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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1956
Page
6
The House of the Week outlines Plan HW-7 a compact 916 square foot home 22 feet wide suited to narrow lots. It features three bedrooms a 17 foot living room a combined kitchen dining area and a full basement with storage and potential fireplace placement.
A separate garage plan pairs with The House of The Week HW-7 to add an attached front corner garage on small lots. Elevation shows the garage extending the cake house to 32 feet, with breezeway option for larger frontage.
Gov Earl Long said a $100000 mystery fund approved by the Legislature would finance investigations including a potential probe of the Kennon administration. He responded directly that such investigations could be conducted.
Long signaled a legislative investigation commission would run through his administration and proposed a $100,000 attorney general budget for special studies. The measure, moved from special investigations, awaits a Senate vote with ideas to be outlined in a forthcoming resolution. Long joked the funds could probe the press to seek the truth.
A 15 year old boy returning from a date sustained a broken leg after a 400 pound tombstone toppled onto him while he and his girlfriend sat on it in a cemetery. The family released details of the accident occurring in Sergent Kentucky.
In Pensacola Florida a family trip to a suburban garbage dump ended in a fatal shooting. Jesse M. Barnes 31 faces murder charges after shooting Cruz 25 at the dump following a custody dispute amid a divorce. The group included Barnes wife Dorothy and Annette Martin. Investigators noted Barnes fired after Cruz tossed a brick during an argument. The three children were in another car and were not harmed.
Norfolk Va Minnie Mangrum 59 received 20 years in prison plus 10 years consecutive for false information to the State Corporation Commission. Judge H Law Bullock also imposed two two year terms to run concurrently with 20 years on eight forgery indictments and other charges. several embezzlement indictments were dropped.
The first usable rayon fiber was developed in 1883 by Sir Swan, an associate of Thomas A. Edison, while they pursued a filament suitable for electric light bulbs.
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