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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1957
Page
1
Local lodge meeting and community notices in Decatur area
A rising sun lodge 29 meeting is set for tonight at 7 with Master Mason work and two candidates. Priceville Home Demonstration Club meets Tuesday at 2 30. Graduation news from Decatur Office of Commercial Credit Corp Baltimore. Vacation Bible school at Austinville Church of God June 3 to 11 for ages 4 to 11, 9 to 11 30 daily except Saturday. Graduates from St Louis University and 139th annual commencement at Kiel Auditorium. Three arrests by Morgan County sheriff in drunkenness and assault cases. Homecoming at Austinville Baptist Church Sunday. David Field earns Bachelor of Divinity from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Vida Rae Norman and Ed Tubbs with American Beauty Greenhouse at regional Florists meet. Jackie Ray to receive BA from David Lipscomb College. University of Miami set commencement address. 157 seniors honored. Pleasant Valley Church Homecoming Day planned. See Diary on Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rising Sun Lodge
C. B. Kenton
Austinville
George A. Voehringer
Fred A. Voehringer
Sherman St. SE
Decatur
St. Louis University
College of Arts and Sciences
Kiel Auditorium
St. Louis
David Field
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville
Frances Kennedy
Robert Watson
College St
Kennedy
Decatur High School
Western State Teachers College
Bowling, Green, Ky
Jackie Ray
Ray L Ray
David Lipscomb College
Nashville
Ed. M. Godard
University of Miami
Delver
Clay Pullins
Jurors Acquit White Suspects In Bombing Case
A Montgomery jury acquitted two white men, Britt Jr. and Livingston Jr., of bombing the Hutchinson Street Baptist Church, amid warnings of possible racial violence. Prosecutors noted ongoing cases against two other white men connected with several January bombings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry S. Bradsher Montgomery
Montgomery
Raymond C. ‘Britt Jr
Sonny Kyle Livingston Jr
William F. Thetford
Britt
New York
Adam Clayton Powell
Alabama
Powell
Harlem
Nine Hurt In Cullman Memorial Day Crash On U S 31
A two-vehicle crash on a detour along U S 31 near Cullman injured nine people. Cyrus A. Burford Jr and William R. Snyder were the drivers. passengers included the McMurry family and Rosie Lee Harris. All were taken to Cullman Hospital. Patrol notes excessive speed on the detour as cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Here
Cyrus A. Burford, Jr
Birmingham
William R. Snyder
Chicago
Ford
Cecil McMurry
Kimberly
Ala
Betty Jean McMurry
Jo Ann McMurry
Cecilie Ann McMurry
Sue McMurry
Rosie Lee Harris
Morris
Gayland Harris
Cullman Hospital
Cullman
Highway Patrol
Headon
Fred
Nothdurst
Falkville
Hebron
Silas
Trenton
Joseph Albert Latham
Dolomite
M. P. Braswell
Woman Survives 19 Days Beside Plane Wreck
Mrs. Dalton LeMasurier, 45, of Duluth Minnesota, survived 19 days beside her husband’s burned plane wreck in Ferris Mountain Colorado area after a May 11 crash. Rescuers found her alive in heavy storms with only three chocolate pieces and vitamin pills for nourishment. She was treated for shock frostbite sunburn and malnutrition at Rawlins Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rawlins
Wyo
Dalton LeMasurier
Duluth
Minn
Rawlins Hospital
Robert D. Paul
Carbon County
Pasadena
Calif
Ferris Mountain
Here
Soviet Yugoslav Ties Warm as Army Plays Key Role
Soviet Yugoslav relations thaw after six months of frost as Zhukov influence grows and Moscow seeks a firmer link with Belgrade. Tito calls for Western friendship while pushing for socialism with Moscow. Gosnjak invited to visit in June signaling Yugoslavia a potential pivotal role in a broader socialist bloc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Zhukov
Yugoslavia
Ivan Gosnjak
U.S.S.R
Asia
Gosnjak
Alabama poultry moves ahead of cotton in cash farm income
ATHENS Alabama AP I extension service specialist Austin Ezzell told limestone poultrymen and extension officials that the poultry industry could top cotton in cash farm income this year. He demonstrated barbecuing chicken on a portable outdoor grill and discussed marketing outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
King Cotton
Alabama
A.P.I
Austin Ezzell
Limestone
Ezzell
Waterfight Ends In Campus Riot
Memorial Day riot at the University of Illinois in Champaign U S students used water jugs in a campuswide disturbance that drew 200 police and 150 tear gas volleys. More than 5,000 students disrupted exams. at least two injured and 50 jailed overnight. President Henry promised disciplinary action and an investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champaign. Ill
University of Illinois
David Dodds Henry
Henry
Tennessee River readings and weather outlook at Keller Bridge
River stage at Keller Memorial Bridge stood at 21.45 feet with a 10 foot drop in 24 hours, sea level 555.75 feet. Yesterday's high 82 at 2 pm, low 4 at 5 am. Today 80 at 1 am, forecast partly cloudy and warm for today and Saturday, southeast winds 7 to 12 mph, highs around 84, lows near 61.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Keller Memorial Bridge
Senators Eye Campaign and Lobby Expense Controls
A special eight member senate committee proposes broader disclosure for lobbying and campaign funding and imposes penalties for false filings. It backs direct and indirect lobbying transparency but splits 4 to 4 on applying reforms to primaries as well as general elections. The plan would remove ceiling limits on presidential spending while tightening reporting and capping individual contributions at 15000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Chadwick
Washington
Sunlight
Justice Brandeis
Congress
Sen. McClellan
D-Ark
Senate
House
Francis Case
R-Sd
Two Youths Playing Spy Vanish Near Hungary Frontier
U S diplomats seek to confirm reports that two 20 year old American university students disappeared last Sunday after posing as spies for excitement while on a hitch hiking tour of Western Europe. Mike A Gilbert of Walterboro South Carolina and Warren William Hair of North Augusta South Carolina attended the University of South Carolina and were last seen near the Eisenstadt frontier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
U.S
Hungary
Mike A. Gilbert
Walterboro
S.C
Warren William Hair
North Augusta
Budapest
University of South Carolina
Europe
Eisenstadt
Citronelle Oil Field reports 89 wells with five new producers
Late bulletins show Citronelle Alabama boosting output to 89 wells an increase of five from a week ago. A first for the field produced from the lower zone, signaling expanded development and potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citronelle
Ala
Chilly Weather Ahead For U S British Relations
Washington reports a new strain in U S Britain ties as Britain eases trade controls with Red China. U S officials say Congress critique will largely shape impact. Senator Knowland opposes any trade with China and declined remark on the British move. Senator Fulbright criticizes Eisenhower policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Britain
China
U. S
Congress
Russia
Sen. Knowland
California
Senate
Sen
Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Three New York Girls Encounter Billy Graham Crusade
Three Manhattan office workers Janet Puckhaber Sallie Arnott and Patty McClain found more than curiosity at Billy Graham's Madison Square Garden crusade Evening crowds swelled to 17 500 with 478 moving to accept Christ The girls say the experience stirred doubts skepticism into public confession and a belief in a better life as Graham urged his closing appeal Jesus receives you He loves you and wants you The incident highlights how Graham's meetings impact individuals daily
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Billy Graham
Manhattan
Business Machines
Madison Square Garden
Janet Puckhaber
Howard Beach
Queens
Sallie Arnott
St. Albans
Graham
Christ
Jesus
Massacre of Village Males Shocks Algiers Outrage
Survivors recount a night of horror as nationalist Arab rebels killed most of the male population in a village 80 miles southeast of Algiers. French officials report 302 dead with women injured and homes torched. boys 15 and under spared. Tensions rise between MNA and FLN factional rivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algiers
Algeria
la Melouza
Algerian Nationalist Movement
MNA
National Liberation Front
FLN
Male
Cotton Week Plans Nearing Completion in Decatur
Decatur Chamber of Commerce nears completion of Cotton Week plans. Merchants call a mass meeting for June 4 at 3 p.m. at City Electric Auditorium to inform local businessmen and allow coordinated promotional campaigns starting June 10, with emphasis on the cotton industry's significance to Morgan County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Decatur
City Electric Auditorium
D. E. Frederick
Chamber
Morgan County
Agriculture Committee
Also Mentioned on This Page
APY
Deanaey
Priceville Home Demonstration Club
Fred Robinson
William E. Bynum
Decatur Office of Commercial Credit Corp
Baltimore
Morgan County Sheriff's Forces
Austinville Baptist Church
Vida Rae Norman
Ed Tubbs
American Beauty Greenhouse
Florists Telegraph Delivery Assn
Andrew Jackson Hotel
Pleasant Valleyee Church
Flint
Livingston
Hutchinson St. Baptist
James D. York
Henry Alexander
Buckley
Bubble Bath Soap Co
William L. Ryan
Minneapolis
Cmdr
Newell Olson
API
Illinois
Senators
Sens
Goldwater
R-Ariz
Bridges
R-Nh
N.Y
Patty McClain
Brooklyn
Somerville
US Civil Service Commission
Somerville Post Office
Jack Donald Pence
Claude P. Johnston
Johnston
The
Postal Service
By Ken Reynolds
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