City court docket lists multiple offenses and losses
Twenty five cases appeared on the city recorder's court docket this morning with charges including dis orderly conduct intoxication on public street violation of prohibition law and reckless driving. A bicycle valued at 28 inches with chrome fenders was reported stolen from John H. Dickerson. A 1952 blue Chevrolet pickup was reported stolen from B Frank Chenault Insurance Co but found nearby. Several local residents are noted for improvements illnesses or travel while church and community events are announced for the week.
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City Recorder’s
B. Frank Chenault Insurance Co
Grant St
Chenault
Weekend Accidents Claim 17 in State
A belated report shows Alabama weekend deaths total 17 with nine auto fatalities, six drownings, and two plane crashes. Three-car pileup south of Union Springs killed Hugh O Neal Laster 17 and Alfonzo Allums 5 plus Michael Crawford 3. Hicks Jr. of Fairfax drove head on into another car. Willie Joe Phillips 41 of Birmingham died after crashing into a wall in Avondale. Public Safety Director Bill Lyerly urged slower driving on dangerous roads. See WEEKEND on Page 2.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Union Springs
U. S. Highway 29
Hugh O’neal Laster
Shawmut
Ala
Alfonzo Allums
Michael Crawford
Montgomery
Ed Dassinger
L. C. Monneyham
Vannery H. Hicks Jr
Fairfax
Laster
Hicks
Willie Joe Phillips
Birmingham
Avondale
Public Safety
Bill Lyerly
Big Money Bill in Senate Today
Senate debate begins on a multi billion housing bill backed by the administration. The measure aims to expand low rent public housing for the poor and aged with targeted units, while leaders consider reducing total cost toward a stated level.
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G. Milton Kelly
Washington
Senate
Sen. Capehart
Rind
Health issue cited in Eisenhower campaign debate
Hagerty says Eisenhower health a legitimate campaign issue as Democratic supporters hail Stevenson Oregon primary win over Kefauver. Hagerty notes possible further 1956 exams. President previously found in good condition last weekend. Finnegan calls Oregon results significant for Stevenson, per page 2.
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Associated Press
Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Oregon
Hagerty
Boggs and Ebert
Louisiana
James A. Finnegan
Goodyear Mills To Close For Two Weeks
W K Wilder superintendent announced Goodyear Decatur Mills will close the last week of May and the first week of June due to cutbacks in automobile production. The Rockmart Cartersville and Georgia plants are affected while Decatur Mills operates a six day schedule this week.
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W. K. Wilder
Goodyear Decatur Mills
Rockmart
Cartersville
Decatur Mills
Ancient superstition helps recover drowned boy's body
In Saraland near Bayou Sara an eight year old boy Tom Earl Williams drowned after diving from a log. Two companions fled and did not report the incident. After hours of searching authorities used the belief that clothing sinks with the wearer and found the body at the clothing site.
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Mobile
Tom Earl Williams
Jessie Williams
Saraland
Bayou Sara
Justice of the Peace
W. P. Pierce
Tommy
Low bids announced on 21 road and bridge projects
The State Highway Department released low bids totaling 2,480,072 dollars for 21 road and bridge projects. Limestone County on U.S. 31 between Decatur and Athens had Burgreen Contracting Co. with 596,293 dollars for grading drainage and paving. In Morgan, proposals covered Ala. 20 from Chem Strand to Bank Street in Decatur with bids of 509,058 dollars and 66,155 dollars for a bridge by H. Rowell Guin.
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Montgomery
State Highway Department
Limestone County
U.S. No. 31
Decatur
Athens
Burgreen Contracting Co., Inc
Ala
Morgan
Chemstrand
Bank Street
Decattur
H. Rowell Guin
Rhonda Belle Martin pleads innocent in murder case
Mrs. Rhonda Belle Martin, 49, pleaded innocent and not responsible by reason of insanity to four counts of first degree murder. Arraignment was before Circuit Judge Eugene Carter. Trial set for the week of June 4. Separately, the House Appropriations Committee warned TVA against duplicating other federal agencies in Tennessee Valley resource development activities.
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Montgomery
Rhonda Belle Martin
Eugene Carter
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Tennessee Valley Authority
Tennessee Valley
TVA
Hearings Open On Morgan County United Fund Budget
Hearings began this afternoon on the Morgan County United Fund budget for the coming year. Meetings are today and Tuesday at the city electric auditorium with agencies dependent on public support invited to present their budgets. Carl O. Hoyer chairs the budget committee. other members include John B. Wood, Mrs. H. B. Norwood, Quince Eddens, Paul Robson, John Carter, Barrett Shelton of Decatur, B. G. Hall, William H. Stewart of Hartselle, and Mrs. John Collier of Priceville. The annual fund raising campaign will occur in October countywide.
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Morgan County United Fund
City Electric Auditorium
Carl 0. Hoyer
John B
Jack) Wood
H. B. Norwood
Quince E. Eddens
Paul W. Robson
John Carter
Barrett Shelton
U S Census Revised Upward By 16 Million
The Census Bureau estimates the U S population on April 1 at 167 440 000 including armed forces overseas. This marks a gain of 16 308 000 people or 10 8 percent from 151 132 000 in 1950.
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Washington
Census Bureau
U. S
Bureau
River gauge and temperature readings from Keller Memorial Bridge
This morning the Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge was 21.14 feet, down 0.03 feet in 24 hours. Sea level reading stood at 555.44 feet. High yesterday reached 85 degrees with a low of 60. This morning at 8:30 the temperature was 81, rising to 86 by 10:30. Forecast calls for fair to partly cloudy and warm today through Tuesday.
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Keller Memorial Bridge
Government Evidence Links Connelly Oilroyalty Claim
In St Louis the government introduced evidence of payments to Matthew J Connelly a White House appointments secretary in the Truman era claiming an oil royalty as part of a conspiracy.
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ST. Louis
Matthew J. Connelly
White House
House Group Asks 5 357 000 For TVA Budget
The House Appropriations Committee approved 5 357 000 for the Tennessee Valley Authority the smallest TVA appropriation in its history and 21 696 000 below last year. It again urged TVA to finance most construction from its own revenues noting ample funds for current needs and no new generating units in 1957.
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Hamilton W. Faron W
Hington
House Appropriations Committee
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Cyprus Outburst Kills Britisher
A British soldier was killed and three other soldiers, two policemen, and three civilians were wounded in bomb attacks and clashes with Greek Cypriot demonstrators in Nicosia. The day saw schoolgirls marching with a Greek flag chanting pro union and praise for EOKA.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Greece
EOKA
Local girl’s flier husband reported missing after jet crash
Local report states Air Force Captain Paul Crumley, son in law of Mr and Mrs A O Blankenship of 410 4th Ave SW, is missing after a jet plane crash. Mrs Blankenship will travel to Albuquerque New Mexico to join Mrs Crumley the former Mary Blankenship.
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R. C. Wight
Miami
Fla
T. R. Covey
8Th Ave
Decatur General Hospital
Air Force
Paul Crumley
A. O. Blankenship
4Th Ave
Democrats Indicate Probable Public Airing Of Inter-Service Feud
Washington reports suggest Congress may debate the ongoing rivalry among the armed services. Pentagon documents warned that air power emphasis could cause national disaster, prompting Defense Secretary Wilson to pledge a personal inquiry. Senators Case and Stennis urged balanced funding and leadership. Mahon warned the conflict would intensify until clear decisions are made.
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Washington
Congress
Armed Forces
Pentagon
Wilson
Mahon
House
CBS
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Moulton Plant Readies Fast Restart After Flood Damage
Parcraft Shirt Factory plans a rapid return to full operation next week as manager M N Sidner says production resumes gradually. The plant shut April 6 after heavy rains damaged shirts in a new storage addition and will complete summer shirt work before starting winter production.
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Moulton —. Parcraft
M. N. Sidner
Sidner
Parcraft
Harriman Under Knife at Columbia Presbyterian
New York Governor Averell Harriman undergoes a minor operation at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. A spokesman said the procedure was for a prostate condition not considered serious and the hospital declined to give details.
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Harriman
New York
Averell Harriman
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Decaturite Named Vice President of Tech Senior Class
Herbie Sherrow of Decatur was elected vice president of the Georgia Tech senior class in Atlanta. An industrial engineering student and Decatur High School graduate, he serves as president of the Glee Club and Band and belongs to Kappa Alpha fraternity.
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Herbie Sherrow
H. R. Sherrow
Decatur
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta
Sherrow
Decatur High School
Glee Club
Georgia Tech
Kappa Alpha Fraternity
B52 Drops Hydrogen Bomb Over Pacific Test Site
Dozens of B52 crew members from the Kirtland AFB unit dropped a live H-bomb over Namu at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific proving ground. The Cherokee yield was estimated near ten million tons of TNT with a dramatic dust plume and bright flash, marking the first air drop of an American hydrogen weapon. Maj. Floyd A. Amundson safely armed the weapon in flight after prior inert drops and a prior postponement.
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Elton Co. Fay
MT. Mckinley
Bikini
Atoll
Namu
American Proving Ground
Pacific
U.S
Russia
United States
Special Weapons Group
Kirtland Air Force Base
N.M
Floyd A. Amundson
Grand Forks
N.D
Eniwetok
Supreme Court backs union shop in railroads
The Supreme Court upheld the Taft Hartley union shop in railroad work overruling state right to work laws. Justice Douglas said Congress may choose the union shop as a stabilizing policy and has final say on policy issues. Justice Frankfurter filed a concurring opinion.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Bourne
Justice Douglas
National Railway Labor Act
Justice Frankfurter
Pope Taft. Hartley Rae
Panathens Railroad
Penn
Douglas
Congress
Mistake Puts Man In Jail For 103 Days
Walter Holt of Decatur received a 103 day jail term for disorderly conduct after reportedly cutting the right front and rear tires of a 1948 Chevrolet owned by Clyde Relford and found parked in front of H Ryan Appliance Co on Second Ave. Wires under the dash were also cut. Holt claimed mistaken identity and said he thought the car belonged to someone he held a grudge against.
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Walter Holt
Decatur
LeRoy McEntire, Jr
Holt
Clyde Relford
H. Ryan Appliance Co
Second Ave
Electric Shock Fatality at Crestline Penny Arcade
In Crestline California seven year old Kimber Lee Norling died after an apparent electric shock in a penny arcade. Authorities investigated the incident and noted the girl’s death is linked to the arcade device.
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Crestline
Calif
Kimberlee Norling
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