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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1955

Page

7

Frank M. Jones Joins Chemstrand Manufacturing Unit

Frank M. Jones has joined the Acrilan acrylic fiber plant of The Chemstrand Corp. as assistant area supervisor of solvent manufacturing and recovery. He comes from Cities Service Refining Corp. at Lake Charles as a process engineer and from Southern Kraft Division of International Paper Co. in Panama City, Florida. A native of Oak Hill Alabama, he holds a B S in chemical engineering from Alabama Polytechnic Institute. He is an American Chemical Society member. He and his wife Miriam reside at 522 Finley Dr. Decatur with son Frank Jr. age 3.

Frank M. Jones Chemstrand Corp F. William Koster Chemstrand Jones Cities Service Refining Corp Lake Charles Southern Kraft Division International Paper Co Panama City Fla Oak Hill Ala Alabama Polytechnic Institute American Chemical Society Miriam Finley Dr Decatur Frank

Tammany Tag For Harriman?

Republican senators push a Tammany Hall label on Gov. Averell Harriman of New York amid Democratic presidential speculation. Senators Hickenlooper Case and Watkins question Harriman as a candidate, while Carmine DeSapio backs Harriman as a serious nominee and Hagerty notes the governor’s nomination potential.

Washington Tammany Hall Averell Harriman New York Harriman White “House James C. Hagerty Hickenlooper R-Iown Francis Case R-Sd Sen Watkins Utah Tammany Carmine DeSapio DeSapio Hagerty

Witherspoon Named Design Office Supervisor at Chemstrand

R T Witherspoon appointed Design Office Supervisor in the general engineering department of The Chemstrand Corp. He joined Chemstrand in 1951 as an engineering draftsman after three years at J E Chilton Millwork in Nashville. A Columbia Tenn native, he studied at the University of the South and is a Veterans of Foreign Wars member. He and wife Bette live at 1534 Somerville Rd Decatur with daughters Leah and Myra.

R. T. Witherspoon Carl O. Hoyer Witherspoon Chemstrand Corp Chemstrand J. E. Chilton Millwork & Labor Co., Inc Nashville Columbia, Tenn University of the South Sewanee Tenn The Veterans of Foreign Wars Bette Somerville Rd Decatur Leah Myra

U N Pressing Chiang To Ease Threats Of Veto

Delegates urged Chiang Kai-shek to refrain from vetoing Outer Mongolia as 52 nations back admitting 18 new UN members. The General Assembly expected quick ratification, while the Security Council faces a veto risk from Nationalist China and potential Soviet countermoves.

United Nations N.Y Security Council China General Assembly Special Political Committee Outer Mongolia Cuba United States Eisenhower Chiang Kai-shek Britain Russia Peru Brazil Iran Turkey New Zealand Belgium France Formosa U.N Red China

Cullman Organizes Band Boosters Club

The Band Boosters Club organized in Cullman held a covered dish supper in the new high school lunch room attended by about 275 band members and parents. Mrs. Albert Lorenz led the event with a varsity program by the Cullman High School Band and remarks by city superintendent L. W. Yates and principal Allen Hyatt. The club elected Mrs. Lorenz president with S. K. Vann vice president and R. M. James secretary Brock Hendrix treasurer. The group plans projects to buy music stands and uniforms for the band.

Cullman Albert Lorenz Cullman High School L. W. Yates Allen Hyatt S. K. Vann R. M. James Brock Hendrix

Neel 4-H Club Elects Leaders for New Year

Neel 4-H Boys met with county leader Charles D. Rutledge in charge. Officers elected were John Franklin president Howell Eddy vice president David Braswell secretary Jimmy Lake reporter and Jimmy Mee Abee and Mike Duke song leaders.

Neel Charles D. Rutledge John Franklin Howell Eddy David Braswell Jimmy Lake Jimmy Mee-Abee Mike Duke Murray Braswell Rutledge Jerry Lee Hill Carl Garrison Kenneth Brown Kenneth Eddy Bobby Garrison Jimmy Kirby Larry Wallace Ray Brown Alfred Eddy Don Layton David Ramsey Charles Boger Charles Roberts

Jersey man moves houseboat to sea with Navy launch

Walter Otton of Jersey City builds a houseboat and attaches a former 50 foot Navy launch as his tow craft. He says he is moving his home to West Palm Beach after ten years of planning, with a friend assisting. The scene unfolds as Otton tows the craft along the coast from Norfolk. Meanwhile, Gettysburg reporters note Herman’s historic nomination by Tammany Hall as the first man to be nominated without being a candidate.

Norfolk Walter Otton Jersey City N. J Otton West Palm Beach Gettysburg Harriman Tammany Hall Hagerty Tammany Hail

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