Woman held in shooting of her husband
Minette Alabama August 5 a Foley woman is jailed on a murder charge in the fatal shooting of her 87 year old husband Willard Lee Abercrombie at their home Sheriff Taylor Wilkins said Mrs Freda Abercrombie confessed to shooting him with a .22 rifle during an argument last Sunday The couple had three children aged five to seven days after the shooting the man died in a hospital nearby
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Bay
Minette
Ala
Foley
Taylor Wilkins
Freda Abercrombie
Willard Lee Abercrombie
Abercrombie
Local statements describe events before a shooting
Wilkins said witnesses were sent to the store shortly before the shooting. The remark suggests pre-event actions and concerns about timing surrounding the incident.
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Wilkins
James Jordan Wins 1948 FFA Forestry Award
James Jordan an 18 year old farm youth from Chatam won first place in the state cooperative FFA forestry program. He received a savings bond and certificate at presentation. The project focused on stand improvement across 25 acres with diseased trees cut. Jordan also managed a gum farming effort and planted 2 500 seedlings. Cooperating agencies included State Forest Service Gulf Lumber Company American Turpentine Farmers Association and Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company.
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FFA
James Jordan
Chatam
Montgomery
J. C. Cannon
Jordan
Billy K. Smith
Pell City
J. Frank Gravlee
Fayette
James Mallett
Centre
State Forest Service
Department of Vocational Agriculture
Gulf Lumber Company
Mobile
American Turpentine Farmers Association
Valdosta, Ga
Industrial Department
Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company
Norfolk, Va
National Guard lifts ceiling to enroll more officers and veterans
The National Guard announced higher enrollment for commissioned and warrant officers and certain World War II veterans. Maj. Gen. Kenneth F. Cramer said officers will no longer count against unit quotas, allowing more qualified men to enlist. State quotas for enlisted men were also revised, with total officer strength expanding while preserving quota credits. Also noted are eligibility rules for veterans with 90 days service, earlier wartime personnel, and allied armed forces members.
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Washington
National Guard
Kennethh H F. Cramer
Guard Bureau
Guard
Congress
Cramer
National Guard Bureau
Debt and Liberty The Call for Economic Prudence
Excerpted text argues for economy as essential to independence and liberty over public debt. It warns against government waste and heavy taxation on everyday needs to fund lavish programs. The passage, attributed to Thomas Jefferson, blends political aphorisms and social quips.
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Danteria Territte
Quintuplet Survivors Highlight 1930s Births in Canada and Argentina
Among 46 quintuplet births in medical literature only two groups survived the first year. The Dionne sisters born May 28 1934 near Callander Ontario and the Diligentis quintuplets born July 15 1943 in Buenos Aires are alive today. A study notes these rare outcomes amid a discussion of neonatal survivorship.
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Dionne
Callander
Ontario
Buenos Aires
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