Deputy Dies From Gun Battle In Lowndes County
Lowndes Deputy died of a bullet wound after a Wednesday night gun fight with the alleged slayer of a 65 year old Waycross man. Warrant issued for Alton M. Wilson of Thomasville and two others in the deputy’s death. Wilson, shot four times, was in critical condition at a hospital. Earlier, L. M. Rachel of Waycross was beaten to death and left near the Withlacoochee River in a robbery scheme allegedly involving Wilson and two women.
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J. L. Futch
Alton M. Wilson
Thomasville
Wilson
Ruth Knowles Wilson
Jessie Florine Thompson
L. M. Rachel
Waycross
Atlantic Coast Line
Withlacoochee River
Boundary Line
Lowndes
Brooks
Furch
Rachel
L. R. Wilcox
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Wilcox
Thompson
Murder convict in Dothan seeks clearer appeal grounds
The state asks Circuit Court in Panama City to require George Lowell Everett, 20, sentenced to death for the murder of Lou Elien Jones, 21, to provide a more definite statement in his motion for a new trial. Everett claimed juror Henry Corbin was insane and that Corbin faced indictment for grand larceny. The state calls the appeal vague and uncertain, aiming to reveal who heard the statements and when and where they occurred.
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Panama City
Fla
Dothan
Ala
George Lowell Everett
Lou Elien Jones
Everett
Henry Corbin
Corbin
Washington County
McKendree Church To Hold Services For Mrs Blackwood
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Blackwood 69 Falkville are set for 3 p.m. at McKendree Church Massey with Rev. Albert Jones and Rev. Eaton Stephenson presiding. She died Saturday at Block Clinic Hartselle after months of illness. Interment will be at Herring Cemetery. Surviving are her husband I E Blackwood four daughters two sons two brothers one sister and 13 grandchildren. Pallbearers named Sam Gordon Sam Anders Aubra Orr J L Reeder Jr Grady Townsend Garland Sandlin.
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Harstelle
Annie Blackwood
Falkville
McKendree
Massey
Albert Jones
Eaton Stephenson
Sam Gordon
Sam Anders
Aubra Orr
J. L. Reeder, Jr
Grady Townsend
Garland Sandlin
Notable assault ends with armed confrontation near Valdosta
The group beat Rachel near a bridge between Thomasville and Ochlocknee and moved her to various towns. Wilson drove Rachel’s car toward Tallahassee then back to Brooks County where she was thrown from the vehicle. In Valdosta an argument with a hotel porter led to a gun threat. A nearby driver confrontation ended with a deputy shooting Wilson in the chin, chest, and hip.
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Rachel
Thomasville
Ochlocknee
Wilson
Tallahassee
Fla
Brooks County
Valdosta
Leftie Fend Tater
Walden
Salk Schedule Gains Speed In Limestone
In Limestone County Health Department clinics 166 children received the second Salk vaccination on Saturday, boosting the total to 246 of 1,700 eligible youngsters. The program runs Thursdays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon, with Morgan and surrounding counties starting similar second-shot drives.
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Athens
Health Department
Limestone County
Limestone
Morgan County
Wednesayee County
Rites Held for Mrs. Brooksie Romine in Athens
Services for 66 year old Mrs. Brooksie Romine were held Saturday at Athens City Cemetery with Rev. Frank Davis officiating. She died Friday at 3 20 p.m. at Athens Limestone Hospital after a long illness. Survivors include her husband J H Romine six sons and four daughters and 18 grandchildren. Pallbearers listed include Louis Speake and T K O R An among others.
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Athens
Brooksie Romine
Romine
Brown’s Ferry St
Athens- Limestone Hospital
Frank Davis
Athens City Cemetery
McConnell
J. H. Romine
Benton
Quitman
Miami
Fla
Charles W
Florence
Carlos
Buster
Billy
Gorman Yarbrough
Huntsville
B. F. Eslick
Pulaski
Tenn
J. E. Stephens
Stevenson
Ala
Mabel Romine
Claya Newby
Louis Speake
T. K. O’ran
Tom Jackson
Julian Nunn
Charles Bailey
Eddie Ashford
Harold Sherbert
J. C. Dodds
Youth Held For Shooting Father In Montgomery
A 22 year old man Floyd Michael Jett surrendered to police and was charged with first degree murder after confessing he shot his father Floyd L. Jett 43 with a 32 caliber pistol. Detectives E P Brown and Jack Townes said the shooting followed an afternoon argument at the parents home. The son, married with two children, and the father were partners in a paint business.
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Montgomery
Floyd
Michael Jett
Floyd L. Jett
E. P. Brown
Jack Townes
Jett
Garner Aids Butler In Texas Campaign
In UVALDE Texas John Nance Garner sheds his old khaki breeches for a gray suit to aid National Democratic Chairman Paul Butler in Texas. Garner aims to rebuild Democratic unity for 1956 while continuing his retirement from politics after leaving the Roosevelt era. He previously helped Sam Rayburn in 1952 to rally Texas Democrats for Stevenson, a race lost in the Eisenhower landslide. He now volunteers to advise Butler on corralling Texas Democrats.
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Uvalde
Tex
John Nance Garner
Paul Butler
Texas
Garner
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sam Rayburn
Adlai Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Roosevelt
Butler
City Welcomes 35 Youth Ambassadors From Abroad
Decatur High School Key Club with local leaders arranges hosting for 35 unofficial teenage ambassadors arriving July 2 sponsored by the American Field Service. The group will study at local schools or with host families, then tour the U.S. highlighting industry and culture before a farewell bus trip. Guests stay with host families, with events including a buffet dance and river activities. Names of delegations span Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Italy Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand and more.
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Decatur High School
Key Club
L. W. Johnson
Frank McLaughlin
F. D. “Shine” Peebles
Jerry Comer
Chamber of Commerce Public Relations Committee
American Field Service
United States
U.S
Bud Orr
Bobby Soloshon
Don Dublin
Chamber of Commerce
Decatur
Helene Hofmueller
Oswald Heissenberger
Austria
Francine Jacques
Ferdinand Chaffart
Belgium
Inge Birkholm
Ees Aase Klausen
Denmark
Iss Marjatta Marin
Iss Marjatta Marin, 19, Miss Eats Vaisanen
Erik Henriksson
Finland
Marie Beaucamps
Marie Paule Chevron
Jean Serge Bértoncini
France
Paula Koebnke
Paul Mueller
Werner Schuett
Germany
Victoria Gerson
Orestes Zervos
Greece
Carlo Benedetto
Carlo la Chiusa
Feruccio Turek
Italy
Colette Flesch
Annette Ludovicy
Luxembour
Ruud van Ommeren
Netherlands
James Wallace
New Zealand
Tor Haakon-Torsvik
Pro-Segregation Rally At Selma Opens Speakers
Pro segregation leaders from three states will address a Dallas County White Citizens Council rally in Selma Memorial Stadium. Former Gov Herman Talmadge of Georgia will be principal speaker. Alabama officials and editors from Mississippi and Alabama are invited to attend. The event aims to showcase views supporting segregation despite national criticism.
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Selma
Dallas County
White Citizens Council
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
M. Alton Keith
Dallas Council
Selma Memorial Stadium
Keith
Alabama
James E. Folsom
Guy Hardwick
Hodding Carter
Greenville
Miss
Tom Abernethy
Talladega
Ala
Tom P. Brady
Mississippi Bar Alsn
Robert Patterson
Mississippi Citizens Councils
State Will Help Point Out Polio
Alabama Bureau of Laboratories staff have begun tests to confirm poliomyelitis diagnoses as part of a federal grant program. Dr. Thomas S. Hosty says the state lab is one of 16 in the nation joining the U.S. Public Health Service system to verify reported cases and contacts. The program may continue in 1956, depending on results and funding.
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Montgomery
State Health Department
Thomas S. Hosty
Bureau of Laboratories
Alabama
U.S. Public Health Service
Dr. Hosty
Sherrow Joins Wright & Son Real Estate Group
H R Sherrow announces his association with L B Wright & Son in the real estate department. He previously traveled North Alabama as a Fried man Shelby division salesman for 25 years and owned Sherrow's department store for 17 years. He resides in Decatur at 1005 Sherman St SE and is active in local civic groups.
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H. R. Sherrow
L. B. Wright & Son
Sherrow
Alabama
Friedman-Shelby
International Shoe Co
St. Louis
Decatur
Tennessee
Grant Street
The
Lions Club
Sherman St. SE
Arrangements Set For Claude E Story Funeral
The Rev W J Johnson and the Rev W K Stephenson will conduct funeral services for Claude E Story at 2 30 PM today at Southside Baptist Church. The Decatur man died Friday at the Veterans Hospital Nashville after a long illness. He was 76 and is survived by daughter Mrs Abbott Trotman of Nashville and sons Clarence E Story and Maurice W Story of Decatur. Body at Brown Funeral Home Chapel then moved to Southside to lie in state. Interment Roselawn Cemetery directed by Brown. Pallbearers will be nephews.
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W. J. Johnson
W. K. Stephenson
Claude E. Story
Southside Baptist Church
Decatur
Nashville
Veterans Hospital
Mr. Story
Abbott Trotman
Clarence E. Story
Maurice W. Story
Brown Funeral Home Chapel
Southside
Roselawn
Brown
UN Birthday Praise Marks Peace Role and Limits
Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge said the United Nations is the most powerful instrument for shaping world opinion and a force for peace as the 10th anniversary nears. He cited six flare ups settled without war and noted hopes for fliers' release and upcoming Big Four talks with Bulganin, warning against expecting binding orders.
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Washington
Henry Cabot Lodge
United Nations
U.N
San Francisco
International Agency
Cbs-Capitol
Russia
United States
Lodge
Greece
Iran
Kashmir
Israel
Indonesia
Korea
Red
China
Lodge Eral Dag Hammarskjold
Hammarskjold
Red China
India
V. K. Krishna Menon
Eisenhower
Bulganin
FAO Highlights Global Protein Shortage as Critical Health Issue
The U N Food and Agriculture Organization warns that worldwide protein deficiency remains the most serious nutritional problem. Large portions of the global population lack adequate protein in their daily diet, posing serious health risks.
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U. N. Food and Agriculture Organization
Lily name used loosely for many flowers not true lilies
The phrase notes that gardeners and catalogs often apply lily labels to a variety of flowers that are not true Lilium species. It highlights common mislabeling in horticulture and plant listings.
J C Webbs Unique Barbecue Dining Room Gaines Fans
Hundreds visit J C Webbs new barbecue dining room and drive in on Highway 20 East at Greenbrier between Belle Mina and Madison in Alabama. The pine interior seats 60, drive in seats 300 cars, and the rear barbecue pit holds 1,000 pounds. Open daily 6 am to midnight with Tuesday night entertainment by Arnold Morgan and his Echo Valley Boys. A contest to name the dining room runs to August 2 with a $50 savings bond and a pony prize.
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J.C. Webb
J. C. Webb
Alabama
Highway 20
Greenbrier
Belle Mina
Madison
Arnold Morgan
Echo Valley Boys
Webb
Rai
Sun
Mr. Webb
Cou
Ady
Arnold Munn
Echo Valley
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Jarvis
Ogden
Sudan
Martin’s
Purina’s
Purina
Baby
Drive-Inees
Moulton St
Ate
Coeville
William F. Sittason
Chemstrand Corp
Norman C. Stiles
Sittason
Chemstrand
Speake, Warren & Ratliff
Firestone and Wilder’s, Inc
Frances
Charles R
Beverly Jean
Locust Street
Kyle
Gospel Tent Meeting
16Th Ave
Beech St
Kyle McWhorter
Moulton, Ale
Evangelist Truth
H.R. Sherrow
Wright & Son
Malta
Potsdam
Otto
Orkin MA
Davie
Baltimore Paints
Baltimore
Davis
Belle Mine
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