Science fairs boost student interest in research, Biendorff says
Dr Arto Biendorff of Chemstrand Corp outlines the purpose of science fairs to spark young interest in science and uncover talent. He notes the first North Alabama Regional Fair at Athens College drew 120 exhibits and sent two contestants to the National Science Fair, stressing the U.S Russia science race. The Decatur Daily sponsored the first fair and will do so again in early 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arto Biendorff
Chemstrand Corp
North Alabama Renants Club
North Alabama
Athens College
R. R. Thomas
Goodyear Decatur Mills
Paul Robson
Wolverine Tube Division
Decatur Daily
Folsom air mission cited in Guard jet misuse claim
Reported misuse of National Guard planes by Gov. Folsom centers on trips to Texas early in the football season and a later flight from Dothan to Birmingham. Folsom hosted Gov. Averell Harriman at the hunting lodge of Rep. Frank Boykin. He said as commander in chief of the Alabama Air National Guard he would order jets to fly over Jacksonville on Dec 31 for a weather and runway inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Guard
Folsom
Texas
Dothan
Birmingham
Averell Harriman
New York
Frank Boykin
Mobile
Air Force
Alabama
Alabama Air National Guard
Jacksonville
Florida
Infant Josey Hood Dies at 46 Days
HARTSELLE The Rev Dennis Tucker to conduct final rites for Josey Lee Hood 46 day old son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Hood at Johnson Chapel this afternoon at 1 The infant died Thursday at 1015 am at Decatur General Hospital Interment in the adjoining cemetery Survived by parents two sisters Linda Lou and Mary Ann two brothers Andrew and Dolan and grandparents Mr and Mrs Sam Holaday and William J Hood Decatur
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
Dennis Tucker
Josey Lee Hood
Raymond Hood
Johnson Chapel
Josey
Decatur General Hospital
Linda Lou
Mary Ann
Andrew
Dolan
Sam Holaday
William J. Hood
Decatur
Williams Infant Succumbs At Athens
Funeral services are set for 23 day old Freda Elaine Williams at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Athens. Rev. Matthew Russell will lead the service with interment at the old German Cemetery. Survivors include her parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Williams and grandparents Mrs. Emma Bauer Athens and Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Williams Ardmore Tenn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Freda Elaine Williams
Frank Williams
Pleasant Grove, Baptist Church
Matthew Russell
Freda
Athens Limestone Hospital
Old German
Spry Funeral Home
Emma Bauer
J. P. Williams
Ardmore, Tenn
Milton Thornton
Amusements Listings at Local Theaters
The notices show schedules for Princess Red River with Van Johnson and Joanne Dru and showtimes 1:40 3:35 5:30 7:25 9:20. The Roxie presents The Dam Busters starring Richard Todd and Michael Redgrave with 1:26 3:24 5:22 7:20. Sunset features The Seven Little Foys with Hope and Milly Vitale at 6:45. RANCH theater in Hartselle screens Three Coins In The Fountain with Clifton Webb at 6:45 and 9:00. Hatfield Athens lists Rails Into Laramie with John Payne and Marie Blanchard at 7:00 and 9:00. ArVue Courtland Highway shows Shelly Winters with 6:30 and 8:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red River
van Johnson
Joanne Dru
Roxy
The
Richard Todd
Michael Redgrave
Hartselle
Clifton Webb
Dorothy McGuire
Athens College outlines 1949 to 1955 campus growth plan
Athens College began remodeling in 1949 and spent about 250000 on buildings and grounds. Endowment rose by nearly 200000 to over 325000. The four division curriculum supports a sound program. A 250000 science hall was funded, ground broken last October, and construction proceeds pay as you go.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens College
City Purchases $19,700 Worth New Vehicles
The City of Decatur bought two Gar Wood packer trucks from Robert Stapp Co of Birmingham and a red Chevrolet car from Hicks Chevrolet Sales Co Inc for the assistant fire chief. The trucks cost about $9,000 each and carry 16 cubic yards. The total expenditure for the trio is about $19,700 with delivery expected late this month and two to three days for the car. Hicks Chevrolet offered the lowest bid at a recent council meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Sanitary Department
Decatur
Robert Stapp Co
Birmingham
Ned Frazier
Sanitary Department
Frazier
Floyd Elkins
Hicks Chevrolet Sales Co., Inc
Hicks
Miss Eula Carpenter Dies In Tuscaloosa
Miss Eula Carpenter 43 a former Town Creek resident died Wednesday night in Tuscaloosa after seven months illness. Funeral services were held at Providence Baptist Church with Rev. Buford Brackin Rev. Tommy Davis and Rev. Walter Hodges officiating. Interment followed in the adjoining cemetery. Surviving are four sisters Fannie Head Addison Lou Garrison Miami Fla Ruby Witt Town Creek Beulah Campbell Grayson and six brothers Abner Calvin Ed Neal Carpenter Addison John Carpenter Leighton and Charlie Carpenter Moulton. Pallbearers were J W Witt Wendall Campbell Junior Manley Roy Woods Wilburn Gower and Edward Randolph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Eula Carpenter
Town Creek
Providence Baptist Church
Fannie Head
Addison
Lou Garrison
Miami, Fla
Ruby Witt
Beulah Campbell
Grayson
Abner
Calvin
Neal Carpenter
John Carpenter
Leighton
Charlie Carpenter
J. W. Witt
Wendall Campbell
Junior Manley
Roy Woods
Wilburn Gower
Edward Randolph
Dig engl es DIARS Do Smale GLIMPSES ABOUT YOUR COMMUNITY
Dig engl es DIARS Do Smale GLIMPSES ABOUT YOUR COMMUNITY presents a brief local notice highlighting community events and small anecdotes. Readable fragments point to neighborhood happenings, school activities, and recurring gatherings shaping the area.
For Sale Signs Stolen Then Found on School Property
Three for sale signs stolen from Lynch Real Estate were found on local school property Tuesday. School officials notified Lynch and suspect a prankster. A set of sterling silverware valued at 150 dollars was stolen from Dr. A. M. Roan’s buffet on Johnston SE between Thanksgiving and Wednesday, police report. Investigating officers are Eugene Slater and William D. Collier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynch Real Estate
Lynch
Red Army Visit to Rangoon Shrines Sparks Tense Exchange
On the second day of a weeklong Burma tour, Red were touring Rangoon shrines. They talked with Burmese ambassador to Russia Maung Chn and foreign reporters. Khrushchev praised the temple carvings then delivered a sharp rebuke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rangoon
Burma
Russia
Maung Chn
Khrushchev
Mrs. Doshie Mears 84 Obituary in Alabama Funeral
Mrs. Doshie Ampton Mears 84 dies at Colonial Rest Home from a heart attack. Funeral Sunday at 2 p.m. at Brown Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Charles Martin officiating. Burial in LaGrange Cemetery Trinity Mountain. She leaves Jewell Mears husband, three daughters, four sons, a sister, 37 grandchildren and 32 great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doshie Ampton Mears
Brown Funeral
Charles Martin
Birmingham Church of God
Mears
3Rd. Ave
Colonial Rest Home
Brown's
LaGra
Louie, J. Co
James Mears
Melvin Johnson
Floyd Davis
Johnny Slaton
Jim Smith 84 Dies Rites In Tennessee
Funeral services for Jim Smith aged 84 were set for 2 p m at the Appleton Tennessee Church of Christ. He died Thursday morning at his Athens Tennessee home after a lengthy illness. Survived by wife Mary Smith five daughters Myrtle Davis Iva Louise Reba and two step daughters Jim Tolbert and Luther King two sons John Monroe and one stepson Ernest and 29 grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Jim Smith
Appleton, Tenn
Church of Christ
Smith
Mary Smith
Myrtle Smith
Lark Davis
Iva Smith
Louise Smith
Reba Smith
Jim Tolbert
Luther King
John
Monroe Smith
Ernest Smith
No New England Traffic Fatalities This Year
The report notes no traffic fatalities in New England this year, versus three last year. Ohio and California led all states with the highest death counts in the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Ohio
California
One State Death Spirit Dims Safe Driving Day
Alabama’s second Safe Driving Day ends with one traffic fatality, the first in Tallassee in a decade. Five-year-old Charles Bennett Stalnaker died after a soft drink truck backed over him. Public Safety Director Bill Lyerly praised the low death tally, noting no fatalities outside city limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Alabama
Tallassee
Charles Bennett Stalnaker
Bill Lyerly
Four-Lane Plan For Highway 31 At Cullman Awarded
A $550,000 contract for upgrading Highway 31 to four lanes at Cullman likely goes to G R Coal Co of Decatur after their bid of $554,096 was declared the low offer. The project covers grading drainage and bituminous payments along 3.316 miles of the federal link. Bids opened after ROW negotiations and a mediation by a Cullman citizen group resolved owner-state disputes over the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Cullman
G & R Coal Co
Decatur
State Highway Department
Mystery Witness Called In Liles Court Martial
A closed session at Fort Lewis heard testimony from a mystery witness in the court martial of Lt. Col. Paul V. Liles charged with aiding the enemy while a POW in Korea. The tall be spectacled man in a blue suit remained unnamed and undisclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FT. Lewis
Wash
Paul V. Liles
Korea
Liles
Birmingham
Ala
West Point
Davis is Laid to Rest in Appleton Cemetery
Tonis Davis was interred at Appleton Cemetery with services arranged by Spry Funeral Home. The obituary notes the deceased left behind 31 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonis Davis
Appleton Cemetery
Spry Funeral Home
Itinerant salesman quits amid shoe swindle probe
Lawrence Melvin Hofner a 28 year old from Dearborn Michigan admitted using a bar gain scheme to take home one shoe from multiple pairs in several stores. Hammond police found 100 pairs of shoes a card file and a typewriter in his station wagon. He was held without charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond
Ind
Dearborn
Mich
Ralph Cramer
Lawrence Melvin Hofner
Hofner
Midwest
Michigan
David Drury
Chicago
Redstone Missile Potential Focus of Army Planning
Field notes indicate a rush mission in missile development with the Redstone, built at Huntsville arsenal, viewed as a potent long range weapon. Officials deny reports of a single service control while noting top secret data and plans for expansion at the Arsenal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Wilson
Defense Department
Redstone
Huntsville Arsenal
oft-Herald
Army-Navy-Air Force Journal
Defense Secretar
Charles E. Wilson
United States
Journal
Post-Herald
Huntsville
Arsenal
Alabama
Redstone Arsenal
Employment Rises In Birmingham Area
The Alabama State Employment Service reports total Birmingham area employment rose to 246,900 in October, up 800 from September. Lloyd W. Taylor, manager of the Birmingham employment office, dated the increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Alabama State Employment Service
Lloyd W. Taylor
Birmingham Employment Office
Magazine Illustrator Pruett Carter Dies in Studio City Tragedy
In NORTH HOLLYWOOD Calif police found the bodies of magazine illustrator Pruett Carter his wife and their son in their $50 000 home in Studio City The 64 year old Carter is believed to have shot his wife 54 and son 35 before killing himself A .45 Frontier Model revolver was found near Carter no notes were discovered
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Hollywood
Calif
Pruett Carter
Thesa
Deal
Studio City
Carter
Witness Seal Maintains Anonymity In Ongoing Inquiry
A witness remains engaged in work requiring secrecy about identity as an inquiry continues. The disclosure preserves the witness’s anonymity while investigations proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ture
Athens Jaycees Banquet Raises Funds for Gator Bowl Trip
About 24 lettermen and coaches will travel to the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville with Athens Jaycees sponsoring the trip. The annual banquet drew over 450 attendees and more than $1,000 was raised at a $3 plate dinner honoring the Athens Golden Eagles. Speakers praised Coach Elmore and the team while presentation of awards and captains highlighted the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Jaycees
Athens
Jacksonville
Fla
Jaycees
Athens Golden Eagles
J. Ralph Jolly
Athens First Methodist
Bill Hester
John Sneed
Elmore
Buddy Mays
Charlie Shirer
Mississippi State
Hal Self
Florence State
George Weeks
Bubber Nesbitt
Alabama
Gene Lorendo
Auburn
Ralph Hatley
Ank D’agostino
Lynne Gilbert
Sarah Mac Johnson
Kay Kennemer
Joyce Thorneberry
Marie Terry
Patricia Wellden
Shelby Woodroff
Market price report with mixed commodity quotes
Decatur markets show middling prices for corn and oats with No 2 white car corn at $1.00 and No 2 oats quoted. No 2 milling wheat at $1.72 and No 4 milling at $1.45. Livestock ranges include calves and cattle values from $22.50 to $24.50 for choice to prime, cows $8.25 to $9.50, hogs at $11.00 to $11.50 per hundredweight.
Market opens with mixed, fractional moves across sectors
New York stocks opened irregularly with small gains and losses across major groups. Westinghouse, General Motors and American Telephone moved modestly while GE held steady and copper miners rose fractionally. steel and motor shares fell slightly, rails chemicals and oils mixed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Westinghouse
General Motors
American Telephone
General Electric
Anaconda
Kennecott
American
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Republic Steel
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
North Alabama and North Georgia poultry market report
AP dispatches from Birmingham and Atlanta show steady markets for live poultry. Prices paid at farms and plants for broilers, fryers, hens, and turkeys vary by weight and type with ample supplies and moderate demand in most sections.
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Poultry
Birmingham
North Alabama
Atlanta
North
Georgia
f.O.b
Market Report on Sarees Prices and Quality
Market steady demand for sarees with supply exceeding demand in many grades. Wholesale rates show varied percentages across white, brown, mixed, and standard lots with nearby large to small categories ranging from 36 to 55 percent in different lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bestrar
Ganveres
Nashville Livestock Market Cattle and Hogs Report
Cattle 50 mainly nominal with a few loads of choice at 1178 lb selling to arrive at 21.00. Hogs 150 with small lots. 190-220 lb barrows and gilts steady with late trade Thursday about 50 lower than 7 at 11.50. 230-260 lb hogs more than lower at 11.00. Other weights absent or not listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livestock Nashville
New York Cotton Futures Decline in Slow Trading
Cotton futures slipped in slow trading on Friday with late afternoon quotes down 20 cents to $1.25 from the prior close. December at 34.40, March 33.49, May 32.87.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Decaturites Kin Murdock Dies in Tennessee Funeral Today
Funeral services for J. N. Murdock of Petersburg Tennessee were to be held at 3 pm in Petersburg this afternoon. He died Thursday at 11 am after a long illness. A retired groceryman, he is survived by his son Milton Murdock and daughter Mrs W H Lumsden, both of Decatur, with both couples in Petersburg.
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J. N. Murdock
Petersburg
Tenn
Murdock
Milton Murdock
W. H. Lumsden
Decater
Ark built from grépher wood likely cypress
The text notes that grépher wood used for the ark is commonly interpreted by translators as cypress. It reflects academic consensus on material identification without asserting new evidence.
Hospital admissions and dismissals across Alabama facilities
The report lists admissions and dismissions at multiple hospitals including Athens Limestone Hospital Decatur General Hospital Hartsel le Hospital and related entries. Names include J D Walker Mrs O Neal Springer Edith Jones Raymond Segars Curtis Cottingham Lula Kelley and others with addresses in Athens Decatur Trinity and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank ST. Hospital
J. D. Walker
Somerville
Thomas Watson
Trinity
Athens Limestone Hospital
O’neal Springer
Decatur
J. C. Byram
Athens
Ludie Sneed
E. F. Shipman
Decatur General Hospital
Edith Jones
5Th Ave
Raymond Segars
15Th Ave
Joe Cameron
Moulton St
James Hardage
Curtis Cottingham
Phillip Kyle
Sherman St
Admissions
Gid H
Reding
Courtland
Lula Kelley
3Rd St
Lawrence Zahnd
6Th Ave
N.W
Marvin Terry
Woodrow Hamilton
Hillsboro
Births in Athens and Hartselle Hospitals
A daughter to Mr and Mrs William Griffin of Athens at Athens Limestone Hospital Wednesday. A daughter to Mr and Mrs James Little of Hartselle on November 27 at Hartselle Hospital. A son to Mr and Mrs J H Blackwood of Decatur on December 2, born November 28 at Hartselle Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Griffin
Athens
Athens- Limestone
James Little
Hartselle
Hartselle Hospital
J. H. Blackwood
Decatur 2
Civil Service Board Upholds Fire of Anniston Hospital Admin
The Civil Service Board upheld the firing of Murphy Cole, administrator of Anniston Memorial Hospital, after an Anniston hospital board of trustees brought multiple counts of inefficiency. The hearing started about a week ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anniston
Civil Service Board
Murphy Cole
Admina
Anniston Memorial Hospital
Hospital Board of Trustees
Cole
Paper Mill Rising in Anniston as Foundations Pour
National Gypsum Co breaks ground on a new multi million dollar paper mill in Anniston Alabama with foundations poured and Daniel Construction Co of Alabama handling the project details and timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anniston
National Gypsum Co
Daniel Construction Co
Alabama
GM chiefs grilled as Pontiac dealer accuses dealers of being pawns
Senate anti trust investigators confront General Motors top officers, hearing a Pontiac dealer describe GM as arrogant and dictatorial amid a fierce sales race. M. H. Yager recounts 14 year Pontiac dealer service in Albany and GM staff outline stronger product value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
General Motors Corp
Pontiac
GM Command
Harlow H. Curtice
Alfred P. Sloan Jr
Judiciary Subcommittee
Subcommittee
O'Mahoney D
Wye
O'Mahony
M. H. Yager
Albany
N.Y
Yager
Curtice
Tas
Alabama to expand hydroelectric dams on Warrior River
Plan calls for three existing and new dams to create a navigable 255 mile waterway from Rome to the Montgomery area with locks. The route would follow the Alabama and Tombigbee Rivers to Mobile linking Rome Georgia and Birmingham and Montgomery nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warrior River
Rome
Wetumpka-Montgomery
Montgomery
Alabama
Tombighee
Mobile
Gadsden
Anniston
Talladega
Childersburg
Birmingham
Builder of Wright engine dies in poverty in L A County
Charles E. Taylor, 87, who built the airplane engine for the Wright brothers, is a destitute patient at Los Angeles County Hospital. Admitted November 19 for asthma and debility, he receives only 800 yearly from an Orville Wright fund with no other income. He once earned 18 dollars weekly in the Wrights' Dayton shop. A hospital spokesman warned he may be placed in a sanatorium or rest home without private aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Wright Brothers
Kitty Hawk
N.C
Los Angeles County
Charles E. Taylor
Orville Wright
Wilbur
Taylor
Wrights
Dayton
Church Lifts Ban On Two Women In Segregation Row
In Errath Louisiana a Roman Catholic bishop lifted excommunication against two women who beat a teacher of unsegregated religious classes after receiving assurances the women would repeat the action. The bishop, Most Rev Jules B Jeanmard, head of the Lafayette diocese, said the community could return to a peaceful life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Errth
Louisiana
Jules B. Jeanmard
Lafayette
For Sale and Help Wanted Notices on Moulton Street
Too late to classify for sale good business opportunity produce house arid cafe E Moulton St phone G E Houston 1227 W. Wanted two men to work me company in town 45 Some outside work App 04 net St N E between hours 1 and 4 P M December 5. Wanted two women to work for SS company in town between ages 45 Some outside work Apply 204 new St N E between hours of and 4 P M December 5. Men can use 3 men vmi. Opportunity to earn per week to start Cof necessary Apply 221 Grant St SE 8 10 A M Phone 2629 for appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arid Cafe
E. Moulton St
G. E. Houston
St. N.E
SS. Company
New St. N.E
Grant St. SE
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Seven Little Foys
He Hope
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Bowline
Man
James Stewart
Hatfield
Laramie
John Payne
Mari Blanchard
Arvue
Courtland Highway
Shelly Winters
A. L. Handley
Boys’ Club of Decatur, Inc
Kyle Sullivan
Tuscaloosa
Doshie Mears
Tennessee
Col
Paul Liles
Baham
Self
Acme Steel
Ga Pac
Alleghany Goodrich
Goodyear
Allis Chal Greyhound
Hupp Cp Am
Smelt
Kresge Am
Lehman
Ligg & Myrmour
Loew's
Atchison
Atl C Line
Lou & Nash Atl Refin Mo
Babcock
Chem
Balt & Ohio Monson Chem
Ward Murphy
Burl Ind
Burr Bros Nat Cyl Gas Calum
Nat
Nehi
Newpt Ind West Ches & Qhio Penney (Jc
Coca Cola
Colg Palm Philip Mor
Fla P & UN Pac
Foremost Dair
Aire
Gen
US Steel
West UN Tel Mills Mtrs
West 2H
Woolworth Westg
Elec
Tel Worth
Uae
Rossman
Johnny Long
Kenneth Scott
C. C. Hensley
Danville
Buford Eddy
Vinemont
W. C. Smith
Dot White
Zelda Ashcraft
Franklin Henderson
Herman Smith
Falkville
J. W. Russell
Clifford Speake
Civil Service Okehs
4Th Ave
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