Santa Letters and Local Court Roundup In Decatur
Children sent Christmas wishes to The Daily while a misread ad caused a faux Santa address. No injuries were reported after a trash fire on Country Club Road. Mizpah Chapter No 19 hosts a Christmas party. City court docket adds charges from intoxication to reckless driving and parking violations. Morgan County sheriff’s deputies report nine weekend arrests. See page 2.
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Santa Claus
Santa
Decatur Daily
Kiddies
Decatur Daily Kiddies
Decatur
Ala
Decatur Fire Department
Hyland Ryan
Country Club Rd
Mizpah
City Recorder’s Court
Morgan County Sheriff's Forces
Demos Maneuver While GOP Eyes White House
Democrats maneuvered on the West Coast while Republicans watched the White House. Senator Kefauver accused California party leaders of trying to block him from the June primary as Stevenson backers faced uncertain prospects in Oregon. He said the primary is the people’s chance to express opinion. A 1000-signature petition could add a candidate’s name to Oregon’s ballot without consent.
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Associated Press
White House
Eisenhower
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Los Angeles
California
Mary
Adlai E. Stevenson
Oregon
Bandit Died In Florida Electric Chair After 20-Year Run
Samuel Hornbeck, 36, executed in Raiford Florida for the 1953 killing of Jacksonville patrolman Thomas A. Robinson. Aiding gunman Myron Goldman was killed in a police gunfight after a tavern robbery. Hornbeck’s body to Starke funeral home for relatives in Louisville Kentucky.
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Raiford
Fla
Florida
Samuel Hornbeck
Jacksonville
Carmannsoles
Tova Starke
Louisville
Thomas A. Robinson
Duval County
Hornbeck
Myron Goldman
Goldman
Weeks Accused of Czarist Aims On U. S. Aviation
Senator Monroney accused Secretary Weeks of seeking czar like powers over civil aviation and said the Senate Commerce Committee will investigate next month. He questioned why Frederick B. Lee was replaced as head of the Civil Aeronautics Administration after Lee testified for airport aid.
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Washington
Sen. Monroney
D-Okla
Secretary of Commerce
Senate Commerce Committee
Monroney
Frederick B. Lee
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Commerce Department
Lee
Charles J. Lowen Jr
CAA
Weeks
Lewis S. Rothschild
Rothschild
Josh Lee
Civil Aeronautics Board
Ross Rizley
U.N. Members Seek Way Out Of Admission Snarl
Supporters of a 52 nation private bid for new U.N. members work to bypass procedural snarl that could block 18 candidate countries from admission.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.N
Explosion damages union leader's car amid Westinghouse strike talks
An explosion damaged a union leader's auto in Columbus Ohio as police arrested IUE officials at two other plants during renewed negotiations to settle a 57 day strike at 30 Westinghouse Electric Corp plants.
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Associated Press
Auto Today
Columbus
Ohio
International Union of Electrical Workers
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Educators Urge No Salary Cuts Across Alabama
Alabama Education Assn. trustees urge school boards not to cut teacher salaries to fund a full nine month term. The resolution notes the 1955 Legislature authorized a $600 annual wage increase and asks boards to honor contracts as funds allow, avoiding reductions.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Alabama Education Assn
AEA
Frank L. Grove
Association
Folsom Side Contesting Jefferson Amendment 20 Vote
In Birmingham political circles foreseen a contest to the Jefferson County vote on Amendment 20. The tally 37 198 to 13 408 favored the amendment countywide despite past margins. Sheriff Holt McDowell noted a possible two day contest as voting machines enable instant checks.
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Folsom
Birmingham
Jefferson County
James E. Folsom
Montgomery
Jefferson
Holt McDowell
Alabama Supreme Court
Jefferson Judicial Commission
Somerville Installs Mayor Council After Incorporation
Somerville in Morgan County appoints D B Mooneyham as mayor and six council members J R Ransom Kyle Gilchrist Jr W S Johnson Tom Wade Jr Cliff Miller. Term runs to the next municipal election in September 1956 following a June petition and decree reinstating Somerville as an incorporated city.
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Somerville
Morgan County
D. B. Mooneyham
J. R. Ransom
Kyle Gilchrist
W. S. Johnson
Tom Wade, Jr
Cliff Miller
Probate
City Thieves Loot Various Items In Weekend Thefts
Police in Decatur question two Negroes regarding three weekend thefts. A undisclosed amount of meat was taken from Nelm's Packing Co on West Moulton Rd Saturday night. A set of diamond rings valued wholesale at 270 dollars was taken from the Jewel Box in the Princess Theater building on 2nd Ave. The bridal set missing Saturday night may have been taken by the same suspects. Officers Lt Pack Self Sgt J T Broadrick Patrolman Alex Terry and E C Bowman led the investigation.
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Decatur
Nelm’s Packing Co
West Moulton Rd
Pack Self
J. T. Broadrick
Alex Terry
E. C. Bowman
Princess Theater
2Nd Ave
W. B. Smith
Weather and River in Decatur Area Keller Memorial Bridge Readings
Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning was 16.95 feet with a 0.67 foot drop in 24 hours. Sea level reading 551.25 feet. High Sunday was 42 at 1 pm, low 31 at 6 30 am. Forecast partly cloudy and cold with a slight warm up Tuesday afternoon. Legal waterfowl shooting times listed: Tuesday 6 17 am to 4 07 pm and Wednesday 6 18 am to 4 06 pm.
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Decatur
Tennessee
Keller Memorial Bridge
Balanced Budget Plan Aims for June Start on Roads and Schools
President Eisenhower told Republican leaders the 1956 program seeks a balanced budget by next June and a push on road building and school construction. He limited meetings to three hours due to doctors orders and retreated for a mid day rest. Press secretary Hagerty described preliminary discussions on domestic proposals to be sent to Congress.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
James Hagerty
Senate
House of Representatives
Congress
State of the Union
Israel-Iraqi? No, Syria clash over Sea of Galilee.
Israeli troops attacked Syrian outposts along the Sea of Galilee in a night operation killing 55 Syrian soldiers and capturing 29. Twelve Israelis were wounded as four outposts were seized and destroyed. The assault spanned an eight mile front with four pronged advance. UN observers rushed to the area as tensions rose over cross border fire near Kursi Naquart and Beth Habeq.
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Jerusalem
Sea of Galilee
Israel
Kursi Naquart
Beth Habeq
Jordan
Dead Sea
Jordan River
U.N
Yisraeli
Foreign Ministry
Jesus Christ
Syria
Six Calls Keep Firemen On Run
The Decatur fire department answered six calls yesterday the most in a day this year. A blaze at Vera Fodders home 503 8th Ave NW caused heavy damage with one room and roof burned and interiors damaged making the house unlivable. Fire crews believe an overheating stove started the fire. A secondary small loss occurred at Alden Morgan's home on McGlathery SE. See SIX on Page 2.
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Decatur Fire Department
Vera Fodders
8Th Ave
Alden Morgan
McGlathery SE
See Six
Morgan Chooses Citizenship Gold for County Girl
Miss Ann Thompson 17, senior at Priceville High, chosen county Good Citizenship Girl. She will represent the county at Girls State in Montgomery Feb 24 25. Daughter of Mrs Beatrice Thompson Decature she serves as historian for the Future Teachers of America Club and Beta Club. Thompson is district F T A Miss and will appear in Priceville Senior Class Play. She has held multiple leadership roles and was junior year class president and Beta Club vice president.
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Ann Thompson
Pricee School
Renter Gounty
Montgomery
Miss Thompson
Priceville
Beatrice Thompson
Decature
Future Teachers of America Club
F.T.A
Future Teachers of American Club
Lee Morgan
Air Force Tests Electronic Cat Eye for Night Vision
The Air Force announced progress on an electronic cat eye named Optical amplifier that can see in the dark with daylight clarity. The Air Research and Development Command says it is about a thousand times more sensitive than a standard television camera.
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Baltimore
Air Force
Air Research and Development Command
Writ Sought To Free Man In Murder Case
Philip Van Eeghen seeks habeas corpus to win release as his wife Patricia 29 and daughter Phylis Ann 7 were bludgeoned to death in front of a Melbourne Florida funeral parlor. Attorney Richard Muldrew plans immediate writ filing. no formal charge yet. Sheriff Williams notes no death weapon found though wounds suggest hatchet. One blood spotted shoe was found but evidence not sent for analysis.
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Melbourne
Fila
Philip van Eeghen
Patricia
Phylis Ann
Jewelry Theft Ties Couple to $55,000 Loot in Aurora
Two masked robbers held jeweler Joseph Fodor and his wife Nellie captive at home overnight then robbed the store of an estimated $55,000 in merchandise. Police suspect possible accomplices. Fodor says the men knew his operations.
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Aurora
Ill
Joseph K. Fodor
Nellie
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
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