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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1956

Page

3

TVA Pays 11500 To Three Area Counties In 1956 Tax Plan

The TVA will pay Morgan Limestone and Lawrence counties a total of 11156 in taxes or in lieu of taxes for the fiscal year ending June 30 1956. Nationwide TVA payments to 11 Alabama counties total 41556.53 with Morgan 4218.79 Limestone 4375.75 and Lawrence 2894.98.

TVA Morgan Limestone Lawrence Alabama Y Tva Electric Energy, Inc Paducah Kentucky Atomic Energy Commission McCratken County

Citronelle Oil Field Tests Pending in Alabama

In Citronelle Alabama a test was planned on one hole with four others nearing testing stages. Zach Brooks Drilling Co. perforated the Brooks Central Oil Co. No 1 Joy Unit and set a packet for the test. Additional tests expected include Gulf Refining No 1 Citronelle Unit No 9 and Central Oil Trans Tex No 1 Joy Estate Unit.

Citronelle Ala Zach Brooks Drilling Co el Dorado Ark Brooks-Central Oil Co Gulf Refining Co Central Oil Co.- Trans-Tex Drilling Co Gulf

Caddy Sentenced for Rape in Alabama Case

In Birmingham Mark Spruce a 16 year old caddy received a 99 year prison term for raping a white secretary. Samuel Taylor 22 and Thomas Black 16 were convicted. Taylor got the death penalty and Black 10 years. The woman and escort were attacked on a road near Tarrant while all defendants served as golf course caddies.

Birmingham Mark Spruce Samuel Taylor Thomas Black Taylor Black Spruce Alabama Tarrant

Athens College Offers Six Week Summer Quarter Program

Athens College announces a six week summer quarter with day and night sessions. Day students register Monday or Tuesday and attend June 4 to July 13 with double class periods. Evening program runs June 5 to August 17 offering courses across major curriculum areas for teacher certification.

Athens Athens College

Supreme Court Faces Wave of Public Backlash in 20 Years

The Supreme Court endures heavy criticism from Southern Democrats and others over school desegregation and assertions it makes laws. Congressional efforts to curb its power proliferate, with past rulings on segregation and federal regulation cited as flashpoints.

Supreme Court Washington Congress Earl Warren Eisenhower Senate Judiciary Committee

S. F. Cleaners Lead Sunday Parade Up Market Street

A Cinderella Day parade will march up Market Street Sunday with brass bands and contingents of charwomen, garbage collectors, street cleaners and night workers led by the Junior Chamber of Commerce as part of a June clean-up to ready San Francisco for the Republican National Convention in August.

S. F San Francisco Market Street Junior Chamber of Commerce

Nepal's Kingdom Measures 500 by 100 Miles

Reports describe Nepal as a kingdom extending 500 miles in length and 100 miles in breadth, outlining its geographic scope in these measurements.

Nepal

Andalusia Woman Held for Murder After Changing Story

Sheriff Cliff Meredith sworn out a murder warrant against Edith T. Carpenter 48 after a thorough investigation into the shooting death of her husband Columbus Carpenter 50 in their Andalusia home. Initial statements claimed a burglary defense but she reportedly changed her story several times during questioning.

Andalusia Cliff Meredith Cuaneelle Edith T. Carpenter Meredith

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