Army And Navy Chiefs Defend Vital Forces In Nuclear Age
At the Pentagon briefing the Army and Navy chiefs argued their services remain essential in a nuclear era. Admiral Carney warned of Soviet naval growth while General LeMay urged ongoing superiority in weapons and production. Air Force chief Twining cited Soviet jet bomber progress as proof of urgency.
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Army
Navy
Elton C. Fay
Maxwell D. Taylor
Aim
Robert B. Carney
Russia
Nathan F. Twining
Air Force
United States
Curtis E. LeMay
Strategic Air Command
LeMay
Musk Ox Wool Shrinks Unlike Sheep Fiber
Musk oxen wool resists shrinking unlike sheep fiber, a trait highlighted in textile observations. The noted quality suggests musk ox fleece may retain shape after washing, offering potential advantages for durable fabrics.
Gallion to Address Decatur Rotary Club Monday
MacDonald Gallion senior assistant attorney general of Alabama will speak at the Decatur Rotary Club noon meeting at Lyons Hotel. He will discuss Crime And Your Community. Gallion, from Montgomery, studied at Alabama and served as Marine Corps lieutenant in WWII.
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MacDonald Gallion
State of Alabama
Decatur Rotary Club
Lyons Hotel
Gallion
Montgomery
Thomas T. Gallion
Birmingham
University of Alabama
US Marine Corps
Saipan
Marine Corps
Alabama
Gordon Pearson
Phenix City
Mary Blair Rites Set at Copeland Church
Funeral services for Mary G. Blair 85 will be held today from Copeland Presbyterian Church with Rev. Robert Muir officiating. Blair died Saturday at 2:10 am at her Athens home after a long illness. She is survived by two sons Floyd and Arnie Blair both of Athens four stepchildren a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren. Interment details to follow.
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Athens
Mary G. Blair
Copeland Presbyterian Church
Robert Muir
Cotton Farmers Say Government Shifts Cotton Allotments
Alabama agriculture officials claim 1955 farm income will miss by 30 million dollars as Secretary Benson reallocates 250000 acres of cotton allotments to California and western states. A W Todd notes drought and a late spring freeze also limit gains for Southeastern farmers. Alabama 1955 income projection stands at 525 million.
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Russellville
Alabama
A. W. Todd
Agri Benson
California
Todd
J. T. Holmes' Rites Today
HARTSELLE Funeral services for J. T. Holmes 89 will be at 2 p m at Union Hill Church near Eva. The retired farmer died Friday at his Falkville home. Survived by wife Berta son Homer six grandchildren 15 great grandchildren one sister and two brothers. Interment at the adjoining cemetery directed by Peck Funeral Home.
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Hartselle
J. T. Holmes
Union Hill Church
Eva
J. C. West
M. S. Palmer
Holmes
Falkville 1
Morgan County
Berta Holmes
Homer Holmes
Falkville
Minnie Oden
Byrd Holmes
Steeley Holmes
Cycle Crash Kills Former Limestone Lad
Bobby Jackson Kelley 19 of Limestone County died from injuries after a motorcycle struck a train at a crossing near Au Z Kelley was the rider. A second rider was reported in serious condition. The service is at Mt Pisgah Baptist Church in Athens this afternoon at 3.
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Athens
Limestone County
Bobby Jackson Kelley
Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church
Kelley
Winterhaven
Fila
Au Z
Patterson Warns Florence Clubs On Organized Crime
Florence Atty. Gen. John Patterson told Kiwanis members that organized crime can strike a city as easily as Phenix City. He cited jury and registrar control in Phenix City as enabling vote and legal control. The talk followed a June assassination tied to that case. The report notes a U.S. Education Office figure that about half of top high school graduates do not attend college.
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Florence
John Patterson
Civic Club
Phenix City
Kiwanis Clubs
Muscle Shoals
Board of Registrars
U.S
of Education
Kelley youth services set at Mt Pisgah Church
Bobby Kelley of Auburndale died suddenly and will be taken to Spry Funeral Home for viewing until 2:30 today before a service at Mt Pisgah Church conducted by W. A. McMillan. He is survived by his parents Cleveland and family, siblings Berdie Mae Gene Patricia and Franklin, grandparents H. H. Kelley and W. F. Craig, and other relatives. The family, longtime Limestone County residents now in Florida, attended Tanner High School and Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church. Interment will be in Mt Pisgah Cemetery with Spry Funeral Home directing. Pallbearers include William Kelley Hollis Kelley Cletus Craig Grady Craig Grady Davis and Thomas Hargraves.
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Spry Funeral Home
Mt. Pisgah Church
Cleveland Kelley
Auburndale
Franklin Kelley
Berdie Mae Kelley
Peggie Jene Kelley
Patricia Joan Kelley
H. H. Kelley
Athens
W. F. Craig
Lester
Kelley
Limestone County
Florida
Bobby
Tanner High School
Mt. Pisgah
Grady Craig
Grady Davis
Thomas Hargraves
Japan buys nearly three million tons of U S coal in 1954
The report notes Japan imported almost three million tons of U S coal in 1954. It also references about 2 000 car laundries in the United States with roughly 1 400 able to move as many as 1 000 cars daily. In a separate obituary notice, the McConnell Service Funeral Home directs services with grandsons serving as pallbearers at the cemetery.
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Japan
U.S
United States
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