Noted Business Executive Tells Athens College Grads of 'Challenge Of Tomorrow'
Athens College held its 134th commencement with John W. Galbreath of Columbus as speaker on The Challenge of Tomorrow. He urged graduates to pursue diverse business careers and noted opportunities in the Tennessee Valley. Honorary degrees were given to four individuals and Bachelor of Arts degrees were conferred on 23 graduates including Dorothy Snow Allred and Roy Wayne Driver.
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Athens College
Challenge of Tomorrow
John W. Galbreath
Columbus
Ohio
Galbreath
Tennessee Valley
Perry B. James
Robert H. Brigham, Jr
Decatur
John W Galbreath
William E. Glenn
Birmingham
Marvin C. Wilkening
Decaur
Dean R. Edgar Moore
Dorothy Snow Allred
Wiley Lamar Bullard
Carl Bernard Conley
Joe Gewin Criscoe
James Omas
Delmore
Roy Wayne Driver
Billy H. Hayes
Annie Marie Hill
Marian Mason Isbell
Carl
Self-taught Tiffany of the Blue Ridge Jewel Crafter
The article profiles Roby M Buchanan, a self taught master lapidary from the Blue Ridge mountains. With no formal schooling beyond eighth grade he carved a niche making 500 to 600 hand crafted rings bracelets pins and brooches annually. He learned by trial and error after writing to fifty jewelers and now earns up to 2300 per refined gem piece.
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Hal Boyle Hawk
N. C
the Mountaineer
America
Roby M. Buchanan
Tiffany
Hills
Blue Ridge Mountains
York City
India
Roby
Milton Andrews Dies in San Diego Cal
Milton Andrews, longtime L and N freight agent for Decatur, died May 13 in San Diego California. Born May 1875 in Alabama, he retired in 1940 and moved with his wife to California. Funeral services were held May 15 with burial in San Diego.
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Decatur
Milton Andrews
San Diego
Cal
Andrews
California
Mr. Andrews
Alabama
Science Shrinks Piles New Way Without Surgery
A new healing substance claims to relieve pain and shrink hemorrhoids without surgery. Reported by New York sources, early tests show sufferers noting relief and reduced swelling.
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New York
N. Y
Radio Television Logs Chronicle Daily Schedule Fragments
Log of radio and TV programs listing times and titles from various studios and listings. Includes names like Kraft News Fulton Lewis Jr Gabriel Heatter and shows such as The Bored Silvers and Town previews. Program times show mid morning to late night blocks with news, music, drama, and serials.
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Kraft News
Fulton Lewis Jr
Gabriel Heatter
Daily Records Couples and Addresses Highlight Local Dating
Daily Records list several young couples including James Delbert Williams Jr a Huntsville student to Ethel Ann Biles 19 of 1302 Somerville Rd, Joseph William Wood 2c to Hazel Pauline Wray 23 of Somerville clerk typist, Robert Ray Garrett 21 to Cornelia Ann Van Arsdale 21 of 412 Grant St.
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James Delbert Williams, Jr
Huntsville
Ethel Ann Biles
Somerville Rd
Joseph William Wood
Stewart Afb
Tenn
Air Force
Hazel Pauline Wray
Somerville
Robert Ray Garrett
Decatur
Daniel Arthur Nebrig
Sherman St
Cornelia Ann van Arsdale
Grant St
South Limestone Home Demonstration Club Meeting Summary
The South Limestone Home Demonstration Club met Friday at Mrs. Lester Long’s home with Mrs. Daly as co host. Members voted to donate 10 to buy supplies for six sewing boxes for 4 H. The meeting adjourned to meet in June at Mrs. Collins’ home. Hostesses served refreshments to eight members and Miss Covey. Plans were made to entertain families, Miss Covey, and Mrs. Lindsey at Thomas Barbecue Ranch Saturday.
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South Limestone Home
Lester Long
Daly
Jones
Soren
Collins
Miss Covey
Lindsey
Thomas Barbecue Ranch
Roby Buchanan Mountaineer Seen as Local Artisan
In the hills near a bubbling creek, Roby Buchanan lives simply in a white cottage. Signs in his workshop reveal his philosophy on rock work and craft, declaring that those who labor with hands, head, and heart are true artists.
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Roby
Roby Buchanan
Dragon trees in Canary Islands reach 50 foot girth and 3000 years
The article notes dragon trees in the Canary Islands possibly measure up to fifty feet around and be as old as three millennia. It also records Switzerland's claim to minting the first nickel coin in 1881.
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Canary Islands
Switzerland
Julia Sue Terry Heads FHA Chapter At Town Creek
In Town Creek the F H A chapters of Town Creek held a meeting in Hazlewood Home Economics to elect officers for 1956 57. The slate includes President Julia Sue Terry Vice President Myrlene Loosier Secretary Bobbie Faye Terry Treasurer Bonnie Brackin Reporter Cynthia Streater Historian Bobbie Waldrop Parliamentarian Kay Hensley Sec chair Wanda Hill Song leaders Doris Smith Annie Kate McGregor.
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F.H.A
Hazlewood Home Economics
Juli Sue Terry
Myrlene Loosier
Bobbie Faye Terry
Bonnie Brackin
Cynthia Streater
Bobbie Waldrop
Kay Hensley
Wanda Hill
Doris Smith
Annie Kate McGregor
Cullman Approves 12,000-Book Library Plan
Cullman city council approves a new library to be built at 112 North Main Street with a capacity for 12,000 volumes. The facility will include reading rooms and a rural bookmobile unit, the Cullman-Winston Bookmobile, and continues the project led by Mrs Bess Morrow.
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North Main St
Bess Morrow
Cullman-Winston
Farm land average price hits record 81 an acre in 1952
The average selling price of U S farm land reached a record 81 dollars an acre in 1952 and has varied little since.
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U. S
Easter Island Park Declared by Chile Amid Exploration Trend
Chile proclaims Easter Island a national park as global Antarctic exploration reaches broader attention. The report notes limited exploration of the continent, while ads and notices reflect a mix of public interest and commercial activity surrounding the announcement.
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Chile
Easter Island
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