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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1954

Page

5

Funeral today for Alex Vinson Vincent

Funeral services for Alex B. Vincent 78 who died suddenly at his Capshaw home at 8 45 a m today will be at Bethel Church of Christ at 3 p m officiated by A J Rollings and Bennie Lee Fudge Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery McConnell of Athens directing Surviving are his wife Mary Vincent eight daughters

Alex B. Vincent Capshaw Bethel Church of Christ A. J. Rollings Bennie Lee Fudge Bethel Cemetery McConnell Athens Mary Vincent

Doan's Pills Bring Kidney Relief After Backache

Nagging backache and low energy may signal slow kidney function. Doctors stress kidney health and recommend Doan's Pills, a mild diuretic used for over 50 years to flush waste from the kidneys and improve comfort.

Dean Doan

Reports Increase That Dewey Won't Seek Re-election

Albany reports say Gov. Thomas E. Dewey may retire next fall though party leaders hesitate to confirm. Three newspapers cited high sources and agreed on the possibility of a fourth term unlikely, with Dewey declining to comment.

Albany N.Y Thomas E. Dewey Dewey

Corn Borer Likely Introduced From Hungary in 1917

Scientists believe the European corn borer was introduced to the United States from Hungary and first discovered in 1917. The finding highlights historical pest movements and potential impacts on early American agriculture.

United States Hungary

Obituary for H Laxson and extended family

H Laxson of Athens and several relatives in Huntsville Meridianville Lewisburg Tenn and Jonesboro Ark are named along with two sons W G Vincent and A H Vincent of Atlanta 33 grandchildren and 30 great grandchildren are listed Grandsons to serve as pallbearers Honorary pallbearers are Sam Hinckle Ed Carlisle Will Worthy Robbie Bailey Homer Pike Comer Cole Lucas Carey and Ephram Laxson.

H. Laxson Athens Howard Schrimsher Toney 2 Nettie Mae Norton Hubert Jones Huntsville Reid Stringer Meridianville Asa Baugher Lewisberg Tenn Ernest Goodman Jonesboro Ark W. G. Vincent A. H.,vincent Atlanta Ers Sam Hinckle Ed Carlisle Will Worthy Robbie Bailey Homer Pike Comer Cole Lucas Carey Ephram Laxson

More Hot Humid Weather For South And Midwest

The Associated Press reports continued hot and humid conditions across the South and Midwest with little cooling expected for a couple of days. Cooler Pacific air reached western Minnesota and Iowa but did not ease the central region’s heat. Easterly winds kept the Northeast cool while the Southwest stayed hot and dry with 100 plus temperatures in Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. Skies were clear south of the Mississippi though showers and storms extended from the Northwest to the Great Lakes and into the Ohio Valley. Morning readings ranged from the 80s in Texas to 33 in West Yellowstone Montana.

Associated Press Midwest Pacific Minnesota Iowa Texas New Mexico Arizona Presidio Mississippi River Great Lakes Ohio Valley West Yellowstone Mont

Wife Morally Fumes as Coat Slashing Ends in Peace Bond

In Dallas a wife told Justice Bill Richburg her husband slashed her fur coat with a knife during an argument about air conditioning. She said she barely escaped while the judge issued a peace bond against the husband.

Dallas Justice of the Peace Bill Richburg Richburg

Hauser Arrest Reported in Austrian Town

Otto Hauser former S S general was arrested in a British zone town of Austria posing as a Hungarian. Austrian police announced by the Peoples party press service that he is wanted on war crimes charges.

Vienna Austria S.S Otto Hauser The Peoples Party

Carleton West Jr. Rescues Woman from River Bridge

Carleton J. West Jr., a 24 year old University of Minnesota law student, stopped on a Mississippi River bridge Wednesday night and saved a woman who had leaped from the span. He, after pulling her from the water, performed artificial respiration until firefighters and an ambulance arrived. On returning to his car, he found the vehicle tagged for illegal parking on the bridge.

Minneapolis Carleton J. West Jr University of Minnesota Mississippi River West

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Alex Vinson Falkville Medical Center Falkville Burton S. Shook Shook Ate University of Tennessee College of Medicine Methodist School of Nursing Arthur Sandlin Slacks Laboon Allied Sales Fred E. Wright, Jr Fred Wright 4Th Ave Quartermaster School Fort Lee South Hausen H. Leon Reeves 8Th Ave WN. W Loyd’s Empire Alabama Ivy Debardeleben Coal Corporation Birmingham, Alabama Albany Grain. & Coal Company Sunbeam Hickok McGregor Cabana Pleetway Pajamas Flamingo Madras
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