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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1959
Page
6
Traffic stalled for two hours as Rhode Island firemen sprayed water on a drawbridge to shut it. Ninety degree heat expanded the metal, prompting hopes the drawn span at Keller Bridge may be eliminated in the future.
A three day Auburn meeting gathers 327 county home and assistant farm agents plus 52 state staff to study improvements. Dr E T York Jr. is keynote as the new director. The piece advocates stronger public relations for farmers and proposes a Committee Of 100 For Agriculture to present the Alabama farmer more accurately.
Decatur credits persistent leadership for turning economic shocks into recovery. The reflection cites De Soto Missouri as example where citizens rallied to raise 300000 dollars and revive a shoe plant, plus plans for new industry and recalled workers at railroad shops. The message urges local business leadership and chamber activity to drive growth.
Raspy commentary accompanies a report on union leaders tied to the Knox Coal Co mine disaster near Pittston Pennsylvania where twelve men died. Nick Alaimo faces federal charges for kickbacks while John Lewis defends union clean image amid ongoing probes into mob influence in labor.
Drew Pearson reports Sam Rayburn faces pressure over raising 200000 for his Bonham Texas library from Anderson and Rockefeller circles. The offer could bind Rayburn to wealthy patrons while stirring Republican-Senate lobbying for Admiral Strauss. The piece links housing and mortgage politics to timing for a potential veto or passage of a new package bill.
A self help piece by Arlie B Davidson urges reducing worry about weather past friends future and death. The text shifts to crime coverage noting Charles Zimmerman injured in Miami Beach, McClellan Committee probes and figures like John Lewis Nick Alaimo and Russ Bufalino connected to union tensions and a dress firm wage dispute.
FBI agents questioned Fred S. Walker, manager of Trades Unionist Printing Co. of Washington, about 50 000 circulars ordered for Congressman Thomas F. Johnson's campaign. The circulars bore no signatures, only Citizens Committee for Tom Johnson for Congress, possibly violating the law. The union may face Act violations.
President Eisenhower confronts a tight budget clash as a $2.1 million federal housing program becomes central to the building industry’s concerns. Lawmakers weigh funding amid broader fiscal pressures shaping urban development plans.
Analysts flag a three pronged pressure on the United States over Berlin involving increased shelling near Formosa, an American bomber shot down by Red China, and maneuvers linked to Albania and Geneva. The report notes a Chinese Nationalist crew aboard the downed craft and ongoing regional tensions.
Ten people remained hospitalized after a collision between a car and a Trailways bus near Sylacauga Alabama. The car driver Mrs Mack V Berry Jr aged 24 was killed. Bus driver H C Ingram of Birmingham said the auto swerved into his lane on U S 231.
In June the Hall Syndicate publication Modern Office Procedures notes office romances between married or single employees as costly to work and morale. Firms vary from ostrich dismissals to firings for probes. executives face a double standard and one company enforces a no romance policy unless during work hours with counseling offered for home life.
Decatur High School announces 311 students on the second semester honor roll. First honor roll lists 90 students. second lists 221. Names span eighth through twelfth grades and include multiple juniors and seniors such as Kay Yarbrough and Tommy Loggins among others.
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