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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1959
Page
4
The speaker emphasizes preserving historic sites to attract tourism. A faded bank building is proposed as a key drawing point, with speculation that similar structures in the West would be heavily advertised and draw travelers to stop and buy souvenirs.
James Hoffa rejects accusations of threatening a country shutdown if Congress passes anti racketeering and monopoly laws targeting labor unions. Senate testimony by John L. McClellan links union leadership with racketeers to warn Congress. The piece argues federal action is needed to curb union power and protect public rights.
Georgia and Alabama leaders clash over a proposed 30 percent property tax assessment rule. State Revenue Commissioner Harry Haden pushes uniform ad valorem rates, while opposition from Black Belters in Georgia and Alabama lawmakers argues constitutional concerns and political heat. Haden notes he took leave from the University of Alabama to enforce the law, facing broad resistance and constitutional questions.
Jim Hoffa learns the U S Court of Appeals has ruled against him and may empower Federal Judge F Dickinson Letts to oversee the Teamsters. Hoffa evacuates plans, orders loyalists to Newark meetings, and braces for possible ouster or imprisonment. The Newark gathering includes New Jersey officials and Hoffa ally Harold Gibbons. Hoffa's grip on Jersey is tested as the decision reshapes power at the top of the union.
A motivational note urges self assessment and intentional use of a healthy body mind and family support to improve life. It asks readers to consider changes that could boost income friendships peace of mind confidence and personal growth and urges action through good impulses and purposeful effort. DAVIDSON
Drew Pearson reports Sen. McClellan and Sen. Goldwater blocked Bob Kennedy from a grandstand plan to subpoena 169 Teamsters, many already testified, aiming to lecture them publicly before Kennedy resigns to run his brother’s 1960 campaign. Subpoenas were withdrawn or set to be withdrawn.
Seasonal note on brides of June showing plain and gorgeous dresses and radiant smiles. A light exchange about a fish joke ends with the Pelicans remarking on the fish filling the bill.
A fragmentary dialogue recalls a man famed for attracting women and the consequence of his vanity. Jan notes his early hesitance but says he eventually enjoyed attention. Ann asks if he was also drawn to them, and Jan hints that his cane notches symbolize his downfall.
The piece highlights a surge in book sales reaching 800 million dollars as TV and other media shift public leisure to reading.Leon Shimkin notes that libraries, mass production, and accessible distribution drive growth, with 1958–1959 trends showing rising titles and broader readership across America.
Charles J. Smith’s Sunday drive was interrupted when a deer leaped onto the hood of his car, smashing the windshield before limping away. A patrolman later found and killed the injured animal.
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