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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1956
Page
1
December City Notices and Court Actions In Decatur
Police to check meters daily in December as stores stay open Thursday afternoons. DWI and license charges appear on the recorder's docket. Jehovah's Witnesses plan a December Memphis training program December 7 8 and 9. A protest over curb and gutter on Carridale Street occurs. Lewisburg car wreck claims Guy Davidson. Shrine and Juvenile Music Club meet. optometrist Dr. Bingham travels to Houston. Building permits issued for a small room addition and an office building. DIARY on Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Chief Pack Self
Raymond Matthews
Carridale St
Danville Rd
Austinville Rd
Matthews
George W. McEntire
Chestnut St
Earl Glenn
Grant St
Armies Readied to Withdraw as Armada Clears Port Said
A vast armada of ships gathered at Port Said signaling a faster withdrawal by British and French forces from Egypt than expected. General Burns of the U N Emergency Force and General Keightley arrived to discuss the schedule while Israeli pullout plans were to be discussed in Cairo. Port Said shops reopened and a sense of anticipation spread as over 2,000 troops boarded ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Said
Egypt
E. L. M. Burns
U.N
Cairo
Charles Keightley
Cyprus
Burns
Israel
Sinai Peninsula
Fire damages Tennessee Valley Co-Operative feed mill
A fire damaged the Tennessee Valley Co-Operative feed mill in Decatur causing about 2000 dollars in damage. The blaze started in an elevator shaft and burned the top two stories of the five story building. The alarm was at 7 56 p m and the scene cleared at 9 58 p m with about 30 firefighters and trucks from stations One Two and Three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee Valley Co-Operative
Jim Roberson
Decatur Fire Dept
Co-Operative
Somerville Rd
Tennessee River
Young Gunman Shoots Down 2 Strangers
In San Jose California Elmo Hatton Jr 21 shot and killed a woman and critically wounded a man after pursuing a tire salesman Ford Hansen 32. Hansen died after seven hours of surgery and Mrs Dorothy Minkel 56 was also killed. Hatton remained jailed awaiting further inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Minkel
New Almaden
Calif
Almaden
Ford Hansen
San Jose
Cambrian Park
Elmo Hatton Jr
Melvin Hawley
Ford B. Hansen
Hansen
Hatton
Hawley
See Young
Mink-Coated Bride Learns Aloha Means Goodbye in Denver
A Denver society woman wed Hawaiian Prince Keawe in a whirlwind five day courtship that ended with his arrest and the bride seeking an annulment. Police held the prince Samuel Crowningburg-Amalu and three aides, alleging schemes around a bounced 45 000 check and an intended Hong Kong cash withdrawal. The bride, Mrs Jane Tomberlin, flew to Denver while reporters questioned her silence at the airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Springs
Col
Denver
Jane Tomberlin
I. B. Bruce
Prince Keawe
Samuel Crowningburg-Amalu
Ing
West Coast
Walter Parman
Fredrick W. Aykens
San Francisco
Prince
Bruce
Parman
Chillicothe (Ohio
National Boys Training School
Lorton
Aykens
Hong Kong
Moulton Man Admits Arson in Family Home Fire
A 32 year old Moulton man, Rachel Reeves, admitted torching the home of his father in law on old Moulton Highway 24 after circling the house and splashing kerosene. He told authorities he did it while drinking. no one was home. He was jailed on a driving while intoxicated charge Sunday night. See MOULTON on Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Moulton Highway 24
Morgan County
Rachel Reeves
Robert Sandlin
Franklin Smith
J. W. Kitchens
Reeves
Ordinance Forbids Shooting Fireworks in Decatur
A 16 year old boy was fined 1 and 3 costs in city recorder court for shooting fireworks in Decatur. The city ordinance forbids discharging any fireworks within the city or its police jurisdiction, banning firecrackers Roman candles sky rockets and similar devices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Recorder’s Court
Decatur
Clinton Violence Shapes Racial Turmoil In Tennessee
A federal judge in Knoxville plans to decide on contempt warrants for rioters after Clinton High School closed amid racial violence. A Baptist minister was beaten and a teacher confronted by youths shouting insults as Clinton voters rejected presegregation candidates 4 to 1. Attorney General Brownell ordered federal agents to probe willful violations of court orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton, Tenn.p
Knoxville
Clinton
U. S
T. L. Seeber
James C. Meredith
White Citizens Council
Herbert Brownell
Anderson County
Bus Boycott Year Old Today
A year after Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat, the Montgomery boycott continues as many Negro riders avoid Montgomery City Lines Inc. Demand for desegregated buses grows as a federal court ruling against segregation nears implementation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Rosa Parks
Montgomery City Lines Inc
Supreme Court
Hartselle Parade to Greet Santa
HARTSELLE The Christmas festival kicks off with a parade and holiday lights on Main Street and Sparkman including a Christmas tree near the city park. The Morgan County High School band, National Guard color guard, Boy Scouts, and six floats from local groups join the event led by parade chairman Charles H. Rowe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
Main S J
Sparkman St
East Main St
West Main
Morgan County High School
National Guard
Boy Scouts
American Legion
First Baptist Church
Chamber of Commerce
Morgan County Training School
Charles H. Rowe
Ray Baker
John Burleson
Weather and River Readings for Decatur and Vicinity
Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning was 16.76 feet, down 0.34 in 24 hours, sea level at 551.06 feet. High yesterday 71, low 40. This morning 7:45 a.m. 55 and 11 p.m. 69. Forecast cloudy to partly cloudy and warm today through Thursday. Winds southerly 10 to 15 mph. Today high 68, tonight low 50, Thursday high 65. Waterfowl shooting times Thursday 6:12 p.m. to 4:06 p.m. and Friday 6:13 a.m. to 4:06 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Tennessee
Keller Memorial Bridge
How You Can Help Chamber Campaign For Plane Service
The Decatur Chamber of Commerce asks area residents with airline courtesy cards to contact the Chamber office on Bank Street by phone 63. A postcard with name and address or a phone call will suffice. Information is needed to support efforts to secure direct airline service to Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Bank St
Decatur
Iraq offers to negotiate on Baghdad Pact terms
Bashayan, in a Baghdad interview, says Iraq ready to come to terms with President Nasser. They urge Egypt to stop propaganda against the Baghdad Pact or join it, open to a new collective security pact or modifications, but refuse to compromise on the Baghdad Pact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bashayan
Nasser
Egypt
Jordan Parliament Urges Iraq to Leave Baghdad Pact
Arab unity drive in Jordan prompts lawmakers to appeal to King Faisal of Iraq to withdraw from the pro West Baghdad Pact uniting Iraq Iran Turkey Pakistan and Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anman
Jordan
Iraq
Faisal
Iran
Turkey
Pakistan
Britain
Britain Seeks U.S. Payment Waiver On 82 Million Debt
United States lawmakers weigh Britain's appeal to delay an 82 million dollar payment due December 31. The British request follows the Britain France invasion of Egypt and aims to protect pound stability amid dwindling gold and dollar reserves. Senate and Congress debate authority and timing as January session nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Great Britain
State Department
Eisenhower
Congress
London
Egypt
Britain
Harold Macmillan
United States
U.S
U. S
Eva Florette Road Bids Open Next December 21
Montgomery reports the State Highway Department invites bids on 15 road and bridge projects with an estimated total cost of 2.5 million dollars. The Eva to Florette segment involves Morgan grading and drainage over 8.126 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
State Highway Department
Morgan
Eva
Florette
Corn Referendum Decides 1957 Price Supports
Farmers will vote December 11 on soil bank base acreage or acreage allotments for corn price supports. If two thirds back base acreage, 51 million acres become the base. if one third or more favor allotments, 37,288,889 acres apply. 1957 supports about $1.31 to $1.36 a bushel, depending on program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe T. Robinson
Morgan Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Soil Bank
Corn
Robinson
Demands Heard For Resumption Of Revolution
Anti Communist demonstrations flare in Budapest as posters call for a general strike and a national uprising. Police with Russian orders disperse a 2500 woman protest before the U S Embassy while tanks move in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
U.S
AVH
Secret Police
Oak Grove No 2 Wins in Rural Community Contest
Oak Grove Community in Limestone County earned second place and $225 in the District One Rural Community Improvement Program contest. Ryan Community in Morgan County and Etna in Cullman County were among five others receiving $75, with Asbury in Marshall County taking top honors and $300.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman
Morgan
Limestone
Cullman Counties
Oak Grove
Limestone County
Ryan
Morgan County
Etna
Cullman County
Marshall County
Asbury
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Aera
Creed
Morgan County Vocational Assn
Eva High School
City Recorder's Court
Jehovah's Witnesses
Memphis
Central Ave
Paul Muhaluk
Muhaluk
the Daily
Guy Davidson
Robert Broadway
Locust St
Lewisburg
Tenn
Davidson
North Alabama
Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem
Masonic Temple
Jack and Jill Juvenile Music Club
Fellowship Hall
First Methodist Church
Riverside School
Tom Bingham
Houston
Tex
University of Houston
American Academy of Optometrists
Olen McBride
Buckley
Rathel Reeves
Santa
William L
Baghdad
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Eva-Florette Road
RCI
By Ken Reynolds
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