Man Killed As Car Leaves Road
An Associated Press report from Alabama notes Horace Lawson aged 23 of Adamsville died when his car left a curve and overturned near Adamsville with him pinned beneath it. Two companions escaped uninjured. A pre holiday death involved Willie Burton 42 of Negro who died in a traffic crash on Pulaski Pike north of Huntsville after his car skidded on wet pavement.
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Horace Lawson
Adamsville
Willie Burton
Pulaski Pike
Huntsville
Highway Patrol
Burton
School Head Is Suit Target
A P A suit filed in Circuit Court seeks to bar Etowah County School Superintendent J O Dickinson from starting a new term claiming he will turn 70 February 22, 1956, making him ineligible under the State Teacher Retirement law. Dickinson, now in his second term, was nominated for a third term in the May Democratic primary. The suit names Leader Talton P Wilder and Clyde Brewster of Sand Mountain as plaintiffs.
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Gadsden
Circuit Court
Etowah County
J. O. Dickinson
Dickinson
Sand Mountain
Talton
P. Wilder
Clyde Brewster
Christian Western Draws Big Crowd at Riverside Event
An estimated 800 people attended the Riverside school auditorium for the first Christian Western film production in the country. The film Mr. Texas was produced by Great Commissions Films and sponsored by Billy Graham, with Cindy Walker starring.
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Riverside
Texas
Great Commissions Films
Billy Graham
Graham
Cindy Walker
Four Injured in Late Night Smashup South of Montgomery
A wreck 18 miles south of Montgomery injured four people with two hospitalized. Among the injured were Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Shadix, Miss Jean Shadix, and Airman Joe T. Hudgins. Mrs. Shadix suffered a severe concussion but was improving. Highway Patrols intensified patrols as leaves were canceled and travel is expected to top 64% million miles by an estimated 516000 drivers in Alabama over the holiday period.
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Montgomery
W. T. Shadix
Jean Shadix
Alabama Motorists Association
Bad Boys Of Army Getting Break Now At Camp Rucker
At Camp Rucker the stockade rehabilitation program under Col Lolette Minikes shows strong success. The honor platoon screens offenders and allows education, limited perks, and family contact while sentences are erased after one third served. The effort centers on turning offenders into better soldiers through constructive labor and schooling programs.
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Army
Camp Rucker
Tom Little
Dothan
Ala
Rucker Stockade
Alabama
Mississippi
Florida
Col
Lolette E. Minikes
Minikes
Col. Minikes Stockade
Col. Minikes
Stockade
U. S. Armed Forces Institute
Cor
Four Amendments Face Test In Alabama Vote
Voters will decide four more constitutional amendments on November 4. Two statewide measures include extending sheriff terms from four to six years and preventing diversion of funds from the State Highway Department. Local Blount and Fayette county amendments would let municipalities use taxes to promote industry.
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Montgomery
State Highway Department
A. W. Todd
Franklin
Blount
Fayette
Suit Seeks To Block New Water Charge In Montgomery
A suit filed in Montgomery Circuit Court seeks to prevent the Montgomery Water Works and Sanitary Sewer Board from adding a service charge to water bills until city voters approve it. Co W Dean names three City Commissioners and Water Board members as defendants, arguing the charge funds expansion of the sewer system. The case targets the board and commissioners over the contested fee.
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Montgomery
Montgomery Water Works
Sanitary Sewer Board
Sanitary Sewer
Co. W. Dean
Water Works Board
Anti Aircraft Unit Will Leave Service
The 226th anti-aircraft group of the Alabama National Guards stationed at Montgomery will depart from active service. The move reflects a broader reallocation of National Guard air defense resources. Units and personnel are preparing for transition to new duty or civilian status as applicable.
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Walter J. Hanna
Continental Defense Force
226Th
Mobile
John D. Sides
Montgomery
Alabama National Guards
Montgomery Dairy Cattle Show Set for September
Cattle show at the State Coliseum in Montgomery on Sept 23 and 24 offers prizes from 5 to 25 dollars in open classes. The Jersey division allocates about 700 dollars across six classes. The article also notes that in England the radiator ornament on a car is called the mascot.
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Montgomery
State Coliseum
Jersey
England
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