Republican Chairman Leonard Hall to Speak at Alabama Fund Dinner
Leonard Hall will headline a Republican fund raising dinner in Alabama to discuss The Republican Party and the South. Tom Abernethy Talladega editor and 1954 governor candidate will attend. Hall will be introduced by Marvin Mosteller new Alabama national committeeman. Vardaman urged Hall to press for a presidential run. Hall holds a 4 30 p.m. press conference followed by a 7 p.m. CST banquet.
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Ham W
Leonard Hall
Tom Abernethy
Talladega
Hall
Marvin Mosteller
Mobile
Alabama
Vardaman
Eisenhower
White House
Native of Athens Dies in Gadsden
Athens native Robert D. Eckeberger, 87, died Wednesday night in a Gadsden rest home and will be buried in Athens. Services are set for 10 a.m. at Service Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Ralph Jolly officiating. He was from a prominent Limestone County family.
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Athens
Robert D. Eckeberger
Gadsden
Funeral Home Chapel
Ralph Jolly
City Dome
Eckeberger
Limestone County
Court Upholds Death Sentence In Rape Attempt
The Alabama State Supreme Court upheld the death sentence for William Earl Fikes, a 30 year old former Marion filling station employee, for attempted rape of Selma mayor’s daughter Mrs Jean Heinz Rockwell. The decision cited jury selection issues but found no proof of systematic exclusion of qualified Negroes from juries. Fikes faces execution July 1 1955 after a separate 99 year rape sentence.
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Montgomery
State Supreme Court
Selma
William Earl Fikes
Marion
Ala
Fikes
Dallas County
Jean Heinz Rockwell
Rockwell
Chris Heinz
W. E. Callen
Dallas
Fike
Supreme Court
Obituary details pallbearers named for Tulsa resident
The obituary notes the survivor Luther D. Glaze and niece Mrs Lorene Henderson Shea of Tulsa Oklahoma. Pallbearers are W B Young John R Coffman Harry Taft T W Spencer C D McEntry and E E Nelson.
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Luther D. Glaze
Lorene Henderson Shea
Tulsa
Okla
W. B. Young
John R. Coffman
Harry Taft
T. W. Spencer
C.D. McEntry
E. E. Nelson
Coast Guard Seaman Remembered in Service Tribute
The obituary notes a Coast Guard service member who served at sea and is survived by his widow two daughters and a son Ralph E Johnson photo editor for the Atlanta Bureau of the Associated Press.
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U.S. Coast Guard
Ralph E. Johnson
Atlanta
The
Associated Press
Syracuse Greek Theatre Revives Classic Tragedies Again
The ancient Greek theater at Syracuse Sicily once linked with Pindar is once more hosting classical Greek tragedies. The venue renews its tradition as a stage for early dramatic works drawing visitors and scholars.
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Syracuse
Sicily
Pindar
Miss Ettie Terry Services Friday
Funeral services for Miss Ettie Terry, 58, Courtland, will be Friday at 10 a.m. at Liberty Church. She died Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. at her home from a sudden heart attack. The Rev. Calvin Davenport and the Rev. M. L. Gunnin will conduct the service. Interment is at a local cemetery. Survivors include her parents Mr. and Mrs. Steve Terry, Courtland, five brothers Melvin Kyle Webster Terry Courtland Claudie Lee Terceler, and a number of divine relatives. Pallbearers are Lynn Cross Brown Bradford Willie Bradford Pruitt Parker Roy Terry and James Griffin.
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Moulton
Ettie Terry
Courtland
Liberty Church
Terry
Calvin Davenport
M. L. Gunnin
Steve Terry
Melvin
Erg Kyle
Webster Terry
Claudie Lee Terceler
Lynn Cross
Brown Bradford
Willie Bradford
Pruitt Parker
Roy Terry
James Griffin
N O Banker to Speak Before Accountants at Tuscumbia Meet
Annual meeting of the North Alabama chapter of the National Association of Cost Accountants is set for Monday at 6 30 p m at the Tennessee Valley Country Club in Tuscumbia. Neil F Pendleton treasurer of the New Orleans Bank for Co operatives will be the speaker. The nominating committee led by L S Doster Florence will present nominations for officers and directors. Door prizes will be awarded by Osmond Gardner Huntsville.
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North Alabama
National Association of Cost Accountants
Tennessee Valley Country Club
Tuscumbia
Neil F. Pendleton
New Orleans Bank For Co-operatives
L. S. Doster
Florence
Frank Holle
Decatur
Stanley A. Veatch
Huntsville
Osmond Gardner
Babe Jackson Wins Probation for Concealing Communist Ties
George Babe Jackson an 86 year old Orlando Florida flare maker was placed on three years probation after pleading guilty to concealing former Communist Party membership while seeking a federal ordnance contract. He faced a federal indictment stemming from 1952 attempts to obtain security clearance for a classified project. Jackson reportedly ran as a presidential elector on the National Communist Party ticket in Florida years earlier. His attorney said Jackson joined the party while making munitions for the Russians under a government contract and quit after U S Russian tensions cooled.
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Birmingham
George
Babe) Jackson
Florida
Communist Party
Orlando
Fla
U. S. Dist
Seybourne Lynne
U. S
Frank M. Johnson
Jackson
National Communist Party
Atty
John D. Hill
Hill
Russia
United States
Eisenhower To Spend Weekend At Gettysburg Home
President Eisenhower will join his wife and mother in law for a weekend at the family country home in Gettysburg Pennsylvania after a White House Cabinet meeting tomorrow. Mrs Eisenhower and Mrs Doud traveled to Gettysburg yesterday with Hagertys confirming their plans Philadelphia style.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
White House
John S. Doud
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Yachting Enthusiast Dies in Rockland New York Ties
W L Lewis H Johnson age 70 longtime New England yachting enthusiast died at home after a long illness. He was for 38 years with Bell Telephone Laboratories in New York City and a former commander of the New York City Power Squadron a yachting group.
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Rockland
Lewis H. Johnson
New England
Bell Telephone Laboratories
New York City
Johnson
New York City Power
Flora Ann Todd Dies at Athens Home
Mrs Flora Ann Todd 60 widow of W W Todd died at 503 1st St Athens at 5 p m Wednesday Funeral arrangements by McConnell Service Funeral Home will be announced Funeral at First Methodist Church with Dr Ralph Jolly and Rev Charles Hendrix Interment in City Cemetery Survivors include two daughters Hazel Todd Oma Jackson two sons Marvin Hezzie in U S Army two sisters Billa Wooten William Ausley Athens three brothers Louis Wayne and Marion Detar and three grandchildren
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Flora Ann Todd
W. W. Todd
1St St
McConnell Service Funeral Home
First Methodist Church
Ralph Jolly
Charles Hendrix
City Cemetery
Hazel Todd
Oma Jackson
Rogersville
Marvin
Hezzie
U.S. Army
Billa Wooten
William Ausley
Louis
Wayne
Marion
Detatur
Coast Guard Commander Visits Local Auxiliary at Finley Island
Lt. Cmdr. Robert Mackle from the St. Louis district office led a Coast Guard Auxiliary steak supper aboard their barge at Finley Island. On a routine tour of 22 states, he outlined auxiliary aims for the season and stressed the courtesy motor boat inspection drive led by Gerald Neher as commander in this area.
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Cmdr
Robert Mackle
St. Louis
Coast Guard
Coast Guard Auxiliary
Finley Island
Mackle
Gerald Neher
Attendance Director Leads Meeting With Local Chapter
Jack W. Mueller of Decatur ends his term as chapter president and will preside at the meeting. R. C. Stribling of Sheffield, program director, will introduce the speaker.
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Jack W. Mueller
Decatur
R. C. Stribling
Sheffield
Four Year Old Wanders. Found Safe After Rabbit Hunt Remark
Four year old Wayne Brown wandered from his Naomi area home in Lafayette Ga over several hours. A Boy Scout search party locating him atop a ridge reported the boy calmly stating he was hunting rabbits.
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Lafayette
Wayne Brown
Naomi
Here
Brown
Coast Guard Auxiliary Offers Voluntary Courtesy Boat Inspections
The Coast Guard Auxiliary announced a voluntary courtesy motor boat inspection drive. Boat owners must request inspection. decals are issued to those that pass, preventing boarding by regular Coast Guard officers. Local owners interested in inspections should call Neher at 1149 to arrange.
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Coast Guard
Motor Board
Neher
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