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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1956
Page
2
Lawrence County sheriffs office logged eight arrests with charges including public drunkenness and assault with a weapon. Cullman sheriff reported ten arrests all for misdemeanor cases.
A pastor said funds of the Montgomery Improvement Association were misappropriated and leaders were subordinating the anti segregation protest to personal interests. MIA officials denied the charges, another unnamed congregation leader said the accusations caused an ouster.
Morgan County 4-H Camp will open on Wednesday with junior camp June 25 to 27. Rutledge says enrollment is above previous years with around 300 4-Hers expected for both camps.
Funeral services are held this morning at ten for John L. Nelson. Survivors include two sisters Mrs. Josephine N. Davis and Mrs. Ruth A. McMillian of Montgomery and a number of nieces and nephews. Actives and pallbearers named include Jesse Thrash er T. J. Donahue Douglas Long Bud Turley G. W. Jones and C. Cc. Acker.
U S per capita consumption declined from 18.5 pounds in 1947 to 15.5 pounds in 1953, reflecting a reduced national intake of evaporated milk over the period.
The listing shows theater names Amusements Princess Roxy Sunset Batfield and Fitz with film titles including Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda. Screening times are noted in 1:00 to 9:20 intervals, though some lines are garbled.
Hopewell Home Demonstration Club members met at Mrs. W A Sims home to sew curtains for a Cole Springs 4H Club Camp cabin. Sims will chaperon camp starting June 20, with officer elections set for the Ladies Auxiliary to D A V Chapter 11 Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the DAV Home on Railroad Street.
A hospital admissions brief lists patients including Miss Effie Mae Tanner in Danville Mrs Edward Hyde in Bessemer Mrs Ray Richards in Decatur Lydia Mae Weinman at 909 The note records new admissions and patient names with home locations.
Dismissals include Estill Williams and baby boy Athens 8 Mrs Joseph Crawford Madison Mrs Clifton Perryman Athens Mrs Earl Sides and baby boy Athens 6 Alva Lee Stovall and baby Athens 4 Mrs R L Gray Athens Mrs David Crawford Madison 1.
Mrs. Mattie Lee Pearson and daughter Moulton 4 Mrs. Helen Lawrimorée Moulton Mrs. Tomer Spears Trinity 1 Mrs. Mabel Gordon Moulton James C. Warren Moulton 3 Mrs. Frances Parker Moulton Mrs. Ola Jones Trinity 1 Mrs. Linnie Johnson Moulton 3 Mrs. Minnie Barnes Trinity 1 Mrs. Ocie Kirby Mr. Hope 2 Lee Ledbetter Moulton Buford Sapp Moulton 2
Decatur General Hospital and multiple local addresses appear in the text. Names include C Matthews and Mrs H L Bonds, with residential details at 901 Railroad St and Spotswood Apt. Also listed are Mrs Homer Guyse 1616 North, Mitetz Williams 228th ve, and infant children with relatives at 222th Ave NW. Additional entries include Mrs Alfred Bingham 808 Canal St and Mrs William T King Trinity 1.
E H Drain of 806 3rd Ave SE and Mrs. Thomas Pittman with infant son of 1916 10th St SE appear among the local names. Also listed are Mrs J M Lackey of Danville and J W Maner of 402 Graham Ave.
The Associated Press reports varied conditions nationwide with tornadoes in open country across the Texas Panhandle and South Plains. Heavy rains and hail drenched areas from Greeley Colorado to parts of Nebraska and Kansas, prompting evacuations in Wauneta and widespread road flooding and power outages in Amarillo.
USW chief McDonald says talks with Wheeling Pittsburgh and others are needed before resuming the Big Three bargaining. He plans individual negotiations after meeting with the union Wage Policy Committee of 170 members, aiming to align positions prior to broader talks.
North Alabama ministers deny R M Robinson, jailed after June 10 arrest, ever served as pastor of Red Bank Baptist Church or any church. Rev John E Brackins and Rev J C Yarbrough state Robinson is not a pastor, condemn crime, and trust courts to act under Alabama law.
Owen McKelvy, 40, detained after allegedly beating his wife and daughter with a stick around 2:30 p.m. in Moulton. The sheriff reported injuries but provided few additional details.
The American Bible Society began in 1816 as a faith based organization to translate print and distribute scriptures. It emerged from a collaboration of Protestant groups seeking to spread biblical texts across the United States.
A 20 year old Decatur resident Vernon Lemley of 1802 Chestnut St. is in Morgan County jail on charges of stealing a portable record player from Ann Light at 618 Sherman St. The item was recovered Friday from a local pawn shop. Lemley signed a statement admitting involvement during police investigations by Sgt. J. T. Broadrick Officer Eugene Slater and Chief Whitmire.
Four area families welcomed new additions on Father's Day. At Decatur General Hospital a girl arrived for Mr. and Mrs. James L. Johns at 4 48 a.m. and a girl for Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence S. Jackson at 9 03 a.m. At Lawrence County Hospital in Moulton a girl and a boy were born to Mr. and Mrs. Winfred Howell and Mr. and Mrs. William Parker. A daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Bracken at Baugh Wiley Clinic near Father’s Day time completes the day’s arrivals.
Funeral services for Samuel Marion Anderson 85 will be held Tuesday afternoon at 4 at Tanner Methodist Church with Rev G M Bynum presiding. He died Sunday at 4 45 p m at the home of his daughter Mrs Jack Christopher 108 Malone Circle after residing in Athens and previously Detroit. He was a retired farmer and Methodist Church member with two sons among his survivors.
Thieves broke windows at Sam's Superette Grocery 1701 Somerville Rd SE and T. E. Campbells service station on U S Highway 31 South in Decatur last night. About 80 dollars worth of cigarettes cigars candy and bananas were stolen from Sam's Superette and a carton of cigarettes plus five packs from the filling station. Police were alerted by Sgt Pettey and Policeman Garrett at 3 am and 5 59 am respectively.
Funeral services for Walter W. Aldridge 69 Danville to be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Johnson Chapel Church in Hartselle. He died Sunday at Block's Clinic. Survivors include wife Minnie Aldridge two daughters two stepdaughters five sons and several relatives. Interment in nearby Peck Funeral Home cemetery with pallbearers named.
Two men, Tommy Morris aged 53 and Leon Earp aged 30, were arrested in Morgan County on grand larceny charges for stealing and selling mussel shells. The warrants were sworn yesterday by Mr. Houser before Justice of the Peace C. L. Buck and set at $6 bond. The case moves to circuit court.
Mobile seaman Johnny Adams, 45, was killed in a domestic dispute after a violent quarrel with his wife Mrs Juanita Adams. She told police a neighbor took their 17 month old daughter as she fired a .32 caliber pistol and a .22 during the confrontation. Detectives Johnson and Jackson investigated.
Vice President Hernan Siles Zuazo won Bolivia's presidency with a strong lead as unofficial results showed 237,650 votes for Zuazo, 70,430 for Unzaga, and smaller counts for Iniguez and Gonzales. Analysts expect a government push to reform tin mines and expand farmland for landless peasants.
Coroner reports John Evans died from self inflicted exposure when a vacuum hose radioed into a Dodge window released fumes. He left home at 2 30 a m after warning his ill health and an autopsy confirmed death around 4 a m. Funeral set for Tuesday at Southside Baptist Church with veterans and community leaders among pallbearers.
In Ruston Louisiana a backyard barbecue ended in violence when a pistol burst killed Floyd Hubbard and wounded his wife. Jerry Andrews, 46, was captured eight hours after the shooting and surrendered claiming mosquitoes. The victim was kneeling by the barbecue pit when the shots fired. Mrs Hubbard sustained nonfatal injuries. The case heads to a September grand jury.
London Pravda cited by the paper as saying the Soviet state machine remains clumsy and costly and urged an unrelenting war against bureaucratic red tape. The article notes the ongoing critique of state administration in Soviet media.
In New York today the stock market opened mixed and quiet with fractional changes. Oils led activity with Panhandle Oil placing the largest block of 13 000 shares up 1 1 4 percent at 15, Chrysler down 4 at 63 on 2 000 shares, General Motors up 1 at 43 on 2 000, Sperry Rand off 1 at 23 on 6 300, Royal Dutch and Cosden Petroleum among gainers. Steels mostly declined except Youngstown Sheet & Tube down about 1. Motors mixed, rubber up, rails weak.
Birmingham AP notes minor shortages in North Alabama poultry supplies across most districts. Information shows farm stocks limited to 19 pounds at Danae Sd and related biweekly farm plant movements noted for Monday morning.
Montgomery cattle sale reports brisk trade with 225 head listed. Prices show common steers over 500 pounds bringing 10.00 to 12.30 per hundredweight and drum calves around 13.80, with common steers generally around 11.25.
A 15 year old Decatur boy John E Brazelton of 1620 8th St SE received scratches on his right arm when his 1955 Harley Davidson motorcycle collided with a car on 6th Ave SE at 11 50 am Saturday. The auto a 1953 Chevrolet driven by Olney N Stringer 36 of TM2atur 2 was southbound and turning left onto Moulton St when the collision occurred. The right front door and fender of the car and the rear end of the motorcycle were damaged. Cpl Seldon Hill and Traffic Officer Euel Thompson investigated. No charges were filed.
In comments on Eisenhower's illness and potential second term, Nixon says others should not discuss the situation until the president declares changes. Dulles visited, Nixon and Eisenhower met briefly, and a State Department matters meeting followed. Reporters pressed on Eisenhower's political plans.
EAST LANSING Mich Police said Kinney Tamaribuchi a 27 year old Japanese Hawaiian student at Michigan State University beat his 7 year old son to death in their campus barracks apartment after the child cried about going to bed He told troopers he lost his head during the incident while visiting friends in Chicago.
Vernal Utah police report a search that led to the recovery of a young rape victim’s body. Authorities said the case remains under investigation as they seek leads. The name of the victim was not released pending family notification.
A jumble of items lists cars for sale a 1953 Oldsmobile and a 1950 Studebaker in good condition. Also multiple rental notices including a front bedroom available for ladies only with meals optional and a 1 bedroom unfurnished apartment near a bus line. Several contact numbers and names appear with transport and housing offers.
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