Palatial Home Destroyed by Fire in Birmingham
In Birmingham early today a fire of undetermined origin leveled the palatial residence of a bottling company executive. Owner L. Dean Minges reported waking at 3 30 AM to smoke and escaping by tying draperies and sliding from the second story. Loss exceeds 100000, including valuable furnishings. The Minges family were visiting relatives in Texas.
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Birmingham
L. Dean Minges
Minges
Mingers
Texas
Government surplus auction announced in Birmingham
A $318 477 stock of government surplus will be offered to priority and commercial buyers by the War Assets Administration on August 19 and 20 at the Birmingham customers service center. Items include industrial equipment hardware electrical supplies paint and related products. Inspection is daily from 9 A M to 4 P M CST.
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Birmingham
War Assets Administration
Family and friends gather in Hartselle weekend visits
Myra Lee and several members attended the Fam Bureau meeting in Hartselle on Thursday. Elmer Lee and childred were Sunday guests of Lloyd Burns and daughters of Hartselle. Clayton Hits dined with Ratliff Barkley family. Jimmie Krefall and Rev. and Mrs. Shaneyfelt hosted meals. Don Lee spent the week with them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myra Lee
Fam Bureau
Hartselle
Elmer Lee
Lloyd Burns
Clayton Hits
Ratliff Barkley
Jimmie [Krefall
J.B
Shaneyfelt
Don Lee
Boger Family Reunion Held at D C Boger Home
A large gathering of Boger family members and friends met at the home of D C Boger for a Sunday reunion. A noon meal was served under the yard shade with many descendants and relatives listed among attendees.
Revival visits and community notes in Morgan County
Rev and Mrs Lewis Miller and Mary and Jackie of Birmingham visit Rock Springs to assist Rev Addie Wallace in revival. Families travel and host across Morgan County as several relocations and visits occur among Wallace, McNutt, Edwards, Dimple, Wallace and other local households. Multiple small social updates detail visits, illness, jobs, and moves among neighbors.
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Lewis Miller
Mary
Jackie
Birmingham
Addie Wallace
Rock Springs
Glenn Bardon
Baby
Elbert Self
Fred Dimple
John Edwards
Rev Brooks
Texas
Rock . Springs
Henry Layton
Benford
Neel
Gaines McNutt
Lucian Wallace
J. C.wallace
Andrew Brooks
Rev. Brooks
Edd Posey
Evelyn. Edwards
Willie Fred Edwards
Arizona
Roy Self
Cloud Roberts
Rural Grove
Walker Bynum
Madison
Burt Murphree
Decatur
Andrew Edwards
Ray
Pruitt Hensley
Keeman
Gadsden
Maggie Keeman
Walter Brown
Alyene West
Goodyear Mills
Raythorn Edwards
Alton
Clyde Wallace
J. C. Wallace
Martha Southerland
Imogene West
Bertha Garrison
Mary Long
Will Wallace
John Wallace
Carl
Angeline
W. L. Wallace
Andrew Taylor
Pervin Wallace
Etta Wallace
Ethridge Bates
J. H. Edwards
Janny
Breda Doris Keeman
Local Families Gather For Sunday Visits And News
County Willingham Mrs J D Law and Cecil Jones with families from Birmingham visited Arab and shared church at Missionary Grove. Bartletts from Nesmith and Jaeger families joined J D Law and Olan Bartlett. Lightning claimed three calves near Tuesday. J Tankersley and J L McKinney attended Missionary Grove. M McManus hoes new house for son Chester on farm. A baby boy born to Jones on January 26 at Cullman hospital.
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Cecil Jones
Albert Jones
Birmingham
Alvin Jones
Arab
Floyd Bartlett
Near Nesmith
Olan Bartlett
Fred Jaeger
J. D. Law
Missionary Grove
John Tankersley
J. L. McKinney
M. McManus
Chester
A A Aeetee Jones
Jay
Cullman Hospital
Mackenzies column on united Europe and postwar integration
DeWitt Mackenzie surveys postwar moves toward a United States of Europe driven by anti communism. He notes Italy and France hinting at sovereignty curtailment for unity, with Britain possibly backing the plan next autumn. He cites Belgium Netherlands and a Marshall plan linked Western European recovery as core to the bloc.
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United States
Europe
Western Europe
Italy
Carlo Sforza
Paul Reynaud
Britain
United States of Europe
Western European Union
Belgium
Holland
Wes
Mussolini
Asia
Monar Reynaud
Attl
Englandton Churchill
Ed Scates
Local visitors and church attendance noted in Morgan County
Mr and Mrs Luther Roberts and baby Aline of South Pittsburgh Tennessee visit Mr and Mrs Solon Hughes and Mitchell. Rev and Mrs Carl Roberts and daughter of Decatur dine with Mr and Mrs J B Shaneyfelt. Shirley Lee visits Ohio relatives and attends Bible school with W T Knox family.
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Luther Roberts
Aline
Pittsburgh
Tenn
Solon Hughes
Mitchell
Howard Winsett
Ohio
W. T. Knox
Hubert Lee
Shirley
Maurice Knox
Lamar
Rock Springs
Carl Roberts
Decatur
J. B. Shaneyfelt
Mitchell Hughes
Hewlett Roger
Pete Thomason
Hartselle
Ratliff Barkley
Shirley Lee
Ray Lee
Max Goft
Bud Garnett
Ee Eee Man
Paul
E.R. Barkley
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Teo
Tet
Theath
Boland
Marge
Boger
D. C
A.L
Singleton
Edna
Aaron
Hoyt
Lewis
Robert Lee
Edward Singleton
Jerry
William Betterson
J. W
Martha
W. D. Singleton
Wildred McDonald
Dorothy
Junior Singleton
Carolyn
Maryland
Jodie Blankenship
Porter
Donald
Auston Blankenship
Hal D
Jo Ann
Wilbur Blankenship
Shirley-Ann
Claudia Boger
Elmer
J. C
Albert Boger
Charles
J. T. McCaghren
Taroon
Patsy
Wilma Boger
Jean
Tye Smith
D. G C. Boger
C. V. Mizell
Dwight Woodard
James Johnson
James Pave
Martha Ann
Alaine
Faynell
Bobby McCabee
Arnell Williams
Junior Terry
Arthur Garrison
Carl’s
Alovr
Lady Betty
Omega
Glass Free Parkway
Sunnyland
Charmin
Morgan County
Rocky Ford
Ozell
County
Willingham
Mackenzie
DeWitt Mackenzie
Lebanon
Jackie Roger
Modest Maiden
Aunt Sue
Prompt Service
Decatur Typewriter Co
First Ave
Moulton
Kellogg’s
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