Community memories and local notes from Decatur
This district column recalls Independence Day flags and the era’s meaning, lists a $500 building permit for J C Corum, notes J W Pettey’s Huntsville Hospital surgery, and reports a rear-end collision injuring Clarence Davis and Jim Pickett. It also covers court fines, Junior Chamber meeting changes, patrols, county arrests, and visiting relatives with local ties.
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6Th Ave
Studebaker
Jim Pickett
Decatur 3
Clarence Davis
Madison 2
Davis
Soil Bank Checks Going Into Mails
First payments on district soil bank funds totaling almost $2 million are mailed to farmers, with initial mailings from Cullman Limestone and Morgan offices. Morgan will begin this week from Hartselle and July 10 from Moulton, as 789 cotton and 723 corn applications are processed.
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ASC
Cullman
Limestone
Morgan
Hartselle
Moulton
Morgan Asc
Thomas James
James
Wallace Steele
Limestone Asc
Decatur Mayor seeks AG OK to hold two posts
Decatur Mayor Knox L. McRae asked the state attorney general for an official opinion allowing him to serve as mayor while also serving as state docks director in Mobile. He has not filed the oath of office yet and awaits council and AG guidance.
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Decatur
Knox L. McRae
State Docks
State Attorney General
McRae
Mobile
Secretary of State
James E. Folsom
Ward McFarland
McFarland
Roy Odom
C. E. Poole
Ste McRae
Puerto Rico Parties Get State Subsidies and Limits
Gov. Luis Munoz Marin signed a law funding Puerto Rico's three political parties with over one million dollars every four years. The bill also caps private contributions, with Marin saying it frees parties from improper influence by big donors.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Luis Munoz Marin
Jail Break Frees Nine Prisoners Here
A jail break freed nine vagrants yesterday, with police seeking the escapees and suspicions of outside help. The nine include seven puppies and two older dogs moved from the city animal shelter between 3 and 4 30 p.m. while attendants were away. Animal Master George Collier says he must reorganize internal security.
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George Collier
Won't Quit Fight Says Nickerson Faces Court-Martial
Huntsville Army officer Col John C. Nickerson Jr. was found guilty by a general court martial of leaking defense secrets. He received a $100 monthly fine for 15 months, a one year rank suspension, and an official reprimand. He plans an appeal if Third Army review is not favorable and intends to press for continued missile work and publishing with Pentagon clearance. Nickerson has magazine offers but has not chosen.
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Huntsville
John C. Nickerson Jr
Nickerson
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Third Army
Pentagon
Solar Explosion Ignites Yearlong IGY Scientific Push
Washington reports scientists from 62 nations inaugurate the International Geophysical Year 18 months of cooperative study involving about 10,000 researchers. A magnetic storm on the sun prompted radio blackouts and aurora displays, with warnings issued for aircraft and ships relying on radio navigation.
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Washington
IGY
Russia
Earth
Hoffa Defense Seeks Mistrial Over Witness Racial Remarks
In Washington the Hoffa bribery conspiracy trial moved toward a mistrial as defense lawyers argued a key witness injected racial views to prejudice the jury. Judge Matthews planned to rule later while the trial continued.
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Washington
James Hoffa
U.S
Hoffa
Midwest
Teamsters Union
Hyman I. Fischbach
Miami
John Dye Cheasty
Brooklyn
Senate
Cheasty
Williams
Florida
National Assn. For Advancement of Colored People
Maher
Fischbach
House pushes 1% school construction bill to vote push
Washington sources report House Democratic leaders pressing to bring the stalled 1 percent federal school construction bill to a vote before adjournment. The move aims to unlock funding for school construction and maintain momentum on education priorities.
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Washington
House
French Soldier Arrested for First Degree Murder
French police announce the arrest of Specialist 3 C De Wayne McOsker 25 of Oak Hill West Virginia on murder charges. He is jailed at Fresnes fortress prison and will be tried by French court with potential execution by guillotine if convicted.
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Paris
3. C. de Wayne McOsker
Oak Hill
W. Va
Fresnes
Mayflower II Arrives in New York Harbor Amid Welcome
The Mayflower II docked in New York Harbor today as other vessels joined a festive welcome. The scene featured a bustling waterfront and heightened public interest in the historic ship’s arrival.
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New York
Huddleston criticizes use of Redstone Arsenal in satellite project
Rep. Huddleston charged the Defense Department risks embarrassing the United States by omitting Redstone Arsenal in Alabama from its earth satellite program.
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Washington
Huddleston
D-Ala
House
Defense Department
United States
Redstone Arsenal
Alabama
Safety council warns 535 may die during July holiday
The National Safety Council says traffic accidents could claim 535 American lives over a 102 hour Independence Day period from 6 pm Wednesday to midnight Sunday, prompting safety warnings and precautions.
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Safety Council
Chicago
National Safety Council
Storm toll climbs as Cameron bodies found in debris
Workers uncover many more victims in Cameron area as death toll projections rise toward 450. Calcasieu Sheriff Ham Reid reports 246 bodies on hand with many more incoming, while officials in Lake Charles prepare mass burials and panic over disease risks grows amid floodwaters and homelessness across southwestern Louisiana and southeastern Texas.
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Arthur Everett
Lake Charles
Cameron
Ham Reid
Calcasieu Parish
Reid
Washington
Red Cross
Louisiana
Texas
Larry Stephenson
Civil Defense
Gulf of Mexico
Earl Long
Audrey
Germany unit handed to NATO command in Bonn ceremony
West Germany today handed over its first army units to NATO command in Bonn with no fanfare. The three under strength infantry divisions two corps headquarters and a flotilla of minesweepers were the first significant German forces placed at the Western Alliance’s disposal since rearmament was proposed seven years ago.
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Bonn
West Germany
NATO
Western Alliance
Weather and River at Decatur and Vicinity
Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning 20.25 feet, down .68 in 24 hours. Sea level 554.55 feet. 24 hour rainfall .15 inches. High yesterday 84 at 3 p.m. Low 71 at 2 a.m. Today 84 at 10:45 a.m. Forecast partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers or thundershowers. Tonight generally fair and warm. Tuesday partly cloudy and hot with scattered thundershowers. High today 89, low tonight 70, high Tuesday.
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Tennessee
Keller Memorial Bridge
Five Day Alabama Forecast With Mild Warmth
Temperatures across Alabama are expected to run 2 to 5 degrees above normal. Normal lows range from 68 to 75 degrees, with highs from 88 to 94. Day to day changes will be minor, with light to no precipitation and only isolated shower chances in the afternoons.
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Alabama
Brides Dominate Morgan County as June Sets Record
June was the peak month for marriages in Morgan County with 36 licenses issued by the Probate Judge's Office. The total tops last year by three and surpasses May’s prior high of 26, indicating a strong wedding season now underway.
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Morgan County
Missouri Flood and Winds Kill Seven in Ironton Valley
Severe flash floods and violent winds in Missouri left seven dead and caused extensive damage. Coroner C A Howell put property losses near one million dollars as roads and railroad lines were washed out. Red Cross noted 80 homes damaged or destroyed and 32 buildings struck.
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Ironton
C. A. Howell
Red Cross
Robert Kitchens
Graniteville
Robert Jr
Arthur Newton
Evelyn Elaine
Thomas
Dennis Ray
Juanita Kitchens
Albert Batteral
Adenauer Endorses Arms Inspection Push in Dortmund
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer told about 30 000 people at the Christian Democratic rally in Dortmund that West Germany supports U S Russian inspection and a first step toward controlled disarmament. He denied obstructing the London talks and urged full cooperation in atomic and conventional weapons limits.
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Dortmund
Germany
Pro Westerners Claim Firm Reviever Lebanon Parliament Control
Lebanon's pro Western government claims solid control of the new Parliament with 50 to 66 seats after the final Sunday voting. Opposition candidates including Egypt and Syria cooperation advocates won 13 seats and anti Western independents 6 of 14 seats on the last day.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Egypt
Syria
White Congregation Resigns Over Negro Pastor Appointment
The Nor mandime Avenue Methodist Church in Los Angeles resigned en bloc with its board after Pastor Harold B. Higgins was appointed by Bishop Gerald H. Kennedy. The move followed claims of no Negro adults applying for membership while Negro children attended Sunday school.
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Los Angeles
Normandie Avenue
el Monte
Seal
Kennedy
Higgins
Stassen Proposes New Terms in London Disarmament Talks
The United States signals readiness to suspend atomic tests for 10 to 12 months if Russia agrees to negotiations and a controlled cutoff of production. Allies back two changes: test suspension and a joint pledge with Britain and Russia to use nuclear arms only in self defense. The plan is part of a limited East West disarmament treaty under discussion by a five power U N subcommittee.
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London
United States
Harold E. Stassen
U.S
U.N
Russia
Britain
Stassen
U.N. Disarmament Commission
France
Canada
Far East forces reorganized under Stump command
Admiral Felix B. Stump extended his Pacific command to include all U S forces in the Far East and declared readiness to contain any worldwide attack. The move places Army Air Force and Navy units in Asia and the Pacific under Stump with Pearl Harbor as HQ. Gen Douglas MacArthur's Far East command flag is retired.
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Tokyo
Felix B. Stump
Pacific
U.S
Far East
Army
Air Force
Navy
Stump
Pearl Harbor
Navy Supreme Command
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations
U.N
Hawaii
Frederick H. Smith Jr
5Th Air Force
Japan
Senate panel okays bill to curb FBI file invasions
Washington The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved administration backed legislation to release only relevant FBI information to defendants in criminal trials.
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Senate
Okehs
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
FBI
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J. C. Corum
Morgan Ave
J. W
Jim) Pettey
7Th Ave
Huntsville Hospital
City Recorder’s Court
James J. Williamson, Jr
Jack Bunn
Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce
Woodall’s
Old Moilton Road
Lyons Hotel
I.“ Ae
The
Highway Patrol
Harry W. Rice
Washington, D.C
Otis Raley
Montgomery
H. W. Rice
Carl Gibson
W. A. Farned
Russellville
Slayden
Gibson
Willis Taylor
Sharon
Jacksonville
Fla
Harrison Hill
J. M. Philpot
4Th Ave
Mrs. Martin
Gadsden
Buckley
Ole Sol
Cecil Clark
Clark
Decatur and Vicinity
June
Missouri
Adenauer Okehs Arms Inspection
Reviever
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