Hank Williams Buried In Large Montomery Funeral
Hank Williams an acclaimed folk and hillbilly singer lay in state at a crowd filled funeral in Montgomery Alabama attended by about 20000 in the Municipal Auditorium. Grand Ole Opry members Roy Acuff Ernest Tubb Red Foley and the Statemen's Quartet performed Williams favorite hymns including I Saw the Light. Williams died last Thursday in a car en route to Canton Ohio after suffering a spinal ailment and a doctor given sedatives.
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Montgomery
Ala
Hank, W
Alabama
R. L. Lampley
Municipal Auditorium
The
Grand Ole Opry
Nashville
Williams
Roy Acuff
Ernest Tubb
Red Foley
Statemen
Billie Jones Williams
Audrey Williams
Canton
Inauguration Day Weather Odds Favor 50-50
Weather experts in Washington estimate an 80-50 likelihood of pleasant weather for President-elect Eisenhower's January 20 parade, with about a 1 in 4 chance of no precipitation and temperatures near 45 degrees. Historical records show varied Jan 20 conditions, including snow, rain, and sun.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Farleather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Levi Anderson Dies Saturday at 88
Levi Anderson 88 died in Nobana sie clay ia. He spent most of his life in Ker Ridge Fred in Pennsylvania. Survived by wife Agnes Triplett Anderson four years in death. Daughter Effie Giffin of Youngstown brother Edward M. Anderson three children and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services tomorrow at 1 p m at Giffin Funeral Home Capon Bridge W Va then 2 p m at Timber Christian Church Rev Henry Harmon officiating Pallbearers Paul E Anderson Loring L Anderson Lynn George.
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Levi Anderson
Sie Clay
Ia Nobana
Ker Ridge
Fred
Pennsylvania
Agnes Triplett Anderson
Effie Giffin
Youngstown
Ohio
Edward M. Anderson
Giffin
Capon Bridge
W. Va
Timber Christian Church
Henry Harmon
Paul E. Anderson
Loring L. Anderson
Lynn George Funeral Home
Nurse Writes to Stalin About Korean War Dissent
Louise Daly, a nurse, writes an open letter to Stalin and the Russian people saying she is helpless about Korea and that General Eisenhower spoke of four freedoms. She asks what Russian followers die for and notes she does not expect an answer.
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Evansville, Inc
Josef Stalin
Louise Daly
Korea
United Nations
Crossword Clue Fragments Hint at Historic Answers
Puzzle snippet shows clues like Yesterday's Answer First man Supreme Babylon River Chin. The readable text implies a cryptic grid with ancient reference terms. No full solution provided.
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First Man
Supreme
Babyl
River
Chin
Secrets of Charm closing lines and letter etiquette
A tips column on timely thank you notes and graceful letter endings. It advises using simple closings like Sincerely yours and avoiding awkward phrases, plus guidance on signatures, formality, and addressing. An example signature Mary Holt illustrates modern practice. It also promotes a feature segment FIGURED FOR YOU with a 10 cent request.
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Mary
Holt
John Holt
Perry
Ohio
Secrets of Charm
National Newspaper Service
Michigan City
Indiana
Rescue Service For Swiss Alps Extends Private Aid Network
In Zurich a private non profit rescue service operates across the Swiss Alps excluding extreme altitudes. Helicopters at Dubendorf Airfield reach any Swiss location within two hours and aid alpinists by delivering food and medicine or searching for missing climbers. The service also trains Swiss avalanche dogs to locate unconscious victims after avalanches.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Swiss Alps
Dubendorf
Longest Clear Bridge Span Worldwide
The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco holds the longest clear span at 4,200 feet. The George Washington Bridge in New York City has the second longest at 3,500 feet.
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Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco
George Washington Bridge
New York City
Obvious early symptom of larynx cancer noted by surgeon
Los Angeles report cites Dr Joel Pressman of UC as saying laryngeal cancer first shows obvious hoarseness. Few patients seek care within six months, but early diagnosis allows successful treatment with modern surgery and radiology.
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Los Angeles
Joel Pressman
University of California
Pressman
Princeton star Kazmaier named AP Male Athlete of the Year
The Associated Press selected Dick Kazmaier of Princeton as Male Athlete of the Year. The retrospective notes he stood out among college football players and earned national recognition.
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Associated Press Today
Dick Kazmaier
Princeton
Associated Press
Ben Hogan
Ben Jones
Calument
Whirlaway
Ea. Cc
Tiny) Thornhill
Pop Warner
Stanford
Ernie Nevers
Friends Contribute for Boy’s Delicate Brain Operation
A 9-year-old Venezuelan boy, Ramon Alberto Flores, arrives in Los Angeles for a life saving brain tumor operation. Co workers of his father Valentin Flores raise nearly 3000 dollars to cover travel and surgery costs at St. Luke's Hospital in Pasadena. Doctor William T. Grant will conduct the survey and oversee the procedure.
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Los Angeles
Venezuela
Ramon Alberto Flores
Punto Fijo
Maracaibo
Valentin Flores
St. Luke’s Hospital
Pasadena
William T. Grant
Eastern United States second highest peak
Mt. Mitchell rises to 6,684 feet, the highest in the region. The second highest is H. S. Dome on the Tennessee-North Carolina line at 6,642 feet.
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United States
Mt. Mitchell
A. H
Tennessee
Drunk Arrested at Santa Anita After Nine Win Tickets Found
Donald Lee Cody of Pearblossom California was jailed on a drunk charge near the second race at Santa Anita Park. Police found nine two dollar win tickets on a horse named Micoka which won at 126.20. Cody posted 25 dollars bail and returned to the track. Micoka earned Cody 1136.80 from the winnings. Bradford served as governor of Plymouth Plantation thirty one times for a total of thirty three years.
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Arcadia
Calif
Donald Lee Cody
Pear Blossom
Santa Anita Park
Micoka
Cody
William Bradford
Plymouth Plantation
Japan Gets U. S. Scrap Metal
U S Army quartermaster sales of scrap metal and rubber to Japanese firms have netted American taxpayers 2,760,000 since 1951. The report notes the scrap is sold mainly to small businessmen.
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Yokohama
Japan
U. S. Army
Army
Dance Known as Can’t We Yet
Fragmentary note references a dance with a provisional name unclear in the OCR. Reading hints suggest a local event or item titled with a quirky label but specifics, dates, or participants are not legible enough to confirm.
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Robert E. Geiger
Nurse
Stalin
Daily Crossword
John Robert Powers
Ae Conpholy
Chevrolet
Sports Mirror
U. S
the Flower Shop
Piccadilly St
Ife
Otros
Aaa
Winchester
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Winchester’s Old-Strong Bank
Nelson Page
John C. Blackburn
Carl T. Cather
Prank Armstrong. Jr
National Fruit Product Company, Inc
Garry PF. Byrd. Jr
Winchester Evening Star
Allen T. Bawthorne
W. Nelson Page
Edward A. Holland
John L. Kater
Claude 8
Cammer
Valley Distributors, Inc
Sloan Kuykendall
John G. Rosenberger
J. W. Rosenberger & Co., Inc
Garold G. Brown
Robert D. Glaize
Roy Harper
Robert 3. McNally, J
Ralph N. Dorsey
HB. B. McCormac
Virginia Woolen Company
Edward L. Williams
Riverton Lime and Stone Co., Inc
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
MBER
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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