Local radio prize winners named at open house event
Winners of radios from the Southeastern Greyhound Lines prize give away at the new bus terminal open house were Neil Pitt Wilma Compton and G E Houston. Drawings were conducted by Linda and Mike Goad and James Steven Roberts. Also noted is a Disabled American Veterans meeting and an upcoming Little League board election at the American Legion home. DeWayne Lyle returned home after a 14 day Decatur General Hospital stay for an ear infection and tonsillectomy. Morgan County sheriff’s forces arrested one person for prohibited violation over the weekend. City recorder’s court heard thirteen cases including intoxicated on a public street and disorderly conduct. Bank St Merchants Assn sponsored a float in the Decatur Christmas parade, a sponsorship omitted from earlier lists. Miss Ruby Sandlin of the Decatur Daily was admitted to Decatur General Hospital with a severe ear infection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Williams
Neil Pitt
3Rd Ave. W
Wilma Compton
Ferry St
G. E. Houston
Jackson St
Linda
Mike Goad
James Steven Roberts
Southeastern Greyhound Lines
DeWayne Lyle
M. C. Lyle
6Th Ave
Decatur General Hospital
Bank St. Merchants Assn
Decatur
Chamber of Commerce
Bank St
Tennessee School Board Seeks Federal Aid Over Clinton High
The Anderson County School Board in Clinton Tenn asks the U S Department of Justice for enforcement help to maintain integration at Clinton High School warning it may close the school if federal orders are not upheld. The board cites past compliance and says it cannot protect Negro students without federal support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee School Board
Clinton
Clinton. Tenn
Anderson County
Clinton High School
U.S. District Court
Knoxville
Felow
Department of Justice
U.S. Dist
Robert L. Taylor
Brownell
F D Peebles Succumbs Here
Frank Darrow Peebles 65, noted Decatur oilman, died today at 8 30 a m from a heart attack at his home. Services at 3 30 p m Tuesday at St John s Episcopal Church with pallbearers listed. Survived by wife Eula McEntire Peebles and son Frank D Peebles Jr plus two brothers and several nieces and nephews. A Pickens County native active in hunting and social life in South Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Darrow Peebles
Decatur
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Withers Peebles, Jr
Leroy McEntire Jr
John Eyster
B. M. Cornell
Hill Ferguson, Jr
A. A. Jones
Mr. Peebles
Eula McEntire Pee
Four escapees trigger multi state manhunt
Four inmates escaped Houston County Jail by sawing a bar and overpowering Jailer James Stembridge after he brought cigarettes. Escapees Marvin Duncan 34 Jackson Tennessee Norvell Marvin 44 Panama City Florida B C Frazier 29 Louisville Alabama John H Sims 36 Baton Florida are being hunted across three states and are described as very dangerous. All face forgery charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan
Houston County
Houston
Alvin D. Davis
Marvin Duncan
Jackson
Tenn
Norvell Marvin
Panama City
Fla
B. C. Frazier
Louisville
Ala
John H. Sims
Baton
Davis
James Stembridge
Stembridge
Duncan
Peace hope grows brighter says Eisenhower and Dulles
President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Dulles assessed the Middle East situation as now reasonably good after a two hour review. They urged stronger NATO unity and strength to counter Soviet aggression and noted wartime tensions with Britain and France over the crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Augusta
Eisenhower
Dulles
Middle East
States
Great Britain
France
Europe
Hungary
Wonderful Life Cartoon Panel Opens With Warm Family Moments
Bud Adams, WWII veteran and Columbia University art instructor, debuts a new cartoon panel Wonderful Life. The strip offers adult commentary on daily family life from a toddler chasing pigeons to a father's spanking pang. It emphasizes freshness and poignancy in small, humane daily events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Adams
Columbia University
New York
Adams
Weather and river outlook for Decatur area
Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge stood at 17.15 feet this morning, up 14 feet in 24 hours, sea level 551.45 feet. Temperatures reached 65 yesterday, 28 overnight. 7:30 am 40, 11 am 60. Forecast fair and warmer, partly cloudy and mild Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Keller Memorial Bridge
Britain France OK Suez Pullout Without Delay
Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd announced in the House of Commons that Britain and France will withdraw their forces from Egypt without delay. He said the allied commander and UN chief Burns will agree on a timetable for full withdrawal, with Hammarskjold to push negotiations on three Security Council points and talks in New York with Pineau and Fawzi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Selwyn Lloyd
Britain
Egypt
New York
Hammarskjold
Lloyd
Christian Pineau
Mahmoud Fawzi
Israel Plans Pipeline to Boost Oil Flow Northward
Israel moves to lay an eight inch crude oil pipeline starting in Eilat and running 150 miles to Beersheba. From Beersheba oil will be railed to Haifa refineries, bypassing the Suez Canal and reducing reliance on Venezuela imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Israel
Jerusalem
Gulf of Aquaba
Eilat
Beersheba
Haifa
Persian Gulf
Suez Canal
Venezuela
Leighton Boys Find $44,000 In $1 Bills
Three Leighton Alabama boys aged 13 to 18 found a mail pouch containing 44000 one dollar bills wedged under a wire fence near Sheffield Alabama. The pouch had appeared untouched though it had vanished from a train on September 6. Postal inspectors expect a reward decision in Washington.
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Leighton Boys
Chattanooga
Tenn
Sheffield
Ala
Ingram Mitchell
William Mitchell
Edward Chamblee
Leighton
Emmet E. Harding
Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi
Southern Railway
Washington
Memphis
Harding
J. R. Sims
Thursday Rites For Gen. Pick
Lt. Gen. Lewis A. Pick, 66, long time Army engineer chief and later director of Alabama planning, died in Washington. He retired in 1953 after 36 years in the Corps and helped recruit industries and develop water resources including the Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway. Burial in Alabama set for Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Lewis A
Alabama
Washington
Army
Corps of Engineers
Tennessee
Cypriot Girls Jailed For Carrying Bomb
In Nicosia two teenage Cypriot girls were jailed for possessing a homemade bomb. Pampitsa Constantinou aged 19 received seven years and Rita Anthouli aged 18 two years after police stopped a car at a roadblock and found the device in Constantinou's handbag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicosia
Cyprus
Pampitsa Constantinou
Rita Anthouli
Miss Constantinou
Cotton Has New Dominion By Francis M LeMay
Washington analyzes the shifting power of cotton in the South as demand and foreign competition erode traditional dominance. Surplus warehouses, export programs, and blending with rayon challenge a centuries old system. The South faces decaying rural communities and hard choices about future dominance and policy. See COTTON On Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis M. LeMay
Washington
West
United States
Deep South
Home Fire Fatal To Local Woman
An elderly Decatur woman, Nettie L. Neville, about 73, died in a house fire at 1001 6th Ave SE. Firemen arrived at 8:39 a.m. and found her body behind the front door. Coroner Lewis C. Brown said she likely started a coal oil heater and her clothes ignited. A dog and parakeet perished in the blaze. only one room burned with floor holes and damaged furnishings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
6Th Ave
Nettie L. Neville
Morgan County
Lewis C. (Pinky) Brown
Brown
Miss Neville
See Home
Three Motorists Injured In Area
Three motorists were hurt in two Decatur area crashes in the police jurisdiction late Saturday and Sunday. Wesley B Powell in critical condition after head injury in a wreck on Alabama Highway 20 near McCurry Service Station. Anderson Bolder suffered a head cut. Mrs Nearvycoe 70 of Moulton expected to be dismissed after bruises to ribs in a two car collision at Jackson Street and 4th Avenue SE.
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Decatur
Wesley B. Powell
Decatur 1
Decatur General Hospital
Powell
Alabama Highway 20
McCurry
Anderson Bolder
Nearvycoe 70
Moulton
Black-Chandler Clinic
Hartselle
Jackson St
4Th Ave
Things Getting Tough All Over in Hell Calif
A quirky local note reports rising trouble in Hell California with residents facing stiff approvals and unexpected hurdles, hinting at a broader sense of frustration in the town. The piece emphasizes the unusual tone and keeps the focus on the escalating difficulty described by locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hell
Calif
Puppet Rulers Still Bar Team Of Observers
The Hungarian government accepted Dag Hammarskjold’s offer to visit Budapest but said the trip should come at a mutually suitable time. It rejected U.N. observers entering Hungary, citing sovereignty, while the U.N. Assembly urged both sides to consent by December 7. The government notes Hammarskjöld's offer to visit and arrange relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
N. Y
Dag Hammarskjold
Budapest
General Assembly
U.N
Hungary
Istvan Sebes
Hammarskjold
United States
Soviet Union
Hammarskjolt
New Fighting Rumors Spread Across Hungary
Reports spread by mouth to mouth of renewed clashes between Hungarian rebels and Russian forces in northern and southern Hungary. Guerrilla bands operate from forests and hills with Pecs cited as a rebel stronghold. Budapest radio downplayed the events claiming artillery salutes at burials. Reports could not be confirmed by independent sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Hungary
Pecs
Buda
Radio
Budapest People Party
Nepszabadsag
See
Quickies 3 Ay By Ken Reynolds
Column snippet by Ken Reynolds notes a puzzled speaker unable to think of anything to say after acquiring a tape recorder via the Daily Want Ads. The dialogue suggests witty banter and a humorous setup.
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Gritrale
Littleeague Board of Directors
Morgan County Sheriff's Forces
City Recorder's Court
Ruby Sandlin
Decatur Daily
Miss Sandlin
U.S. Atty
Herbert Brownell
Frank D. Peebles
F.D. Peebles
Buckley
Mideast
North Atlantic Alliance
United
Decatur and Vicinity
Suez
Gen. Pick
New Dominion
South
Southland
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