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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1958
Page
1
New VFW Officers to Be Installed at Holly Street Home
Local veterans group installs 4190 post officers tonight at 8 with State Junior Vice Commander Joe Davis presiding at the VFW home on Holly Street. Several PTA and school meetings are scheduled across Morgan County this week including Gordon-Bibb, Riverside, Somerville Road, and Moulton Heights events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Holly St
Joe Davis
Moulton Heights
Hartselle Power Change Leaves Worker Burned
Robert W. White, 32, of Moulton, suffered minor electrical burns while assisting a city power upgrade in Hartselle. The changeover expanded the system capacity about threefold, restoration occurred by 4 45 p m, and White received care at Decatur General Hospital but was not hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
Robert W. White
Moulton
N. C. Sharrott
White
Joe Wheeler Electrical Co-op
Decatur General Hospital
Peck
Jerry Sparkman Fund Contributions Begin To Arrive
Contributions to the Jerry Sparkman Fund began this morning at The Decatur Daily totaling 9 50 by noon for eight year old Jerry Sparkman son of Mr and Mrs Anderson Sparkman The family lives with Jerry s grandparents at Oak Ridge Jerry cannot attend school or play but enjoys television His father is out of work and no money exists to buy a television The Daily handles the fund to bring comfort during the coming years while he awaits an uncertain future
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Sparkman
Decatur
Jerry
Anderson Sparkman
Fred Sparkman
Oak Ridge
Decatur Daily
Daily
Jimmy Blalock
George
Young Utah killer faces hanging on June 7
Barton Kay Kirkham, 21, condemned for the 1956 Salt Lake City holdup killing of grocery clerk David Frame, awaits a final hearing June 4 to decide clemency. He says he wants to die, rejects life, and has studied legal briefs on his case while preparing for execution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Martin
Point
The
Mountain
Utah
Barton Kay Kirkham
David Frame
Salt Lake City
Ruth Webster
Kirkham
Utah State Prison
Air Force
Colorado
Moscow Exiles U S Diplomat From Moscow University
The State Department announced that John A. Baker Jr. has been declared unwelcome in the Soviet Union after being accused by the Soviet Foreign Ministry of violating diplomatic norms. Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson protested without success. Baker, on leave in London, denied the charge while his wife and infant child waited. Thompson sought an explanation from Andrei Gromyko, who refused. Baker was the only American diplomat allowed to attend regular Moscow University classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Moscow University
Soviet Union
Department
John A. Baker Jr
U.S
Llewellyn Thompson
United States
Baker
London
Thompson
Andrei Gromyko
Gromyko
Moscow
Lee Moscow
Caracas Junta Faces Deep Political Crisis After Resignations
Venezuela's ruling junta endures its gravest crisis since taking power in January. Two civilian members, Eugenio Mendoza and Blas Lamberti, resigned, leaving Adm. Wolfgang Larrazabal Col. Pedro Quevedo and Col. Carlos Luis Araque. A general strike threatens if civilians are replaced by reactionaries and an election date remains unset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caracas
Venezuela
Marcos Perez Jimenez
Fabricio Ojeda
Junta Patriotica
Decatur Skies May 20 Moon Between Betelgeuse and Elnath
The Moon rides high between Betelgeuse and Elnath and sets at 9 34 p.m. First Quarter Sunday night. Jupiter appears due south at 10 22 p.m. Saturn rises while Mars and Venus are visible with Mars rising at 4 30 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betelgeuse
Elnath
Jupiter
Saturn
Mars
Venus
Weather and River Report for Decatur and Vicinity Tennessee
The Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning was 21.48 feet, a 0.6 foot rise in 24 hours, with sea level at 555.78. Sunday highs reached 92 at 1 p.m., 62 low at 5 a.m., and 70 degrees by 10:30 a.m. Today through Tuesday will be cloudy with rain and scattered thundershowers. Winds easterly 8 to 15 mph. highs near 75, lows around 58.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Tennessee
Keller Memorial Bridge
Lebanon Unrest: Government Forces Retake Tripoli
In Tripoli government troops regained control after days of fierce fighting between loyalists and Muslim nationalists. Reports say 60 or more killed in the clashes as rioting spread from the port city. President Chamoun accuses Nasr with inciting revolt while Muslims seek policy alignment with Nasr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beirut
Lebanon
Tripoli
Rachid Karami
Camille Chamoun
Auburn Alumni Meet Tonight at Mutual Savings Life Building
Auburn Alumni group with 7 Auburn Alumni Association plans a meeting to aid the School of Engineering. County Chairman Redus Collier and Co-Chairs Billy Levin Gilmer Blackburn and Harold Smith will lead the session at 8:00 p.m. Tonight attendees are welcomed. The Mechanical and Electrical School lost accreditation but officials expect reinstatement within months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Auburn
Redus Collier
Auburn Board of Trustees
Billy Levin
Gilmer Blackburn
Harold Smith
Collier
Mutual Savings Life
Mechanical and Electrical School
Engineers Council For Professional Development
Docks Dedication Set For July 15
The dedication of new docks facilities is tentatively set for July 15 in connection with the 30th anniversary of Alabama state docks. Governor oath om will visit Florence Decatur and Huntsville that day, stopping here en route to Huntsville, with the Chamber of Commerce coordinating the local program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Odom
Austin R. Martin
Alabama State Docks Dept
Alabama State Docks
Martin
Oathom
Florence
Decatur
Huntsville
Chamber of Commerce
Wallace accuses TVA foes in Alabama governor race
Judge George Wallace told a Tuscumbia audience that enemies of the Tennessee Valley Authority oppose his gubernatorial bid. He and Attorney General John Patterson face a June 3 Democratic runoff and he urged Patterson to take a stand on TVA, reapportionment and waterways development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
George Wallace
Tuscumbia
Tennessee Valley Authority
Wallace
TVA
Public Power
Atty
John Patterson
Supreme Court declines Virginia school appeal over integration
The Supreme Court refuses to consider an appeal, allowing U S District Judge Albert V Bryan of Alexandria to order Arlington County white schools to admit seven Negro students. The ruling heightens risk of school closures under Virginia anti integration laws if schools cannot reopen with integration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Virgina
Arlington County
Supreme Court
U.S
Albert V. Bryan
Alexandria
Virginia
Bryan
Arlington
At Least Ten Die in Alabama Weekend Accidents
A weekend spate of accidents in Alabama left at least ten dead across Russell Lee and Macon counties. In Tuscaloosa a 56 year old father and his 10 year old son died in a fire that destroyed a five unit dwelling cafe and dance hall. Fire Chief Pete Mathews noted the victims were Negroes. A 59 year old man John Lessley survived hospitalized. Frank Sullivan 28 Mobile drowned after falling from a small boat in Mobile River. The blaze cause was not determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Russell
Lee
Macon
Tuscaloosa
Walter Darling
Mathina
South Tuscaloosa
Pete Mathews
John Lessley
Frank Sullivan
Mobile
Sparkman Calls TVA Opponents Sour Grapes on Anniversary
Senator John Sparkman praised TVA supporters on the Senate floor and denounced its opponents as a sour grapes lobby. He cited TVA benefits including power, agricultural progress, flood control, malaria relief, recreation, forestry, and navigation on the 25th anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Patterson and Wallace face June runoff for governor
Patterson promises inland waterway development and energy for docks and harbors while Wallace calls for public stand on reapportionment education agriculture and TVA He proposes a constitutional amendment if elected and vows a televised debate Patterson favors inland waterways expansion and urges action in the first regular session candidate events unfold in Red Bay Tuscumbia Florence and Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Bay
Wallace
Patterson
Agriculture
Tennessee Valley Authority
Tuscumbia
Florence
Athens
Montgomery
E. W. Skidmore
Tuscaloosa
Albert Boutwell
Jefferson County
Skidmore
Boutwell
De Gaulle Seeks To Lead France Amid Chaos
General Charles de Gaulle says he is ready to try to guide France out of chaos while rejecting dictatorship. He criticizes party enmities and Algeria turmoil, warns Paris regime cannot accomplish goals, and signals return to his village while remaining at the country's disposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Republic
Algeria
de Gaulle
Highway Patrol Radar Check Nets 27 Violators on U S 31
The highway patrol set up a radar road check on U S 31 North near Tennessee Valley State Trade School catching 27 violators. Eleven speeding, one DWI, six improper mufflers, three improper lights, and two drag racers clocked over 100 mph were released on bonds. A separate seven hour check at Deer Springs found 56 violators with 46 without licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway Patrol
U.S. 31 North
Tennessee Valley State Trade School
W. B. Little
Robinson’s First Big Stove and Refrigerator Trade-Ins
Trade in your old stove or refrigerator at Robinson’s for large allowances. Limited time offer with new buys. See Robinson’s for details and eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinson
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