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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1958
Page
1
Teka the Persian cat adopts five newborn kittens after they are born to Little Kitty. The cat, unable to have more after an injury, baths and nurses the litter, acting as a mother to the five despite unsure paternity. Mrs Murphree invites potential buyers to visit.
President Eisenhower proposes July 1 Geneva talks with Khrushchev on policing a future nuclear test ban. The White House releases a letter noting Switzerland will host the talks, with possible inclusion of Czechoslovakia and Poland and participation by the United States United Kingdom France and others. Khrushchev had suggested Moscow as the venue.
A revival at the Church of God of Prophecy on 8th St SE led by Rev J W Morris of Guntersville runs nightly at 8 and ends Sunday. Tennessee Valley State Vocational Trade School enrollees include Alvie Owens Morgan County and others from Cullman Winston and Morgan counties. A Church Vacation School operates at First Christian Church 405 E Moulton St for children to junior age, led by Mrs Macon Gilbert and ending Friday.
Joe Cunningham, noted funny man with a pencil, answers the cartoonist's cruise question in eight pages of The Decatur Daily. The piece blends humor and travel tidbits as Cunningham sketches aboard the voyage.
French insurgents in Algeria threaten a break with Premier De Gaulle as he faces Algeria and France crises. A communique from the All Algeria Public Safety Committee opposes local elections in Algeria within a month and calls for a party purge in France.
Evening sky shows a 4.5 magnitude Moon low after twilight with prominent stars The Twins set Regulus west Vega high overhead Arcturus visible late in the south and a rising Fomathaut before dawn Moon rises at 2 27 a m and new moon on June 17.
Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge stood at 21.59 feet with a 0.19 foot fall in 24 hours. Sea level reading 555.89 feet. Yesterday's high 98 degrees at 1 30 p.m. and low 68 at 5 a.m. Today at 11 a.m. 92 degrees. Forecast calls for sunny and warm conditions with a fair night ahead.
The finest new Frigidaire Frost Proof cold pan display debuts at Robinsons Ady offering modern kitchen efficiency and notable design.
British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan urged a gradual path to disarmament at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. He and President Eisenhower received honorary degrees and stressed continued Western alliance, cautious progress toward controlled nuclear and conventional disarmament, and willingness by both sides to experiment for a beginning.
The Alabama Agriculture Department announced a $400000 shortage of 3024 bales of cotton found at Jasper Bonded Warehouse Co in Jasper Alabama. No charges filed against owner L M Muldrow. A June 23 hearing was set to decide if warehouse permit should be revoked. Most cotton owned by Commodity Credit Corp New Orleans and Anderson Clayton Co Atlanta.
Lt. Gen. S. E. Anderson announced that the Air Force will launch three lunar probes this year with powered Thor missiles. The probes will crash on the moon and are not instrumented. One probe is planned for August with others in September and October, destinations at a 278000 mile course over two and a half days.
Alabama Industrial Relations Director Arthur Kelly announced 40000 jobless workers who have exhausted their state benefits may receive extended aid under a new federal relief program. The federal government will advance funds to lengthen the period during which workers can receive unemployment checks.
Secretary of State Dulles said the United States would likely support international inspection posts in Communist China and other areas to police a proposed ban on nuclear weapons tests.
Party leaders confirmed that States Righters secured control of the State Democratic Executive Committee in the May 6 and June 3 primaries.
In New York AP report three teenage defendants were convicted for a ball bat assault on a teacher protecting a class of 35 students from a park robbery. A fourth teen was acquitted. All four are described as Negro.
A May traffic report shows total area highway accidents 77 with 30 injuries, while deaths drop in contrast from April. Cullman County recorded two deaths bringing yearly area total to 16. April had four. Police note hazardous traffic near Decatur Boat Harbor and the Highway 31 and 20 intersection due to restricted parking and increased pedestrian risk.
Byron Scroggins 32 of Alexander City Alabama, a key prosecution witness in the murder case of a leading druggist and an alleged accomplice in an attempted narcotics robbery, hanged himself in his jail cell. Deputies found him with a belt on a water pipe shortly before his scheduled court testimony against Espie Goodpaster of Owingsville Kentucky. A pencil note and a letter to attorney William Byrd were found. the impact on the trial was not announced.
Boston adds Fordham rookie Jim Cunningham as the team's third new player for the 1958-59 NBA season. He is Boston's No. 3 draft pick and joins the Celtics as they build for the upcoming campaign.
Washington awaits reaction as the Senate labor bill sparks a partisan clash. Senators Kennedy Ives Knowland McNamara Goldwater Mundt criticize or defend the measure while Mitchell questions its effectiveness and aims to curb union corruption.
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory reports clear skies may let early risers in Alabama and the Southern U S view Sputnik III this week. The rocket should be visible Tuesday and Wednesday with Wednesday’s first passage around 5 a m CDST from the southeast to Georgia and parts of Florida.
The Department of Commerce chief Weeks said recent business data look better than at any time since the downturn began last year. He cited inventory reductions in April, steel capacity use rising to 61 percent, iron activity up, and May employment up by 1.2 million with 200,000 fewer unemployed. He projected brighter times this year if confidence grows and legislation remains sound.
Edward W. Collier longtime city clerk for Decatur who served about 35 years died at 9 30 p m in Decatur General Hospital after a three day illness He was 93 a Decatur native and son of Benjamin Collier and Mary Jane Wood Funeral services set for Wednesday 11 a m at his residence 511 Line St NE with Rev Minar L pastor First Methodist Church Burial in City Cemetery Brown Funeral Co Decatur in charge Surviving are three sisters Misses Louise Fannie B and Marcella Collier and one son Tom Collier of Montgomery Alabama
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