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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1956
Page
2
Edward Bowden, vice president of the Boys' Club of Decatur, spoke at the Lions Club luncheon about juvenile decency and the club's activities. He invited Lions and families to the formal dedication of the Club of Decatur Saturday at 2 p.m. in Decatur.
Senators Wiley and Humphrey warned Moscow’s disarmament offer aims to weaken NATO and blunt aid programs. The Soviet statement claims 1.2 million cutbacks, excluding 640,000 demobilized last year, and keeps leaves in place by next year amid US rejection.
OCR fragments show a chaotic schedule listing many personal names and showtimes such as 1:20 3:20 5:20 7:20 9:00. Mentions include Audrey Chaplin Sheree Pat Novak Sidney and Jock Shelly Winters with a 7:30 slot.
The report states a journalist will undertake an American tour and aims to visit Russia and Communist China this fall as part of a broader media dialogue between Russia and the West spanning decades.
Stevenson campaigns in Oregon's May 18 primary and comments on Harriman's claim of not being an active candidate. He notes Nixon's growing embarrassment for the GOP and suggests party leaders may find a legal way to remove the vice president from activity.
Area clinicians are invited to present cardiovascular and chest disease problems at a regional conference. This will be the last gathering of its kind until the fall. The Daily notes an unusual item in the morning mail and mentions a box containing two weeds on the front counter.
The Atomic Energy Commission urged Congress to guarantee government insurance above private cover for nuclear plant liability. W. F. Libby warned of a remote risk of a worst case accident causing hundreds exposed to radiation and dozens of deaths, while Lewis L. Strauss noted firms can obtain up to 65 million dollars of coverage per plant from private insurers.
Wagnon reports widespread boll weevil damage after rains. John Boseck of Belle Mina Experiment Station warns army worms in clover and grain though not yet heavy. He cautions daily checks as infestation could rise. Farmers lag in corn planting with flooding in low areas, but overall county corn acreage should be good.
Bulganin Molotov and Khrushchev in conferences as Nikita Khrushchev heads back to Paris. Pineau to stay until May 24 amid London consulta tions with London talks and Eisenhower. no positive Washington response yet.
Walker Winton 65 retired farmer died Monday at his home in Valhermosa Springs. Funeral services will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Curry's Chapel Spring with burial in the adjoining cemetery. He is survived by his sister Mrs. Mattie Wright Forrest City Ark and brother Ernest Winton Valhermosa Springs and a number of other relatives.
A wing tank from a jet fighter broke loose and exploded near an apartment in Fairbanks Alaska. Two four year olds Billy Ifft and Kathy Price were playing nearby when flaming fuel burned them. One child died and the other suffered critical burns.
New York traders drove leading issues lower after a Russian defense cut rumor surfaced. The selling pushed shares down by about 1 to 4 points, delaying ticker tape briefly as observers linked the move to possible U.S. defense spending reductions.
The New York state Supreme Court upheld the Amateur Athletic Union's lifetime ban on Wes Santee, the nation's leading miler and Olympic hopeful, while criticizing amateur officials for lax rule enforcement. Justice Walter A. Lynch noted Santee’s self-elimination as an amateur athlete, aided by some guardians of amateur athletics.
Cairo reports show Egyptian Premier Nasser delivering a combative speech to officers on the Israeli border condemning Western military support for Israel. He warned that any Western arms shipments would prompt Cairo to strengthen its own armaments, as broadcast by Cairo radio.
About fifteen workers at a Fort Belvoir Virginia atomic plant project were exposed to radiation but the government deemed the doses not serious. The exposure came from an industrial iridium source used in X-ray weld inspection. the incident was investigated by the Atomic Energy Commission and no injuries were reported.
A private Lockheed transport crashed on the Clark Dellinger farm four miles north of Jeffersonville Indiana in a rainstorm. Police say five bodies were found in the wreckage. The flight was en route to Standiford Field Louisville Kentucky.
Birmingham movement reports about two thirds of the 11 million needed for the Howard College campus on Lakeshore Drive in Homewood is covered. James A Head states 3 716 462 dollars on hand or spent with 3 450 000 promised from Alabama churches old campus sales and government insured loans. The campus opens September 1957 with nine or ten new buildings planned by then and long range plans call for 19 structures plus a two million dollar dormitory loop. Bid openings for dorms set for Monday.
Thomas Scott Roberts 77 a longtime textile executive and former president of Adelaide Mills died in an Anniston hospital. A Nashville native who moved to Anniston in 1904 he led Adelaide Mills and earlier chaired the Alabama Cotton Manufacturers Assn and the Anniston Chamber of Commerce. Survivors: widow Maydell Robinson two sons a daughter nine grandchildren.
Five warrants charging false pretense and issuing worthless checks were issued against a man who claims to be a retired Army officer. He reportedly took orders for school class rings and passed bad checks to several teachers. The suspect, a Salisbury, North Carolina native, says he walked out of a Veterans' hospital near Palo Alto, California. He is in Russell County jail.
Gov. James E. Folsom attends regional highway traffic safety conference in Miami Florida with state officials and press secretary amid multiple days of events.
Retiring Senator George of Georgia accepts a White House invitation to help broaden NATO into a multi field cooperative organization. The move follows his decision not to seek re election and comes after an Eisenhower George conference at the White House. His term ends in January.
In Boston a 14,000 seat arena hosts Brothers Barnum Bailey as Ringling Circus competes with a union run show sponsored by the American Guild of Variety Artists and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Pickets at Madison Square Garden and Boston drew few theatergoers with reports estimating under 200 attendees. The unions seek bargaining for performers and workers while Ringling says pickets did not affect attendance.
Franklin Square New York a school bus tragedy claimed the life of 6 year old Arthur Mestrovich Jr who raced home to show his prize drawing. His mother Margaret 35 witnessed the fatal moment as the bus struck him at the curb.
Niagara Falls two nonstriking Du Pont supervisors drowned when an outboard boat capsized while ferrying food to the plant on the Niagara River. George E. Wise Jr. 33 of Tonawanda and Allan N. Brown 31 of Niagara Falls were part of a supervisory crew attempting to maintain critical operations during a strike picket by an 1800 member independent union over contract details.
Market notes show Decatur Colton at 42.00 per ton. Grade A at 6.10 per hundred, calves sold 20.50 to 22.50. Utility cows range 10.50 to 11.00 with utility heifers around 15.50.
Early trading in New York saw prices off 1 to 2 points across most issues as the market retreated after yesterday’s slide. Steel shares steadied with Bethlehem ahead, and 20th Century Fox gained on a deal to lease 52 feature films for TV.
North Georgia live poultry market remains steady as buyers bid in a 24 hour window ending 10:30 a.m. Prices paid ranged with fryers and broilers at farm and plant levels. The report notes movement at farms, with plant prices slightly higher.
In Birmingham, the egg market for the 24 hours ending 10:30 a.m. showed unsettled to adequate demand with prices mixed. Large grades ranged 42-45 cents with mostly medium 39-41 cents. whites and fancy whites priced variably. Current receipts noted but details incomplete.
Cattle receipts show weak testing with loads around 950 lb steers at 18.00, high commercial sorts lower. Cows quoted near 11.00, drum and commercial grades varied. hogs steady to firm with 210-230 lb at 16.50 and 250-300 lb around 15.00-15.50. Sheep and lambs present but incomplete data.
Ohio electrician 63 died at Jet Stadium after falling 60 feet from a tower while replacing a bulb near the Columbus Jets Miami Marlins game last night.
Funeral services for Lindsay 8B. Cropper, 72, of 801 Johnston St., are set for Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. in Brown Funeral Home Chapel. He was a bank cashier for years and later engaged in agriculture until 1946. Survived by wife Arnie Cropper, sister Mellie Martin of Glencoe Ky, twin brother Luke of Houston, brother Richard of Cincinnati, and many nieces and nephews. Interment City Cemetery. Pallbearers: Arthur Nebrig, Dan Hurst, Dock Hurst, Paul Turner, Lowe Harris, Earl Young.
Three youths 17 discover Ledlow's body 32 feet from the Moulton Street crossing as investigations split over whether a murder or train strike killed him. Last seen at Paul Hall around 10 to 10:30 p.m. Funeral set for 2 p.m. at Johnson's Chapel near Danville with burial beside the cemetery.
Funeral services for James H. Wilson 68 are set for Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Sixth Avenue Church of God with Rev Clarence Best officiating. Wilson a Tennessee native died at 1 10 a.m. today at his home 916 5th Ave SE after a five year illness. He leaves his wife Mrs James H Wilson a stepdaughter Mrs Elsie Kirby of Decatur and a stepson Walter Prince of Montgomery. Brown Funeral Co will direct with pallbearers Ernest Hill Willie Roberts Jim Atkins Frank Bates Jim Bates and Irvin Brown.
Brown expects to review today a report that a recently born baby died days ago and was buried about half a mile north of Eva in a field. Eva and Collier are named locations in the inquiry.
Wildlife note describes a fur seal spending most of the year at sea, only returning to land briefly, revealing unusual feeding and rest patterns. The observation highlights the animal’s extended oceanic lifestyle and adaptation to marine life.
Advertisement notes a wallpaper store for sale with accompanying rent option and a rough pricing line. The readable text is fragmented but indicates a small business sale and potential leasing terms.
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