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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1956
Page
2
French and West German leaders Mollet and Adenauer outline a plan for the Saar involving a three year transition to end the customs union with France, continued French coal rights, and a Moselle Rhine canal project as talks aim to ease Franco German friction.
Dr Lamar Ager testified in a Birmingham trial that Ellyn Gar nere altered three insurance policies to name Mary Frances Bibibon as beneficiary after Claude Martin’s 1944 death. The defense centered on the psychiatrist’s assessment of Mrs Martin’s schizophrenia and unclear motive for poisoning.
Local listings outline film and stage showtimes. Princess theater offers Anything Goes with Bing Crosby and Donald O’Connor at 1:00 3:05 5:10 7:15 9:20 plus other features Kiss Me Deadly and more. Other venues include Ritz and STARVUE with calendar times and titles listed.
The report lists five permits: Sake one at 414 Wilken NW with 500 dollars for rear room addition. Robert A. Suggs at 206 8th Ave NW with 500 dollars for back porch. Jesse L. Stimson at 2001 Stratford Rd SE with 21,000 dollars for a six room two bath brick veneer residence. Spencer Hicks at 208 Lee St with 500 dollars to move a shed to 1900 Somerville Rd SE. and Jack Higginbotham with 500 dollars to move a building from 208 Lee St to 607 Prospect Dr. Also noted are school officials Lester Wooten, Malcolm Stephenson, and Q. N. Williams attending a college event tomorrow with Q. L. Napps and M. Dollar involved in transportation duties.
A three judge panel in Richmond discusses scope of Congress to ban segregation in intrastate transport under the 14th Amendment. The majority cites constitutional limits, while Lynne urges federal action and cites Plessy v Ferguson in a pointed dissent.
Disorder erupted as lawmakers debated a free fiscal language measure in Colombo Ceylon. Surging crowds toppled benches and several combatants were thrown into the nearby sea during the confrontation.
Fragmentary market notes show inch middling at 26.00 and wheat around 1.85. Prices for Decatur reels and other commodities are incomplete with ranges like 18.50 to 20.50 and utility steer values from 12.50 to 15.50.
The New York stock market showed a calm session with few clear trends. A few issues edged higher while most divisions held steady or declined, led by U S Steel Anaconda and Sinclair Oil, with losses seen in Sears Roebuck Caterpillar and American Airlines among others.
Fragmentary AP copy describes Birmingham weather with missing details. Text mentions rainfall and unsettled conditions but lacks complete data or dates.
A fragmented newspaper line shows an eggs sale note in Birmingham with references to pricing colors and discounts. It mentions receipts and cases but lacks clear dates or quantities. The readable text suggests an ordinary local market listing with vague price hints and item conditions.
Prices noted for cattle hogs and sheep with steers calves and heifers varying from 14.50 to 19.00 per hundredweight. Calves at 290 pounds and hogs around 600 pounds show moderate activity. lambs report steady demand with some sales noted. Local market totals include standard and medium weight categories and weekly comparisons.
Mrs Ella Cos aged 81 of Porter Oklahoma is reported as having not missed Sunday school, reflecting a long-standing attendance record. The note highlights her dedication to church activities and community involvement.
At Montreat North Carolina the 96th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church U.S. Southern section debated race integration. A committee reported against segregation overtures though presbyteries in South Carolina and Alabama pressed for a floor fight. The overtures asked whether church schools and colleges should admit all races. A ballot by presbytery on policy was requested.
Analysts argue the Soviet Union remains wary of the West and seeks world influence through economic and political competition rather than open conflict. They claim the Red Army understands Soviet weaknesses and will avoid direct war, while pursuing nonmilitary strength and peace through stability at home.
Mrs. Maggie Alexander 61 a Chicago resident and former Wren community member will have graveside services this afternoon at 5 at Cheatham Cemetery. She died Saturday at Cook County Hospital after six years in Chicago with a recent two day illness. Survived by four brothers Joy Freeman Hurley Cheatham of Hartselle Leemon Cheatham Baker's Field Calif and five grandchildren.
Mrs Jennie Sieben dies Wednesday morning at Glory Hospital Cullman at 9 20 with funeral services set for 9 followed by interment in Catholic Cemetery Surviving are sisters Leona Tarrey Washington DC and Tressie Tarrey Mobile and brother George Tarrey Cullman
Dr. James M. Nabrit Jr., civil rights attorney and Howard University secretary, urged Atlanta University graduates to mount a counterattack using mass communications. He warned that Southern magazines and appearances on national radio and TV are a dangerous attempt to divide Northern whites.
DHS speaker Stewart urged students to stay on a safe track and keep faith daily, quoting Jesus Christ. Sharon Rose, a high school senior, played Chopin, as Rev. George Hubbard gave the invocation and Rev. A. B. Van Arsdale delivered the benediction. Decatur High School band performed Pomp and Circumstance and Coronation March.
The article notes unit rates for soil bank payments: corn 9 cents per bushel, wheat $1.20 per bushel, cotton 15 cents per pound, rice $2.25 per hundred pounds. Peanuts and tobacco rates are not yet set. A farmer with 10 acres of corn at 50 bushels per acre would receive $450 if yielding normally. If weather cuts yield to 20 bushels per acre, payment drops to $180.
President Eisenhower nominated Arthur Kline a Wyoming state judge to serve as a member of the Federal Power Commission. The nomination marks a move to fill the commission with a jurist from the western state.
City council approves paving 20 blocks in Penney development and Crestview Heights, but rejects two-block paving on 12th Ave SW. Residents protest 31 of 48 lots along the route. A plan for a two-way city radio system funded partly by Civil Defense is considered, plus a license fee idea for trade stamp firms. A lot on Ave between 8th and 9th St SE is sold for $1,100.
Gov James E Folsom hailed Alabama as fortunate to land the underground industrial plant project at a 3 600 foot canal site on the Tennessee River in the Tennessee Valley. Officials plan state docks nearby and expect maintenance costs to run lower for the 1 700 000 square foot facility. The project signals a future industry venture for America and the state government supports the location.
Funeral services for Mrs. Hannah Shaneyfelt 81 of Decatur are scheduled for Wednesday at 2 PM at Cedar Creek Baptist Church with burial in the adjoining cemetery. She died this morning at 4:35 at her home after a long illness. Survivors include four daughters G W Oden Dallas Ed Parker Athens Albert Morgan Hartselle Miss Mary Shaneyfelt Decatur five sons George J Robert Hershel H and Booth Shaneyfelt Decatur Luel Shaneyfelt Hartselle.
The SEC sets June 18 as the deadline to request a hearing on Southern Company's plan to build a 150 million dollar steam power plant on the Great River in Alabama. The Southern Electric Generating Co. will construct and operate, with Alabama Power Co. of Birmingham and Georgia Power Co. of Atlanta participating.
The statement highlights that each person contributes a unique identity while collectively forming the nation of America. It emphasizes unity amid individual differences and frames diversity as a core national trait.
The Senate Interior Committee unanimously recommended confirming Fred A. Seaton as secretary of the interior. Seaton, an Eisenhower aide and former Nebraska senator, answered questions on public power and natural resources for about an hour.
HARTSELLE The Rev Addie tito hd to conduct funeral Tuesday afternoon a Peotone See fae pea . Speakman a deacon of Rural Grove Baptist Church died this morning at 6 at his home Survivors include the widow Mrs Lizzie Speakman three daughters Mrs C O Whaley Decatur Mrs J H Whitten Hartselle 3 Mrs M B Self Decatur one son Woodrow Speakman Decatur nine grandchildren six great grandchildren one sister Mrs Jim Ward Hartselle two brothers Tom Speakman Hartselle 1 Cofer Speakman Hartselle 2 Interment in the adjoining cemetery is to be directed by Peck Funeral Home with nephews of the deceased serving as pallbearers.
A 60 foot section of Georgetown dam dike burst sending a boiling torrent down Clear Creek. The rapid snowmelt smashed nine bridges and washed out a 100 foot section of U. S. 640. One man was reported dead and damage estimates exceed the reported amount.
New officers for the F H A chapter at Danville high school were installed in a candlelight ceremony at the home economics cottage. Peggy Vest is president with Carolyn Puckett as vice president Barbara Harvey secretary Gail West treasurer Carolyn Doyle historian Judy Lindsey reporter Barbara Parliamentarian and song leaders Mary Wallace and Dona Millsap.
Athens area hospital dismissals include Harriett Bevo a boy born to Mrs Clay Stinnett of Hartselle and J E Smith of Athens along with Birdie Jarrett Mee Pin Fain and baby boy Bill Mary Marjorie May Ralph Cheers and Laura Bronway and John T Lentz noted among Athens residents.
A fragmented notice lists multiple individuals connected to Cullman Hospital including Mrs. James M. Clem and James, Mrs. B. M. Hendrix and Georgia Ann, Mrs. C. C. Skipper and Gary Clifton, N. B. McPherson, Mrs. ee, Mrs. W. H. r, Mrs. W. A. Neese, Jerry Glover, Lorene Mobley and Anita Deane, and others such as Mrs. Holland Clark and Terry Grant, Cecil Barnett and Joyce, Eula Mae Speegle and Rod ney Earl, P. H. Setzer and Edward Gorff and Darlene, Zadie Moore and Patti Rayelda, W. A. Nichols, Barbara Ann Fancher, and Kathy Jane Duke.
Hospital notes list patients admitted to BANK ST HOSPITAL, DECATUR GENERAL HOSPITAL and nearby clinics. Names include C Craig 642 Grant St ane Nelee Sanders 1422 Somerville, Mrs D W Hampton Jr Moulton, Reba Penn 612 Short St Hartselle, Ann Hammock Samson Le 1 David Summerford Hartselle 2 Akers Guin, Mrs Robert O Allen and infant daughter Athens, Mrs and infant Albert Earp daughter Decatur 3. Admissions Mrs Annie Dukes Belle Mina Mrs Lillard Compton 207 Prospect Dr, Mrs A G Bartee 523 Cedar St, Mrs Ernest McDougald Moulton Lawrence 1215 10th Ave, Jacob B Leeman 607 E Moulton St, Elbert Whitt Ardmore Frank Royer 918 4th Ave SE, Mrs Billy Milam and infant daughter Decatur, Betty Sparkman Falkville.
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Clif ford Pressnell 918 Carridale St. at Baugh Wiley Clinic. A son to Mr and Mrs Nolan Sanders 1422 Somerville Rd. at Bank St Hospital. A daughter to Mr and Mrs Donald Rice Decatur 1 at Decatur General Hospital Monday.
A 2 year old Florida girl, Marilyn Jean Wilson, injured in a head on collision that killed her mother and injured her father and siblings, spent a good night under care as doctors reported she is in fair condition. The accident occurred Sunday in Dothan.
Dr. Mario Gonzalez Ulloa notes 278000 Mexicans suffer facial mutilations. Many cannot work and live in parasitic conditions. he urges surgical reconstruction to aid recovery and reintegration into society.
Wanted: girl to share a four room apartment. Call 5051 Wednesday from 1 to 5 pm.
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