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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1955
Page
4
A Boston figure criticized American voters as intelligent near the Kefauver era remarks. He cited precedent for his view and referenced the failed presidential nomination race and the song Davy Crockett as reasons for low voter regard.
W H Gilmore assistant sanitary engineer praises Decatur water plant after April 28 visit. He notes well kept condition and confidence in water quality supported by chemical control and bacteriological tests.
Lonnie Yeager an 11 year old Cullman boy suffers a spring time string of mishaps including a snake bite from a rattler or moccasin after prior injuries from a mad dog bite arm fracture and rusty nail exposure. The piece notes parental worry and premature gray hair as a result.
Senator Sparkman outlines a threefold U S foreign policy objective at St Paul Minnesota: lead in peaceful world cooperation align non communist nations to contain Communism and build military strength for survival. He stresses firmness with flexibility bipartisan rebuilding defense outreach VOA UN and allied coordination.
A large group of governors from states including Kansas, South Dakota, Pennsylvania, Maine, Minnesota, New Mexico, Arkansas, and others met in Washington. The gathering featured figures like Meyner, Faubus, Simms, and Hariman as they discussed highway plans and political alliances with leaders such as Rayburn and Butler, amid shifting loyalties and future Senate talk.
The piece urges living well today to benefit tomorrow and to build courage, education, and health now. It cites Stevenson on avoiding starry dreams and doing daily duties, stressing that the best things are near and found in present actions.
A White House incident reports Mamie Eisenhower scolding a staffer to clean mud tracked into the private elevator. The Secret Service explained the President had been in the rose garden and walked mud into the car. She insisted on immediate cleanliness despite the reason.
The article notes the first railroad locomotive to reach America came from England in 1829, but records show it was not operated in the United States.
Imports dropped 19 percent to 2 259 000 000 pounds as coffee activity slowed.
In Los Angeles a 15 foot high sculpture showing a cop with an American family drew fierce opposition and praise. Officials and citizens debated its meaning and cost with calls to remove it as a public nuisance. The controversy touched mayoral figures, protests, and broader fears of government power.
Actress Joan Crawford married Alfred N. Steele president of Pepsi-Cola Co in a city judge led ceremony at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas. The couple, described as planning a quiet stay in the city, was announced by hotel spokesmen.
NEW YORK I suppose that now ten years after the war it is fair to start passing out memoir medals Lt Col Jay Wessels of the U S Air Force is my first candidate He never piloted a plane but he ruled the Tunisia skies with a typewriter and a guerrilla press camp He knew every pilot by name and wrote their stories while dragging supplies and bragging to keep his camp rolling through Tunisia Sicily Italy and France If medals were for morale he would be first to receive one concluding with memories of his boys and the No Horse Ranch in Texas
Rescue squads dug through tons of rubble for Joseph Lombardi 55 a cement worker missing after a 22 foot cave in at the New York Coliseum main exhibition floor. Fifty one of about 1000 workers injured as concrete fell to street level. a 35 million project half completed.
The two individuals who had a meeting about three years ago were seen together in Hollywood recently while he was in Southern California on a business trip.
J C Smith commander of the Lakin Garth post says the Veterans of Foreign Wars will definitely sponsor and promote a horse show in Athens this summer likely in July. The exact date will be chosen to avoid conflict with nearby events. Mabron Magnusson is coordinating with other local shows and the VFW will decide at their next meeting.
A baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Eugene King of Athens Rt. 8 at Athens Limestone Hospital on Mother's Day. She was the only white baby delivered at the hospital that day.
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