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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1954
Page
3
Bobby Lee of Dunn presented a fragment from a ten thousand dollar bill found at the Benson town dump. Bankers verified its legitimacy and explained partial redemption rules, noting the fragment could yield up to the full amount if matched by larger portions. The origin of the fragment remains unknown.
Federal court in Birmingham reported the U S Court of Appeals upheld a lower ruling denying admission to two Negro women at the University of Alabama. Judge Hobart Grooms dismissed the case but allowed amendment. Shores plans further action after appellate note that the appeal was premature.
Mr and Mrs C R Owens of Falkville named delegates for the Morgan County Teachers Association to the 92nd NEA convention at Madison Square Garden New York City from Sunday through July 2. Owens serves as president of the Morgan County Teachers Association. About 20 000 teachers are expected, with 4 400 delegates from states DC Hawaii Alaska and Puerto Rico. Noted leaders including John Foster Dulles Dag Hammarskjold Robert Wagner and Samuel Brownell will address sessions.
TVA said freight movements on the Tennessee River rose in January May 1954, with ton-miles estimated at 498 million, 22 percent above 1953. May marked the first outbound shipment of aluminum pig.
A dredge works in San Francisco Bay near Redwood City to lift old oyster shells from the bottom for use in cement making. The operation highlights recycling maritime waste into industrial material.
U S Commissioner of Education Ralph Bunche director of the Trustee ship Division of the UN Secretariat Grayson Kirk president of Columbia University and William A Early NEA president convened to discuss education policy and leadership.
Washington reports a VA release removing any reference to Franklin D Roosevelt from a GI Bill 10th anniversary note. Senators Hill and Douglas condemn what they call reframing history as activists accuse government agencies of partisan editing.
The first 3,500 copies of a GI Bill release faced GOP protests claiming nonpartisan status. A second batch of 600 copies omitted Roosevelt, with officials noting the change did not rescind the release. Protests said the bill was national legislation across party lines. An unnamed VA official said White House did not object.
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