Georgia Tech student elected to Phi Kappa Phi honor society
Henry P Still of Decatur LaFayette St was elected member of Phi Kappa Phi senior honorary at Georgia Tech He will be formally invited at Honors Day Exercises June 7 1956 Still a Decatur High graduate majors in Electronic Engineering at Georgia Tech Also notes on building permits births and local court actions in Decatur Alabama and Birmingham details city incidents and upcoming events
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Atlanta, Ga
Henry P. Still
LaFayette St. Decatur
Phi Kappa Phi
Georgia Tech
Still
H. P. Still
Decatur
Georgia
Population tally confirms Decatur at 22551 in April census
Special census returns delivered to Mayor H R Summer show Decatur's population at 22551, a rise of 11 from prior counts. The report lists 9843 white residents and 3803 nonwhite, with 6749 occupied dwellings and 10517 males overall. a $185 refund and treasurer's check accompany the certification to state authorities.
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Decatur
H. R. Summer
U. S
Sane City
TB not among Alabama's top ten causes of death
The State Health Department reported tuberculosis accounted for 347 deaths in Alabama last year, down 67 from the prior year. It shows 180 Negro and 167 white deaths, with 220 Negro and 194 white totals for 1955. most deaths were due to respiratory infections. Final figures may vary slightly.
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State Health Department
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Spring Hill to Graduate First Negro Student at Commencement
Spring Hill College will graduate its first African American student, Mrs. Fannie Ernestine Motley, magna cum laude, at commencement Tuesday. Motley, wife of Rev. D L Motley, transferred two years ago from Selma University, after night classes opened to Black students years earlier.
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Mobile
Spring Hill College
Fannie Ernestine Motley
D. L. Motley
Pleateau
Montgomery
Andrew C. Smith S.J
Weather and River Readings at Keller Memorial Bridge
Tennessee River reading Saturday morning was 21 feet up 0.01 in 24 hours, sea level 555.30 feet. Friday high 75, low 59. Saturday morning 66 rising to 82 by afternoon. Forecast partly cloudy with warmer afternoon and highs near 85.
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Decatur
Tennessee
Keller Memorial Bridge
All District 8 Candidates Still Unpledged Says Smith
Eight District 8 candidates for delegates to the National Democratic Convention remain unpledged. Six favor Adlai Stevenson as their first choice, one backs Estes Kefauver, one supports Lyndon Johnson. All oppose anti segregation planks but would fight any such plank at the convention. A Daily survey notes strong interest in Southern issues and racial conflict.
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Jack Smith
Adai Stevenson
Estes Kefauver
Lyndon Johnson
Stevenson
Johnson
Daily Yesterday
Solons condemn European defense letdown sparks shift in arms
The House Foreign Affairs Committee urged redirecting large arms shipments away from Europe until Western nations show stronger defense resolve. It cut over a billion dollars from Eisenhower's aid request and proposed delivering undelivered arms to Korea Thailand Pakistan or Turkey instead.
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Lewis Gulick
Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
U. S
Europe
United States
House
Eisenhower
Richards
D-Sc
Britain
France
West Germany
Korea
Thailand
Pakistan
Turkey
Morgan County Election Centered On Commission Chair Race
Morgan County voters face a single county race on Tuesday as incumbent Sim L. Howell battles challenger Guy D. Roberts a Hartselle druggist for the chair of the county board of zeto and control. The contest is described as a heated contest with strong opposition.
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Dee
Morgan County
Sim L. Howell
Guy D. Roberts
Hartselle
County Board of Zeto and Control
Polling officers urged to report runoff results to The Decatur Daily
Returning officers at all Morgan County polling places are urged to phone results to The Decatur Daily office as soon as possible after polls close. The Daily staff will be on hand to obtain the full picture of the election for readers and for the Associated Press.
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Morgan County
Decatur Daily
Associated Press
Sample Ballot Primary Run-off May 29 1956
Democratic party voting instructions explain how to mark ballots with a cross in the square for chosen candidates. The text outlines method of voting and device usage for the May 29 1956 primary runoff.
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Democratic Party
Alabama ballot for public service commission and delegates
Voters select one for President of the Public Service Commission C C Gack Owen W F Gilly Tucker. Delegates to the National Democratic Convention statewide H R Batchelor N L Horne. 8th District vote for four Murray W Beasley Charlie Carmichael Jr Joe S Elliott Joe S Foster Marylee Benson Hall Martha Roberts McBurney Roy Malone Joe Money. Morgan County board chairman Sim L Howell Guy D Roberts Robert W Abercrombie James Lynn D King Fred James E Red Sims.
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H. R. Batchelor
N. L. Horne
Murray W. Beasley
District races shap e up in Lee County board contests
In district 3 incumbent M. A. Hardin and R. L. Nelson from the Falkville area battle a tight race after the first primary with Hardin narrowly ahead. District 4 features incumbent James Lynn facing Robert W. Abercrombie as Lynn leads in a five candidate field. County chairman race also highlighted in Lee elections.
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Reve- Regeneron Alot -Seebaem
M. A. Hardin
R. L. Nelson
Falkville
Hardin
Nelson
James Lynn
Robert W. Abercrombie
Lynn
Lee Jobs
ODK to Honor Four Civic Leaders at UA Initiation
Omicron Delta Kappa will honor four state civic leaders at the University of Alabama with 8 30 a m initiation in Doster Auditorium Walter Flowers Jr of Tuscaloosa presiding as newly elected president. Honorees include Judge J Russell McMmee Birmingham Barrett C Shelton publisher Decatur Daily and J Finley McRae senior member.
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ODE
Polite But Nervous Trusty Flees Lawrence Jail Briefly
John Coleman a Negro trusty at Lawrence County jail escaped briefly after locking a prisoner inside a third story cell. He walked to the kitchen and told Mrs Smith he would go to the hospital for nerves before being granted release on an appearance bond by Sheriff Smith.
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Jack Smith
Moulton
John Coleman
Lawrence County
Coleman Esidesam
Kefauver Says Adlai Cannot Win for Democrats
Senator Estes Kefauver declared in Florida that Adlai Stevenson cannot win the presidency for the Democrats in 1956. Kefauver urged new leadership and a new program to defeat Eisenhower, noting Stevenson carried only nine of 48 states in 1952 and Florida was lost by about 100000 votes. He spoke in Wauchula and Sebring during Florida’s primary push.
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Harold Park
Jacksonville
Fla
Adlai Stevenson
Estes Kefauver
Kefauver
Stevenson
Florida
Eisenhower
Wauchula
Sebring
Tennessee
State Democrats Still Must Name Eleven Delegates
Alabama Democrats must elect 11 remaining delegates and choose a presidential candidate for the Public Service Commission. Runoff turnout is expected low after May 1, with 41 of 52 delegates decided. Racial issues dominate the campaign as White Citizens Council leader C. W. McKay Jr. defeats Gov. Folsom for national committeeman.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Public Service Commission
Citizens Council
C. W. McKay, Jr
Sybauga
James E. Folsom
Jack Owen
Chat Owen
PSC
Stevenson Confident on Florida Primary Outcome
Adlai Stevenson voiced cautious optimism about winning the Florida primary against Estes Kefauver. He accused President Eisenhower of aloofness as government agencies clash, and warned that federal disputes have gotten out of control.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Miami
Fla
Adlai Stevenson
Florida
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Eisenhower
Kefauver
Stevenson
Ilinois
Owen Named Principal at Moulton Heights Junior High
L A Owen, longtime Moulton Heights Junior High School coach, was named principal by the Morgan County Board of Education. He succeeds Avery Roberts, named Decatur High School assistant principal. Owen, Morgan County native now living in Austinville, has 13 years at the school and led its team to a junior county basketball title.
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L. A. Owen
Moulton Heights
Morgan County Board of Education
Avery Roberts
Decatur High School
Owen
Morgan County
Austinville
Lester Wooten
LeMay Forecasts Russia Stronger in Long Range Bombers
Gen Curtis LeMay told the Senate air power subcommittee that by 1959 the Soviet Union could destroy the United States in a surprise attack if given every advantage. He cited CIA data and said by 1958 Moscow would be stronger in long range bombers and nuclear weapons, risking virtually total retaliation if caught off guard.
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Edwin B. Harkinson
Washington
Curtis LeMay
Russia
United States
Strategic Air Command
Senate
U. S
Defense
Defense Department
LeMay
Symington
D-Mo
Air Power, Inquiry
Central” Intelligence Agency
Atta Symington
Fourth Man Held in Area Dope Case
Jason J. Scott alias Red Scott is jailed in New Albany Mississippi on narcotics charges in Decatur. A warrant issued by U S Commissioner Claude H Pipes Huntsville in April accuses him of selling 12 tablets of Dilaudid on March 30 in Decatur. Three others tied to similar charges earlier this month include Dr T B Collum of Hartselle Charles Tuck and Horace Obie Lott of Decatur.
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Jason J. Scott
Red Scott
New Albany
Miss
Decatur
Scott
U.S
Claude H. Pipes
Huntsville
T. B. Collum
Hartselle
Charles Tuck
Horace Obie Lott
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