Local Marine PFC Promoted. Fundas and Services Listed
Marine Private First Class Terry E. Bryant, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Bryant and husband of Betty Bryant of Danville, received promotion to private first class and 11 days leave. He recently transferred from Quantico to Marine Barracks Clarksville Tennessee. Also noted are obituaries for I. W. Coyle of Rock Hill South Carolina, funeral details, and local church notices. Police report no accidents in a four county area over the last 24 hours. A pageantry in music at Central Methodist Church and local plays are announced. Mentions of a sheriff’s arrest for violation of prohibition laws and a birth announcement in Hartselle. A basement burglary at Samuels Ladies Shop is described with no entry made. A B. F. Goodrich bicycle found by police. owner to claim. Page 2.
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Marine Corps
Bank St
Terry E. Bryant
R. E. Bryant
Betty Bryant
Danville
P.F.C. Bryant
Marine Corps Schools
Quantico
Marine Barracks
Clarksville
Tenn
Fayetteville and Anniston Firms Lead Sewer Bid Round
Bids totaling just under seven million dollars were submitted for a new sewage treatment plant and an extensive collector system. Low bids came from Co F W Construction of Fayetteville for $1,070,260.90 and Dephiefs and Hannon of Anniston for $869,115. The city has 60 days to accept or reject and will review financing for a roughly $2 million expansion.
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Fayetteville
Tenn
Anniston
Polglaze and Basenberg
Birmingham
Decatur
Krebs
Harbert Construction Corp
Bush Building Co
Nashville, Tenn
Steel City Construction Co
J. E. Milam Co
Mark- Lee Sewer
South Can Hope For Warmer Days
Icy temperatures hit citrus groves and vegetables in the South while a relief from the record freeze appeared possible. Light snow spread from Minnesota into parts of the Great Lakes and flurries lingered in parts of the north Atlantic states. teens persisted along the Atlantic Coast with South Carolina and eastern Georgia especially cold. The cold wave moved from the northern plains through the Midwest and has caused at least 35 deaths so far.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
Great Lakes
North Atlantic
Pennsylvania
Atlantic
South Carolina
Georgia
Plains
Midwest
Subway Passengers Trapped in Massive Brooklyn Train Incident
About 3,000 riders screamed and fainted as a stalled subway car from Brooklyn to Manhattan trapped passengers for nearly two hours. Police called it an accident with brakes that locked accidentally. About 5,000 more were trapped briefly in two following trains before all 8,000 were evacuated and transferred.
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New York
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Sukarno Prepares to Leave Indonesia for a Rest
President Sukarno, 56, announced he will depart Indonesia on a so called rest amid a Dutch crisis. He denied being ousted or a prisoner and said he remains capable of duty. Premier Djuanda asked Parliament to appoint Sartono as acting president during Sukarno's recuperation.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Pres- Sukarno
Sukarno
Netherlands
Amsterdam
Djuanda
Sartono
Seal sales to date and county tallies
County totals show Cuyhman 1692.80 at 48 percent of goal and Limestone 2476.52 at 78 percent. Morgan records 3917.50 at 64 percent and Lawrence lists 400.00.
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Cuyhman
Lawrence
Limestone
Morgan
Rubber Check Artists Target Christmas Season
Decatur Police Chief Pack Self warns merchants to watch for rubber check writers during the holidays. The scam typically involves a customer buying a small item for under ten dollars, then writing a check for about twice that amount to obtain the item and the change.
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Rubber Check
Decatur
Pack Self
Chief Self
Arrestees Linked to Series of Local Burglaries
Three youths, Tommy Holland 17 Billy Ray Harp 19 and Jackie Aired 16, were jailed on 12 burglary counts tied to a wave of break ins in Decatur. They reportedly admitted to entering five businesses Bowline Drive In Theater P and H Supermarket Circle Drive In Brock and Spight Wholesale Grocers and Moody Oil Co. Authorities continue reviewing possible additional break ins and recovered a small amount of cash.
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Decatur
Pack Self
Tommy Holland
Sixth Ave
Billy Ray Harp
Moulton 2
Jackie Aired
Harp
Moulton Rd
Moulton
Lawrence County
Franklin Smith
Leif
Bowline Drive
Self
E. C. Bowman
Holland
Abed
Decatur Sky Almanac Notes Moon Phases
The entry lists moonrise and moon phase timings for December with times such as 6:47 a.m. and 4:39 p.m. It notes a New Moon on December 21 and mentions additional rises for Monday and Sunday dates with early morning times.
Tennessee River level and weather outlook near Keller Memorial Bridge
Reading at Keller Memorial Bridge shows river at 17.80 feet with a 0.52 foot drop in 24 hours and sea level at 552.10 feet. Temperatures last night and today range from 26 to 40 degrees with a forecast of partly cloudy, mild conditions. Winds SW 15 to 20 mph diminishing tonight. High 53, low 45. Waterfowl shooting times set for Saturday 6 18 am to 4 08 pm and Sunday same hours.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
Yester
Bloodmobile coming to Decatur and missiles plan unfold
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will visit the Episcopal Church Parish House on Jackson Street in Decatur Monday from noon to 6 pm to collect blood as holiday demand rises. Morgan County aims for 130 pints. In Washington, William M. Holaday, Pentagon missiles director, told senators the U S plans to launch a 1000 pound satellite when ready but declined to give dates. He said the nation has the capability and stressed accelerating missile work with more scientists.
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Red Cross
Decatur
Episcopal Church
Jackson St
Morgan County
Washington
William M. Holaday
Pentagon
United States
Holaday
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Pia
Edwin L. Weiss
Subcommittee
U. S
Senators Hunt Missile Blocks Probe to Speed Development
The Senate Preparedness subcommittee reopens an inquiry into obstacles delaying missile and satellite progress. Sen Stennis cites roadblocks slowing production while Sen Flanders points to interservice rivalry and lack of central direction. Procurement delays complicate component part contracts.
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Washington
The
Senate
Russia
Sen. Stennis
D-Miss
Sen. Flanders
R-Vi
Armed Services
Bombs Hit U S Areas In Greece In Assaults
Explosions rocked American zones in Greece three times today injuring four U S Air Force personnel and a Greek worker. A fire destroyed the U S Information Service library amid terrorism claims. Some blamed Communists as others suggested retaliation for a U N speech by Henry Cabot Lodge. The first blasts struck the Athens airport area.
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Athens
Greece
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Information Service
U.N
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Cyprus
Air Force
Correction on relation of Montgomery and Cowan in Decatur crash
The Decatur Daily corrects an error from yesterday’s report on an automobile accident fatal to two Decatur women. It was stated that Malcolm R. Montgomery of Moulton and Mrs Maudie Cowan of Decatur had been married. this was incorrect.
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The
Decatur Daily
Decatur
Malcolm R. Montgomery
Moulton
Maudie Cowan
Dean
Murder Verdict for George Wiggins Gets Ten Years
Circuit Court jury convicts George Wiggins of second degree murder in the shotgun death of Robert Glass. He is sentenced to 10 years in the penitentiary after a trial held Wednesday and Thursday. A probation hearing is set for December 27 at 9 a.m. before Judge Newton Powell. See MURDER On Page 2.
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George Wiggins
Wiggins
Robert Glass
Newton Powell
Jaycees Offer Fire Resistant Christmas Trees in Decatur
Decatur Jaycees begin sale of treated Christmas trees this afternoon at 6th Ave near Lafayette St. Proceeds fund the Jaycees Christmas Basket program for needy families. Sale runs this weekend and next.
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Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce
6Th Ave
Lafayette St
Jaycees
Comfort Chairs See Our Christmas Selection at Robinsons
Christmas ad highlights a wide assortment of chairs and seating options available at Robinson's with festive emphasis on comfort and gift ideas.
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Robinson's
Santa letter rocket mail to Decatur Daily
The Decatur Daily plans exclusive Santa mail service for Morgan, Lawrence, Limestone and North Cullman counties. Children write to Santa Claus care of The Decatur Daily Box 1006 Decatur and send their requests to reach the North Pole by Christmas. letters may be published in a future issue.
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Decatur Daily
Santa Claus
Santa
Chamber of Commerce
Morgan
Lawrence
Limestone
North Cullman
Uncle Sam
Redstone Arsenal
North Pole
Decatur
President Eisenhower Cheerful Ahead of Paris NATO Summit
President Eisenhower, in good spirits despite a major task, prepares to fly to Paris for the NATO summit. Eight companions travel on Columba III including Strauss and Killian with son John Eisenhower and aides. He aims to reinforce the North Atlantic Alliance amid new Russian missile advances.
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Eis
Paris
NATO
North Atlantic Alliance
White House
Eisenhower
Columbine III
Lewis L. Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
James R. Killian Jr
Science and Technology
Strauss
Killian
Maj
John S. Eisenhower
Howard M. Snyder
WAC
Olive Marsh
Snyder
Andrew J. Goodpaster
Ann Whitman
John Meoney
Washington
France
Britain claims lead in race to harness hydrogen power
Late bulletins report Britain poised to announce details of a controlled hydrogen reaction as officials say it could tame the energy release. A deadly explosion at Thiokol Chemical Corp in Elkton Maryland killed three and injured four, with one in critical condition. An Iranian west earthquake killed hundreds and left thousands homeless, with Sahneh and Farsinak towns badly damaged amid heavy snow.
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Paris
Britain
Elkton
Thiokol Chemical Corp
Conowingo
Tehran
Iran
Sahneh
Farsinak
Medaris and Von Braun to Testify on Missile Progress
Maj. Gen. John B. Medaris and Dr. Wernher Von Braun are expected to travel to Washington Monday to report to a Senate committee on progress of the Army long range missile program. Von Braun will receive Huntsville's distinguished citizen award at the Huntsville Chamber of Commerce dinner tonight.
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Huntsville
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
John B. Medaris
Wernher von Braun
Washington
Senate
Army
von Braun
Huntsville Chamber of Commerce
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I. W. Coyle
Rock Hill
Coyle
Lucy Coyle
J. D. Bush
A. C. Coyle
W. J. Coyle
Christian Science Services
Sixteenth Ave. Baptist Church
Wadsworth St
16Th Ave
Richard F. Rouquie
First Presbyterian Church
Corner Oak and Vine
DAV
Railroad St
Highway Patrol
Central Methodist Church
Ed Roberts
Austinville Church of God
Sidney Morgan
8Th Ave
Doctor’s Clinic
Hartselle
Pamela Sue
West’ Decatur
Samuels Ladies Shop
Second Ave. SE
B. F. Goodrich
Buckley
Trio
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