Speake High to Hold Graduation May 17 at 7:30 p.m
Speake High announces 27 seniors as graduation candidates for May 17 at 7 30 p.m. Dr. Houston Cole, president of Jacksonville State College, will deliver the main address. Baccalaureate services are set for May 12 at 7 30 p.m. with Rev. T J Chitwood of Decatur as speaker.
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Speake
Speake High School
Houston Cole
Jacksonville State College
T. J. Chitwood
Ninth St. Methodist Church of
Decatur
Farrell Barrett
Tony Benson
Nixon Stirs Speculation About Move to New York
New York AP report says Richard M. Nixon announced plans to move June 1 and begin campaigning in New York. Analysts note possible presidential bid for 1964, while Governor Nelson Rockefeller welcomes Nixon’s presence in state politics. Rockefeller remarks that it is wonderful Nixon will be active here.
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New York
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
New York State
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Double Cotton Acre Yield Plan Outlined in Alabama
Avondale Mills president J Craig Smith outlined a new cotton improvement contest to double the per acre yield in Alabama. The Alabama Textile Manufacturers Association will sponsor a two week tour for four county agents who ran the state's best cotton program in 1962 with $2,000 to finance it. The goal is a bale and a half per acre by 1970, adding about $100 million to Alabama's economy after 1961's $117 million income.
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Biloxi
Miss
Avondale Mills
Sylacauga
Ala
Alabama
J. Craig Smith
United States
Alabama Textile Manufacturers Association
Smith
Area Men In Service Report From Sanford Florida
Mark K. Hannah Jr aviation electronics technician airman USN son of Mr and Mrs Mark K wager Sr 706 9th St Al ong with Heavy At sg Mies n based at the Naval Air Station here the squadron trains replacement crews to fly and maintain the A3A Skywarrior and A5A Vigilante both capable of delivering a nuclear punch and operating from carriers in adverse weather conditions
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Sanford, Fla
FHTNC
Mark K. Hannah, Jr
Airman
USN
Mark K. Wager
9Th St
Atsg
Naval Air Station
Marine Cpl Phillip E Christopher Promoted at Andrews AFB
Washington report states Marine Cpl Phillip E Christopher, son of Mr and Mrs Edward Christopher of Elkmont 2, received a promotion to present rank on April 4 while assigned to the Marine Air Reserve Training Detachment at Andrews AFB. The unit trains in aviation maintenance electronics and ordnance for Marine Air Reserve units in the Washington area.
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FHTNC
Phillip E. Christopher
Edward Christopher
Elkmont 2
Marine Air Reserve Training Detachment
Naval Air Facility
Andrews Air Force Base
Here
Marine Air Reserve
Washington Area
Army Specialist Leigeber completes ATT in Germany
Army Specialist 4 Ervin H. Leigeber son of Mr and Mrs William A Leigeber Cullman 5 participated with the 9th Quartermaster Battalion in the unit Annual Training Test in Germany. He is a supply clerk in the battalion Headquarters Detachment entered service in September 1961 completed basic at Ft Gordon Ga arrived overseas in June 1962 and is a 1956 Cullman High School graduate.
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AHTNC
Ervin H. Leigeber
William A. Leigeber
Cullman 5
9Th Quartermaster Battalion
Leigeber
Army
Ft. Gordon
Cullman High School
Dewhurst shifts from heavies to chic heroine on TV thriller
Colleen Dewhurst, famed actress, takes a break from typecast roles to play a wealthy publisher in NBC suspense drama. She trains in off Broadway and plans a summer Shakespeare run while husband George C. Scott stars in CBS series East Side West Side.
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NBC
Rosalind Russell
O’neill
George C. Scott
CBS
New York
Weekend TV Preview With Derby, Mystery Showings
CBS airs Saturday evening coverage of the Kentucky Derby at 4 p.m. Eastern. NBC presents Sunday night thrillers including Hide starring Sam Dewhurst and Henry Jones in a murder mystery mystery from 10 to 11 p.m. Eastern.
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NBC
Sam Dewhurst
Henry Jones
Union Hill Graduation Set For May 20 At The School
Union Hill High School will hold graduation on May 20 at 7 30 p m in the school auditorium with Way land Cooley superintendent of Marshall County schools presiding The May 19 ceremony at 2 p m in the auditorium features speaker Rev Wilburn Smallwood Twenty seven students are candidates for graduation They include Robert Abercrombie Joseph Black Van Bramsett Gerald Sater Bryant Owen Jimmy Parker John Smith Jessie Walker Ronald Wright Carolyn Abercrombie Betty Brown Mary Crawford Brenda Culbreath Judy Flack Ann Helms Judy Johnson Janice Owen Lourella Pritchett Jane Tilton and Sandra Whisenant The article then digresses with unrelated commentary on sermons fashion and social manners from bygone days.
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Union Hill
Union Hill High School
Wayland Cooley
Marshall County Schools
Wilburn Smallwood
Robert Abercrombie
Joseph Black
van Bramsett
Gerald Sater
Bryant Owen
Jimmy Parker
John Smith
Jessie Walker
Ronald Wright
Carolyn Abercrombie
Betty Brown
Mary Crawford
Brenda Culbreath
Judy Flack
Ann Helms
Judy Johnson
Janice Owen
Lourella Pritchett
Jane Tilton
Sandra Whisenant
Looking Back At Simpler Times In Village Life
New York based column reflects on nostalgia for bygone days. It contrasts past norms with modern habits, noting traditional roles, community status, family routines, and social expectations. Mentioned figures include Clara Bow as a cultural reference, with imagery of everyday life and common practices of the era.
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Police Gazette
Clara Bow
Remote dog trainer with electric collar system
An electronic transmitter and collar receiver has been developed to issue distant commands to a dog and punish disobedience, enabling remote control of canine behavior.
Speake High notes and local family updates
Miss Mary McKay, Speake High School student and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John McKay, recovers from appendicitis at Lawrence County Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Sapp and daughter return to Texas after their mother’s death. Junior and senior teachers held their annual banquet in the school auditorium Friday. Mrs. Segars remains at home after a stroke weeks ago. Don Montgomery, Howard College student, filled the Valley Grove Baptist pulpit. he and his wife stayed with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Montgomery. Don is a 1962 Speake graduate. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Benson and grandchildren Jane and Toney visited relatives in St Clair County over the weekend.
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Mary McKay
Speake High School
John McKay
Lawrence County Hospital
Allen Sapp
Texas
Segars
Don Montgomery
Howard College
Valley Grove Baptist Church
Don
Russell Montgomery
Speake
Harold Benson
Jane
Toney
St. Clair County
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