Satch Satchmo Armstrong Captivates British Royals in London
Louis Armstrong known as Satchmo plays a 10 day London concert run ending tomorrow night drawing Britain’s royals to his Dixieland set. The Duke of Kent Earl Harewood and other peers praised the American jazz icon and hailed him as a unifying figure for cats across the realm.
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London
Louis Satchmo
Daniel Armstrong
New Orleans
Icon Jazz
the Duke of Kent
Donegal
Lord Ogilvy
Earl of Airlie
Margaret
Duke of Kent
Satchmo
James Alley
Humphrey Lyttleton
Louis
Ee Corp
Greensboro valedictorian Randy Ramey named
Randy Ramey son of Dr and Mrs Daniel R Ramey of Greensboro has been named class valedictorian at Greensboro High School. He is active in school with the Gale staff basketball team president of the student council and parliamentarian of the National Honor Society. He has been in the Greensboro Band four years and Glee Club for two. he began pre med work and is noted for leadership and scholastic achievement.
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Greensboro High
Randy Ramey
Daniel R. Ramey
Greensboro
Greensboroen
Sara Blair
S.A. Blair
Blair
Hartselle
Randy
Jerry
Gale
Greensboro Band
Glee Club
Wrecks Break Accident Free Streak in Decatur
Three Friday accidents halted a two day accident free run in Decatur. No injuries reported. At Church and Bank Streets a 1950 Mercury driven by Herman H. Lambert 20 of 1808 White St NE collided with a 1947 Pontiac driven by James O. Flack 27 of 2027 7th Ave NW after Lambert ran a red light. A 1948 Plymouth and a 1950 De Soto collided at 5th Ave and 7th St SE with drivers Glenn H. Hall 1211 5th Ave SE and Howard F. Hagood 301 8th Ave NE. A 1953 pickup driven by Geo H Burt 61 of Trinity collided with a 1948 Dodge driven by Tom L. Phillips 46 of 422 East Moulton St while both trucks attempted a right turn from Moulton onto First Ave.
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Decatur Dept
Herman H. Lambert
White St. NE
Church and
Bank Sts
Lambert
James O. Flack
7Th Ave
Martin and Landers
5Th Ave
7Th St
Glenn H. Hall
Howard F. Hagood
8Th Ave
Martin and Land
Gridiron Club dinner mocks Eisenhower clash of parties
President Eisenhower was saluted as the first Republican candidate with a heart joke at the Gridiron Club dinner in Washington. The 71st annual event drew 500 diners including Cabinet members Supreme Court leaders and editors. Roscoe Drummond led a sharp satirical program with quips about Democrats Nixon and party splits. Music by the United States Marine Band concluded the evening.
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Wilmot Hercher
Washington
Eisenhower
Gridiron Club
Statler Ho
Cabinet
Conginn
Supreme Court
Diplomatic Corps
Christian A. Herter
Massachusetts
Republican Party
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Senate
Democrats
Roscoe Drummond
New York Herald Tribune
Drummond
Ike
Nixon
United States Marine Band Orchestra
Albert Schoepper
Athens Declares Armed Forces Day Observance May 19
Mayor E L Vinson proclaims May 19 as Armed Forces Day in Athens with a city parade display by the Athens National Guard. Col Robert G Theiring assigns R O Allen as Arm ed Forces Day City Project Group chairman in the Alabama Military District. Local merchants urged to display flags and residents urged to show faith and gratitude to U S Armed Forces.
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Athens
E. L. Vinson
Preston Bloom
Athens National Guard
R. O. Allen
City Project Group
Robert G. Theiring
Alabama Military District
United States
Birth of a Jazz Icon Nicknamed by Early Years
The passage notes a boy nicknamed Dipper mouth and later Satchelmouth which he shortened to Satchmo, reflecting the early monikers of a future famous musician.
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Dippermouth
Satchelmouth
Satchmo
Ree Gyell U selects composer for historic song
University of Ree gyell announces a composition by Dr. Thomas Bon ner and his wife as one of five candidates under consideration for a historic school song.
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Omaha
University of Ree Gyell
Thomas Bonner
News Stand Cash Box Hit by Juvenile Lockpicker
Police report says a nine year old boy tried to pick the lock of a News Stand cash box Friday. H J Brumback manager of the Sheridan Apartments told police he caught the boy. The lad was released to go home according to police.
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H. J. Brumback
Sheridan Apts
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