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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1955
Page
2
State Supt A R Meadows warns money could run out by mid March, forcing proration and pay cuts while classrooms stay open. Budget experts question the Budget Control Act. lawmakers already exempt funds for two fiscal years, with tax results uncertain.
Local notices include residents visiting relatives in Florence for surgery, a medical internship in St. Louis, and a Red Shield Boys Club picnic at Delano Park. Others report travels to Corvallis and Albuquerque, permit issuances for home renovations, police court actions, a burglary arrest, Moose Women meeting, and a fire at 215 NE Lafayette Street with slight loss.
Amusements and theater slots list several films at Princess and ROXY with 1:00 to 9:24 showtimes. Titles include Blackboard Jungle with Glenn Ford and Anne Francis, Bringing Up Baby with Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant, Black Widow with Ginger Rogers and Van Heflin, and more at SunSet Bowline Hatfield Ranch and Starvue venues with star casts Joanne Dru John Wayne Forrest Tucker.
Decatur General Hospital and multiple clinics publish a roster of dismissals and admissions. Names include Linda Kay Johnson Hugh McClellan Malcolm Sims Carl Gibson Lilbern Terry H M Singleton Sidney Wright Mrs W T King Master Douglas Collins Mrs W A Montgomery D DeWitt S G Hudgins Rebecca Raye Cowart Edward McGrew Helen Burch Woodrow Martin Charles Mac Craig Thomas Bullington Charles Bailey Sr Ernest McCreless Mrs Robert C Montgomery E M Chandler Coleman White Jean Shaneyfelt Mrs Charles Greenley and others at Athens Limestone Hospital Bank Street Hospital and associated addresses across Decatur Arab Athens Elkmont Rogersville Town Creek Hartsville and surrounding areas.
The notices announce the birth of a baby boy to Mr. and Mrs. James M. Mills at 1020 Johnston Street yesterday. At Athens Limestone Hospital a baby boy was born to Mrs. David Hetrick on Sunday, and another boy to Mrs. Houston Elkins in Athens 1 on Sunday.
A Communist officer asks Lieutenant Bumpas to confirm personal belongings before armistice handover. Bumpas notes his items, comments on medical treatment, mentions a concussion, and is escorted to an ambulance after Dye signs a receipt. The scene draws Allied officers and cam eramen observing.
A 1938 Chevrolet and a 1955 Mercury collided at Locust St SE and 14th Ave SE at 8 36 p m. The Chevrolet driven by Sidney H Mills and the Mercury by Walton H Anderson suffered bumper and fender damage respectively.
The case of state vs. Willie Jane Cunningham, charged with first degree murder in the April death of Shorty Randolph, is sent to a Circuit Court jury after testimony began yesterday and the state rested its case. Randolph died from a heart wound and severed jugular vein.
Gov. Frank Clement ordered an immediate investigation into a crossing incident. The crossing had automatic warning lights, and State Highway Patrol Sgt. Cecil Strader cited Moore claiming the signal device was not working, while several bystanders reported the lights were functioning properly.
Lightning struck the J. E. Hodge residence on Wadsworth Street causing unspecified damage. The event occurred yesterday and details of the damage and investigation were ongoing.
Sgt. George Dansby Webb 37 of Decatur died August 18 while serving with the US Army in Germany. A Tyler Alabama native, he was married with five children. Webb was captured at Bataan and spent over two years in Japanese prison camps before being sent to Europe in 1954. Survivors include his wife Nell Webb and five children living in Lawton Oklahoma.
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co. directors authorize a 30 million dollar issue of 40 year debentures dated Oct 15 1955 with Fulton National Bank of Atlanta as trustee. Debentures will be sold by bidding. registration with the SEC planned on or about Sept 28 to fund expanding telephone facilities to meet strong regional demand.
Funeral services for Mrs. Bess ie Landers 86 who died at home of her niece Mrs. Ellea Chandler will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at McConnell Funeral Home Athens with Rev John Holeman and Burl Grubb officiating Survived by four nieces Mrs Elbn Chandler Mrs Ben Peete Decatur Mrs Arthur Trible Mrs Frank Johnson Athens and one nephew Emmett Landers Madison plus other relatives
An anxious Decatur couple learned their daughter Edna Louise Jackson 21 Maid of Cotton for Morgan County is unharmed after weekend floods hit the Northeast. Dr and Mrs Walter Jackson 1035 Sherman St received word by wire at 6 pm that Edna Louise who had been at a summer seminar in Twin Lakes Connecticut was safe after communications were out in the flood area. Connecticut authorities notified the Jacksons.
The Womens Christian Temperance Union held a regular meeting in Mrs M A Leopard s home. Miss Clio Levin led the devotion from John 5 2 8. Mrs L L McCulloch presided as president with a new officer slate approved. Plans were set for the Central Methodist church convention Oct 11 12 13. Next meeting Aug 29 at 3 30 p m with Mrs W C Self.
Funeral services for O J Bowers 66 of Valhermosa Springs are set for 2 30 p m today at Valhermosa Christian Church with the Rev W B Daniel officiating. Interment will follow in Valhermosa cemetery Peck in charge. Surviving are one sister Mrs S M Bains Lebanon Tenn and two brothers A H Bowers Gadsden and Ewing Bowers Valhermosa Springs. Pallbearers include Bruce Thomas Leon Chunn Dewey Day John Mac Chunn Hung Rice and Comer Rice.
Cullman funeral plans are announced for Samuel Palmer Davidson 86 a resident of Cullman who died yesterday at home He was a retired farmer and is survived by his wife one son three daughters three sisters and 15 grandchildren Moss Funeral Home to announce full services later
French armored columns with fighter plane cover moved against Moroccan Berber tribesmen in the Oued Zem region after rebels attacked Kasba Talda. Reinforcements from Rabat and Meknes joined. Officials say the punitive expedition aims to subdue about 4000 tribesmen with casualties estimated in the hundreds in Morocco and Algeria.
Roger Nix and his wife slept as a explosion shattered their home causing a fire that spread to several houses. Survivors and civilians were hospitalized in Charleston. The crash occurred west of U S Highway 52 about ten miles from Charleston.
Final rites for J. E. Lige Blevins 77 of Hartselle were held at Blue Springs Baptist Church with Rev. E. M. Barnes Jr. officiating. Interment followed in the adjacent Peck cemetery. Survivors include two daughters, two sons, and three sisters.
Two teenaged boys were arrested after a break in at Pat's Freezette on Highway 31 across from Legion Field just after midnight Saturday. John Luker 16 of Flint and David McElroy 13 of Hartselle signed statements admitting involvement. $15 reported missing.
Miss Ada B Johnson named head dietitian and home economics instructor at Athens College. She has long teaching background including leading home economics at High Point College 1940–1952 and Pfeiffer College 1952–1953. She holds a BS from Nebraska and an MS from Columbia with studies at Nebraska and research in Japan.
The number of $10 000 bills in circulation fell from 60 million dollars in 1940 to 9 million dollars in 1955, per historical currency data.
New York stocks moved in an uneven and quiet pattern as several sectors showed mixed results. Anaconda rose on 4000 shares to 74, General Motors fell on 1500 shares, United Corp declined on 7300 shares, while General Electric held at 50. Major players included U S Steel, American Cyanamid, Balti more & Ohio, Johns Manville, with losses seen in Bethlehem Steel, U S Rubber, Boeing, American Telephone, International Nickel, Allied Chemical, Westinghouse, Santa Fe and Texas Co.
North Alabama live poultry market steady with good demand for broilers and fryers. prices show slight gains on heavier weights. North Georgia market steady with increased offerings in medium weights and strong demand. prices paid reported in mid to upper ranges.
fragmented OCR notes refer to quality segments paid in Birmingham with references to egg standards and numeric codes 3 M 42 314 32, nearby figures 52 57 45 47 and page lines 28 29. content is unclear but preserves entities and numbers.
Nashville cattle auction reports late sales with weights 150-190 pounds at 15.00 to 16.75 a hundredweight and 200-400 pounds at 13.00 to 14.00. The brief notes encompass varying lots and price ranges as buyers and sellers respond to market conditions.
The speaker called the event a terrible thing while viewing distress scenes. At least 180 people died in the disaster, with devastation extending into Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Murky skies prevented an aerial inspection by Eisenhower over those states.
The 38th annual Alabama division convention of the Children Of The Confederacy will be held in Bessemer today and tomorrow at the First Methodist Church. Mrs. Bonnie Lewis is division director with Cecile Moseley Walter Chenault Alice Adele Chenault and Belle Chenault attending from Decatur. George Cartman of Mobile presides over two business sessions. A banquet dance and luncheon are planned with elections for next year’s officers and prizes for outstanding work. Delegates will later attend the August general convention in Atlanta at the Cox Carlton Hotel. Decatur attendees include Mrs C C Johnson Cecile Moseley and Mrs Moseley.
Morgan County superintendent Lester Wooten announced an opening day enrollment rise of 115 students countywide from last year, noting only 14 of 23 schools had reported. Increases include 80 Priceville 28 Cotaco 38 Eva 7 Union Hill and small gains at several others, with some schools showing declines and several reports pending from Gum Pond Plainview and six Negro schools.
Funeral services were announced for 83 year old Mrs. Mattie Hipp of Blountsville at Rock Springs Church with burial in the adjoining cemetery. She died Sunday. She is survived by four sons and three daughters. Moss Funeral Home was in charge.
Hazlewood High School basketball coach George Nancarrow joins Town Creek Civitan as a new member and Clinton Berryman attends as a visitor. The club outlines plans for the Civitan-sponsored fair starting September 12 in Town Creek. Mr and Mrs Grady Bryant welcomed a daughter Sheila Darlene at Moulton Hospital.
Birmingham Alabama reports the Jefferson County jail held a strong blood drive with 106 of 170 prisoners volunteering and 102 units collected by American Red Cross workers. Warden Tom Pinson noted a steady turnout for Blood Mobile visits.
Auto mobile and Fire Insurance Company seeks a district sales supervisor with at least two years of college and sales experience. Age 30 to 50. Apply to company representative at Alabama State Service 13 N. W. Sr. Wednesday, August 24th. FOR RENT: Unfurnished 3 room duplex at 1610 S appointment. Call Travis Letson at 9108 or 3659.
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