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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1958
Page
1
A brief note reports on road work and a related mining issue near an intersection of S Road and Ca Road. The item mentions local authorities directing traffic and the possibility of delays affecting nearby residents and businesses. No dates or specific agencies are given.
Hudson Morris Sheats, 41, a Semmes Motor Sales employee, drowned in Flint Creek near Highway 31 while attempting to swim across fully clothed. O H Atkins, also from Semmes Motor Sales, tried to aid him. efforts included boats and divers but failed. The body was recovered around 12:30 a.m. near Bowles Bridge. Sheats resided at 2014 11th Ave SE and would be taken to his mother's home for viewing.
The Supreme Court was asked to hold a special session to rule on a lower court order delaying school integration in Little Rock Arkansas for 2% years. Attorneys Wiley Branton and Waite Madison petitioned to hear arguments immediately and overturn Judge Lemley’s ruling citing conflict with the Court’s integration decisions.
Neighbors of identical twins Richard and Robert Galloway, seven, in Charlotte, North Carolina, found a way to tell them apart when Robert sustained a noticeable injury. The incident highlighted the twins’ close bond and the community’s attention to their resemblance.
The Alabama Aeronautics Commission approved 500000 in airport improvements in Alabama including an 11250 grant for Pryor Field Limestone County. The project will add a 4500 by 40 feet parallel taxiway with fencing funded by Morgan and Limestone Counties Athens and Decatur the state and federal government. Plans are awaiting Civil Aeronautics Administration approval before bidding and construction begin.
The Decatur weather page notes Friday sunset at 8 05 p m and sunrise at 5 37 a m with moonset 3 21 a m and a full moon July 1. Visible planets include Jupiter southwest at 10 09 p m Saturn due south at 11 48 p m Venus rises around 3 48 a m and Mars high in the southeast at sunrise.
Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning stood at 22.04 feet up .05 feet in 24 hours with sea level at 556.34 feet. High yesterday reached 94 degrees, low 66 degrees. Today a 76 degree morning with .88 inches of rainfall by 8 am. Forecast calls for cloudy cool with showers and thunderstorms. Tonight and Friday remain partly cloudy and mild with highs near 76 today and 56 tonight.
The United States informed Moscow that U S experts will attend Geneva on July 1 for technical atomic talks as agreed after a White House meeting with President Eisenhower and Dulles. The Kremlin signaled a possible backfire by reversing its plan to attend unless the U S takes a preagreed stance on a nuclear tests ban.
Montgomery testimony set for July 8 on Arab Telephone Co rate requests expected to boost annual revenue by about 18000 dollars. About 2000 customers will be affected including those switching to the Hyatt exchange in Morgan City. Monthly basic charges rise across party counts with no change to long distance or installation fees.
In Nashville Tennessee Judge Raulston Schoolfield begins his impeachment defense. He chose to testify after the state rested its case and the Senate, in closed session, decided to proceed. He had asked for a two week delay but must be the first defense witness or not testify.
A three doctor autopsy reports Alma Lane suffered a severe head wound before death. The finding ties to Raulston Schoolfield's impeachment trial and places the case in Chattanooga Tennessee.
A 13 year old Negro boy who admitted telephoning four white women and asking for dates was placed in the Boys Industrial School Mt Meigs Ala after juvenile court trial. He is charged with delinquent minor and using abusive language in the presence of a female. Judge Isaac Johnson Jr ordered no specific sentence and he will remain at the industrial school pending further juvenile court orders in Lawrence County. Trial occurred yesterday afternoon.
At Cornell University two seniors studied whether adding milk or cream to coffee early or after a delay affects cooling. They found coffee cools faster when milk is added after about 310 seconds, rather than immediately, though the result clashes with common practice and flavor preservation.
The House panels voted to hear former Boston publisher John Fox in public despite Goldfine objections. Goldfine sought closed sessions citing abusive or defamatory testimony while Fox faces libel charges and a Pennsylvanian case. The committee weighs secrecy as it reviews SEC conduct in Goldfine related matters.
Memphis city utilities urged the courts to force TVA to lower its wholesale power rates after a contract renewal raised charges nearly 28 percent. The Light, Gas & Water Commission planned to approve the action as Memphis builds a 121 million dollar power plant not yet in full operation.
The Louisville & Nashville Railroad and Railway Express Inc. seek PSC permission to close their Falkville Alabama agency and office respectively, citing annual losses around 1300 dollars. Witnesses said business did not justify keeping the agency. the depot may remain for small freight handling. The Brotherhood of Railway Telegraphers opposed the petitions.
In Tripoli port city heavy fighting raged for over four hours. At least six people were killed and twenty injured as rebels clash with army forces. Omar Karami, kin to Rashid Karomi, said clashes began at noon and peaked around 3 p.m. before easing. Night skirmishes were reported in the Bekaa Valley while Beirut remained quiet. An UN patrol was wounded in south Lebanon by a land mine as Hammarskjold sought an international force.
Moscow broadcasts condemn a U N police force for Lebanon as foreign intervention and a threat to peace. Red Star reports the Kremlin not standing idly by while Dag Hammarskjold is asked to deploy a U N emergency force to police Lebanon's borders. Pravda decries the growing Middle East threat to peace and security.
Bank offers lowest prices on beds at Sener store with limited stock. Customers report competitive rates and promotions on bedroom furniture and sleep accessories.
Cullman Products Division of the Serrick Corp. will open a new 30 000 square foot plant on U S Highway 31 south of Cullman on September 15. The facility will employ about 175 workers and produce decorative moldings for automobiles refrigerators and stoves with financing of 450 000 in industrial bonds.
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