Morgan Ballot Set for September Sth PMA Elections
Morgan county PMA announces polling places for farmer-committee elections on September 9. Voting runs 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM at locations in Center Grove Decatur Hartselle Somerville and other communities. Eligible farmers include owners tenants operators or sharecroppers participating in PMA programs.
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Center Grove
Ryan—Hutchinson’s
Florette
Coney’s
Gum Pond
O . C. Smith's
Decatur
Trinity—Nevilles
Pleasant Hill
Morgan County Exchange
Fairville
Jones
Fairview
Mt. Zion
R. E. Tapscott's
Falrville
Priceville
PMA
Oak Ridge
Long’s
R. E. Tapscott’s
Hartselle
Somerville
Antioch
Antioch Church
Winton—Whitten’s
Plainview
Somerville—Ransom's
Wolfe's
Morgan City
Union Hill
McCutcheon’s
Robinson
Navy Veteran Injured in Highway Wreck Near Gurley
Earl Glenn Teague 22 of 1507 Wadsworth Street was admitted yesterday with serious injuries after the car he rode in struck a bridge on the highway between Gurley and Scottsboro. His mother said an unidentified driver fell asleep, causing the wreck while Teague was returning home after four years in the Navy including service in Korean waters aboard the USS Keppler.
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Earl Glenn Teague
Wadsworth Street
Teague
Gurley
Scottsboro
Navy
Us.s. Keppler
World in His Arms at Princess and Rival Theaters
Listings show showtimes for Princess The World in His Arms and Roxy One Night in the Tropics with casts Gregory Peck Ann Blyth Abbott and Costello and schedule across theaters. Evening runs include The San Francisco Story Ranch Hartselle and Show Boat Elite with multiple showtimes and featured stars Joel McCrea Yvonne de Carlo Fay Wray Robert Armstrong.
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Princess
Gregory Peck
Ann Blyth
Roxy
Tropics
The
San Francisco Story
Joel McCrea
Yvonne de Carlo
Kirby Rites Slated Today
Final rites for Mrs. Minnie M. Kirby of Moulton are set for Sunday at 2 PM at the Moulton Baptist church with Rev. R. E. Owen officiating and interment in Shoemaker Cemetery. She died Friday at 3 PM in Moulton. Survivors include her brother Tom Morrison of Town Creek, sister Mrs. Judy Roberson of Town Creek, and four grandchildren. She was a longtime Lawrence County resident and Baptist church member.
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Minnie M. Kirby
Moulton
Moulton Baptist Church
R. E. Owen
Cemtery
Highsmith
the Baptist Church
Lawrence County
Georgia Leaders Split Over Eisenhower Cabinet Reach
In Atlanta Governor Talmadge criticizes Eisenhower after his cabinet comment while Sen. Stennis predicts Mississippi will back Stevenson strongly. Georgia Democrats diverge with Peters noting potential heavy Eisenhower support if he avoids further controversial remarks.
Memorial singing plans set for September in Oak Ridge
Douglas Burleson visits on leave from Ft. Jackson as plans form for the annual Oak Ridge memorial singing to be held the fourth Sunday in September. Funds from Friday night’s high school auditorium singing will defray expenses for the Alabama State Singing Convention to be held in November here.
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Douglas Burleson
A. S. Burleson
Fairview
Ft. Jackson
S. C
Oak Ridge
Witness Describes Jet Crash At Airfield
Ole Arnfast of Copenhagen recounts two sonic booms followed by a jet skimming the landing area, swerving upward, and shedding components. He recalls engines and shrapnel raining down, people screaming, ambulances arriving, and blood on clothing as the crowd dispersed.
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Ole Arnfast
Copenhagen
Western Powers oppose Paris session plan for military talks
Western officials resist a Paris general assembly push to end the conflict arguing the issue is military not political and negotiations should occur only after fighting ends. They warn political talks amid active hostilities would be like negotiating with a pistol at one’s head.
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Paris
General Assembly
Chinese assault drives on outposts cited in pre dawn report
An officer described a Chinese battalion driving a Red assault at outposts with satchel charges while the Reds allegedly tried from all angles and en circled the position. No immediate Allied casualty estimate was available.
Two Seamen Rescued After Emu Sighted Coast Scene
The Coast Guard reported at 1 30 p m EST that one of two men aboard the Emu had been rescued and crews were still attempting to rescue the second man.
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The
Coast Guard
Black Widow Bite Fatality Rate Noted at Five Percent
A historical note states that the poisonous bite of the black widow spider kills about five percent of its known victims.
Yankees Hold Lead With 5 2 Win Over Senators
Washington September 6 The Yankees beat the Senators 5 2 behind rookie Tom Gorman relief pitching after Ray Scarborough and Ewell Blackwell. New York extends its 21 game lead over Cleveland as Stengel’s postgame remarks echoed.
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Washington
Tom Gorman
Ray Scarborough
Ewell Blackwell
New York Yankees
Yankees
Cleveland
Casey Stengel
True lobsters' natural range limited to North Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts
True lobsters occur only along the North Atlantic coastlines and in the Mediterranean region. This geographic restriction defines their natural habitat and distribution.
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North Atlantic
Mediterranean
Mrs. Wallace Laid To Rest In Moulton
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Wallace 81 of Moulton were held Saturday at Liberty Methodist church. Rev. G M Bynum officiated with interment in Liberty cemetery. Survivors include four daughters six sons two dozen grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren. Pallbearers named Wallace Coffey and others.
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Sarah Elizabeth Wallace
Moulton
Liberty Methodists Church
G. M. Bynum
Liberty Cemetery
Highsmith
Chebiel Wallace
Mobile
Thomas Wallace
Memphis
John E. Wallace
Decatur
J. Willard Wallace
Lucian Barnes
Evie Heflin
Bert Waldrop
Jess Burgess
Hartselle
J. H. Burgess
Fiske
Walter Almon
Rogersville
Woodruff
John Wallace
Jack Wallace
Ray Wallace
Billy Joe Wallace
Wallace Coffey
Gwen Coffey
Acrilan Debuts in Department Stores Nationwide
Open September 8 shoppers will see 100 percent Acrilan fabrics and blends such as 80 20 and 50 50. Prices range from blouses 8.95 to dresses 22.95 49.95, with an all Acrilan blanket at 24.95. Acrilan holds pleat and crease stability, is washable, and resists moisture and insects.
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Ings
Robert Hooke
Hilaire de Chardonnet
France
Acrilan Publicity Expands Nationwide After New York Show
Publicity for Acrilan breaks nationwide this weekend following Chem strand's New York style show. Advertisements appear in the New Yorker Life magazine section The New York Times Decatur Daily and in papers in 25 more major cities.
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Acrilan
Chemstrand
New York
New Yorker
Life
New York Times
Decatur Daily
Markets Report From Decatur Cotton and Grain Prices
Farm markets in Decatur list middling cotton at 39.25 cents and strict low at 37.50. No 2 mile and No 2 wheat new crop priced at 3.10 and 195 respectively with onion free notes. Nou 2 oats new crop 80 cents and nou 2 yellow ear corn 1.83 dollars. Hogs bring 19.00 cents in Decatur.
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Decatur
Stock Market Turns Tight After Labor Day Rally
New York stocks drifted through a mixed week with the Associated Press 60 unchanged at 108.40 as railroads weighed on the index. Volume hovered near one million shares daily, totaling about 4.33 million for the week, with Alleghany American Telephone American Power & Light National Distillers and International Telephone as top NYSE movers. Curb listings Goldfield Consolidated Claude Neon Devon Leduc Oils Canadian Marconi Raytheon Manufacturing also showed movement.
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New York
Associated Press
New York Stock Exchange
Alleghany Corp
American Telephone
American Power & Light Up
National Distillers
International Telephone
New York Curb Exchange
Goldfield Consolidated
Claude Neon
Devon Leduc Oils
Canadian Marconi
Raytheon Mfg
Famous State Jurist Crum Dies at 88 in New Orleans
Montgomery attorney Judge Benjamin P. Crum, 88, a longtime Alabama Bar Association leader and partner in Steiner Crum and Baker, died in New Orleans after an operation. He mentored the Montgomery Advertiser and argued for newspapers against a use tax. Funeral services planned in Montgomery.
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Montgomery
Ala
Benjamin P. Crum
Alabama
New Orleans
Judge Crum
Alabama Bar Association
Steiner, Crum & Baker
Crum
U. S. Supreme Court
Montgomery Advertiser
Lowndes County
Benjamin D
Eleanor Elizabeth Oliver Crum
Lowndes
Dallas County
University of Alabama
Leon Weil
Tennent Lomax
Greenville
Emma Crumpton
Miss America Contest Wings Wealth and Finalists
The Miss America title brings a 5000 dollar scholarship and 4000 dollars in cash plus gifts including an automobile and appearance fees. Miss Langley tied for two preliminary wins in talent and beauty while Miss Hutchins reportedly earned 40000 dollars last year. Other finalists shared 16000 dollars in scholarships and regional entrants represented Georgia, Alabama, California, Chicago, the District of Columbia and New York City.
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America
Miss Hutchins
Miss Langley
Lakeland
Fla
Langley
Georgia
Wesleyan Conservatory
Macon
Alabama
California
Chicago
District of Columbia
Iris Anne Fitch
New York City
Police nab man who passed bad checks across states
A man chauffeured to Decatur jail after confession of passing checks totaling over 3900 dollars in multiple states. He claimed a Texas prison release and said he intended a larger scheme but got drunk and was arrested in Tarrant City after Birmingham police traced him.
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Alabama
Courtland
Decatur
Birmingham
Tarrant City
W. E. Kilgore
Charles Smith
Decatur City
Whitmire
Texas State
F.bi
New Orleans
Kentucky
Virginia
Community Budget Allocates Funds To Local Charities
The budget lists Chest Department 3300 Morgan County Crippled Children's Society 3200 Salvation Army 4000 school lunch room program 3000 District 1 Tuberculosis Sanatorium 6900 Morgan County Cancer Society 1600 with operating expenses 1500 annual fund raising campaign expense 1000 and contingent fund 500. John McGehee is fund drive leader and Mrs Nancy Worth Pinkston serves as secretary.
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Morgan County Crippled Children’s Society
Salvation Army
Morgan County Cancer Society
John McGehee
Nancy Worth Pinkston
River Dragging Shifts Search for Missing Farmer
The Coosa River near Newberry Alabama is being dragged for the body of 60 year old farmer George Pierce missing since Friday. Sheriff M C Garrett said Pierce may not have been in the water but his hat was found on the river bank.
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Cedar Bluff
Ala
Coosa
Newberry
George Pierce
M. C. Garrett
Senators' Rules Take Spotlight
Senator Richard B. Russell of Georgia said he will take a reasonable part in the Democratic campaign after Chicago's conventions. Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio signals a limited role for the Republican side as they contemplate future Senate policy. Russell predicted Stevenson would win by a large majority and asserted Eisenhower cannot carry the South. Walter George of Georgia said he will vote for the ticket but stay out of campaigning.
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Washington
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Russell
Chicago
Adlai Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Senate
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Venezuela
Gov. Stevenson
Springfield
Stevenson
Eisenhower
Sen
Walter George
Chamber of Commerce to host public meeting for questions
Ned Frazier chairs the committee on governmental affairs with Jimmy Williams and Charles Norman. The Chamber states the meeting endorses no candidate or cause and provides all candidates a chance to present to the public as a public service.
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Chamber of Commerce
Committee On Governmental Affairs
Ned Frazier
Jimmy Williams
Charles Norman
Frazier
Schools to start full length with cafeterias open except ID first grade
Walter Jackson announces full school day Tuesday with cafeterias operating except first grade. First graders are excused at noon through September. All elementary children should report to their district school. Transfers require parental writing by Monday. Sixth graders in Somerville road district must report to Gordon-Bibb school.
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Walter Jackson
Jackson
Somerville Road
Gordon-Bibb School
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Mel
Morgan
Sth
PMA Farmer-Committeemen
Joe T. Robinson
Morgan County
Riviera
Danny Kaye
Gene Tierney
Corinne Calvet
Strand
Maureen O'Hara
Jeff Chandler
Mars
Falkville
King Kong
Fay Wray
Robert Armstrong
Bruce Cabot
Kathryn Grayson
Ava Gardner
John Stennis
Mississippi
Herman Talmadge
Harlem
Atlanta
James S. Peters
J. D. Hammon
Falkville 1
Clyde Free
Sans
Decatur District
Austinville Methodist Church
J. H. Thompson
S.E
Recorder’s Court
Bill Ulm
Jefferson City
Tenn
Carson-Newman College
J. H. Robinson
Louise Cloud
J. H
Buck” Robinson
Delano Park
W. O. Rice
Austinville
Jefferson-Hillman Hospital
William B. Bice
Germany
Decatur General Hospital
John R. Mosley
Hillsboro
Warren Newman
Hartseller
Earl G. Teague
Robert Abernathy
Decatur 2
Fred Linley
Market Street
Dewey Houser
Vincent Kantola
Enolam Blvd
J. E. Briscoe
Somerville 2
Melvin Owens
Fifth Avenue
S. W
Raymond Thornton
Loring Street
Estysphenie Powell
Sixteenth Avenue
S. E
J. N. Thompson
Memorial Drive
John H. Lemley
Seventh Avenue
N.W
J. P. Rowe
Prospect Drive
Mary E. Penn
Eighth Avenue
Yanks
Senators
Mrs. Wallace
Actilan
United States
American Viscose Corporation
Chemstrand Corporation
Monsanto Chemical Company
Berger
Stre
Ohe
Tennessee River
Corporation
Pensacola
Florida
Escambia River
Wall Street
Roy C. Tapscott
Lacey’s Spring
Army
Fort Jackson
D. C
Korea
Japan
S. B. Tapscott
Lacey's Spring
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