Heart Attack Narrows Johnson Presidential Prospects
James Marlow notes Lyndon B. Johnson’s heart attack significantly limits his viability as a 1956 or future presidential candidate. The piece details the toll of Senate leadership, Johnson’s possible return role, and the political handicap voters face when choosing a leader who has suffered a heart attack.
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James Marlow
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Senate
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Windes Home Demonstration Club Hosts June Session
Mrs Dan Penn hosted Windes Home Demonstration Club with 15 members and two visitors. President Mrs Robbie Morris called meeting to order and shared a thought for the day. Miss Martha Faye Pettus demonstrated copper planters and urged camp attendance for July 12 137. A reminder of September fair and July 22 family picnic at Seneca Springs was announced. Ice cream and cake were served.
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Dan Penn
Windes Home
Robbie Morris
Lottie Hardwick
Hawkins
Martha Faye Pettus
Ida. Morris
Stanton Morris
Booming July Fourth Peak In Marketing Farm Products
The Extension Service notes July 4th boosts agricultural marketing with beef supplies rising from grass and grain fed cattle, hogs hitting higher prices, broiler production up 5 to 10 percent from 1954, and sustained dairy availability. Markets will show abundant vegetables and fruits from local gardens and large suppliers.
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Auburn
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Alabama
England Hit by Mysterious Fourth of July Bang
A loud double bang rattled southern England just after midnight, baffling experts and residents. London papers offered two theories: a meteorite airburst or a jet pilot breaking the sound barrier during July celebrations. The blast shook windows from north London to Maidstone, 40 miles away, as Scotland Yard received hundreds of inquiries and called the mystery unresolved six hours later.
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England
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Birmingham Lass Miss Dixie 1955
Barbara Nan Hicks of Birmingham Alabama, a 22 year old instructor, won Miss Dixie 1955 at the 10th annual event in Daytona Beach, beating 23 Southern beauty contest winners as judges noted her brown hair and eyes and 35 23 36 figure.
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Barbara Nan Hicks
Birmingham
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Miss Hicks Captures Miss Dixie Crown In Talent Lead
Miss Hicks won the Miss Dixie pageant with a top talent score and a 1000 cash prize to study voice in New York. She also earned a diamond ring and a New York tele vision appearance trip, plus Daytona Beach vacation. Runnerup was Joan Faye Brown of Winter Haven and third went to Margaret Anne Haywood of Jonesboro Arkansas. Miss Hicks is a former Miss Gadsden and Miss Etowah Maid of Cotton.
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New York
New York City
Daytona Beach
Joan Faye Brown
Winter Haven
Gadsden
Birmingham Southern College
Aztecs Build City on Lake Island in Valley of Mexico
Mexico City traces its origins to the Aztec settlement founded on an island in a lake that later vanished. The lake environment shaped early urban layout before modern drainage and development transformed the area.
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Mexico City
Burrowing Garden Hose Ends With Heavy Shears
Downey California resident George Di Peso ended a garden hose saga by cutting a 50 foot green hose that had burrowed into the ground. The hose vanished about 20 feet into the yard drawing crowds and advice from as far as New York Tokyo Canada and England. He and his family canceled a July 4 mountain trip and vowed to bury the hose if it persisted.
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Tokyo
Canada
England
Torday
New Hemorrhoid Remedy Promises Non Surgical Relief
A new healing substance Bio-Dyne, discovered by a world famous research institute, shrinks hemorrhoids and relieves pain without surgery. Reported cases show actual reduction and statements that piles have ceased to be a problem. Available as a cream or ointment under the name Preparation H at druggists with a money back guarantee.
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New York, N. Y
Miami woman earns multiple public health degrees
Iris Ma bel Kiem of Miami Florida, confined to a wheelchair since 1940 by polio, has pursued education vigorously. She earned a master of public health from the University of Pittsburgh this year, a 1948 bachelor’s degree from the University of Miami, and a 1952 master of science from the University of North Carolina.
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Iris Mabel Kiem
Miami
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University of Pittsburgh
University of Miami
University of North Carolina
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