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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1957

Page

17

Markets Offer Varied Meat Bargains And Veggie Values

Households face mixed shopping options as beef and pork cuts appear at bargain prices while turkey is less dominant. Eggs fall 6 to 10 cents a dozen due to higher production, and fish prices may rise with storms. Vegetables show wide quality ranges with potatoes onions lettuce and cabbage cheaper in many markets. Oranges grapefruits and tangerines stand out in fruit offerings.

Associated Press North Atlantic Florida

Fayette Banker Dies On Hunting Trip

D. W. Stanford, 56, assistant cashier of the First National Bank of Fayette, died of a heart attack while hunting near Beaverton Alabama. He was with his father Clark Stanford when they became separated. He is survived by his widow and one daughter. Funeral services set for 10 a.m. Friday at the First M.

Fayette D. W. Stanford Ernest Merchant Stanford First National Bank of Clark Stanford Beaverton Ala

Mass Meeting Opens Institute On Non-Violence

A mass meeting in Montgomery starts the second annual institute on non-violence and social change. Notables include C. G. Gomillion Martin Luther King Jr. Paul Simon Harris Wofford and Mose Pleasure lead talks and seminars on politics civic responsibility and non violence across a four day program finishing with D Archibald Carey.

Montgomery Institute On Ae Montgomery Improvement Tuskegee Civic Assn C. G. Gomillion MIA Martin Luther King Jr Paul Simon Troy Harris Wofford Washington Boc Simon Wofford Mose Pleasure Marshall L. Shephard Mount Olivet Tabernacle Church Philadelphia King Simon, Wofford the Institute D. Archibald Carey Quinn Chapel Ame Chicago

Club Leader Here Receives State Post

GADSDEN Ala The first state meeting of the Alabama Council Boys Clubs of America was held Dec 4 at the Reid Hotel to organize the state council and direct Alabama clubs. Harry Gant of Gadsden was elected president with G E Bowden of Decatur and Jack Brooks of Sylacauga as VPs. The council will coordinate club activities statewide with Frank Wade and Warren Brown officiating. The next quarterly meeting is set for March in Decatur.

Gadsden Ala Alabama Council, Boys Clubs of America Reid Hotel Alabama Council Alabama Harry Gant G. E. Bowden Decatur Jack Brooks Sylaca Phenix Decatur Boys’ Club Paul Darmer Ray Adams Art Belew Joe Corbin Dan Dubose

Adlai Stevenson's Dual Role Shapes GOP Policy Debate

James Marlow notes that Adlai Stevenson’s brief consultancy to the Eisenhower administration and subsequent criticisms may benefit both while highlighting bipartisanship limits. Informants say Stevenson will push for a larger foreign aid and secrecy-sharing effort, aiming for a sweeping crash program.

James Marlow Associated Press Washington Eisenhowever Stevenson Congress Eisenhower

Two Area Men Named To Nursing Posts In Alabama

Garland L. Rollins of Falkville and C. G. Pruyn of Decatur were named to Alabama Nursing Home Association posts at a Birmingham meeting. Rollins became first vice president and Pruyn was elected chairman of the North Alabama district of 14 counties. Other officers named: Charles E. Dunn of Selma, president. Mrs. C. E. Fox of Montgomery, second vice president. Robert V. Santini of Birmingham, secretary-treasurer.

Garland L. Rollins Falkville C. G. Pruyn Decatur Alabama Nursing Home Assn Birmingham Rollins Pruyn North Alabama Charles E. Dunn Selma C. E. Fox Montgomery Robert V. Santini

College Proxy Heads State Cancer Drive

Dr. Houston Cole, president of Jacksonville State College, chairs the 958 Cancer Crusade for Alabama. Appointed by Henry P. Johnston, Birmingham, director of the Alabama American Cancer Society crusade committee, Cole will head the annual fund raising and educational campaign next April.

Birmingham Houston Cole Jacksonville State College Cancer Crusade Alabama Henry P. Johnston American Cancer Society Cole

Colmer Cites Congress Seniority in Reelection Bid

Rep. William L. Colmer of Mississippi announces plans to run again next fall citing seniority and important committee posts. He argues his tenure benefits Mississippians amid ongoing national and regional tensions that could worsen in three years.

Gulfport, Miss William L. Colmer D-Miss Congress

Mobile fund surplus near one million dollars

Mobile's general fund ended with a $970 144 surplus for the year to Sept 30. Revenue reached $5 282 649 while expenditures were $4 312 504. Mayor Langan said Bankhead Tunnel profit stood at $913 455.71 and is kept separate to retire tunnel bonds with toll income and expenses of $1 065 704 and $152 248.29 respectively.

Mobile General Fund Joseph N. Langan

Cuba Reports Rebel Kill During Cane Field Ambush

The army announced a rebel member was killed and several wounded when a band attempting to burn a sugar cane field in Oriente province was surprised. Another rebel was killed while trying to fire a cane field in the Guantanamo area.

Havana Fidel Castro Oriente Guantanamo

Home taught engineers make up ten percent nation wide

An estimated 10 per cent of the nation s licensed engineers are educated through correspondence courses.

Wichita Water Shift Through Arkansas River and Wells

The article notes Wichita Kansas relied on the Arkansas River for water until 1940. It states that north of the city the water supply shifted as most of the supply came from wells drilled about 30 miles away.

Wichita Kansas

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