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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1960

Page

3

Bonds For Hatton School Sold

Bonds for Hatton School totaling 40 000 dollars were sold here on Tuesday as part of a local financing effort for school construction and improvements.

Hatton School Moulton

Ex Taxi Driver Held In Assault Case

Ex taxi driver Blackwell is held on charges of assault with intent to murder Thelma Cheek a 53 year old Montgomery resident. Cheek was found severely beaten after being missing for two days. The sheriff noted her narrow survival.

Thelma Cheek Montgomery Blackwell

Lana's Escort In Near Fight at Party After Portrait

Hollywood Reporter columnist Mike Connolly confronted Lana at a party after her latest film Portrait in Sportsman. The confrontation touched on Lana's parenting of her daughter Cheryl Crane and involved remarks from May, a longtime figure in Hollywood press.

Lana Cheryl Crane Mike Connolly The Hollywood Reporter Fred May

Shady Grove Bible School Set For July Sessions

NEEL Shady Grove Baptist Church announces Vacation Bible School from July 11 to July 16 with a preparation and registration day July 9 at 3 p.m. The schedule includes a Saturday session at 7 30 p.m. and other activities for children.

NEEL Shady Grove Baptist Church

Nepal Reports Chinese Action Near Border

The Nepal government said Chinese forces killed about 15 Nepalese and arrested 12 patrolmen, reporting a border clash amid disputes with India. Kathmandu also noted a Peiping note acknowledging Tibet rebellion actions and Nepal's territory being used, with withdrawal promised once the rebellion is crushed.

Katmandu Nepal China India Mustang Peiping Tibet New Delhi

One Held In Ambush Slaying

James Louis Rice, 31, jailed in Ashville on an open charge for the ambush slaying of 59 year old Louis E. Hoffman of Ragland four miles south of Ashville. Hoffman, shot once in the chest with a 12 gauge shotgun, was killed as he carried firewood to his home.

Ashville Ala James Louis Rice Hoyt Haeee Lee Ragland Louis E. Hoffman Coupland Rice Hoffman Fred Hoffman

Decatur Lions Club Receives Lauding Remarks

Roberson told officers and members that a successful club is a working club.bg president Ned Frazier by new president Ray Ashwander for appreciation of what you have done this year. The club will hold its next two weekly meetings at Decatur Country Club.

Lions Club Lions Frank Roberson Moulton Decatur Lions Club Hotel Lyons Ray Ashwander Ned Frazier Tim Lyons I. E. Self Andy Head Charles Parker Wesley Cook E. W. Fisher Roberson Decatur Country Club

Keister Leaves Docks Post for Illinois Terminal Rail

St Louis AP Earl L Keister resigns from an 18000 year post with the Alabama State Docks at Mobile to join the Illinois Terminal Rail road as its new president. He succeeds Fred L Dennis who retires. Keister had been executive assistant for the docks and terminal railroad at Mobile since April 1959.

ST. Louis Earl L. Keister Alabama Mobile Illinois Terminal Railroad Keister Fred L. Dennis Docks and Terminal Railroad

One Drowned Near Guntersville Tuesday

Howard Cornelison aged 32 drowned in Guntersville Lake near Scottsboro while swimming. Coroner Frank Henshaw Jr. said he sank suddenly in about six feet of water and the body was recovered.

Scottsboro, Ala Howard Cornelison Guntersville Lake Scottsboro Frank Henshaw Jr Cornelison

Convict Killed Near Term End in Crane Accident

A prisoner named Peacock with 24 days left on a term died when a crane touched a power line, as Prison Commissioner Frank Lee reported. Another inmate, Wiley Lindsey, 45, injured with a broken arm, was serving a year and a day for grand larceny from Calhoun County. Peacock would have been released July 22. A shop foreman witnessed the accident.

Montgomery Frank Lee Wiley Lindsey Calhoun County Lee Peacock Marshall County Robert Foreman

Building Bond Issue Approved by Voters in Special Referendum

Clayton voters approved a 000 bond issue for a new courthouse and a 2 mill property tax to retire the bonds in a special referendum Tuesday. Barbour County residents supported the measure.

Clayton Barbour County

Bond and levy pass with strong support in county vote

The bond is approved 1,592 to 377 and the companion levy 1,532 to 385. Construction will start within 120 days, announced by County Board of Revenue Chairman A. B. Robertson Jr. The project is expected to take about a year to complete.

A. B. Robertson Jr County Board of Revenue

Trucker Killed As Vehicle Overturns Near Oneonta

A truck driver, Luis A. tally, was killed when his vehicle overturned Tuesday night five miles south of Oneonta Alabama after departing Interstate 75. The crash occurred in a rural area, with authorities investigating the cause and confirming the victim’s identity.

Oneonta, Ala Luis A. Tally Alabama Oneonta

Friend of Lana's Involved in Connolly Farewell Incident

A friend of Lana's grabbed Connolly as he bade Lana goodbye. Connolly was almost pulled by the collar, while Crane a 16 year old girl is in a county home for troubled youths. Her father is Stephen Crane, a restaurant owner.

Lana Connolly Lana Goodby Crane Stephen Crane

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