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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1955
Page
10
Michigan produces nearly half the timber marketed in the Great Lakes states reflecting its dominant role in regional lumber markets and advocating for continued forest industry activity amid demand in the Midwest.
James M. Eaton, 55, proprietor of a Athens welding service, died at Athens Limestone Hospital after a heart attack. Funeral services will be held at Market Street Church of Christ with interment in the city cemetery. Surviving are his widow Flora, a daughter Betty Adcock, two sons Rob ert and J M Eaton Jr, two sisters, two brothers, and five grandchildren.
Two minor accidents occurred in Decatur during the holiday period with no injuries. Christmas Day at 9:18 p.m. Leonard Love age 27 on 2nd Ave collided with a stopping vehicle driven by Philip Terry age 20. Investigated by Officers Collier and Slaer. The second crash happened at 12:30 a.m. on 11th St and 6th Ave SE as Lawrence Anderson age 40 turned right from 11th St and collided with an oncoming car driven by Don Long age 17. Light damage noted. investigated by Officers Robbins and Watson.
In the United States the average person will eat four pounds more meat in 1955 than in 1954, reflecting higher consumption trends and dietary shifts across the country.
Daily Records lists multiple Decatur land and property transfers with amounts ranging from $50 to $16,700. Transfers include payments to City of Decatur, church trustees, and various individuals such as James Willard McDonald and D. E. Kelley, plus a title perfection note for D. E. Kelley via John Wyker Jr.
Athens city council authorized County Engineer Clyde Mabry to plan widening five to six blocks of N Jefferson Street from the square. The project follows Alabama Highway 127 route. the state will fund the widened artery if the city covers curb and gutter costs. Mayor Elmer Vinson welcomed Rev Henry M Hukgt who opened the first council meeting with a prayer.
The Belton South Carolina First Baptist Church operates five choirs: Cherub for ages 6 to 8, Carol for ages 9 to 12, Vesper for ages 13 to 17, a regular church choir for adults, and the Marshall choir, an all male group.
The list records several transfers with amounts from I. N. Eddy to Erbie Eddy for 2775 dollars, Arlice Hammond to William Wheeler 700 dollars, Curtis H. Oden to James Gray 10700 dollars, Lucy Orrie City of Decatur 500 dollars, Robert Riddle to Archie Follett 13000 dollars, and J B Robinson to Walter Cowley 1000 dollars. It notes a Spanish custom of presenting Sherry to women after childbirth.
The article explains ornithosis also called psittacosis a pneumonia like illness transmitted to humans by birds including parrots parakeets pigeons and chickens. It notes that human infection is more common than once believed and discusses quarantine challenges and the establishment of a local reservoir in indigenous birds.
The ornithosis virus lurks in a bird’s mouth and droppings and on feathers. drying dust spreads the disease. It spreads from cleaning cages or handling sick birds and from peck or bite wounds. Lip feeding and keeping birds near meals raise risk. ill birds require care to prevent human infection. Medical evaluation is advised for sick humans.
A hectic Decatur listing details extensive radio and TV airings across stations and times. Programs include Topps N Pops, News, Gospel Jubilee, Country Jamboree, and Evening Sign Off with multiple channel lineups and program blocks across days.
Betty and Herb Smith polio patients at Ventura County General Hospital welcomed a nationwide outpouring of support for Christmas. Letters, cards, and gifts poured in from 31 states as families and individuals joined in a virtual big family, with a map of origins on their isolation ward wall and nurses reading messages aloud. Manila Kemp, source of strong marine rope, comes from a Philippine banana plant.
An Air Force Captain Dwight J. Cook from Niagara Falls Air Force Base landed his trainer jet on a taxi strip at Los Angeles International Airport. The jet plowed through a fence and caused a three car crash injuring Louise La Montaigne and shocking Martin, Vernon Swanson and his family. Cook died later in hospital after ejecting from the aircraft.
Carlton Kidd a 35 year old Black man says he shot a prowler in self defense during Christmas Eve night at his Tuscaloosa home. Eddie Green age 19 was found on the front porch with a bullet wound. Kidd walked to the county jail and surrendered. He is jailed on a serious charge as police investigate.
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