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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1956
Page
1
Summer school enrollment tops Decatur High at 228
The Decatur school system reports 228 students enrolled for summer sessions at Decatur High. Activities include a graduation event at Central Baptist Church and a Delano Park picnic for 385 enrolled students. Local residents attend July and August programs while building permits totaling 2500 are issued for a garage and church addition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur High
Central Baptist Church
Delano Park
Archie Hampton
C. S. Whitmire
M. J. Ferguson
15Th Ave
S and St. Stephen Primitive
McCartney
Wilson St. NW
Eisenhower Meets Adenauer at Walter Reed in Pajamas
President Eisenhower in a hospital room at Walter Reed receives German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer for a ten minute talk. Eisenhower expresses hope for early German reunification to liberate 17 million in the eastern zone as Adenauer calls the president’s recovery miraculous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling F. Green
Washington
Eisenhower
Konrad Adenauer
Germany
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Eisenhow
Adenauer
Dulles
Fall From Plane Sets Off Probes
Asheveille NC three investigations underway into death of Oren Pruitt 38 of Charlotte after he leaped from Piedmont Airlines plane during honeymoon trip. His body found in churchyard near Shelby NC six miles north of town. Bridegroom married Tuesday in York SC reports say.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
N. C
Piedmont Airlines
Oren Ase Pruitt
Charlotte
Shelby
N.C
Pruitts
York
S.C
Capt
B. B. Slaughter
Weather and River Report for Decatur and Vicinity
Decatur area weather sketch shows Keller Memorial Bridge river reading at 21.60 feet with a 0.13 foot 24 hour rise and sea level reading at 555.90 feet. Yesterday's high 83, low 68. At 8:15 am today 75. Forecast calls for mostly cloudy with showers and scattered thundershowers today and tonight and partly cloudy with scat tered thundershowers Friday afternoon. High today around 66, tonight 68, high Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Keller Memorial Bridge
Gas Goes Up Half a Cent in Decatur
Three major oil firms in Decatur raise pump prices by one-half cent per gallon with Standard Oil Co. leading the move yesterday. Gulf, Sinclair and others expected to follow as Standard Oil of Kentucky set off the price increase chain reaction. The rise affects wholesale and retail customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Standard Oil Co
Gulf
Sinclair
Standard Oil of
Kentucky
Alabama
Merchants Plan Parade and Sports Car Event in Decatur
A parade and sales promotion are planned for Saturday June 30 in Decatur, tied to the annual Sports Car Courtland event on that day and July 1. The steering committee announced the plan during a three day meeting and expects over 4 000 attendees at Ateeloed Air Base with a larger crowd for the sale promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Courtland
Cards Giants In 4 For 4 Trade Shakes N Y Ball Clubs
The St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Giants executed a four for four trade. St. Louis sent Red Schoendienst Jackie Brandt Bill Sarni and Dick Littlefield to the Giants in exchange for Al Derk Whitey Lockman Ray Katt and Don Liddle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Giants
Red Birds
Red Schoendienst
Jackie Brandt
Bill Sarni
Dick Littlefield
Giants
al. Derk
Whitey Lockman
Ray Katt
Don Liddle
Four Still Lost In Gulf Storm Sinking
Four still missing after the tug May Dee sank off the Louisiana coast while rescuing seven barge personnel. Three survivors rescued earlier by the O J Senac north of the site, with Cormorant pulling eight more from the waters near Bay St. Louis as Coast Guard and air units search through the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
J. Senac
Morgan City
Cormorant
Bay St. Louis
Miss
Stevens Co. Inc
Grand Island Channel
Mississippi Line
Clay Calhoun
Stevens Firm
Calhoun
WGCM
Gulfport
Conrad
Coast Guard
Grand Jury Probe May Review Lacon Voting Box
A Morgan County grand jury is to convene and possibly probe a Lacon District 4 Board of Revenue race ballot box that was impounded after citizens asked Circuit Solicitor George Johnson to act. They claim R L Nelson won the runoff by 788 to 785 though the official tally differs. In the first primary Hardin had 58, Nelson 41, Teague four, Hodges 26 in the same box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
District 4 Board of Revenue
Beat
Lacon
Circuit
George Johnson
R. L. Nelson
M. A. Hardin
Hardin
Nelson
Thomas Teague
C. W. Hodges
Lawmen Seek Escaped Cons From Cullman Camp
Four Negro convicts escaped Tuesday night from Camp Cullman in a state truck found abandoned in Huntsville. Escapees are Cornell James Roberts, Robert Lewis Williams of Madison County, and Matthew Dow, George Thomas of Jefferson County. They fled between 11 and 12 pm through an unfastened outside door. Roberts is considered dangerous. his mother lives in Decatur. Authorities from sheriff, police, and highway patrol pursue them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman
Huntsville
Cornell James Roberts
Robert Lewis Williams
Madison County
Matthew Dow
George Thomas
Jefferson County
Roberts
Decatur
Mundt predicts quick action on bill for security hole
Sen Mundt predicted swift approval of a bill aimed at closing a big hole in U S security. The measure would counter a 6 3 court ruling that allows discharge of workers on security grounds only when their jobs directly involve national security. The story cites Sen Eastland and Sen McCarthy backing Mundt. The Defense Department said the Red Cross offered to rehire Irving I August, a veteran who lost a job over security questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Blue Haven Pool
Mundt
Quick Okeh
Bill
U.S
G. Milton Kelly
Sen
R-Sd
Swift Ap- Washington
Measitg
Sens
Eastland McCarthy
R-Wis
Postondeg
Atatio
Defense Department
Irving I. August
Seattle
August
Dulles Defies Neutrality Debate Amid White House Confusion
Secretary of State Dulles attacked neutrality as immoral and short sighted while Eisenhower and Nixon offered cautious defenses. The president stressed neutrality followed by a warning that alliances shape world opinion, and Dulles later claimed no conflict with the White House stance. Newsmen found no clear agreement among the leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington
State Dulles
Eisenhower
Nixon
United States
Dulles
House
Tral
Knowland Backs Aid Increase in Foreign Policy Debate
Senator Knowland backed a White House plea for a 600 million dollar minimum aid rise amid uncertainty in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. House cuts and a 1.1 billion total reduction in military aid drive White House efforts as Eisenhower seeks support with leaders split.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest & Vaccaro
Washington
Senate
Knowland
Calif
Eisenhower
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
White House
George
D-Ga
House
Atomic Agreement Between G B U S
The United States signs an accord with Great Britain to exchange information on military atomic engines. The deal signals cooperation and access to technical data, with both nations committing to shared details likely affecting defense capabilities and strategic balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Great Britain
Connelly and Caudle Convicted by U S Jurors
U S District Judge Hulen set July 19 for sentencing after Matthew J. Connelly the White House appointments secretary and T Lamar Caudle former Justice Department tax chief were found guilty by a federal jury of conspiring to fix an income tax evasion case. The jury deliberated eight hours after hearing testimony spanning 1949 to 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Matthew J. Connelly
T. Lamar Caudle
Truman
U. S
Connelly
White House
Caudle
Justice Department
Tax Division
Gabe
Irving Sachs
Sachs
Herbert A Giesler
Ste. Genevieve
Ate Drake Watson
Four Atlanta Men Die in Brunswick Plane Crash
Four Atlanta businessmen died when their plane crashed between St Simons and Jekyll Island at about 5 am. Identified victim R Hayes McKinney, ?, is among the bodies found with Coast Guard searching for the other three. The men, H D Osner 31 W A Vincoli 34 and McKinney were in Sea Island for a brief vacation. Jennings said the flight was to Savannah where McKinney planned to board a commercial plane back to Atlanta for a meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Simons
McKinney
Savannah
Atlanta
Sea Island
Jennings
Coast Guard
Also Mentioned on This Page
P Pee
Martha Phillips
Nancy Namie
W. H. Long
Decatur Area Fund
Converse College
Spartanburg
City Recorder’s Court
Reba Wallace
Lula Mae Boggs
Panama City, Fla
H. R. Summer
Joe Pettey
Antioch
Somerville
Morgan County Sheriff's Forces
The
Highway Patrol
First Methodist Church
Minor L. Triplett
Martin Luther
Ninth Street Methodist Church
Irene Powell
Montgomery
Leon Landers
Buckley
Henry Kellerman
State Department
New York City
Decatur and
Merchants
Gulf of Mexico
Grand Jury
Anatole Bykov
George Koller
Brooklyn
New York
Mr. Dulles
Congress
United
G.B.U.S
By Ken Reynolds
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