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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1956
Page
2
The administration signals detailed recommendations on disaster aid and flood control, urges modern interstate highways, and promotes a broad program to support small business and schooling while expanding Social Security. It seeks equal pay, labor law updates, and a bipartisan inquiry into reported voting rights abuses of Negro citizens.
A Wednesday gathering in Valley said the present crop centre system is administered at local, state, and national levels with no fault. Yet the group warned that the new laws will push cotton farmers out of business within two years. The session was part of The Daily’s Dec. 3 program to secure an audience for Todd with Sec. Benson to highlight the South’s cotton program harms. Earlier telegrams and letters from The Daily produced quick progress toward that meeting with the agricultural chief in the President’s cabinet.
Amusements Today lists showings at Princess Shepherd of the Hills with John Wayne and Betty Field at 1 00 3 00 5 00 7 00 9 00 Roxy Saratoga Trunk stars Gary Cooper Ingrid Bergman with times 1 17 3 49 6 21 8 53 Bunset Untamed stars Tyrone Power Susan Hayward 6 45 9 00 Bowline Shotgun with Sterling Hayden Yvonne DeCarlo 7 00 9 00 aes Joel McCrea 1 00
Monthly singing at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church will be Saturday night at seven o clock. New song books provided and many good singers signified their intention to attend. Highway Patrol reported no highway accidents yesterday in this area.
New Ellender said Benson invited him to discuss the program in advance and tried to keep farm legislation out of politics. Chairman Cooley accused Benson of wrapping the plan in partisan politics while Rep Jensen urged burying political fights and pushing farm relief. The administration reportedly centers on a soil bank idea to take land out of production.
The Seventh employe was a movie theater operator. The Times protested being singled out in a congressional probe led by Eastland and Sourwine, asserting no current Communist members on its 4000 staff and pledging to judge each case on its merits. It said it would not cede hiring or policies to the subcommittee.
Official palace communique reports lively enthusiasm in Monaco as Grace Kelly and Rainier III prepare for a high profile marriage. The couple’s engagement follows a history of European social circles, with detailed remarks on royal duties and the principality’s tax structure and revenues from Monte Carlo.
Cotton middling 35.02 Decatur prices Milk Grade A 96.10 per hundred and other dairy rates Four percent milk direct ratios noted No 2 yellow ear corn 1,260 No 2 ear corn 1.10 No 2 oats 5c No 2 barley 90c No 2 millet 1.80 No 2 milling wheat 1.85 Poultry wheat 1.65 Calves at 26.50 to 29.50 Utility and commercial cattle 13.50 to 15.50 Utility and commercial cows 9.50 to 11.50 Hogs 100 to 260 lb butchers 11.00.
The market moved higher in early dealings with gains of 1 to 2 points at best while most changes were small. Strong gains appeared in steels, rubbers, aircrafts, electricals, oils and coppers, with mixed results for motors, railroads and chemicals. General Motors led activity with 4500 shares traded, opening down modestly at 44%. Highs included Bethlehem Steel, Goodrich, Boeing, North American Aviation, General Dynamics, ITT, GE and Canadian Pacific, while Caterpillar Tractor, United Aircraft, Allied Chemical, American Tobacco and New York Central lagged.
AP report notes deliveries to Birmingham plants involving market ers or fryers with details truncated in transmission.
Atlanta AP notes demand improved but prices higher. Supplies in Georgia are lower, signaling a mixed market with tighter availability and potential impact on consumers and merchants.
Grace Kelly, tied for first in the New York Dress Institute annual poll as world’s best dressed woman, tied with Mrs. William Paley of New York. She was runner up to James Stewart in the US box office poll, with Hollywood crediting her career to looks and talent.
Persistent questions from anti convention voices met Dr. McMillan proposing a leaner Legislature with higher pay. Current daily session pay is $30, while a plan would expand Senate to 67 and House to about 145, tying membership to population. Reapportionment linked to a May 1 constitutional vote.
Readable text mentions payments and 24 plats while noting new amounts or items. Specific names, places, dates, or organizations are not identifiable in the fragment. The record summarizes the scant detail about monetary payments and a reference to a number 24 without context.
Fragmented OCR lists market pricing for fabrics including Brown and mixed varieties. Mentions medium and small sizes with percentages and stock notes. Data is sparse and partially garbled but indicates price ranges and stock categories.
In Nashville supplier notes cattle ranges from 14.00 to 30.50 for steer and prime grades with heifers 14.00, cutters 7.50, and feeders 26-30. Hog prices ease about 25 points with barrows and gilts mixed at 11.00 to 11.70 for several lots, including 180 to 260 lb cattle near 11.50 and lighter 230 to 330 lb around 11.00 to 11.35. Overall limited quotes due to small offerings.
Dismissals include Master Harry Allen Huber of Athens and Carl Witt of Elkmont with Rome Hill noted in Athens. Also listed are Mrs. Joel Furline and infant daughter Athens, Mrs. John B. Russell Toney, and Mrs. Harold Legg Athens. Admissions include John P. Brackeen Athens William R. McMahan Elkmont E W McCracken Elkmont Mrs Carrie Elledge Detroit Edd Carlisle Capshaw Mrs Eldred Dawes Minor Hill Tenn.
The New York Dress Institute list of 14 best dressed women was announced last night after a editors and designers poll. Ties place Mrs William Paley and Grace Kelly at the top, with Duchess of Windsor and Princess Margaret tied for second. Third spot goes to Mrs Byron Foy and Countess Rodolfo Crespi, among others including Mrs Winston Guest and Mrs William Randolph Hearst Jr.
The Democratic national convention shows six votes on all ballots going for Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee. Supporters say Kefauver is the name in the April 2 primary. The Oklahoma Republican convention on February 6 will select Taft of Ohio and McArthur. Eighteen states Alaska and DC plan two party presidential primaries this year with varied methods for choosing delegates.
Wanda Lee Haley of Decatur Cleo Bradford of Moulton Lemar Gray Minnie Jacques Estelle Hamby and Martha Lagan of Moulton Frank Knight of Moulton and Frances Ann Nichols of Mt Hope all appear in the hospital notice list with various mentions of towns and individuals alongside. The brief roster enumerates names tied to Lawrence County Hospital entries and surrounding locales such as Town Creek Mt Hope Hillsboro Estelle Hamby and Moulton with multiple entries per person.
A compact roster of residents and addresses appears, naming Mrs Gordon Bishop and infant son at 1805 Locust St James Roper at 1310 7th Ave SE Master Rickey Rouquie at 705 Oak Frank Adams at Huntsville Henry Fleming at 621 Canal St Mrs Ernie Blackwell at 806 W Moulton St Richard J Ray at 721 3rd Ave SE W C Ezell at 602 Line St Mrs Eldred Sims at 1315 Park St
Mrs Loyd Martin of Decatur Mrs R A Tucker of 923 5th Ave SE Mrs Beatrice Irons of 907 7th Ave SE and R N Chandler of 1408 Jackson St are listed as clinic contacts in a local notice.
Pearlie Drinkard Eva noted in a local hospital record listing names and affiliations from Bank Street Hospital in Danville. The fragment suggests a patient or staff roster snippet with two names linked to the institution.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Hames of Trinity 1 at Baugh-Wiley Clinic this morning. A daughter arrived for Mr. and Mrs. Neal Marshall Nichols of Mr. Hope 1 at Lawrence County Hospital Tuesday. A son joined Mr. and Mrs. William Scruggs of Athens 2 at Athens Limestone Hospital Tuesday. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Travis Dobbins at Athens Limestone Hospital. A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. George Henry of Somerville 2 at Decatur General Hospital this morning.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a caller repeats Is this The Daily while an operator corrects a wrong number. A woman voice asks for The Daily and the operator identifies The Decatur Daily, ending with a mistaken call.
A official statement asserts that nationwide executive operations have nearly eliminated discrimination and segregation, portraying civil rights progress as substantially complete across the federal landscape. The remark frames bureaucratic advances as finishing touches in the broader reform effort.
In Pickens a defendant pleading guilty to liquor law violation argued he did not know who sold the whisky. Circuit Judge Joseph R. Moss recalled a similar case where the man admitted he did not know his own father in law, highlighting a recurring issue in culpability for liquor offenses.
Reid Barge and Construction Co. of Brownsville Pa notes that Kopp, a graduate of the University of Florida and Webb Institute of Naval Architecture, served in the U.S. Navy in World War I. He has led the Decatur yard since 1949, after time with Cramp Shipbuilding Co. Philadelphia and the Jeffersonville Boat and Machine Co. Jeffersonville Ind.
Fragmented classifieds list several items for sale and rent including a 3 room unfurnished apartment with gas heat and a 11 ft feature. An equity in a new station and a welding service are also offered with contact numbers and locations such as Dowie 4539-W and Holly St. Listings include phone numbers 3051 4020 and 4572.
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