A Doctor in the Family anniversary amid wartime
Linda, wife of Dr. Alan Thornton, reflects on a wartime marriage in Valhalla Missouri during 1942 43. The Thornton family era centers on Jasper Thorntons wealth and influence, Alan's medical career, and Linda's longing for a child and companionship as World War II presses on.
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Valhalla
Missouri Ozarks
Thorntons
Alan Thornton
Jasper Thornton
Jasper
Maram
Eiben
Ma’am
Arthur
Flora
Alan
Thornton
Seretha
John Thornton
Margaret
Silas
John
England
Alani
Aeeni
Radio and TV Schedule Log From Decatur Daily
A fragmented listings page outlines late program changes and time slots for radio and television. It mentions programs such as News Weather Melodies Jim and statesmen quartet breakfast club and theater blocks with various sign offs and late shows.
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Decatur Daily
Jim
Auburn
Daisy
St John s Episcopal Church Weekly Services and Events
Services listed for the First Sunday after Epiphany include 7:30 a.m. Holy Communion 9:30 a.m. School 10:00 a.m. Adult Bible 11:00 a.m. Holy Communion and Sermon. A Twelfth Night party hosted by the youth is planned. Upcoming events: Monday 3:00 p.m. Woman's Auxiliary meeting at the church. Wednesday vestry meeting and 8:00 choir rehearsal.
Ex Birmingham police officers jailed or placed on probation
A former Birmingham policeman was ordered sent to prison and two other ex-officers were placed on five year probation in separate cases. The moves followed investigations of a police burglary ring uncovered in 1953 and a later case involving alleged liquor violations. U.S. District Judge Seybourne H. Lynne sentenced Ralph Wat on the liquor case and placed Paul Brandenburg, 32, on probation.
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Birmingham
U.S
Seybourne H. Lynne
Ralph Franklin Wat
Paul Hubert Brandenburg
James Smith Named Star Farmer In Falkville FFA Unit
Falkville Alabama James Smith has been elected Star Future Farmer of the Falkville Future Farmers of America chapter He is president of the chapter and last year earned the State Farmer degree at the State FFA convention He posted net income of 725 from cotton corn and watermelon projects while continuing supervised farming efforts The item notes a separate statistic about impaired driver vision in fatal traffic accidents.
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Falkville
James Smith
Future Farmers of America
James
FFA
Fragments From Schedule Mentioned
Readable fragments show a time-based schedule with entries for Thursday 10:00 a.m. and Holy Com Friday 12:10 p.m. followed by a terse reference to men’s activities. The text is fragmentary and lacks complete event details, locations, or groups involved.
Eisenhower State of the Union Reflects Calm Harsh Times
James Marlow notes Eisenhower’s fourth State of the Union was restrained and calm amid ongoing anti-communist efforts. He says the message avoided theatrics, urged readiness, and drew mixed reactions from allies and Democrats who see it as an extension of New Deal era programs during an election year.
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Sieasawee Ong
Eisenhower
Chiang
State Dulles
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Indochina
Ber
Marriage Licenses for John Pepper and Doris Aycock
Daily Records lists marriage licenses for John Adolph Willie Pepper, 24, of Falkville, a cook, to Doris Christine Aycock, 19, of Decatur, a waitress. The notice records their ages and occupations as filed.
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John Adolph Willie Pepper
Falkville
Cook
Doris Christine Aycock
Decatur
Variety The Word For Weather Today
The Associated Press reports a varied national weather pattern with rapid temperature swings. Arctic air pushed into the Northern Plains and northern Rockies, dropping readings near zero in Havre and -4 in Glasgow Montana, then moving south and east toward central Illinois and Indiana. Southerly winds warmed the upper Mississippi Valley and western Great Lakes, with readings 10 to 20 degrees higher than 24 hours earlier.
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Associated Press
Plains
Rockies
Montana
Dakotas
Minnesota
Ilinois
Indiana
Havre
Mont
Glasgow
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Hartselle Students Tour Refuge Visit
Professor A T Abercrombie led 71 tenth grade biology students from Hartselle High School on a tour of Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge Thursday morning. The group helped band birds and studied waterfowl, while asking refuge staff about wildlife management and protection measures.
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A. T. Abercrombie
Hartselle High School
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
Flint Island
Baptist Sunday School Classes Open Contest
Central Baptist Sunday School launches an attendance contest across three adult departments led by J. B. Wright and D. Gibson. Each department tracks October to December averages, with a winner for the first three months of 1956 and a concluding dinner for all departments.
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Central Baptist Sunday School
J. B. Wright
Superin Oan
Lawson Eee Eee
D. Gibson
Aaa & Sbandie
Charter Ian
Ennai
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