Decatur hosts science sessions and visits in region
Dr and Mrs J Henry Goode of Tuscaloosa attend the ninth North Alabama Scientific Sessions on Cardiovascular Diseases and banquet at the Country Club. Visitors at Tennessee Valley State Trade School include mayors, engineers, and students from Athens, Decatur, Arab, and Florence. A North Alabama Tuberculosis Association dinner is planned February 12 in Huntsville to discuss year round xray programs and school tuberculin testing. Dr Arthur Beindorff of Chemstrand spoke at Ole Miss on nylon polymer research. B F Wear Jr to undergo surgery in Decatur. Linda Sparkman competes in College Night Festival events February 19 21 at Alabama College Montevallo. Zetomen Bible Club meeting canceled. Rainfall tallies noted for Decatur. Mrs C A Culver hospitalized in Hartselle. See DIARY On Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Henry Goode
Tuscaloosa
Decatur
North Alabama
Country Club
Dr. Goode
M. H. Tuten
Oak St
Tennessee Valley State Trade School
Arthur Stewart
B. B. Russell
A. E Bumpus
Athens
Harold Gainer
Robin Thomas
June Sparks
Wynell Thomas
Arab
Robert Lee Townsend
Minor Hill
Tenn
Catherine Kitchens
Loyd Wynn
Garland Schatrick
Huntsville
E. B. Quingley
E. M. Parker
Florence
J. H. Roberts
Bobby Glover
Larry Hawkins
Floyd Frazier
Curtis Nunn
Gurley
Ala
North Alabama Tuberculosis Assn
Morrison’s
Newton Powell
D. G. Gill
K. W. Grimsley
Association
Linda Sparkman
Alabama College At
Dating Across Faith: A Youth Group Perspective
The speaker questions dating someone non Christian even with no steady commitment. He argues fellowship would be weak and warns casual dating can lead to unwanted attractions. The Bible cautions believers not to be unequally yoked with unbelievers, guiding safe relationship choices.
Decatur approves two major sewer projects near final OK
City commissioners keep three autos out and add 75 per month expense per commissioner for car use. They proceed with two expansion sewer programs Northwest Decatur and Frazier Machinery subdivision costing about 493000 together, altering plans and reducing per unit assessments from 375 to 320.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Murray Dodd
Wilson Morgan
Jack Higginbotham
Dodd
City Hall
Frazier Machinery Subdivision
Frazier Machinery
Highway 31 S
Fourth Ave
14 St
10Th St
14Th St
Legion Field
Ed Frazier
Frazier Machinery Co
Frazier
Frazier’s
Theo E. DeGraffenried
5Th Ave
Creighton Ave
13Th St
DeGraffenried
West Decatur
Memorial Dr
Western City Limits
13Th Ave. NW
Dry Creek
Northwest Decatur
Calls for stronger federal action on housing discrimination
New York report details the U S Civil Rights Commission two day housing hearing presided by Rev Theodore Hesburgh Notre Dame President. Jackie Robinson discusses racial bias in housing seeking Stamford Connecticut purchase obstacles and nonprofit project funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.S. Civil Rights Commission
Theodore Hesburgh
Notre Dame University
Congress
Jackie Robinson
Stamford
Conn
Robinson
New Airliner Crashes Into East River Amid Fog
An American Airlines turboprop with 73 aboard plunged into the East River near La Guardia in dense fog. Sixty five feared dead, eight survivors, including an 8 year old, as rescue boats and tugs combed the water through dawn. Fifty six bodies recovered by midmorning with many still missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Airlines
East River
la Guardia
Chicago
Connecticut
Rezoning Hearing Set For Austinville Street
A public hearing is ordered for March 3 on a City Commission proposal to rezone a section of Austinville from R-2 to R-4. Property owner John S Bates urged rezoning along Morgan Ave between Carridale and Bruce St to allow multiple dwelling units. The move follows a Planning Commission recommendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Commission
Austinville
John S. Bates
Morgan Ave
Carridale
Bruce St
Bates
City Planning Commission
Cotton Production Dips 23 000 Bales in 1958 in Four Counties
U S Department of Commerce reports 1958 cotton harvest across Morgan Lawrence Lithstone and Cullman districts at 78 812 bales, down from 102 141 in 1957. Limestone Cullman declines lead drop while Madison surpasses Limestone as top state producer. statewide ginning reaches 11 343 421 bales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Department of Commerce
Morgan
Lawrence
Lithestone
Cullgran
Limestone
Cullman
Limestone County
Madison County
Chair Slater Executes in Texas Hammer Slaying Case
Phillip Slater, 36, black, died minutes after the electric chair was applied in Huntsville Texas for the hammer slaying of Mary Louise Janak a 59 year old Conroe woman. Slater claimed another man struck the victim. He remained bitter about his sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Tex
Phillip Slater
Mary Louise Janak
Night Sky Update for Decatur Ahead of Feb 7 Moon
Decatur skies Thursday show a new moon on Feb 7 with prominent stars Alphard Betelgeuse and Procyon visible. The chart notes sunset at 5 21 p m and sunrise at 6 43 a m with moonrise at 5 35 a m tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alphard
Betelgeuse
Procyon
Weather and River Update for Decatur and Vicinity
Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning was 16.20 feet up .06 in 24 hours. Sea level reading 550.50 feet. Yesterday’s high 43 at noon, low 40 at 6 am today. 10:45 am today 40 degrees with rainfall totals 0.02 inch yesterday and 0.54 inch since 4 pm yesterday. Forecast cloudy and a little warmer with occasional rain today. Tonight cloudy to partly cloudy and cool. Thursday partly cloudy and mild with northwesterly winds 7 to 15 mph. High today 47, low tonight 37, high Thursday 47.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
Reds Still Hold U S Convoy at East West Frontier
In Helmstedt West Germany an American MP and a Soviet officer held a brief talks at Marienborn frontier post to resolve a convoy standoff. Five U S soldiers spent a cold second night parked in four trucks as the four truck convoy remained stranded near the autobahn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helmstedt
West Germany
East
U.S
Marienborn
Moscow
West Berlin
United States
Soviet search halts British truck at Berlin checkpoint
Soviet officials stopped a British army truck at a Berlin checkpoint and searched it. A Foreign Office spokesman said the British commander protested the inspection, and the truck was allowed to proceed after the examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Berlin
McElroy Sees Small U S Soviet Missile Gap By Year End
Secretary of Defense Neil H. McElroy said the U S Soviet ICBM gap will be only one or two effective weapons by year’s end. He noted missiles deliverable on target will be ready in the United States and likely the Soviet Union as well, with no more than a couple of missiles able to reach full range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmond LE Breton
Washington
Soviet Union
United States
Neil H. McElroy
McElroy
House Armed Services Committee
Michigan State Fair cows rest on foam mattresses
At Michigan State University Farmers Week a pair of cows lounged on foam rubber mattresses from Ohio firm Dairy Queen Mattress. The firm claims the bedding saves time, reduces straw needs, keeps cows cleaner, and raises milk production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan State University
Ohio
Dairy Queen
Lawrence County’s 107 year old resident Mrs Whitlock dies
Mrs Mattie S Whitlock age 107 longtime Lawrence County resident died at her Trinity 1 home. Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 pm at Piney Chapel Church of Christ with Jack Jones and Lennis Carroll officiating. Burial in Clardy Cemetery with Brown of Decatur directing. Grandsons as pallbearers. Survived by seven grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. She recalled celebrating Decoration Day and her 103rd birthday with belief in a long life earned by living straight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie S. Whitlock
Lawrence County
Trinity 1
Piney Chapel
Church of Christ
Fish Pond
Jack Jones
Lennis Carroll
Clardy
Brown
Decatur
Will Sims
Mallard Creek
Clardy Cemetery
Bill Approved To Let Counties Aid City Streets
A Senate committee approved a measure to let counties use gasoline tax funds to build and maintain city streets and traffic control areas on school property. The bill would override a Patterson-era ruling and targets small towns with limited street funds while tying funding to state constitutional limits. The measure enjoys broad sponsor support in the special session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Committee On Municipalities
John Patterson
Patterson
Larry Dumas
Jefferson County
Dumas
Jefferson
Alabama
Wilcox County
Macon
Sen
Ryan DeGraffenried
Tuscaloosa
Congress
State National Bank Gains Four Places
The State National Bank of Decatur increased deposits to 70,368,664 by December 31 and rose four spots to 379th among the 400 largest U S banks in 1958, up from 383rd in 1957, per the Daily American Banker 1959 roll call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
State National Bank of Decatur
United States
Daily American Banker of
Eisenhower Attacks Housing Bill and Spending Plans
President Eisenhower urged Congress to control spending and avoid tax increases, warning that higher taxes would unbalance his 77 billion dollar budget. He targeted a 3 billion dollar housing bill and Democratic airport aid, while praising gradual civil rights steps in Virginia. He called for restraint and warned he would campaign against excessive spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Virginia
Norfolk
Arlington County
Methenyenus Ev
South
Berlin
Moscow
United States
A. Y.inovsky
America
Quickies column item on appliances and savings
Ken Reynolds notes a Daily Want ad touting savings on appliances with a playful line about a meter running backwards. The brief item hints at bargain shopping and humor about sales.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Arthur B. Beindorff
Chemstrand Corp
University of Mississippi
Oxford
Beindorff
Chemstrand
B. F. Wear, Jr
Pennylane SE
Decatur General Hospital
Zetomen Bible Club
C. A. Culver
Black-Chandler Hospital
Hartselle
Final O.K
Austinville Street
Texas
Herman Nelson
State Highway Dept
Nelson
Highway Dept
Sam Engelhardt
By Rolf Steinberg
East Lansing
Mich
Mattie Whitlock
State National Bank
Robinson's
1St Ave
Sparkman
By Sterling F. Green
Quickies
Ken Reynolds
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