Times and Places Set for County Anti Polio Drive
Two week vaccination drives target Morgan County youths under 20 to receive Salk shots. Decatur will offer talks and shots first with locations in Decatur and Hart selle. Officials urge parental consent and schedule details list site times from Jan 6 to Jan 10 across Decatur and Hart selle.
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Decatur
Morgan County
State Earth
Morgan
Health Department
Hartselle
L. R. Murphree
Murphree
Decatur Junior Service League
State Nurses Assn
James B. Odom
Decatur General Hospital
West Decatur
Riverside
Gordon-Bibb
Falkville
Morgan County Training
Community Glimpses from Gecatur S DIA
Brief notes highlight local happenings in Gecatur S DIA with glimpses of community life, people, places, and events shaping daily routines and neighborhood ties.
Decatur Weather Cold Start and Local Notes
Frigid New Year forecast with a 33 degree high and 16 degree low. Local resident Daly proposes lime in a corn crib to deter rats at Teague farm. Decatur teachers and wives honored with Rose Bowl trip for long service. December rainfall 4.03 inches by TVA. New Year’s Eve brought no arrests. fireworks disrupted. Local church revival starts January 7, led by Rev. J. H. Heaps. Decatur students return to school after a two week break. Highway Patrol reports no New Year’s Eve accidents. Courtland hosts Alabama Field Trials drawings January 6 at Hughes Drug Store. Community notes mention visitors from Auburn and Athens over holidays.
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Polk Daly
Sherman St
James Teague
Danville
Teague
Daly
Ogles
Fullers
Decatur
Decatur High School
Social Guests Include Nelsons Friends from Gallatin and Roanoke
Mr and Mrs Bob Nelson hosted relatives and friends at 603 6th Ave SW with guests from Gallatin Tennessee and Roanoke Alabama. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Donald Nelson and children Martha Burkett and Bob from Gallatin plus Mr and Mrs Charles Roe and their children Gregg and Beth from Hartselle Dr and Mrs Chester Primm and children Susan and Tommy from Roanoke Alabama.
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Bob Nelson
6Th Ave
Donald Nelson
Martha
Burkett
Bob
Gallatin
Tenn
Charles Roe
Hides
Gregg
Beth
Hartselle
Chester Primm
Susan
Tommy
Roanoke
Ala
Redstone Arsenal Reports $13 Million Construction in 1957
Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville Alabama completed 13 million dollars of construction in 1957 with 17 million more in progress. Estimated payroll surpasses 81 million as year end employment reaches 16 000. Growth over two years reflects expansion of the Army rocket and guided missile program across Redstone Arsenal Army Ballistic Missile Agency and Ordnance Guided Missile School.
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Redstone Arsenal
Huntsville
Ala
Army Rocket and Guided Missile Center
Military
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Ordnance Guided Missile School
Army
Missile Agency
Corps of Engineers
World Welcomes New Year with Varied Celebrations
Fears of world catastrophe ease as nations greet 1958 with revelry and solemn devotions. From Colorado Springs to Vatican City, communities mark the new year with fireworks, prayers, and time honored customs.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Adaman Club
Pikes Peak
Vatican City
Pius XII
St. Peter’s Square
Cherryville
N. C
Piedmont Area
Sidney Beam
Babson Examines 1958 Economic Prospects and Bets
Economist Roger Babson, a leading expert, analyzes 1958 money conditions investments and business impact of President Eisenhower's health. He breaks down each economy phase with likely outcomes and gives practical guidance for the year.
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Eisenhower
Roger Babson
America
Babson
Decatur Daily
New Year Holiday Traffic Deaths Update
The Associated Press reports New Year auto fatalities lag the Christmas toll with about 60 percent of the holiday peak. With 15 hours counted, 40 holiday deaths nationwide and 61 at Christmas are noted, while NSC optimism centers on not reaching 130 final fatalities.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
NSC
House to open defense hearings covering all weapons
House Armed Services Committee begins hearings January 10 led by Chairman Vinson to review every aspect of national defense. The inquiry will cover missiles, weapons, organization, administration, roles and missions, and appropriations with broader scope than the Senate panel.
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Edmond Lebreton
Washington
Vinson
D-Ga
House
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Quarles Sees Weapons Research Aiding 1958 Defense
Deputy Secretary of Defense Donald Quarles predicts past weapons research will boost U S defenses in 1958. He notes modernizing armed forces with new weapons including intermediate range ballistic missiles and IRBM production may begin late this year. He says Soviet missiles spur renewed resolve to lead the free world.
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Washington
Donald Quarles
Quarles
Pentagon
Russia
City Utilities Contribute About 130000 in Taxes and Fees
The electric department paid 86299.98 in lieu of taxes and the gas department 30246.44 in taxes to the city last fiscal year. The water department contributes 12000 yearly as a tax equivalent.
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Alh
Electric Department
Gas
Water Department
Stork Brings Trio Of Babes Early In 1958
Three hospitals and clinics in Decatur reported only two births in the first hours of 1958. Both were at Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic. The first Decatur baby of 1958, delivered by a midwife to Charles and Ella Elliott, is named in the long page 2 notice STORK.
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Decatur
Baugh-Wiley-Smith
Charles
Ella Elliott
Decatur Skies: Morning to Evening Celestial Notes
The entry outlines daily sky events for Thursday January 2 including Moonset at 4 38 a m and visible planets Venus Jupiter Mars and Saturn with rises and settings times. Minor transcription errors appear but Venus sets at 7 12 p m, Mars rises around 1 33 a m and Saturn rises at 5 39 am.
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Sumro Sobies Ae
Venus
Jupiter
Mars
Saturn
Tennessee River readings at Keller Memorial Bridge
River level at Keller Memorial Bridge measured 17.40 feet with a 23 foot drop in 24 hours and sea level at 551.70 feet. Temperature at 10 15 a m was 32 degrees. Forecast calls for clearing windy colder today with a hard freeze tonight then generally fair and not as cold Thursday. Winds northwest 15 to 20 mph diminishing tonight. High today about 33 with a low near 16 and a high around 33 again Thursday.
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Decatur
Tennessee
Keller
Memorial Bridge
L N Engineer Charged With Reckless Driving
NEW ORLEANS P Lawrence Berthea of Mobile was charged with reckless driving of a train and negligent injury in a December collision. Police say Schreiner stopped on tracks to let a train pass when Berthea’s L N train struck the auto seriously injuring George Schreiner of New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Lawrence Berthea
Mobile
Ala
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
George Schreiner
Schreiner
Berthea
TVA reports self financing plan urged after strong year
The Tennessee Valley Authority posted a net income of 58.1 million dollars on 235.7 million in power revenue, with 30 million paid to the U.S. Treasury. Eight new generating units began construction as profits support a potential self financed bond plan, though Congress debates control over bond issuance. TVA serves 1,471,000 customers and sold 45.7 million kilowatt hours while electricity consumption and capacity rise.
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Washington
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
United States Treasury
Financ
Congress
Federal
Depre
Treasury Department
Treasury
U.S. Corps of Neers
Cumbesiana
Aluminum Co., of America
Little Ten
Three Arrests Reported In Four Counties
Sheriff forces in Cullman Lawrence Limestone and Morgan counties reported only three arrests last night with one for public drunkenness. Limestone had two arrests one for petty larceny and one for drunkenness. Morgan reported an assault with intent to murder. Cullman Lawrence Athens Decatur had no arrests.
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Cullman
Lawrence
Limestone
Morgan Counties
Morgan
Athens
Decatur
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Eastend
J. H. Heaps
Kedrick Legg
the Highway Patrol
Courtland
Hughes Drug Store
Dar
Butler
Auburn
H. R
Brenda Butler
Montgomery
Jean Lawrence
Gary Whitworth
Jerry Ryan
Buckley
Redstone
New York City
Times Square
Kremlin
Gettysburg
Adlai E. Stevenson
Felix Gaillard
France
Yale
U.S
George Collier
Collier
Second St
13Th Ave
N.W
Robinson's
Stork
Trio of Babes
L&n
U.S. Treasury
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