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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1957
Page
3
The text mentions privately owned tracts for timber crops and states Reno Nevada's population as 32 497. It also notes that transit residents must remain six weeks to legalize a divorce.
Sen Bridges asserts administration concessions have cut 2.334 billion from Eisenhower budget requests and more reductions are possible. He cites House resistance to restoring 546 million in new money proposals and predicts further savings could justify a modest tax cut next January.
GROTON Conn May 11 a third atomic powered submarine will be launched Thursday when the USS Skate slides into the Thames River The skate is smaller than her predecessors the Nautilus and the Seawolf and is the first of five of her type the Navy has ordered The Skate s builder the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corp which also built the Nautilus and Seawolf says she is in some respects the successor to the fleet type submarine which has been called the workhorse of the World War II Pacific campaign.
New York May 11 The stock market hit a fresh 1957 high in brisk trading as the Associated Press average of 60 stocks rose 80 cents to 182.50. The gain came amid a patchy week with late profit taking and mixed leadership from rails and utilities, yet pivotal stocks across divisions helped push the index past January’s high. Among active gainers were Radio Corp Georgia Pacific Boeing Westinghouse Electric Royal Dutch International Telephone with notable weekly moves and several firms like Silver Creek Precision and Norbute reporting thin changes on light volume.
In New York Ezio Pinza famed opera star was saluted by more than 2500 mourners at a funeral in the Cathedral of St John the Divine. The crowd included music and theater figures who honored his contributions to opera and stage.
Plymouth fought the worst town forest fire in history with help from 27 Plymouth County communities and nearby towns. Guardsmen volunteers state workers and high school students joined fire crews as tank trucks supplied thousands of gallons of water. Gov Furcolo and Commissioner Sargent aided efforts while inmates and volunteers aided containment with food and labor. Damage was classed at 1.5 million dollars with the governor seeking three million for firefighting costs.
The Decatur Chamber of Commerce safety committee announces a free vehicle safety check in May 2024. The event runs 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Gor don DrSE between Second and 4th Aves with traffic control by the Highway Patrol and Decatur Police.
Graveside services for Elizabeth Ann Hamilton infant daughter of Mr and Mrs R S Hamilton will be held at Roselawn Cemetery this afternoon at 2. She was born April 4 and died Saturday at 1 25 a m at Baugh Wiley Clinic. Survived by her parents and one brother R S Hamilton Jr. Funeral cortege leaves Brown Funeral Home at 1 45.
Funeral services for Mrs. Lizzie L. Jones are scheduled Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Jerusalem Primitive Baptist Church, Lawrence County. She died Saturday at 12:30 a.m. at her granddaughter’s home. Interment will be in Jones Cemetery. Surviving: daughters Nora Davenport and Miranda Swoop, son Ed Jones, sister Mary L. Tolbert, two grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Reynolds Funeral Home directing. Also, funeral services for Herman Blue were held at Sand Hill Cemetery in Priceville Community. Blue former Decatur resident died at Searcy Hospital.
Opera star and musical actor Ezio Pinza died last Thursday in Stamford Connecticut at age 64. He was known for his role in the musical South Pacific and his long career on stage and in opera.
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