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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1955
Page
2
NAACP officials vow to challenge Georgia moves to revoke teaching licenses of members or affiliated individuals. Attorney General Eugene Cook proposes sanctions for NAACP ties, prompting NAACP leaders to defend members and plan legal response if any teacher is harmed.
A House subcommittee rider threatens to require notice before abandoning defense activities, with veto power for Congress if an enterprise involves ship building or munition making. Support comes from lawmakers wary of federal jobs, while the administration argues for privatizing government business. Mundt criticizes the president while Sikes condemns the action as unconstitutional.
Mrs. Blankenship 58 died Wednesday at 4 05 p m at her residence. Funeral services are to be at Mt Church on Decatur Highway with the Rev Vines officiating and interment in Mt Zion Cemetery. Survived by husband Homer daughter Minnie Jo and five brothers Clinton Fay Elmer Conte Rutherford.
SYLACAUGA Alabama Work on a new water works lake near here has been delayed while anthropologists dig through the ruins of an Indian village unearthed by a bulldozer. Authorities believe the village existed about the time that colonial settlers arrived in the area.
Daily showtimes list films at UN Ae ROXY SUNSET and Athens venues. Princess Track features Mitchum and Wright with 1:00 3:00 5:00 7:00 9:00 times. Cry Vengeance stars Stevens and Hyer with multiple late-evening showings. A Star Is Born with Judy Garland and James Mason plays at 7:30.
Mrs John Edwards Evelyn Kathryn Willie Fred and Ray Edwards of Hartselle return from a vacation to Arizona visiting relatives in Sells Purdon Kerrville and Mexico. Cpl C C Black Martin and Mrs Martin of Fort Benning announce birth of John David at Fort Benning Army Hospital July 11. Grandparents and great grandparents listed from Huntsville Arlington Decatur Decatur and other Texas locations.
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, leaving Washington, said Western Allies appear to see eye to eye on likely Geneva Conference topics. He noted unity among Eisenhower Eden Faure and Bulganin as they prepare to meet in Geneva.
HARTSELLE Morgan County High School will get a new tornado type steel link football fence this fall. The Realock Co of Birmingham Alabama bid the project and was selected as the lowest of several bids. Fence Builders Club backed fundraising including a benefit game a home talent show and a Fourth of July event. About 2878 dollars cover the fence with lighting upgrades still needed.
Dorothy Cook admitted at St Hospital 1601 Magnolia. Lawrence County Hospital lists dismissals including Mrs Robert Proctor Moulton Mrs William Cagle and infant daughter Houston Jean Hall daughter of Coy Halls Moulton 2 Master Coy Melvin Hall Moulton Walter B Curry Moulton Mrs Virginia Martin Moulton Leonard Stewart Leighton 1 Cathy Sue Freeman Grayson Pinkney Freeman family Mrs Fred Christy Moulton 4 Mrs Carlos Hagood Moulton Mrs James Turner Moulton Mrs Guy Flemmings Leighton 2 Mrs Lennear Sutton Town Creek 1.
A list of names and addresses including Mrs S O Garrison 1401 Magnolia Miss Aline Norris Falkville Mrs R E Catlett 213 NE Cherry St F D Peebles 614 Gordon Drive Miss Jean Kirby Danville Mrs Carl Zills Decatur Miss Margaret Day 1213 19th Ave SE Little Bobby Ransom Hartselle Mrs Robert Johnson and infant daughter Athens Mrs Ward Preuit Moulton Hartselle.
Journal fragment notes J S Shikles of Vinemont Tom Helton of Atlanta and F Harvel of sixth Avenue Japan involved in a 1954 coal trade worth nearly three million tons of U S coal. It also mentions lichens growing on solid stone dissolving it with powerful acids.
Earth-moving machines uncovered an Indian grave earlier this month triggering news about Columbus discovering America. Local officials caution over historical interpretation as archaeologists assess the find and its link to early exploration.
Mrs. Lucille S. Miller, 45, convicted on 18 counts for advising young men to evade the draft in Brattleboro Vermont. Judge Ernest W. Gibson scheduled sentencing for August 8 with appeals planned. The trial lasted a little over an hour after a three day proceedings with Miller as sole defense witness.
In an interview, a sponsor defended a workable bill as Senate Republicans weigh options after a committee action. Bridges noted the committee took no action while considering an enlistment bonus. Republicans debate dropping the bonus and reworking youth volunteer provisions for 17 to 20 year olds.
Nineteen Richmond Democrats for Eisenhower received invitations to the White House as part of political outreach. The Richmond News Leader reports the event and the attendees.
Junior Hill of First Baptist Church Hartselle will lead a Youth Revival at West Hartselle Baptist Church July 14 to 17. He is a former Organ County High School football player who answered the pastor's call to preach in spring. Prayer starts 7 15 p.m. and song 7 30 p.m. Trustees John son will lead music. church youth run the services through Sunday.
Committee plans a flat 6 percent income tax for individuals and corporations, with pay as you go withholding and a nondeductible federal credit, plus new taxes on hotels and cigarettes. They propose eliminating about a dozen exemptions and aim to raise revenues from admissions to pools and public venues, milk and textbooks, and other items.
Services for Allen Lee Cole 71 of Vinemont 3 are set for Friday at 2 p.m. at Mt. Vernon Church with Dan Dutton officiating. Cole died Wednesday at 4:07 p.m. at his home. Survivors include his wife Laura, two sons Louis B. Cole and Ottis Cole, two daughters Ara Bates and Christine Maddox, two brothers W. B. Cole and B. R. Cole, and two sisters Flora Braswell and Lola McEwen. Interment will follow in the adjoining cemetery.
Coleman Wortham Jr invites the President to Virginia to see a famed duck hunting marsh. The President asks if he must pass through Richmond and recalls being hustled past dignitaries. A platform collapse during a 1952 campaign stop is blamed on a Republican platform while a party member jokes about it.
Knoxville executives led by C. C. Bowden and C. S. LaRue arrived with a delegation including J. L. Cain and W. E. Hasse as Sterchi officials. Visiting managers came from Huntsville Florence Fayetteville Columbia and other cities while local Sterchi managers touted the enlarged Decatur store as proof of growth and confidence in the area.
A funeral service arrangement is to be directed by Moss Service Funeral Home as part of the obituary or memorial notices in the readable segment. The note confirms the chosen funeral home and continues the public notice of services.
PANMUNJOM Korea The Communists accept a plan to reduce Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission teams from ten to six and halve personnel per team. Current setup has five teams in each Korea with 10 to 12 members. Lt Gen Lee Sang Cho submitted the acceptance statement. UN Command reserved judgment and will revisit Saturday. Two teams to be withdrawn from South Korea at Kangnung and Kunsan and two from North Korea at Hungnam.
A majority report cites Army officials including John G. Adams and McCarthy as failing to block the honorable discharge of Ernest Peress on Feb 2 1954. The findings list 48 handling errors, note procedural changes, and fault generals and officers for missteps in the case.
The New York market moved lower with most sectors easing, steel, motor, chemical, railroad, oil, airline and building stock trends mixed. The Associated Press average of 60 stocks fell 1.80 to 173.40 after yesterday’s losses and a weak early advance.
North Georgia markets show firm activity with farm and plant sales. Prices advance modestly across broilers or fryers 2% to 34 pounds as demand remains moderate and heavier weights scarce. Early trade lists varied outcomes across farms and plants with regional trading updates through Thursday.
AP notes adequate eggs market and fair demand in Birmingham with prices paid around 1.0 in the morning report. Volume and quality data appear mixed with standard grading 35-38 and some fluctuation through the morning hours ending 10:30 a.m. Thursday.
Cattle receipts around 608 head with calves vealers and feeders showing varied quotes. No. 1 and 3 heavy weights 18.00 dollars with rounds 17.75 to 18.00. feeders and mid grades mixed. Sheep and lambs around 500 head with bulk prices 19.00 to 20.00 and culls 10.00 to 18.00.
A son to Mr. and Mrs. Ward Preuit at Decatur General Hospital Wednesday. A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Benson at Bough Wiley Clinic this morning. A son to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Mayfield at Lawrence County Hospital July 8. A son to Mr. and Mrs. Lenard Oliver at Lawrence County Hospital July 8. A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Guy Flemmings at Lawrence County Hospital July 10. A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. William Cagle at Lawrence County Hospital July 10. A son to Mr. and Mrs. James Turner at Lawrence County Hospital Monday. A son to Mr. and Mrs. Lennear Sutton at Lawrence County Hospital Tuesday.
Alabama health report lists nine new polio cases last week with four in Jefferson, one each in Colbert Cullman Etowah Pickens and Walker counties. Walker County case was paralytic and fatal. six non paralytic cases. two unreported. State total for 1955 reaches 62 cases.
Workers on the final assembly line at Studebaker-Packard in South Bend walked off in a 75 to 100 man protest over seniority. Plant officials conferred with CIO United Auto Workers to settle the bumping system dispute that halts production of Studebaker cars.
In Plainview Texas residents quip about their “food city” with Chief Hoyt Cur Ty describing the place as serving only sandwiches and earning the moniker Jailburgers in a lighthearted exchange.
Memphis Mayor Frank Tobey and T. H. Allen defend the city’s decision to build its own 100 million dollar power plant amid criticism from East Arkansas forces who accuse officials of acting to avoid TVA. A 3 p.m. press meeting outlines facts of life. a public meeting is planned next week to explain the municipal plant.
A boynapper Moss forced Ringo to strip and ride in a car trunk near Anniston en route to Alexandria, while Moss threatened to kill him. The boys vanished after a hike and a search began. A ransom demand of 8,000 dollars was placed to the mother.
The death of 55 year old George Allen LeMay, once of Athens, was ruled undetermined by an inquest in Chicago. His body was recovered from the Chicago River July 1 after about six weeks in the water. LeMay had worked for an electrical firm in Chicago and previously lived with a sister in Athens. Deputy Coroner L J Nadherny noted no evidence indicating accident or not and a friend recalled a supper with LeMay shortly before the body was found.
A mixed old classified line offers Irish potatoes collard and tomato plants bulk seed and fertilizer with delivery via the Checkerboard Feed and Seed Store on Moulton Street. Also listed are several rental options including a 4 room country house near Decatur 25 dollars monthly and various 3 and 4 room apartments with features and contact numbers.
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