Local Mortuary Science Students Prepare for Exam in Houston
Mrs Lillian Simpson and Mrs Roberta Harper attend Commonwealth College of Mortuary Science in Houston to qualify for the Texas state board exam for funeral directors. They have apprenticed with a licensed director and assisted in at least 100 funerals this year. The exam will be held in the Baker Hotel in Dallas. Rotary club meeting reports committee appointments and a 1958 56 budget of 6682 supporting local projects. Other town notes cover scouts, travels, hospital stays, and local family visits.
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Alice
Lillian Simpson
Roberta Harper
Commonwealth College of Mortuary Science
Houston
State Board
Eueaar
Baker Hotel
Dalas
Diane Cade
Smoky Mountain National Park
Cherokee
Nlc
L. B. Rigby
Victoria
Rigby
Wayne Samford
Maurice Latidas
Simeon Hyde
Bayside Terrace
San Antonio
David MecGirr
Seattle
Wash
W. N. Hancock
Palaciog
Weldon Cade
George McMillan
Malcolm McMillan
John Heaner
Garner State Park
M. Marback
St. Louis
This Will Teach Him To Keep TV Set Low
Mrs Litt le Chappel, 69, was arrested in Los Angeles on charges of shooting her 73 year old husband John Chappel. She said she shot him because he turned the television set on too loud. The report adds a stray line about a man believed to be the tallest between 36 and 40.
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Los Angeles
Little Chappel
John Chappel
Chappel
Red Carpet Not Out For Turncoats
Washington UP reports three former American soldiers who defected to communism at Panmunjom and now regret it may face U.S. laws upon return. Defense and Justice Departments investigate conduct of the three former prisoners as they near Hong Kong for delivery to American authorities. The men corporal Otho G. Bell of Olympia Washington, William A. Cowart of Monticello Arkansas, and Lewie W. Griggs of Jacksonville Texas were captured in Korea.
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Washington
Panmunjom
Defense and Justice Departments
Red China
United States
U.S
Hong Kong
Otho G
Bell
Olympia
Wash
William A. Cowart
Monticello
Ark
Lewie W. Griggs
Jacksonville
Tex
Reds
Korea
Outstanding Airman Honored For Reserve Duty
Sgt. Charles A. Ross of the 446th Troop Carrier Wing is cited for outstanding devotion to reserve duty. A longtime Air Force veteran, he led recruiting in Brytown, earned the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters, Bronze Star, and Good Conduct Medal.
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Sgt. Ross
Charles A. Ross
446Th
San Jacinto
Sgt
Ross
United States Army Air Force
Brooke Field
Chanute Air Force Base
Ellington Afb
Odessa Afb
Childress
Pacific
Air Force Reserve
Brytown
Marcia Oliver
Here And There In Deer Park Missionary News
Woman's Missionary council met at Assembly of God with Mrs W C Canery Sr leading devotional on Jesus Our Refuge. A revival at the church begins Monday with Rev and Mrs Rodney Duron in charge, nightly services 7 45 pm with music. First Baptist groups met Wednesday night. 54 members attended including Sunbeams Girls Auxiliary Royal Ambassadors teachers and officers Brotherhood and others.
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Mickey Cavalier
Woman’s Missionary Council
Assembly of God Church
W. C. Canery
E. B. Swick
San Jacinto
WMC
Rodney Duron
First Baptist Church
Woman's Missionary Unions
Sunbeams
Royal Ambassadors
Brotherhood
W. H. McReynolds
Charlene Peterek
Karen Sutton
Mentberg
Pineywoods
Groveton
Government Files Suit Charging Reds Dominate Union
Assistant Attorney General William F. Tompkins announced the Justice Department will file soon a petition to declare a labor union Communist infiltrated under the 1954 act. The action aims to empower rank and file to move to reorganize while denying union rights if the SACB finds Communist influence.
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Houston
William F. Tompkins
Tompkins
Justice Department
Internal Security Division
Houston Rotary Clu
National Labor Relations Act
Former Highlands Resident Annie James Dies in Gulfport
Mrs. Annie James aged 76 died at 12 30 pm Thursday at her Gulfport Mississippi home after a long illness. She formerly lived in Highlands for 10 years with her son W R B James and daughter Mrs Herbert Dawkins who has been with her in Gulfport for two weeks. Grand daughter Mrs Coy Hanse was present.
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Annie James
Gulfport
Miss
Highlands
James
W. RB. James
Herbert. Dawkins
Dawkins
Coy Hanse
Mississippi
Mexican peasants seek protection over witchcraft murder case
In Hidalgo state, Lucio Quintos and Luciano Guarneros were jailed on a murder charge after saying they killed and burned Augustin Cid, a self styled sorcerer, to lift a spell. They claimed Cid promised to remove the curse on Quintos' paralyzed father and that a sister of the victim sought devilish help.
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Mexico City
Lucio Quintos
Luciano Guarneras
Augustin Cid
Quintos
Quintes
Guarneros
Doctoro
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Oslo
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Bergen
Wilkie
W. Texas
Penney’s Traditional
Deer Park
Baptist Meetings
Charles B. Willis
Hitchcock
Willis
H. A. Wilelis
Fort Sill
Oklo
Tom Westersos
Janet Leigh
R. L. Maddux
Pasadena
Tera
Cid
Simplorosa
Las Vegas
Hidalgo
Quinetos
Penney
Terry
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