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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1955
Page
2
East Berlin reports say two U S soldiers arrested after a street fight have been turned over to Soviet military authorities. U S Army officials express surprise that the men were handed to the Russians amid East Berlin asserting sovereignty and possible local trial.
The report notes a Baltimore event last month showcasing an immense SeaMaster design for Admiral Arleigh Burke and Admiral Earl Mountbatten. The medium bomber would cruise at 40 000 feet carry 30 000 pounds and operate from waterways worldwide with minelaying and photographic reconnaissance as primary missions. Another SeaMaster has been built but not yet flown.
In a public meeting Humphrey indicated he favors a balanced budget and signaled support for possible defense spending increases. He noted the Pentagon’s indications of higher outlays and stressed the importance of maintaining strong defense. He also anticipated Eisenhower to address the topic in the State of the Union.
The defendant denied killing the Gilmore couple claiming memory lapses and inability to explain several hours surrounding the crime. Jurors deliberated 97 minutes before returning a guilty verdict and recommending the death penalty. Mrs. Gilmore died after surgery and the couple’s four children were placed with the maternal grandparents.
The local schedule lists showings at multiple venues including Yul Ta Pas Princess House of Bamboo with actors Robert Ryan and Robert Stack and times 1:00 3:05 5:10 7:15 9:20. Roxy Theater presents The Last Command starring Sterling Hayden and Maria Alberghetti with 1:10 3:10 5:10 7:10 9:10. Sunset shows Dawn at Socorro with Rory Calhoun and Piper Laurie at 6:45 9:00. Bowline presents The Treasure of Pancho Villa with Rory Calhoun and Shelley Winters at 7:00 9:00. Ranch Theater lists Davy Crockett with Parker and Buddy Ebsen at 6:45 and 7:00. Hatfield presents The Kentuckian with Burt Lancaster at 7:00 9:00. Starvue shows Ambush at Tomahawk Gap with John Derek and John Hodiak at 6:30 8:30.
A string of local notices covers church singings gatherings and social events across Morgan County. Regular monthly and second Sunday night singings are planned at Pleasant Valley Gilliam Spring Church and Pumpkin Center with invitations extended. Also noted is a Christmas Seal fundraising status showing $2,244.60 raised toward a $5,720 goal, with reminders to mail contributions to finish the drive. James David Farmer of St Louis is mourned after death in a traffic accident. survivor details shown. Sen John Sparkman visited The Daily office en route to a speaking engagement in Russellville and other local social notes reference Mrs Rayburn Neville Mrs Earl Foster and Wallace Meadows households.
Hospital dismissals list Mrs. Homer Reed of Decatur Lucretia Waldrop of Trinity plus admissions for Wilson Davis of Elkmont Mrs Otto L Carter of 1610 16th Ave SE and Mrs Ed Johnson of 603 Prospect Drive are recorded.
An OCR fragment from Athens Limestone Hospital shows Maurice Barksdale and Jimmy Barksdale in Athens with addresses or associations, plus Mrs. M. C. Sims of Elkmont and Mrs. James McGuire and daughter in Athens, and Mrs. N. C. Braley listed with Athens 7.
A Hartselle hospital dismissal list includes Mrs. Maverine Callahan from Kalamazoo Michigan Mrs. Martha Moore and several Hartselle residents such as Mrs Zelda Ashcraft Bunyon Roan Mrs John Garner C H Rowe Mrs Edward Waddell and others with Danville and Kala mazoo mentions. The page records multiple patients and their hometowns in a single notice.
Decatur General Hospital lists Percy Little of Russellville Lillie Poff of Rogersville Joe Powell of 322 5th Ave NW and Dewey R Lemley of 908 6th Ave SE Mrs James C Braswell of 1417 6th Street and Mrs Lamar Hartzog of 1027 Johnston Street in a community notice.
Public notice lists residents and ages linked to the Baugh Wiley Clinic in Hartselle Somerville Danville and Cypress Street addresses with individuals Mrs W H Wright Mrs Edward Blankenship Master Larry Morris Mrs Vivian Montgomery and A W Billions at 1309 6th Ave SE.
Alabama health reports one polio case last week with no cases the week prior as the disease continues to fade from the state. The report notes polio once again shows a diminished presence with no new outbreaks recorded.
In Greenville Alabama an explosion blasted a garage next to W T Smith Lumber Co home. C D Goodwyn a non union welder injured in bed alongside wife unhurt. Sheriff and police investigate amid broader CIO strike actions at Greenville and Chapman plants.
Alabama lawmakers debate funding as Meadows argues no chance to keep schools open nine months without new revenue. The Goodwyn amendment would have provided 29 million dollars yearly for schools and Amendment No. 2 proposed 110 million in bonds. Folsom, Hobbs, Edwards, and Lackey urge study and action while critics deem a decisive defeat against new school taxes.
Washington congressman Bob Jones of Scottsboro finishes an 18 000 mile swing to sound out public opinion on the Hoover Commission Water Resources and Power report. The hearing tour visits 14 states with Austin Dec 12 as final stop. Jones, chair of the House Subcommittee, argues for broad resource development and TVA support.
A statement decries rising hate rhetoric and distorted images of labor and goon rhetoric. It warns such campaigns threaten democracy at home and abroad and urges restraint in political discourse to protect America's image and future.
Twenty three finalists were named for the 1956 Maid of Cotton contest by the National Cotton Council. The winner and two alternates will be selected December 28 after interviews and a public appearance at the city auditorium. The Maid will tour the United States and abroad promoting cotton fashion and the cotton industry. Finalists include Joan Griffin of Augusta Georgia and Joanna LaRue Sharpe of Montevallo Alabama.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cox of 609 W Moulton Street at Decatur General Hospital on Wednesday. A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Yarbrough of Somerville at Decatur General Hospital on Wednesday. A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Rayburn Parker of 214 8th Ave NW at Decatur General Hospital this morning. A son to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Johnson of 603 Prospect Drive at Bank Street Hospital this morning.
Alabama Independent Automobile Dealers Assn meets in Montgomery with national president Stacy Rowell of Miami as keynote speaker. State Sen. George C. Hawkins discusses proposed title and licensing law to reduce car thefts. Frank Plummer of First National Bank and president G. C. McRae of Decatur also participate.
Funeral services for John Riley Rimel of Hanceville were to be held at 3 p.m. today at Hanceville Baptist Church. Rimel died Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at Cullman Hospital. Interment in Damascus Cemetery planned under Moss Service Funeral Home. He is survived by his wife Lillie Compton Rimel, daughter Turner Steele, son Robert Rimel, brother Jim Rimel, and sister Sparks Freeman.
Edward Parker 20, long time shut-in, received a new television set as a gift from the Woman's Society of Christian Service at Salem Methodist Church. A Hartselle dealer sold it at cost and provided free installation, enabling many happy hours for Edward.
Whitesburg Ky authorities debunked a hostage story claiming a former Eastern State Hospital patient held his wife and parents. Sheriff Robert Collins said Randall Collins was not armed and no trouble existed after visiting the Sackett mountain home. State police were alerted but found no danger.
A large building at the Alabama Ordnance Works was destroyed by a fire that started around 5 45 am on Wednesday causing an estimated 200000 dollars in damage. Government investigators and federal agents from Mobile and Joliet were on the scene. Col Forney Ingram said most machinery is a total loss. officials see no sabotage suspicion.
Area Amendment No 2 reached near identical results in Lawrence with 1549 against 1080 for. In Morgan County the measure failed 4560 to 2066 while official tallies in Limestone and Cullman were not complete today.
The Fifth District Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments on sending the University of Alabama segregation case back to the North Alabama federal court for further hearings. Attorneys urged appointing a three judge panel and adding the university board of trustees as defendants. The court will rule later. The case concerns two Negro students, Arthurine Lucy and Polly Ann Myers, who sought admission following a district order to end race discrimination.
Washington administrator Albert M. Cole of the Housing and Home Finance Agency approves Elba Alabama slum elimination and prevention program. Elba becomes the eighth Alabama city to have its plan approved and is now eligible to apply for federal aid.
New York Fire Commissioner Edward F. Cavanagh Jr. says the Waldorf Astoria has failed to report fires, claiming three recent blazes were covered up. He placed a special fire watch on the 3,000 room hotel and warned patrons face danger as easily as Bowery flophouses. The Waldorf offered no comment.
An incident report states Sheriff Collins, after leaving hospital, was involved in a scenario where reports claimed he escaped and held the narrator at gunpoint. Authorities advise people to forget the matter as relatives were arranged to pick him up.
Market figures for cottonseed milk and dairy products show prices around 6.10 per hundred for manufactured milk and 3.20 per hundred for four per cent milk direct. Grain and livestock bids include No 2 white ear corn at 1.03 and No 2 oats at 63, calves priced 1.75, milling wheat 1.65, and hogs at 11.00 to 11.25 per hundred pounds.
The market opened with mixed, modest moves as gains and losses ranged from fractions to a point. Copper chemical and manufacturing leaders rose while rails stayed weak. General Motors opened sharply up on 2,500 shares, others like Sears Roebuck General Electric and Radio Corp. showed varied early results.
North Alabama markets show weakness with adequate demand and lower live prices for broilers or fryers at farms and plants. North Georgia reports price declines of about one cent with mixed supplies, including heavier birds, and hens steady to lightly weaker with regional receipts noted.
In Birmingham, the AP reports eggs sold in a 24 hour period ending 10 30 a m Thursday were slightly weaker with an unsettled undertone. Supplies were short in most quarters while demand remained good. Prices listed for various sizes and qualities show broad ranges with large and brown eggs mostly higher than mediums and small eggs.
AP dispatch from Nashville notes cattle sold briskly with prime around 1200 lb at 23.50, reserve champion around 1000 lb at 24.00, and steers 950-1100 lb mostly 24.00-24.50. Hogs 200 lb line down 2 to 50 cents, mixed lots 170-250 lb at 11.50-11.75, 190-210 lb at 42.00, few 250-280 lb at 11.00-11.25. Sheep offered little, nominal.
Central Baptist Church completed a Host and Hostess campaign to boost midweek prayer service participation. Ten couples were appointed each week for six weeks under education director Archie Hampton, with five groups joining in calls on November 30 aiming for 300 attendees on December 7. Though the goal fell short, many members attended who might otherwise have been absent, according to D. D. Gibson.
As German forces retreated northward in August 1944 they destroyed all of Florence’s bridges except the Ponte Vecchio. The act spared the historic stone span while severing access across the city’s Arno River.
In Montgomery Alabama a fourth shooting linked to the Negro bus boycott struck near a bus driver H A Burks and his family with a side window broken by a bullet from a second floor. No injuries or arrests reported.
King Edward president Swisher says delay in starting the plant stems from architects plans and bid issues. Cullman citizens contributed about 85000 for the site and related costs while investment is expected near 1000000. Bids came in high, prompting consideration of a new design or major modifications. Grading of the site south of Cullman is nearly complete.
Montgomery city commission backed a Ministerial Union complaint over Sunday sales violating the blue law. Officials warned merchants enforcement would be enforced as the statute has been largely disregarded for years. The Ministerial Association urged churchgoers to support firms that observe Sunday rest and worship.
Furnished cottage with two rooms and bath listed. Wanted a young lady aged 20 to 30 for office clerical work. Must have high school education and potential for permanent wartime service. Contact phone numbers 3895 or 1497.
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