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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1955

Page

3

World Today Why Soviet Tone Shifts From Growl to Grin

AP analysis notes no proof of a Kremlin change, cites Molotov saying Russians want West to disarm and the Western alliance broken. Romulo speculation cited, with emphasis on strategic goals: dismantle American bases and avert German rearmament.

Moscow Georgi Malenkov V. M. Molotov San Francisco Western Alliance West Germany Russia Germany Molotov

Danville Driver Faces Reckless Driving Charge After Collision

James Gar Woods, 57, of Danville, was charged with reckless driving after his 1955 Chevrolet pickup collided with another vehicle seven-tenths of a mile east of Courtland at the Highways 20 36 intersection shortly before noon. He was hospitalized with facial cuts and a sprained back. Witnesses include Mr. and Mrs. Jack E. Love of Bangor Alabama. Investigating officers were Roy Thomas and Wilburn Craft.

Moulton James Gar Woods Danville 1 Courtland Woods Lawerace County Jack E. Love Bangor 2 Ala Roy Thomas Wilburn Craft

Eva 1 Girl Unconscious For Entire Day After Fall From Bicycle

Vera Cahela six year old resident of Eva 1 was riding with her brother Ronald and cousin James Taylor when the chain ran off her bike causing a six foot fall on a mountain road. She struck a rock and was knocked unconscious, and Ronald found her and tried to revive her by wetting her head at a spring a distance away.

Eva Vera Cahela Eva 1 Vera Ronald James Taylor

Rotary club installs new Decatur president Turner

Tom Bowles delivered the gavel to Holmes Turner at the Decatur Rotary Club meeting signaling Turner's start as incoming president. Bowles received a past president's pin, Tom White will be vice president again, and Bill Jenkins and Walker Darrah continue as secretary and treasurer. The new board includes Bowles, Lawson Davidson, George Dawson, Julian Harris and Avery Taylor.

Holmes Turner Rotary Club Tom Bowles Decatur Rotary Club Lyons Tom White Bill Jenkins Walker Darrah Turner Lawson Davidson George Dawson Julian Harris Avery Taylor

Murder Suspect Kills Himself Before Trial

George W. Peeples a Grand Bay Alabama mill worker tied to a murder case killed himself with a .20 gauge shotgun in his car near Biloxi. Peeples, 33, was free on $6000 bond for the January 10 slaying of Nicholas Marino at a Mobile area home, and had told a friend he planned suicide after a night of drinking.

Biloxi Miss Grand Bay Ala Harrison County George W. Peeples Clarence Boudwin Peeples Nicholas Marino Wynnewood Tex Brookley Air Force Base Mobile

GI With Reds Asking Help

Cpl. Lewis Griggs of Jacksonville Texas has appealed to Southern Baptist HQ for help to exit Communist China. The letter dated May 19 was acknowledged and will be sent to the Baptist World Alliance meeting in London July 16 to 22. Griggs and others face danger as delays and harsh life in China continue.

Dallas Rex Lewis Griggs Southern Baptist Convention China Southern Baptist Baptist World Alliance London Griggs Jacksonville Tex Otho Bell Olympia Wash William Cowart Dalton

Local family suffers injury as child rescue unfolds

Vera Cahela remained unconscious from the afternoon incident until the next morning after being carried by Ronald to a grandfather's house a quarter mile away. She was found recovering with both families, including Cpl. James N. Cahela, awaiting updates as he serves in Germany.

Vera Ronald Cpl James N. Cahela Willie Mooney Walter Cahela Eva Cpl. Cahela Germany

Rotary Club Officers And June Birthdays Noted

The article lists Rotarian officers covering various committees for the year and notes June birthdays observed by several members with Walker Darrah conducting. Visiting Rotarians Woodrow Cannon Jasper C T Cash Hartsele and Thomas W Schuessler Florence attended plus JT M Jones and Alan Diseker as guests. The club announced no meeting on Independence Day.

John Power W. J. Williams Jim Nash Levern Johnson Hafford Leeman John Sherrill Bill Wilder W. R. Riley Roy Sudhoff Walker Darrah Frank Stone Jim Johnson Sam

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