Two Decatur Women Die In Nighttime U S 31 Crash
A high speed collision on U S 31 one mile north of Decatur killed Miss Johnnie Reed 22 and Mrs Maudie Cowan 42. The Mercury struck the Swan Lake bridge abutment causing fatal injuries to both occupants. The crash occurred around 9 35 p m, and investigators say no attempt to slow before impact.
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Browns Funeral Co
Johnnie Reed
Highway 31
Miss Reed
Decatur
Swan Lake Bridge
Jack Ray
Phillip Kyle
19Th Ave
Maudie Cowan
Limestone County
U.S. 31
Ately
Carl Edgeman
AVECATUR GLIMPSES ABOUT YOUR COMMUNITY
Community notes and notices circulate with brief items about local events. Readers will find short summaries of happenings, meetings, and services affecting residents and organizations in the area.
Powell in good condition after Decatur General Hospital stay
Winston Alfred Powell 40 of Birmingham previously De catur in good condition after a Tuesday morning crash near Falkville. The linotype operator for the Birmingham News remained hospitalized and reported a fairly comfortable night.
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Winston Alfred Powell
Birmingham
Decatur
Decatur General Hospital
Powell
The
Birmingham News
Falkville
Everett Powell
10Th Ave
Thieves Strike Two More Stores In Bank Street Area
Thieves moved in on Decatur area last night hitting Max's Trade Mart on Bank Street and Gibsons on Highway 20 W. Cash from registers, juke boxes, and a Coca Cola box, plus cigarets and cigars, totaled over a hundred dollars with watches and a pen set also taken. Police promise an announcement on the recent thefts.
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Decatur
Bank Street
Pack Self
Max
Trade Mart
Bank St
Bob Gibson
Highway 20
Faces Task Of Making NATO Going Concern
Mansfield returned from a European survey convinced NATO is disintegrating though Senator Green disagreed saying it is not falling apart. Green urged Eisenhower to show bold leadership at the Paris conference to revive the alliance and spur strong action at the upcoming NATO summit.
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NATO
Jack Bell
Mansfield
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sen. Green
D-Ri
Europe
NATO Ws
Eisenhower
Paris
Ike
Night Sky: Moon Perigee Amid Geminid Peak
Decatur Sky report notes Moon in perigee at 11:44 PM and Last Quarter at 11:45 PM. Prominent star Aldebaran identified in the east. Geminid meteor shower peaks, with shooting stars visible at the height of the shower.
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Asia
Aldebaran
Weather and River Report for Decatur and Vicinity
Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning was 18.32 feet with a 0.63 foot drop in 24 hours. High yesterday 24 degrees, low 12. today 27 at 11:40. Forecast: sunny and warmer today, fair and cold tonight, then sunny and much warmer Friday. winds WNW 12-16 mph.
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Decatur
Tennessee
Keller Memorial Bridge
U.S. and China adjourn Geneva talks after 73rd session
U S envoy Alexis Johnson and Wang Ping-nan of Red China adjourned their two year Geneva talks indefinitely after the 73rd meeting without setting a future date. Talks began in August 1955 as the United States seeks a pledge from Peiping not to use force against Formosa.
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Geneva
U.S
Alexis Johnson
Wang Ping-nan
Red China
United States
Heiping
Formosa
Stage Set for NATO Summit Drama in Paris
Paris hosts back to back sessions as foreign ministers from 15 Council of Europe members meet in two days to chart unity. Western European Union ministers join over the weekend while NATO heads of government convene next week with six European Common Market members to follow.
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Paris
NATO
Council of Europe
Council
Western European Union
Poison Mistake In Chicken Dinner Kills Woman and Boy
A 54 year old babysitter Finis Kittinger and a 2 year old, Roger Van Horne, died after a chicken dinner was made with cockroach powder mistaken for flour. Two sisters Deborah 3 and Susan 1 are critically ill in Chicago hospital.
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Chicago
Finis Kittinger
Roger van Horne
van Horne
Deborah
Susan
Kittinger
Darlene
Duane
Lamps and lighting shine in Robinson's long tradition
Robinson's Advert sees its long standing fame in lamps and lighting sales. The store highlights a tradition of quality fixtures and bright displays drawing customers seeking style and value.
Indonesia Crisis Escalates As Military Enforces Orders
Indonesia ordered the army to the barracks and recalled men on leave as a deepening crisis stirred reports of Sukarno ouster. Amsterdam rumors spoke of a Hatta Djuanda Nasution triumvirate and Jakarta fighting with Sumatra declaring independence. Further details awaited on Page 2.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Holland
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Sukarno
Mohammed Hatta
Djuanda
Abdul Harris Nasution
Armed Services
Sumatra
Celebes
Borneo
North Alabamians Tell Cotton Story
Montgom ers failed to meet the problem of declining farm population a newspaperman told a legislative interim committee. Maynard Layman farm editor of the Decatur Daily spoke at the first meeting of a committee to study changes in federal law for cotton producers. He noted ongoing farm decline until national aid arrives and cited acreage shifts to California New Mexico and Arizona. Local officials and farmers described falling incomes and outmigration to cities. The discussion covered acreage reallocation within counties and how farm income has declined in North Alabama. See North Alabamians on Page 2.
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Montgomer
Maynard Layman
Decatur Daily
A. W. Todd
North Alabama
Ed Mauldin
Lawrence
California
New Mexico
Arizona
South
Frank Martin
Danville
Lawrence County
North
Alabama
Fit Place For Penguins Not Southerners Suh
The weather report from Mt Mitchell North Carolina notes a stark cold snap with the thermometer plummeting to 48 degrees below zero this morning. The piece blends humorous dialect with a regional flavor as it comments on the extreme mountain cold.
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MT. Mitchell
N .C
Alabama Temperatures Dip To Frigid Ten Degrees
Eastern sectors endure a severe cold wave with teens in northern Alabama and Georgia, 20s along the Gulf, and 30s in central Florida. Midwest and northern Plains see less severe lows as a warming trend is forecast. Local snow near Lee County appears with redacted page crossline figures.
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New England
Florida
Gulf States
Georgia
Alabama
Gulf Coast
Texas
Midwest
Plains
U.S. Weather Bureau
Lee
Lacey's Spring and Oak Grove Top Rural District Contest Entries
Lacey's Spring Community Development Club will represent Morgan County in the district rural community improvement contest. Oak Grove, Limestone, and Cullman entries join district one competition with Baldwin representing Cullman County. District One contest ends Monday at 2 p.m. in Birmingham with a dinner that night.
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Lacey’s Spring
Oak Grove
Lacey
Spring
Morgan County
Birmingham
Cullman
Limestone
Baldwin
Cullman County
Lawrence
Auburn
Alabama State Chamber of Commerce
City Schools Awarded Near 22 000 Federal Aid
Decatur schools received a 1957 58 federal grant about 21 979 for maintenance and operation. The funds respond to heavy influx of students from federally connected families. Superintendent Hafford Leeman notes this is partial payment for the year and second semester enrollment could bring total aid to about 25 000. The city has received about 45 000 in recent years.
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Decatur
Redstone Arsenal
City Education
Hafford Leeman
Leeman
Decatur Cold Snap Hits Alabama With Freezing Lows
A frigid Alabama night left temperatures between 10 and 20 degrees across the state with Bessemer and Athens near the low end. Decatur reported around 12 degrees as ice covered Flint Creek near Wheeler Refuge and birds walked on it. A Decatur plumber said he received numerous calls about frozen pipes and several breaks.
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Alabama
Bessemer
Athens
Decatur
Flint Creek
Wheeler Wildlife Refuge
Highway 69
Somerville
Decatur Plumbing and Heating Co
Decatur Country Club
Atlas Engine on Test Stand at Cape Canaveral
The Air Force conducted a static test of the Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile engine at Cape Canaveral. The engine ran at high thrust while tied down, with billows of smoke observed by beach watchers. This follows two prior unsuccessful attempts to launch the Atlas over its 5,500 mile target.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Air Force
Washington
Restone General Urges Bigger Satellites for Military Use
Brig. Gen. J. A. Barclay of the Ballistics Missiles Agency at Redstone Arsenal said larger earth satellites have tremendous military significance and could be sped with more funding. He noted satellites offer global reconnaissance and predicted missiles may soon replace airplanes in the nation’s arsenal.
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Washington
Army
J. A. Barclay
Ballistics Missiles Agency
Redstone Arsenal
Alabama
Outer Space
Barclay
National Security Industrial Assa
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Erlinale
Joe McCullers
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Raleigh
N. C
First Assembly of God Church
8Th Ave
Percy Sharp
Priceville
Hartselle Hospital
James Morrow
Hartselle 1
Ruthie Wade
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Clini
Recorder’s Court
C. M. Holloway
Howard College
Summit Baptist Church
Danville Rd
Ewell J. Briscoe
University Hospital
Briscoe
Joe Wheeler
United Daughters of the Confederacy
W. M. Lanier
Walnut St
Gordon-Bibb
Keith Brooks
Decatur Toastmasters Club
Brooks
Buckley
Gibson’s
Gibson's
P.m
Atlanta
Nashville
New Orleans
New York
Bird
China
Robinson‘s.Adv
Gilchrist Committee
Associated Press
Atlas
Restone General
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