Beverly Jean Richards born at Decatur General Hospital
Mr and Mrs Henry Richards Jr announce the birth of Beverly Jean Saturday at Decatur General Hospital Mother and baby are reportedly doing fine. Local events include UDC meeting at Mrs W M Lanier's home and a donation by the Decatur Finance Assn to the Salvation Army for Christmas relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Richards, Jr
7Th St. SE
Decatur General Hospital
Beverly Jean
Decatur Finance Assn
Salvation Army
Coroner Charges Two Countians With Murder
Coroner Lewis C. Brown swore out warrants charging Joe Goins and Will Hopper with murder. Goins 38 of Hartselle is accused in the death of his father in law Will Hopper after a shotgun incident at Hopper’s home. Hopper died at Black Chandler Clinic from blood loss after the shot broke his leg.
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Morgan County
Lewis C
Pinky” Brown
Joe Goins
Hartselle 3
Will Hopper
Hartseller
Brown
Goins
Hopper
Black Chandler Clinic
Hartselle
James
F. L. Shipp
Shipp
Army Successful With New Firing
Army officials report a successful Redstone test launch as part of the Jupiter program. Engineers from Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville align with the Air Force Missile Test Center to ready ongoing launches toward an instrumented satellite, aiming for further daily firings and the Navy Vanguard failure’s successor.
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Vern Haugland
Cape Canaveral
Fla.p
Army
Redstone
Army Ballistics Missile Agency
Redstone Arsenal
Huntsville
Ala
Air Force Missile Test Center
Navy Vanguard
Defense Department
Voodoo Jet Flies 1185 mph but Fails To Set Speed Record
An Air Force F101 Voodoo flew an estimated 1,185 mph over a 10.1 mile course at Edwards AFB California a speed 53 mph above the world record yet the run failed to qualify due to a timing equipment failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
Great Britain
Morgan Family Rebuilds After Danville Road Fire Loss
A fire destroyed the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Chandler on Danville Road. Only a lawn mower and bicycle on the back porch survived. the couple had no insurance and were not home when the blaze started. They, with two daughters aged five and ten, are staying with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Chandler
Danville Rd
Chandler
Mills Motors
Chandlers
Post Office Extends Hours For Christmas Rush
Decatur Post Office will observe special weekend hours to ease holiday mail. Bank Street and Albany offices open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, instead of closing at noon, per Postmaster I E Self.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
I. E. Self
Bank St
Albany
Oil Search Reignites in Hatton Area
Crowden Drilling Co of Sheffield began drilling on Dave Rutherford’s farm near Hatton in Lawrence County. Partners include R. N. Landers and Rutherford. It may take three weeks to a month to reach oil, though Rutherford has gas for heating from prior attempts. Multiple other drilling efforts are planned in the coming weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hatton
Ala
Lawrence County
Crowden Drilling Co
Sheffield
Dave Rutherford
Here
R. N. Landers
Rutherford
Sanders
Christmas Seals Gift Letter From Widow
A reader’s note with a $3.00 Christmas Seals contribution expresses the hardship of widowhood and gratitude for support. The Decatur Daily prints the letter verbatim with the sender’s name withheld, dated December 9, 1957, addressed to Mr Eyster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Daily
Eyster
U.S. Proposes Allies Have Say on Arms Use
The United States plans a NATO memo for next week seeking allied consultative rights over nuclear weapons use and joint control over triggers within member borders. No veto on U.S. or British weapons would be granted to allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States
NATO
Washington
U. S
France
Britain
Wiggins Trial Underway In Circuit Court Here
George Wiggins, a Black man, stands trial in circuit court for the June 13 shotgun killing of Robert Glass at Glass home on Sykes Street. Glass died from 410 gauge shotgun blast and Wiggins faces first degree murder charges as jurors were being selected. Two other cases, Joe Blankenship for carnal knowledge and Kenneth White for burglary, were continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wiggins
Robert Glass
Sykes St
Glass
Wiggins
Joe Blankenship
Kenneth White
Handley Guilty Gets Year and Day in Kelley Death
Emmett Kent Handley Jr. is free on a 3500 bond after being convicted of first degree manslaughter in the death of Russell Kelley. He received a year and a day in prison, the minimum for the charge, and a hearing was set for December 27. The jury deliberated about two hours before returning the verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett Kent Handley, Jr
Russell Kelley
Handley
Miles T. Powell
Circuit
George Johnson
Kelley
Johnson
Todd Sees State Cotton Acreage Cut By 50 Pet
Agriculture Commissioner A. W. Todd warned a legislative interim committee that Alabama may lose half its cotton acreage in 1959 unless federal allotment laws change. He noted the current rule bases yearly allotments on the previous five years and a freeze expires year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
A. W. Todd
Alabama
Todd
Bob Gilchrist
Morgan County
Fire Knocks Out Keller Bridge Draw on U S 31
A small fire in an electric control box near the Keller Memorial Bridge on the Tennessee River halted the draw about two thirds down and stopped traffic on U S 31 for about four hours. Crews reported an apparent short circuit. power could not be restored immediately and a return trip required a detour via Wheeler Dam and Highway 72 through Athens. The draw remained on emergency gasoline power while repairs were arranged.
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Keller Memorial Bridge
Tennessee River
L. C. Tolbert
State Highway Department
Tolbert
Wheeler
Athens
Deep North Alabama cold wave settles in with record lows
Snow flurries swept Central Alabama as a cold wave dropped temperatures to the lowest in four years. Ardmore saw an inch of snow while Limestone Morgan Lawrence and Cullman counties had light falls. Athens 17 degrees at 9 am and Decatur 19. Lows of 10-14 degrees forecast for tonight with Gulf Coast 20-24 degrees. No highway ice reported. The Birmingham Airport record cold is 10 below zero in 1940.
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Alabama
Weather Bureau
Ardmore
Ala
Limestone
Morgan
Lawrence
Cullman
Decatur
Moulton
Athens
Associated Press
North Alabama
Gulf Coast
Highway Patrol
Birmingham
Eisenhower to Attend Paris NATO Meeting Despite Stroke
President Eisenhower in excellent condition after medical exam and stroke recovery plans to fly to Paris Friday for the NATO summit. Drs say speech difficulty improving and he will attend all scheduled business and social functions with Maj. Gen. Snyder and aide James Killian Jr. in the American delegation.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Paris
Western Alliance
White House
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
James C. Hagerty
NATO
Howard M. Snyder
Hagerty
James R. Killian Jr
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Killian
AFL-CIO Convention Opposes Wage Freeze and 40 Hour Week
Atlantic City report says the AFL-CIO convention unanimously rejected a 1958 wage freeze and extension to the 40 hour week. It urged sizable wage boosts and a shorter work week. Washington bulletin notes civilian employment fell by over one million in November with 680,000 more unemployed. An ad promotes under four dollar gifts at Robinsons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Afl-Cio
Washington
Co-Op May Consider Lower Rates in Decatur Fringe
The Co-op contemplates cutting rates to match Decatur city levels for about 500 fringe-area customers inside a three mile zone. MT Hope board chairman Jim Counts confirmed the plan discussed at a Moulton meeting as a response to Decatur Electric’s lines into the zone. TVA officials in Knoxville had not received a formal request for the two-rate plan and Joe Wheeler Electric remains in the contract context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Electric Dept
Joe Wheeler Electric Membership Corp
Co-op
Decatur
Co-op Board
Jim Counts
Mt. Hope
Moulton
Decatur Electric
Electric Dept
Joe Wheeler
TVA
Knoxville
Night Sky Highlights for Decatur Thursday
The Decatur sky shows Sirius in the south and Regulus guiding the Moon. Visible planets include Venus setting at 7 29 p.m and Jupiter rising at 2 45 a.m Mars rising at 5 03 a.m. Moonrise is 10 38 p.m with Last Quarter approaching Friday night.
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Sirius
Venus
Jupiter
Mars
Tennessee River reading and river/temperature update Keller Memorial Bridge
The Tennessee River level at Keller Memorial Bridge rose 0.34 feet in 24 hours to 18.95 feet, sea level 553.25 feet, with highs of 56 and lows of 16. Today will be windy and cold with occasional snow flurries and a hard freeze tonight. Expect gusts 20 to 30 mph from the northwest and protection for radiators and exposed pipes. Waterfowl shooting times listed for Thursday and Friday from dawn to late afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
Snow and Cold Grip Alabama Overnight
Bitter northwest wind plus snow drive Alabama temperatures to 10 to 24 degrees with slick roads and several highway closures. Snow totals reach around three inches in Gadsden, Anniston, and northeast areas while U.S. 78 and U.S. 431 face closures and hazardous travel.
Decatur To Open Sewer Plant Bids
Decatur will open bids tomorrow for a new sewage treatment plant at Dry Creek and related main collector lines as part of a 2 million dollar expansion. Mayor Roy Odom said Birmingham engineers expect six or more bids with separate options for plant and lines. The project, partly funded by a 250 thousand dollar federal grant, will be financed by a sewer service charge on water bills.
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Decatur
Roy Odom
Polglaze and Basenberg
Birmingham
Dry Creek
South Somerville Rd
Austinville
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W. E. Sivley
Decatur 2
Coffee Memorial Hospital
Florence
U. S. Bureau of the Census
Thomas W. McWhirter
Bureau
Atlanta
Roberta McClung
W. A. Glenn
Park St. SE
Irmie Watkins
Eleventh Ave. NW
City Recorder's Court
First Ave
Johnston Bn Grant Sts
H. E. Boley
Eleventh St. SE
Edward I. Terry
Hillsboro 2
St. Ann’s
Gordon-Bibb Pta
Buckley
Byford
P.O
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U.S
Keller Bridge
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