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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1956

Page

3

Veterans of Foreign Wars encampment selects Montgomery for next year

About 1000 attendees at the 32nd Alabama VFW encampment close three days of meetings. Alabama commander Benny Dean of Gadsden and Mrs. Iie Estes of Brookside are elected leaders of the VFW and its Ladies Auxiliary. Other top officers include Cecil Warren of Andalusia and Franklin McCarty of Russellville with Rev. A J Tingley as chaplain and Huey J Ford as adjutant quartermaster.

Birmingham Alabama Veterans of Foreign Wars Montgomery Benny Dean Gadsden Alabama Iie Estes Brookside VFW Ladies Auxiliary Dean Cecil Warren Andalusia Franklin McCarty Russellville A. J. Tingley Athens Huey J. Ford Estes Geneva Thurman Sheffield Pauline Hamilton Cullman Betty ‘Royster Lineville Sara Carroll

Town Creek Welcomes Navy Couple and Relatives

U S Navy Chief Charles Houston wife and two sons from Norfolk visit Town Creek kin. They attend luncheons and a dinner party in Town Creek and Sardis Mississippi. Family and friends from Decatur Montgomery Atlanta Florence Town Creek Sheffield join the reunion at Wheeler Dam.

Town Creek U. S. Navy Charles Houston Charles and Moore Norfolk Houston Lila Houston Hollis Green Courtland Houstons Sardis Miss Riley Moore

Supreme Court Faces Civil Rights Tests in New Term

The nine justices in the latest session issued landmark rulings on civil rights and federal power while sidestepping a key segregation question about intra state bus desegregation. The court limited denaturalization to require good cause and limited Eisenhower security reforms to non sensitive jobs while upholding the 1954 immunity law. It also held sedition against the United States is prosecutable only federally.

James Marlow Associated Press Washington Supreme Court High Court Eisenhower United States

Couple from Town Creek Hosts Friends in Weekend Visit

Mrs. Claude Lansdell of Town Creek welcomed friends who have lived in Chicago since their December marriage. They spent the past weekend in Town Creek and do not plan to return to Chicago.

Chicago Town Creek

Town Creek Families Vacation Abroad and Nearby Visits

Mr and Mrs S 4 Town Creek visited son Jam in Opp Alabama then traveled to Florida for a short stay Clyde Lansdell and Earl Lansdell from Town Creek spent weeks in Ontario Canada Mrs Robert Lee formerly of Town Creek with sister Pluma Brackin in Town Creek Mr and Mrs W J Terry Town Silbet Waar

Betty Painter Sheffield Don Painter Town Creek Seat Eyes Jimmy McCormack Clyde and Earl Lansdell Ontario Canada Robert Lee Hamilton Ohio Pluma Brackin

Oxygen and the premature infant paradox

The article discusses the medical dilemma of oxygen use for premature babies. It notes the 1942 first reports of potential oxygen harm, the risk of retrolental fibroplasia, and the balance doctors face between saving lives and avoiding eye injury. It highlights the global uptake and the need for careful oxygen management to prevent both blindness and respiratory failure.

Hobson

Israel Faces Leadership Split As Sharett Resigns

Israel moved toward a leadership split as Foreign Minister Moshe Sharett announced his resignation amid a rift with Prime Minister Ben-Gurion over Arab policy. Golda Meir was named to succeed Sharett, with Mordechai Namir chosen as labor federation secretary.

Sharett Israel Mapai Democratic Labor David Ben-Gurion Zionist Movement Ben-Gurion Golda Myerson Milwaukee Mordechai Namir Labor Federation Labor

Supreme Court limits state sedition laws and labor case reach

The Supreme Court ruled states cannot block peaceful picketing by labor unions whose officials refuse non Communist affidavits. It ordered states to provide means for appeals by the poor in criminal convictions but not free trial transcripts. It also struck down right to work rules for railway unions and questioned government property tax applicability.

Supreme Court

New Lieutenant Jones Receives U S Air Force Commission

Homer Lee Jones son of Mr and Mrs J L Jones of Hartselle received his commission as a second lieutenant in the United States Air Force on June 15. A Lackland A F B graduation review and exercise awarded 125 officer candidates commissions with Brigadier General Stillman as speaker. Jones, a 1948 Danville High School graduate, has served in the Far East and will attend the Air Traffic Controller School at Will Rogers Field after Lackland.

Homer Lee Jones J. L. Jones Hartselle United States Air Force United State Air Force Officer Candidate School Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio Texas Stillman Usaf Academy Jones Danville High School Air Force Far East Will Rogers Field Oklahoma City Okla Lackland

Annual Self Reunion Held at Stringer Church

Annual Self family reunion was held at Stringer Church in Lawrence Cove, thirteen miles east of the area, gathering relatives for any fellowship and shared memories during the year.

Stringer Church Lawrence Cove

Nebrig Plumbing Co. Ad Highlights Quality Service

For quality in plumbing and heating Nebrig Plumbing Co. promotes their services. Otte Nebrig is named with a phone number 454 and box 223 as contact details for inquiries and estimates.

Nebrig Plumbing CO Otte Nebrig

Washington Senator Calls Foreign Aid a Clumsy Patchwork

Sen. Jackson of Washington denounces the U.S. foreign aid program as a clumsy patchwork and calls for a full study. He urges reappraisal of military and economic aid, noting lost friends and suspicion of American motives, as Senate debate continues over funding and policy.

Washington U.S Sen Jackson D-Wash Senate House Eisenhower Foreign Relations Committee Mansfield D-Mont Congress

Announce New Way To Shrink Painful Piles

A new treatment announces relief for painful piles with a topical ointment. Early reports claim substantial reduction of symptoms and broad availability.

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