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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1955
Page
1
Weekend visitors and local police court report in Birmingham
Mrs. Ruby Stone and Gail with Miss Betty Williams visited Mrs. Annie L. Brown in Birmingham. Decatur residents visit Birmingham and Miami for trips. Judge Wert leads American Life Insurance and Mutual Savings Life boards. Eleven cases heard at city hall police court. several charged with overparking and liquor violations. Seven arrests by Sheriff Collier for vagrancy, disorderly conduct and DUI. Gordon-Bibb School invites future first graders to a preschool clinic led by Dr. L R Murphree. See DIARY on Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Stone
Gail
Betty Williams
Birmingham
Annie L. Brown
11Th Ave. West
Thomas W. Wert
St. Vincents Hospital
Judge Wert
American Life Insurance Co
Mutual Savings Life Insurance ,Co
City Hall
Gordon-Bibb
L. R. Murphree
Johnson seeks defense chiefs to end confusion over Russia threat
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson urged Secretary Wilson to intervene and unify defense leadership. He pressed for clarity on Russia's air threat and accused officials of confusing statements while Pentagon sources warned of possible air superiority claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Wilson
Senate
Democratic
Congressional
Russia
United States
Congress
Aviation Week
Pentagon
Sen. Symington
D-Mo
West
Eisenhower
Cullman Series Of Accidents Fatal To One
One youth, Carl Freeman, 18, died in Jefferson Hillman hospital from injuries suffered in a Friday night wreck on U S Highway 278. The fatality came in a sequence of four accidents in Cullman County over the weekend, beginning with a Friday crash on Highway 31 near Garden City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman
Birmingham
Carl Freeman
Jefferson-Hillman Hospital
Here
U.S. Highway 278
Freeman
NeSmith Church
W. C. Freeman
Hancell Freeman
Seldon Bradford
Mavis Freeman
Buel Platt
Cullman County
Garden City
Highway
Maxie Moye Hinkle
Cullman 2
Hinkle
Leburn Delorne Smith
Logan 1
Alabama
Smith
Eldridge Davis
Cullman 10
Davis
Cullman Hospital
Jefferson-Hillman
Lee Cullman
Ex Korean POWs Seek U N Protection in India
Forty three former Korean War prisoners in New Delhi urged the United Nations to intercede and shield them from political pressure to return to North Korea or China. They want placement in South Korea or an alternative country such as Mexico Argentina or Brazil if possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
U.N
North Korea
Red China
Dag Hammarskjold
South Korea
Mexico
Argentina
Brazil
Ji Ki Cheol
Nehru
Korea
China
India
Elks Injunction Suit Set Tuesday
Hearing on an amended bill of complaint against the local Elks Lodge is set tomorrow before Judge W H Long. The bill seeks a temporary injunction over alleged violations of prohibition laws in the past six months. Names corrected to Phil D Mitchell Exalted Ruler and Clark Rountree custodian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks Lodge
W. H. Long
Phil D. Mitchell
Clark Rountree
Theo Mitchell
Clark Roundtree
Weekend Death Toll in Alabama Rises to Eight
An Associated Press report says a car went through a washed out dirt road. One passenger died and seven other weekend fatalities plus a drowning bring Alabama’s toll to at least eight. Annie Bell, 60, of Enterprise Route 1 died when a car hit a washout nine miles south of Enterprise. Heavy rain washed the roadbed away. Coast Guard crews search for Bill Adair, 24, of Haleyville, believed drowned while fishing on Pickwick Lake near Muscle Shoals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Alabama
Annie Bell
Enterprise Route 1
Highway Patrol
Enterprise
Coast Guard
Bill Adair
Haleyville
Pickwick Lake
Muscle Shoals
Meetings Today May Shed Light On Salk Holdup
Polio vaccine experts opened a two stage meeting in Washington to review plant inspections of vaccine manufacturers and discuss standards and supply for the summer. NIH and Public Health Service officials planned to reconvene with all six producers to assess changes in manufacturing testing and the impact on vaccine availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S. Public Health Service
National Institutes of Health
Leonard A. Scheele
NIH
Supreme Court Recess Extended Without Ruling on Desegregation
The Supreme Court recessed today until Tuesday May 31 without announcing a ruling in the public school desegregation cases. The court said it will wind up the current term at its next meeting unless otherwise ordered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Geneva cleans up after 12 inch downpour floods town
Geneva Alabama residents mop up flood damage after a 12 inch downpour yesterday. Many streets remain underwater as officials warn dykes and drainage could overflow if more rain arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Ala
South Alabama
Weekend rain relieves drought in the Tennessee Valley
The region saw about 0.0285 inches of rain over Friday Saturday and Sunday. County agents said the weekend shower was just what was needed to ease dry conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Tennessee Valley
Geneva Flood Drags On After Record Rains
Severe storms left Geneva crowded with floodwater from the Choctawhatchee and Pea Rivers and Bridges Creek. City leaders credit National Guardsmen and volunteers for limiting damage as 60 troops began emergency duty, with 50 percent of businesses and many homes reported heavily damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Geneva
Pea
Double Bridges
Wilbur Pridgen
Hardhit
National Guard
Predgen
Rebecca Campbell
Lee Geneva
President Signs Law Ending Farm Acreage Controls
President Eisenhower signed a law repealing the 1954 requirement that farmers meet all acreage controls on corn wheat cotton tobacco rice and peanuts to qualify for Agricultural Conservation payments The move ends a controversial rule aimed at better compliance with price support programs across the six principal crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Jaycees Push For Morgan County Blood Quota
Decatur group of Jaycees aims to meet a 130 pint Morgan County blood quota with a Bloodmobile event at Central Baptist Church from 1 to 7 PM. Free transport and a chance at $25 in gift certificates spur donors. certificates donated by local businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaycees
Morgan County
Harold Michelson
Jaycee Committee
Central Baptist Church
Michelson
Ion
Jaycee Organization
Speake
Warren and Ratliff
Wilder’s
Diamond Jewelry Co
Lee’s
Emporium
County Moves To Obtain Park Near Hartselle
Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control authorized Chairman Sim Howell to pursue a TVA proposal to lease 100 acres for a park three miles north of Hartselle on Flint Creek for 20 years at $1. The plan requires a developed public park with 10 to 15 picnic tables, six fireplaces, and parking areas in the first year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control
Sim Howell
TVA
Hartselle
Flint Creek
Morgan County
C. E. McCord
TVA Recreation
Billy Graham Draws London Crowds Beyond Expectation
The London Wembley crowds for Billy Graham reach 278000 over five nights with weather against them. Churchill Monroe and Liberace are noted as unlikely comparators. Graham says the appeal comes from lifting up Christ and draws people from all walks of life including the Duchess of Kent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Burnham
Chattanooga
Free Press
London
Billy Graham
Sir Winston Churchill
Marilyn Monroe
Liberace
Lady Godiva
Russia
Bulgaria
Wembley Stadium
God
Jesus Christ
Christ
Duchess of Kent
Britain
Wembley
Pee- See Monroe
Dement to seek one cent sales tax for Limestone schools
Limestone Sen. J. M. Dement plans to push a local bill in the state legislature to authorize a one cent sales tax across Limestone County. Revenue would fund city and county schools after a public referendum approval. Tax would apply based on average daily attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens—Limestone
J. M. Dement
Limestone County
Weather and River Summary for Decatur and Vicinity
The Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning was 21.45 feet with a sea level reading of 555.75 feet. High Sunday reached 86 degrees at 2 pm. low this morning 67 at 3 am. Today’s 8 am temperature 78. TVA reports 0.96 inch rainfall from Saturday 4 pm to Sunday 8 am and 0.25 inch from Sunday 8 am to 4 pm. Forecast calls for partly cloudy warm days and a few scattered thunderstorms, high today 84, low 67, high Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
No Progress In Arson Probe In Decatur Fire
No progress reported in identifying who set a downtown Decatur fire and possibly two others. Fire Chief Floyd Elkins, ill and homebound, said one or two calls followed a Sunday Daily picture of a gallon bottle with kerosene at the scene. He and Alabama deputy fire marshal Frank Chavers urged witnesses who sold kerosene in such bottles to contact police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Floyd Elkins
Elkins
Frank Chavers
Alabama
Auto Unions For Strike If Needed
CIO United Auto Workers locals report strong support for a possible strike against General Motors and Ford. Balloting in seven GM locals and in New York Indiana Michigan shows more than 90 percent authorizing a strike, with over half of the 150 locals reporting so far. Completion of balloting is expected this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
General Motors
Ford
CIO
United Auto Workers
UAW
New York
Indiana
Michigan
Looks As If No Winners For 175 Pot
The notice notes no claim checks yet for a 175 dollar Bonanzagram prize. It warns players that if no claims arrive by 5 p.m. today, the prize rises to 200 dollars for the next drawing published Friday and Sunday. Entries must be submitted by Tuesday afternoon or postmarked by Tuesday midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon
Bonanzagram
Arsenal Officer Facing Charges At Huntsville
A jury selection started for the murder trial of Capt. Marcus Bluth 41 at the Huntsville Arsenal. A 66 member panel was reduced to 60 with five jurors later seated while several were disqualified for views on capital punishment or relation to an officer. The case involves the killing of Helen Meighen wife of Capt Patrick Meighen during Thanksgiving weekend at the Redstone Arsenal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Marcus Bluth
Circuit
Clay Lewis
Elbert Parsons
Bluth
Army
Redstone Arsenal Guided
Helen Tereza Meighen
Patrick Meighen
Waynesboro
Arsenal
Funeral set for Earnest Morgan in Decatur accident
Earnest Morgan 32 dies from drowning due to asphyxiation while cleaning a 40,000 gallon molasses tank at Alabama Flour Mills in Decatur. Final rites at Oak Grove Methodist Church at 2 p.m. Burial in Bald Knob Cemetery. Another victim, Tommy Brenner 24, survived after inhaling carbon dioxide and was released from Bank Street Hospital. ACCIDENT on Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earnest Morgan
Decatur
Alabama Flour Mills
Morgan
Oak Grove Methodist Church
Bald Knob
Brown
Bank St. Hospital
Tommy Brenner
Alabama mother takes own life in gas jet poisoning
Coroner Aubrey Carr said Mrs. Gordon Bruce, a 3yearold mother, turned on a gas jet drank poison and shot herself to death. Randall Ellis, an employer, found her body in her husband's store when opening the business this morning in Albertville Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albertville
Ala
Aubrey Carr
Gordon Bruce
Randall Ellis
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Savana Whitman
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Mom
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Tom Whitman
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Billy Does
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