Holly Pond Youth Captures North District FFA Tractor Title
Clarence Benefield of Holly Pond, a senior, won first place in the North District FFA eliminations at Priceville High School and will compete in the state contest at Auburn University in June. Advisors praised his effort as Falkville and Elkmont teams also earned top honors in various divisions. Delayed land judging due to rain. ceremony featured several district representatives and the state degree recipients.
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Winford
Turner County
Priceville
Clarence
Benefield
Holly Pond
FFA
Priceville High School
Young Benefield
Auburn University
Sammy Davis
Falkville High School
Elkmont
Dwight Smith
Town Creek
Falkville
Johnny Whitley
Vicki Lyles
Bobby McCaig
Mack Dunalap
Gurley
Weedy Johnson
Dennis Robertson
Tommy Woodall
Mickey Moody
Billy Ray McBrown
James Sketon
Phil Campbell
Lester Nelson
Wayne Lewis
Ben Pettus
David Toney
Winfield
Wayne Box
Max Hollis
Ronald Reese
Arley
Bennefield
Red Bay
Phillip Daniels
Billy Barnett
Rogers
Kenneth Wade
Ider
Brillant
Carlie Miller
R B. Guinn
David Lester
Marshall Eistick
Geraldine
Ffa’ers
Birmingham
Herman Myers
J. C. Pettey
Morgan County
T. L. Faulkner
Elkmont High School
Clarence Benefield
Sammy Hawkins
Pilot sacrifices life to save crowd in German air show
Maj. Thomas Eugene Perfili of Toledo, Ohio, an instructor attached to the West German Air Force, died after allegedly staying with his Starfighter to prevent the jet from crashing into spectators during an Armed Forces Day display in Bremerhaven Germany. Witnesses said he appeared to choose not to bail out to shield the crowd.
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Bremerhaven
Germany
Defense Ministry
Department of Defense
Washington
Maj
Thomas Eugene Perfili
Toledo
Ohio
Alex Kruse
Dayton
Limestone Youth Narrowly Escapes Fall Into Deep Well
A three year old Limestone County boy named Jimmy Crow fell into a 12 to 15 foot deep well after the dirt collapsed a backyard flower-box crater near Athens. His uncle 11 year old Dallas Turner alerted family, grandmother Mrs Turner sent for help, and Clifford Webster a student at Tennessee Valley Vocational Technical School descended into the well with a rope to lift the child to safety. The rescue was led by Fire Chief A E Bumpus.
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Athens
Limestone County
A. E. Bumpus
Jimmy Crow
Bobby Crow
Bumpus
East Limestone
U. S. 72
Madison Limestone
Dallas Turner
Bridge Work Bids Requested for Keller Memorial Bridge
The State Highway Department will open bids in Montgomery in three weeks for reconstructing the Keller Memorial Bridge approach spans. The south bound side has been closed for three months to finish a semi cloverleaf connector with Wilson Avenue and US 31.
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State Highway Department
Montgomery
Keller Memorial Bridge
Wilson Ave
Hit and Run Claims Life in Alabama Crashes
A Friday night hit and run killed J. C. Short 63 in downtown Birmingham. Patrolman E. K. Martin found the body. Two other fatalities, Fred Dabney 37 of Huntsville and Ella Pearl Webb 32 of Birmingham, occurred when their car left the road and crashed into a parked tractor trailer in Birmingham.
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Alabama
J. C. Short
Birmingham
E. K. Martin
Fred Dabney
Huntsville
Ella
Pearl Webb
Terry Hittin
Senate Fights Civil Rights Debate Winding Down
The Senate spent four percent of its time on civil rights with a Wednesday vote looming on the first amendment to change criminal contempt provisions. Senate leaders warned that Southern filibustering could stall passage, and Hubert Humphrey urged a cloture plan or selected voting dates.
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Washington
Senate
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Humphrey
Midland City Fan Death Reported In Alabama Incident
Police said Hutto was working on an engine near Panama City Florida when a fan snapped off and entered his chest. The Associated Press notes weekend accidental deaths in Alabama from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Sunday.
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Midland City
Hutto
Panama City
Fla
Associated Press
Alabama
Youth Takes Hero Award in Miami Event
Ronnie Mickles, seven, accepted a hero’s medal in Miami. He later handed the medal to his mother and buried his sunburned nose in a box of ice cream.
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Miami
Fla
Ronnie Mickles
Ice Cream Party Honors Canal Rescue Hero Ronnie
The Dairy Council of South Florida hosted a large ice cream and cake party for Ronnie, praised for his daring canal rescue last week in which he saved 5-year-old Debbie Te. The event drew children and supporters eager to celebrate courage and quick actions.
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Dairy Council of
South Florida
Ronnie
Debbie
Union Race Problem Rises in New York Plumbers Strike
A walkout by white plumbers on a $25 million city project in New York escalates racial tensions. Four new hires Puerto Rican and a Black worker faced resistance, with union spokesmen citing nonunion status while rank and file allege race as a key factor. The City Commission on Human Rights schedules a meeting as sit-down protest echoes last summer.
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New York
Afl-Cio Plumbers Local 2
City Commission
Local 2
New York City
Bronx
Sauerbraten Potato Dumplings From Old fashioned Dish
Recipe notes use leftover potatoes to make dumplings with mashed potatoes eggs and flour. Bread cubes toasted in butter add texture before mixing and cooking. Shape eight portions boil gently then finish by browning in butter for serving.
Teen Hero Ronnie Dury Rescues Drowning Person
Ronnie Treault, known for prior canal rescues, saves a person from drowning in a canal, recalling an earlier courage at age four when he helped three-year-olds by fetching aid.
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Treault
Ronnie
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