Rare blood type binds Henson family in exclusive circle
Hillard Henson, his sister, two brothers and a cousin from Town Creek are among seven in the nation identified by the Red Cross as possessing one of the rarest blood types. They can donate only on special occasions and their blood is frozen for potential surgeries, with each member reportedly having faced shortages in the past. The family, traced to Morgan County, is noted by the Red Cross as a tightly knit group whose unique antibodies require careful handling to prevent reactions with common O positive blood.
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Hillard Henson
Town Creek
Red Cross
Flint
Mich
Henson
Mt. Hope
U.S
Decatur
Birmingham
Michigan
Hensons
Chicago
Morgan County
Air Force
New York
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Salvation Army fund campaign reaches 172915 total
The Salvation Army reports 172915 raised for its development fund. At a luncheon in the First Presbyterian Church the drive leaders gave progress by divisions: Special gifts 24515 with 2000 pledged not yet collected, family 29750, major gifts 121150. A 2500 gift is counted by both family and special gifts, explaining the overall discrepancy.
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Salvation Army
First Presbyterian Church
Lynn Fowler
Jim Duncan
Barrett Shelton, Sr
Cal Logan
Maid of Cotton Sally Cash Balances Duties and Studies
Sally Cash of Huntsville, the 1975 Alabama Maid of Cotton, travels across Alabama for fairs openings and interviews while pursuing a mathematics major at the University of Alabama. Sponsored by the Farm Bureau, she received a $500 UA scholarship a $750 wardrobe and a Ford Granada for a year, with travel expenses covered. She expects to represent Alabama at the National Maid of Cotton Pageant in Memphis in December and aims to enter engineering.
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National Maid of Cotton
Sally Cash
Huntsville
Joe Sartain
Russell Bolding
Sally
Decatur
Cash
The
Farm Bureau
Miss Cash
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Alabama
Mitchell Cash
Memphis
Free Concert Set For Park
The Huntsville Youth Orchestra will give an informal outdoor concert at Point Mallard Park this Sunday at 2 p.m. The program includes works by Vaughn Williams Holst Handel Wagner Rachmaninoff and Mussorgsky performed by young local musicians. The group has given two prior concerts this season including a partnership with the Huntsville Civic Ballet Company.
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Huntsville Youth Orchestra
Point Mallard Park
Ralph Vaughn Williams
Holesovsky
Handel
Wagner
Rachmaninoff
Moussigsky
Huntsville Civic Ballet Company
Oil Bonuses Awarded as Getty Secures Riverbottom Tracts
Getty Oil Co. received more than 2 million dollars in Alabama cash bonuses and won oil drilling rights on four Mobile County riverbottom tracts. State Conservation Department contracts retain about one third of royalties with bidding on eight tracts overall, two tracts rejected and two receiving no bids. Oil drilling beneath the Mobile River is restricted, but inland drilling from pools extending below the river is allowed.
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Montgomery
Ala
Getty Oil Co
Alabama
Mobile County Riverbottom
State Conservation Department
Mobile River
Mobile County
Getty
Barrett Shelton Sr Journalism Scholarship Fund at Troy State
Troy State University established the Barrett Shelton Sr Journalism Scholarship Fund to honor Barrett Shelton Sr publisher of The Decatur Daily. The fund, announced by President Ralph Adams and Dean John Chamberlain, will match Shelton’s $250 donation nine to one with federal funds to aid journalism students in need. Shelton, TSU Hector Award honoree, was TSU's first Grover C. Hall Memorial Award recipient.
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Troy
Barrett Shelton
Decatur Daily
Troy State University
Ralph Adams
John Chamberlain
Hall School of Journalism
Shelton
Grover C. Hall
Courfc
Und
Adams
Troy State
Barrett Shelton, Sr
TSU
Hector
TSU Foundation
Health Capsules on Appendicitis Pain Not Diagnostic
Health Capsules note that information is educational and not a diagnostic tool. It describes typical appendicitis pain patterns and urges seeking medical care for accurate assessment.
Wallace Budget Seeks No New Taxes on Education and Prisons
Gov. George Wallace proposes diverting 12 percent of future Special Education Trust Fund revenues to the general fund while preserving most of the SETF for education. He aims to fund penalties reform and mental health without new taxes, leveraging other funds and revenue sharing for highways parks and development. The plan acknowledges unmet state needs despite a surplus in SETF and a focus on priorities by the legislature.
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George Wallace
Wallace
Special Education
Clocks at Johannesburg court fall silent during caretaker’s leave
Johannesburg reporters note the Magistrate's Court Building's 365 clocks failed after caretaker on six month vacation. Court electrician H. Lombard laments his absence allowed timepieces to drift as batteries caused all clocks to differ, confusing the public for months.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Court
H. Lombard
Legislative Budget Talk Touches Reform and Education
In a moment before the legislature, lawmakers discussed budget reform and modest education increases while noting SETF revenue diversions and urgent outlays for critical needs.
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Charles L. Gaston, Jr
Wadsworth and
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Memorial Drive
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ALL Services
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Wayne Fields
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16Th Ave
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Ken Chambers
Ninth Street
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Freeman M. Smith
the Son OF God
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Pentecostal
Sherman Street
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Cook Out
Sherman St
A. N. Lee
Michael A. Petit, M.D
First Assembly OF God Church
8Th Street
Chester Clark
SUN School
Frank Richards
Faith Baptist Church
Beltline Road
W. R. Shelton
Associated Press
MAIL
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Tim Panumz
Seer
Steve Sever
Steve Serve
Stover
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