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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1958

Page

2

Local Social Roundup and City Court Notes

McMinnville visitors visit Tiller family and Panama City vacationers from Decatur, all connected to Redstone Arsenal. City court reports two disorderly conduct cases and several arrests including bigamy at about age 70. Community meetings set for Midas Investment Club Little Theater Coin Club. TVA rainfall update. birth announced for Lynda Denise Graves in Pekin. local lodge and club notices. Keystone funds declare July distributions. Driver license testing paused Friday and Saturday amid holiday traffic. Traffic collision at Bank and Vine Streets reports damage.

Suspect Flees as Officers Raid King's Home

Sheriff Franklin Smith and Deputy Elmer Appleton pursued Howell King after a fast escape during a search for illegal liquor near Town Creek. In King's vacant home they found 112 pints of wildcat whiskey and left without making an arrest.

Moulton Franklin Smith Elmer Appleton Howell King Town Creek King

Want ads yield results too late to classify rent

Unfurnished fees and rates listed. Call for details. Antenna CDR voter and 40 ft mast for sale. $40. Douglas 1224 13th Ave SE.

Douglas 13Th Ave

Cops Rescue Load Of Stuffed Animals At Station

In Poughkeepsie New York three boys found three cases of stuffed animals including bears panthers tigers and cats at a freight station and stashed them under a platform. When others found them a roundup followed as authorities recovered the toys.

Poughkeepsie N. Y New York Central

Soviet note accuses US plane of border violation

A Soviet Tass note says nine American Air Force crew members were held near Yerevan after a US military plane allegedly violated Soviet air space and borders. The note claims a deliberate act, cites prior Soviet demands for safeguards, and criticizes US- Soviet relations without detailing landing location or flight path.

U.S. Air Force U. S Yerevan Tass U.S Soviet Union

Firing Eases in Tripoli as Lebanon Rebellion Continues

Reported fighting in Tripoli subsided by sundown after an earlier 12 hour battle, the heaviest since Lebanon's rebellion began seven weeks ago with the sacking of a U S Information Agency library. The government hoped U N help would come as Lebanon faces hostile neighbors and internal elements.

Ernment U.N Lebanon Syria Egypt Coun Tripoli U.S. Information Agency

Alfred Noyes Passes Poet of The Highwayman Dies at 77

Alfred Noyes, renowned British poet behind The Highwayman, died in a hospital on Saturday at age 77. A prolific writer and lecturer, he shaped English language poetry with works like The Barrel Organ and The Highwayman that inspired a film adaptation.

Isle OF Wight England Alfred Noyes Britain Noyes United States Kew

Births listed for several families with hospital timing

A sequence of birth notices records a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Harold Barber on Saturday at Bank Street Hospital, a son for Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hurst, and additional births for Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Elder Morgan. An unrelated note mentions the U S purchase of the Virgin Islands from Denmark in 1917 for 25 million dollars.

Harold Barber Spring Ave Bank Street Hospital Boyd Hill Moulton Ralph Hurst 2Nd St Ralph Hill Decatur Decatur General Hospital Elder Morgan Hillsboro Lawrence County Hospital Virgin Islands Puerto Rico U.S Denmark

Expert Teams Begin Probe Of Tanker Crash

Ten teams of specialists met at Westover Air Base to probe the Stratotanker crash that killed 15, halting planned speed flight to London. They inspected the crash site in a nearby cornfield while memorials were planned for Sunday. Brig Gen Donald W Saunders was among the crew. his funeral set for Monday in Athens New York.

Westover Air Force Base Mass London Donald W. Saunders New York Athens N.Y Brize Norton Air Base Floyd Bennett Field

Hospital Dismissals List of Local Patients

Dismissals include Mrs. Kenneth Lott and her infant son Danville, Mrs. Catherine Hall of 2210 Willow Ave SW, Mrs. Vernon Mathis from Lakeview Trailer Court, Mrs. George Hodge of 1607 Wadsworth St SE, and Mrs. Alvis Jones and her infant son from Courtland.

Kenneth Lott Danville Catherine Hall Willow Ave Vernon Mathis Lakeview Trailer Court George Hodge Wadsworth St Alvis Jones Courtland

Statewide drive discussed for Alabama United Funds

Mrs. Anna Blackwell led a meeting in Montgomery with civic leaders from 15 Alabama cities including Decatur Andalusia Greenville Evergreen Troy Selma Tuscaloosa Talladega Tallassee Childersburg Opelika Sheffield Mobile Birmingham and Montgomery to form a statewide United Fund coordination body.

Anna Blackwell Morgan County United Fund Alabama Montgomery Alabama Conference of Community Services United Fund Appeals Alfred Delchamps Mobile United Community Funds and Councils of America United States Decatur Andalusia Greenville Evergreen Troy Selma Tuscaloosa Talladega Tallassee Childersburg Opelika Sheffield Birmingham

U S Backing for Hammarskjold on Lebanon Crisis

U S officials say Hammarskjold may be able to calm Lebanon by avoiding direct intervention and pressuring internal changes. Nasser accepts UN observer role but no open aggression. Britain and U S hold that final solution must come from within Lebanon, with Chamoun facing constitutional and leadership shifts.

U.N Syria Arab Republic Nasser Cairo Camille Chamoun Beirut State Department U.N. Security Council Lebanon United States Britain Washington Hammarskjold U.S Cyprus U.S. 6Th Fleet Mediterranean

Local Names List Residents and Addresses Noted

A compilation of numerous individuals with addresses across Alabama towns, listing names such as Ira C. Linley, Master Marshall Adams Poss, Risa Gail Smith, Barbara Harrison, and others alongside street numbers and cities including Guntersville Decatur Hartsville and Courtland. The list reads as a directory fragment without a narrative event or action.

Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic Admissions List

Admissions of multiple individuals to Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic include Mrs Bodie Chance of Somerville Lonzo Sherrill of Hillsboro Kenneth Throneberry of 807 19th Ave SE Little Anita George of 1602 Tower St SE Mrs James Hastings of Pulaski Tenn Master Steve Dutton of 512 Somerville Rd SE Mrs Henry McFarland of Elkton Mrs Zola Mae Crutchfield of 1005 8th Ave SE Mrs Robert McDonald and infant daughter of Hartselle Mrs Willard Dempsey and infant son of 1212 12 Sth Ave SE Mrs Albert Kirk and infant son of Decatur.

Lonzo Sherrill Hillsboro Kenneth Throneberry 19Th Ave Little Anita George Tower St James Hastings Pulaski Tenn Steve Dutton Somerville Rd Henry McFarland Elkton Zola Mae Crutchfield 8Th Ave Robert McDonald Hartselle Willard Dempsey Sth Ave Albert Kirk Decatur

Lawrence County Hospital Patient Notices List

Lester Reed of Moulton Mrs Eugene Parker of Town Creek Mrs Eural Letson and baby and Clarence Borden of Town Creek appear in the Lawrence County Hospital list of patients and admissions.

Lester Reed Moulton Eugene Parker Town Creek Eural Letson Clarence Borden

Rebels claim U S aid fueling Cuban rebel operations

Rebels accused the United States of direct military aid to the Cuban government and of allowing Cuban army planes to use Guantanamo Bay for operations. They claimed fuel was supplied from the base. A Cuban army communique attributed kidnapings to a communist group led by Raul Castro, with Raul directing northern Ori ente Province rebels and Fidel operating from southern mountains.

U.S United States Guantanamo Navy Base Renee Oriente Fidel Castro

Area Raids Net Quantity Liquor

Cullman sheriff's deputies arrested three men early Saturday. Red Peinhardt Fred McClendon and Junior Hyanze bonded out later. Officers found six cases of beer 144 cans and three gal

Cullman Cullman County Red Peinhardt Fred McClendon Junior Hyanze

James Sherman Lindley 90 Falkville dies in Falkville Rest Home

James Sherman Lindley age 90 of Falkville died Saturday at 1 15 a m in Falkville Rest Home Burial at Bethel Church cemetery with Peck Funeral Home directing Services at Bethel Baptist Church officiated by Revs J A Gomes and Hugh Collins Pallbearers listed Survived by two daughters Mrs W P Norris of Cullman Mrs Chuck Scott of Hartselle two sons Jimmie Lindley of Falkville John Henry Lindley of Hartselle 13 grandchildren and one great grandchild

Death of Homer E. Wright in California

Homer E. Wright, 59, died at his Santa Cruz home Friday morning. Survived by two daughters Mrs. John Foote of Hartselle and Mrs. J. D. Robinson of Cornelia, Ga., a son Leon Wright of Missouri, brother Clarence Wright of Cleveland, and sister Mrs. Elbert Roy of Hartselle. Peck Funeral Home to announce funeral arrangements pending body arrival. Former Morgan County resident.

Hartselle Homer E. Wright Santa Cruz Calif John Foote J. D. Robinson Cornelia Leon Wright Missouri Clarence Wright Cleveland Elbert Roy Hartseller Peck Funeral Home Wright Morgan County

Senators Press Goldfine Case Amid Inquiries and Denials

Senators pushed for action on contracts tied to Goldfine amid allegations from Boston financier John Fox that Goldfine accepted favors. Fox claims Adams would influence a FTC case against Goldfine, a charge Adams and the White House dismissed as lies. Hagerty said Adams was away and did not acknowledge imprudent inquiries, while Mansfield argued officials can inquire but differ in responsibility.

Goldfine Boston John Fox Boston Post Adams Federal Trade Commission White House Fox James C. Hagerty Hagerty Congress Mansfield Senate Montana

Budget receipts fall from six hundred million to seventy

A fiscal year revenue drop is noted from 600 million to about 70 billion dollars with spending near 73 billion. Officials close to the budget say a 2 percent deficit around 2 billion stands as the current best estimate for the past year while another source cites a 3 billion deficit as strong. Senate House Committee experts project a possible 3.4 billion deficit as reasonable.

Senate House Committee On Internal Revenue Taxation

Wildcat whiskey case leads to bond for Leo Bailey

Sheriff Clyde Ennis said Leo Bailey, 18, claimed the liquor and was released on a $300 bond. Ennis noted two thirds of a pint of wildcat was found. The report mentions female mosquitoes carrying malaria and states the males are harmless due to no human-blood appetite.

Leo Bailey Limestone Clyde Ennis Ennis Fan Man

First Swedish Settlement on Delaware River in 1638

The record notes the first Swedish settlement in America occurred in 1638 along the lower Delaware River. It mentions the Coy and Ceneteaiad in the context of early colonial presence and exploration.

America Delaware River

Alabama Cotton Study Committee backs new farm plan

Alabama lawmakers press Congress to enact a cotton bill that ends acreage controls and government loans. The majority plan would set domestic quotas per farmer with parity payments and a subsidy, while a minority plan offers a choice between current controls or a price below parity with larger allotments.

Walter Givhan Dallas County American Farm Bureau Federation National Cotton Council Gilchrist Congress Commissioners of Agriculture U. S Washington Robert G. Kendall, Jr Albert Boutwell E. R. Solomon James A. Branyon McDowell Lee House Agricultural Committee Maynard Layman Decatur Daily E. F. Mauldin Leighton Ala Farmer Alabama Congress of the United States Alabama Legislative Cotton Study Committee Montgomery

Captive Says Hauled Dope For Pullen

Willie H. Wilks 21 a shoe clerk and father of three told police at a preliminary hearing he had delivered narcotics for Troy William Pullen owner of a Birmingham sock store and slain in his Hollywood home. Wilks is charged with murder and assault with intent to murder for beating Mrs. Pullen who is recovering in a Birmingham hospital.

Birmingham Willie H. Wilks Cullman Ala Troy William Pullen Wilks Pullen Char Hollywood

Elfin dancer rises to Bolshoi fame and Kremlin host

The choreographic student joined the Moscow Theater Ballet Co. She is famed as Russia’s best-dressed woman and the most famous nondancing dancer. After Stalin’s death she did not perform at the Bolshoi until 1956 but attended Kremlin functions with the new leadership. Western diplomats call her the most famous nondancing dancer. Soviet fans rank her third among Moscow stars behind Ulanova and Plisetskaya.

Moscow Theater Ballet Co Russia Stalin Bolshoi Kremlin Moscow Galina Ulanova Maya Plisetskaya

Cotton quota provisions and parity retained in bill report

A legislative report details cotton policy including authentication of sale for price support, a $25 000 cap per farmer, transferable quotas within counties, cot ton acreage not to base future allotments on current cotton planted, a funded boll weevil control program, and a mandate to preserve parity in future cotton laws. All members except Givhan signed the report.

United States Congress Givhan

Also Mentioned on This Page

Dee Taylor Dwight Janice Mr. Taylor McMinnville William E. Tiller Eddie Fourth Ave Taylor Jean Haney Mr. Tiller Panama City Fla Maurice Tiller Edwina Portwood Debbie Helen Gawreluk Deanne Turlington Mary Brown Carol Miller Redstone Arsenal Sheriff's Office George Dyson Dyson City Electric Midas Investment Club Little Theater Coin Club TVA James Cunningham Bee Line Highway N Washington D. C Little Stanton Lesley James Tubb Sparta Mr. and Mm. G. A. Blackwell Danville Rd J. B. Graves Pekin, Ill Lynda Denise Pekin Hospital J. B East Decatur Sunshine Club Chemstrand Park Rising Sun Lodge Keystone A. B. Love Rankin Bu Ann Sales Wolaver Alma H. McDonal 10Th Ave. SE Bank and Vine Sts USAF Dennis the Menace Ae Mer Spear Joey Pageu Thorities Chamoun Ira C. Linley Wilson St Marshall Adams Poss Guntersville Risa Gail Smith 8Th St Barbara Ann Harrison 4Th Ave James E. Long ChestNut St Susan Carole Durham 6Th Ave Thomas M. Blaxton Albert F. Bucknell Columbia Circle James Edward Harwell Tanner Lou Adeline Orr Horace Elbert Sutterer David Marshall Barnett 9Th St Eddie DeWitt Berry Gordon Dr. SW John Conley Gordon Dr Robert J. Larson Arthur A. Bowen 9Th Ave Nettie Grace Simmie H. Lamon 3Rd Ave J. D. Borden P.O. Box James Lindley Trols Mor County Bob Gilchrist L. C. Fisher Company Muscle Shoals Hotel
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