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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1956
Page
2
Walter Jackson PTA installs Mrs. Thomas Veazey as treasurer by Richard Rougale pastor of the First Presbyterian to observe the rooms dedicated to projects and the work of the children.
Arab officials praised the green Alabama scenery and the rolling sand dunes as they discussed ongoing issues and plans that concern everyone involved. The remarks highlighted a shared sense of community and forward momentum.
Funeral services for Silas T. Ford 76 of Eva 1 will be held Saturday at Union Hill Church near Eva. The Rev. E. B. Watts will officiate with interment in the adjoining cemetery directed by Peck Funeral Home. Ford, a Primitive Baptist Church member, died Thursday at 5 15 p m. Survivors include his wife Lee Ford. three daughters Bernice Oden Ed J Childers Ethel Gandy. three sons Har Jey B Ford Felton Ford Hebron Ford. 12 grandchildren. one sister A L Stansell Nashville. four brothers A P Ford W F Ford G E Ford T J Ford.
A cinema page lists showtimes for Princess Walt Disney’s Littlest Outlaw at 1:00 2:45 6:15 8:00 9:40. Additional titles include Bowline On The Threshold Of Space, Athens Anna Story with John Derek and Diana, and Bing Crosby in Anything Goes at RITZ Athens with listed times.
Amid the May 7 1954 school desegregation ruling, Alabama held five White Citizens Councils rallies across Birmingham Selma and Phenix City. Speakers denounced the decision as communistic while Mississippi judge Tom Brady warned of impeachment of officials aiding integration. Roy Harris urged segregation as a pattern to prevent hatred.
The article details Decatur Boys' Club Inc officials and board members led by President Robert H. Brigham Jr. It notes the club's affiliation with Boys' Club movement origins, its national 1906 foundation, and names director A L Handley with assistants Tommy Rogers and John Randolph.
A hospital dismissal note lists individuals including Mrs. Robert Lovelady of 1403 16th Ave SE Dougherty at 805 7th Ave, Mrs. W G Roberts of 413 8 Ave NW. The brief item records personal names and street addresses connected to discharge notices.
A fragmented list from Decatur General Hospital and local residents includes names and addresses such as Mrs. Harry Pannier at 1614 7th St SE and John J. Skuba at 1307 11th St SE. Other entries mention Mrs. Pettus Sparrow, John Geary, Mrs. Vesta Johnson, Mrs. Annie Radford, and Horace Nash among gaps and unclear entries.
A Morgan County Safety Council child and school committee urged the full council to consider five proposed safety projects for all state schools. One key aim is driver education courses in every high school, announced after the Decatur meeting.
Market notes indicate minor price movements and session closes with subdued volume. Traders watched commodity indices and equity futures for early signals while sector leaders fluctuated within narrow bands.
The market edged lower in most divisions with fractional gains and losses. General Motors rose 1 percent on about 3,000 shares at 42 and a half, American Bosch slipped slightly after a small rise yesterday, Liggett and Myers gained a fraction, and American Tobacco edged higher amid modest moves. North Alabama live poultry market remained steady with steady demand and farm prices reported for Friday.
A fragmented Birmingham report outlines a 24 hour period with wholesale textile grades and prices. It mentions supply adequacy and demand, various color percentages, large and medium size categories, and minimal standards with specific figures.
Prices for barrows and gilts moved irregularly on Thursday with lots around 350 pounds and several lots linked to 190, 12.50 and other figures. Trade showed uneven demand as buyers adjusted bids in the absence of clear trends.
A two car crash at 6 20 p m on 2101 Somerville Rd led to one charge. A 1948 Chevrolet was charged permitting a minor below 16 to drive the automobile. Policemen Hyde and Crabb investigated the wreck.
Richard Lane Roberson 82 native of Mt Hope and Lawrence County died at his Moulton residence after months of illness. Funeral Saturday at 3 p.m. at Rock Springs Presbyterian Church with Rev L G Lankford and Rev Roswell Owens officiating. He is survived by wife Lucy Pickens Roberson three sons J Franklin Leo and Harvey C Roberson a sister B M Counts seven grandchildren and nephews Theo Claude Olen Jim John Roberson and Farris Pickens serving as pallbearers. Burial at adjoining cemetery directed by Brown Moulton.
Richards questioned a tightening amendment to Eisenhower's program saying it could ban aid shipments to Communist nations. The measure would deny aid to any country exporting strategic materials to Iron Curtain states not allowed by the U. S. The 1951 plan sought authority to fund aid for up to ten years amid a continuing Communist menace.
The columnist says he will write as long as readers follow him and that the same underworld group that blinded him will not stop his work. He insists the attack will not deter continued reporting in his column.
Funeral services for Mrs. Nina Landers 75 are set for Saturday at 2 30 p m at Sprys Funeral Home Chapel. She died at her daughter’s home 806 Horton St after a long illness. Interment will be Wesley Chapel Cemetery eight miles east of Athens on Huntsville Highway. Survivors include three daughters 13 grandchildren. Nephews will be pallbearers.
Priceville 4 H member Max Skidmore, age 17, won the Alabama Dairy Efficiency contest after earlier capturing Morgan County honors. He earned an engraved plaque and a $100 prize from National Vocab Products Corp. through Southern Dairies. Skidmore manages a herd built from seven animals since 1952 and now totals 45 cows and bulls with 23 heifers. He serves as Priceville 4 H Club president, Morgan County 4 H Council officer, and participates in piano and organ performances.
Athens obituary notes Robert M. Clem 86 died Thursday at home on Nick Davis Road. Isom's Chapel Church to host 3 PM funeral with Rev. R A Jones. cremation and burial at Athens City Cemetery planned by McConnell Service Funeral Home. Survived by three daughters, three sons, 12 grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, one brother, three sisters, and several relatives. Pallbearers listed.
Funeral services for Dave Jones 75 native of Morgan County are to be conducted at Grant Street Church of Christ by Jimmy Falkner. Jones died this morning at 7 40 at his home 928th Ave Interment in City Cemetery directed by Brown Funeral Co He is survived by Annie Jones his widow two sisters Mrs St Norwood Birmingham and Mrs C W Robbins of Nebraska two brothers Martin and Joe Jones Owens Cross Road and a number of other relatives.
W. Murray W. Stand, longtime New York City official and head of the Marriage License Bureau, died yesterday at age 60. He had performed civil marriages for more than 140,000 couples during his tenure.
The House Appropriations Committee weighs a TVA budget at 5.357 million for the year starting July 1, a historic low. The plan adds 16.56 million from prior appropriations and 177.552 thousand from TVA income to total 199.469 million in estimated obligations.
A son to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Parker at Decatur General Hospital. A son to Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Baker at Decatur General Hospital. A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. James H. Hopkins at Decatur General Hospital.
The obituary notes Thurman Brown’s father’s death with services at Church of Christ in Florence to be announced. Surviving relatives include Mrs. Mary Reid Brown and three sons Thurman of Decatur, Truman of Hatttiesburg, and Lowell of St. Joseph, plus three daughters including Mrs. Wil.
Zipprath, a 1950s deceitful figure in Bonn, claimed years as Pvt Peter Brown and Sgt Padjett after posing as a Flemish-speaking Belgian mascot and later a U S sergeant. He boasted counter intel training and a three year spree in Europe and North Africa before 16 months jail and expulsion to Germany.
In Galena Maryland a fierce blast at a Kent Oil Co storage depot killed two volunteer firefighters and injured eight others. The explosions wrecked four tanks a storage barn an office building and damaged homes and the Galena school near U S 213. Mayor James A Ryan owned the depot.
National interest in the Oregon primary centers on the unopposed Eisenhower ballot and a heated race between former Interior Secretary Douglas McKay and Phil Hitchcock for the Republican senatorial nomination. Kefauver camps between Oregon and Washington as farm bill talk dominates.
An inch of snow fell early today in Liberty New York on Catskill Mountain, the town’s latest storm in memory. Residents face slick roads and warnings as crews work to clear the streets.
Multiple property notices advertise 2 bedroom homes and 5 room houses with land for sale. Listings mention locations near Walter Jackson School and between Decatur and Athens. Contact details are partial and unclear, with several phone numbers and addresses truncated.
Monaco government releases a specially printed wedding stamp set commemorating Prince Rainier III and Grace Kelly. The stamps celebrate the famous marriage and cater to stamp collectors with large format imagery of the couple. The New York dispatch notes the event draws general and philatelic interest alike.
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