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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1956
Page
3
MOULTON The sheriff s office at Moulton reports the destruction of another illicit still in the Black Warrior National Forest. Local authorities declined further details pending investigation.
The Housing and Home Finance Agency announced approval of Demopolis Alabama slum clearance program humanizing urban renewal. The action sets cleanup plans and federal funding guidance for redevelopment and relocation efforts.
Historical data show farms produced one third of the gross national product in 1850, versus about one seventeenth in the current era. The shift reflects major changes in industry, urbanization, and agricultural productivity over time.
An ABC agent destroyed a 1000 gallon still loaded with live mash yesterday. The still was found about 20 miles south of Moulton on Owl Creek Road. No arrests were made.
Town Creek local farmers club met Tuesday evening in Hazlewood High School lunch room for a barbecue chicken dinner. John Yates presented a film titled Conservation Of The Soil and visitor Joe Cleland of Moulton was welcomed.
Director J Edgar Hoover says the FBI has started civil rights schools for local police in Southern states. The program aims to explain federal civil rights statutes and jurisdiction while stressing the FBI did not write the laws or dictate school integration. Hoover urged moderation to avoid violence.
Fathers and friends of Scouts in the Decatur area urged to donate a day’s work at Camp Westmoreland a summer Boy Scout camp seven miles from Florence on Shoals Creek Lake. W O Graham chair man of camping and activities asks volunteers to bring tools and join at 9 a m on the upcoming Saturday.
A bag holding Charleston Daily Mail papers hung on a utility pole near a fire alarm box. An unidentified woman, trying to buy a paper, pulled the lever causing a paper pop out while three fire companies with sirens arrived, frightening her as firefighters responded.
Letters of Administration granted May 10 1956 for W P Bussey estate. Creditors must file claims within law time or be barred. Vida Mae Bussey named as administrator. Also Hutson estate probate dated May 9 1956 requires creditors to present claims within legal period or barred. Judge T C Almon presiding. Morgan County Probate Court.
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