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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1957
Page
2
A jury was selected and the first degree murder trial of Emmett Handley Jr. began at the courthouse this afternoon. Testimony started after a noon recess as Handley’s case, one of two murder filings for the session, proceeds with about 13 witnesses expected for both sides.
U S officials acknowledge a setback for the Vanguard project while Cape Canaveral observers anticipate a busy week with potential tests of Jupiter and Atlas missiles. The Thor achieves a partial success with inertial guidance as debris from the failed Vanguard looms over the space program.
Flint Junior High School held a combined meeting with a program by sixth to eighth graders directed by Mrs. S. D. Whitten. Mrs. Sterling Sams presided, Mrs. J. L. Howard led the roll and pledge, and a Christmas bazaar ran during the social hour in the cafeteria with hostesses including Mrs. C. T. Price and others.
Multiple short classified items list rentals sales and wants. Entries include four room house for rent, bedroom for two girls, three room upstairs with bath, a Poodle for sale, cedar posts wanted, a trade offer between a 1955 Austin and a 1954 Studebaker, furnished apartment for rent, and office spaces for rent with air conditioning.
Two accidents on Alabama roads left eight dead, with a weekend toll rising to 11 from automobile wrecks and other incidents. Names of airmen from Eglin AFB appear alongside local victims in a report citing a head on collision near Opp and a Birmingham area crash.
Decatur markets report inch middling cotton at 34.50, cottonseed $25.00 per ton, and various grain prices including No. 2 Yellow Ear Corn at 1.24 and No. 2 Oats unspecified. Livestock shows 1,400 cattle with good slaughter steers 22.75 to 25.00, hogs 18.00 to 18.50, and vealers 24.00 to 30.50. Near by markets report no gales.
Stocks mixed as declines pace the market with steels leading lower. Bonds show a mixed to up tone while corporate issues rise. Commodities fluctuate with cotton steady and grain prices down on corn and soybeans. Hog and cattle figures close near $19.23 and $27.50 respectively.
Chicago grain notes show old wheat futures firming on the Board of Trade with deferred contracts holding near steady. Wheat closes mixed around 2.21 to 2.31 a bushel. corn and oats move within narrow ranges. soybeans slip while lard climbs about 10 cents per hundred pounds.
The New York market fell late in the day with about 2.2 million shares traded. Steels led losses as output slowed to year’s low and cutbacks loom in 1934. Aircrafts briefly rose on spending hopes before retreating. Dow components like U S Steel Bethlehem Republic Steel and Allied Chemical slid several points.
AP dispatch notes steady prices for North Alabama and North Georgia live poultry. Demand fair to good with weekend trading showing improvement. offerings balanced with some shortages at a few locations. Prices reported up to 10:30 a.m. for broilers and fryers at farms and plants with variations by route and form.
Market period closed at 10 30 p m Monday with most activity within the price range. Supplies reported large and fully adequate with mediums ranging to slight short. Prices paid delivered Birmingham include cases and extras at a minimum of 60 per.
Livestock prices show cattle and calves mostly steady to higher with stockers and feeders firm. Slaughter cattle and heifers range from about 18 to 32 dollars, vealers 24 to 32, hogs around 17 to 19, and sows lower. regional prices at Albany Moultrie Okeechobee and nearby markets noted with mixed lots and grade spreads.
New York cotton futures traded in a wide range as traders weighed the December crop report. Prices moved higher and lower with Dec at 36.20 cents a pound and near 36.36 for March while May varied, reflecting modest gains and declines.
Decatur teachers gather Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Walter Jackson School to hear Christmas music by the Decatur High School Glee Club directed by Roy Wood and to view a Christmas pageant by Walter Jackson students. O. S. Hagerman reports on expansion plans for city testing. H. R. Leeman to make administrative announcements. Marguerite Worthington to undergo hand surgery at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville for injuries from a February car crash.
Dismissals include Mrs. Thurman Holmes and infant son at 1610 Jackson St and Gilbert Owens at 1401 9th Ave SE. Also listed are Allen Holt at 102 Wilson Ave NW Mrs. Lee Cagle in Athens and Mrs. David Posey at 810 5th Ave plus Randy Stroud in Decatur and Miss Deborah Hancock at 1204 19th Ave SE with See Edgar Barksdale in Athens 4.
Sixty Two could not move on the muddy roads and helicopters were requested for work at the scene. The airline could not determine passenger nationalities immediately because many had not provided that information. Several planes diverted or returned and Buenos Aires airport stopped takeoffs.
Workers seize banks in Jakarta as the government orders estates to operate normally under Agriculture Minister directives. Dutch firms face potential nationalization while shipping and export firms halt activity. Evacuations begin for nonessential technical staff, including KLM employees, with planes chartered by Air India, Qantas, and BOAC.
Directory style notice lists residents in Decatur and Courtland areas: Mrs. Royce Sims of Decatur 1, Master Don Dougherty at 805 7th Ave SE, Mrs. Ralph Terry Courtland 1, directors Gorman Grisham and son at 1411 9th Ave SE, Mrs. Carl Preston and daughter at 224 8th Ave SW, Mrs. Grace Narmore Decatur 1, Miss Charlotte Case 1630 Sherman St SE.
Baby Robert Miller Jr and Master John Howell born at Decatur General Hospital along with multiple residents listed for admissions. Names include Less Smith Falkville and Mrs James H LeBlond, among others, with street addresses provided.
A list of names and locations associated with births and hospital admissions in Athens and surrounding areas. Includes Charlie Stone Decatur and multiple Athens residents with newborns and expectant families. Also notes entries for Chicago and Lester in the surrounding region.
Mrs. Bell Wheat of Moulton Mrs. Dee Sandlin of Trinity Mrs. Masie Borden of Moulton Mrs. Grady Moody of Moulton and Mrs. Dolphus Bradford of Moulton are listed with counts indicating entries or patients at Lawrence County Hospital.
Microbeads Inc submitted the lowest bid on reflectorizing Alabama 1959 car tags but only one bid met the specs for reflective sheeting. Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co. of St Paul submitted that bid.
Two individuals closed the Brock and Spight store at 6 p.m. Saturday and stole twenty three unsigned shop checks from 55 cents to 224 dollars. The break in was discovered this morning. Moody Oil Co nearby also faced a front door break but no losses yet confirmed.
A rain slicked Alabama 3 near Moulton caused a collision that left Margaret Navbor 16 with a broken jaw. Huey E. Smith 21 totalled a 1949 Ford after it left the road and struck a culvert. three others Jack Osburn and Dorothy Way 16 and another occupant were treated at Lawrence County Hospital with Navborn admitted for serious injuries.
A series of births recorded for area families including Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Jones a daughter at Decatur General Hospital Mr. and Mrs D C Roberts a daughter at Decatur General Hospital Mr and Mrs Robert M McKinney a son at Decatur General Hospital Mr and Mrs Paul Sikorski a son at Decatur General Hospital Mr and Mrs James Silver a son at Decatur General Hospital and multiple other newborns noted at Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic and Bank Street Hospital with names and addresses of families in the Decatur area.
New York faced a subway strike starting at 5 a.m. by the Motormen's Benevolent Association that disrupted lines citywide. Transit officials and police mobilized emergency measures as riders sought alternatives and educators urged students to delay commuting.
Rachel Emma Sammons 78 of 323 West Helms Street Huntsville died at Huntsville Hospital at 145 AM after a monthlong illness. Funeral rites Tuesday at 200 PMLaughlin's Funeral Home Huntsville burial in Huntsville Cemetery. She was a Baptist. Surviving are four sons Grover Sammons and others two daughters three brothers two sisters, 24 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren.
The Moulton and Athens regions report weekend arrests for hunting without permit public drunkenness distilling assault and battery no license and concealed weapon. Cullman hosts a Christmas music concert December 12 at East Elementary School. Other items note school closures Christmas and stockholders meeting at Athens Acceptance Co Inc and a film at Oak Grove Community Club.
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie May Speegle 63 who died yesterday at her home will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Fifth Avenue Baptist Church with Rev. W W Coffey and Rev. Huie Turner officiating. Burial will be in Shoal Creek Cemetery near Priceville. Pallbearers include Hansford Nelson J C Hill Frank Carl Louis and Edward Knoblock. Honorary pallbearers are nephews. Mrs. Speegle a Morgan County resident and Fifth Avenue Baptist Church member leaves a daughter Minnie Sandlin Priceville a son J P Owens Decatur two sisters Elma Camthers Decatur Alma Speegle Priceville and several others.
Decatur school system plans a system wide occupational survey to qualify for federal aid under Public Laws 815 and 874. Supt. H. R. Leeman said survey cards will be sent home this week and returned for processing before Christmas holidays. Parents of all students are asked to complete cards, with one card per child in a family.
Racket McDowell recounts a Labor Day 1953 blast on Tennessee Valley Authority property, six weeks to two months after signing a labor contract with United Construction Workers led by John L. Lewis. He refused Teamsters’ offer citing counsel, alleging a closed shop violated law, and described clashes with Local 327's W A Smith, noting threats of violence. The hearing pursues Nashville area labor violence investigations.
Patterson describes a large 48 by 3 to 4 foot hole and several six to eight foot holes in a wooded pasture near a barbed wire fence. Witnesses note a loud noise but rule out dynamite and lightning. Redstone is cited as the rocket and guided missile research center with limited free flight tests at the arsenal.
The suit alleges borrowers unaware of the law faced loan shark tactics and were threatened and harassed in collecting alleged unfair interest. The filing targets lenders alleged to use aggressive collection methods and improper charges.
Mrs. Sarah Tyler 77 died at her daughter’s home in Lacey’s Spring after a six month illness. Funeral services will be held at Valhermosa Springs Christian Church at 2 p.m. Wednesday with Revs. Paul Stone and Duke Cowan officiating. Burial will be in Valdermosa cemetery. Pallbearers will be grandsons. Surviving are three daughters Edna Wilson and Olen Mooney Somerville, and four sons Jessie Somerville, Fred Moundville, W. Va., Sherman, and others.
An obituary fragment lists grandchildren nieces and nephews among the deceased’s surviving relatives, indicating a large extended family. The text names no individuals by full identifiers.
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