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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1957
Page
3
In New York Christians spread Billy Graham sermons by inviting skeptical acquaintances to Madison Square Garden each evening. Businessmen and housewives alike join in Operation Andrew, named for the apostle Andrew who brought Peter to Jesus, to bring others to hear the evangelist.
Moulton moves to curb speeding as police prepare to install traffic timers by next week. City council approves the plan and endorses the slow-down cam, aiming to enforce safer streets amid ongoing local concerns.
Miss Nina Wood of Decatur described a remarkable scene in New York where around 60 to 70 deaf and mute attendees followed Billy Graham’s program. A female sign language interpreter relayed every word of the choir and music, then a male interpreter conveyed Graham’s message.
Large parties attend Graham meetings with Morris Townsend and Gen. John Reed Kilpatrick in reserved boxes. Guests include Gen. Albert Wedemeyer, Perle Mesta, Diana Barrymore, and Mrs. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt. Ordinary church members run free nightly bus rides from Brooklyn and other areas to the events.
A 1956 Plymouth, Series No. 15897929, will be sold at Trimble Service Station 125 Sixth Avenue Southeast City on June 24, 1957 at 10 AM to satisfy Glen W. Tucker’s unpaid indebtness under battle mortgage terms. Commercial Credit Corp handles the sale. June 12-19.
Dr. Pitts a local chiropractor explains health comes from within the body through an energy flow from the brain to every cell. He cites spinal subluxations as the cause of many ailments and says correcting them restores health. His Pitts Chiropractic Clinic will open at 916 6th Ave SE around June 24 after remodeling.
A dense listing of daily radio and television time slots and program names across multiple stations including Birmingham, Alabama. Highlights include news blocks, music programs, talk shows, dramas, game shows, and kids' programming with local and national entries through evening hours.
The council body urged Mayor Carraway to raise fines by one dollar per hour over the limit. Speed limits are 35 mph on main highways, 25 mph on the square and nearby streets, and 15 mph in school zones. The council also voted to follow the December 1956 license code requiring business openings before July 1 to pay a full year's license. Last month expenses totaled 4031.87 with revenues of 3133.11.
No injuries reported after a collision between a 1952 International truck driven by Charles Andrew Dingler of Holly Pond and a 1952 Chevrolet truck on the Holly Pond Baileyton road 15.3 miles northeast of Cullman at 2 10 p m according to the Highway Patrol.
James H. Jones reports damage to three trucks in Holly Pond with an estimated $100 loss per vehicle. No further details were provided.
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