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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1959
Page
2
Athens merchants plan to close Saturday July 4 in observance. Chamber of Commerce president W B Buchanan says a majority favor the move despite rumors of a Monday change. Don Killen urged an optimistic business outlook at the meeting.
About 125 4 H members from 16 North Alabama counties gathered in Decatur for a Roundup. Winners in talent and Mehn essay contests earned trips to the state convention at the University of Illinois. Judges praised opportunities and resources in Alabama and introduced notable leaders from Auburn and the 4 H Foundation.
SPOLETO Italy AP reports jazz legend Louis Armstrong has shown better recovery after a pneumonia strike. Doctors say he rested well and may leave the hospital in a few days. he turns 59 on July 4 and was hospitalized after chest pains amid initial concerns of a heart attack.
Mixed classified snippets list rental, sale and phone contacts. Items include a five room furnished apartment, a three bedroom brick house, a 55 ft streamline trailer, a Shetland pony with tack, a 1952 Ford Customline, a Gold Brick Sundae from New Orleans and imported meats from Milwaukee with contact numbers.
The report lists various market quotes including cotton at 15.00 middling and Decatur loan at 35.59, cottonseed at 42.00 per ton, milk at Grade A and other percentages, wood and milling costs, and grain figures. Cattle and hogs show ranges from 19.50 to 26.50 for yearlings, 15.25 to 16.50 for hogs, and lambs at 24.00 to 25.50, reflecting a broad commodity snapshot.
Alabama and U S Departments Agriculture report demand and trading activity for cattle calves and hogs in Athens. Cattle trade active with mixed consignments including slaughter cows and stockers. vealers strong and higher while calves steady. Hog prices for No 1-9 196-240 lb barrows and gilts around 16.00. Few sows quoted 11.30-12.20.
Steels paced a broad market rise with leading issues up fraction to a point or more. Pacific Telephone jumped about 8 after a 7-for-1 split proposal news, while General Time rose about 5 and several names like Texas Instrument, Bethlehem, Lukens, and U.S. Steel gained modestly. U.S. government bonds were mixed.
AP reports a volatile noon session with many industrials and consumer stocks showing mixed moves. Acme Steel, Alleghany, Kaiser, Chrysler, Coca Cola, Phillip Mor, Du Pont, Eastman Kodak and other big names display varied percentages, while some firms like Reading Co and Continental Can post moderate gains.
Alabama poultry market shows ample offerings with modest early week commitments. Prices at farms range 14 to 16 cents per pound with around 244 pounds noted and 389,400 head in holdings. Intracompany and intraplant terms cited, with FOB plant prices around 16 to 17 cents. Georgia live poultry reports and related market movement brief.
Birmingham AP reports Hyne wholesale grate offerings remained light with demand steady at about one cent for large and medium sizes. pricing mostly unchanged.
Mrs Emma Lee Cheaves of Heflin Alabama faces a German court on a man slaughter charge for the fatal stabbing of SP 5 Oliver Cheaves in their Darmstadt home on August 15 1958. The trial highlights issues of German jurisdiction over U S dependents in Germany as witnesses describe domestic quarrels and infidelity.
Appleby and 4 guards were seized by 106 prisoners in the 10 North unit after inmates tore through offices and medical chests to seize tranquilizers and gas masks. Leaders Taylor Roberts Reed faced no clear plan, while officials say hostages were expendable amid a coordinated assault with tear gas and improvised weapons.
Report notes paid delivery in Birmingham with price ranges for Grade A whites in various sizes. Prices shown by case and carton delivery to retailers and stores up to 10:30 a.m. today. Mentioned direct sales by nearby suppliers with split by large, mostly medium and small quantities.
The report notes cattle activity with prices for slaughter yearlings, cows, bulls, and vealers, plus hogs and sows price ranges. Regional figures cover Nashville and Thomasville areas with listings for barrows, gilts and lighter weights, indicating mixed demand and general weakness in some classes.
In a 15 minute radio speech Secretary Herter reported six weeks of deadlock at Geneva on Germany. He urged Soviet leaders to drop plans to annex West Berlin and linked Berlin freedom to American liberty. Congress praised his firm stance and called for concrete proposals at Geneva. The talk highlighted Western approval of a peaceful reunification plan with Berlin as capital.
Guards broke up a 16 hour riot by 106 inmates as inmates battled guards in a chaotic melee. A hostage Rosendahl was cut on the head by improvised knives as serge forces moved in while others returned to cells with bloody injuries. One inmate, Leonard Hisls, recalled fear and prayer during the breakout.
Governor voices support for taxes on cars and construction to fund schools, while Patterson sticks to his plan removing certain exemptions and raising income taxes, proposing two school budgets one with and one without extra revenue. He seeks a 75 million dollar revenue bond for buildings and warns against forced integration, insisting Alabama cannot yet have integrated schools.
Vogel argued the Tennessee Valley Authority’s industrial expansion remains regional and not a shift of plants. He noted 16 plants relocated into TVA and 3,000 new plants since 1940, citing Chemstrand moving research to North Carolina's Raleigh area as unrelated to TVA decline.
The article notes the moon's gravitational influence extends roughly 24 000 miles from its surface. It identifies this as the moon's field of gravity and discusses its reach beyond the lunar body.
The speaker says unity with the Allies depends on finding common ground with the Communists on Berlin and suggests that a free West Berlin under Western protection could be part of a broader peace framework. He warns the road to a just peace will be long and difficult yet achievable with patience, understanding, and firmness.
Brooks Hays former Democratic congressman from Arkansas to be sworn in as Tennessee Valley Authority board member in Knoxville on July 1. The Senate confirmed President Someta caucasian to the TVA board to succeed Dr. Frank J. Welch who resigned to return as dean of the University of Kentucky College of... The term expires May 18 following a write in defeat for Raymond R. Hn. Lyndon B. Johnson lauds Eisenhower pick as one of the finest appointments.
Decatur General records show dismissals for Mrs. Leonard Sharp Fred Sanders of 1205 11th Ave SE Aaron Tucker 2-B Sheridan Apts Oscar Snader Somerville 1 Mrs. Gordon Lawrence 1503 13th Ave SE Mrs. Talmadge W Meadows 1606 6th Ave SW Admissions include Mrs. Herbert Dobbs 503 Hickory St Hartselle Mrs Gilbert Couch 920 9th Ave SE Miss Opal Elizabeth Smith 409 6th Ave NW and Mrs Juan Agee 1105 Sandra St SW.
The column lists persons including Odie Hayes of Addison James T Taylor of Huntsville Mrs Lou Bennich of Decatur T J Temple of Decatur Mrs J L Hitt of Hillsboro Mrs Welmer Black and infant daughter of Union Grove Mrs Mary Poole of Clinton Tenn and Price Gray of Falkville.
James Craig Athens and Joe Earl Patterson Athens appear among names listed alongside families in the vicinity. Mrs A L Parrott and infant daughter Athens Mrs Phillip Wagner Toney Ed King Athens David Eugene Moss Athens Mrs Pryce Adams Huntsville Mrs Eldene Scroggins and infant daughter Elkmont.
Sheriff forces arrested one person for non support and one for petty larceny last night. City Clerk issued building permits for Wood Home Improvement Co reroof 503 Gore St NW $500 and 913 Ferry St NE $500, Katie Mae Horton enclosed back porch 1315 Sumner Ave SW $100, Monroe Rogers reroof 646 Moulton St E $500, J M Hollo way siding 1105 5th Ave SE $500, W L Brazier garage 1718 Cagle Ave SW $500, G C Hogan porch 602 Walnut St NW $500, J C Coffy store room 319 Memorial Dr NW $500. Athens police reported De catur police recovered a stolen 1951 Chevrolet owned by Mrs Francis Rogers. Ernest A Seibert and Irma Lambert were drivers in a Tuesday crash at 18th Ave and White St intersection. Seibert’s Southbound, Lambert Westbound. brakes failed on Lambert car. Recorder docket lists three red light violations, two over parking, one each running a stop sign and public drunk.
Athens students Charles E. Mc Gee and James P. Dougherty and Cullman resident Ralph R. Fraf earned dean's list honors for the Spring quarter at Alabama Polytechnic Institute.
Seventeen cases appeared on Town Creek police docket this week including eight gambling charges seven public drunkenness one speeding and one running a red light.
A list of names from Lawrence County including Mrs. Raymond Frost of Ft. Payne and Mrs. Raymond Jeffreys of Town Creek along with William Sanford King Emmett Eugene Sapp Donald Berrette Teresa Thompson Mrs. Orbin Hill Lloyd Glenn Mrs. A J Grimes Mrs. George Emerson and Mrs. Homer Shelton are noted as local residents associated with the case or filing in Moulton Town Creek and nearby areas.
Town Creek local Civitan Club met Monday night at B and H Fish Camp near Wheeler Dam for a fish dinner. President Paul Houston presided as three new members were welcomed: Russell Armstrong Joe Taliaferro and Wilburn Terry.
An all day singing event at Friendship Church is set for Sunday per chairman Jack Miller. Everyone is invited to attend.
Mr and Mrs Felton H Terry of Decatur welcomed Bridget La Shane Monday at Hartselle Hospital. Hardin Ledlow Jr of Hartselle welcomed Vivian Gayle Sunday at Hartselle Hospital. Doyle Gene Dobbin of Hartselle welcomed Donna Jan Saturday at Hartselle Hospital. Raymond Jeffreys of Town Creek welcomed a daughter yesterday at Lawrence County Hospital. Orbin Hill of Moulton welcomed a daughter Monday at Lawrence County Hospital. Hugh Adams of Vinemont welcomed a son Monday at Cullman Hospital.
Cullman area names including George Milner Mrs William Stephens 105 Rosemont St Mrs Hugh Adams Vinemont Mary Anita Calvert Cullman David Hassell Holly Pond Mrs Willie Ellenburg Logan Chalcey Alexander Falkville Dorothy Nell Thompson Hayden Donna Kay Connell Cullman Mrs Chester Johnson Hayden Mrs J B McBrayer Falkville Jimmy Carl Blackwood Cullman Mrs William Joe Weaver Cullman Miss Judy Ann Crumbley Holly Pond The list records residents with household heads and accompanying counts in a local notice.
A Lawrence County educator is appointed to a state post serving as superintendent and former supervisor of instruction for five years. He has led districts in Brilliant Uriah and Guntersville and holds a Peabody College S S degree.
The city council increased the sewer connection fee from 40 to 75 dollars effective July 1, Mayor Burleson said deposits are unaffected. Police Chief Looney to investigate livestock complaints, drainage work to start with weather.
Courtland Masonic Lodge 37 elected A. Coburn Terry Senior Warden and Eric Terry Junior Warden with Guy Terry named Worshipful Master. Other officers include William D. Blaxton Treasurer Leonard S. Terry Secretary Mitchell T. Burden Senior Deacon Floyd Lambert Junior Deacon Dewey Williams Tiler and appointees John Amos Terry Senior Steward Elson Morris Junior Steward James O. Halderfield Marshall J H. Blaxton Chaplain.
Funeral services for Thomas Patton, former Decatur resident, who died Monday in a Tuskegee VA hospital, will be announced later by Reynolds Funeral Home.
Gov John Patterson proclaims Chilton County Peach Week in Montgomery. Peach queen plans finalized and is expected to be named Saturday, signaling local harvest celebrations and county pride.
Vandenberg AFB California AP reports an attempted Discoverer IV mission was postponed Tuesday due to range communications technical problems. No new schedule is given. past delays have often lasted several hours.
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