Funeral held for Claude Terry Sr. in Oakman
Claude Terry Sr. died Wednesday at his Oakman home. Funeral services were at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church Oakman with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery Jasper. Attendants included Breck Reeves Garner and H L Gurganus of Nashville. Rev Roy Hewlett preached.
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Breck Reeves
Danville Rd
Harold Garner
Athens
H. L. Gurganus
Nashville
Claude Terry
First Baptist Church
Oakman
Oak Hill Cemetery
Jasper
Terry
Folsom Cuts School Funds Boosts Proration Margin
Gov James E Folsom ordered current year school funding proration reduced from eight to three percent. The change frees five percent more money for schools than previously anticipated. A Tuskegee boundary bill seeks to exclude most Negro homes and Tuskegee Institute from the city.
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Montgomery
James E. Folsom
Tuskegee
Ala
State Senate
Sam Engelhardat
Tuskegee Institute
Senate
Russian-born researcher claims MS cause found
Miss Rose R. Schelson, a gray haired medical researcher born in Russia, announces she has isolated a microorganism she believes is the cause of multiple sclerosis. She says the discovery will let researchers worldwide focus on immunization and cure.
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Syble Shelton
Decatur High School
Girls State
Montgomery
Miss Shelton
Morgan County Unit 15
American Legion Auxiliary
National Honor Society
Huntingdon College
Philadelphia
Rose R. Schelson
Accidents Halt Ike's Navy Show
A jet plane crewman was rescued after a pair of jets plunged into the Atlantic while President Eisenhower, aboard the USS Saratoga, watched. Navy ships and aircraft launched a mercy operation near Jacksonville, Florida, after a life raft sighting and ongoing search at dawn.
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Saratoga
Atlantic
Eisenhower
Jacksonville
Fla
James C. Hagerty
Production resumes at Florence plant after brief strike
Florence Alabama Reynolds Metals Co plant resumes full production after a 16 hour walkout. Aluminum Workers International Union Locals 200 and 210 voted to return to work as officials agreed to negotiate a settlement of the dispute. The strike reportedly stemmed from minor grievances over contract terms. An earlier report cited employee dismissal as a trigger.
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Florence Ala
Lister Hill Metals
Reynolds Metals Co
Aluminum Workers International Union
Bakers Use Pressure to Raise 60000 for Union Official
Senate investigators report a June last year Waldorf dinner by New York Local No. 3 that raised about 85000 in receipts, with 61000 paid to Max Kralstein for a new home. Local chairman Frank Dutto invoked the Fifth Amendment when questioned about prior Communist ties, later saying he is not now a member. Joseph Tenczar says much money came from employers pressed to buy tickets and ads.
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Washington
Max Kralstein
Frank Dutto
Kralstein
Dutto
New York
Robert Kennedy
Senate Rackets Investigating Committee
Lee Bakers
Three Plans Aid Polio Fight Here
Morgan County residents who have not taken polio shots are reminded of three programs available this month. Free shots are offered at the Morgan County Health Dept for those under 20 and for expectant mothers. The National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis also provides free shots for ages 20 through 39 facing financial hardship, with doses given Monday and Tuesday afternoons 1:30 to 4:30.
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Morgan County
Morgan County Health Dept
National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis
Health Dept
National Foundation
Weather and River Report for Decatur and Area
Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning was 21.44 feet, up 20 feet in 24 hours. Sea level 555.74 feet. Yesterday’s high 88 at 10 am. overnight low 66 at 5 am. Today’s 10:40 am reading 86. Forecast: mostly sunny and warm with scattered afternoon thunder showers. Tonight fair. Saturday partly cloudy with scattered afternoon showers and thunder showers. High today 86, low tonight 65, high Saturday 87.
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Tennessee
Keller Memorial Bridge
Year Ago Tonight Death Stalked President For Second Time
A year ago tonight President Eisenhower faced a near fatal ileitis crisis that required major abdominal surgery at Walter Reed. Surgeons confirmed the operation successful and pledged he could run again, leading to his decision to seek a second term and an eventual landslide victory.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Eisenhower
Virginia
Philadelphia
South Carolina
Ness
Walter Reed Hospital
Oy Heaton
Waller Reed
Presi
Dent
Heaton
Death Toll to Nineteen in Fiery Truck Crash Near Fayetteville
A two-truck collision near Fayetteville N C left 19 dead, tying the nation’s worst truck crash on record. One victim Willie Gary of Syracuse New York died later. 13 perished at the scene, others later in hospitals. Victims include migrant farm workers headed to a bean field. five identities were still being confirmed.
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Fayetteville
N.kc. Wi
Willie Gary
E. Adams St
Syracuse
N.Y
U. S. 301
N.C
Chicago
National Safety Courcil
Texas
Daily Begins New Quicker Church Index
Decatur Daily debuts an easy reference church index on page six listing weekly notices from area churches. Denominational headings and church details include name, location, pastor, Sunday service hours, Sunday School, morning and evening services, sermon topics, and midweek services where applicable. Submit notices by Thursday noon for free print.
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Decatur-Daily
Easy Reference Church
Decatur
The
Girard Rejects Japanese Slaying Story As Untrue
GI William Girard, 21, in Camp Whittington Japan, calls Japanese charges that he enticed Mrs Naka Sakai to death false. He says the fatal shooting was accidental and expects a fair trial in Japanese courts. His U S Army adviser and Japanese counsel plan to defend in Maebashi District Court despite U S legal moves to block the trial.
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Camp Whittington
Japan
William Girard
Girard
U. S. Army
Maebashi District Court
United States
Stanley Levin
Los Angeles
Itsuro Hayashi
Levin
Hayashi
Naka Sakai
Earl J. Carroll
New York
Joseph McGarraghy
Carroll
Governor Signs Med Center Bill
Gov. James E. Folsom signed two documents backing a project with the University of Alabama Medical Center at Birmingham. One bill authorizes a $100,000 down payment for about 10 1 2 blocks near the center and lets trustees contract for the property.
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Montgomery
James E. Folsom
University of Alabama Medical Center
Birmingham
Southerners See Rights Victory in Jury Trial Push
In the House the Southern bloc predicts victory on attaching a jury trial amendment to the civil rights bill as passage next week seems assured. Leaders claim 240 votes backing mandatory jury trials for violations of federal court orders, though Republicans may resist.
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Washington
House
Senate
Wills
D-La
Willis
John Bell Williams
Dmiss
Abernethy
D-Miss
Eisenhower
Republican House
Ten Thousand Letters Flood Billy Graham Telecast
New York reports ten thousand letters arrive in a day after America's first nationwide telecast of Billy Graham. Readers from Delaware to New Jersey share salvation stories and requests for literature, with heartful notes of faith and personal transformation.
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Graham
New York City
Billy Graham
New York
America
Delaware
Madison Square Garden
Christ
Chicago
Jesus Christ
Pennsylvania
Jesus
God
Massachusetts
America pledges aid to Poland in 95 million program
The United States signed a 48.9 million aid deal with Communist Poland and pledged 46.1 million more if Congress authorizes funds. The plan aims to signal US support to Soviet satellites like Poland, with early talks planned on settlement of wartime property claims and unblocking roughly two million dollars of Poland prewar assets in the U.S.
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Washington
United States
Poland
Congress
Eisenhower
U. S
Yugoslavia
Moscow
House of Representatives
State Department
U.S
Private Power Switch Becomes Senate Hearing Topic
Public power advocate Clyde E Ellis argues private utilities want TVA to fail as Congress tackles a TVA self financing bill. He cites lower cooperative rates and accuses private firms of propaganda while Sen Kerr’s subcommittee plans TVA staff testimony.
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Washington
TVA
Clyde E. Ellis
Cooperative Assn
Congress
Senate Public Works
Ellis
Sen. Case
RSD
Cast
South Dakota
Sen
Kerr
D-Okla
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