Community notices and local incidents summary
Deacons of First Presbyterian Church schedule a Tuesday 5 PM meeting at the church. A 1953 Pontiac owned by Mrs. Donald Morris of Huntsville was lightly damaged after a collision with a panel truck driven by Dan Haney Stanford, 17, of 209 12th Ave SE. No injuries reported.
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First Presbyterian Church
Donald Morris
Huntsville
Second Ave
City Park Greenhouse
Dan Haney Stanford
12Th Ave
New Red Voices Join Chorus Of Damnation
A Moscow purge leads to fresh charges against Georgi Malenkov and an antiparty group as Khrushchev and Bulganin visit Czechoslovakia with confidence. A Leningrad official accuses Malenkov of coercing a forged signature, part of a broader condemnation linked to Stalin era purges.
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Nikolai Bulganin
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Prague
Khrushchev
Bulganin
Woman Runs Into Liquor Charge at Rural Home
Lawrence County sheriff and deputy report a 41 year old Courtland Negro woman jailed on beer charges after they spotted drunks at her home and she ran toward them with three cans of beer. She said she planned to hide the brew.
Self Reminds Public Of Postal Rate Hike
Decatur Postmaster I E Self reminds the public that special delivery letters cost 30 cents plus regular postage. He notes many locals have not heard of the increase and still send 20 cents plus normal postage, causing letters not to reach the intended recipients.
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Decatur
Self
Clinton 15 trial delayed by legal disputes
In Knoxville, attorneys and U.S. District Judge Robert L. Taylor held a prolonged conference delaying the start of the trial of segregationist John Kajpser and the Clinton 15 on criminal contempt charges. The men are accused of fomenting racial disorders at Clinton High School during integration last fall while disputed legal technicalities were debated in judge's chambers.
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Knoxville
Tenn
U.S
Robert L. Taylor
Clinton
John Kajpser
Clinton High School
Johnson forecasts Senate move on civil rights bill
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson predicted the Senate will revise the House passed civil rights measure as it moves toward a long political battle. He, the Senate Democratic leader, said he has no specific amendments in mind but noted amendments are usual for major bills.
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Washington
Lyndon_B. Johnson
D-Tex
Senate
Eisenhower
Johnson
Knowland Moves Senate to Take Up Civil Rights Bill
Sen Knowland signals historic civil rights clash by moving to bring the House passed bill to the Senate. His motion at 2 17 p m allows unlimited debate as Southern opponents vow lengthy speeches. Lyndon B Johnson predicts Senate amendment to the vicious House measure.
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Washington
Sen
Knowland
Calif
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Adventurers Reach Shemya Island After Six Day Pacific Crossing
Northwest Airlines reported two adventurers crossed the North Pacific in an amphibious jeep named the Half Safe and arrived safely at Shemya Island in the Aleutians at 8 30 p m last night.
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Seattle
North Pacific
Shemya Island
Japan
Northwest Airlines
Shemya
Aleutians
City Traffic Mishaps Twelve This Month
First eight days of a strict traffic enforcement period yield 12 accidents. Police focus on speeders and stop sign red light violations. Two arrests for driving while intoxicated over the weekend. Jerry Lanier of Huntsville forfeits a $100 bond. Robert Parker Jr of Beech Street in city jail after a $100 or 100 day sentence. Weekend totals include disorderly conduct and driving while intoxicated. July traffic record shows accidents and incidents.
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Leila Powell
Railroad St
Mattie Pearl Reece
W. Walnut St
City Recorder’s Court
Jerry Lanier
Paper St
Huntsville
Robert Parker, Jr
Beech St
Not All The Drama At Courtland Was To Be Seen On The Race Track
In Courtland yesterday the focus was in the pits not the laps as crews and drivers lived their private dramas. John Cuevas of Miami, a noted winner, blamed a voodoo doll luck charm for car trouble on the last lap while Roy Schecter celebrated a first place in the 15 lap Courtland Chase with a proudly signaling pit crew.
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Courtland
John Cuevas
Miami
Develo
Cuevas
Gainesville
Roy Schecter
Lotus
Courtland Chase
Schecter
Thief Steals $170, Narcotics From Decatur Apothecary
Thieves, believed to be armed with intent for narcotics, entered Decatur Apothecary at 248 Grant St. Saturday night and fled with about $170 in coins and bills, plus 400 narcotic tablets including dilaudid and morphine, according to druggist Fred G. Emens.
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Cullene Morgan
Decatur Apothecary
Grant St
Fred G. Emens
Emens
Coolidge Widow Grace Goodhue Coolidge Dies at 78
Grace Goodhue Coolidge the widow of Calvin Coolidge and mother of John Coolidge died at 12 50 a.m. at her Northampton Massachusetts home from heart disease and a general weakening condition. She had been hospitalized twice in the past year. Her son John was at the residence when she passed and funeral arrangements were pending with burial planned in Plymouth Vermont beside her husband and son Calvin Jr.
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Northampton
Mass
Grace Goodhue Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge
United States
Connecticut
John
Plymouth
Calvin Jr
River and Weather Update for Decatur Area
Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge measured 20.12 feet this morning with a 0.75 foot drop in 24 hours. Sea level reading 554.42. Yesterday's high 92, low 59. At 8 am today 81, 11:20 am 92. Forecast sunny and hot today. Tuesday expected sunny and hot with some clouds in the afternoon, southeasterly winds 10-15 mph. High today 95, low 66, high Tuesday 95.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
Racers Honored At Banquet Here
A banquet at Decatur High School cafeteria honored Courtland Sports Car Races participants. About 135 attendees heard master of ceremonies Chuck Saffell credit racing effort, with trophies awarded as rewards. Costs for tires and repairs ranged from 200 to 400 dollars per racer.
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Courtland Sports
Chuck Saffell
Huntsville
Decatur High School
Upland Cotton Acreage Falls 15 Percent From 1955
Washington reports that upland cotton in cultivation on July 1 totaled 14,224,000 acres, down 15 percent from last year. Without production forecasts, at average yields the acreage could yield about 11,380,000 bales. 1956 acreage compares with 16,833,000 in 1955 and a 10-year average of 22,743,000. Last year produced 13,310,000 bales versus a 10-year average of 13,098,000.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
History making race trial opens today in Knoxville
The trial in Knoxville concerns Clinton and segregationist John Kasper, marking a major test of federal power to enforce school desegregation and a probe into white juror attitudes in civil rights cases. Lawyers, officials, and press gather as U S District Court faces limits of federal authority and states rights in the era.
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Knoxville
Relman Morin
Tenn
Clinton
John Kasper
Supreme Court
U.S. District Court
Ross Barpett
Jackson
Miss
Senate moves to battle over Eisenhower civil rights program
The Senate girds for a long fight as Western and Southern members prepare to challenge President Eisenhower's civil rights plan after the House passed it. Senate Republican Leader Knowland aims to vote on his motion soon, with debate possibly delaying adjournment until mid September. Senator Ervin counters that action should wait until the bill's contents are clarified.
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Senate
Eisenhower
House
Knowland
California
Congress
Sen
Ervin
D-Nc
Dixie Forces
Alabama Holds Holiday Traffic Toll To Six
Public Safety Director Bill Lyerly said courteous driving helped Alabama post a strong traffic safety period over the 102 hour Fourth of July holiday with six highway fatalities. He noted 175000 courtesy checks by Highway Patrol and praised media cooperation for a safety drive.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Bill Lyerly
Lyerly
Decatur Mayor McRae resigns to join Alabama State Docks
Mayor Knox L McRae announced his resignation effective 8 a m to become director of the Alabama State Docks After the attorney general ruled he could not hold both posts Roy Odom will act as mayor until a new one is sworn in Council members are set to fill key roles and call a special meeting to confirm successors The move comes as McRae said the Decatur job was too large to continue while serving as a state official
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Decatur
Knox L. McRae
Roy Odom
McRae
John Patterson
Odom
C. E. Poole
Poole
Rutledge Thomas
Charles Harvey
Johnnie Aycock
Mobile
Holiday Violence Toll Tops Seven Hundred Fifty
During the long Independence Day holiday period at least 727 people were killed in various incidents. Traffic crashes accounted for 423 deaths, drownings 205, and 99 in other accidents. Ned Dearborn of the National Safety Council commented on the lower traffic toll.
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Associated Press
Ned HH. Dearborn
National Safety Council
Local Man Faces Transporting Whiskey Charge in Decatur
Willie Kingston 37 of E Cherry St was jailed after posting 750 bond for transporting whiskey. He drove a 1948 Chevrolet pickup with 45 gallons of Wildcat whiskey when deputies Hyde and Childers arrested him at Ferry and Church Streets. Kingston to stand trial in the next circuit court term.
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