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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1956
Page
2
The Boys Club of Decatur plans a Christmas party for all members on Friday December 21 from 6 to 8 p.m. The event follows the club's first year of operation and includes a movie with a cartoon and shorts. Membership signups for 1957 will begin Monday for boys aged 7 to 18. dues are 25 cents for 7-13 and 50 cents for 14-18.
In Budapest workers report only about 20 percent back at factories as forced dispersal and warnings linger. Government vows imprisonment for unauthorized gatherings while police require three days notice for public events and may ban meetings deemed to threaten order.
Frank Nettles, 518 East Cain Street, is in critical condition at Decatur General Hospital after being shot multiple times early today. Simon McComb, same address, is in city jail awaiting questioning. a .25 caliber pistol was recovered. Police and investigators worked at the Lynch residence on Cherry Street NE.
A daughter was born today to Mr. and Mrs. Pasy Palladino at Decatur General Hospital. Another daughter arrived today for Mr. and Mrs. Houston Jordan of Elkton Tennessee at Baugh Wiley Clinic.
The page lists showtimes for Princess including Ginger Rogers Barry Nelson with screenings at 1 00 3 06 5 12 and 7 18. Roxy shows Hot Rod Girls and Girls In Prison with multiple daily slots. Sunset screens Hot Blood with Jane Russell Cornel Wild The Man From Laramie James Stewart at 6 30 and 9 15.
Cotton prices steady with imch middling at 33.00 and Decatur jean at 33.24. Cottonsees 40.08 per ton. Milk Grade A at 6.10 per hundred, manufactured milk 3.25 per hundred. Soybeans at 2.45. Calves steady with prime quotes 22.50 to 25.00. Hog market notes 200-240 lb barrows and gilts totaling 25.00.
Receipts at Valley Stockyards Decatur Thursday included 300 cattle and calves and 162 hogs with steady to higher bids. Hog trade active with butchers up 25 cents, sows steady. U S No 2 200 240 lb barrows and gilts 16 50. Best No 2 sows 13 50 13 75.
In quiet early trading New York stocks rose modestly as rails led advancing issues. Airlines and major manufacturers gained small fractions while Chrysler Ford and GM showed mixed moves. The market resumed yesterday’s rebound amid hopes for an Interstate Commerce Commission freight rate decision.
AP report notes North Alabama live poultry markets at farms and FOB plants with prices up to 10:30 am Friday. In North Georgia broilers and fryers show weak to fair demand with farm prices quoted for different weights and types, while turkeys are mentioned with limited data due to few reporters.
AP report notes eggs and supplies wholesale grades with prices paid and delivered, prices mostly unchanged as beetle impact affects availability. Local buyers and sellers monitor fluctuations while markets reflect steady demand.
The Nashville market notes cattle and calves with calves at 16.00 for lighter lots and steadier Wealers. Choice calves around 24.00 26.00, with most lots near 225 pounds.
A Birmingham grocer, Jack L. Klask, 33, was shot and seriously wounded during a holdup at his store. Two suspects, Curtis Morgan, 23, and Johnette Jackson, 19, were later arrested. About $2,500 in cash and checks was taken.
The report urges member states to consider allied views in shaping national policies and to reflect any consensus in actions. It notes that when consensus exists it should guide national policy, and deviations require an explanation to the Council. It emphasizes giving formal recommendations full weight in national decisions.
Main R C Hadley former assistant manager promoted to general manager. Officers named Wil liam McPhillips Selma first vice president and secretary Conrad Howard Cullman vice president and assistant secretary Finis St John Jr vice president and general consultant. Board members include William W McPhillips Selma Charles M Carriere New Orleans James McPhillips MobNe Julian B McPhillips. King Pharr Cannery to be built at Uniontown Alabama covering about 30000 square feet.
Athens Mayor Arthur Stewart and Decatur Council President Roy Odom urged a legislative committee to have the state share in the cost of municipal sewage treatment plants, arguing state benefits when cities remove sewage hazards and curb disease.
Lot 160 to 180 listed with pigs priced at 15.50 for 160 180 pounds. A few sows noted around 0 Wb 13.0. No sheep shown or sold.
The Eisenhower administration plans to stress long range missile controls in upcoming United Nations disarmament discussions. Renewed talks are expected early next year with a restudy of policy showing no basic change, though principals approved by President Eisenhower emphasize missiles in an international arms accord.
Angelo La Marca, convicted last week of kidnapping and first degree murder in the Peter Weinberger case, was sentenced to die in Sing Sing the week of January 28. Nassau County Judge Mario Pitoni imposed the mandatory death penalty after rejecting motions to set aside the conviction. He is 31, a mechanic and cab driver, who kidnapped the 32 day old infant July 4 and abandoned him on a Long Island road.
IRA raids target three police barracks in Lisnaskea Derrylin and Roselea County Fermanagh injuring no one after exchanges of gunfire. Sentries fired on approaching raiders who used dynamite and submachine guns before withdrawing. Poles and communication lines were cut to disrupt services as the IRA pursues a united Ireland.
Judge continues the case from Page I as Stone warns he would call the sheriff to handle the troublemakers for the rest of the night. The remark underscores tense proceedings and potential immediate action by authorities.
Swiss alpinist Fritz Mueller admits failure to find evidence of the abominable snowman after the longest stay by a European on Mt Everest He remained with the Swiss Everest expedition to study glacial and climate conditions and now doubts the creature exists despite Nepalese legends
Airman 3 C Paul Blankenship of Alabama, serving a life term for the 1955 fatal stabbing of Staff Sgt William Argyle at Itami Air Base Osaka, will be retried after the Court of Military Appeals found possible prejudicial error in earlier court martials. Subpoenas have been issued for witnesses in Japan Boston and Florida.
A three year old’s family sues Norwood Clinic Inc and Carraway Methodist Hospital in Circuit Court for half a million dollars. The suit claims mis blood typing of Margaret Eargle’s blood type led to the child being born with cerebral palsy after erroneous ORH positive typing followed by lack of further testing.
Southern Natural Gas Co. will send Santa Claus on a flying patrol this weekend for the sixth year, dropping 2,000 gift packages to children across six states along a 4,000 mile system in Georgia South Carolina and Alabama. Each parcel contains candy a school kit a magnet a toy car a mechanical dog a number game a rubber ball a whistle a steel tape measure a book of Christmas carols and a greeting card.
New York Airways, the city’s helicopter carrier, says it is the first scheduled American passenger airline to hire a Black flight crewman. Perry H. Young, 37, will train next week and fly on regular routes from Feb 1. He previously taught at the Tuskegee Institute flying school and has over 7,000 total commercial hours, including 200 in helicopters.
A Philadelphia veteran reported missing 11 years ago was found in a mental hospital where he had been confined since shortly after his disappearance from his home 65 miles away. The FBI reports the case.
Police resumed the search for missing 65 year old writer George Sessions Perry in Guilford Connecticut. Perry known for the Cities of America series and other arts pieces for the Saturday Evening Post was reported missing by his wife who said he may have been seeking their dog missing since early week.
In Glenview, Margarith Klapp, 39, was found stabbed to death in her home after a confrontation with her husband J Mile ham Klapp, 41, an airline executive. Two ministers responding to Klapp’s call found the body. police say the wounds were self inflicted and a note suggested despondency over separation and health. Timothy Klapp, 14, was in the house during the events and escorted away by his father after the shooting.
A roster of individuals dismissed from hospitals includes Eva Aldridge, Bennie Green and son, George B Hamilton's wife, Paul F Russell's wife, Baby William Whatley, Ordell Garvey, Lula Mae Fuller, Walter Rochelle's spouse, Edward Lee Leonard and daughter, Auzelle Parkes, Ruby Mae Cobb, and others. Admissions list features W C Hunter Jr, Sheri Johns, Ruel Woodall, John Ansley, Edgar Taylor, and Sheri Johns.
A reading lists names and addresses including Mrs Emma Simpson Somerville S S Barnett Athens Mrs A J Legg Hartselle Woodrow Morris 1017 5th Ave SE Rev Jimmie Rodgers 1716 Beech St Miss Nancy Sims Falkville listing residents or addresses in various towns.
A partial reader listing shows multiple residents and addresses including Mrs James H Burks in Decatur one Mrs Qs¢ar Key and daughter 1714 Creighton Ave Mrs Herbert Boley and son 911 11th St Court Rayburn Manor West Court Apts Willard Sherrod 1114 9th Ave Dwight Nesmith Moulton Ray Johnson 1800 7th St SE Teresa Borden Decature and Mrs Wiley Paul Davis Wheeler.
Names listed in Athens Limestone Hospital notices include Gordon Barksdale and Mrs. George Cooper with infant son, Mrs. Bobby Earl Smith and infant daughter, Mrs. Homer Miller, Mrs. Gordon Swint with infant son, Mrs. Charles Smith with infant daughter, Mrs. Lee E. Baker, Oscar Raney, all of Athens and nearby Elkmont among the residents.
Mrs. E. C. Bishop 60 died at 9 a.m. at her Decatur home. Services set for Saturday at 2 p.m. at Shoal Creek Church with Rev Odis Golden and Rev Heflin officiating. Burial directed by Peck. Survivors include husband and three daughters Mrs Frances Fairbanks Mrs Annie B Blagburn and Mrs C E.
Six overtime parking charges lead the Morgan County city recorder docket along with counts of delinquency of a minor and public intoxication. Police report a head on collision at 6th Ave and 7th St SE injuring two cars a 1953 Plymouth and a 1955 Oldsmobile. A hit and run damaged a 1953 DeSoto. Building permits issued for remodeling and a garage. A stolen 22 caliber rifle from East Moulton St tied to owner R L Smith of Somerville 2. Market items for Decatur curb sale and local travel notes follow. Mr and Mrs Ponsonby Kyle depart for Fort Worth to support a sister-in-law during surgery. The AP reports Mack Harris paroled in 1950 pardoned in 195? after murder conviction in Morgan County.
Colorado avalanche control crews used a 75mm howitzer to trigger two heavy snow slides from Loveland Pass onto U S 6. Nine shells dropped the slides, piling six feet of snow on a 150 foot stretch, blocking the highway for about 50 minutes.
The Ninth St Methodist Church will present a Christmas pageant titled Peace To Earth Sunday at 7 p m Combined church choirs will provide music Characters include Mr and Mrs Howie Laurence Mary and Joseph Sid Yarbrough inn keeper Bobby Jones Cecil Monk Tommy King shepherds Jackie Higginbotham Jackie White Esco McBay wise men Jane Pirkle big angel Pat Reeder Paul Coleson Becky Burleson Kathy Claburn angel group Love Buck Jim Knight Sandra Lumpkin Susan Coley Larry Monk Diana Pirkle Ann Callahan and today s children An offering will be taken for the Methodist Children s Home on Selma and the home for the needy.
Albert Lancaster McCauley 72 a former semi pro baseball player died last night at 10 45 at Decatur General Hospital from a heart condition. He lived at 710 Third Ave SE and had lived in Decatur 36 years born in Tennessee. Funeral from Brown Funeral Home Chapel at 2 pm Saturday with Rev George Hubbard officiating. Burial in City Cemetery with Masonic rites. Survived by wife Sarah Hartung McCauley Decatur a brother A A McCauley California two sisters Mrs Walter Watson Birmingham and Mrs Fed Payne Atlanta. He was a machinist for Goodyear Decatur Mills for 20 years and formerly worked for the L N Railroad. He belonged to Elks Club Masonic Lodge and Westminster Presbyterian Church. He played in a Paducah Kentucky Kiddie League team years ago.
A high NATO source indicated the United States may promptly provide certain modern weapons and tech data to allies. The aim is coordinated European production to reduce costs, avoid duplication, and strengthen Western Europe’s defense in the atomic age while not confirming any move to permit atomic warhead shipments.
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