Surplus Food Distribution Big Business In Lawrence
Lawrence County administers a large surplus food program led by W. L. Reed supplying about 14,860 residents across 11 communities. The system, funded mainly by the federal government, relies on warehouses at Courtland and transportation support from the county, with Reed and assistant Kathleen McBride as the only paid staff.
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Surplus Food Distribution
Lawrence
Lawrence County
W. L
Lester) Reed
W. L. Reed
Alabama
Reed
Mt. Hope
Caddo
Courtland
Hatton
Hillsboro
Landersville
Moulton
Oakville
Town Creek
Wheeler
Wo"? Springs
Kathleen McBride
Alice Young
Europe
We Springs
Horace Pranks
Col Jarrell Passes At 45
MONTGOMERY A P veteran officer who helped push the Alabama National Guard armory program died yesterday at Ft Belvoir Virginia Col Conrad O Jarrell 45 executive officer in the state military department since 1947 was stricken with a cardiovascular attack while in Washington on Guard business a week ago today
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Montgomery
Alabama National Guard
Ft. Belvoir
Conrad O. Jarrell
State Military Department
Washington
Limestone School Post Is Filled
Athens George H. Roberts, superintendent of education-elect, will assume duties in Limestone County on January 2. The county board filled the unexpired term ending July 1 after Floyd R. Johnson resigned to join the state department of education.
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Athens
George H. Roberts
Limestone County
Floyd R. Johnson
Roberts
Johnson
State Department of Education
Decaturites' Kin Dies In Montgomery
Mrs. Robert Tennant Simpson of Montgomery died at 6 p.m. Wednesday in St. Margaret's Hospital Montgomery. Rites set for Friday at 3 p.m. from Dr. Harry Simpson's home in Florence. Survived by husband two sons five sisters including Mrs. Ernest A. Tillery of Decatur and five grandchildren.
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Robert Tennant Simpson
Montgomery
St. Margaret’s Hospital
Harry Simpson
Florence
Ernest A. Tillery
Decatur
Nasser risks humbling UN as Suez crisis drags on
In a pattern of ultimatums, Egyptian President Nasser squeezes concessions from the UN led by the United States and Soviet Union. He blocks canal clearance despite UN pressure and argues for full Egyptian control, delaying any salvage of ships and keeping Suez’s fate uncertain.
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James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington
United Nations
Egypt
Hungary
U.N
Nasser
United States
Russia
Suez Canal Zone
Suez Canal
Suez
Hammarskjold
Canal
U.N. General Assembly
Gaza Strip
Israel
Britain
France
U.N. Security Council
U S May Send Nike To Europe
In Heidelberg Germany the Nike supersonic antiaircraft guided missile may join the 250000 man U S army in Europe boosting firepower. The yearend review notes greater mobility and firepower with Honest John and 280mm atomic artillery.
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U.S
Nike
Europe
Heidelberg
Germany
3Rd Armored
11Th Airborne
2Nd Armored
10Th Infantry
Polygamy Rules in British Togoland Officials
Legal status allows polygamy in British Togoland Africa though not widely practiced. The region has a small group of male chiefs governing local customary marriages.
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British
Togoland
Africa
Geraldine Page Recalled Reciting Shakespeare at Work
Actress Geraldine Page once recited Shakespeare while winding threads, recalling a behind the scenes habit from her early stage career.
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Geraldine Page
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