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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1957

Page

13

Kroger Awards Morgan Youth Scholarship

Ronald Matthews of Decature Auburn receives a $200 Kroger freshman scholarship to study agriculture at Alabama Polytechnics Institute for the next academic year. API president Dr. Ralph B Craughon announced the award in recognizing scholastic ability leadership and financial need. Matthews a 4-H club president from Austinville High School won a state 4-H tractor contest and attended the national 4-H Congress in Chicago.

Auburn Ronald Matthews Decature Kroger Company Alabama Polytechnics Institute Ralph B. Craughon API Matthews Austinville High School Chicago

Former Resident Sees Decatur After 55 Years Away

Mrs. A. S. Peek and Mrs. E. G. Parham, both of Memphis, visit Decatur for the first time since 1902 and remark it is a new town. They recall old homes on East Town and 4th Ave near the L & N yards, and note a single living relative nearby.

A. S. Peek E. G. Parham N. Evergreen Memphis Decatur East Town Peek Chilla Williams B. F. Williams 4Th Ave Mr. Williams

Khrushchev Warns Ideology to Topple Powers

In Tampere Khrushchev says the Communist victory will come not from nuclear arms but by spreading ideology. He calls the ideological weapon stronger than atom or hydrogen bombs and vows to grease it with “butter,” while touring Finland with Bulganin.

Tampere Finland Communist Party Nikita S. Khrushchev Khrushchev Nikolai Bulganin

Givhans Attacks Welfare Politics in Alabama

Alabama State Senator Walter C. Givhan denounced the welfare program as a vote-getting machine. He warned that welfare funds are being tied to political gain and called for removing politics from welfare to aid only those in need, while criticizing double taxation and sales tax on farming materials.

Givhan Givban Selma Times-Journals Alabama Washington Russia

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