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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1958
Page
7
In Abilene Texas the Rev Bob Jackson and the Community Baptist Church secured an agreement allowing limited flight times after jets from Dyess Air Force Base disrupted services. Despite consent, a revival saw 27 jets take off in 30 minutes, spurring a church move to a new location three miles from the runway.
Mrs. Ada Davis improves at Mrs. Add Randolph’s home after Black Chandler Hospital stay. Connie Chenault recovering post Hartselle Hospital. Tom Loggins and Tommy from Decatur visit Arthur McCord. Linda and John Sims ill at home. Virgie Whitaker improving at niece Mrs Add Randolph’s. Danville Boy Scouts camped with Scoutmaster Robert Myers and assistant Arthur Leigh McCord. Ray Chenault recovering after Black Chandler Hospital stay. James Ward improving at home after illness in Hartselle Hospital.
At the Army Ordnance Guided Missile School in Huntsville two new officer classes of 45 Ordnance Corps members begin 20 weeks of training in guided missiles. Col. H. S. Newhall reports an average educational level of about two years of college for 3,700 staff and students, with five Purdue graduates among the new cohort and many graduates from West Point UCLA and Berlin.
President Eisenhower spends the Independence Day weekend at his Gettysburg farm. Grandchildren David 10 Barbara Anne 9 Susan 6 joined by helicopter. Mrs Eisenhower remains at the White House preparing for Ottawa trip. Neighbors host Fourth of July parade and fireworks.
A Montgomery unit will march through Chicago next week leading the Lions Club delegation at the opening of the Lions International convention. A 100 piece marching band from Lee High School will wear Confederate style uniforms for the parade.
A syndicated crossword with clues across and a cryptoquote puzzle. Clues cover hastened similar and other wordplay terms. Includes a sample code substitution hint and a preceding daily quote from Longfellow as an example.
Suburban Westside High School will test a compromise religious program next fall blending released time with district oversight. The plan allows a weekly religious activity while keeping church and state separate, with church services near the school and evening discussions for instruction. Catholic and Protestant participation varies, and church leaders praise the approach.
Members of the Wilshire Chamber of Commerce from Los Angeles donated a portion of Wilshire Boulevard to Honolulu on a goodwill tour. Mayor Neal Blaisdell accepted the gift of one square yard of land on behalf of the city.
Summer 4-H clubs from Alabama prepare for the July 7 to 11 State 4-H Camp at Alabama Polytechnic Institute in Auburn. County winners meet to receive top honors, including a chance to attend the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago.
In Cullman County attendees include Randy Hames Billy Heatherly Kenneth Mobley Bobby Anderson Chrys Byrd Joyce Scott Nell Harbison Lawrence Howard Smith Raymond Sutton Ward Pruitt Jr Don Montgomery David Burke Annie Sandlin Shalah Bowling Margaret Witt and Jean Reid. Limestone participants include W H Stewart Ill Jerry Daly Randall Whitt William Rogers Betty Jean Abernathy Shirley Furline Rosemary Bagwell Elaine Cowan Judy Morgan. Morgan group lists John Warren James Nichols Eddie Cain Montie Sharp Gail King Brenda Pirkle Angelica Bonds Patricia Morris and Ludell Turner.
The note invites Alabama 4H members to attend a state camp for a week at Cole Springs with hundreds of peers from across the state. It highlights leadership training and shared activities as key benefits.
The platypus, native to Australia, is a mammal that lays eggs like a bird and nurses its young. It has a duck bill, webbed feet, and a fur coat, combining features of different animal groups.
Alabama cotton growers report dazzling malathion results with fast kills and wide safety margins. From Sardis to Griffin Georgia growers praise spectacular control of weevils, thrips, and aphids, calling it the best pest control in 51 years of farming.
USDA calls malathion one of the safest insecticides and Alabama cotton farmers report its low toxicity to humans and animals. Unlike phosphate insecticides it requires no cumbersome protective clothing during mixing or application, a key advantage near dwellings and field work.
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