Hannah May Improves Chances For Rights Commission
President Eisenhower named John A. Hannah as chairman of the Civil Rights Commission replacing Stanley Reed. Florida's Doyle Carlton joined the six member board as it nears Senate confirmation. Hannah, MSU president, has a record on integrated dorms and removing racial designations from records. He urged working differences peacefully. Carlton, 70, is a Tampa lawyer and Democrat.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Eisenhower
Civil Rights Commission
John A. Hannah
White House
Hannah
Michigan State University
Supreme Court
Stanley Reed
Doyle E. Carlton
Florida
Senate
Sparkman
Congress
Defense
Truman
Michigan State
Carlton
Tampa
Gove
Holloway to Join Reynolds at Sheffield in PR role
Robert D. Holloway, 37, named southeast area public relations representative for Reynolds Metals Co. He will base at Reynolds Listerhill Sheffield Alabama operations. Holloway is a Kansas City native with Missouri degrees and Navy service, previously UPI manager in Jacksonville and PR roles with Birmingham area firms. He is married with three sons and lives in Decatur.
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Richmond
Robert D. Holloway
Southeastern Area
Reynolds Metals Co
Donald B. McCammond
Holloway
Reynolds
Listerhill
Sheffield
Ala
Kansas City
University of Missouri
South Pacific
Navy
United Press
Jacksonville, Fla
Birmingham
Community Chest
Southern Natural Gas Co
Chemstrand Corp
Decatur
Southern Association of Industrial Editors
Birmingham Council of Industrial Editors
Sigma Delta Chi
New Pazo treatment for piles promises instant relief
An ad touts 5 less Pazo a stainless cream and suppositories from Grove Laboratories. It claims six medicines including Triolyte provide rapid anesthesia and swelling reduction for internal and external piles. The copy emphasizes stain-free result and home use with drugstore availability.
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Grove Laboratorie
Druggists! Inc
Letters From Amelia and Civil Rights Commission
A 8 year old Amelia Fitzgerald writes Santa in Falkville Alabama asking for nuts candy apples oranges and a bride doll. The passage then notes a federal civil rights commission with members John S Battle Robert Storey Theodore Hesburgh and J Ernest Wilkins to investigate complaints and alleged violations.
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Falkville
Ala
Santa Claus
Amelia Fitzgerald
Asec
Ape
Sherrill Home Best Decorated in Hartselle Contest
Five winners were named in last night’s Christmas light judging sponsored by Kiwanis Rotary and Civitan clubs. Fred Sherrill Jr., 814 High St., won first with $20. W. C. Duncan, 310 Simpson Ave., second with $15. Raymond Pierce, 708 E John Montgomery and 535 Short St., tied for third with $10. James Yarborough, 707 E Main St., tied for fourth with $5. Judges remained anonymous.
President Receives Burmese Punch Bowl Gift
President Eisenhower was presented with a silver punch bowl engraved with Buddhist stories by Burmese President U Win Maung during his visit for medical treatment. Eisenhower thanked him and said he would use it as a punch bowl for egg nog. The piece draws unusual attention alongside a note about the flying fox bat with a five foot wingspan.
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Washington
Eisenhower
U Win Maung
First British Penal Colony Established Near Sydney in 1788
The first British settlement in Australia began as a penal colony established in 1788 near what is now Sydney. The event marked the founding of European settlement in the region and the start of a long colonial period.
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Australia
Sydney
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