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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1957
Page
1
A compact notice highlights NCATUR’S community activity with brief items about local groups events and notices. It presents a snapshot of happenings in the town with names venues and dates limited to the readable fragments.
Roy W. Sudhoff Jr son of Mr and Mrs Roy Sudhoff 1807 Stratford Rd SE was chosen president of the Illinois Chapter of Alpha Delta Phi at the University of Illinois where he is a chemistry major. Mrs Chris White of Pearl River NY visits relatives for the holidays. Local building permits list six projects with costs up to 650 dollars. December rain totals reach 3.71 inches in Decatur per TVA. Business and Professional Women's Club hosts Christmas party with gifts for TB Sanatorium patients. City court reports include six cases on docket. Austinville High School student council raises funds for toys and fruits for the needy. Christmas music program planned at First Baptist Church. Parcel post delivery continues. no garbage collection Christmas Eve and Day. Holiday visitors H A Kaufman Jr family in Decatur. Master Henry Garrett II ill with pneumonia. See DIARY On Page 2.
Danville mail carrier James Teague seeks a hundred cats to control rats damaging crops and poultry. He notes poison failed as rats drank rainwater and cats died, with stories from Teague and his wife about oversized rats. See NOMINATION On Page 2.
Decatur shoppers flocked to stores for a brisk pre Christmas Saturday as mild weather and holiday crowds boosted sales. Merchants cited strong demand but noted farmers faced a poor year, affecting overall business, with many planning last minute buys for Monday and Tuesday.
Police report burglars broke a front door at Busy Bee Market 112 NW Vine St Friday night. A cash register left open contained about 5 dollars in ones and 20 dollars in change. Neighbors heard a noise about 4 30 a.m. and Sgt. T S Robbins investigated.
The article notes a mild arrival of winter with clear skies and blue daytime, marking winter solstice as the shortest day and longest night. It describes 8:49 PM onset and a brief return to milder temperatures with a blue sky throughout the day.
Morgan County board of education approved a site purchase in Hartselle for a new elementary school pending state department of education approval. The 18.65 acre parcel on the old airport site is owned by the Wieman interests. Construction will be financed by a 1.2 mill ad valorem tax approved by residents for 300 years.
Local advertisement encourages shoppers to visit Robinsons on Second Avenue with a bold offer and signals broad savings for customers seeking deal lines and value.
Three Athens children orphaned by a December auto crash will receive Christmas gifts from Santa helped by a Army Ballistic Missile Agency employee. Their father James Jewell and mother Katie died in the wreck leaving Convary 9 Patricia 7 and Charlene 3. Donations in Robert Black’s ABMA office surpassed 1400 and were expected to reach 2000 by December 23 for the gifts and future use for the children.
Three people die in Alabama in the opening hours of the Christmas weekend. Miss Faye Bedwell 18 died in a two car crash at a Jackson intersection after a stop sign violation. A 9 year old Mobile boy Jene Taliferro was hit and killed by a hit and run driver. Charles W Cherry 23 of Geneva perished when a speeding car left Highway 27 and overturned. Highway Patrolman's report and medical group comment on rising highway tolls.
A Decatur man and woman were hurt when the 1957 Ford sedan they rode rammed the pilot of Southern Railway passenger train No. 36 at the 12th Ave crossing. Police said the car driver did not see or hear the oncoming train. no charges were filed. Both victims were admitted to Decatur General Hospital with non serious injuries.
The Sun rises at 6 55 a m and sets at 4 47 p m with the unseen stars in Sagittarius. The Moon sets at 1 47 a m Tuesday and the Full Evening Star Venus sets at 7 19 p m. Venus, nearly stationary among Capricornus, is less than 35 million miles from Earth tonight.
Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge Saturday morning was 17.71 feet, up one foot in 24 hours. Sea level reading 552.01 feet. Friday high 56 at 3 pm, low 36 at 7 am. Saturday 11 am 50 degrees. Forecast calls for sunny mild today and fair warmer tonight. Winds southerly 10 to 15 mph. High today about 63. Legal waterfowl shooting times: Monday 6:23 am to 4:11 pm and Tuesday 6:24 am to 4:12 pm.
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla Dec 21 Signs of limited activity around the Vanguard rocket launching complex hinted today that the Navy may try again to put up America's first satellite before the Army. Observers reported a bit of the white nose of a giant rocket visible over the launch stand but viewing from beaches miles away made confirmation uncertain.
A 17 year old girl Vikki Hollowell from Bessemer Alabama was found hitchhiking near Marion North Carolina with her collie Jinx. Police believe she was attempting to reach Virginia after running away last Wednesday night.
Amendment No 1 passed decisively in last Tuesday's election clearing the way for Decatur State docks. Knox McRae former Decatur mayor now state docks director said bids could be invited by Jan 10 with construction likely to start after Feb 10. The Decatur docks would be third on the Tennessee River in 12 months forming part of a proposed statewide river dock system.
Three attempts to wreck Louisville and Nashville trains three miles south of Kennesaw were made today in Cobb County Georgia. Crossties were removed on the track in each of the three incidents after 11 a.m. and the last plot was foiled minutes before a fast passenger train passed. Officers Vaughn Ledford and Emmett Burton investigated.
Two residents of Lisbon Portugal Alfred M Pereira and Jose M Esperto offered to volunteer as passengers in the U S Army satellite experiment for the International Geophysical Year. They wrote to Major General J B Medaris saying their service would aid humanity despite personal risk.
Soviet leaders urged signers for a no war pact and an international disarmament conference. Khrushchev challenged the West to choose the best life under each system. Gromyko proposed a UN session or conference to restart East West disarmament talks with NATO ministers.
European diplomats say the United States should drop a negative stance toward Russia and enter high level talks ready for broad disarmament agreements. They question Secretary Dulles leadership and worry Eisenhower's health may slow US negotiation pace.
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