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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1955
Page
2
A 15 hour riot at Wyoming State Penitentiary ended after Gov. Milward L. Simpson met with convict spokesmen. The governor ordered two guards discharged and pledged a full investigation with no general reprisal. About 75 prisoners seized three guards, then released the hostages.
Soviet sources say Moscow backs a ten year program to widen free trade with the West and help develop backward regions. Reda may attend a world economic conference to outline details. Western trade with the Communist bloc focuses on goods and raw materials. U S officials consider selling agricultural surpluses like butter and wheat.
Placement officials report a petition with 32 Negro patrons of the schools urging compliance with the Supreme Court ruling. Len Engelhardt says similar petitions will be filed in Alabama counties under the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People sponsorship. He warns the group ignores there are many ways to kill. The first moves will occur next week referencing the Legislature's placement bill.
A Greensboro railway official spoke to a civic club about air cars and window issues. He denied air conditioning bans and said air car redesigns would allow opening and closing windows. He urged men for a new business program and invited applicants July 19 at Lyons Hotel.
A hospital notice lists dismissals and admissions for multiple individuals with street addresses. Named persons include Sam Malone, Mrs. R. O. Carter, Charles Poole, Josephine Puckett, Harold Hill, Mrs. Joe F. Hollenbeck, Mrs. Cecil B. Hutto, Little Darlene Keenum, and Mrs. Ernest Stewart, with respective residences such as Woodland, Town Creek, College Street, Hartselle, 12th Avenue SW, 6th Avenue SE, Canal Street, and Courtland. The text appears as a brief hospital roster of recent patient movements.
A compact feature reflecting intimate glimpses into the local advertising community. It highlights personalities, daily routines, and small moments shaping neighborhood business life with a warm, observant tone.
J B Joiner and Mr and Mrs W H Blake spent the weekend in Atlanta with their brother A H Joiner who is improving after a three month illness. Phillip Kyle and family left for a Florida vacation. Decatur Music Club members attended the Church Music Workshop at the University of Alabama with sessions and a reception. Various families from South Pittsburg Hartselle Roanoke Chattanooga and San Antonio visited at the Blake Thompson residence and at the Nelson home on 6th Ave SW.
The Athens Limestone Hospital notice lists Edward Hardaway and Mrs Sophie Bauer, both of Athens. The brief item documents names connected to the facility in a local public notice context.
Mrs. Leon Nelson and infant daughter Somerville. Mrs. Claude Narmore and infant daughter Decatur. George T. Woodruff, Hartselle.
A list from Decatur General Hospital includes patient and guardian names with street addresses. Entries mention Mrs. Johnny Steenson, Mrs. Victoria Hurst, J. R. Smith, Mrs. E. B. Randolph, and others, plus admissions such as Little Linda Kay Johnson and Miss Eva Sowell. Additional names include Howard Norwood and William J. McSpadden among several others.
Mrs Georgia A Willingham died Sunday at her Decatur 3 home. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Brandon Town Church Huntsville with Reynolds directing. She is survived by husband Charlie a daughter Miss Harthy Willingham and three sons Willie B Earl and Sam Willingham all of Decatur 3.
In 1940, fifteen point three percent of Americans aged eighteen to twenty one attended college, compared with twenty four percent in 1953.
The President bids for German unification with safeguards for Soviet security, urges end to iron curtains and subversion, and calls for disarmament limits and atomic peaceful uses. Eden Faure push for security pacts and demilitarized zones accompany Western proposals.
The Associated Press reports Alabama began 1955 with a safety milestone as no fatalities were recorded by Sunday midnight after a 54 hour period from Friday 6 p.m. to Saturday midnight. Thousands of motorists traveled highways seeking relief from heat.
A 1941 Pontiac driven by Mrs Thelma Fairbanks collided with a 1950 G M C dump truck at the Moulton Street Memorial Drive NW intersection about 11 45 a m. Six children ages 11 years to 16 months and the mother escaped injury. The truck was driven by Paul C Hubbard and owned by Holland Woodard Gravel Stone Co. Lt Pack Self investigated. The average American family uses 788 tin cans a year.
Police report two traffic mishaps yesterday. Ralph W. Lewis drove a 1949 Dodge that struck a 1953 Chevrolet at the 11th Street 10th Avenue SE intersection while swerving to avoid a dog. damages were front end of the Dodge and rear bumper and trunk of the Chevrolet. Separate collision at Molton Street and 2nd Avenue involved a 1955 Chevrolet and a 1951 Chevrolet with bumper damage on both vehicles. Martin and Landers investigated both incidents.
Funeral services were set for 2 p.m. at Hebron Church of Christ with burial in Hebron cemetery at Gober. Turner’s survivors include his wife Eula, daughter Pauline Flack, father W. F. Turner, sisters Ethel Dinsmore and Lizzie Hyatt, brother Omer Turner, and six grandchildren.
A daughter to Mr. and Mrs Floyd Beddingfield Athens 8 at Roe Hospital Saturday A daughter to Mr and Mrs D H Davis Decatur 2 at Baugh Wiley Clinic Sunday A son to Mr and Mrs Ernest Stewart 7018 Canal St at Bank St Hospital Sunday A daughter to Mr and Mrs E H Ewell Hartseller at Decatur General Hospital today A son to Mr and Mrs Gene Loggins 1633 Jackson St at Decatur General Hospital today
Funeral arrangements for William Allred of Decatur will be announced later by Brown Funeral Home. The 56 year old man died this morning at 11 after suffering a heart attack at Bank Street Hospital shortly after admission.
Mrs Mary E Cole man district Home Demonstration agent was guest at Antioch Home Demonstration Club Limestone County for July meeting at Mrs Sherman Marsh home. Demonstration on Ten Steps To Good Jelly and other talks covered farm serenity keeping baby happy in a play pen. Plans made for Montesano Park picnic Aug 9 with 9:30 a.m. park shelter meeting and lunch.
Marion Blackwell, 58, was released from Morgan County jail on a $500 bond for violating prohibition laws. Sheriff Jimmie Collier’s deputies raided his North Bank Street home last night and found four pints of bonded whiskey under a table near the door. James T. Bain, 33, was also arrested at Blackwell’s house on a VPS charge and admitted about a third of a pint of whiskey found there. Bain pleaded guilty and was fined.
Funeral services for Lester Looney Conner 34 of Courtland will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Town of Injuries from a head on collision in Wanatah Indiana Saturday night. Interment in Blackground Cemetery with Masonic rites at the grave. Survived by wife daughter son mother and four sisters. Pallbearers listed.
Market items show cotton, corn, and milk prices with declines in milling wheat and oats. In New York trading, motors led gains with General Motors and Chrysler up about a point while Steels sagged. U S Steel and Du Pont moved, and the AP average rose to 174.30 as early trading followed a higher week trend.
Auburn researchers lead an extensive next year control program while Morgan Limestone Lawrence and Cullman agents report on boll weevil presence corn borer and general crops. Infestation remains light this year with weevils and bollworms noted in several counties and plans for catch crops and targeted poisoning discussed.
Two men face charges in the death of 41 year old divorcee Estele Lively found dying beside the Birmingham Jasper Highway after July 3. Deputy Sheriff Tom Ellison said Billy Peebles 27 admitted striking her hours before discovery and she died July 4 in a Birmingham hospital. Also charged is Billy Peebles father.
AP reports North Alabama shows steady live offerings with short supplies and rising prices up to 40 cents. Broilers and fryers range 24 to 34 percent pounds with deliveries to plants around 26 to 27 cents. North Georgia at 10 a.m. shows broilers or fryers 2 to 3 percent pounds on farms about 25 to 26 cents, and fob plant 37 to 27 cents.
In Birmingham the egg market remains about steady with supplies adequate and demand steady to good. Wholesale prices quoted steady at a premium level for standard sizes and pullets with minimal changes noted as of 10:30 a.m. local time.
In Nashville market reports cattle priced around 1700 head with low point bids near 17.00 for heifers and utilities 10.00-12.50. Hogs around 1000 head 180-240 lb for butchers at 17.00-17.50 with other weights 17.25-17.50. Lambs 19.00-20.00 with early spring lambs noted.
The New York cotton futures market moved slowly as traders waited for clearer cues. Prices hovered near last levels with tentative activity and little notable volatility amid thin trading volume and mixed early data.
Jacqueline Auriol daughter in law of a former French president officially becomes the fastest woman after reaching 1151 kilometers per hour in a Mystere IV jet on May 31. The federation notes a July 30 flight was not enough to register a second record and that a prior mark by Jacqueline Cochran stood at 1087.063 kilometers per hour. Women must now compete with men to set a new record.
All but one of yesterday’s known dead were Moroccans. An 18 year old Spanish youth died in the Old Medina. In other city areas Moroccans felled trees and poles, set fires to stores schools and factories and fired at about 16 000 police and soldiers on patrol.
The article notes the Chinese people warmly welcome the holding of the conference of the heads of government of the four big powers, marking a significant moment in international diplomacy. The piece appears as a continuation from Peiping on the page.
Funeral services for Mrs. Janie Elizabeth Strange aged 65 were held today at 3 p.m. at Pryor's Chapel with Rev. Dick Little officiating. She died Sunday at 3 p.m. at her Tanner 1 home. Interment was planned at Antioch Cemetery, with McConnell Service Funeral Home directing. Survivors include two sons Willie Strange of Egypt Mississippi Buford Strange of Huntsville Mississippi two daughters Dena Watkins of Collinwood Tennessee Reba Long of Huntsville Mississippi and Bessie Strange of Tanner two brothers Harb and John Bolton and two sisters Tiny Woodward of Goodsprings Tennessee and Mary Kyle.
The article notes about 1,000 accidental electrocutions yearly in the United States, equating to seven per million people, a drop from nine per million 25 years ago.
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