numbers and avenues across multiple neighborhoods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lola Cox
Danville Rd
Horace Narmore
8Th St
Admissions Include Mrs Graham Thompson and Others
Admissions list mentions Mrs Graham Thompson of Decatur and Mrs Eugene Bendall of C15 Mc Glathery Lane along with James E Johnson of Trinity. The brief reads as a local society notice recording names and addresses without further context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Thompson
Decatur
Eugene Bendall
McGlathery Lane
James E. Johnson
Trinity
Mystery Cullman County Residents List
A fragmented OCR list names residents and addresses across Cullman area towns including Hanceville Falkville Addison Vinemont and Cullman. The snippet mentions individuals such as Chester Helmes Eva 1 Mrs Morris H Grier Lawrence Austin Ronald Pattillo James Dahlke and Annie Gamble among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman Admissions
Chester Helmes
Eva
Morris H. Grier
Lakeside
Oliver W. Parsons
Hanceville
Roy Priest
Emma Teichmiller
Cullman
Edward Lindsey
First Ave
Lorring
Homer Pike
Ronald Pattillo
James Carl Dahlke
George A. Mabry
Falkville
Annie Gamble
Rickey K. Robertsonville
Eldridge Stevens
Logan
Franklin D. Swann
Fist
Ottie J. Freeman
Talmadge Holmes
Governor Earl Long Enters Psychiatric Clinic
Governor Earl K. Long of Louisiana, amid political strain and federal inquiry into his finances, is taken from a ship to John Sealy Hospital in Galveston and admitted to the psychiatry clinic run by Dr. Titus Harris. Senator Russell Long said his uncle left Louisiana for medical treatment as Lt. Governor Luther Frazar acts as governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long
John Sealy Hospital
Titus Harris
University of Texas Medical College
Galveston
Russell B. Long
D-La
Baton Rouge
Luther Frazar
Sen
Louisiana
Washington
Louisiana National Guard
Atlanta
U. S
Huey Long
Man Apparently Takes Own Life in Cullman
Cullman, Louis Alldredge, 53, reportedly killed himself at his cousin's home Saturday about 4 30 p m. Mass Service Funeral Home handling arrangements incomplete late Saturday. Sheriff’s office said Alldredge died from a personal safety related rifle shot. Coroner Grady Moss could not be reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman
Louis Alldredge
Cullman 4
Sheriff's Office
Alldredge
Grady Moss
Local Births Report From Cullman and Surrounding Areas
Mr and Mrs Lawton Willoughby Cullman welcome a daughter born Wednesday at Cullman Hospital. Mr and Mrs Spencer Hutto 315 NW Market St NW report a daughter born at Bank Street Hospital. Mr and Mrs Eugene Bendall 415 McGalthery Lane announce a daughter born Friday at Bank Street Hospital. Mr and Mrs Vandon Breeding Somerville report a daughter born Friday at Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic and Hospital. Mr and Mrs Jimmy Partain 1622 Olive St SE announce a daughter born Saturday at Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic and Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton Willoughby
Cullman
Cullman Hospital
Spencer Hutto
Market St. NW
Bank Street Hospital
Eugene Bendall
McGalthery Lane
Vandon Breeding
Somerville
Baugh-Wiley-Smith
Jimmy Partain
Olive St. SE
Also Mentioned on This Page
Decatur General Hospital
Robert Agee
Stratford Rd
City Recorder
Murray Dodd
Decatur Camera Club
City Hall
Harry A. Anschutz
Europe
Grange — Hall
Trinity Mountain
Paul Bradford
Judith Ann Bean
Frank Bean
Paducah, Ky
Wheeler Russell
W. E. Bean
Ollie Bean
Lone Oak High School
Phil Baugh
W. P. Baugh
Sherman St
T. W. Morris
Harvey Morris
Salisbury
N. C
Paula Davis
West Deggtur
Paget
Mrs
Sarah Allen
Patricia Ann Carruthers
Hollywood
Calif
Patricia
Minneapolis
Arthur Gavshon
O'Neil McCarley
Line
St. NE
J. T. Rogers
Grant St
L. W. White
Waldermose Springs
S. T. Owen
Oran Holmes
William Lee Carl
Johnston St
Jerry Sharp
Bank Street
Lewis Lay
Herbert S. Baker
Interbitten St
H. A. Yeager
Oran Blackwood
Addison
Lawrence T. Austin
Danny Greathouse
Clifford Tennyson
Earl York
Coy Wrenn
Orvel E. Owens
Earl Long
Galveston, Tex
Earl K. Long
Mage —Algens Cyng New
Man G. George McGukin
Vinemont 2
New York
Boston
Chicago
Detroit
San Francisco
Muscle Shoals Hotel
Bidg
Sheffield, Alabama
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