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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1959

Page

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Dea Py a So Xi Pi Chapter Meeting Notes

Beta Sigma Phi chapter to meet Wednesday at 8 p m in Mrs Lewis Safley home. Funeral services for John W Bell father of Mr Cars were set for 2 p m today at Echols Angwin Funeral Home Birmingham. Police say Haywood Nix and others not implicated in alleged motor theft and released. Recorder docket lists multiple charges including disorderly conduct public drunk and speeding. Straw Hat Garden Club holds annual picnic at Mrs Richard Radford home tonight at 7. Tufts Fletcher School graduation honors Henry F Sherrod Jr among 78 graduates and officials. Bicycle reported stolen from Mrs Walter Dunnavent porch. bike owned by her son Warren.

Xi Pi Beta Sigma Phi Lewis Safley Harry Bell Birmingham Cars John W. Bell Echols Angwin Funeral Home Straw Hat Garden Club Richard Radford Country Club Rd Walter Dunnavent W. Moulton St Warren

Proud Dad Of Quads In Trouble

Ciro Bravata and the quads are reported healthy at East Orange General Hospital while Bravata reveals he is married to another woman and has two children by her. His wife Grace, sedated, says she has nothing to say to the other wife as Bravata’s lawyer handles the case.

East Orange Ciro Bravata East Orange General Hospital New York City Bravata Grace Louise Strohlein Bravata Louise Herman Caponi New York Caponi Simon and Schuster Curtis Publishing Co, Inc B. M. Atkinson, Jr Whitney Derréw King Features Syndicate

Guardsmen Begin Two Weeks Of Training

The 51st Infantry Division National Guard arrived at Ft McClellan to start two weeks of summer training. The division includes guardsmen from Florida and South Carolina.

Anniston Ala 51St Infantry Division National Guard Ft. McClellan Florida South Carolina

Fixing a Frustrated Husband’s Job Trouble Through Faith

A woman asks how to handle a husband who blames bosses, won’t stay in work, and risks the home. The advisor compares him to an immature adolescent stage, suggests possible internal blocks, and notes that being at peace with God often improves relations with others and work.

God

Mail carried by missile marks first U S deliver

The Navy achieved the first successful delivery of U S mail by a guided missile. A Regulus I missile launched from a submarine off the coast was guided to Mayport Florida near Jacksonville. Postmaster General Arthur E Summerfield announced the feat at a hastily convened briefing.

Jacksonville Fla Navy U.S Auxiliary Mayport St. John’s River Arthur E. Summerfield

Money Bills Attraction At Montgomery

The Alabama Legislature moves toward a 74 million dollar general appropriation bill approved by the House with second reading in the Senate on return. Gov Patterson aims for a special session to focus on education funding, amid a 42 million dollar school tax proposal and Black Belt support for a 1 percent sales tax hike.

Montgomery Alabama House Senate Nee Patterson Patterson South Alabama

Cullman Joins Nationwide Direct Dial Service

Cullman became the third Alabama city to switch to Republic 4 direct dialing at 1 01 am after the change affected 7500 subscribers and 958 in Hanceville. Telephone manager Bryant Ivey reported instant approval and 45 long distance calls in the first 30 minutes as seven digit numbers became active and directories were delivered.

Cullman Alabama New Republic Hanceville Bryant Ivey Decatur Sheffield Ivey

Learned-Smart Vows Tie Sylvia Couple in Kansas Ceremony

Alice La Traine Smart wed Arthur Learned in Sylvia Kansas on Sunday. The ceremony took place at a local venue with attendance from family and friends.

Sylvia Kan Alice la Traine Smart Arthur Learned

Deaf 4 Year Old Fires At Playmates In Salem

In Salem Indiana a 4 year old deaf boy named Troy Hoggatt found a pistol loaded it and shot three neighbors Saturday night. Randy Hinton age 5 and Dawn Short age 10 were critically wounded while Ricky Hoggatt age 6 was reported in fair condition. Curtis Hammond 12 said the child held the gun with both hands and believed it to be a cap pistol.

Salem, Ind Troy Hoggatt Randy Hinton Ricky Dawn Short Randy Short Curtis Hammond

Eisenhower calls for removal of bond interest ceilings and debt limits

President Eisenhower asked Congress to scrap the interest ceiling on government bonds and raise the national debt ceiling. He noted a record 286 billion dollars debt and outlined plans for new rates on savings and marketable bonds plus higher permanent and temporary debt limits. The Treasury will seek elimination of 3 percent savings bond ceilings and a 4.4 percent cap on long term bonds, with a rise in permanent debt from 283 to 288 billion and temporary from 288 to 295 billion.

Washington Eisenhower Congress Treasury Department Cona

Three Jailed At Cullman On Violence Claim

Three men were arrested in Cullman on warrants by Hayes Aircraft Corp. employees and held on 300 bonds. They were identified as Howard Mullins James Moses and Ralph Ponder Jr all Cullman County residents. The suspects faced conspiracy assault and battery and reckless driving charges tied to the 28 day strike against the Birmingham plant.

Cullman Hayes Aircraft Corp Birmingham W. L. Tucker United Auto Workers Tucker Cullman County Howard Mullins James Moses Ralph Ponder, Jr James D. Gardner Norman Crider Cordis Wren Mullins Moses Ponder UAW Gardner Crider Wren Hayes Wks

X15 Makes Its First Flight

At Edwards Air Force Base California the X15 rocket ship completed its first glide test dropping from a B52 at 38 000 feet. Pilot Scott Crossfield guided the fuelless craft for four to five minutes landing on a dry lake bed on skid gear amid prior electronic delays.

Edwards Air Force Base Calif Scott Crossfield

Summit pressure rises as Big Four meet in Geneva

In Geneva AP reports the Big Four film week as the Soviet Union presses for a quick summit. Gromyko hosts US Britain and France after a strategy session amid gloom over a Berlin accord. Khrushchev in Budapest says East West accords will be reached at the summit.

John Hightowep Geneva Soviet Union United States Britain France Andrei Gromyko Berlin Nikita Khrushchev West Berlin Khrushchev Budapest Moscow

Night Sky Notes for Decatur June Week

Decatur skywatchers see sunset at 7 00 p m and sunrise at 4 34 a m Mars and Venus glow near each other after first quarter on June 13 Venus the brighter planet moves closer to Mars through the week ending with near conjunction as the two bodies appear about a moon's breadth apart tonight Venus and Mars above the moon.

Venus Mars

Weather And River Report For Decatur Area

Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning was 21.46 feet up 0.14 in 24 hours. Gunnersville Lake at 594.8, Wilson at 506.8 feet. Yesterday's high 84, low 65. Winds southeast 9 to 18 mph. Showers, clouds, and a warm spell expected with a high near 84 and a low around 69.

Decatur Tennessee River Keller Memorial Bridge TVA Gunnersville Wilson

Way Nuclear Talks Resume in Geneva Summit Hope

The three power talks resume as a final decision on suspending atomic and hydrogen tests looms at a summer summit. Sir David Ormsby-Gore says Macmillan Eisenhower and Khrushchev may finalize a test ban treaty if they meet. Two big caveats loom regarding a Germans issue.

Geneva David Ormsby-Gore United States Soviet Union Harold Macmillan Eisenhower Nikita Khrushchev Germany

Homemade bus crash near Phoenix kills 16 workers

Sixteen Mexican laborers were killed and 32 injured when a crude converted bus crashed into a tree and exploded near Phoenix Arizona. The driver Nate Manuel Gloria Jr said he dozed at the wheel and planned to hand control to his assistant at an intersection 100 yards ahead.

Phoenix Ariz Highway Patrol Nate Manuel Gloria Jr Gloria Mesa Garlic Fields Tolleson Elmer Charbeneau Eease

Presbyterians Dismissed Pastor Over Racial Harmony Rift

In Columbus Georgia the Rev Robert B McNeill pastor of First Presbyterian Church was dismissed by an eight member Southwest Georgia Presbytery judicial commission for the sake of maintaining harmony within the congregation. The action followed years of unrest and McNeill could appeal to higher church courts. The commission dated June 2 and read in church with the pastor surprised by the decision.

Columbus, Ga National Magazine Robert B. McNeill First Presbyterian Church Southwest Georgia Frank C. King Valdosta McNeill Presbyterian Synod of Georgia General Assembly of the Presbyterian Presbyterians

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Arizona Dea Pack Self Haywood Nix Locust St Modie Moore 7Th Ave Stonewall Graham 10Th Ave Recorder's Sheriff's Forces Henry F. Sherrod, Jr Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy Tufts University Medford Mass Harvard University H. L Boulder Bluff The Decatur Daily Ike Hayes Aircraft X15 Dr. Spock Whitney Dorrow, Jr H. D. Barrett 7Th St Barrett West Idea Summit By Tom Ochiltree Mark America By Ken Reynolds
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