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23 Jun 1955
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1955
Page
1
Religious Meetings and Local News Snapshot
May 4 notes outline at First Methodist Church Rev Minar L Triplett preach topics Resources For Life's Journey and A Formula For Christian Living Decatur Assembly No 26 Order of the Rainbow For Girls meets at 7 pm Decatur Masonic Temple Sheriff Jimmie Collier reports four arrests for vagrancy assault with intent to murder resisting search and related charges All-Day Singing at Friendship three miles south of Danville set for fourth Sunday in June Captain Ted Huie to serve in France starting June 28 from Camp Rucker Alabama Huie's parents escorted him to New York Mr and Mrs B B Wales host guests at Coosa River cottage plus Birmingham residents listed See diary on page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Minar L. Triplett
Jimmie Collier
Friendship
Danville
Ted Huie
New York
France
U.S. Army
B. B. Wales
38Th Ave
North
Birmingham
Coosa River
E.R. Virgin
Hobart Parker
M. W. Holland
R. T. Rich
Decatur
Court Upholds Lynne's Venue Ruling in Union Damages suits
The State supreme court denied International Union's mandamus petition to force Judge S. A. Lynne to change venue for 26 remaining $50,000 damage suits tied to the 1951 Wolverine Tube strike in Decatur. Three cases tried yielded $10,000 for Paul Russell, $8,000 for Burl McLemore later voided, and $10,000 for James W. Thompson. one plaintiff died leaving 26 cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Supreme
International Union
S. A. Lynne
Wolverine Tube
Decatur
Lynne
Supreme Court
Mandamus
Paul Russell
Burl McLemore
James W. Thompson
Officials Hope for Cullman Highway Route Accord
Cullman city and county officials voiced optimism that property owners and the State Highway Department can avert a Highway 31 by pass. About 35 owners along a three mile stretch seek over 448000 for rights of way, while officials estimate 175000, far less than the owners ask. A meeting was set at the Cullman Courthouse with J D Moody inviting all involved to negotiate tonight, as a backup route survey proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman
State Highway Department
Cullman City
J. D. Moody
Cullman County
Moody
Taylor Arrives In Washington as Army Chief Designate
Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor arrives in Washington to assume as Army chief of staff. He meets outgoing Secretary Stevens and Chief Ridgway and discusses defining the Army’s proper role in national defense. He notes regret over Stevens departure and Ridgway’s retirement and mentions plans after a long Far East tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Maxwell D. Taylor
Army
Robert T. Stevens
Matthew B. Ridgway
Taylor
Stevens
Wilbert Brucker
Ridgway
Bob Stevens
Brucker
Japan
Korea
Far East
Middle East
Sapin
Molotov Speech Jolts U N Debates Amid Cold War Tensions
Western diplomats in San Francisco viewed V M Molotov's address as a nudge to the U N session, repeating major Cold War issues. He urged Western moves on reducing tensions, while critics said he should have kept to peace efforts and skipped controversial topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Russia
V. M. Molotov
U.N
Molotov
Four Men Die In Car Crash Near Uniontown Alabama
Four men were killed and two injured when their car left a farm to market road south of Uniontown载 struck a mailbox and overturned. The victims were Coleman Brown 25 James Brown 21 Mack Earl Price 20 Sidney Jones 20 all of Uniontown and Willie Johnson Jr. driver with minor injuries James F Booker Uniontown suffered a fractured hip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uniontown
Ala
James Cook
S. D. Buck
Coleman Brown
James Brown
Mack Earl Price
Uniontown Rt. 2
Sidney Jones
Willie Johnson Jr
James F. Booker
Entry Reaches Katie All Way From Texas
Dallas reader Mrs. H. E. Hallmark mails an answer to the Bonanzagram. The note arrives on time at 3944 McKinney Ave. in Dallas as the paper hints at a $300 jackpot and a $25 weekly hatch for next week’s Bonanzagram.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
H. E. Hallmark
McKinney Ave
Weather and River Readings at Keller Memorial Bridge
Tennessee River reading this morning stood at 21 feet, up 18 feet in 24 hours. Yesterday's high reached 94 degrees at 2 p.m. The 5 p.m. river flow was 70, and 8 a.m. temperature was 82. Forecast calls for mostly cloudy warm weather with scattered thundershowers this afternoon and evening. High today around 93, tonight 63, high tomorrow near 93.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Tennessee
Keller Memorial Bridge
Morgan County Maid of Cotton entrants listed for 13
Morgan County maid contest entries total 13 at deadline. Winners will be announced Monday night on WMSL TV at 9 p.m. The county’s Maid of Cotton will compete in the state finals in Birmingham later this year. Entrants include Mary Battle King Maurice Tiller Yvonne Barrett Dorothy Couch Margie Slate Joyce Thomas Flora Coleman Bette Kay Poole Shirley Inez Garner Shirley Cooper Edna Louise Jackson Helen Howard Susan Stewart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Wmsl-Tv
Maid of Cotton
Birmingham
Mary Battle King
Maurice Tiller
Yvonne Barrett
Dorothy Couch
Margie Slate
Joyce Thomas
Flora Coleman
Bette Kay Poole
Shirley Inez Garner
Shirley Cooper
Edna Louise Jackson
Helen Howard
Susan Stewart
Peron Faces Protests as Revolt Fallout Continues
In Buenos Aires President Juan Peron rallies support from military and political allies amid rumors of further upheaval. Gen Lucero defends Peron and vows loyalty while the CGT and Peronista parties pledge allegiance and the Supreme War Council prosecutes those linked to the revolt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Juan Peron
Franklin Lucero
Peron
Argentina
General Labor Confederation
CGT
Peronista
Lucero
Supreme War Council
Navy Ministry
Navy
Justices Publicly Attacked as Fawning Politicians at Selma Rally
In Selma a crowd of about 5,000 heard Mississippi Circuit Judge Tom Brady call Supreme Court justices "fawning politicians" over the school desegregation ruling and urged impeachment. Former Georgia Gov Herman Talmadge denounced the justices as unfit to serve, while White Citizens Councils leaders vowed to defend segregation and fight federal school controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selma
U.S. Supreme Court
Mississippi
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
Supreme Court
Tom Brady
Brookhaven
Miss
White Citizens Councils
Hodding Carter
Greenville
Brady
Paul Robeson
Brookhaven Jurist
National Assny For the Advancement of
Atlanta
New York
Michigan
Experts vote 8 to 2 to continue Salk polio program
A panel of medical experts voted 8 to 2 to continue inoculations of youngsters with the Salk polio vaccine. A dissenting letter favored halting the program, and one member did not vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Commerce
William McB. Hammon
University of Pittsburgh
Albert Sabin
Children’s Hospital Research Foundation
Cincinnati
Sabin
John F. Enders
Children’s Hospital
Boston
James A. Shannon
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda
Thomas Francis Jr
School of the Public Health
University of Michigan
Jonas E. Salk
Lawrence Schools To Discuss Building Needs Friday
Lawrence County schools will hold seven meetings Friday night at 7 30 to discuss building needs. Schools named include Lawrence County High Mt Hope Hazlewood Speake Hatton Chalybeate Junior High and Midway School. Supt. C G Horton urged all citizens to attend.
Decatur Boy Lt John Arantz Dies in Air Crash
Funeral arrangements proceed for Second Lt. John Casper Arantz 24 of Decatur after his jet trainer crashed near Del Rio Texas. Lt. Rollin Lereh 24 of Fond du Lac Wisconsin parachuted to safety. Arantz's seat failed to eject and his body was found in the wreckage. He was stationed at Laughlin AFB Del Rio and married Barbara Peaster of Greenville Mississippi on April 28 1948. He had been senior class favorite and president at Riverside High School and later attended Florence State Teachers College and Alabama. ST. JOHN.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
John Casper Arantz
Air Force
del Rio
Tex
Rollin R. Lereh
Fond du Lac
Wisc
Arantz
Laughlin Air Force Base
Greenville Air Force Base
Greenville
Miss
Barbara Peaster
Riverside High School
Red Raiders
Key Club
John
Florence State Teachers College
Alabama
Lee ST. John
Take Home Pay on Record Peak in May
Washington May take-home pay rose to a record high as living costs held steady. Secretary of Labor Mitchell announced that net spendable earnings increased by over a dollar weekly from April, with the average family worker at 70.12 and a lone worker at 62.83, about 80 cents higher than March’s peak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mitchell
Indian Premier Winds Up Visit To Red Moscow
Nehru and Bulganin issue a joint call for U N seat for Communist China and ban on atomic weapons. They seek deep arms cuts with international control and praise Soviet disarmament steps before Nehru flies to Warsaw and onward to Belgrade Vienna Rome and London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Moscow
Moscow
Russia
India
Formosa
U.N
China
Nehru
Bulganin
Soviet Union
Warsaw
Belgrade
Vienna
Rome
London
Nikita
Georgi Malenkov
Georgi Zhukov
Alabama Sues G G McCracken Over Funds Shortage
State files suit in Limestone County Circuit Court to recover 3705 net shortage from former Probate Judge G G McCracken. McCracken pleaded guilty to embezzlement April 6 and was sentenced to five years in prison the next month. Bonding firm paid 10000 May 10. The action also targets funds due to the state, county, four municipalities, and probate fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ald
Alabama
G. G. McCracken
McCracken
Newton Powell
Attorney General’s
Limestone County
U.S. Fidelity & Guaranty Co
W. W. Malone Jr
Also Mentioned on This Page
Decatur's
Order of the Rainbow
Decatur Masonic Temple
Seoul
South Korea
North Korea
ROK
Reds
Lee UN Yong
Lee Eng Song
Lee
Pyongyang
Tokyo
Buckley
Lenge
Antoine Pinay
George Yeh
Red China
Peiping
Paul- Henri Spaak
State Hiway
Katie
BY Katie Kash
Slate
Morgan
Leonard Slate
Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control
Thomas G. Steele
Roy Wallace
Board of Revenue
Wallace
Fred Speake
Bob Burleson
Noble Russell
High Court
Lawrence
John Arantz
Kremlin
U. N
Chou
G.G. McCracken
By Ken Reynolds
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