Soldier's Hunt For Family Ends In Ohio
Army Sgt. Frederick B. Henson found his missing wife Pauline E. Henson in Springfield Ohio. She is held on charges of contributing to delinquency. Their sons, ages 12 and 14, are in a detention home in Ann Arbor Michigan awaiting reunification. Henson had returned from Japan on emergency leave to locate his family. He located the children in Ypsilanti Michigan and the wife earlier in Springfield. The couple rode in a car owned by Frank Coley 27. He planned to move to Japan to build a home for his family.
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Springfield
Ohio
w—Army
Frederick B. Henson
Birmingham
Ala
Ann Arbor
Mich
Pauline E. Henson
Henson
Japan
Ypsilanti
Frank Coley
Children Of Confederacy Elect Alabama Officers
Ann Marsh of Bessemer is named president of the Alabama division of the Children of the Confederacy at the group’s 33rd annual state convention. Officers elected include Walter Chenault as vice president Rosa Bolen as second vice president Margaret Whitted as recording secretary Zeta Smith as corresponding secretary Anita Bains as treasurer Linda Lanier as historian Tade Lampley as chaplain and Marion Dawson as editor. The first general conference of the Southwide organization is set for Atlanta Friday and Saturday.
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Bessemer
Ala
Ann Marsh
Alabama
The
Children of the Confederacy
Miss Marsh
Walter Chenault
Decatur
Rosa Bolen
Montgomery
Margaret Whitted
Butler
Zeta Smith
Tuscaloosa
Anita Bains
Linda Lanier
Alabama girl wins nationwide photogenic child contest
Chanda Bowling of Childersburg Alabama crowned the most photogenic child in a nationwide snapshot contest sponsored by Visking Corp. Her aunt Mrs Katherine Commander submitted the photo. First prize is 5000 dollars from the company after about 100 000 photographs entered.
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Alabama
Chicago
Childersburg
Ala
Visking Corp
Chanda Bowling
N.W. 12Th Ave
Katherine Commander
Oil Well Drilling Activity In Georgia
Georgia progresses with two oil wells under drill as chief geologist Dr. A. S. Furchron calls for more testing. A Sumter County well near Americus targets 4500 feet while a Seminole County site near Donalsonville aims for 6000 feet. A permit for Coffee County drilling is also issued.
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Atlanta
Georgia
A. S. Furchron
Sumter County
Americus
Seminole County
Donalsonville
Fureron
Coffee County
Folsom to Speak at Alabama County Commissioners Meet
Gov. James E. Folsom will address the Assn. of Alabama County Commissioners in Birmingham as the two day convention opens. Other speakers include U.S. Reps. Robert E. Jones and Albert Rains.
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Folsom
Birmingham
James E. Folsom
Assn. of Alabama
U.S
Robert E. Jones
Albert Rains
Roof Wedding Collapse in Cairo Kills and Injures Dozens
A four story building collapsed in Cairo during a rooftop wedding with about 300 guests. At least 50 injured and 38 in serious condition as rescue teams searched the rubble.
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Cairo
Egypt
Horror star Bela Lugosi Marries Longtime Fan
Bela Lugosi aged 73 wed Hope Lininger 40 in a Hollywood ceremony at Manley Hall’s home. Lininger, a Johnstown native and studio employee, sent daily letters during Lugosi’s hospital stay for addiction treatment and learned his number from an unsigned address. The pair plan a New York honeymoon and Lugosi says he will begin a new film soon.
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Hollywood
Bela Lugosi
Hope Lininger
Lugosi
Johnstown
Manley P. Hall
New York
Hall
Polio Sets New Record For Alabama
Polio reached a new weekly high in Alabama with 13 new victims last week, raising the year total to 107 while last year's corresponding period stood at 231. Jefferson County reported four cases, Etowah three, and Blount Calhoun Morgan Tallapoosa Tuscaloosa and Walker one each, with three paralytic and nine non paralytic cases.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Jefferson County
Etowah
Blount
Calhoun
Morgan
Talapoosa
Tuscaloosa
Walker
Diphtheria Under Control in Phenix City
In Phenix City Alabama health officials report twelve diphtheria patients in isolation tents as the outbreak slows. Russell County health officer Dr W B Mims announced the 12th admission to Cobb Memorial Hospital amid rising cases and mass inoculations totaling 8258 through Monday with schools completing a second round of shots.
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Phenix City
Ala
W. B. Mims
Russell County
Cobb Memorial Hospital
Russell
Shovel Burglar Nabbed After Five Year Detroit Mystery
After a five year hunt Detroit police apprehend William E. Schlitz 44 a plumbing salesman linked to the Shovel Burglar crimes. The suspect confessed to attempted burglary and awaits sentencing while denying about 1000 similar break ins.
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Detroit
William E. Schlitz
Michigan
Pennsy Turnpike Toll Soars as Fatalities Mount
Bedford report notes 17 deaths on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in a month, the highest since the toll road opened 15 years ago. Capt. Sheaffer cites bad tires and heavy rain as main factors, with 57 deaths year to date, up from 32 last year and far above 1954 totals.
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Bedford
Singleton Sheaffer
Turnpike
Associated Press
Sheaffer
Former API Star Joins Auburn Coach Staff
Lee Hayley former Auburn end on 1951 1952 teams joins coaching staff as graduate assistant Athletic Director Jeff Beard says he will work with freshman ends and serve as a scout Hayley recently discharged from the Air Force as a first lieutenant after coaching last season there.
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Auburn
Lee Hayley
Jeff Beard
Hayley
Air Force
Longshoremen Return to Work at New York Piers
Longshoremen ended a three day wildcat strike on Hudson River piers after authorities canceled a work permit held by a longshoreman with a long criminal record. The unauthorized stoppage began Monday and disrupted port activity until workers resumed duties today.
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New York
Hudson River
New York-New Jersey Waterfront Commission
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Confederacy
Chenault
High Penn Oil Co
Greensboro
N. C
Rufus Whitaker
High Point
Whitaker
Renato Amoretti
Carlo Rossini
Chioggia
Italy
Venice
Olice
Harold A. Brownfield
Civil Defense Auxiliary
Ignatius Keep
Schlitz
Keep
Livonia
Recorder
0. Z. Ide
Pennsy Turnpike
API Star
HERTZ
Decatur Transit
Abe Vane
America
Tea
Uae
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