Morgan County Christmas Seal drive falls short of goal
The morning report increases total collections to 4236.35 toward the 4700 goal, with Meredith Woodall urging residents who have not contributed to return seals soon. The article also notes revival services at the Nazarene Church, a Worthington employees Christmas party, and various community notices including a blood donation, open house for MetLife agents, and a clothing sale at East End Methodist Church.
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Morgan’ County
Meredith Woodall
East End Methodist Church Annex
Ida Williamson Circle
McRae Buys Downtown Block for Development
Decatur businessman Clyde McRae announces he is purchasing an entire downtown block bordered by railroad tracks Holly Street and between 4th and 6th Avenues NE. The deal includes Valley Lumber Co and Britnell's Garage with long leases intact. McRae plans development and may relocate McRae Motors.
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Decatur
Clyde McRae
McRae Motors
Knox McRae
Holly St
4Th
6Th Ave
McRae
W. S. Coats
Double Springs
Tom Edgil
Five Infants Die In Bonn Nursery Fire
Five infants aged four to fourteen days died when a hospital nursery in Bonn Germany was engulfed by fire last night. Police say an electric plate used to heat the infants food caused the blaze.
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Bonn
Germany
California Patrol Adopts 11 D Method For Drunk Drivers
California highway patrols issue a 44 page illustrated guide to classify drivers by blood alcohol content in six stages from Dry and decent up to Dead. The categories range from none to .05 percent to .50 percent indicating intoxication severity and enforcement steps.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
Public Health Service Grants Alabama Medical Center Expansion
The Public Health Service approved a 1,033,500 grant for construction at the University of Alabama Medical Center in Birmingham. In Alabama, SEC presidents chose not to expand the conference now and will study the proposal further with Miami, Houston, Florida State, and Mississippi Southern attending the meeting.
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Washington W
Public Health Service
University of Alabama Medical Center
Birmingham
Ala
Point Clear
Southeastern Conference
SEC
Miami
Houston
Tex
Florida State University
Mississippi Southern
Eisenhower Accepts Resignation Of Interior Undersecretary
President Eisenhower accepted Clarence A. Davis resignation as undersecretary of the Interior effective January 4. In Paris, Atlantic allies urged quick clearance of the Suez Canal and a permanent Arab-Israeli peace settlement.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Clarence A. Davis
the Interior
Paris
Atlantic
Suez Canal
Eden Returns Home Backed by US Canada Support
Prime Minister Eden flew back to Britain and stated a growing understanding in the United States and Canada that his Middle East policies were correct. The remark underscores allied support for his approach as he returns from abroad.
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London
Eden
Britain
United States
Canada
Middle East
Pole at South Pole May Miss Christmas Tree
The 24 man American polar party at McMurdo Sound Antarctica awaits Christmas supplies and fuel. A bamboo pole was dropped but further cargo flights depend on tanker fuel and an icebreaker to clear a path. Commander David Canham Jr seeks a hose method to drop more cargo and cheer at the pole.
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Mcmurdo Sound
Antarctica
South Pole
Navy
Air Force
U.S
McMurdo
David Canhem Jr
Canham
Wise Men Urge Allies To Keep Others Informed
Paris reports the three NATO wise men Lester Pearson Halvard Lange and Gaetano Martino presented recommendations stressing political consultation as vital for alliance cohesion They urged inform and consult across governments before policy actions noting limits when not all circumstances permit prior talks The guideposts aim to deepen cooperation among 15 NATO members
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Paris
NATO
Atlantic Alliance
Lester B. Pearson
Canada
Halvard Lange
Norway
Gaetano Martino
Italy
NATO Council of Ministers
Lange
Dulles
United States
Washington
Pearson
Council of Ministers
NATO Council
Post Offices Offer Service This Weekend
Post offices will stay open all day Saturday with extended hours. Decatur will close at 6 p.m. and Albany Station at 5:30 p.m. Money order window closes at noon. Sunday hours 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. stamps and parcel post. City mail deliveries may occur Sunday if volume warrants.
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I. E. Self
Decatur
Albany
Self
Postal Post
King Pharr Canning Co Relocates HQ to Cullman
Main offices for King Pharr Canning Co will move from Laurel Mississippi to Cullman as Julian McPhillips becomes president alongside new officers. A 16 000 square foot office building will be built at the Cullman plant with construction starting early next year. The Cullman plant, a major regional cannery, employs about 500 during peak season with a roughly 25 000 weekly payroll and has operated since 1942 with a 1947 building update.
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Cullman
King Pharr Canning Co
Laurel
Miss
Julian McPhillips
McPhillips
A. G. Busch
Laurel, Miss
King Pharr
Four Laborers Entombed In Cement In Miami Beach
Four laborers were buried in a cement trench near a sewer project when a 28-ton mixer truck backed into roadway debris. Five feet of roadway collapsed, crushing four men and leaving Alfred Barnes trapped until death three hours later. The victims were Miami Negroes Sam Carlton M C Porch John Ports and Alfred Barnes. Foreman Paul Adams urged rescue teams as Barnes pleaded for help.
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Miam! Beach
Fla
Sam Carlton
M. C. Porch
John Ports
Alfred Barnes
Barnes
Miami
Judge Foreman Dispute Over Courtroom Threats In Birmingham
A Birmingham jury dispute details a visiting Circuit Judge John Stewart Stone allegedly threatening jurors to produce a verdict. Plaintiff J. D. Boles seeks 2075 dollars from Tom Bonner in profits from a property sale. The jurors heard conflicting accounts of the judge’s warning with Stone denying the jail remark.
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Birmingham
J. D. Boles
Knoxville
Tenn
Bales
Tom Bonner
John Stewart Stone
Guntersville
Ala
Joe T. Simonetti
Stone
Morgan Court Ends Lengthy Session
Morgan County Circuit Court ended a term after noon yesterday with a verdict of guilty in the case of Elbert Scott. He was charged with burglary and buying receiving or concealing stolen property. Scott applied for probation. Judge S A Lynne presided.
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Morgan County Circuit Court
Elbert Scott
Scott
S. A. Lynne
Weather and River Report for Decatur and Vicinity
Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning was 17.61 feet, up 10 feet in 24 hours. High yesterday 60, low 49. Today 8 a.m. 53, 11 a.m. 65. Rainfall 0.85 inches in 24 hours. Forecast cloudy and cool with occasional rain today and tonight. Waterfowl shooting times Saturday 6:18 a.m. to 4:08 p.m. and Sunday 6:19 a.m. to 4:08 p.m.
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Tennessee
Keller Memorial Bridge
Hungarians Defy Tanks To Stall Giant Ironworks
About 28 000 workers in Hungary at the Csepel iron and steel works staged a sitdown strike defying Russian tanks and troops. Bejolannis electric plant halted 6 000 workers as leaders Sandor Racz and Sandor Bari were arrested after a two day stop work order. Soviet officers and Hungarian militia surrounded facilities as a government commission dissolved the workers council.
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Budapest
Hungary
Csepel Iron and Steel Works
Csepel Works
Janos Kadar
Bejolannis
Sandor Racz
December Forest Fires Cost Morgan County Losses
Morgan County ranger John F. Kelly reports 356 acres burned in the first 11 days of December with an estimated $2,099 in damage. Five fires this month caused the losses, the largest being 188 acres near Ryans Cross Road. total annual fires reached 31, up from 14 the prior year.
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Morgan County
John F. Kelly
Kelly
Bete Usde
Ryans Cross Road
Lacon
Bluff City
Hartselle
Morgan
Allies Won’t Send Atomic Warheads to Allies Now
The United States promised to supply NATO partners with modern weapons capable of firing atomic charges but kept the atomic warheads. Only conventional explosives would be furnished due to U.S. law. Defense Secretary Wilson spoke to a closed NATO session and Spaak was named secretary general. Ismay to retire in April after five years.
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Stanley Johnson
Paris
United States
NATO
U.S
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
Alliance
Paul - Henri Spaak
Spaak
A United Europe
Lord Ismay
Britain
Ismay
Alabama industrial gains praised for 1956 by state official
Looney director of planning and industrial development said 1956 figures show Alabama's industrial advance as outstanding with capital investment over 305.79 million and more than 10,530 new jobs. He cited 59 new plants costing 62.822 million and expansions in 44 plants at 242.968 million, plus announced totals from other plants not yet available. He noted military expenditures not included and paid tribute to Lt. Gen. Lewis A. Pick who recently died.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Looney
Lewis A. Pick
ABMA Workers Commute From Morgan County
Huntsville reports 207 Army Ballistic Missile Agency employees commute daily from Morgan County. Maj. Gen. J. B. Medaris notes 76 percent live within 10 miles of Redstone Arsenal. Of ABMA staff, 155 reside in Decatur and 28 contractor workers also live in the county.
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Huntsville
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Morgan County
J. B. Medaris
Civil Service
Redstone Arsenal
ABMA
Decatur
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Stanley A. Veatch
Ruby Sandlin
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