Decaturites Help Blind Fellow Start Road To Normal Life
John Henry Terry, 40, of Decatur, blind after an accident, gets a portable merchandise stand in East Acres to reopen his business. Local citizens and agencies funded and equipped the shop, with the Alabama Rehabilitation Service arranging Braille training and records.
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Decaturites
John Henry Terry
Decatur
East Acres
Merichandise
Terry
Eason Shumake
Ferry St
Quince Eddens
Te United Fund
Harrell T. Vance
Birmingham
Lawson Davidson
Charles Parker
Decatur Housing Authority
Lawson
Parker
Citizens of
John M. Baker
Morgan Brothers
State Rehabilitation Service
Alabama School For the Blind
Talladega
Alabama Institute For the Blind
Falkville Church Prepares Dedication With Paint and Cleanups
A Falkville Methodist Church committee painted the dining hall kitchen and Schoolroom then finished woodwork and held a general clean-up before the Sunday dedication. A birthday picnic for Mrs Buster Winkles was enjoyed at Cole Springs Club House with family and friends. Elkin Beasley returned from a trip to Jacksonville Florida.
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Falkville Methodist Church
Buster Winkles
Cole Springs Club
iMrs. L. D. Nance
W. A. Winkles
Jack McCaig
Buster. Winkles
Gail
Robert
Elkin Beasley
Jacksonville
Fila
Ransom Crawford Receives Red Cross Appreciation Award
Ransom Crawford, chairman of Morgan County Red Cross first aid, was honored by the local chapter with an appreciation award for service. The Southeast area office authorized the award for his contributions this week.
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Ransom Crawford
Morgan County
American Red Cross
Reform Schooler Confesses to 1955 Park Slayings
A year old reform school inmate in Maryland admits ambushing two teen girls in a park near Washington with a .22 rifle. Nancy Marie Shomette aged 16 and Michael Ann Ryan aged 14 were killed June 15 1955 en route to Northwestern High School. Police await final charging decisions.
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Upper Marlboro
University of Maryland
Blair H. Smith
Prince Georges County
Smith
Maryland Training School
Washington, D. C
Nancy Marie Shomette
Michael Ann Ryan
Nancy
Northwestern High School
Claude F. Libis
Mars Completes Orbit with 687 Day Solar Cycle
Mars requires 687 days to circle the sun, defining its sidereal orbital period. This duration marks its yearly cycle relative to Earth and the solar system.
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Mars
Town Creek Church Members Enjoy Pot Luck Supper
Members of the Town Creek Methodist Church and Sunday School gathered in the church dining room for a pot luck supper. Music and songs were provided by Miss Charlotte Dill at the piano.
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Town Creek Methodist Church
Charlotte Dill
W. C. Bertram
E. L. Rushing
Debbie
S. J. Anderson
Joe Taliaferro
Helen Redding
Tenie
Joe Ann Redding
D. A. Norton
G. F. Nancarrow
Beth
John Stair
Eddie C. Smith
J. B. Collier
Linda
Wit and Virginia Robinson Censusnote
The first U S Census of 1790 records 3 929 214 people. A playful reference to Wit and Virginia Robinson appears in the fragment. The item combines a personal cue with the historical population figure.
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U.S
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California
Dottie Barnes
Vi Axtell
A , Fla
Tomne Bithe
Ak Tea
Siesta Key
Sarasota
Fla
By Cullene Morgan
Moodys
Falkville News
Red Cross
Mary Ann Beasley
J. Poe
D. C. Poe
J. B. Sr
Alice C
G. M. Aldredge
Kinc
Kinc's Cleaners
King’s Cleaners
Town Creek Group
Wit and
Virginia Robinson
Crear
H & H Walgreen
P Electric Appliances CO
Goodyear Service Store
Lee St
John BD. Wyker
Bank Street
Athens
Sam M. Bowen
Hartselle
Moulton
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