Moulton News Personalities Highlight Local Week
Mrs. Lowe Harris and Mrs. Sadie Simms attended the State Convention of the United Daughters of the Confederacy in Gadsden. Rev G M Bynum of Decatur visited Moulton. many families traveled to Decatur and Lawrenceville for visits and events. Graduation events at the local high school honored fifty seniors including Newlyn Armor and Jack Smith with Beta Club members listed. awards included Good Citizenship and American History medals. The Moulton Lions Club met with 36 members and recognized scouts for passing tests, plus upcoming activities with the Blind and Deaf School broom sale and a brief visit from Decatur Lions Club member Guy Walker.
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J. F. Kimbro
Thelma Pritchett
Roswell Owens
Louisville, Ky
Rosalind
John Howard McClanahan
North Little Rock
Ark
J. K. Howell
Betty Lou Walker
Grayson
Newlyn Armor
Hilda” Mote
Amercan
Jackie Smith
Balfour
Moulton Lions Club
Decatur Lions Club
Lion Guy Walker
Alabama Light Conservation Department
Talladega
Arthur Warren Sanderson
Roderick Richardson
Sonny Royer
George Farish
Jackie Shelton
Harry Beene
Tenderfoot
Appointment of William S. Day as New Car Sales Manager
William S. Day, longtime General Manager of the Chevrolet Agency in Moulton Alabama, is named New Car Sales Manager. A native of Decatur he returns home and invites friends to visit his new location.
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William S. Day
Day
Chevrolet
Moulton
Ala
Decatur
Riverside Park Seeks Decatur Donations for New Recreation Area
Frank Whisenant, finance chairman of the Riverside Park Board, asks all Decatur residents to donate at least one dollar per family member to fund the Tennessee riverfront project formerly Ben son Field. The park will include a playground, night lighting, day and evening staffing, and maintenance under the City Park and Recreation Board.
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Decatur
Frank Whisenant
Riverside Park Board
Riverside Park
Benson Field
Tennessee River Front
City Park and Recreation Board
Whisenant
Frank Troup
Duke Coach Bill Murray Appointed to Ethics Committee
Duke football coach Bill Murray has been named to the NCAA Ethics Committee and serves as chair of the NCAA Public Relations Committee.
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Duke
Bill Murray
NCAA
Armed Forces Day Observances Highlight Unity and Strength
Across the nation programs mark Armed Forces Day with infantry displays in Decatur and a rocket exhibit near Huntsville. Capt Dabbs notes the day aims to show Korea era forces are not forgotten and to convey the military’s duties in training youths and safeguarding freedom.
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Decatur
Huntsville
Armed Forces Day
Korea
E. W. Dobbs
ORC
Capt. Dabbs
Armed Forces
Statewide Paycheck Freeze Approved by Voters
Voters approved an amendment to the state constitution on May 6 shielding most state and county officials from salary increases during their terms. The measure, submitted by the 1951 Legislature, was ratified 109,585 to 65,985 in a special election held with the Democratic primary, carrying every county except St. Clair where it failed 33 to 280.
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Montgomery
Ala
St. Clair
Battle Tested U S Units to Bolster Koje Guards
The 187th Airborne Regiment is sent to Koje Island to reinforce guards over Communist prisoners. Gen. Clark warns against mass outbreaks and cites outside agents of the international Communist power conspiracy. Prison conditions and past hostilities are noted as Red flags flutter in compounds. Brig. Gen. Boamer takes command. Dodd and Colson reassigned.
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Tokyo
U. S. 187Th Airborne
Koje Island
Mark W. Clark
Rocky Island
Korea
Francis. T. Dodd
Kose
Charles Colson
Clark
Colson
Haydey L. Boamer
U. S Second Infantry Division
Dodd
Kore
Rose
Amendment bars extra duties and pay for office holders
The new amendment closes gaps that allowed officials to take on extra duties and receive additional compensation while in office. It prohibits using legislation to extend workloads or payments beyond official compensation.
Causes of Heart Disease From Disorders Elsewhere
The article explains how heart symptoms can stem from noncardiac disorders and how treating underlying issues such as obesity anemia vitamin deficiency and adrenal gland tumors can prevent or reverse heart problems. Surgery antibiotics and early intervention offer cures and better outcomes.
Death of Man Held Natural Prevents Poison Charge
Lemuel T. Dennison died of natural causes according to Sheriff Holley after an autopsy by State Toxicologist Rehling found no poison. His widow Earle Dennison is jailed on a poisoning charge in the deaths of Shirley Weldon and Polly Ann Weldon, with arsenic traced in both cases. Dennison died last October at age 49. the suspect remains in Tutwiler State Prison.
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Wetumpka
Ala
Lemuel T. Dennison
Lester Holley
Dennison
C. J. Rehling
Earle Dennison
Shirley Diana Weldon
Polly Ann
Rehling
Tutwiler State Prison
Lieut. Governor to Speak to Civitan Club
Lieut. Governor is to address the Civitan Club after hospital treatment for an overdose of sedatives following an arrest. The medical report cites sedative overdose as the cause of hospitalization.
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Civitans
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