Sparkman to Open Campaign Tour Tonight in Mendenhall
Sen John Sparkman Democratic vp nominee will speak at 8 30 p m EST tonight at the high school stadium Mendenhall under the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Lieut Gov Carroll Gartin will introduce him. He arrives in Jackson this afternoon met by about 209 Simpson County citizens for a 32 mile 50 car caravan. Next speech is at the Amvers National Convention in Grand Rapids Michigan Saturday.
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Mendenhall
Miss
John Sparkman
Alabama
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Carroll Gartin
Sparkman
Jackson
Simpson County
Grand Rapids
Mich
Two Explosions Injure Five In Alexandria Apartment Blast
A mid afternoon blast at the Abingdon four story apartment complex injured five residents and trapped a two year old girl for 30 minutes under debris. The child, Joan Hawkins, was rescued with scratches as investigators probe an oil burning equipment basement origin.
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Alexandria
Abingdon
Potomac River
Washington
Joan Hawkins
L. W. Devers
HARTSELLE PT A Names Committees for The Year
Mrs Claude Lavender announces PTA committee lines for the year with leaders for program hospitality membership finance health and dental clinic parent education pre school service publicity magazine and room mothers representative Also Cub Scouts Floyd Anderson and a program theme Know Your School guides the year The September meeting is skipped and the first meeting is October 7 Pool at Recreation Park to close Monday night after a successful season manager Raymond Screws says ideal weather aided swimming turnout
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Claude Lavender
Parent-Teacher Association
D D. Lindsey
Leeman Gibson
Luther Roberts
F. F. Anderson
G. W. Puckett
J. W. Sims
Alex Adams
Otto Summerford
Trueman Aldridge
W. E. Turney
Ruth Thompson
W. H. Gibson
Hugh Penn
R. H. McClanahan
Ralph Lauderdale
Robert Perry
R. B. Puckett
Comer Tankersley
Comer Hammett
Floyd Anderson
PTA
Recreation Park
Raymond Screws
Notable Injury Reported After Incident
A woman identified as Mrs Jacqueline Hawkins, aged 24, was treated for shock following the event. Investigations or further medical updates were not provided in the readable text.
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Jacqueline Hawkins
Madonna Circle Hosts First Methodist Ladies Meeting
Mrs. David L. Darden entertained the Madonna Circle of First Methodist at her Teacher age home last Thursday. Thirteen members answered roll call with Bible verses while three new members were welcomed. Visitors Mrs. Robert Orr and Mrs. Mac Summerford attended. The group planned selling Christmas cards to raise funds and discussed Rotary club service.
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David L. Darden
First Methodist Church
W. E. Proctor
C. L. Orr
E. B. Hall
W. C. Duncan
E. D. Ray
Robert Orr
Mac Summerford
Rotary Club
C. Li Orr
America’s
J. Clifton Draper
Elwood Burks
R. L. Proctor
Tolen
Local Folks News and Visits Across Town
Mrs. John Horton returns home to recuperate after surgery in a Decatur hospital. Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Walker travel from Washington with Miss Nora Walker and S Sgt A F Walker Jr. Leon ard Wallace and family attend Music Week at Ridge Crest Baptist Camp in North Carolina. Roy Roberts Jr. visits Tri Cities area relatives. G W Puckett and family spend time in Wilmore Kentucky. Buddy registers at Asbury College for the fall term.
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John Horton
Decatur
A. F. Walker
Washington, D. C
Nora Walker
Sgt
A. F. Walker Jr
Walker
Leonard Wallace
Ula Jo and
Lin
Ridge Crest
N. C
Baptist Camp
Roy Roberts Jr
Tri-Cities
G. W. Puckett
Buddy
Danny
Wilmore
Asbury College
Orr McMinn wedding unites Virginia McMinn and James Orr
Sunday ceremony at Moulton united Miss Virginia Lee McMinn and James Robert Orr in a double ring service. The Rev Andrew M Colt Harp officiated with nuptial music by Mrs F E St John Sr and Watson Carter. Bride wore white net over slipper satin with Chantilly lace and a feathered veil. attendants wore teal blue net and bronze daisies. Surviving relatives include the McMinn and Orr families. later notices list obituaries for Mrs Edna M Sims and Mode S Williams with service details.
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Virginia Lee McMinn
Noah E. McMinn
James Robert Orr
C. E. Orr
Corinth
Andrew M. Coltharp
F. E. St. John, Sr
Watson Carter
H. E. Hyde
Cordova
Betty Jean McMinn
Harold Talley
Cleveland
Jack Roden, Jr
Early Moon Ocean Misconception Noted by Early Observers
Early observers misread lunar maria as vast oceans on the moon. The belief reflected historical astronomy views and misconceptions about the moon’s surface features.
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Moon
Two Found Guilty In Theft Cases In City Court
Henry L. Smith and Jordan Houston were fined $50 for accepting and attempting to sell a stolen outboard motor from Galloway Rogers fish market on Church Street. Warrants charged grand larceny against Manual Mathews Willie Park and white suspect Eugene Murdock for the motor theft and a 1949 Ford coupe theft. Two others were fined for speeding in recorder's court.
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Henry .L. Smith
Jordan Houston
Recorder’s Court
Galloway Rogers
Church Street
J. B. Whitmire
Manual
Tab
Boy Rescued From Tree After Hydraulic Jack Freezes Grip
In Newark New Jersey a girl alerted police when Gerald Grande Jr. screamed from a 12 foot tree. Fire and emergency crews freed his knee wedged in a crotch using a hydraulic jack after initial pulling failed.
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Ewark, N. J
Gerald Grande Jr
Gerald
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J. J. Sims
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