Car collision on Church Street injures nose of Chevrolet
At 12 08 p m Wednesday a Chevrolet sustained nose and fender damage when it collided with a 1955 Chevrolet truck on Church Street near Bank Street The truck driver was Elmer C Grimes 606 College Street Eastman Ga The car was driven by John Brim Rt 1 Madison Officers Kennedy and Terry investigated Also notes public notices and social items from Decatur area including births and visits
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Church St
Bank St
Elmer C. Grimes
College St
Eastman
John Brim
Rt. 1
Madison
Kennedy
Terry
Polio Cases Rise Yet Still Below 1954 Levels
Public Health Service reports 331 polio cases for the week ending July 2, up 12 percent from the prior week but 40 percent below the same week in 1953. Montana has not yet reported. last week Montana had two cases.
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Public Health Service
Montana
U S Accepts Russia Offer to Pay Half Plane Damage
The United States accepted Russia’s offer to cover half the damages from the June 23 shooting down of a U S Navy Neptune patrol plane over international waters. The crash on St. Lawrence Island injured seven of eleven crew members. no fatalities. Navy estimates plane cost about 10 million dollars, total bill undisclosed. The State Department called the offer an acceptable basis for disposal of the incident and urged future avoidance of such incidents.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Bering Sea
State Department
St. Lawrence Island
Navy
Limestone Auto Crashes Hurt Four In Two Accidents
Two crashes near Athens on U S Highway 31 and 72 injure four people. Sarah Chambers and Billa Norton drive Chevrolets in a head on collision causing $650 in damages. W R Cleere suffers a bruised leg and dis located shoulder in a separate one car wreck. Both incidents occur at 5 50 p m and victims treated at Athens L I hospital.
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Billa Norton
Tulsa
Okla
Charles Vincent Norton
W. R. Cleere
Birmingham
Athens
U.S. Highway 31
Sarah Chambers
Norton
Chevrolet
Trea
Athens-Li Hospital
Two Killed in Highway Crash Near Florala Alabama
Two persons died and eight others were injured when a car collided with a truck eight miles north of Florala Alabama. The deceased were James Gilbert Dodson 37 and Theda Hudson Stone 24 both from Opp Alabama.
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Rew
UA Agencies To Submit Budgets
The budget committee of the United Appeal Fund requests 16 agencies to prepare written budgets for study. Chairman Carl Hoyer is joined by Allison Smith James N Bloodworth B G Hall and James E Davis of Hartselle. Hearings on July 18 19 and 20 will follow submissions with 30 minute agency discussions.
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United Appeal Fund
Carl Hoyer
Allison Smith
James N. Bloodworth
B. G. Hall
James E. Davis
Hartselle
NAACP demands desegregation by 1956 in Southern schools
In Nashville Thurgood Marshall stated the NAACP will press Southern school boards to desegregate by September 1956. He outlined steps: no race based student assignments, a desegregation plan by September 1955, concrete steps this fall, yearlong step by step desegregation, and complete integration by the 1956 term.
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Nashville
Tenn
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Thurgood M
Hartselle Legionnaires Elect Two Officials At State Convention
Two Hartselle Legionnaires, John McDaniel and Lawson Lynn, win state offices at the annual American Legion convention in Huntsville. McDaniel becomes sergeant at arms and Lynn adjutant. John S. Foster of Birmingham is elected state commander and Lewis E. McCray of Moundville becomes senior vice commander.
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Hartselle
John McDaniel
Lawson Lynn
American Legion
Huntsville
McDaniel
Lynn
John S. Foster
Birmingham
Lewis E. McCray
Moundville
Missing 2%Year-Old Steven Cipolla Fears of Foul Play
In Phoenix a mother insists her 2% year old son Steven did not wander away. Police and 40 city jail prisoners joined a large search along east central Phoenix canals and streets. Officers checked over 1,000 homes without locating him.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Steven
Louis Cipolla
Cipolla
Queenie
Stevie
House Labor Committee Votes To Boost Federal Wage Floor
The House Labor Committee voted 21 to 9 to raise the federal minimum wage from 75 cents to $1 an hour, effective March 1. A rival Republican proposal to set the wage at 90 cents failed on a 15 to 15 tie.
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Washington
House Labor Committee
Eisenhower
Railroad agrees to fund Wilson Street overpass in city plan
At City Hall this morning the Southern Railroad agreed to share up to 6000 dollars for a bridge over its tracks in the Wilson Street widening project, contingent on a 20 foot clearance. If costs exceed this, the city will cover the excess, enabling the plan to shift Highway 20 from Church to Wilson Streets.
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City Hall
Southern Railroad
Wilson St
Bank St
Church
Wilson Sts
State Highway Department
H. R. Summer
J. W. Chambers
Foulup Warned In Foreign Aid
Washington hears secret testimony warning of a complete reprograming of arms aid to allies if old foreign aid appropriations are canceled. H Struve Hensel testified about the June 23 resignation effective June 30 amid a dispute over $575 million in arms aid obligations on June 30. The House and Senate seek final action on a $3.2858 billion foreign aid bill, with a top arms aid limit of $1.133 billion, below Eisenhower’s request.
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Washington
Defense Department
America
House
H. Struve Hensel
Defense
Department
Sen
Mansfield
D-Mont
Congress
Senate House
Eissenhower
Senate
Eisenhower
Eight Unarmed Guards Search Washington Prison for Hidden Weapons
Eight unarmed guards entered the Washington State Penitentiary to search wing by wing for weapons believed hidden after a two day revolt. Lt. Charles Hall led a state patrol detail guarding the yard as officials aimed to herd inmates and secure the facility while maintaining nonlethal order.
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Washington Prison
Walla Walla
Wash
State Penitentiary
Sapetttek
Charles Hall
Jnst
Katie Reminds Puzzle Fans Of Donts
Katie warns puzzle entrants to protect their entries and claim checks. Do not cut names from tags or omit names on envelopes. Only one entry per family is allowed and the prize now stands at 350 dollars. Watch for tomorrow's paper for the answer.
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Katie
Butcher Pawns Money-So What?
Chicago police arrest Joseph K. Johnson 43 who admitted pawning between 750 and 1000 dollars over three years. He often received less than offered and never redeemed funds, prompting Sgt. John Doyle to question legality though no law blocks pawning. Officer Doyle says he is unsure how to proceed.
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Chicago W
John Doyle
Doyle
Joseph K. Johnson
Johnson
Lee Butcher
Weather and River Report for Decatur and Vicinity
Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning was 21.18 feet, up .15 feet in 24 hours. River level above sea was 555.48. Rainfall measured .06 inches yesterday afternoon and .10 inches this morning. High yesterday 82, low 70, today 76 at 8 a.m., 88 at 11:30 a.m. Forecast: partly cloudy and warm with scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms. highs near 92 today and 93 Friday. low tonight around 68.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
Tedey
4-H Camp Opens With Competitions At Auburn
Auburn Alabama 4-H members begin the 35th annual 4-H club camp featuring baking lamp making and tractor driving along with essays. Wayne Boulware of Rockford named president of the Alabama Council of 4-H Clubs succeeding Joe Beasley of Red Bay. Officers named include Charles Laney Centre Route 1 Tipper Garrison Jasper Route 3 Walter Ray Palmer Greenville Linda McCombs Pinson Route 1 Joan Parkey Albertville Route 3 Faye Davidson Fruitdale Celesta Maddox Titus Joyce Bullard Gadsden Route 1 winner of the state dress revue. Camp closes tomorrow night with candle lighting.
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Auburn
Alabama
Wayne Boulware
Rockford
Alabama Council of
Joe Beasley
Red Bay
Chewacla State Park
Charles Laney
Centre Route 1
Tipper Garrison
Jasper
Walter Ray Palmer
Greenville
Linda McCombs
Pinson
Joan Parkey
Albertville
Faye Davidson
Fruitdale
Celesta Maddox
Titus
Joyce Bullard
Gadsden
Michigan Trio Jailed In City Far From Waters and Morris
Banks and Gibbs were arrested by officers Collier and Watson at the Sinclair station and jailed at 1:05 a.m. today. Wilkerson ran when police arrived but was arrested this morning. Luther Morris, co owner of Waters and Morris, said today that werntade Beedle Sag up a front door open with it. Sgts. J. T. Broadrick and C. M Kennedy saw continued investigation of the case this morning.
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Waters
Morris
Banks
Gibbs
Collier and Watson
Sinclair Station
Wilkerson
Luther Morris
Waters and Morris
J. T. Broadrick
C. M Kennedy
Role Wenzell played in Dixon Yates power deal
Senators sought Adolphe Wenzell to testify on his role in the Dixon Yates contract talks. Eisenhower said his involvement was proper, while Kefauver questioned a possible dual role and a nonpublic influence on financing. The hearings touch on federal actions and Memphis city power plant plans.
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Joe Hall
Washington
Adolphe H. Wenzell
Eisenhower
Dixon-Yates
Wenzell
Budget Bureau
First Boston Corp
Dixon- Yates
Sen
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Judiciary
Atty
Gen
Brownell
FBI
Memphis
Justice Department
Atomic Energy Commission
Dixon-Yates Private Power Group
West Memphis
Ark
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
AEC
Federal Court Plans Hopeful in Decatur
Morgan County Bar Association reports Washington indicates a Federal court in Decatur looks hopeful. Representative Bob Jones backs House Bill 5252 to authorize the court, with Sen Lister Hill and Rep Emanuel Celler weighing the measure and appeals from the local area under review.
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Morgan County Bar Association
Washington
Decatur
Bob Jones
James Bloodworth
Bloodworth
Lister Hill
Emanuel Celler
Celler
Sen. Hill
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