Christmas Seal campaign gains lead in Morgan County
Contributions push Morgan County Christmas Seal drive to 6624.25 dollars after a 142.50 addition, besting previous years by about 300. Local updates note Riethmaier’s illness, choir rehearsal canceled, and Christmas gifting by Baugh Wiley Clinic to three Decatur and Hartselle families. Also reports a Tuscaloosa death, a 1951 Chevrolet theft, and two city court intoxication and prohibition cases.
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Morgan County
Hospital board mulls renegotiation on Decatur General expansion bid
Arthur Lucas reveals J. F. Holley Birmingham bid of 841,380 for general construction may be cut by up to five percent. A gap of about 150,000 remains between bid and funds, prompting possible under writing with city and county officials at City Hall tomorrow to seek a solution.
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Decatur General Hospital
Arthur Lucas
J. F. Holley
Birmingham
Lucas
Eisenhower Named Man of the Year for 1956
Editors name Dwight D. Eisenhower Man of the Year for a fourth time in five years and note his pivotal role in U S policy and the 1956 election. The piece also recognizes President Gamal Abdel Nasser as outstanding global figure in foreign affairs, edging Dulles and Hammarskjold. See EDITORS On Page 2.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Associated Press
Eisenhower
Mendes- France
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
U. S
John Foster Dulles
U. N
Dag Hammarskjold
Nasser
World of See
Shaky Coalition Refuses To Yield Sumatra Reins
Indonesia's coalition government led by Premier Ali Sastroamidjojo faced pressure to resign after an army revolt in Sumatra. An eight hour cabinet emergency meeting rejected demands for resignation. Dahlan Ibrahim resigned from Split Veterans and was replaced by Hidham Chalid.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Ali Sastroamidjojo
Sumatra
Dahlan Ibrahim
1Idham Chalid
Sukarno
California Tops Yale Death List
California reports the nation’s worst traffic death toll over Christmas with at least 73 fatalities. The toll spans all ages and includes families like William and Mary McKay whose Blythe airport job and spouse died in a Christmas Eve crash into a canal.
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Los Angeles
California
Golden State
William
Mary McKay
McKay
Blythe
Police Down Berserk Gunman Who Killed Driver
A Greyhound bus in Cleveland was attacked after the suspect ordered to leave the Pittsburgh to Chicago ride. The bus driver Leo Almerica and 18 year old Miss Georgeann Kartzke were killed. Police killed the gunman after a shootout in the terminal. Five others wounded including an 83 year old man.
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Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Greyhound
Mike Bar
Barrett
St. Peter's Church
Michael Sirkot
Charity Hospital
Miss Keartzke
Egypt Rejecting Six Principles for Suez Talks
An Egyptian source says Cairo will not negotiate the Suez Canal dispute with Britain and France on the six principles endorsed by the UN Security Council. Egypt insists talks only with the United Nations after the British-French attack.
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Egypt
Britain
France
United Nations
U.N. Security Council
Weather records show wide November temperature swing in Alabama
November temperatures in Alabama ranged from 11 degrees to 86 degrees with an average below normal according to the Weather Bureau.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Weather Bureau
T Day toy mischief and city traffic warnings in Decatur
Motorists urged to slow for children testing new bikes trikes and rollerskates as Decatur reports four minor Christmas day accidents. Rufus Robinson 64 of 443 11th Ave NW charged with traffic violation after his 1941 Plymouth collided with a 1951 Chevrolet pickup driven by William Reynolds 37 of 558 16th Ave NW at 6 25 p m on 11th Ave and 4th St NW. Damages minor. Earlier crashes at 2 55 p m at 7th Ave and Third St NW between a 1950 Chevrolet driven by Thomas E Adcock Decatur and a 1955 Chevrolet driven by Mary S Sullivan 1402 7th Ave SE. and at 5 10 p m on Alabama Highway 20 near Bob Gibson s Bar B Que involved a 1953 Plymouth. Police W C Hunter and William D Collier investigated. See this on page 2.
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11Th Ave
William Reynolds
16Th Ave. NW
Ave
4Th St
W. C. Hunter
William D. Collier
7Th Ave
Third St. NW
Thomas E. Adcock
Decature
Mary S. Sullivan
7Th Ave. SE
Louis Landers
C. J. Martin
Bob Gibson
Bar-B-Que
Babson Among Most Inspiring U S Business Commentators
The Decatur Daily previews Roger W. Babson's 1957 Business and Financial Forecast to be released tomorrow. Babson, a noted commentator and adviser, notes his 86 percent accuracy average and emphasizes religion and advertising in business alongside his broad market outlook.
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Roger W. Babson
Decatur Daily
Babson
Birmingham Ignores Bus Seat Issue During Brief Session
Birmingham officials made no reference to bus segregation in a brief session about 12 hours after a dynamite blast damaged the home of civil rights leader Rev. F. L. Shuttlesworth. Three people were injured mildly, including two of Shuttlesworth’s children. In Mobile, the transit head said the city’s segregation ordinance enforcement has ended.
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Birmingham
F. L. Shuttlesworth
Shuttleworth
Mobile
Ala
Bus riders to stage first come seated challenge to segregation
Commission meeting noted only 15 minutes as 150 whites and two Black residents attended. Reported plan to ride buses on a first come, first seated basis without regard to segregation laws appeared after the session. A dynamite incident wounded Charlie Robinson and two Shuttlesworth children. all treated for superficial injuries.
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Commission
Chemstrand President Sees Best Year Yet Ahead
Chemstrand Corp President Edward A. O Neal Jr says 1956 was the best year and 1957 should be even bigger with rising production and sales of Acrilan acrylic fiber at Decatur and nylon filament yarn at Pensacola. He notes ongoing expansion of the Pensacola nylon plant to 114 million pounds per year by 1958.
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Chemstrand Corp
Edward A. O'Neal
O'Neal
Chemstrand
Decatur
Pensacola
O’neal
C’strand
Weather and River Report for Decatur Area
Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning was 17.19 feet. Sea level reading 551.49 feet. Yesterday’s high 43, low 26. At 7:30 a.m. today it was 34 and 11 a.m. 45. Forecast fair and warmer today and tonight, then fair and mild Thursday. Winds southwest 7 to 12 mph. High today 50, low 31, high tomorrow 56. Waterfowl shooting times Thursday 6:25 a.m. to 4:14 p.m. and Friday same hours.
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Decatur
Tennessee
Keller Memorial Bridge
Harville Loses Probation Bid
Dorris Harville, convicted of manslaughter in his wife’s death in a Decatur area car wreck, fails to appear for probation hearing. He was jailed after last night’s alias warrant arrest by Morgan County officers.
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Dorris Harville
Decatur
Morgan County
Harville
Morgan County Sheriff's
Eisenhower Sets Priority on Hungarian Refugees Admission
President Eisenhower placed top priority on whether to admit more than 21 500 Hungarian refugees to the United States and postponed a decision until after a January 1 conference with congressional leaders. Vice President Nixon briefed reporters after discussions with Eisenhower and other officials.
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Washington
Eisenhower
America
Nixon
Public Safety Director Credits Officers for Christmas Day Road Safety
Montgomery officials say highway patrol and police officers sacrificed their Christmas at home to keep Alabama roads safer. Public Safety Director Bill Lyerly notes ten fatalities in rural crashes, praising officers whose presence likely reduced higher death tolls.
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Montgomery
Bill Lyerly
Alabama
Lyerly
Hungary seeks World Bank loan but faces rejection claim
Vienna reports Hungary under Janos Kadar plans a 100 million dollar loan request to the World Bank. A Washington official says such a loan is unlikely. Budapest dispatches note a delegation may seek IBRD aid in Paris while Nepszabadsag notes Hungary must seek foreign loans, even from capitalist countries.
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Janos Kadar
World Bank
Washington
Hungary
Budapest
Paris
International Bank For Reconstruction and Development
Kadar
Nepszabadsag
Deported Hungarians To Replace Japanese In Red Labor Camps
Yoshimichi Nakagawa reports a Russian officer said Hungarians will replace Japanese prisoners in Siberian camps after Japanese depart. The Soviet Union denies sending Hungarians abroad while West claims mass deportations. Nakagawa is among 1,025 Japanese returning from 11 years in Soviet prisons.
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Maizuru
Japan
Siberian
Yoshimichi Nakagawa
Khabaryovsk
Soviet Union
Russia
Nakagawa
Hungarian refugee family arrives for Christmas in Sylacauga
The Miklos Gyorgy family, the first Hungarian refugees to reach Alabama, reached their Sylacauga home Christmas Day amid a welcoming committee led by Mayor Ed Howard and Rep. George Huddleston. The family, a father mother and two sons, faced travel mixups, but were greeted with a Christmas turkey dinner and warm reception.
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Sylacauga
Alabama
Miklos Gyorgy
Gyorky
Howard
George Huddleston
Birmingham
Atlanta
Columbus
More Than 700 Die On Hiways During Holidays
Traffic deaths during the Christmas weekend reached a record high with 701 highway fatalities, 50 deaths in fires, and 121 in other accidents for a total of 872. The period ran 102 hours from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Tuesday, the longest holiday stretch yet.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Safety Council
At Least 19 Die In State Holiday Mishaps
A holiday period in Alabama left nineteen dead including fourteen traffic victims. Two small children in Phenix City suffocated in a hotly heated room with gifts unopened. Fire claimed Martha Watson in Birmingham when a kerosene lamp toppled. Two hunting deaths were Curtis Fant of Azusa California and Harold Free of Rome Georgia.
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Associated Press
Labama
Phenix City
Russell County
R. B. Thornell
William Montgomery
Robert Montgomery
Winfield Montgomery
Sarasota
Fla
St. Benning
Margaret Shaffer
Germany
Alabama
Martha Watson
Birmingham
Curtis Malone Fant
Azusa
Harold Free
Rome
It should've guessed what I was getting for Christmas
A Daily Want Ad item reveals a shopper’s surprise yarn haul as a gift. The caption hints at anticipation and a humorous misunderstanding of what Christmas gift might be. The mention frames a lighthearted exchange over preferred craft supplies.
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