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03 Mar 1955
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Decatur Daily in Decatur, Alabama
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1955
Page
1
Disabled veterans meet in regular session tonight
Disabled American Veterans Chapter 11 will meet at 7 30 tonight in the wrestling arena. Wheeler Brown Hendrix Chapter 11 DAV also meets at 7 30 tonight at Bank and Market Streets. All disabled veterans are urged to attend. Gene Collier son of Mr and Mrs E L Collier Decatur 2 has returned home after four years in the U S Navy. A choir singing event is scheduled Saturday at 7 30 p m at Johnson Chapel with public invited. Women’s Choral Group of the Decatur Music Club meets tonight at 7 30 at Westminster Presbyterian Church. See the diary on page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank and Market Sts
Gene Collier
E. L. Collier
Decatur 2
U. S. Navy
Saat
Johnson Chapel
A. H. Poole
Bud Reid
Decatur Music Club
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Blood Drive Prompts Morgan County Donation Effort
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will set up at Central Baptist Church tomorrow from noon to 6 pm with trained technicians to ensure a quick painless donation. Morgan County aims to collect 130 pints, a small fraction of its 50 000 residents, but past quotas have fallen short.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Red Cross Blood Bank
Central Baptist Church
Eva routs Union in Class A tournament second game
Eva defeated Union 62 to 46 to advance in the Alabama Class A high school basketball tournament. Corner, the defending champion, beat Lineville 58 to 42 in the first game as Rex Frederick posted 33 points. Eva meets Corner Friday at 2 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva
Union
Corner
Lineville
Rex Frederick
Grandson Raises Two 5-Foot Boa Constrictors in Basement
In Evansville Indiana 13 year old Mike Herron keeps two five foot pet boas in his basement and feeds them with chickens. his grandmother Louise Herron recalls a girlhood era of killing snakes and raises chickens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Louise Herron
Mike Herron
Mike
Bonanzagram puzzle contest starts Friday in the Daily
A reader contest launches Friday offering a $25 prize for solving Bonanzagram clues. Participants must complete a missing-letter message, keep a duplicate claim check, and mail or deliver by Monday 5 p.m. Winners to be published Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonanzagram
Katie
Webster
Dulles Says Que Moy and Matsus Not Open to Bargain
Secretary of State Dulles told Chiang Kai-Shek that Quemoy and the Matsus are not on the bargaining table for a cease fire. Sources suggest islands might be abandoned only if Asia gains guaranteed peace and Nationalist China agrees, which they likely reject.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taipei
Formosa
Dulles
Chiang Kai-Shek
Quemoy
Matsus
Asia
China
U.S
Pescadores
Washington
Thailand
Burma
Laos
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Philippines
United States
George Yeh
West Pacific
Petty Thieves Struck Homes and Business Again
Police reported a continuing spree by unknown burglars targeting residences and businesses in the city. Andy Johnson of Johnson's Blacksmith Shop said an electric drill was stolen Saturday by breaking a door on the east side. the drill remains with its chuck wrench still missing. Chief J B Whitmire suspects a gang of kids are behind the smaller thefts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Johnson
Johnson
W. Moulton St
J. B. Whitmire
Weather and River Readings for Decatur Area
Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge stood at 16.80 feet, down 0.47 in 24 hours. Yesterday’s high reached 73 degrees, low 59 this morning, current 63 at 8 am. Forecast calls for partly cloudy warm weather with a few showers tonight and Friday. highs near 77 and low around 62 tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
Palestine War Again Brewing in Middle East
Cairo reports Premier Nasser ordered the army to retaliate by force against future Israeli attacks. He spoke to students at the Military College after 36 Egyptian soldiers and 2 civilians were killed near Gaza. Israel’s Moshe Sharett said Egypt must decide if the Palestine war resumes as Gaza remains tense after rioting and UN property attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Egypt
Gamel Abdel Nasser
Israel
Nasser
Gaza
Moshe Sharett
Palestine
United Nations
Red Junks Shoot Up Fishing Boats Near Ishigaki Island
Five crewmen were killed when two heavily armed Chinese junks opened fire on a Japanese fishing boat in Ryukyu territorial waters near Ishigaki Island about 265 miles south of Naha, according to the Morning Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naha
Okinawa
Ryukyu Islands
Morning Star
Ishigaki Island
Confederate Flag Day Events Announced in Alabama
Friday and Saturday activities planned by the Children of the Confederacy in Decatur Athens and Hartselle to sell miniature Confederate flags on business streets. Proceeds will benefit the Memorial Building Fund in Richmond Virginia to preserve historic relics. The two Decatur chapters include 50 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Children of the Confederacy
Decatur
Athens
Hartselle
Memorial Building Fund
Richmond
Massive lava eruptions strike Hawaii coast
In Pa ho a eastern Hawaii Island eruptions produced lava jets 200 feet high along a half mile darkened strip. National Guard trucks aided about 100 residents cut off from escape routes as 400 others fled their homes. Curtis Kamai surveyed roads. See Hawaii on Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pahoa
Hawaii
Hawaii Island
National Guard
Curtis Kamai
State Motorists Carry Tax Load
Approximately 41 percent of Alabama state tax revenue will come from motor vehicle operators after the gasoline tax increase. Independent surveys by three associations estimate automotive tax revenue at 59.9 million dollars per year, up from last year, with Alabama motorists paying about 100.86 dollars per vehicle in taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Automobile Dealers Assn
Alabama
Alabama Motiists Assn
Alabama Trucking Assn
Another Family Left Homeless After Decatur Fire
A four room rental home in Rural Grove, Decatur, burned around 6 30 PM with Mrs Maggie Terry and four children inside. Fire blamed on faulty wiring. no insurance carried. only clothing the family wore saved. Two families in the area suffered recent similar losses and a ninth grader and younger siblings are displaced while parents seek aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Area
Maggie Terry
Terry
Terrys
Grove
Decature
Burleson Mountain
Priceville
Leon Niles
Flint
Seek Tax Source Least Painful For Pension Funding
In Montgomery two lawmakers Rep. Joe Dawkins and Sen. Garet Van Antwerp III meet with state officials to pursue an alternative tax source to raise about 14 million dollars annually for Gov. James E. Folsom's expanded old age pension program. They seek a more concerted plan than previously proposed tax increases, with recommendations still formative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
James E. Folsom
Folsom
Administration
Joe Dawkins
Mobile
Garet van Antwerp III
van Antwerp
Dawkins
First Of Alibi Witnesses Says He Was At Jail
Alabama highway patrolman testified that Albert Fuller was in the Russell County jail office during the Patterson murder in Phenix City. The defense had claimed an impregnable alibi for Fuller, Arch Ferrell, and Si Garrett as they await trial on charges linked to Paterson’s slaying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Alabama
Albert Fuller
A. L. Patterson
Phenix City
Fuller
Arch Ferrell
Si Garrett
Patterson
George Phillips
Russell County
Phillips
Churchill Defends Britain’s Wartime Auto-Reply Plan
In the House of Commons Laborites pressed Prime Minister Churchill for details of the Anglo American pact on bases in England. He warned Britain would launch a counterblow if surprised by a hydrogen bomb, even without new prior consultation, amid assurances joint decision would guide use of American air bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Churchill
House of Commons
Eisenhower
England
Britain
Robinson
U.S.A
BBC Face Queen Mother Satire In TV Skit
Viewers accused the BBC of mocking Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in a comedy sketch. Pearl Hackney played a lead role depicting the Queen Mother on a ship launch that ended with the vessel sinking after a bottle breaking moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
British Broadcasting Corp
Elizabeth
BBC
Comedienne
Pearl Hackney
Miss Hackney
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Tabenal
Guy Walker
Decatur Lions Club
Alabama Light Conservation Association
Buckley
Etter
ANDY __RONS
Whiteside
W. B. Little
Highway Patrol
J. N. Lee
Howard Battles
Capitol
Alvin M. Bentley
Mich
George H. Fallon
Ben F. Jensen
Iowa
Clifford Davis
Tenn
Kenneth A. Roberts
Ala
Congress
Rural Grove
Rex Thomas and
Leroy Simms
Winnie
By Ken Reynolds
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