Flying Preacher Delivers Aerial Bible Lesson Over City
Rev Curt Wetzel known as The Flying Preacher gave airplane rides at Pryor Field for Lebanon Baptist Church members on Saturday. Riders ranged from age three to 71, with Wetzel piloting his Piper Pacer on about 50 000 miles yearly. The revival concludes today as Wetzel continues evangelistic services.
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Ruby Sandlin
Lebanon Baptist Church
Curt Wetzel
Lock Haven
Lebanon Church
Pryor Field
Wetzel
United States
Preacher
Pennsylvania
Nebraska
Florida
Michigan
Ddarry Harris
Lebanon
Little Rickey Lynn Knox
Maurice
Buddy) Knox, Hartseller
Rickey Knox
W. T. Knox
Darryl Harris
W. A. Luckie
Falkville Baptist Church
Luckie
Bethany Baptist Church
Whistler
Ala
Mobile
W. T. Lewis
Falkville Church
Lewis
His Insurance Paid At 96 After Close To Century
Birmingham July 23 Statistically Hartridge J Clark is dead yet collected his life insurance two policies paid in full by Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co representative Robert Tebow Clark, nearly a century old, recalls Sherman’s invasion and Confederate money. He never owned a car, loves history, and remains sharp about his past. His revival notice follows.
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Birmingham
Hartridge
J.clark
Clark
Robert R. Tebow
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co
Gen. Sherman
Fleming
Phenix City Enters All American City Claim
Phenix City will present its claim for the 1955 All American City honor on Tuesday as 22 cities compete in final arguments in Seattle. National winners will not be disclosed until next December. Jack Gunter is president of the local committee.
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Phenix
Seattle
Wash
Jack Gunter
Young Rickey Enjoys Plane Ride After Flight with Grandfather
In a family outing, Rickey and his grandfather W. T. Knox of Hartselle rode a plane with Mrs. Knox and others. The boy preferred the plane to Pa Pa's tractor as he watched the Tennessee River and sunlit scenery from the window. Arthur Anders of Lebanon Church later gave more youngsters rides with The Flying Preacher, drawing eager smiles.
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Rickey
W. T. Knox
Hartseller
Tennessee
Arthur Anders
Lebanon Church
Senate boosts Alabama military projects Senate boost for Alabama military projects
Senator Hill said the Senate appropriations committee added 16.7 million dollars to a supplemental bill for Alabama defense programs after House cuts. The list targets Camp Rucker Fort McClellan Redstone Arsenal Barin Field Jefferson Air Technical Center Brookley AFB Mobile Craig AFB Selma Gunter AFB Maxwell AFB and other sites totaling the sum.
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Washington
Hill
D-Ala
Senate Appropriations Committee
Alabama
Defense
Department
House
Army
Camp Rucker
Ft. McClellan
Redstone Arsenal
Navy — Auxiliary Air Station
Barin Field
Air Force
Birmingham
Jefferson
Brookley Afb
Mobile
Craig Afb
Selma
Gunter Afb
Montgomery
Maxwell Afb
Moulton Boys 12 and 18 Charged In Thefts
Two youths from Moulton aged 12 and 18 were released on $1,000 bond each from Lawrence County jail. They face charges of second degree burglary related to theft incidents.
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Moulton
Lawrence County
Linguistic Lady From Sweden Crowned Miss Universe 1955
Miss Sweden Hillevi Rombin, 21, from Uppsala, fluent in five languages, wins Miss Universe 1955 in Long Beach. She plans a movie career in The Benny Goodman Story and is engaged to Lt. Nils Benkert. Finalists included Miss El Salvador, Miss Ceylon, Miss Germany, and Miss Japan.
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Sweden
Long Beach
Calif
Hillevi Rombin
Uppsala
Scandinavia
Greta Garbo
Universal-International
Benny Goodman
Miss Rombin
Nils Benkert
Nalists
el Salvador
Maribel Reta
Ceylon
Een Hingert
Germany
Martgit Nanke
Japan
Keiko
Takahashi
Vermont
Carlene King Johnson
U.S.A
Lawrence Man Held Charged For Hitting Wife With Bottle
Rob Roden 38 of Mt Hope is jailed in Lawrence County charged with assault and battery. He allegedly broke a whiskey bottle over his wife's head, causing multiple cuts requiring stitches, per the sheriff's office report.
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Moulton
Rob Roden
Mt. Hope
Lawrence County
Roden
Theft at Moulton home targets camera and ties
Alleged burglars are said to have entered Spencer Latham's residence in Moulton Friday night between 8 and 9 o'clock. A camera, ties, and handkerchiefs were taken and the suspects reportedly admitted the thefts.
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Spencer Latham
Moulton
National Municipal League backs Phenix City case
The committee of 200 will present the Phenix City case with Robert W. Brown as committee director. Sponsored by the National Municipal League and Looks Magazine. A screening committee narrowed 137 entries to 22.
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Mittee
Phenix City
Robert W. Brown
National Municipal League
Looks Magazine
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