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30 Dec 1956
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Decatur Daily in Decatur, Alabama
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1956
Page
1
Sugar Bowl trip and local incidents fill Decatur diary
Mrs C L Driver is admitted to Hart selle Hospital for treatment. The State Dept of Veterans Affairs office in the courthouse will be closed Monday and Tuesday. Morgan County sheriff's deputies arrested one person on assault charges. Mrs Eva Reed and Mrs Eugene Wright depart for New Orleans to attend the Sugar Bowl. Families from Naugatuck Conn Birmingham and Joppa enjoy holidays with relatives. Fire calls report two fires with no damage. Five cases appear in city court for vehicle and conduct violations. John P Freeman treated for a head cut. A car radio was stolen from a 1952 Ford. A 1952 bus damaged ladders on a 1955 Ford pickup. driver identified as Carl Sparkman. Local residents travel for family illness and holiday visits. See DIARY on Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodgers & Rodgers
Hartselle
J & M Sign Co
Second Ave
Carl Sparkman
Carl McMasters
Hill-Burton Funds Close Gap for Decatur General Expansion
Decatur General Hospital wins $30,000 in federal Hill-Burton aid toward a 1.114 million expansion. With state 41 000 and local 355 000, total contributions reach 670 000 federally, leaving a small remaining gap after renegotiation and city county help. Final state and federal approvals remain for contract signing and construction to begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur General Hospital
U.S
New Year's Toll Rising Slowly On Highways
New Year's holiday traffic deaths rose slowly by nine p.m. with 81 traffic fatalities, eight from fires, and 10 from other accidents, totaling 99. A week earlier the toll was 164, and Ned H. Dearborn of the National Safety Council credited enforcement efforts and public response for the lower figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Ned H. Dearborn
National Safety Council
Poland Frees Bishop Jailed on Spy Count
Radio Warsaw announced the release of Msgr. Czeslaw Kaczmarek the bishop of Kielce after his spying conviction for the United States and the Vatican was found to be based on false evidence. The military court ordered his sentence of 12 years at hard labor fully rehabilitated and he was released with two priests and a nun. The United States had denounced the trial as a mockery of justice. The reversal followed Poland's recent concessions from Soviet Russia including veto power over Soviet troop use in Poland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Radio
Warsaw
Czeslaw Kaczmarek
Kielce
United States
Vatican
Poland
Supreme Military Court
Kaczmarek
Russia
Mostly Fair Weather Expected Across U.S. for New Year
The Weather Bureau reported a generally fair outlook for New Year's Day across most of the United States. Some snow or flurries were indicated in the Great Lakes region extending into the Appalachian Mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Weather Bureau
Great Lakes
Appalachian Mountains
Unrest Spreads Through Indonesia Haunts Capital
Jakarta reports say the Masjumi party demanded Prime Minister Ali Sastroamidjojo resign amid unrest spreading beyond Celebes and Sumatra. Demonstrators burned homes but did not seize government, with rebels seeking more local self rule and a cabinet of business leaders. Hatta favored as premier by rebels and Masjumi. A counter to Sastroamidjojo’s claim that the cabinet is sufficient amid the crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jakarta
Indonesia
Ali Sastroamidjojo
Celebes
Sumatra
Mohammed Hatta
Hatta
Sastroamidjojo
James Wilde
Associated Press
Wilde
Mania for fake bomb scares spreads beyond New York
New York remains the hub of bomb threats with alarms in Philadelphia Trenton Newark and other New Jersey towns and mass sites. FBI liaison noted while the mad bomber probe continues. Police report multiple scares across Brooklyn Manhattan and The Bronx with searches yielding few finds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Farrington
New York
Philadelphia
Trenton
Newark
New Jersey
Haverhill
Mass
FBI
Night Bus Runs Suspended in Montgomery After Shootings
City Commission halted all night bus service after 5 p m through Jan 1 to deter sniping amid three bus shootings. Rosa Jordan, 22, pregnant, wounded on a bus, operation delayed. passengers describe a second, more frightening attack as tension rose during the Blue-Gray Football game buildup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
City Commission
Rosa Jordan
W. H. Fullilove
J. C. McKenzie
McKenzie
Dynamite Blast Targets Clinton WCC Hall in Tennessee
A dynamite blast tore through the White Citizens Council headquarters in Clinton Tennessee shortly after a council meeting broke up. The two story concrete building, used for about two months, sits on U S Highway 25 W less than a mile from Clinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton, Tenn
White Citizens Council
Clinton High School
Here
U.S. Highway 25
Draft Board Refuses January Inductions in Morgan County
Morgan County Local Board No. 52 will not draft registrants in January citing protest against the system. Chairman Grady J. Long said the county’s quota rises next month but no one will be sent until other counties participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Grady J. Long
Morgan
Long
South Alabama
Fred Gray
Montgomery
Storm Batter Liberte After Atlantic Wave Encounter
The French luxury liner Liberte was hit by three massive waves 300 miles southwest of Ireland forcing the captain to divert to Le Havre for repairs. Despite damaged cargo booms and a smashed hatch, the 51,289 ton ship remained seaworthy and passengers kept spirits high with a champagne dinner during the turnaround. Kenneth Gouldthorpe of the St Louis Post Dispatch was among those awakened by the impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LE Havre
France
New York
Ireland
Liberte
Europa
Kenneth Gouldthorpe
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Jaycees Aid Blood Drive As 1957 Quota Rises
The Decatur Chamber of Commerce sponsors the first Morgan County Bloodmobile visit of 1957. The Jaycees, sole sponsor to meet this county quota, urge more donors as the per visit target rises from 130 to 150 pints due to Civil Defense demands. The mobile unit will be at the Episcopal Parish House on Jackson Street from 1 to 7 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Morgan County
Jaycees
Jaycee
National Red Cross
Civil Defense
Episcopal Parrish House
Jackson St
Weather and River Summary for Decatur Area
Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge shows 16.72 feet on Saturday morning up 0.09 in 24 hours with sea level at 551.02 feet. Temperature at 4:30 p.m. 42 degrees. Partly cloudy and milder with northwest winds around 15 mph and a high near 45. Waterfowl shooting times set for Monday 6:26 a.m. to 4:16 p.m. and Tuesday 6:26 a.m. to 4:17 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
Lawrence May Share State Future In Oil
State oil officials forecast a bright 1957 for oil discoveries across Alabama with Lawrence County tests in the Black Warrior Basin. Walter B. Jones of the State Oil and Gas Department expects widespread exploration including Fayette, Walker, Winston, Marion and Franklin counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Moulton
Lawrence County
Walter B. Jones
Black Warrior
Alabama
Fayette
Walker
Winston
Marion
Franklin
Clinton Pastor Attacker Fined in Knox County Case
Clyde Cook was fined 50 by City Judge Paul W Horton after a 75 minute hearing for assaulting Rev Paul Turner pastor of Clinton Baptist Church. Turner testified Cook instigated the attack as six Negro students were escorted to Clinton High School. Cook appeals to Anderson County Circuit Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton, Tenn
Clyde Cook
Paul W. Horton
Clinton
Anderson County
Cook
Paul Turner
Clinton’s Baptist Church
Clinton High School
Horton
U.S. Dist
Robert L. Taylor
Knoxville
Taylor
New Brush Fires Roar Unchecked Near Piru Oil Field
Fires in Blanchard Canyon and Hopper Canyon threaten the Piru oil field about 35 miles north of Malibu. Ventura County Fire Chief William Haggard deploys all available personnel as a string of fires spreads toward the Los Padres National Forest and Hidden Valley, a high profile area near movie ranches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malibu
Calif
Los Padres National Forest
Piru
Here
Blanchard Canyon
Hopper Canyon
William Haggard
Ventura County Fire Department
California
Hidden Valley
Haggard
Schools End Vacation in Morgan County
Christmas vacation ends for most Morgan County students tomorrow while some districts extend until Wednesday and next Monday. Cotaco Danville Eva Falkville Union Hill Lacey's Spring Lawrence Cove Massey Neel Gum Pond Priceville Ryan Somerville Trinity Plainview and all Negro schools resume. Morgan County High School Hartselle Hartselle Elementary Collins reopen Wednesday. The rest of the county and Decatur schools stay closed until Jan 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Cotaco
Danville
Eva
Falkville
Union Hill
Lacey’s Spring
Lawrence Cove
Massey, Neel
Gum Pond
Priceville
Ryan
Somerville
Trinity
Plainview
Morgan County High School
Hartselle
Collins School
Decatur
Inside Job Robbery Solved at Lawrence County Jail
Sheriff Franklin Smith announced that a jail theft exceeding $100 was solved as two inmates Amos Barnett and Jesse Yates will face new felony charges. The money was hidden in a mattress and most of it was recovered. two other prisoners may also be charged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Lawrence County
Franklin Smith
Moulton 4
Leon Anderton
Anderton
Lawrence
Thomas C. Pettus
Smith
Amos Barnett
Morgan
Jesse Yates
Chalmer Smith
Charles Smith
Theo Rucker
Eisenhower aims 400 million aid pledge for Middle East
Washington reports a two year Middle East aid plan totaling over 400 million dollars anchored to a pledge to use forces if needed to halt Soviet aggression. The package, to be laid before Congress, would run 200 million for 1957 and 200 million for 1958, with broad eligibility across Middle East nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Middle East
Congress
Dulles
White House
Far East
U. S
General
Israel
Special Fund
New Year Holiday Observed Across Decatur Areas
New Year's Day brings limited holidays to Decatur with some two day or long weekend observances. Banks city hall post offices and many offices close Tuesday. The Decatur Daily prints noon New Years' Day and closes the afternoon. State offices Worthington Corp close Friday afternoon and reopen Wednesday morning. Wolverine Tube Inc and the Veterans Administration follow similar holiday patterns with a Monday open for NSLI expiration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. E. Frederick
Retail Merchants
Chamber of Commerce
Decatur Daily
Decatur
Worthington Corp
Wolverine Tube Inc
Veterans Administration
Veterans’ National Service Life Insurance
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fink
Ecatur
C. L. Driver
7Th Ave. SE
Hartselle Hospital
A. L. Malone
State Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Morgan County Sheriff's Forces
Eva Reed
Eugene Wright
New Orleans
Cecil Julian
Naugatuck
Conn
Cecil Julian Jr
Oak Ridge
Tenn
J. L. English
M. G. Julian
Joppa
F. D. Follette
Witicha Falls
Tex
Fred Follette
Moulton 2
Homer Duke
Birmingham
T. C. Almon
Roberts Ave
Somerville Rd
City Recorder’s
John P. Freeman
Ford
East Moulton St
Lonnie Pettey
5Th Ave
Nashville
Roy Buchanan
Jerry
Huntsville
R. M. Buchanan
Buckley
Hill-Burton
Empire State Building
Brooklyn
Times Square
Borough Hall
Municipal Building
Bronx
Manhattan
Broadway
Clinton Wcc Hall
Leng
Dee
Latigo Canyon
Santa Monica Mountains
Turner
James Hutsell
Roy Asbury
la Follette
By Ken Reynolds
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