Glimpses About Your Community and Mine
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1955
Page
1
Local families plan visits and church events this week
Mr and Mrs Calvin Gay and Carson travel to the Smokies while Mrs Irma Milam and Mrs Irene Powell return from Hot Springs Ark Miss Mary Frances Matthews visits her ill mother at 413 5th Ave SW The Nichols Circle hosts an ice cream supper on the church lawn tonight at 6 with homemade desserts The Rev Otis Kirby preaches at Addingtons Chapel on the Bremen Circuit Sunday at 11 am lunch at noon and a quarterly conference in the afternoon North Alabama church members return from a Long Beach Panama City trip and a city electric outage is announced for 15 minutes Saturday morning between 2nd Ave SE and 6th Ave SE and Moulton and Jackson Sts
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nichols
Ninth Street Methodist Church
Mary Frances Matthews
Atlanta, Ga
A. L. Matthews
5Th Ave
Otis Kirby
Decatur
North Alabama
The
Methodist Church
Addington’s
Bremen
Elkmont Cir
City Electric Department
2Nd Ave
6Th Ave
Moulton and
Jackson Sts
Dulles Opposes AU Proposal in Congress
Secretary of State Dulles declares opposition to a Kefauver backed resolution seeking a convention to consider an Atlantic Union. In a letter to Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair George he argues an invitation could imply acceptance of the idea. See DULLES on Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dulles
Congress
Eisenhower
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sen. Kefauver
D-Tenn
Committee
George
D-Ga
Plans Approved For Artificial Earth Satellite
President Eisenhower endorsed plans for an unmanned artificial satellite to orbit 200 300 miles above Earth at 18000 mph. The project aims to launch by 1957 or 1958, with cooperative international access and instruments to study the upper atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Russia
Earth
Coburn Faces Burglary Charges in Morgan County
Buddy Clayton Coburn, 22, jailed in Morgan County on three burglary counts, plus a related bond on Carl Owens, a 26-year-old Decatur resident, after police link Coburn to a series of break-ins. Owens admitted taking part in a Pepsi Cola plant burglary in Decatur Tuesday night. Coburn reportedly confessed to thefts including a 1955 Chevrolet from Sates Chevrolet in Moulton July 12 and multiple robberies at Blackwood’s Grocery, McCullough’s Shell Service Station, Peek Olds place, Gregg Lincoln Mercury, Slate’s Market, Market Basket Grocery, and an attempted break-in at Na Grocery. He also admitted taking gasoline to aid the stolen vehicle, which was recovered in Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buddy Clayton Coburn
Morgan County
Lawrence County
Decatur
Carl Owens
Pepsi Cola
J. B. Whitmire
Coburn
Tly
Moulton
Whitmire
Blackwood
McCullough
Shell
Peek Oldsmobile
Gregg Lincoln
Mercury Place
Slate’s Market
Market Basket
Na_ Grocery
White Wiltaire
Legislature orders study of Alabama tax structure
Montgomery lawmakers adopt a resolution to commission a major study of Alabama's entire tax system before the 1957 session. The Senate anticipates sharp fights over two pending bills including one aimed at the Folsom administration. In San Francisco, Judge Louis E. Goodman ruled Harry Bridges was not a Communist, finding the government's case unconvincing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Alabama
Senate
Folsom
San Francisco
Louis E. Goodman
Harry Bridges
Bridges
Goodman
Rural NAACP license fee bill clears legislature
A previously unnoticed bill imposing a heavy license fee on the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Wilcox County cleared the Legislature and moved to the governor for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Wilcox County
Miss Betty Gentry Crowned Lawrence County Maid of Cotton
A Florence State Teachers College student Miss Betty Gentry was crowned 1955 Lawrence County Maid of Cotton at Lawrence County High School. Alternate Ruth Grimes from Town Creek named 1954 alternate. Contest judged by local farm bureau affiliates with several local contestants photos and sponsor details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Lawrence County
Bettye Ann Gentry
Gentry
Florence State Teachers College
Otis L. Gentry
Wynelle Gillespie
Annie Ruth Sanderson
Ruth Grimes
Jackie Bostick
Miss Gentry
Ruby Sandlin
Birmingham
Miss Bettry
Lawrence County High School
Glee Club
M” Club
Gentry-Terry Chevrolet Company
Lawrence County Farm Bureau
Raymond Jones
National Cotton Council
H. A. Ponder
Franklin County
H. W. Warren
Frances Parson
Russellville
Town Creek
Town Creek Farmers Club
Grimes
Hazlewood High School
Miss Gillespie
H. C. Gillespie
Gray's Fashionwear
Decatur
Farm Bureau Insurance Company
Lawrence and Dance
Miss Sanderson
Chemstrand Corporation
Langtown Home Demonstration Club
Archie L. Lang
Tempest in Toy Shop in Geneva Gift Shopping
President Eisenhower bought toys in Geneva for his grandchildren drawing mixed reactions from U S doll makers. Eric Kahn of Schuco Toy Co New York notes American toy industry backs the president's purchases while David Rosenstein head of the National Association of Doll Manufacturers calls the spotlight on foreign dolls a concern. Kahn apologizes for a member who objected and praises the act of buying a child’s setting as a contribution to world understanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Geneva
Eric Kahn
Schuco Toy Co
New York
David Rosenstein
National Assn
Kahn
Congress Rushes to End On Time
Congress hurried to conclude the 84th session as leaders aimed to wind up by tomorrow night. After a bitterly disputed natural gas bill, both chambers agreed to quicken action on minor bills and major items before adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
House
Sen. Clements
D-Ky
Senate
State Lawmakers Hoping For Break
Alabama lawmakers return to a heated session amid a month of controversial bills. Key measures stalled include the so called unfair sales bill and a bid to curb NAACP fundraising. committees postponed votes delaying action as debate over taxes on soft drinks drew opposition from small firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Judiciary Committee
Move Underway To Brand Union As Commie Dominated
The 1954 law is being used to brand the Independent International Union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers as under Communist domination. Atty. Gen. Brownell filed the charge with the Subversive Activities Control Board in Denver. The union denies the charge and will defend itself in hearings and possibly court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Atty
Gen. Brownell
Independent
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter
Denver
Subversive Activities Control Board
SACB
Morse and Butler press Talbott fire as 1956 lever
President Eisenhower will decide if Secretary Talbott violated ethics after the Senate investigation into his outside business ties. Senator Morse and Democratic chairman Paul M. Butler demand ouster, arguing Talbott’s acts corrupt the administration. The transcript has been sent to the President, with timing on his read-through undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Air Force
Talbott
Senate
James C. Hagerty
Sen
Morse
D-Ore
Paul M. Butler
New York
Paul B. Mulligan & Co
Lateen
Bulgaria Promises Partial Pay for Israel Airliner Downing
An Israeli Foreign Office spokesman said Bulgaria promised to pay compensation for the Israeli airliner shot down over Bulgarian airspace. Fifty-eight people died, including 12 Americans. Bulgaria limited access for Israeli investigators but Baruch Nir could observe the crash site. Bulgaria said a special commission would investigate the incident and expressed profound regret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Israeli Foreign Office
Bulgaria
Sofia
Greece
Baruch Nir
Europe
Israel
Answer Worth 425 Clams Details Jackpot Clues
A puzzle note explains a lottery style prize where today’s winner nets 425 dollars and the pot increases by 25 each week without a winner. If there is a winner, next week’s pot starts at 25 dollars. otherwise it rolls to 450 dollars. The page references Bonanzagram page 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonanzagram
Word Choice and Payment Constraints Shape a Storyline
The excerpt argues for precise usage of staff versus supplies and emphasizes no chance to pay now as the correct phrase. It also notes that the husband is a clerk, not a staff member, and mentions the wife’s two week vacation affecting the plot as readers are directed to Page 3 for detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Committee Near Milk Agreement In Alabama
A legislative study committee neared agreement on a dairy plan to freeze milk prices at current levels in Alabama. The tentative accord called for a voluntary pledge by distributors to limit out of state milk, a bill to license and regulate out of state producers, and a statewide uniform milk inspection formula. Small county producers complained of being frozen out by Birmingham distributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
State Milk Control Board
Alabama
Birmingham
Weather and River Report for Decatur Area
Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning 21.02 with a 24 hour rise of 27. Sea level reading 555.32. High Thursday 97 at 4 pm. Morning 8 o clock 79, 11 am 91. This morning 5 o clock 75. TVA substation rainfall .03 inches at 8. Forecast partly cloudy hot and humid. high today 96.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Also Mentioned on This Page
Calvin Gay
Carson
Robert Gilbert
Peggy
the Smokies
Irma Milam
Irene Powell
Hot Springs
Ark
Oval Sanders
Patseaindiee
Nancy Blackwell
Long Beach
Panama City
Suckley
Bis
Miss Betty
Lawrence Co
Lke
Tempest
U. S
Miss Ann Johnson
6Th Ave. S.E
Judiciary Committee
Judiciary Group
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Senate Banking Committee
Anniston
Guy Sparks
William Clark
Mobile
House Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Aubrey Dominick
Tuscaloosa
Doc Watson
Troy
Watson
Union
Commie
Butler
By Ken Reynolds
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