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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1956

Page

8

World Today analysis of Butler plan to limit Rayburn power

Democratic chairman Paul Butler formed a 20 member advisory group to coordinate party programs with Speaker Sam Rayburn and others. The move risks creating fear of reduced leadership as 1958 elections approach. only Humphrey Kefauver Green Harriman and Stevenson's backers accepted.

James Marlow Associated Press Walington Paul M. Butler Sam Rayburn Butler Congress Adlai E. Stevenson Rayburn Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic Executive Committee Johnson Executive Committee Sen Hubert Humphrey Minnesota Estes Kefauver Tennessee Stevenson Edith Greem Oregon Averell Harriman New York Truman

Death of George Andrews Remembered at Mt. Vernon Church

Friends recall George Andrews who was laid to rest last week at Mt. Vernon Church. Also notes include birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Junior Lawrence in Cullman Hospital and local visits and hospital dismissals involving Cullman County residents. Theo White returns home after years of Army service.

George Andrews Mt. Vernon Church Junior Lawrence CuLlman Hospital W. S. Skinner West Point Eula James Leo Skinner Ted White Manuel Edward Brown

Playing The Game According To Boyle

HAL BOYLE offers 1957 New Year guidance on personal change. He suggests soliciting honest lists of faults from close circle then acting on common threads while noting potential risks of overhauling one’s character. He adds playful cautions about spouses bosses and friends as mirrors for self improvement.

Hal Boyle New York Joe Darling

Richmond Tobacco Market Claims World Title

The article touts Richmond Virginia as home to the only sun cured tobacco market globally, highlighting its unique curing method and market prominence. It notes the market’s historical significance and its status as a premier tobacco trading hub.

Richmond, Va

Meadors Funeral set for longtime Anniston Star foreman

James O. Meadors 62 died yesterday in a hospital after a brief illness. He served The Anniston Star for more than 22 years and was assistant composing room foreman. Survived by his widow a sister and four brothers. Funeral services were to be held today.

Anniston James O. Meadors Anniston Star Meadors The Star

Christmas Brings No Cheer Here

In Waco Texas Mrs and Mrs Granville Whitlock sold their cow Brownie to buy Christmas gifts for seven children. They took the cow to a friend's house and returned to find their home burned. The family of nine to fifteen year olds survived but lost most possessions. Whitlock, 34, has a World War II arm injury and scarred eyesight from a 1947 acid blast. The Marquesas consist of eleven volcanic islands with six inhabited.

Whitlock

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