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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1957

Page

9

Grady Long Selected to Lead Hartselle Civitan Club

Grady Long, a Hartselle attorney and former Civitan board member, was installed as president for the coming year at a Monday night ceremony at Smith's Restaurant. Jimmy Little becomes vice president with Ern est D. Ray as treasurer, Charles One remains secretary, and new board members are Walter Stockton Melvin Blackwood Jimmy Taylor and Chap Sammons. Retiring President Edward Summers highlighted 28 club projects including the Junior Civitan Club and Citizenship Awards.

Hartselle Grady Long Civitan Club Smith’s Long Jimmy Little Errest D. Ray Charles One Walter Stockton Melvin Blackwood Jimmy Taylor Chap Sammons Civitan Edward Summers

Huge Flyover Planned for General Nathan Swining Farewell

The Air Force will honor Gen. Nathan Swining with a farewell aviation ceremony at Andrews Air Force Base Maryland by June 29 featuring more than 270 aircraft including 30 B52 bombers.

Mashington Air Force Nathan ‘Swining Andrews Air Force Base Maryland

Montgomery Firm Low Bidder For Work On Ft Rucker Field

Montgomery firm Carr and Rothschild Inc was the apparent low bidder at 722260 for a maintenance hangar and shop at Fort Rucker Alabama. The bid beat a government estimate of 875500. Acme Contractors of Montgomery posted a low offer of 115260 for expanding an Army Reserve training center at Opelika with a 11700 square foot plan to add classrooms assembly hall and maintenance shops increasing capacity to 400 men.

Mobile Carr & Rothschild, Inc Montgomery Army Aviation Center

Maxwell Included In Military Projects

The House Armed Services Committee approved a 1% billion dollar military public works bill for Army Navy and Air Force projects with delays for Tuesday clearance. The measure funds projects starting next July 1 and was reduced from 1,770,000,000 to 1,636,000,000 after committee changes. It directs a subcommittee to pick a site for an airfield for the Naval Academy preserving key items such as Ft Rucker and Maxwell Air Force Base.

Washington House Armed Services Committee Navy Air Force Naval Academy Alabama—Army Ft. Rucker Maxwell Air Force Base Montgromery

Alabama Milk Board Rules on Distributor Reports

The Alabama Milk Control Board in Montgomery informally agreed that milk distributors must file sales and payment reports to producers within 10 days of payroll periods. The board also ruled legal a half gallon milk container used by Perry Creamery of Tuscaloosa and took no action on a pending payments case.

Montgomery Alabama State Milk Control Board Perry Creamery Tuscaloosa

Storm Strikes Vernon Alabama Damaging Homes

A violent thunderstorm hit Vernon Alabama causing damage to several houses and farm buildings. State patrol estimated losses around 10000 dollars with no injuries reported.

Vernon Ala North Alabama

Supreme Court expands protection in Fifth Amendment cases

The Supreme Court upholds individual rights against government intrusion and narrows committee powers. It backs using the Fifth Amendment to refuse self incriminating questions and rules contempt cases must tie to congressional business and public welfare. The decision curbs nonpertinent questioning by committees and signals broader safeguards for due process.

James Marlow Associated Press Washington Supreme Court Congressional Committee City of New York Communist Party John T. Watkins House Committee On Un-American Activities Paul M. Sweezy New Hampshire Watkins Congress Warren

Officer dies during Nickerson Kotrich trial proceedings

Col Edward J Kotrich a 50 year old Army law officer and chairman of one review board died of a heart attack at his Arlington Virginia home Tuesday Officials said his death should not affect the planned June 25 court martial of Col John Nickerson in Huntsville Alabama Nickerson faces charges of releasing secret information about the missile program to unauthorized persons The National Geographic Society has unearthed new information about California river nomenclature.

Washington Edward J. Kotrich John Nickerson Arlington Kotrich Army Nickerson Redstone Arsenal Huntsville Ala

Producers by Delview Dairy of Tuscaloosa

Fragmentary notice mentions Delview Dairy in Tuscaloosa and a July event or action dated the nineteenth, with unclear details about producers or a permit.

Delview Dairy Tuscalooza Cain

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