Glimmer of Hope in Local Election Campaign
Vague chatter and scattered notices hint at campaign activity as organizers seek support from residents. Key figures and groups remain unclear, with no concrete dates or detailed platforms disclosed.
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1955
Page
1
Revival at Cambridge Methodist Church July 10 15
The Rev. Sammy Stabler, pastor of West Cullman Methodist Church, will lead a revival at Cambridge Methodist Church east of Athens from July 10 to 15. Services are daily at 10 30 a m and 7 30 p m. The Rev. W J Alston extends a cordial invitation to the public. See DIARY on Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sammy Stabler
West Cullman Methodist Church
Cambridge Methodist Church
Athens
W. J. Alston
Mobile docks director named by governor
Gov. James E. Folsom is expected to appoint Clarence Evans Mobile businessman and State Liquor Control Board member as the new docks director at Mobile with a $12,000 annual salary. The move follows recent government reorganization giving Folsom control of docks and terminals at Mobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Clarence Evans
Mobile
State Liquor Control Board
James E. Folsom
Folsom
Alabama Senate debates dairy investigation and price controls
A Senate resolution urged a true investigation into Alabama dairy inequities as lawmakers reconvened from a July Fourth recess. Sen A C Shelton said passage could stall other bills, while two House measures grant agriculture authority over milk imports and empower a state milk control board to set quotas and price rules for out of state producers. Dairymen cite Mississippi and Tennessee competition without price controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Tiue
Alabama
State Senate
Sen
A. C. Shelton
Calhoun County
Flowerston County
Senate Health Committee
House
Senate
Commissioners of Agriculture
State Milk Control Board
Mississippi
Tennessee
Washington Pen Officials Held As Cons Revolt
Nine Washington State Prison officers were seized at knifepoint during a prison revolt by 33 inmates. Officials and inmates held talks through the night, but no release terms were agreed. Boots Fain suffered a beating. Captain Al Remboldt was released unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walla
Wash
Washington State
Washington City
Thomas Harris
Boots Fain
Prison Athletic and Recreation Department
al Remboldt
Washington
Answers To 350 Puzzle Piling In At Local Contest
A note from Mrs Flora Hill of Athens 8 and entries from O Neal Bates Athens 6 show rush of responses to a 350 puzzle. Participants sign as Romeo and include varied word plays and punctuation hints. Mrs Harris Kenum of Moulton 2 also submitted a quirky entry, with others from Oliver Turner's of Moulton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora Hill
Athens
O'Neal Bates
Romeo
Harris Kenum
Moulton 2
Oliver Turner
Moulton
Johnson Makes Steady Recovery At Naval Medical Center
Washington reports Senator Lyndon B. Johnson is progressing satisfactorily after illness. Physicians say he will remain at the Naval Medical Center and miss the remainder of the current congressional session. Senator Clements of Kentucky pledged to carry on Johnson’s program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Lyndon
Johnson
Naval Medical Center
Sen. Clements
Kentucky
Capitol
Congress
City Council Votes to Pave 8th Street on Protests
The City Council approved paving 8th Street from 4th Avenue, approving a temporary 25 480 loan to fund the project. The vote occurred despite protests from 1 of 32 property owners in the area. The plan estimates costs 4 24 per front foot for paving plus 2 89 for curb and gutter and 1 35 for drainage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
8Th St
4Th Ave
Caddell
Green Acres
Council
Town Creek Farmer Vital After Hammer Attack
Ennis Copeland, 36, Town Creek farmer, is recovering from head lacerations after an affray near Hatton between 5 and 6 p.m. Jess Bruton, 51, Town Creek resident, is jailed on assault with intent to murder charges for allegedly striking Copeland with a claw hammer during a dispute linked to "old trouble." Deputies arrested Bruton at his Hatton home on a warrant from Copeland's wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Town Creek
Ennis Copeland
Hatton
Jess Bruton
Town Creek 1
Lawrence County
Copeland
Bruton
Lester Reed
Charles Smith
Charges Lodged In Stabbing Case
A warrant charging Tommie Lee Chatman with assault and attempt was sworn out by Mrs. Walter Vandiver after a Saturday stabbing in front of the Vandiver home off Highway 38 between Lacey's Spring and Whitesburg Bridge. Vandiver was stabbed in the chest and lung with multiple wounds and listed in good condition after hospital treatment. Chatman was arrested Sunday in Huntsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommie Lee Chatman
Walter E. Vandiver
Lacey's Spring
Whitesburg Bridge
Highway 38
Jimmie Collier
Vandiver
Chatman
Huntsville Hospital
Huntsville
Weather and River Report from Decatur and Vicinity
Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning was 21.03 feet rising .21 feet in 24 hours with sea level at 555.33 feet. Rainfall at 8 am was 89 and 3 pm about 89 at 3 pm. Morning low 71 and temperature 8 am 74 rising to 84 by 11 am. Forecast calls for partly cloudy warm conditions with scattered afternoon and evening thunder showers. high today near 95 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
Seeh
Temaney
Eisenhower Defends U S Stance with Soviets at Geneva
President Eisenhower denied American officials ever labeled Russians as weak and said the United States will negotiate in good faith at the Big Four Geneva talks. He expressed hope for a productive conference while noting no disarmament agenda but possible talk on an inspection channel. He also welcomed Memphis decision to build an electric power plant aiding the Dixon-Yates project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Geneva
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Memphis
Italy Forms Pro Western Cabinet End of Italian Crisis
Rome reports Antonio Segni formed a pro Western coalition cabinet ending a two week political crisis. The new government must win confidence votes in the Chamber of Deputies and Senate, with first meeting set for tomorrow and Segni to greet Nehru on arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antonio Segni
Rome
Italy
Segni
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
India
Nehru
Hard Labor Terms Add Up To 8 Months For Joe Jackson
Joe Jackson, 44, pleaded guilty to vagrancy and a fenced offense. He received eight months hard labor split across two charges, plus fines and costs totaling 65 days in jail. On the WPL count he faced 50 dollar fine and 42.15 dollars in costs with 60 extra days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Jackson
Jackson
WPL
Exchange Club assigns jobs in Decatur meeting
Decatur Exchange Club held a business session at Cornelian Court Hotel approving six month committee appointments. Dudley Rich proposed sponsoring a two week stay at Camp Grand View Salvation Army in Jasper, Georgia. Arthur Belew, incoming president, led the meeting and named committees with officers to serve alongside him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Exchange Club
Cornelian Court Hotel
Dudley Rich
Salvation Army
Camp Grandview
Jasper
Arthur Belew
Robert Tillman
Wesley Hoskins
Glenn Davis
Patpaar Morley Denbo
Lesser
Loyd Neken
Harold Russell
Bill Ridgeway
John Ma
Jim Watkins
Tom Wingfield
Nick Mec. Gee
David Gautier
Bob Powell
House
Jim Sims
Preston. Baggett
John Willingham
J. C. Mahaffey
Belew
Joe Corbin
George Sletcher
Exchange Clus
Board of Control
George LaBoon
Rich
G Men Ordered To Check Plans Of Town
Washington reports the Dixon Yates contract sparks new controversy as FBI agents probe Memphis plans to build a city power plant. Senator Kefauver denounces the move as a shocking misuse of the FBI and questions the administration’s limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dixon Yates
Eisenhower
FBI
Memphis
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Eisenhower backs Wenzell role in Dixon Yates contract
President Eisenhower said at a news conference that he regards Adolph E Wenzell as entirely proper in the Dixon Yates contract matter. The president spoke before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing examining Wenzell s involvement in planning a private power plant for the Tennessee Valley Authority system at Memphis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Adolph E. Wenzell
Dixon- Yates
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
Wenzell
Tennessee
Senate Backers Win Dixon Yates Pact With Strings Attached
The Senate approved 6 million dollars for a power line to connect a private Dixon Yates plant with the TVA system but tied the funds to Memphis not committing within 90 days to build its own plant. Senator Gore hailed it as victory, while Senator Knowland framed it as a win for the administration's electric power policy. G MEN on Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Department
FBI
Senate
Brownell
Dixon - Yates
Tennessee Valley Authority
Memphis
Gore
D-Tenn
Dixon- Yates
Sen
Knowland
R-Calif
Eisenhower
White House
Dixon-Yates
Legionnaire warns on school funding and control
Chicago The American Legion commander told NEA delegates that federal control is not the answer but action is needed quickly to avert a 1960 shortage of about 290 000 teachers. He cited a pending 400 million dollar annual federal aid bill for four years to aid school construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
American Legion
Legion
Seaborn P. Collins
National Education Assn
Collins
NEA
Congress
America
Legionnaire
Glad To Hire Brother Fred Says AIR Head
Montgomery Alabama Industrial Relations Director Gene Wells said he would be glad to appoint Gov James E Folsoms brother Fred Folsom as assistant director of industrial relations The post was vacated when Frank Long took new duties as the governors legal adviser Folsom said he would recommend his brother Wells said he would hire Fred likely at the maximum $600 a month Fred Folsom a resident of Elba is a retired federal employee
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Alabama
Gene Wells
James E. Folsom
Folsom
Fred Folsom
Frank Long Annest
Wells
Elba
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Pat Wiley
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Pat
Allardt
Newy
Drlemale
Yous
Gadsden
Calvin Bruce Hamm
Morris Chapel
THE
Associated Press
Buckley
Washington Pen
Y Katie Kash
U. S
Ida Mae Curtis
Libby
Mont
Montana
Jam
Brother Fred
Air Head
By Ken Reynolds
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