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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1957
Page
1
Decatur Chamber Ballots Due for Board Nominees
Ballots for ten men nominated for five board seats must be returned to the Chamber office by noon Saturday. City court docket includes disorderly conduct intoxicated on a public street and other violations. Cub Scout Pack 91 meets Tuesday at 7 with Christmas In Other Lands theme. Alabama withholding forms A-2 available from the district revenue office. orders for large quantities due by December 15. Eastern Star Chapter 320 meets Tuesday at 7:30 with a 6:15 covered dish supper for the annual Christmas party. Decatur Little Theater meets Tuesday at 8 at the American Legion Home. Temperatures today ranged around 34 all morning. tonight's low expected near 28. A list of visitors to the Tennessee Valley State Trade School includes many local residents and Birmingham and Huntsville guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
Chamber
St. Ann’s School Auditorium
Alabama
The
Revenue Department
Cain and
Line Sts
Decatur
Montgomery
Mary “Lou
Dancy
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Two Break-Ins Net 1800 Here
Thieves netted about 1800 from two local businesses over the weekend with Brock and Spight wholesale grocers and Hammond Firestone Store hit. Losses totaled roughly 3200 for Decatur firms in four days, including narcotics and unsigned checks at H and H Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brock and Spight Wholesale
Bank St
Hammond Firestone
Ferry St. NE
Brock and
Spight
Decatur
Second-Ave
Indonesia Faces Economic Crisis Threats and Bank Seizures
Indonesia moves to place Dutch owned plantations and allied industries under government control as banks seized by unions restart under army police and Bank of Indonesia supervision. Defense Minister Djuanda Kardawidjaja did not specify confiscation but signals possible further seizures to protect revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jakarta
Indonesia
Bank of Indonesia
Defense
Djuanda Kartawidjaja
AFL-CIO Targets Senate Probe in Labor Corruption Clash
Atlantic City reports AFL-CIO leaders attack the Senate Rackets Committee as one sided in a resolution for convention approval. The union demands equal exposure of management abuses and criticizes hearings focused on labor leaders while detailing action against the Bakery and Confectionery Workers Union. A March 15 expulsion deadline for president James G. Cross looms, with a special Bakers convention planned for Cincinnati March 3-5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic. City
Afl-Cio
Senate
Washington
Sen
McClellan
Nathan Shefferman
Chicago
Teamsters Union
Bakery and Confectionary Workers Union
James G. Cross
Cincinnati
Seal Sales to Date by County
County totals show progress toward a goal with figures for Cullman Lawrence Limestone and Morgan. Cullman $1328.00 38 percent Lawrence $295.50 23 percent Limestone $2028.52 62 percent Morgan $3102.50 51 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Date
Eight Children Die In Flames In Wisconsin House
Eight children aged 1 to 10 perished when a fire swept a four room frame house in Park Falls Wisconsin. Their mother Mrs Ardetta Klein 38 was jailed at Phillips on held without charge after visiting a nearby bar until 1 a m. Firemen said the blaze started around 5 30 a m and may have been fed by fuel oil drums outside the home. The father Harvey Klein Sr 40 was at a lumber camp 30 miles away. The bodies were recovered from the rubble and authorities noted the children had no chance to flee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Falls
Wis
Ardetta Klein
Price County
Phillips
Andrew Pilch
Ing House
Harvey Klein Sr
Patterson Sues Anniston Lenders Over Usury and Nuisance
Alabama Attorney General John Patterson filed suit against 41 Anniston area small loan operators seeking immediate closure. The action asks a temporary injunction to halt contracts and collection of excess interest while a final hearing proceeds, alleging usurious rates and a public nuisance against Calhoun County. Patterson cites 8 percent state cap and a 6 percent loan option as part of the legal framework. He aims to enforce the state small loan laws in this widespread case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anniston
John Patterson
Patterson
Calhoun County Circuit Register
Leslie C. Longshore
Alabama
Cotton Crop Down 778000 Bales From Earlier Estimate
The Agriculture Department set this year's government controlled cotton crop at 11 010 000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight a drop of 778 000 bales from the November estimate and well below last year's 13 310 000 bales and the 10 year average of 13 669 000 bales The decline stems from reduced plantings under the Soil Bank program and adverse fall weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Soil Bank Land Retirement
Decatur Skies Almanac Night Sky Guide
The entry notes a Tuesday December 10 with Moon phase events and notable constellations. It highlights the Twins near the Moon, Capella above, and Perseus with Algol as a variable star, describing evening rises and a last quarter on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Capella
Perseus
Weather and river readings for Decatur area
Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge read 18.31 feet up 0.96 in 24 hours. Sea level 552.61 feet. Yesterday high 52 at 1 30 p m low 34 at 7 a m today 34 at 11 30 a m. Forecast mostly cloudy and cold this morning becoming partly cloudy this afternoon tonight clear and cold Tuesday fair and cool. Winds NW 15 20 mph today then light south tonight. High today 42 tonight 28 high Tuesday 42
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Tennessee
Keller Memorial Bridge
Christmas Has Moments For Santa Too
The piece notes Santa and Mrs. Santa busy with preparations and toy collecting as toy makers produce remarkable gadgets. It mentions locals acting as Santas inspecting toy supplies and enjoying the work, inviting readers to page 7 for a glimpse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa
Ole St. Nick
Eisenhower Doctors to Decide Paris NATO Attendance
President Eisenhower, convalescing after a mild stroke, will have a medical checkup Tuesday to determine if he can attend the Paris NATO conference December 16 to 18. White House aides expect an immediate decision after the examination, with an official announcement possible the same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Paris
James C. Hagerty
White House
Hagerty
Washington
Sixty Two Die In Argentina DC4 Crash
An Aerolineas Argentinas DC4 carrying 55 passengers and seven crew plummeted in a thunderstorm about 180 miles southwest of Buenos Aires. All 62 aboard were killed as rescue teams faced stormed roads and delayed body removal near Bolivar. Destination was San Carlos de Bariloche.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Andes
Here
Aerolineas Argentinas
Ezeiza
San Carlos de Bariloche
Bolivar
Dynamiting Tied to Nashville Labor Dispute Probed
Senate Rackets Committee heard Elzie Clements recount a Dec 18 1953 dynamite blast that wrecked his Nashville barbershop and earlier vandalism after he refused to join a barbers union. Contractor Robert McDowell linked a separate $100 000 equipment loss on federal property to the labor conflict with the Teamsters, noting no arrests to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Nashville
Teamsters Union
Elzie R. Clements
Barbers Union
Clements
South
Laboters
Teamsters
Robert McDowell
McDowell
Seaplane Crash Near Portland Texas Kills Eleven
Navy reports a two engine seaplane with 11 aboard crashed in flames near Portland Texas about 8 miles north of Corpus Christi. It was not yet known if anyone survived the accident. The rest of the text notes a Supreme Court unanimous ruling on wiretap evidence from state officers not admissible in federal trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpus Christi
Tex
Navy
Portland
Here
Washington
Supreme Court
High Tribunal
U.S. Circuit Court
New York
County borrows for hospital expansion in Morgan County
Morgan County Board Of Revenue And Control voted unanimously to borrow 18000 to finish Decatur General Hospital construction and add equipment. Hospital officials said rains slowed work and completion could come by May with occupancy by June or July as the county expands the facility to 105 beds at nearly 1 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control
Decatur General Hospital
Hospital Board of
Morgan County
Board of Revenue and Control
F. S. Hunt, Jr
Army and Navy push to get U S missile hopes off the ground
Washington reports intensified efforts by Army and Navy to match Soviet space feats after Friday's satellite launch failure. An informed source says Army orders to proceed with satellite launching may be in place, with Jupiter C as a potential vehicle. President Eisenhower to get a full Vanguard update. Nixon urges Americans to avoid defeatist attitudes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Navy
U.S
Washington
U. S
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Eisenhower
Nixon
West Germany Faces NATO Debate Amid Adenauer Doubts
In Frankfurt, voters weigh the Bonn republic's NATO ties as Adenauer and Brentano defend staying West aligned. Growing prosperity fuels questions if neutrality might seem safer or if talks with Moscow should occur, amid Kennan's calls for major policy overhauls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Germany
West Germany
NATO
Bonn
Konrad Adenauer
Heinrich von Brentano
Adenauer
Washington
Moscow
Butauer
Sputnik
Eisenhower
U.S
George F. Kennan
Russia
Europe
Big Hole Found Near Red Bay
A large hole discovered on a Northwest Alabama farm prompts planned inspections by deputies if the Army does not respond. William Blackburn of Vina reports hearing an explosion and a loud roar last week, with three smaller holes and a broken fence noted but not reported until recently. The sheriff’s office alerted Redstone Arsenal, which notified Third Army headquarters in Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Bay
Ala
Alabama
Aubrey Patterson
Franklin County
J. Stratt Byars
William Blackburn
Vina Rt. 2
Redstone Arsenal
Third Army
Atlanta
No price hikes on fine 1958 appliances at Robinsons
Advertisement notes no increase in prices for attractive 1958 appliances and invites readers to view the stock at Ro binson's store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinson’s
Adv
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City Recorder’s Court
American Legion and Auxiliary Home
Bank and Wilson Sts
Tennessee Valley State Trade School
Margaret Neal
Birmingham
George F. Cooper
William F. Kitchens
Tanner
Howard R. Kitchens
G. B. Edington
Vernon C. McGill
Thomas Clem
Athens
Lavon Light
Joppa
J.N. Gilbert
James Baisden
Dorothy Edmonson
Robert R. Green
David Easter
J. M. Abel
W. H. Lee
Huntsville
James T. Grigsby
Bobby M. Green
Charles P. Romine
Rogersville
Buddy Franklin
W. J. Grubbs
W. Long
Grant
A. Mess
A. €. Hagood
Falkville
Noble Russell
Robert Straub
H. R. Leeman
O. S. Hagerman
Alabama Education Assn
Leeman
Hagerman
AEA
W. V. Hamond
E. C. Bowman
City Police Department
Brock and Spight
Hammond
Firestone
State National Bank
Buckley
Mom
Target
Alabama Attorney General
New Orleans
Miami
London
Statesman
Free World
of Prt
By Richard Wesley
Richard O’regan
By Ken Reynolds
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