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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1957

Page

15

Confrontation Over Bribery Threats At Nora's Kitchen

Nora faces pressure from Hazel Bert and Tom Deming to accept a payoff in exchange for silence about Mrs. Riddle’s murder. Tom strikes Nora after she resists, and Bert intervenes, with the group debating a two hundred monthly or fifty thousand lump sum payoff to cover their tracks.

Deming Finn Stuart Frank Charles Candy Nora Hazel Bert Captain Foote State Police Foote Tom Hugers Mrs. Riddle Demings Annex Olive Candy Kendrick

Massey 4-H'ER Winner In Safety Essay Contest

Yvonne Lawrimore Massey 4-H Club president won the Morgan County 4-H Safety Essay Program in the elementary girls division. Carolyn Anderson and Carolyn Jones placed second and third. Her essay promotes highway safety and explains the meaning of traffic signs, speed limits, passing rules, and pedestrian caution.

Yvonne Lawrimore Massey 4 Morgan County Carolyn Anderson Lacey Carolyn Jones Neel Yvonne

Tax Agent’s Blood Offer Sparks Nurse’s Suspicion

In Knoxville a hospital nurse refused a tax agent’s blood donation after noting the agent’s low temperature two degrees below normal. The nurse quipped that tax collectors are cold blooded, confirming her suspicions.

Knoxville Tenn Internal Revenue Service

Community traffic safety program urged for parents

A call to set a good example for children and friends through thoughtful behavior and active help in organized traffic safety programs to promote highway safety within communities.

Lunch Workers Attend Sixth Annual Workshop at FSTC

Sixteen Decatur city school lunch workers and supervisors will attend a workshop at Florence State Teachers College from Monday to Friday. The event marks the sixth annual workshop for this North Alabama group. The piece also notes Saint Veran as the highest town in Europe at 6,693 feet in the French Alps.

Decatur City Florence State Teachers College Pearl Witt Gracie Birdshaw Inez Roberson Mary Strickland Ethel Flack Decatur High School Florence de Graffenreid Riverside Norene Jacobs Bessie Stevens Somerville Road Bama Cowan Bertie Howell Gladys Pinson Sibyl Watson Alice Wheeler Walter Jackson Imogene L. Woods Juanita Allen Ruby C. Roper West Decatur FSTC North Alabama Europe Saint Veran French Alps

Accompanist Fired After Cricket Interruption

Violinist Isaac Stern halted a Brahms concerto in Miami Beach as a cricket in a potted palm disrupted the performance. A five minute search removed the insect and plant, allowing Stern and the orchestra to resume and finish the concert.

Miami Beach Fla Isaac Stern Stern

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