Five Arrests and Local Notices from Decatur Weekday Patrol
The sheriff's office reports one arrest for public drunkenness and two for peace proceedings yesterday. A. B. Craig obtained a seven room house permit at 2109 Birch St SE costing about $19,000. City court docket lists three gaming cases one speeding and one disorderly conduct. Car crash at Lafayette and Wells St involved Betty Sue Mitchell and Willie B Golden with Mitchell’s car sustaining right side damage. Community notices include a Tuesday 7 30pm WCTU meeting at Sixth Avenue Church of God hosted by Mrs Louis Argend and a Friday 7 30pm Morningside Crafts Club at 1413 North St SE. Visits and travel notes cover Roy Hodges of Birmingham visiting relatives in Decatur. Mr and Mrs Smith Trimble and children visiting from Florence. and F E Napps recovering at 303 4th Ave NW after a fall injuries. Mrs Louise Cloud and Joe Crocker and others hosted by Mr and Mrs John D Robinson of Falkville.
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A. B. Craig
Birch St. SE
Complaints on Secret Ballot Violations at May Primary
Probate Judge T C Almon reports citizens complained election inspectors revealed how people voted in the May 6 Democratic primary. He advised taking the matter to the grand jury or circuit judges. Alabama law requires a secret ballot with penalties from 100 to 1000 dollars or possible penitentiary time for breaking ballot seals.
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T. C. Almon
Almon
Grand Jury
Alabama
Pflimlin's New Government Wins Socialist Backing In Algerian Crisis
Paris Premier Pierre Pflimlin won Socialist support as Algeria turmoil deepened with a military coup attempt. Guy Mollet joins as deputy premier, while Massu and Salan hold power in Algiers amid new public safety committees and protests in Oran and other towns.
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Paris
Pierre Pflimlin
Algeria
Guy Mollet
Socialist Party
Mollet
Algiers
Jacques Massu
Pflimlin
Raoul Salan
Salan
Massa
Oran
Mostaganem
Ain Temouchent
Sidi Bel Abbes
Pierre Lambert
Jean- Rhetore
Wallace and Patterson Seek Office in Alabama Runoff
Circuit Judge George Wallace pledges to call a special session to address school needs based on a study by the Alabama education commission. He and runoff foe John Patterson plan campaigns in north and central Alabama ahead of the June 3 runoff.
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Associated Press
George Wallace
Wallace
John Patterson
Alabama
Patterson
Alabama Education Commission
ABC
Clayton
Ala
Little Jimmy Dickens
Grand Ole Opry
Minnie Pearl
Oneonta
Albertment
Elmore County
Fort Payne
Centre
Gadsden
Epee meterecte Dabineen and I are best
The note reads like a fragment praising Dabineen and a companion, claiming strong value and urging readers to shop consistently.
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Baer
KKK Support Alleged for Patterson in Alabama Runoff
The Montgomery Advertiser reports that gubernatorial candidate John Patterson is alleged to have used a KKK leader’s name to solicit votes and that the Klan is said to back his bid. Patterson and rival George Wallace claim the Klan’s involvement and recent runoff is set for June 3.
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Montgomery
Ku Klux Klan
John Patterson
Bob Ingram
KKK
George Wallace
Patterson
Prominent Stars and Moon Phases for Decatur Forecast
The May sky notes show a 5:45 a.m. moonrise and 7:44 p.m. moonset with a New Moon on May 18. The Big Dipper is visible in the northwest at midnight, with the Handle above the Bowl in the northeast.
Weather and River Report for Decatur and Vicinity
Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning was 721.55, down 15 feet in 24 hours, sea level 555.85. High 95 at 12 p.m. and 61 low at 6 a.m. Today 8 degrees at 10:50 a.m. Mostly sunny and warm today and Friday, fair and mild tonight. Winds SE 5 to 10 mph, diminishing tonight. Highs 88 today and 89 Friday.
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Decatur
Tennessee
Keller Memorial Bridge
28 Year Old Negro Drowns In Farm Pond Accident
Mooresville Alabama Melvin Dortch 28 died when backing a John Deere tractor into a irrigation pond on Henderson Peebles farm near Limestone County Highway 12. Witness Allen Moore 12 saw the tractor fall in as Dortch attempted to return to a row. Coroner M W Buddy Evans ruled accidental. funeral set for Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Belle Mina Methodist Church. Dortch survived by a wife a daughter and several relatives.
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John Deere
Marvin Dortch
Henderson Peebles
Mooresville
Melvin Dortch
Here
Limestone County
M. W
Buddy” Evans
Allen Moore
Dortch
Henderson Peebles Farm
Bella Mina
Evans
Decatur
Moore
Belle Mina
Oakland Cemetery
U.S. Highway 31
Reynolds
Willie O. Dortch
Lillie M. Dortch
Mish Dortch
Ester Taylor
Francis Taylor
Coley Harris
Gene Dortch
Benton Dortch
Greenbrier
Ala
World's Largest Paper Machine Opens at Coosa Pines Plant
The world's largest paper machine began production last week in Coosa Pines Alabama, boosting output at the Coosa River Newsprint Company by 140000 tons annually.
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Coosa Pines
Ala
Coosa River
Nixon Returns to Welcoming Crowd After Latin Tour
Hundreds of diplomats officials and citizens welcomed Vice President Nixon at Washington Airport after a riot scarred Latin American trip. Eisenhower led the ceremonies with security by Fort Myer troops as bands and students from University of Maryland and local high schools joined the celebration. Nixon’s tour included eight countries, with stops in Venezuela and Peru amid protests and mob attacks.
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Washington Airport
Nixon
South America
3Rd Infantry
Ft. Myer
San Khan
Puerto Rico
Northwestern High School
Hyattsville
Suitland
University of Maryland
Lima
Peru
Caracas
Venezuela
Eisenhower
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Congressional
Republican Committee
District of Columbia
Washington Area
House
San Juan
Luis Munoz Marin
Meat Packing Plant Sold to Blue Bell by Du Quoin
Du Quoin Packing Co of Du Quoin Illinois announced it has acquired Arrow Provisions Inc facilities at 1110 NE Line St and will operate as Blue Bell Packing Co. The Decatur plant will reopen after renovations with three veteran Arrow staff moving to leadership roles and local hiring ongoing.
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Illinois
Arrow Provisions Inc
Line St
DuQuoin Packing Co
du Quoin
Ill
Fred Osborn Sr
Arrow Provisions
Blue Bell Packing Co
Blue Bell
North Alabama
Tri-Cities
Tennessee Line
Huntsville
Cullman
Decatur
Carl Pflanz
Roy Thompson
Gerald Finney
County Agents Optimistic As Tractor Engines Hum
Morgan Limestone Cullman and Lawrence counties report optimistic plans for 1958 cotton planting as heavy rains and delayed planting slow progress yet farmers expect high yields. Agents note 66 000 acres planted and potential bales if conditions improve, with rotting crops and replanting in progress and insect pests forecasted to be fewer after a hard winter.
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Barrett Shelton
Decatur
Morgan County
Charles Rutledge
Yester- Limestone
Cullman County
Rutledge
Lawrence County
S. P. McClendon
Pinkston
Morgan
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Old Age Pension Group Endorses John Patterson
The Alabama Old Age Pension Foundation endorses Attorney General John Patterson for governor in the June run off. President C. E. Garrett, a 75 year old Bay Minette businessman, says Patterson will raise pensions and improve living standards for elderly residents.
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Alabama Old Age Pension Foundation, Inc
John Patterson
C. E. Garrett
Bay Minette
Ane
Abe
Soviet Launches Its Largest Sputnik Yet
The Soviet Union launched its third and largest Sputnik, an 11.9 foot cone weighing about 2,920 pounds. Tass said the satellite carried instruments to study the upper atmosphere as part of the International Geophysical Year. It completed a full orbit every 106 minutes, reaching about 1,168 miles high, with no living passenger reported.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Tass
Outer Space
Laika
Sputnik
Space
Russia
Re tabulation shifts seats in Alabama Democratic race
The May 6 Democratic primary results were recast showing states righters gaining three more seats on the State Democratic Executive Committee and narrowing control by loyalists. The recount placed six of eight Fourth District seats with states righters, with two decided in the runoff.
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Montgomery
Democratic Executive Committee
Alabama
Calhoun County
Roy Mayhall
Jasper
Calhoun
National Party
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New Govment
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R. M
Bobby) Shelton
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Muscle Shoals
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