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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1955
Page
2
U S Senator Byrd of Virginia denounced foreign aid as squandered funds used to cut British taxes and reduce Denmark's debt. He urged an end to such use as Congress debates boosting economic aid by about 200 million dollars for the next fiscal year starting July.
Klein is honored for civic service including free meeting space and community roles. Schlosser travels 60000 miles for Emblem Club work and serves as national president of the auxiliary. Other nominees include Hartung Cornish Johnson Mehrtens Ponder Stitt and Morrow for Man and Arnold Arnold Brock Bostick Newman Howle Bledsoe for Woman.
Morgan County Courthouse offices will close Saturday through Monday except Probate which opens Saturday for marriage licenses sales. Federal offices also observe Monday holiday. consideration to close Friday too. Post offices close noon Saturday and reopen Tuesday. no mail Sunday or Monday.
A son to Mr and Mrs R W Henderson at Decatur General Hospital Tuesday. A daughter to Mr and Mrs Charlie Nelson at Lawrence County Hospital Danville 3. A son to Mr and Mrs Curtis Welborn at Lawrence County Hospital Danville 2 Monday. Your brain lungs liver and bones are not ordinarily sensitive to pain but their delicate coverings can cause intense headaches.
Movie showings list multiple theatres with film titles and cast. Princess offers Susan Hayward in Amusements Princess I’d Climb The Highest Mountain and others at 1:00 to 9:20. Roxie screens Notorious with Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman on 1:00 to 9:00.
VFW Post 4190 will sponsor its annual Christmas dance at the VFW Home on Holly Street tonight at 8. Proceeds fund Christmas baskets and the public is invited.
Hospitals list admissions include Ann Dye at 1215 W Washington Athens Mrs J D Berryman with infant daughter at 901 Railroad St Mrs James P Cox with infant daughter at 14 NE Vine St Roy W Harwell 715 4th Ave SE Admissions include Mrs Donald Sims Decature and Larry Hammett 311 College St Hartselle
Mrs. Arvin Jackson and baby girl of Rogersville. Mrs. Charles Goodin and baby girl of Athens. Mrs. Everett Matthews of Athens. Mrs. J. T. Phillips of Athens. Susan Frances Williams of Athens. Mrs. F. C. Senn of Athens reach the hospital.
A. F. Saylor of Arab and C. E. Gibson of Trinity played in a clinic tied 3 to 1 with Mrs. L. G. Kelley of 1307 8th Street.
Hospitals release a roster of discharged patients including A B Briscoe Linda Cramer Wanda Lee Knight Patsy Jane Nuby Mervin Owens Letcher Martin Ben Jaco Andy Johnson Jane Holloway James Slaten John Harvey and others with listed addresses in Decatur College Street Grant Street 5th Avenue and nearby areas.
A list of discharge names and ages from Lawrence County Hospital includes Arthur Shelton Trinity 1 Margie Lindsey Danville 2 Theron Young Mt. Hope 22 Jerry Donald Bryant Danville 2 John Glasco Landersville Lowell Blankenship Grayson Linda Blankenship Grayson Carroll Cochran Moulton Essie Nelson Danville 3 Tressie Nix Moulton 3 Elizabeth Ann Little Moulton 2 Anthony Peters Jr Moulton 2 Brenda Joan Morrow Moulton 4 Mary Millwood Moulton 3 Leverne Steele Moulton 3 Bessie Sue Taylor Moulton 4 Cathy Freeman Grayson Mrs Curtis Welborn Danville 2.
Eastern Air Lines Constellation crashes near Jacksonville Florida killing 12 passengers and five crew. Names and hometowns of victims include Israel de Baron Mexico City Alejandro Dumas 139 Haverford Pennsylvania Lucy Anderson Hialeah Florida Ray Gwinn Fort Lauderdale Eugenio Grimm Managua Evelyn Paquin New Bedford Maurice Portnoy New Bedford Israel Portnoy New Bedford J Citrola Bayside Queens G V Rhodes Fort Lauderdale Captain Tom McBrien John Ringu C Devine Constance Rioseco Emma Williams among the deceased. Firefighters battled wreckage and plane hit trees and ground near Highway 17 close to airport.
Funeral services for John Hoyt Harp of Danville 2 are set for Thursday at 2 p.m. at Lebanon Methodist Church with Rev. Eugene Lanier and Rev. Cabe Smith officiating. Harp, employed seven months by McRae Motors as a salesman, died after a heart attack at the McRae Motors lot on Lee Street Tuesday evening. He is survived by his wife Martha Fay Harp, his parents J. W. Harp and others, with interment at Lebanon Cemetery handled by Brown Funeral Co. Pallbearers include Billy Lanier and Tommy McRae.
Members of the Morgan County Cattlemen's Assn will meet at the Cornelian Court Hotel at 11 30 a m tomorrow for a luncheon election of new officers and directors and to draw up a plan of work for 1956 J W Athey of Grady president of the state organization E H Wilson of Montgomery executive secretary of the Alabama group and Carl B Thomas of Huntsville first vice president of the organization will discuss problems facing cattle raisers of Morgan County Following the luncheon several members are scheduled to appear on a local television station.
A mixed market showing slight gains and declines opens with commodity quotes for cottonseed milk corn oats and meat products. In New York early trading stocks rise led by Chrysler Bethlehem Steel Douglas Aircraft General Dynamics and U S Steel amid defense spending optimism.
AP notes the North Alabama market is steady with barely adequate supplies and good demand. Prices for broilers at farms run mostly 17 cents with some 18, delivered to plants. Georgia market shows steady broilers with irregular supply, f.o.b. plant quotes around 17 to 18, hens 25 to 28, turkeys with too few sales to report.
In Birmingham market early Wednesday wholesale egg prices held to unchanged for most grades with a two cent rise in some ranges while consumer grades stayed firm. Demand outpaced supply across several categories as whites and large sizes dominated trading in the Birmingham area.
AP Nashville notes light cattle receipts as holiday proximity slows market. Calves steady with four dealers offering small selection. Hog prices rise 25 to 50 cents with barrows and gilts valued 25 to 50 higher. Mixed lots and sows show varied quotes while sheep remain nominal.
New York AP reports cotton futures advance on light activity and hedging. Traders expect a fresh weekly loan entry report. late day quotes show gains of 20 to 75 cents per bale with March at 33.64, May 32.88, and July 31.49.
Funeral services for Mrs. Bessie Louise Watson Hazel Green Madison County are held after death Tuesday in Broken Bow Oklahoma. The 75 year old native of Jefferson County died at home. Burial will be in Oklahoma. She is survived by three daughters Leslie McCurley Horatio Degluski and L. V. Delong and other relatives.
R. H. Fuller of Hartseller, president of the Morgan County organization, will preside at tomorrow's meeting to discuss the outlook for the cattle industry and how future trends may affect the average meat-buying citizen.
Gilchrist argues Morgan County education officials are underpaid noting Wooten earns 4800 dollars with 75 dollars in expenses. Eight principals and several staff earn more, including three vocational teachers and a supervisor of instruction. County salaries vary: Limestone 6000-7000 plus 100, Madison 7200 plus 125, Cullman 7200 plus 100, Lauderdale 5250 plus 100.
Rep-Elect John Kennedy of Marshall County pledges bills to halt out of state quick marriages in Mississippi. He calls for a waiting period blood tests and higher license fees from 3 to 5 dollars, naming eight fee-taking circuit clerks and eight counties involved. Kennedy notes previous legislative inaction on the issue.
Investigations proceed after ten teenage boys entered the Red Shield Boys' Club on La Fayette Street and damaged a soft drink machine. A dollar bill and two half dollars were stolen, with smaller change left behind. Club access method unclear. Salvation Army official H. E. Walters said charges unlikely.
A city incident report lists three minor automobile accidents from yesterday. Martin Kingsmore paid a $15 fine for permitting a 15 year old to drive. the youth failed to stop after a collision at Moulton Street and First Avenue.
In Alabaster Michigan a bucket conveyor carries gypsum over water to ships anchored on Lake Huron, a two mile trip over the lake.
A mobile lab here since December 5 winds up in Decatur tomorrow after testing over 400 dairy herds in nine North Alabama counties for brucellosis. The ring test screens milk from entire herds. a bluish cream ring indicates infection, while pasteurized milk is safe for consumption.
A political figure warned the country is at a moment of important events affecting national interests and urged a new plebiscite on the Baghdad Pact, signaling a vote to accept or reject the alliance.
A bid of 1,462,446 by Charles R. Shepherd Inc. Dora ville Ga was the lowest of 14 bids for a 10,000 foot runway at Columbus Air Force Base Miss The offer compared with the government estimate of 1,665,531 and Breslin Construction Co of Louisville Ky stood as the second lowest at 1,511,114.
Speculation on Ford stock prices has floated as high as 75 dollars per share, with potential cash proceeds for the Ford Foundation totaling about 0.75 billion if redeemed. The offering covers roughly 22 percent of the foundation's Ford holdings, while 1955 dividends to December 1 total 3.27 dollars per share, including 1.31 dollars of extra dividends. The nine month 1955 earnings stand at 5.85 dollars per share, reflecting both classes and stock splits tied to the public offering.
Weather tight insulated five room house with tile bath and automatic gas heat. Located at 75 iit 910 8th Ave. Carl Frazier Bros. also lists a Cushman scooter, a girl’s bicycle, and two tuxedos for sale with locations and prices. McRae Motors will be closed Thursday due to a company event.
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