Resurvey Considered for Dependents Class 3-A Draft Pool
Maj. Gen. Hershey urges a possible resurvey of men deferred due to dependents to maintain current military manpower. He notes about 900,000 in class 3-A could bolster the force, stressing policy importance as July 1 draft pool stands at roughly 1.2 million. Army and Air Force plan to release reserve officers who decline indefinite commissions. Navy and Marine Corps already do.
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Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
Selective Service
Army
Air Force
Navy
Marine Corps
North Limestone Reports Heavy Rain and Lightning Damage
A broad area of North Limestone County received rain from Lester through Veto and Pettysville to Ardmore. Lightning struck the Grady Congo barn near Blair, destroying barn and contents. Wind and surges knocked out power poles and transformers. Elkmont phones were out due to wire crosses after the storm.
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North Limestone County
Lester
Veto
Pettysville
Elkmont
Ardmore
Athens
Blair
North Limestone
His Hiding Place In Hide And Seek Proves To Be Fatal
Jerry Barnes five vanished during hide and seek in San Jose California. Bradley three alerted parents Theo dore W Barnes and wife. After an hour search police found the boy inside a homemade ice chest in the backyard lid had fallen and locked self.
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San Jose
Calif
Jerry Barnes
Bradley
Theodore W. Barnes
Barnes
Jerry
Fire damages Ottawa Parliamentary Library in two alarms
A two alarm fire at the Ottawa Parliamentary Library was brought under control with heavy water damage. The sprinklered building housed thousands of valuable books and documents and its floor was three inches deep in water after the alarm. Officials said damage would run into thousands of dollars.
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Ottawa
Parliamentary
Slaying of Betty Jack Stevens Shocks Oklahoma
Betty Jack Stevens, 21, a Dallas waitress, was identified as the brutal murder victim found headless and tormented in a Yukon area creek bed. Police probe links to gangland revenge with connections in Texas and Oklahoma. autopsy confirms torture and decapitation.
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Oklahoma City
Betty Jack
O. S. Stevens
Grapeland
Tex
Group life insurance policies cover millions in U S
Group life insurance programs provide coverage for about 31 million people across the United States. The figure reflects widespread reliance on employer sponsored life policies and group plans.
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Group
United States
First Moon Photographs Said to Be Made in 1849
Believed to be the earliest lunar pictures, photographs of the moon reportedly taken in 1849 using early photographic methods. The images mark a milestone in astronomy and visual documentation, showcasing the moon’s features through nascent camera technology.
Some Accidental Sleight Of Hand Trips Up Thief
In Indianapolis three men robbed James Adams but he asked for his empty billfold. A robber returned a different billfold to Adams pocket and police questioned James Goodner about the swapped wallets and $70 inside the genuine billfold. The piece also notes European origin of many meadow plants and unassisted spread of daisies and thistles.
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Indianapolis
James Adams
Adams
James Goodner
Goodner
Adam
District Playoffs Set for Florence Little League
Four North Alabama towns compete in District One baseball in Florence. Piedmont faces Huntsville in the opening game with Florence meeting Gadsden tomorrow. Winners play for the district title Wednesday with the state meet in Auburn August 13 and 14.
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Florence
Ala
North Alabama
Piedmont
Huntsville
Gadsden
Auburn
McCormick Named President of Orange Bowl Committee
Sam H. McCormick, General Manager of Hialeah race track, becomes president of the Orange Bowl Committee that runs Florida’s New Year’s pageant and football game.
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Sam H. McCormick
Hialeah Race Track
Florida
Volume of Jupiter Exceeds Earth By Vast Margin
Report notes that Jupiter’s volume is approximately 1,300 times that of Earth, illustrating the giant planet’s immense scale compared with our planet.
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Jupiter
Earth
Three Seek Mayors Post in Moulton Election
Special report from Moulton notes three candidates qualified for mayor for the next four years. Wallace Snead, Homer Hardin, and Clark Hodgins lead the field, while council candidates include incumbent Wallace Snead and others to be determined by August 15. Election day is September 15.
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Moulton
E. R. Burgess
Wallace Snead
Homer Hardin
Clark Hodgins
Burgess
B. G. Hegue
Lincoln expert Frederic Bullard dies in Melrose
Frederic Lauriston Bullard, 86, longtime Boston Herald editorial writer and Lincoln scholar, died yesterday in Melrose Massachusetts. A author of about ten books on Lincoln he last published Lincoln in Marble and Stone in April.
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Lincoln
Massachusetts
Melrose
Mass
Frederic Lauriston Bullard
Cnet
The
Boston Herald
Abraham Lincoln
Bullard
Marble
Giraffes Reach Tall Heights in African Habitat
The report notes giraffes native to Africa can attain heights up to 19 feet, highlighting their distinctive long necks and tall stature within savanna ecosystems.
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Africa
Tunnel Through Island Marks Bay Bridge Feature
A tunnel through an island in the middle of the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge is described as a notable engineering feature in local coverage. The design connects spans and advances traffic efficiency across the bay.
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San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
Pattern advertisement for Misses' dress R4579
Denim sundress or jumper pattern R4579 offered in Misses' sizes 12 through 20. Size 16 requires 3% yards of 35 inch fabric. Includes illustrated instructions. price 35 cents. Send to Anne Adams at The Decatur Daily Pattern Dept. in New York with name address zone size and style number.
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Anne Adams
Decatur Daily
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Koje Prison Head Promoted to Major General
Brig. Gen. Haydon L. Boatner known as Bull Boatner who tamed rebellious Communist prisoners on Koje Island was promoted to major general. He now commands all prisoner camps in Korea raising the profile of US prison leadership in wartime.
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Tokyo
Haydon L
Bull
Boatner
Koje Island
Korea
Henry Ford II Chooses Crusade for Freedom Leadership
New York City The Crusade for Freedom board named Henry Ford II president of Ford Motor Company to succeed Gen. Lucius D Clay as chairman. Clay, once American military governor in Germany, has led the Crusade since its 1956 founding.
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New York
Crusade For Freedom
Henry Ford II
Ford Motor Company
Lucius D Clay
Clay
Germany
Crusade
The
Banana herb debunks myths about world’s largest plant
A fragmented note mentions a claim that bananas are herbs and relates to defaming communism by pointing to Radio Free Europe and Radio Free Asia. The readable text blends topics of botany and Cold War media distancing.
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Tion
Radio Free Europe
Radio Free Asia
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