Four To Attend JC Convention
A caravan of Junior Chamber of Commerce delegates from Decatur includes Mr and Mrs Owen Anderson and Mr and Mrs Jim Yongue. They depart June 12 at 6 a.m. from Montgomery for Colorado Springs for the national convention with stops in Russellville Arkansas and Dodge City Kansas and visits to Tulsa and La Junta.
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Chamber of Commerce
Owen Anderson
Jim Yongue
Decatur
Montgomery
Colorado Springs
Bob Hearon
Brewton
Charlie Trimmier
Alabama
Russellville
Ark
Dodge City
Kan
National
Jaycee
Tulsa
Okla
la Junta
Colo
Polish Piano Care Advice
Do not use furniture polish or oil on piano cases. Dust with a soft untreated cloth to protect finish and avoid residue that can dull the surface. Regular light dusting helps maintain the instrument’s appearance and value.
Rug Brightener Tip for Cleaning Soot
To brighten a rug sprinkle salt over it before vacuuming This technique helps sweep out the soot and restore the rug’s appearance.
University Students To Receive Degrees In Ceremony Today
Area students will be among 606 graduates at the University of Alabama 123rd commencement at 5 30 p m in Denny Stadium. Dr Oliver C Carmichael will confer all degrees. Cullman County honorees include Fred C White Louis G Stitt Montez H King and Robert A Moore from engineering. Morgan County reps include William Arthur Stone Edward Wheeldon Strother II Jack R Mason Reba Minter Humphries and Blunt Lee Landers Jr. from various fields. Athens student E is listed among degree recipients.
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University of Alabama
Denny Stadium
Oliver C. Carmichael
Cullman County
Fred C. White
B.S
Louis G. Stitt
Montez H. King
Robert A. Moore
Morgan County
William Arthur Stone
Decatur
Edward Wheeldon Strother
D.M
Jack R. Mason
Reba Minter Humphries
Falkville
Blunt Lee Landers, Jr
Hartselle
Athens
Limestone County voters face six races on Tuesday
Limestone County voters must decide six statewide and local races Tuesday including tax assessor between Claud L. Jones and James L. Newby. Tax collector candidates are W. T. Andrews and Leonard W. Moyers. Sheriff contenders Clyde W. Ennis and Edward W. Swanner. Board of Revenue district 1 features Walter A Dorning and Miles O Martin. Coroner candidates are Curtis Campbell and M W Buddy Evans. Board of Education finalists are George L. Braly and Fred Robertson.
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Limestone County
Board of Revenue
County Board of Education
Claud L. Jones
James L. Newby
W. T
Bill) Andrews
Leonard W. Moyers
Clyde W. Ennis
Edward W. Swanner
Walter A Dorning
Miles O
Buck) Martin
Curtis Campbell
M. W
Buddy) Evans
Board of Education
George L. Braly
Fred Robertson
Judge orders traffic violators to view accident photo book
Longport New Jersey Municipal Judge Walter Wunsch fines violators and requires them to sit through a book of highway crash photos. Take a good look it might have been you, he warns.
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Longport
N. J
Walter Wunsch
Campaign standoff in Whittier over city charter
Edwin Johnson campaigned door to door against a proposed city charter while Charles Pollak countered at the same homes by talking in favor of the charter. Johnson admitted telling voters what Pollak opposed. Pollak later followed Johnson and urged support for the charter. Johnson lost and the charter won.
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Whittier
Calif
Edwin Johnson
Charles Pollak
Pollak
Johnsen
Johnson
Charter
Mining Coal Output Surpasses Panama Canal Work
The United States mines more coal each year than the total material moved during the construction of the Panama Canal, highlighting the scale of coal production relative to historic canal work.
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United States
Panama Canal
Laniel to Spell Out Agency Names in Official Files
Paris May 29 Premier Joseph Laniel orders all ministries and offices under his authority to spell out full names of organizations the first time they appear in official documents after 11 months in office.
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Paris
Joseph Laniel
Notable Graduates Named In Clearance Speech Ceremony
Faye Cagle is reported as MIA in a speech alongside Clay B. Sherrill LLB Thomas Allison B S in commerce and Nancy Wayne Hendricks B S in home economics.
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Faye Cagle
Mia
Clay B. Sherrill
L.L.B
Thomas Allison
Commerce
Nancy Wayne Hendricks
Strong Chilean quake rattles central provinces
A strong earthquake struck the central Chilean provinces of Aconcagua and Coquimbo at 10:58 a.m. May 29 with no damage reported. The epicenter lay between San Felipe and Mappel, and a medium tremor was felt in Santiago while Valparaiso reported a lighter shock.
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Santiago
Chile
Aconcagua
Coquimbo
San Felipe
Mapel
Valparaiso
White Jr. Receives Botany Bicentennial Honor at Columbia
Hal White Jr son of Mr and Mrs H B White of Decatur has been chosen by Prof Sam Trea lease head of Columbia University botany to represent the department at the campus bicentennial celebration. White a Little Rock High School graduate earned a Columbia B S in 1947 and plans a Ph D in biochemistry in June 1955. He holds a teachership and has been a member of the Columbia Glee Club and Phi Beta Kappa.
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Columbia
Hal White
H. B. White
Decatur
Sam Trealease
Columbia University
White
Little Rock High School
Little Rock
Ark
Columbia Glee Club
Phi Beta Kappa
JAYS TO BLOCK ESCAPES
In Munich authorities report border guards receive cash bounties and furloughs for catching people crossing the iron curtain. Radio Free Europe notes that successful escapes lead to demotion and assignment to internal labor. The briefing summarizes procedures from Czechoslovakia Romania Hungary Poland and Bulgaria.
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Munich
Germany
Radio Free Europe
Czechoslovakia
Romania
Hungary
Poland
Bulgaria
Danish Youth Invites Six Russian Students This Summer
A spokesman says six Russian students will visit Denmark this summer in response to an invitation from the Danish students council. The invitations have been sent regularly since World War II, though they had seldom been accepted in the past.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Danish Students Council
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