Local officers to attend State Peace Officers' convention in Huntsville
Representatives from the Decatur Police Department Morgan County sheriff s office and the Highway Patrol are expected to attend the State Peace Officers convention in Huntsville Sunday Monday and Tuesday. Mrs Elkin Collier who underwent surgery at Decatur General on Wednesday is reported doing fine.
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Deceatur Police Dept
Morgan County Sheriff's Office
Highway Patrol Office
Peace Officers
Huntsville
Elkin Collier
Decatur General
Republicans hail great news on Eisenhower recovery
Doctors predict President Eisenhower will recover swiftly from an intestinal operation and be fit to seek a second term. Republican leaders call it great news, while Democrats say the illness may push him to reconsider his February 29 decision to run again.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Eisenhower
Leonard D. Heaton
Walte? Reed Army Hospital
Heaton
Physicians Say President Ready To Enter Race
Washington June 9 physicians said President Eisenhower’s condition remains most satisfactory after a major predawn operation at Walter Reed Hospital. They indicated he could leave within 15 days and be back at full duties in four to six weeks, potentially ahead of the Republican National Convention in San Francisco.
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Heaton
White House
Sen
Mundt
D-Sd
Jenner
R-Ind
Mansfield
Sen. Goldwater
R-Ariz
Eisenhower
Goldwater
Sen. Cotton
R/NH
Sen. Anderson
New Mexico
Paiv . Anderson
White Lee Repubs
J. W. Davis
Washington
Walter Reed Hospital
Leonard G. Heaton
San Francisco
Isidor Ravdin
University of Pennsylvania
Harriman Enters Democratic Presidential Race with Hat In Ring
New York June 9 Gov Averell Harriman announced he is in the Democratic presidential race tossing a gray fedora into the air at the Hat Workers Union convention. He backs New Deal and Fair Deal ideals and aims to unite the party as a liberal arm while signaling support for Adlai Stevenson.
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James Devlin
New York
Averell Harriman
Newmaine
Hat Workers Union Convention
Harriman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Youtertarts Dubinsky
International Ladies Garment 9
Dai Erothet Heeman Te
David Dubinsky
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Moscow
London
Democratic Party
Chamber of Commerce President Shelton resigns
A. L. Al Shelton of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce since January 1 resigned at a board meeting Friday due to absence. The board will appoint a temporary president as elections are delayed. See CHAMBER on Page 2.
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A. L
al) Shelton
Decatur Chamber of ‘Commerce
Board of Directors
See
Docks Director McFarland Fined For Tax Evasion
State Docks Director Ward McFarland was fined 2500 dollars and lost political and civil rights after a three count indictment. U S District Judge H Hobart Grooms noted the plea change to nolo contendere and questioned if Gov Folsom would decide his removal from the docks post.
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Birmingham
Ward McFarland
U.S. Dist
H. Hobart Grooms
McFarland
Grooms
James E. Folsom
Weather and River Update for Decatur and Vicinity
Tennessee River readings at Keller Memorial Bridge show a rise of 24 hours from morning to afternoon with levels near 84 at 11 am and 89 by 4:30 pm. Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures with a high around the mid 80s. local conditions expected to remain mild tonight.
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Keller Memorial Bridge
Priceville Principal to Represent Morgan Teachers in NEA Trip
Priceville Principal will represent Morgan teachers at the NEA meeting in Portland Oregon on July 16. Mrs. Williams and Priceville teacher Frances Spanabel will accompany Williams on the trip.
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Priceville
Morgan
NEA
Farmers Keeping Eyes On Clouds
Rain is crucial as crops in four counties Morgan Limestone Cullman and Lawrence suffer from drought. County agents report crops especially corn and pears needing rain and urge farmers to monitor clouds and moisture.
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Jack Smith
Morgan
Limestone
Cullman
Lawrence
Morgan County
L. T. Wagnon
Father’s Day cash contest invites letters on dad
The Decatur Daily invites letters up to 200 words explaining why a dad is great with prizes of 50 dollars for first, 25 for second, and 1 dollar for 25 others. Entries must be postmarked by June 12 and will be published in the June 17 Father’s Day edition. Mail to The Decatur Daily, Decatur Alabama.
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Decatur Daily
Decatur
Ala
Strike at U S Steel TCI Hits 6th Week With Wage Demands
Birmingham reports a wage strike by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen against U S Steel's Tennessee Coal and Iron Division extends into its sixth week. About 800 workers in steel plants have joined with 3,000 more expected to lose jobs in two weeks, with $15.75 million in wages lost and nearly 500 thousand tons of steel production halted. A survey by the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce finds 2,900 more layoffs likely in two weeks among 40 industries dependent on TCI, though most steel firms expect operations to normalize soon. TCI remains the largest steel producer in the South.
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Birmingham
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
U.S. Steel
Tennessee Coal and Iron Division
US Steel
TCI
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce
Tennessee Coal and Tron
South
Ingall Opening Tied to TCI Strike Settlement
Ingalls Shipyards in Decatur awaits a strike settlement that idled Birmingham steel mills and cut raw steel to the plant. A skeleton crew stays for emergency barge work while some construction continues at the west yards. About 200 workers are affected by the May 28 shutdown.
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Ingall
Decatur
TCI
Birmingham
Reid Byers
Decatur Ingall
Byers
West Yards
Ingalls
Reds Plan Underground Communist Structure Says House Panel
The House Committee on Un American Activities reports documents showing the Communist party plans to move real power underground while keeping a legal facade. Undercover leaders will run the network and an underground press will disseminate Communist literature as part of a strategy to subvert the U.S. government. The foreword to The Communist Conspiracy notes the 1930s origins and urges readers to accept the evidence.
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Washington
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Communist Party
United States
Reds
Weranting la Genes
Sam
Skeedlias
Nist
Cullman Child Dies After Highway Runway Incident
The Martins of Fairview mourn a daughter who died after running into highway 112 near their store. Paul Earwood of Earwood Nursery was driving the other vehicle. he was not held. Funeral arrangements are pending announced by Moss Service.
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Henry Martin
Cullman Hospital
Fairview
Paul Earwood
Earwood Nursery
Earwood
Moss Service
Neely Named Vice President Of Alabama Post Office Clerks
Charles Neely a post office clerk in Huntsville was elected vice-president of the Alabama State Federation of Post Office Clerks at the annual Huntsville convention. Ben F Teal Sr of Decatur was named a delegate to the national convention in Chicago. other delegates include Gale Sevontsean, Orr, Williams, and Sherrell.
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Charles Neely
Alabama State Federation of Post Office Clerks
Huntsville
Ben F. Teal
Decatur
Chicago
Hunts Sevontseanashen
Gale Tom Orr
Herbert Sherrell Williams
Roy
Should Come Off Aid Bill Russell Says Further Cut Sought
Senator Russell demands another one billion dollar reduction in the aid program as final House votes loom. He argues the bill should be trimmed beyond the House cut while allied with administration support and opposing sentiments in the Senate.
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Russell
Edwin B. Harkinson
Washington
Eisenhower
Sen
House
Senate Appropriations Committee
Georgia
Senate Foreign Committee
George
Senate
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