Veteran Falkville Postmistress Retires After 23 Years
Falkville Postmistress Katie Patterson will retire Tuesday after more than two decades leading the office she helped relocate and expand. She started in 1934 under FDR and plans to focus on home, cleaning, and visiting friends as a new chapter begins.
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Katie B. Patterson
Patterson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
West
Raidroad St. I
Stringer
Summerford
Sivley
Kate
Little Rock
Ark
Seitin
Ponelal
Cast Gs
Kate B. Patterson
Weissend 71 Dies in Cullman Home
Peter Alex ander Weissend aged 71 of Hanceville 2 died at his home Friday morning. Funeral at Sacred Heart Church with burial in the adjoining cemetery at 9 a.m. tomorrow Father Lewis Funk to officiate. Survived by wife Josephine, three sons Ellis Joe Harry, four daughters Thelma Bolen Huntsville Katie Stoner Cullman Leona Hasenbein Cullman Threase Ragland Cullman, one brother John Weissend 26 and nine grandchildren.
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Cullman
Ala
Peter Alexander Weissend
Hanceville
Sacred Heart Church
Lewis Funk
Josephine Weissend
Ellis
Joe
Harry Weissend
Thelma Bolen
Birmingham
Katie Stoner
Huntsville
Leona Hasenbein
Mrs Ellen Lambert Services Set Today
Mrs Ellen Lambert 64 of Vinemont 2 died in University Hospital Birmingham Friday. Funeral services are at 11 a m today at Flint Creek Church with burial in Copeland Bridge Cemetery. Survived by son J L Lambert Anniston daughter Mrs Emmette Couch Cullman three grandchildren four brothers and one sister.
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Ala
Ellen Lambert
Vinemont
University Hospital
Birmingham
Flint Creek Church
Copeland Bridge
J. L. Lambert
Anniston
Emmette Couch
Bell Ringer Randolph High School Band Sparks Incident
In Randolph Massachusetts a high school musician caused a ruckus when band members gathered in the music room before heading outside. The article notes the room activity without detailing injuries or disciplinary actions.
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Randolph
Mass
Defense Funding Skew: Hayden Calls 40 Billion Moderately High
Sen. Hayden of Arizona says a 40 billion dollar defense budget would be a modest level and that the Appropriations Committee will trim nondefense items carefully to balance the budget. He defends reclamation and flood control as wealth-producing and not wasteful.
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Senate
Jack Bell
Washington
Hayden
D-Ariz
Eisenhower
Senate Appropriations Committee
Congress
Army Engineers
Appropriations Committee
Sen
Chavez
D-Nm
Russell
D-Ga
United States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Grandparents urged as auxiliary guides in child rearing
A TV forum with Dr. Allan Fromme and Mrs. Lucille Stein argues healthy children need some spoiling from grandparents and that grandparents should stay auxiliary to parents. They warn against overstepping and urge a soft yes to reasonable requests to maintain household harmony. Dorothy Dix offers problem column guidance.
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Allen Fromme
Lucille Stein
Child Study Association
Metropolitan Educational Television Association
Dr. Fromme
Fire alarm broken by musician during practice
A musician during a weekly football game drill injured a fire alarm when the bell of a French horn struck the wall box breaking the glass. Firefighters responded to the alarm amid musical lingo and urgency.
Alabama Ballot Count Shows Amendment 13 Rejected
Official canvass shows Amendment No 13 failed while Amendment No 18 passed 3 2. Counties listed include Marion Macon for tax and county bonds with various for and against totals across Alabama. No details are provided for some lines due to transcription gaps.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Macon County
Marion County
Macon
Auburn
Mobile County
Cleburne County
Russell County
Walker
Bullock County
Tallaposa County
Colbert County
Walker County
NPA Sees 54 Billion Defense Without Tax Hike
The National Planning Association reports that defense outlays could reach 54 billion dollars by 1960 without raising taxes. At 54 billion, growth would cover costs and maintain budget balance, while higher levels would require tax increases and potential rationing.
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NPA
Sterling F. Green
Washington
National Planning Assn
Gaither
Gerhard Colm
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
Congress
U S Claims Space Flight With 3 Year Timeline
Orval R. Cook of the Aircraft Industries Association argued in Planes magazine that the United States could place a manned spacecraft in orbit within three years at a cost of 200 to 300 million dollars. He said the industry has most of the hardware and all necessary knowledge.
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The
Aircraft Industries Assn
Association
Planes
Orval R. Cook
Lockheed Aircraft
Los Angeles Examiner
Washington Dispatch
Air Force
Lockheed
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