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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1957
Page
1
Clergy and Community Events in Decatur Notice
Dr J McDowell Richard of Columbia Theological Seminary will preach The Christian's Loyalty at 11 am Sunday First Presbyterian Decatur. Rev James B Krakenbill speaks on A Child Is Born Samuel at Westminster Presbyterian 11 am Sunday. Wesleyan Service Guild district meeting Sunday 2 30 pm Ninth Street Methodist. Mrs T J Cottingham speaks on Hawaii. Open house at the new superannuate's home follows. Deacons meet 2 pm Sixteenth Ave Baptist. City Animal Shelter holds 13 dogs for redemption until Dec 9. TB cases in Alabama 159 in October. Two performances of Bell Book and Candle at Decatur Little Theater 8 pm tonight. Box office opens 7. DAV home entertainment 7 30 pm. Ninth Street Methodist Christmas pageant rehearsal 7 pm Saturday. Thirteen items reported stolen from Freeman vehicle on Way 20 near Wrights Service. City court docket lists six cases. Building permit issued for Luther Hodges garage 1508 Chestnut St SE cost 500. Fire reported 226 Graham Ave no damage. See Diary On Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. McDowell Richard
Columbia Theological Seminary
Decatur, Ga
First Presbyterian Church
Corner Oak and
Vine Sts
James B. Krakenbill
Central Presbyterian Church
Huntsville
Samuel
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Jackson St
8Th Ave
Wesleyn Service Guild
Ninth Street Methodist
T. J. Cottingham
Hawaii
Decatur
Little Theater
Walter Jackson High School
Walter Jackson
20Th Ave
Magnolia
Woodlawn
Robbery at H and H Drugs Nets 1700 Cash and Narcotics
Thieves raided H and H Drugs on Second Ave. taking about 1700 dollars in cash and narcotics valued at 50 dollars. Entry used a safe door pry and a rear door harp lock. Police connect the theft to other North Alabama narcotic raids. no leads reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Montgomery
Pack Self
R. W. Godwin
North
Alabama
Self
Montgomery
John Lyle
Lyle
W. T. Hutchens
Huntsville
Ala
Hutchens
Courtland
Tri- Cities
Gadsden
Athens
Tax Equalization Program Seen Bringing Assistance To Finance-Hungry Cities
Alabama’s tax equalization program aims to boost city and county revenue without new taxes. Pierce Culver of the State Department of Revenue spoke at the Eight District Alabama League of Municipalities meeting at city hall. About 40 officials attended as Culver noted statewide assessment ratios from 14 to 28 percent, average 20 percent, affecting property values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Pierce Culver
State Dept. of Revenue
Pierce
Alabama League of Municipalities
City Hall
Ed E. Reid
League
Roy Odom
Decatur
Appeals Group Recommends Union Ouster from AFL-CIO
The AFL-CIO Appeals Committee urges expulsion of the Teamsters Union amid corruption findings. The 14 page report accuses the union of being dominated by corrupt influences. A two thirds roll call vote by members could trigger the historic action and deepen labor tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Afl-Cio
Teamsters Union
John J. Murphy
Bricklayers Union
Afl-Ch
Finacuster
Teamsters
Senate
Tennessee River readings and weekend forecast at Keller Bridge
Decatur area notes the Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge at 16.96 feet, sea level 551.26 feet, and a 62 degree high yesterday. Forecast calls for cloudy mild weather with scattered showers late tonight, gusty winds, and cooler conditions Saturday night into Sunday. Legal waterfowl shooting windows listed for Saturday and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
Indonesia Expels Dutch Subjects Over West New Guinea
Indonesia begins expelling Dutch nationals as a hard line campaign to seize Dutch businesses. About 46,000 Dutch residents face evacuation within days with KLM staff and families among first ordered out. Two thirds are Eurasians born in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jakarta
Indonesia
West New Guinea
Subidjo
KLM
Gustaaf Manegkom
Lawrence Jury Acquits Edna Lind sey in Alabama Trial
A circuit jury in Moulton Alabama found Edna Lindsey not guilty of false pretense after two days of hearings. The panel was also considering Emmette Drake and Fannie Letson alias Fannie Hayes, with Drake charged for receiving or concealing stolen goods and Letson previously found guilty but seeking probation. John Kelley pled guilty to assault with intent to murder and received two years, while Blake T. Wimberly pled guilty to attempted robbery and got two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Ala
Edna Lindsey
Emmette Drake
Fannie Letson
Fannie Hayes
John Kelley
Blake T. Wimberly
Robinson's Offers Bigelow Carpets On Sale
Bigelow carpets in wall to wall room size and scatter patterns promoted as bargains at Robinson's store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinson's
Solid Rock Found 8 000 Feet Below Ice At South Pole
Seismic soundings at the South Pole show 8 297 feet of ice and snow atop solid rock. The rock rises about 903 feet above sea level. Rev. Daniel Linehan and a Navy crew conducted the measurements to test whether Antarctica is bridged islands or a continent. Further tests will map buried land size and shape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Pole
Daniel Linehan
Boston College
Navy
Father Linehan
Antarctic
Antarctica
Dag Hammarskjold Returns After Middle East Talks
Dag Hammarskjold flies from Damascus to New York after four hour talks with Syrian Foreign Minister Salah Bitar and discussions in Jordan and Israel. He reported progress on enforcing the 1949 armistice and Palestine truce provisions while border tensions between Syria and Israel persisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Damascus
Syria
Dag Hammarskjold
U.N
New York
Middle East
Jordan
Israel
David Ben-Gurion
Salah Bitar
Hammarskjold
Bitar
U.N. Palestine Truce Observation Organization
Mixed Armistice Commission
Newar
Tel Hammarskjold
Mt.ety
Japan Soviet Sign Pact Aims Quadruple Trade
Japan and the Soviet Union signed a commerce treaty at the Foreign Office after months of negotiation. The pact is expected to raise total trade to about 28 dollars a year in each direction once ratified by Japan’s Diet and the Soviet government later this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
Soviet Union
Diet
Florence Motorist Killed In Accident
Florence police report a car overturning Tuesday caused the death of Hollis G. Burks 33 of Florence. He suffered fatal injuries and died today at a local hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
Hollis G. Burks
Vanguard Fails In First Air Launch At Cape Canaveral
Vanguard explosion ends the first air launch attempt to send a 34 pound spherical payload into a 300 mile orbit. No casualties reported and officials say assessment and next tests may take about a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Canaveral
Fla
America
Pentagon
Washington
Vanguard
Russia
Navy
Jay Smith
John P. Hagen
Smith
Paul Walsh
United States
Walker County Halfback Announces Alabama Scholarship
Halfback Billy Richardson of the unbeaten Walker County High School football team today said he will sign an athletic scholarship with the University of Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Billy Richardson
Walker County
University of Alabama
City Council Bans Housing Discrimination in NYC Rentals
New York City lawmakers approve a bill banning racial or religious discrimination in private housing sales and rentals. Council supporters say the measure could prompt similar laws in other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York City
Vienna press slams mishandled U S satellite program
Three Vienna papers attack scoffers at U S rocket efforts and delays in the earth satellite launch. Das Kleine Volksblatt calls fault-finders allied with Communists while Neue Tageszeitung mocks Moscow's blackout. Die Presse notes Soviet trials before Sputnik and affirms U S industrial lead. West German papers echo the critique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Austria
U.S
People’s Party
Das Kleine Volksblatt
Neue Tageszeitung
Moscow
Sputnik
West Germany
Eastern Europe
Tragedy Grips Villa Rica After Gas Explosion
In Villa Rica Georgia a devastating gas blast and fire killed twelve people and injured about twenty. The explosion leveled a half block, damaged multiple shops and offices, and halted gas service. Officials blamed a faulty basement gas line and several workers including Oscar Hixon and O T Dyer and his son Johnny perished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Villa Rica
Georgia
Asst
H. G. Black
Oscar Hixon
O. T. Dyer
Johnny
Hixon
Ray Tyson
Adlai Sought Missionary Role in NATO Plans
Adlai E Stevenson offered to travel to Paris last month as an advance missionary to spread a new American cold war strategy. The Eisenhower administration declined, using him as a Democratic consultant on plans to strengthen the 15 nation NATO. He believes the proposals will be ready for a NATO conference in Paris on December 16. Stevenson urged including a Marshall Plan like aid to underdeveloped nations with long term economic development aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Adlai E. Stevenson
Paris
Eisenhower
Stevenson
NATO
Asia
Africa
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Laita ml
Sixteenth Ave. Baptist Church
City Animal Shelter
West Decatur
George Collier
State Health Dept
Morgan County
DAV
Railroad St
Ninth Street Methodist Church
Don Freeman
Courtland 1
Wbile
Wright
Freeman
City Recorder’s Court
Luther Hodges
Chestnut St
Graham Ave
Buckley
H&h
Second Ave
Police Department
E. C. Bowman
Top
Bowman
Atlanta
New Orleans
Miami
Nation
Lawrence
Lindsey
Cullman Lawrence
Limestone
Morgan
Dag
Mid East
U. S
Adlai
By Ken Reynolds
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