Community Roundup: Hospital Stay and Local Incidents
Mrs. Sadie Russell rests well after surgery at Carraway Methodist Hospital in Birmingham. A minor two vehicle crash on Washington Street at Canal injured no one seriously. Morgan County deputies reported ten weekend arrests including public drunkenness and reckless driving. Clinton Allen treated for a knife cut at Decatur General Hospital after an accident. City court docket items covered intoxication on streets and traffic violations, with eight beers leading to a $100 fine. H R Leeman attended a District 8 school leaders meeting in Athens. City fire crews contained a grass fire on Austinville Road with no losses.
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Sadie Russell
Carraway Methodist Hospital
Birmingham
Clinton Allen
Maple St
Decatur General Hospital
Allen
City Recorder’s Court
H. R. Leeman
Decatur
Athens
Bob Jones
Jenner withdraws as candidate in Indiana quail hunting note
Bedford Indiana reports Republican William E Jenner withdraws from reelection race, announced via a two paragraph letter released by state chairman Robert W Matthews. Montgomery Governor James E Folsom proposes Alabama take over Tuskegee Institute as a Negro university pending board approval.
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Bedford
Ind
William E. Jenner
Jenner
Robert W. Matthews
Montgomery
James E. Folsom
State of Alabama
Tuskegee Institute
Folsom
Tuskegee
One Red Moon Believed Down By Soviet Rocket Fallout
U S and British scientists say Sputnik I may have plummeted to Earth on Saturday night though the landing location remains uncertain. Reports of flaming objects over Alaska Montana Maine Germany and Portland Maine sparked investigations while officials warned the rocket could disintegrate after 879 to 894 orbits.
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John A. Harris
Washington
U.S
Russia
Sputnik
Ing
Fairbanks
Alaska
Moscow
Moscow Planetarium
Fred L. Whipple
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Cambridge
Mass
Alfred Lovell
Radio
Jodrell Bank
England
Montana
Portland
Maine
Grossmoor
Hamburg
Germany
Hamburg Observatory
Senators Push Unified Armed Forces Amid Missile Slowdown
Republican senators Bridges Saltonstall and Case call for greater interservice unity after a Senate missile program inquiry. Knowland urges Defense Department devolution of funds to advance promising missile fields. Vannevar Bush says rivalry hampered progress.
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Washington
Senate
Bridges
R-Nh
Saltonstall
R-Mass
Francis Case
R-Sd
Sen
Knowland
R-Calif
Dembiaiad
Vannevar Bush
Office of Scientific Research and Development
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Fire Destroys Rodgers Home
A morning fire on old Trinity Road destroyed the nearly completed home of Herman Rogers and all clothing and belongings left inside. Rogers his wife and daughter had been living in three rooms while the rest was unfinished. Neighbors saw the blaze around 8 a.m. and the family now stays with Mrs. L M Black at 1105 Seventh Street SE in Decatur.
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Herman Rogers
Trinity Road
Rogers
L. M. Black
7Th St
Decatur
Chamber Expects Year End Sales To Tie 1956 Peak
The US Chamber of Commerce projects December purchases around 20 billion dollars, with price increases lifting value while volume stays near December 1956. It notes cautious consumers but anticipates Christmas sales to rival or exceed last year, influenced by unemployment and stock market trends.
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Washington
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Cardinals to Pick Hill and Crow in NFL Draft
Philadelphia reports Chicago Cardinals select Rice quarterback King Hill as bonus pick and Texas A&M fullback John Crow as club's No 1 draft choice in the NFL meeting. Cardinals received the bonus automatically this year as the last team in the hat draw. Four rounds of a 30 round draft were set for today with Jim Phillips of Auburn also chosen by Los Angeles.
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Philadelphia
Chicago Cardinals
Rice
King Hill
John Crow
Texas A & M
Cardinals
Cardinal
NFL
Jim Phillips
Los Angeles
Freedom to take Alabama job ends Bryant era at Texas A&M
Coach Bear Bryant was released from his Texas A&M contract to pursue a similar post at Alabama. Governor James E. Folsom urged the new Alabama coach be given full authority to run the team and hire assistants, stating freedom to manage is essential.
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Alabama
College Station
Tex
Bear Bryant
Texas A&m
Montgomery
James E. Folsom
University of Alabama
Folsom
Bryant Leaves Texas A&M for Alabama Coaching Post
Alabama fans may have anticipated the move as bear Bryant, a Texas A&M graduate, quits A&M with regret after seven years left on his contract. He accepts the Alabama job deemed too great to refuse in a formal statement issued through Dr. M. T. Harrington. J. B. Whitworth becomes Alabama head coach.
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Bryant
Texas A&m
Alabama
Aggie
A&m
M. T. Harrington
Aggieland
J. B. Whitworth
Weekend Thieves Hit Two Decatur Businesses
Two Decatur storefronts were broken into over the weekend with modest losses. Decatur Truck and Tractor Co. reported 50 to 75 pennies missing, while Ideal Laundry and Cleaners lost seven dress shirts. Sgt. E C Bowman investigated the truck and tractor burglary after a lock was forced open and a screwdriver taken from the shop.
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Decatur
Decatur Truck and Tractor Co
Walnut St
Ideal Laundry and Cleaners
Decatur Truck and Tractor
Idea Laundry and Cleaners
E. C. Bowman
City Police Department
Truck and Tractor Company
Hawaiians Flee Hurricane Fury on Kauai
About 1,100 residents mostly fishers and cane workers were evacuated from Kauai as Hurricane Nina battered the island with 90 mph winds. Flooding hit Hanapepe and Hanalei as rivers rose, with two feet of rain in seven hours and lines of communication down to Lihue. The Coast Guard reported a sinking 43 foot sampan Setsu Maru and Navy rescue efforts were pending.
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Honolulu
Kauai
Hawaiian Islands
Hanapepe
Hanalei
Oabhg
Lihue
Kiluea
Mokuaeae
Couchal
Coast Guard
Health Committee Finds Alabama Medical Facilities Lacking
Alabama's Legislative Interim Health Committee reports hospital and training capabilities are inadequate to meet growing needs. Leaders from the University of Alabama Medical Center discuss health problems as Rep. Karl Harrison urges more doctors nurses and facilities. The panel will visit facilities statewide before its final report to the Legislature.
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Birmingham
Alabama
University of Alabama Medical Center
Karl Harrison
Columbiana
Bryce Hospital
Partlow State School
Vinemont Woman Killed In Highway Crash Near Cullman
A 72 year old Vinemont woman Alice Kate Wilhite died after being struck on U S Highway 31 by a southbound 1957 Ford driven by Robert Lee Crusoe of Birmingham. She died at Cullman Hospital at 11 a m from injuries described as shock. The driver said he braked but swerved into her as she started across the road near her home. Patrolmen E F Dixon and J C Clemmons investigated the crash.
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Cullman
Alice Kate Wilhite
Vinemont 1
Cullman Hospital
Here
U. S. Highway 31
Birmingham
Robert Lee Crusoe
Crusoe
E. F. Dixon
J.C. Clemmons
Vinemont
Church Leaders Brace for Space Era Challenges
Church leaders say American Christian forces unite as never before yet face sober tests from nuclear power and space travel. The National Council of Churches opens talks on nuclear space ties and may send a deputation to Red China.
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St. Louis
America
General Assembly
National Council of Churches
U.S
Red China
Outer Space
Ike Keeps Date With Cabinet
President Eisenhower returns to the White House for the first time since his cerebral attack and plans to preside at an afternoon Cabinet meeting. He arrived from Gettysburg after a two hour drive and dictates a memo before lunch and a nap.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Ann Whitman
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
White House
Congress
Howard M. Snyder
Dag Hammarskjold Presses Jordan Talks as Tension Rises
U N Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold held talks with King Hussein Samir Rifai and Ibrahim Hashem in Amman amid unresolved standstill over Mt Scopus convoys. Jordan threatens to block routes and Israel insists on access raising risk of clashes. U.N. concerns escalate as convoy timing nears.
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Tom Masterson
Amman
Jordan
P—U.n
Dag Hammarskjold
U.N
Israel
Mt. Scopus
Hammarskjold
Beirut
Hussein
Samir Rifai
Ibrahim Hashem
U.N. Truce Supervision Organization
Middle East
U.S
Byron Leary
DAG
Orion and Moon Over Decatur Skyline
Decatur skies show Orion visible in the southwest as the Moon sets early Wednesday. River reading at Keller Bridge 17.05 feet with a 24 hour drop, temperatures range from 34 to 57 degrees, forecast calls for fair and warmer conditions and a highs of 65 today and 76 Tuesday. Legal waterfowl shooting times listed for Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Orion
Decatur
Tennessee
Keller Memorial Bridge
Todd Ends Doubt as A. W. Todd Signals Governor Bid
Alabama Agriculture Commissioner A. W. Todd moves toward a gubernatorial run after sending telegrams to state papers stating he will qualify once Democratic primary rules are set. Reports last week linked former congressman Joe Starnes to the No. 1 State office.
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Alabama
A. W. Todd
Todd
Democratic Party
Joe Starnes
Guntersville
Decatur Daily
Arthur L. Dees
Alabama Democratic Executive Committee
State of
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Tenth Ave
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Roy Anderson
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Tommy Yeardye
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Ike
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