Community recital and local notices across town
Mrs. Roy Hendrix presents her piano and voice pupils in a recital at Central Methodist Church. Morningside Crafts Club met at Mrs. Smith’s home. A youth rally at Grace Baptist Church will feature a music ensemble directed by Marvin Swartz. City permits issued for several homes and a business. Cotillion tickets must be picked up by members. price increases after today. Local garden notes include potato vines producing tomatoes. Mrs. Mahaffa and nephew injured in Noblesville crash. relatives visiting Ethel Overall. Alabama reports 717 new cancer cases in April, Morgan County tally listed. Eugene Anderson returned from Louisville on a grand larceny warrant. See Diary On Page 2.
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Roy Hendrix
Central Methodist Church
Cotillion
Charles Minton
Country Club
Morgan County Sheriff's Office
Eugene Anderson
Louisville
Donnie Haynes
Tenth Ave. SE
Anderson
Clinton King
McCone Nominated to Succeed Strauss on AEC
John A. McCone, Los Angeles businessman and former defense official, was nominated by President Eisenhower to join the Atomic Energy Commission replacing Lewis L. Strauss as a commissioner. Strauss will leave June 30, and it was unclear if McCone would be named chairman.
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Washington
John A. McCone
Los Angeles
Eisenhower
Lewis L. Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
White House
McCone
Defense Department
Truman
Secretary of Defense
Air Force
McVone
Strauss
AEC
Commission
Senate
Capitol Hill
Congress
New York
U.S. Jobless Figure Declines in May
The May employment total rose to 64,061,000 led by gains in agriculture and services and a notable construction uptick. Unemployment fell by 216,000 to 4,904,000 the lowest idle figure since January. The rise reflects new entrants from households and students rejoining the labor force.
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Washington
U. S
Commerce and Labor Departments
Dulles Denies Role in Debate on Satellite Aid Proposal
Secretary of State Dulles said the State Department did not take a position for or against adding satellite aid to the foreign aid bill. He noted Congress would decide whether to attach it to the $3.713 billion package or pursue separate legislation. The Senate previously rejected the Kennedy satellite aid amendment by a 43 to 42 vote.
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Washington
Dulles
State Department
Eisenhower
John H. Sparkman
D-Ala
Department
Senate
Congress
Soviet Union
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Moscow
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Europe
Yugoslavia
Russia
U.S
Antarctic
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Kennedy
Humphrey
Red China
North Korea
Foreign Relations Committee
Dmass
William F. Knowland
California
Knowland
White House
Inflation Issue Still A Live One Despite Slump
New York AP reports fear of renewed inflation persists despite the recession. Wages rise in various sectors and contract terms push prices higher. Steel and aluminum sectors anticipate boosts July and August, while auto wage talks delay a near-term settlement.
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New York
Auto Union
Husband Follows Wife To Jail On Check Charge
George Morgan of Gadsden was arrested at Morgan County jail on a warrant from the Chenault Agency after visiting his jailed wife. He faces a local charge for passing a worthless check, while his wife was moved to Etowah County for the same offense.
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Morgan County
George Morgan
Gadsden
Chenault Agency
Etowah County
Morgan
Triangle Station Target For Thieves
Officers responded to a glass break at Triangle Station with the south side shattered. The incident was reported to police headquarters at 1 01 a m.
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Triangle Station
Wisconsin town begins cleanup after deadly tornadoes
Storm ravaged Menomonie and surrounding towns as three tornadoes killed at least 30 people and injured hundreds. Gov. Vernon Thompson toured the devastation while federal and local agencies offered aid. Disaster designation and low-interest loans were sought to assist homeowners and farmers in Dunn Chippewa and St Croix counties. Colfax Mayor Everson vowed to rebuild.
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Menomonie
Wis
Wisconsin
Vernon Thomson
Red Cross
Thomson
Eisenhower
Dunn
Chippewa
St. Croix
Eau Claire
Small Business Administration
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Colfax
W.T. Everson
Sky Events for Decatur Weekend
The notice lists celestial timings for Decatur with a moonrise at 12 22 a m and Jupiter visible in the southwest at 11 27 p m over the weekend. It includes repeat or garbled timing data for Saturday June 7 and Sunday June 8.
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Jupiter
Weather and River Report for Decatur and Vicinity
Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning was 21.56 feet with a fall of .02 feet in 24 hours. Sea level reading 555.86 feet. Yesterday's high 88 and low 69. Tonight low 66. Today's high 88. Saturday's high 88. Rainfall in the last 24 hours up to 7 a.m. was 3 inches.
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Decatur
Tennessee
Keller Memorial Bridge
Kidnap Robbers Elude Lawmen After Weekend Ambush
Morgan County deputies report two suspects remain at large after abducting Vaughn Carithers from Homer Lawrence's Used Cars on Second Ave. The 1957 Oldsmobile four door was used, and Carithers escaped after a pistol fired during a scuffle. About $8250 cash stolen to buy used cars in Columbus. Watch found at scene.
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Morgan County Sheriff's Office
Vaughn Carithers
Eighth Ave
Carithers
Homer Lawrence
Second Ave
Moulton Rd
Columbus
Ohio
Carither
Richard Hyde
Four Arrested In $18,000 Theft At Huntsville
FBI arrests two young couples for stealing 18000 from a night depository at Madison Street First National Bank Huntsville. Ray Cobb Daisy Ruth Cobb Marion David Wedin Lois Ann Wedin face pleas before U S Commissioner Claude Pipes. Bonds set at 10000 for the men. women released on recognizance and apply for probation.
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Huntsville
FBI
Madison St
First National Bank
Ray Cobb
Daisy Ruth Cobb
Marion David Wedin
Redstone Arsenal
Lois Ann
McElroy seeks cuts to avert Army Marine manpower loss
Secretary of Defense Neil McElroy urged Senate action to trim a House approved quarter billion dollars to avoid manpower reductions in the Army and Marine regular and reserve forces. In Britain Alan Thirlwell defeated Tim Holland 4 and 3 in a British Amateur Golf Championship semi final. Chrysler shut Plymouth and Detroit assembly plants sending 2,700 workers home after 100 UAW members walked off.
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Washington
Neil McElroy
House
Andrews
Scotland
Alan Thirlwell
England
Tim Holland
Rockville Centre
N. Y
Detroit
Chrysler Corp
Plymouth
United Auto Workers Union
Widow's Flag Gift to Youth Turns Tragic
In San Francisco, Lucy Downey, widow of Spanish American War veteran Bill Downey, presented her late husband's flag to Tyrell Junior High School in Hayward. She fainted after delivering the ceremony words, later dying at a San Leandro store.
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San Francisco
Lucy Downey
Bill Downey
Bobby Hale
America
Bobby
De Gaulle Advances Plan to Run Algeria Directly
French Premier De Gaulle told Algerian public safety delegates he will govern Algeria directly and appoint Gen Raoul Salan as delegate-general in Algiers. He will assume cabinet-level control over Algerian affairs and push integration of Moslem and European communities. Crowds welcomed him in Oran as insurgent committees faced potential trouble.
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Oran
Algeria
de Gaulle
All-Algeria Public Safety Committee
Raoul Salan
Algiers
Perse
Public Safety Committee
France
Oue Pane
Public Safety
Two Boys Die On Rail Trestle
In Barberton Ohio two Hazuka brothers aged 10 Jimmy and 8 Ronald died when a train approached at about 50 mph as they played on a steel trestle. Ted Hazuka escaped but Ronald and Jimmy did not, despite warnings and a safe path beneath the barriers.
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Barberton, Ohio
Jimmy Hazuka
Ronald
Ted
Dlesane
Ae Aa
Hazuka
Barberton Belt Line
Jimmy
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Morningside Crafts Club
W. G. Smith
Grady Shaw
Marvin Swartz
Southeastern Bible College
Birmingham
Grace Baptist Church
Sherman St
Riverview
William H. Lee Spratt
Grace
Amos Morris
Edgewood St
Betty St
C. H. Brown
Olive St
Blue Bell Packing Co
Line St. NE
Virgil Morgan
Seventh Ave
R. C. Davis
College St. SE
Davis
Idaho
Ethel Overall
Robert Mahaffa
Manchester
Clyde M. Overall
E. C. Simmons
Alabama
State Health Department
L. A
Buckley
By Sam Dawson
Bridgeport
Coan
Ford
State Hospital
John Butak
Chippewa Falls
Wisc
Butak
Irene
William
Lillian
Birmingham Muscle Shoals
Montgomery
Evergreen
Norwalk
Calif
Sheriff's Deputies
Michael Evans
Frank
Michael
Phil Campbell
Ala
George Bowen
Albert Wimberley
Russellville
R.u.s.—Robinson’s
First Ave
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