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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1959

Page

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Panama City vacationers and local hospital report

Mr and Mrs Mitchell Williams and children Tommy and Mitch with Judy Warren vacation in Panama City Florida. Hotel Lyons dining room closes June 27 for repairs and reopens July 13. Joe Curry of H Ryan Appliances fired. Harton Jr. admitted to Huntsville Hospital after surgery in room 139. Families visit relatives in Decatur and Joppa. City Animal Shelter lists mixed shepherd and seven mongrels for redemption by Wednesday. Beth Fite to undergo surgery in New Orleans, in room 428. Mrs Wright returns home after two weeks with relatives in Prattville. Police respond to Bank Street Hospital incident. Songe Long, 24, allegedly attacked. Mattie Sue Jones jailed pending investigation. See DIARY on Page 2.

William Nathan Harton, Jr W. N. Harton 4Th Ave Huntsville Hospital Bank Street Hospital Songe Long A. J. Jones Mattie Sue Morgan County

Victory in Christian living for new converts

The answer assures believers of a victorious Christian life through Bible teaching. It emphasizes growth beyond faultlessness and compares spiritual maturation to a baby needing regular, increasing nourishment from God's Word.

Ideas Abound On New School Funding Plans

Montgomery Alabama. Ahead of a special session on education lawmakers differ on how to raise revenue. Gov Patterson and lawmakers pause the property tax fight to push a 75 million dollar general appropriation bill, clearing the way for the session expected to begin next week.

House

Father's Day Celebrates 50th Birthday In Spokane

In Spokane Mrs. John Bruce Dodd conceived Father’s Day during a Mother's Day sermon fifty years ago. The idea grew beyond her dreams, though she avoids publicity and has refused endorsements. She aimed to honor fatherhood rather than herself amid memories of her father who raised six children after her mother's death.

Spokane, Wash Spokane John Bruce Dodd Mrs. Dodd

Night Sky Guide for Decatur Tonight

Prominent star Altair shines high above at 11 56 p m. Saturn appears low in the southeast at 8 54 p m. Jupiter lies due south at 9 10 p m. Venus and Mars set by 9 26 p m. Visible planets appear in the southeast and south as described.

Altair Saturn Jupiter Venus Mars

Danny Boy Is Thought Stolen in Alabama

Four year old Danny Barter vanished from a Perdido Bay campsite on the Alabama Florida line after wandering away Wednesday morning. His mother Mrs Paul Barter and a local officer coordinating a widespread land and sea search say kidnapping is possible as no trace has been found.

Lillian Ala Danny Barter Danny Perdido Bay Alabama- Florida Paul Barter Gadsden

West Berlin crisis stalls Big Four talks in Geneva

Secretary of State Herter and Western peers end six weeks of talks with no progress on Berlin as Khrushchev and Khrushchev’s allies hold firm. The Big Four broke off talks in stalemate with summit prospects unclear and summer heat cited as a lasting challenge to negotiations.

Geneva Christian A. Herter Soviet Union Andrei Gromyko Berlin Herter Nikita Khrushchev West Germany

Former Husband Held After Bar Shooting In Decatur

A 44 year old waitress was in critical condition at Decatur General Hospital after a shooting outside Big Bob Gibbons Bar B Q on Highway 31 South. The waitress’s former husband was captured about 30 minutes after the incident and is held in Morgan County jail.

Charles Cates Decatur General Hospital Big Bob Gibson Highway 31 South Morgan County

Café shooting blindsided by jealous husband stalking wife

Howard Sapp forced entry at Big Bob Gibson's Bar-B-Q on Highway 31 South demanding to see his wife Eva Sapp. He shot her in the cafe parking lot after dragging her outside, while Gibson watched from a window. Sapp fled but was captured by state troopers. Eva Sapp and her daughter worked at the cafe.

Bob Gibson Ernest Bowman Eva Sapp Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q Highway 31 Howard Sapp Morgan County Loyd Wallace Highway 31 South Gibson Sapp Trinity 1 East Main St Hariselle

Long Strives to Regain Office in Winding Legal Battle

Louisiana Governor Earl K. Long plans a legal bid to gain freedom from a mental hospital. Attorney Theo Cangelosi, longtime adviser, will represent Long as he seeks writ of habeas corpus and release back to the state capitol.

Baton Rouge Louisiana Earl K. Long State Capitol Theo Cangelosi Capitol

Science fiction romance of a century long life

A distant star tale follows Kirk Hammond and a girl who could live forever as they navigate life across vast centuries. The plot explores romance amid transformative sci fi settings and enduring time.

Althur Kirk Hammond

Patrol Teams For Capture

Lt Roy Bradford of the State Highway Patrol spotted a blue and white 1957 Ford on Highway 36 eight miles west of Hartsel Saturday morning during a search for a suspect. He had traced the vehicle’s license 42 2408 to a cafe on Highway 3 and joined by Trooper M P Braswell they chased the car toward Highway 31 where Sapp was captured after a brief pursuit.

Pat Patterson Roy Bradford M. P. Braswell State Highway Patrol Sapp Highway 36 Hartselle Billy Smith Highway Bradford Bob Gibson Highway 3 Priceville

Five Killed Over State

Five people died in Alabama incidents described by The Associated Press. A woman lost control of a car and was killed, Ben Bayless drowned when a horse pitched him into a farm pond, and Mrs. Mamie Bumpers Coleman of Allen in Clarke County died when her car struck a bank on a county road. Further details appear on page 2.

Associated Press Alabama Ben Bayless Mamie Bumpers Coleman Allen Clarke County

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mitchell Williams Tommy and Mitch Judy Warren Panama City, Fla Hotel Lyons Joe Curry H. Ryan Appliances, Inc Baugh-Wiley-Smith Cecil G. Julian, Jr Cecil G Nashville Tenn J. L. English M. G. Julian Joppa Cecil Julian Maumee Ohio Decatur and City Animal Shelter West Decatur George Collier Beth Fite Jim Fite Ochsner Foundation New Orleans Roon W. O. Wright Joe Wheeler Highway John O. Richardson Harriet Prattville Wi. H Suwa Decatur Danny Boy By Hoyt Harwell By John M. Hightower Arthur Gavshon U.S Palace of Nations European Gromyko Washington Eisenhower Selwyn Lloyd London Maurice Couve de Murville Dr. Spock B. M. Atkinson, Jr Whitney Darrow, Jr Univac Fem Long By Ken Reynolds
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