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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1956

Page

3

Alert Night Watchman Credited With Stopping Burglary

An alert night watchman led to the arrest of Troy G. Kelley 30 after police say he was found burglarizing Williams Auto Parts in Decatur about 11 15 p m Friday night Kelley told officers he remembers being in a poolroom Friday and waking up in jail He had pennies and several small bills missing from the store and two other local businesses reported break ins Friday night Police identified two other Decatur locations Nehi Bottling Co and The J F Lovin Co and noted small thefts at both sites

Decatur Troy G. Kelley Williams Auto Parts Second Ave J. M. Delmore Morgan County Kelley W. C. Hunter Louis Landers Williams Ernest Bowman Frank Shafer, Jr Nehi Bottling Co Church St. NE Donald Hogan Bill Collier L. L. Landers C. J. Martin A. R. Michael

McWhorter Re elected Morgan County School Board Head

R. C. McWhorter was re elected chairman of the Morgan County Board of Education at a Friday night meeting in the superintendent of education office. John A. Lile was also re elected as vice chairman. The board approved an agreement for Austinville School to be operated by the county this year and next year.

R. C. McWhorter Morgan County Board of Education Superintendent of Education John A. Lile H. R. Leeman Lester Wooten Austinville

Civil Engineers To Talk Water Resources

A Mobile panel at the Alabama section of the American Society of Civil Engineers convention will discuss water resources development. Dr. Earl I. Brown II will moderate. papers by Williams, Clark, Dolive, and Escoffier. Dolive r and Escoffier cover Hurricane Problems in the Southeast. About 200 engineers are expected for the two day session starting Friday. Strickland of Birmingham is the section president.

Mobile Alabama American Society of Civil Engineers Earl I. Brown II Alabama Polytechnic Institute Department of Civil Engineering C. D. Williams Augusta John C. Clark William L. Dolive Francis F. Escoffier Doliver Escoffier

Employment Will Be Tuskegee Theme Conference Focus

The 10th annual Tuskegee Institute trades and engineering conference in Tuskegee Alabama will emphasize employment qualifications for a technological age. Speakers include Dr Edwin S Burdell president of the Cooper Union New York and Dr Hylan G Lewis sociology professor at Atlanta University. The event opens Sunday with a memorial service for Robert R Moton Tuskegee Institute's second president.

Tuskegee Ala Tuskegee Institute Trades and Engineering Edwin S. Burdell Cooper Union New York Robert R Moton Tuskegee Institute Hylan G. Lewis Atlanta University

Federal Judge Dismisses Public Housing Suit in Birmingham

A federal judge in Birmingham dismissed a suit aimed at ending racial segregation in public housing. Judge Seybourne Lynne ruled the plaintiffs failed to show eligibility to occupy low rent units under the program, filed by Rosa Watts and tied to several prior local cases. The action followed years of related litigation arising from hospital construction and forced relocations.

Birmingham U.S

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