Labor Union Promises Buyers Guide Focus Only
The Decatur Central Labor Union says it sponsors no labor publications besides a Buyers Guide and plans to recruit local merchants for ad space. Thirteen Eva Future Farmers members return from a Daytona Beach trip via two cars with stops in Alabama and Florida. A reunion is planned in Dallas as Miss Suzanne Shelton, Delta C&S stewardess, flies from Atlanta to meet her brother Lt. Barrett C. Shelton Jr. at Waco. A Pleasant Valley Baptist revival runs daily from 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. through August 7 led by Rev. Charles Mitchell and evangelist Rev. F. C. Parker with Billy Wallace as song leader. Mrs. Ryan Dinsmore and the Dinsmore family visit Pasadena and Los Angeles en route home via Grand Canyon, Denver, Abilene, and Wichita Falls. Goodyear Decatur Mills hosts Sam A. Steere from Goodyear corporate textile operations on Saturday. Six new benches arrive at Morgan County Courthouse and are installed on two floors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Central Labor Union
Merchants and Industries
Leonard Nelson
Dallas
Texas
Suzanne Shelton
Delta-C&s Air Lines
Atlanta
Barrett C. Shelton, Jr
Air Force
Waco
Pleasant Valley Baptist Church
Charles Mitchell
F. C. Parker
Billy Wallace
Ryan Dinsmore
Marvin Dinsmore
Pasadena
Los Angeles
Calif
Grand Canyon
Denver
Colo
Abilene
Wichita Falls
Tex
Sharp Named To Succeed Lewis
Washington July 3 a Senate panel received assurances that Air Force secretary Harold Sharp would avoid private business conflicts as he was named to succeed Roger Lewis as assistant secretary. President Eisenhower awaited a decision on Talbott while pressure mounted for him to leave his outside interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harold E. Talbott
Eisenhower
Senate
Air Force
Sharp
Roger Lewis
Talbott
Labor Day Parade Plans In Decatur With Multiple Bands
President Will Talk To Labor Carl Griffin of the Alabama State Federation of Labor will address a Labor Day gathering in Decatur. Leonard Nelson of the Decatur Central Labor Union announced plans for the parade four bands and a beauty contest. Bands include Decatur high Lakeside Culman county Colbert county. Other speakers include Rep Hawkins of Gadsden and a St Bernard College speaker. Venue undecided between Delano Park and the Coliseum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Griffin
Alabama State Federation of Labor
Leonard Nelson
Decatur Central Labor Union
Nelson
Decatur High School
Lakeside High School
Culman County High School
Colbert County High School
Leighton
Rep. Hawkins
Gadsden
St. Bernard College
Cullman
Delano Park
Coliseum
U S Demands Bulgaria Pay Prompt Compensation
The United States demands prompt and adequate compensation for the loss of 12 Americans in the Israeli airliner shootdown by Bulgarian troops last Wednesday. It also calls for steps to prevent a recurrence and punishment for those responsible in the 58 deaths. A note was sent to the U S Embassy in Berne, Switzerland, which represents U S interests in Bulgaria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Bulgaria
State Department
Henry Suydam
U. S
Berne
Switzerland
Suydam
U.S
Republicans Claim Peak of Prosperity Under Eisenhower
The Republican National Committee released Straight from the Shoulder claiming the greatest peak of prosperity in U S history under Eisenhower. It praised booming conditions and urged an overwhelming 1956 vote for the president while noting farm prices fell 2 percent mid-July, yet farm balances remained solid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Republican National Committee
Eisenhower
GOP
Sen. Sparkman
D-Ala
Geneva
Sen. George
Republican Committee
Benson
Three Dead In State Accidents
The Associated Press reports at least three people died in Alabama incidents this weekend. Air Force student pilots Second Lts. Robert L. Blount and Raymond C. Ellis were killed when their trainer crashed near Selma on Friday. A one year old boy, Bradley Cook, was crushed when his father backed over him in Dothan Saturday. Another fatality, James Z. Deshazo, 48, of Dothan occurred in a highway crash Friday afternoon near Tampa Creek Bridge on U S Highway 84.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Alabama
Air Force
Robert L. Blount
Carlsbad
N.M
Raymond C. Ellis
Boise
Idaho
Sardis
Selma Air Force Base
Craig Public Information Office
Dothan
Bradley Cook
Jack Cook
James Z. Deshazo
Pa- Sentacies
Camp Rucker
Tampa Creek
U.S. Highway 84
Showdown on School Segregation Faces Resistance Nationwide
As a new term nears, white groups in the South mobilize to resist the Supreme Court ban on racial segregation in public schools. In Mississippi and Texas citizens councils plan strategy, while Alabama lawmakers send measures to Gov. Folsom to dodge the ruling. Georgia officials set conferences with local boards, and the NAACP intensifies petitions for immediate integration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
South
Citizens Councils
Mississippi
Texas
U.S. Supreme Court
Alabama
James Folsom
Georgia
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Supreme Court
Texas U. S
R.ewing Thomason
Allan Shivers
Mississippi White Citizens Council
Jackson
Ellis Wright
Vicksburg
Natchez
Clarksdale
Atty
J. P. Coleman
Eugene Cook
Marvin Griffin
State Board of Education
Education Board
George P. Whitman Jr
Atlanta
James S. Peters
Manchester
Cook
M. D. Collins
Mystery Attack Strikes Buenos Aires Church Guard
Federal policeman Juan Lino Barrionuevo was shot dead while guarding a Roman Catholic church in Buenos Aires in a pre-dawn attack amid disclosures about a Communist physician's death in Rosario. Two suspects in a black sedan approached with headlights off as authorities review revolt fallout from June 16 under Peron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Summerlin
Buenos Aires
Rosario
Juan D. Peron
Juan Lino Barrioneuvo
Raul Enrique Ferrin
Barrionuevo
Weather and River Readings With Weekend Forecast
Morning 21.05, river rise 0.03 in 24 hours, sea level 555.32. High Saturday 89 at 3 PM. 8 AM 80, 11 AM 84, 5 AM 78. Partly cloudy warm humid tonight through Sunday with scattered thundershowers. high today 92.
Government Applies Brakes Gentle To Housing Boom
The United States tighten credit terms for home purchases to curb inflation risk with higher down payments and shorter loan terms. FHA and VA raise minimum cash payments by 2 percent and cut maximum repayment from 30 to 25 years, effective immediately. The changes aim to shield GI buyers and the housing market from rising prices and excessive debt, with non retroactive coverage for existing VA appraisals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Housing Administration
Veterans Administration
Albert M. Cole
Cole
FHA
Ne Committee
Transportation Strike Closes Birmingham Steel Plants
A strike by 100 United Steelworkers conductors shuts down U.S. Steel’s Fairfield and Ensley plants in Birmingham, idling about 25,000 workers. Pickets blocked entry, causing an orderly shutdown while night crews managed furnaces. The dispute centers on wage demands from $2.34 to $3.25 an hour with no immediate settlement in sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
U.S
Big Fairfield
Ensley
United Steelworkers of American
CSO
Arthur W. Wiebel
TCI
U.S. Steel
Fairfield
South
Wiebel
Congress Fails In Finish Drive
Congress failed to wind up its 1955 session and plans to reconvene Monday to push remaining business. The House approved a one dollar minimum wage for interstate commerce, sending the bill to President Eisenhower, with about 2.1 million workers set for raises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Arbogast
Washington
Congress
House
Legislative Branch
Eisenhower
Mitchell
South
Services Today For Dr. McDonald
Dr T L McDonald retired Methodist minister died Thursday at 11 a m at the Veterans Hospital in Asheville Nc He retired about eight years ago after 50 years in the ministry and resided in Cullman Funeral services are set for 4 this afternoon at Cullman First Methodist Church with Bishop Clare Purcell Dr J D Hunter and the Rev O S Gamble officiating He was pastor of several churches in the North Alabama Conference and at one time led the First Methodist Church Decatur He aged 77 also served at Fountain Heights M E Jasper and First Methodist Church Tuscarbia A graduate of Southern University now Birmingham Southern College and Vanderbilt University he also led Jasper Roanoke and Gadsden districts and did graduate work at the University of Chicago See SERVICES On Page 2
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman
T. L. McDonald
Veterans Hospital
Asheville
N.C
McDonald
Cullman First Methodist Church
Clare Purcell
J. D. Hunter
O. S. Gamble
North Alabama
First Methodist
Decatur
Fountain Heights
Jasper
First Methodist Church
Tuscarfibia
Southern University
Birmingham Southern College
Vanderbilt University
Roanoke
Gadsden
University of Chicago
Suppressed FPC Opinions on Dixon Yates Fuel Pact
Rep Evins says two Federal Power Commission attorneys criticized the Dixon Yates contract seven months before but their opinions were suppressed from Congress and the public. Sen Kefauver calls for heads to roll as Eisenhower cancels the private power contract. This 1954 memo by Lambert McAllister and Howard Wahrendorck urged concerns about dictation of terms by the Dixon Yates group and criticized the Atomic Energy Commission as inept. The dispute centers on whether government attorneys cleared the deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rep
Evins
D-Tenn
Federal Power Commission
Dixon-Yates
Congress
Kefauver
Eisenhower
House
Atomic Energy Commission
FPC
Lambert McAllister
Howard Wahrenbrock
Willard W. Gatchell
Adolphe H. Wenzell
First Boston Corp
Dixon- Yates
Wenzell
Budget Bureau
New York
Decatur Men Injured After Car Plunges Off Embankment
Two Decatur men were injured Friday when a 1949 Plymouth left the highway and plunged from an embankment. Harold Frix of Taylor Apartments Oak Street suffered a leg injury and Bob Williams sustained a laceration to the right leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Plymouth
Travelham Highway Patrol
Harold Frix
Taylor Apts
Oak St
Bob Williams
Williams
Red China seeks no war with US ahead of Geneva talks
Red China's Premier Chou En lai said Peiping wants no war with the United States and that the release of 51 U S civilians held behind the Bamboo Curtain could be settled at Geneva talks starting Monday. He hinted negotiations might address Formosa tensions but urged the U S 7th Fleet pullout and ruled out a Formosa cease fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
China
Peiping
United States
U. S
Geneva
Chou En-lai
Formosa
Red
Chou
ChimThe
U. S. State Department
Washington
Sen. George
D-Ga
U. S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Taipei
Chiang Kaishek
United Daily News
Hospitalized patrolman hurt in Creola wreck
Howard N. Battles a Limestone County Highway Patrolman on special detail to Mobile was severely injured in a head on collision near Creola Friday evening. He and three others were involved with Battles in poor condition in Mobile City Hospital. The patrol investigation and reporting noted his driver role and involved kin.
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Howard N. Battles
Limestone County
Mobile
Battles
Creola
Highway Patrol
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Ats
University of Maryland
S. F. Singer
Copenhagen
White House
Popular Science Magazine
Eva Future Farmers Chapter
Daytona Beach
Fla
Montgomery
Florida
Sam A. Steere
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Goodyear Decatur Mills
Morgan County Courthouse
Buckley
Lewis
Armed Services Group
Labor
Repubs
States National Committee
Mystery Attack
Catholic Church
Dr. McDonald
Red China
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