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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1957
Page
2
A panel of 27 scientists from universities, industry, and services proposes a united national effort to lead space research. The plan calls for a 10 billion dollar ten year investment to achieve milestones including returnable manned satellites by 1962 and a manned moon expedition by 1968.
Magazine tribute details the life of a longtime cooperative organizer noted for promoting farmer benefits. He helped form a Belle Mina gin, led Valley Cooperatives, Inc. from 160 664 to 3 859 147 in 1957, and directed Farm Credit Banks of New Orleans for three terms.
Christmas travel plans and hospital notices fill this item. Bill Martin and C. J. Martin family members from Louisville visit relatives in town. Floyd Sherrod Jr plans a trip to Austin for a UT visit. J N Gillespie at Decatur General Hospital shows improvement. St John’s Church schedules Holy Communion and services. Mrs Lucy Smith admitted to Carraway Methodist Hospital. Maude Ducros visiting Girodo family. Morrow family from Bessemer to visit Aunt Annie Morris.
Varsavsky notes Earth tektites could have arrived on the moon and that clouds of small fragments separate by speed. MIT Computation Center supported the calculations while Smithsonian Harvard astronomers discuss upper atmosphere density. They warn rare meteors limit future lunar manned landings.
A brief remark credits Gar rett with outstanding contributions to Alabama progress, highlighting his role in advancing social and administrative aims in the state.
Eleven miners survived and 11 others died in a gas explosion at Mine No. 31 near Branwell West Virginia. Rescue operations located bodies about 1,000 feet from the shaft as coroner’s reports cited asphyxiation and burns. Foreman Woodrow Evans credited with organizing a barricade and guiding a safe exit for trapped workers. Names of the deceased include Archie Alicie and William Amos among others.
Decatur General Hospital discharge and admission notices list multiple patients by name and address including Mrs Gordon M Mummert infant son at 2119 San Antonio San Angelo Texas Edward G Thrasher Decatur and several other individuals and babies. The roll includes admissions such as Baby Randy Ledlow Decatur and Baby Pamela Kay Adams Trinity and Baby Richard Allen Thompson Cypress Street SE among others.
Budget Director Percival Hagerty said the President will present in the State of the Union address an estimate of the United States military position now and what must be done to maintain strength. The outlook will rely on the Gaither report and additional committee data.
Admission notes list patients and contacts for the Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic. Entries include Ollie Benson of Decatur and Frances Johnson of 211 11th Ave Sw, with multiple other individuals and addresses across Decatur, Akron, Madison, Ardmore, Athens, Elkhart, Trinity, Somerville.
A brief notice lists dismissals connected to Bank Street Hospital including Mrs. Stanley Wilson Courtland Diane Ayers 715 Sykes St NW Mrs. Garland Ward 1813 9th Ave SE and Mrs. Carl Pannell 611 9th St SE.
A hospital birth notice from Athens Limestone lists newborns and mothers including James Weaver and baby in Athens, Mrs. Richard Clanton and baby, Mrs. Gurley Amos with baby in Capshaw, plus several other families from Athens and Elkmont along with multiple fathers and mothers named with their residence. The list also includes G. T. Presswell and Sam M. Bowen among others noted in the Athens area.
Mr and Mrs Mark G Hunter of 406 East Moulton Street welcome a daughter born Friday at Decatur General Hospital. A daughter also born to Mr and Mrs G R Thomason of 1605 Olive Street on Friday.
Charlotte police set roadblocks for a 1958 car believed to carry two gunmen sought in a Washington kosher restaurant shooting that left two dead and a third critically wounded. FBI identified the suspects as Henry Clay Overton and Wayne Carpenter.
A committee heard testimony that $20,000 was paid to release 13 Teamsters men on charges tied to strike violence amid claims linked to the 1954 gubernatorial campaign. Schoolfield denied all accusations in TV speeches and in Chattanooga. The State Judicial Conference declined to act after two hours of discussion.
Florida Southern College issued an alert to male students possibly exposed after a rabid puppy kept in a sorority house bit or scratched several. Eighty three girls were exposed. ten males may have been affected. The puppy Freckles died after being found rabid. Joyce Lowell of Dover was located vacationing in Pompano Beach.
Limestone County jail housed 30 inmates Saturday morning, the largest count this year. By last night 125 had been locked in during December, the highest monthly total of 1957, with June the second highest at 96.
The mini state San Marino hosts a bust of Abraham Lincoln in its Government Palace highlighting cultural ties. No date or event specified. The artifact underscores the republic's appreciation of U.S. history within its decorative civic space.
A national survey taken last April for the NASW found that 54 percent of 1,919 Americans had never heard of space satellites six months before the Soviet launch. Only about 20 percent had any clear idea of their possible purposes, with the rest vaguely informed.
Dr Paul B Sears retiring AAAS president warns that future U S security rests less on outer space than on managing the finite space on Earth. He cites population growth and rising per‑person demands, urges balance between space exploration and solving terrestrial problems with biology and environmental science.
HANCEVILLE Approximately 500 damages were reported after a 1953 Mercury struck the rear of a 1951 Chevrolet on Center Hill Rd one mile east of Hanceville No injuries occurred. The Chevrolet driven by Herman L Whatley was turning left when the Mercury driven by Kenneth Putman 23 of Hanceville hit it Putman faced reckless driving charges. Officers J C Clemmons and Frank Dixon investigated.
Maryland controlled the boards and used second half scoring bursts from Al Bunge and Nick Davis to defeat Vanderbilt 71 56 in the opening round of the Sugar Bowl Tournament in New Orleans. Loyola of New Orleans faced Memphis State in the second game of the doubleheader.
Verdi's opera Otello premiered in Milan in 1887, adapting Shakespeare's tragedy into a new operatic version. The work marked a major milestone in late Romantic opera with its intense drama and score.
Students from 46 nations study at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago showing wide global participation. The article highlights diverse enrollment and the university’s international reach.
Macon Weaver of the Huntsville Housing Authority cites failed state federal coordination delaying a 40 acre Memorial Parkway urban renewal project by at least six months. Plans for an overpass proposed by the State Highway Department must be approved by the U S Bureau of Roads delaying redevelopment and forcing revaluation and new plans. Weaver urged better coordination to prevent municipal waste.
Mr and Mrs William A Wood of 1801 Somerville Rd welcomed a son at Decatur General Hospital on Friday. Mr and Mrs Jessie Lee Ray of Hartselle 3 reported a son yesterday.
Huntsville builders and real estate men accused the FHA of favoritism in granting building permits during a Senate housing subcommittee hearing led by Sen. Sparkman. Maj. Gen. Medaris testified that FHA would not insure mortgages for workers at his agency, highlighting tensions between defense needs and housing access amid rapid city growth.
Decatur attorneys for both sides have conferred with their boards since the first meeting. Decisions and discussions from these board meetings are expected to influence tomorrow's session.
J C Gentle of Birmingham urges uptake of the Salk polio vaccine after discovering unused vaccine in Alabama. His daughter Lili, now an actress, and another daughter Jean who died after 16 years in an iron lung, as well as a grandson Mickey, suffered polio in 1946.
Northwest Alabama Soil Conservation District will hold a January 2 1 pm meeting at the community house to discuss creating the Crowdabout Creek Watershed program. Athens Rotary Club did not meet this week as meal costs were donated to crippled children's fund. Flint 4-H club met at the school with Janice Hughes as president and Mary Parker leading devotions and flag pledge.
Maj. Gen. J Roy Medaris announced new facilities at White Sands Proving Ground New Mexico to support Redstone ballistic missile engineering evaluation firing and training for tactical units at near Redstone Arsenal Alabama in a brief here today.
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