Local notes and incidents from Decatur area
Scouts visit Wheel er National Wildlife Refuge with den mother Mrs. Norman. Local residents travel for carpet school in Glasgow and weekend trips to Guntersville. City hall custodian Pete Lively recovering from illness. Crusade for Freedom donations rise with Truth Dollars gifts from local clubs. Investments distributions payable June 15. Local thefts and accidents note a black cow strike and chrome hub caps stolen. Church services announced with Calvary Church on Joe Wheeler Highway.
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Decatur den 4
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
Charles Norman, Ek
Eisenhower urges Congress settle TVA financing plan
President Eisenhower said it is imperative Congress settle conflicting views on financing new Tennessee Valley Authority facilities. He renewed support for revenue bond sales and signed an 852 million dollar supplemental bill. Bills to establish a revenue bond system face opposition and debate in both houses.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Tennessee Valley Authority
John Sevier
House Appropriations Committee
TVA
House
Senate
Lee
TVA Chairman Welcomes Congressional Probe
Brig. Gen. Herbert D. Vogel told Gatlinburg Rotary he would welcome a congressional investigation of himself if accusers and their motives are examined. He spoke after six Tennessee Valley public power groups urged such an inquiry, defending his office and the TVA idea.
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Gatlinburg. Tenn
The
Tennessee Valley Authority
Herbert D. Vogel
Gatlinburgh
TVA
Vogel
Pepe
Two Boys Found Hungry But Safe After Night Out
Two Decatur boys, Hank Link six, of 708 Third St SW, and Lar Try Joe Peebles nine, of 415 Fifth Ave SW, were found at 6 20 a m after a night out. A search of relatives showed they had stayed out until late Friday night.
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Decatur
Hank Link
Third St
Lartry Joe Peebles
5Th Ave
Reldren
Anti Stalinism Seen as Greater Threat to West
The House Un-American Activities Committee releases a symposium titled The Great Pretense warning that anti Stalinism in the Soviet Union and the 20th Congress pose a danger greater than Stalinism. Hoover and Walter urge vigilance as front groups still link to Moscow. Contributors include Whittaker Chambers and William Bullitt.
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Washington
House Committee On Un-American Activities Today
Soviet Communist Party
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Hoover
Stalin
United States
Communist Party
America
Moscow
Rep. Walter
D-Pa
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Walter
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Whittaker Chambers
Chambers
William C. Bullitt
Local mother mistaking glass snake for belt alarms police
Mrs. Floyd Hennessee found a glass snake 18 to 20 inches long on her closet floor thinking it was a belt. Decatur officers Kilgore Broadrick and Slater removed the snake and took it to the police station.
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Cullene Morgan
Floyd Hennessee
Flint Rd
Decatur
W. E. Kilgore
Eugene Slater
Morgan County Runoff Ballot Narrows to Twenty Names
Morgan County election officials announce a May 29 runoff with a revised ballot. From 88 names on the May 1 primary, only 20 remain, reducing the field from 14 positions to 7. Candidates include C. C. Owen and Billy Tucker for the Public Service Commission and delegates from the state at large.
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Morgan County
Saetomaeren Penialts
Weather and River Forecast for Decatur Area
Tennessee River reading at Decatur and vicinity shows high today around 79 degrees. Expect warm conditions with clear skies and light winds as readings rise through the afternoon.
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Decatur and Vicinity
Tennessee
Crackdown Seen To Halt Feuding Among Services
Washington May 19 A double crackdown was threatened to halt a public feud among the U S armed services over defense in the nuclear age Secretary of Defense Wilson called the policy row unfortunate and said he would look into it personally Senator Chavez warned Congress might cut funds unless petty jealousies are ended He urged the services to work for national defense.
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Washington
U.S
Army
Wilson
Sen. Chavez
Senate Defense Appropriations Committee
Congress
Navy
Air Force
Brannan Enters Race For Senate
Charles F. Brannan secretary of agriculture in the Truman Cabinet and author of the Brannan farm plan announced his candidacy for the U S Senate seat from Colorado held by Eugene D Millikin Brannan 52 would run on farm policy of the Eisenhower era and seek the Democratic nomination for the state race on May 19.
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Denver
Charles F. Brannan
Truman
United States Senate
Colorado
Eugene D. Millikin
Brannan
Campani
Eisenhower
Decatur Boys Club Opens With Civic Support
The Decatur Boys Club officially launches with Charles Moss praising youth improvement efforts. Local leaders including Mayor H R Summer and Mrs. Robert G McNelly pledge cooperation as The Decatur Daily and the Junior Service League back the project. Frank Wade of Boys Club of America outlines aims and potential growth.
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Decatur Boys’ Club
Frank Wade
Southeastern
Boys’ Clubs of America
Charles Moss
The
Nashville Banner
Barrett Shelton
Decatur Daily
H. R. Summer
G. E. Bowden, Jr
Robert H. Brigham, Jr
Nashville Pett i
Moss
Decatur
Coopera
Robert G.mcnelly
Junior Service League
Decatur Boys? Club
Boys’ Club of America
Boys’ Club
Wade
South
A. E. Morris
W. J. Williams
Emmett Roan
L. S. Hart
Ae Aycock
Frank Burns
A. D. Vandiver
Cullman Records Second Fatality Of Current Year
Walter Williams age 60 died at Cullman Hospital after being struck by a northbound Plymouth station wagon at St. Joseph Street. Police cited three witnesses saying he jay walked. driver Christian Grissom 20 reported no charges. Funeral arrangements through Moss Service Funeral Home Livingston's Chapel. Survived by wife and daughter Doris Wobrock of New York.
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Walter Williams
Cullman Hospital
Welhounds
E&n.railroad
St. Joseph St
Cullman
Plymouth
Christian Grissom
Williams
Jay
Moss Service Funeral Home
Livingston’s Chapel
Doris Wobrock
New York
Angry Farmers Block France Highways in Nationwide Demonstration
Farmers mounted on tractors blocked France's highways in a May 19 nationwide protest demanding more government aid. The mass action halted weekend traffic as convoys of tractors clogged roads and roadblocks sprang up across the country.
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Paris
France
TVA reports 244 new industries for Tennessee Valley in 1955
TVA data from Chattanooga shows 244 industrial operations located in the Tennessee Valley Authority area during 1955. The year saw 163 plants already in the Valley start and complete expansions, boosting investment by 328 million dollars and employment by 26 790. In Cullman County four new prospects were listed including Great Southern Mills and Marshall Durbin broiler.
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TVA
Tennessee Valley Authority
Chattanooga
We Ee
Tie & i Ing
Inec
Ingalls Corp
Cullman
Cullman County
Great Southern
House Members Predict Accord On New Measure
House leaders foresee a quick settlement of Senate House differences on a farm bill draft. Sharp disagreements remain but seem fixable before Eisenhower’s deadline next week. The House might accept the Senate version passed last night, with Benson approving the bill’s overall improvements.
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B. L. Livingstone
Washington
Senate
House
Eisenhower
Agriculture
Benson
Department of Agriculture
Rep
Cooley
Ross
Nation Parades Power For Peace
Washington observes Armed Forces Day with mass displays of new aircraft missiles and atomic sounding effects. Bolling Air Force Base draws over 80 000 visitors as jet fighters and bombers perform while Nike Honest John and Redstone missiles are shown nation wide. The Washington event ends with a simulated atomic blast as children and parents react to the sensational aerial show.
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C. Yates McDaniel
Washington
Defense Wilson
Bolling Air Force Base
Air Force
Army
Selfridge Air Force Base
Michigan
Honest John
Boren
Bush
Nation
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