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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1958

Page

3

Secretaries Gather for Sixth Alabama Secre taries Convention

Mrs Frances Farrell of Tuscaloosa led planning for the Alabama Division National Secretaries Assn International sixth annual convention set for June 6 to 8 in Decatur. About 60 to 65 members are expected. chapters span Anniston Birmingham Gadsden Huntsville Mobile Montgomery Tuscaloosa and Decatur.

Frances Farrell Tuscaloosa Ala Alabama Division of National Secretaries Assn., International Association Decatur Dorothy L. Julich Farrell Alabama Sion Anniston Birmingham Gadsden Huntsville Mobile Montgomery National Association Julich Geraldine Farrer Myrl Bowling Dorothy Riddle Sara Landers Sarah Nichols Nina Wood Alva Richardson Madge Sibley Willie V. Saint Helen Childs Gladys Paulin Dorothy Woodall Clara Warwick Lou Wakefield Bonnie Holmes Alice Baumgarten Frances Ferrell

Decatur Man Held On Forgery Charge

Tommy Teague, 23, of 409 Jackson St, arrested for forgery after admitting signing the name of former employer Vernon L. Hudson to two checks for 17.25 and 30.00. Checks cashed at Busy Bee Market and Monarch Food Store. He was arrested from store descriptions. he is unemployed. A wild swan, say naturalists, can break a man's leg with its wing.

Tommy Teague Jackson St Ernest Bowman Teague Vernon L. Hudson Busy Bee Market Vine St Monarch Food Store

Strange New World for Louisville Boy Born with Incomplete Esophagus

Ronnie Presley of Louisville Mississippi faced four years of tube feeding before Memphis surgeons rebuilt his esophagus at St. Marys Hospital. The boy, who had not eaten since birth, enjoyed his first ice cream cone as he prepares to go home.

Ronnie Presley Louisville Miss Memphis, Tenn Memphis

Mrs. Ed W. Nelson Rites Saturday

Mrs. Ed W. Nelson 43 of 821 E Moulton St died today at 1 20 a m in Bank Street Hospital where she had been a patient since Monday Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 3 p m CST at Russellville Church of Christ Russellville Ala Burial will be in K and P Cemetery in Russellville with Brown Funeral Co of Decatur directing The body lies in state at the funeral home until about noon Saturday She was employed by the State Highway Dept for a number of years She is survived by her husband Ed Nelson Decatur one brother R C Denton of Lincoln Park Mich a half sister Mrs C E Malone Belmont Miss a half brother Tom Denton of Cherokee Ala and several nieces and nephews She was a member of the Church of Christ.

Ed W. Nelson E. Moulton St Bank Street Russellville Church of Christ Russellville Ala K and P Brown Funeral Co Decatur Nelson

Vanguard Fate Still Question in Space Rocket Loss

CAPE CANAVERAL FL A P reports the Navy still cannot confirm what caused the Vanguard rocket failure. Telemetry suggests a tiny electrical circuit failed just before orbit, sending the craft nearly straight up for 2000 miles instead of horizontal thrust. Project director Dr John P Hagen says the craft likely disintegrated on reentry. Only female mosquitoes carry malaria fever from man to man.

Cape Canaveral Fla Navy Vanguard John P. Hagen

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