Mother flies to Houston to reach injured son
Mrs Billie Wilkinson, 32, Mobile Alabama, hurried from New York aboard the Queen Elizabeth to reach her 6 year old son Neal Wilkinson Jr in a Houston hospital after a five car crash. Surgeons removed skull bone to relieve brain pressure and Neal began to recover as the family reunited.
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Houston
Tex
Billie Wilkinson
Mobile
Ala
New York City
George Cornelius Wilkinson Jr
Neal
San Antonio
Arrowhead
Wilkinson
Frank Boykins
Dala
London
Baptist World Alliance
Boykin
Averell Harriman
New York
New York Police
Eddie Rickenbacker
Eastern Air Lines
Two More Held In Negro Death
In Brookhaven Mississippi two white men Mack Smith and Charles Falvey were charged with the shotgun killing of Lamar Smith on the courthouse lawn after a coroner's inquest. Noah Smith was earlier named by authorities. The jury said other unknown parties may have been involved. Falvey and Smith denied links to the shooting.
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Brookhaven
Miss
Mississippi
Mack Smith
Charles Falvey
Lamar Smith
Noah Smith
E. C. Barlow
Falvey
Local notes from Falkville and surrounding areas
Falkville brief highlights weekend travel and visits. Mrs Gladys Roden and Mrs Jack Anglea study hair styling in New York. Mr and Mrs Paul Mitchell visit Mr and Mrs Paul Rowe Sr in St Petersburg. Bobby Dumas visiting his parents from the Fletcher USS Hawaii for 30 days. Birth announced for a daughter to Mr and Mrs Leo Templeton of Memphis. Jeanne Gibbons improving at Lavender Clinic after several days as a patient. The Conner Jenkins family returns from a Smokies vacation in North Carolina and Tennessee. Herbert Compton of Birmingham visiting C W Crowe and relatives. Buddy Summerford of Birmingham visits Falkville Thursday. Out-of-town mourners attend Ted Parker funeral, listed attendees from several states.
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Gladys Roden
Jack Anglea
New York
Paul Mitchell
St. Petersburg
Paul Rowe Sr
Bobby Dumas
Fletcher
Lavender Clinic
Conner Jenkins
Jerry
Danny
Smokies
North Carolina
Tennessee
Herbert Compton
Birmingham
C. W. Crowe
Buddy Summerford
Ted Parker
Rwger Cobb
R. S. Cobb Jr
Milton Cobb
Indianapolis
John Williams
Augusta
Hattie, Carter
Alexander, Va
Rudy Plemmons
John Robinson
Denis Nesmith
M. Parker
John Wright
Bob McCullough
Cora Parker
Washington, D. C
James Bogue
Decatur
Lumberman's Body Found in Lake Martin After Weeklong Search
In Tallassee Alabama the decomposed body of Claude Rumsiey a 40 year old Sylacauga lumberman was recovered from Lake Martin about a week after he vanished from a boat. Sheriff deputy Woodrow Venable said the body drifted to shallower water near a deep area and likely surfaced after a long dive. Rumsiey disappeared August 9 following boat motor trouble with Cooper Corsley aboard.
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Tallassee
Ala
Sylacauga
Claude Rumsiey
Lake Martin
Elmore County
Woodrow Venable
Rumsiey
Cooper Corsley
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Gomer Thomas
Charles Miller
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Princess
the Wesson
Falkville
The
National Geographic Society
Kroger
Ib. Carton
Marin
Swift
U. S
California
Valenciador
Fancy Thompson
Pegery de
van Camp Pork & Beans
Rinso Blue
Kraft
DewKist
LUX
Jar
Vienna
Libby
Angel Food
Windsor Club
Lisle, Bulk
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