Marines Sought Recruiters From Alabama Area
Recruiters for Marines seek male Marine volunteers from buck sergeant to master sergeant ranks for extended active duty as recruiters. Sixty percent Corps growth eyed. assignments to local communities in the Southeastern division. Pay prospects and duties explained. applications to Decatur courthouse annex Marine Corps office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. D. Baker
Courthouse Annex
Decatur
Southeastern
Marine Corps
Marine Corps Office
Chris Spurlock
Alabama Marine Corps
Farm Progress Draws Praise at Alabama convention
Alabama farm leaders heard committee reports at the Production and Marketing Association annual convention in Montgomery. Frank Stewart, newly nominated Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, praised progress by Alabama agriculture over the last dozen years, predicting further gains. J C Lowery of the extension service noted gratitude for surplus nation status amid global food concerns.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
State Production and Marketing Association
Frank Stewart
Lowery
Lon Ramsdell Dies in Biloxi Theatre LIfe
Lon Ramsdell a 56 year old Albany New York theatrical manager died in a Biloxi Mississippi hospital after arriving for health reasons Blackstone the magician was with him at the hospital death attributed to heart trouble Ramsdell entered the hospital five days earlier and his cremation was arranged to Birmingham today survivors were not announced
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Biloxi
Miss
Lon Ramsdell
Albany
N. Y
Ramsdell
Blackstone
Birmingham
Drydocks At Yokosuka Transform Into Cut Rate Base
Tokyo reports Rear Adm. Benton W. Decker describes Yokosuka as a cut rate naval base turned over to occupation. The facility cost the U S nothing to maintain and has shifted to civilian use, converting buildings to factories, diverting iron scrap, and returning 90 percent of arsenal to Japanese people for peacetime use. Opened harbor facilities and supported hospitals and schools in the postwar period.
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Tokyo
United States
Yokosuka
Benton Weker
Armed Forces
Decker
U. S
Washington
Lebanon relaxes ban on Palestinian refugees working
Lebanon eases a long standing rule barring Arab refugees from Palestine from employment. A United Nations source says Lebanese officials have agreed to allow refugees to work on United Nations projects under the Kennedy Mission. The program aims to improve the economy of Arab nations by employing refugees.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Palestine
United Nations
U. N
Kennedy
Manganese Ore Found in Kalahandi Bihar State
Geological Survey of India reports manganese reserves of about one million tons discovered in Kalahandi Bihar State. The survey also notes continued oil search extending to the Andaman Islands.
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New Delhi
India
Kalahandi
Bihar
Geological Survey of India
Andaman Islands
Easter Week Sparks Big Firework Time in Latin America
Easter week boosts fireworks sales and displays across Latin America as communities mark celebrations with decorative pyrotechnics, public shows, and family gatherings. Vendors report heightened demand and safety advisories focus on proper handling and crowd control.
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Latin America
Pinball machines crackdown hits Tuscaloosa
In Tuscaloosa Alabama sheriff officers began rounding up pinball machines after a circuit court ruled them illegal. Circuit Solicitor J Monroe Ward and city leaders ordered a drives to confiscate machines not removed by August 15. Seventy six machines were reported in the city and owners plan to appeal to the state supreme court.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Circuit
J. Monroe Ward
Ward
J. Frank Livingston
State Supreme Court
W. C. Warren
Cavemen Remains Found Near Pisa Italy
Traces of cavemen from about 10 000 years ago were uncovered in a cave near Pisa Italy. Two skulls reindeer bones earthenware vases and spears characteristic of that era were recovered.
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Pisa
Italy
Leaning Tower
Indians Battle Ducks at Wheeler Refuge Not Arrested
Indians wintering on the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge are not to be hunted or arrested by local refuge patrols. Manager John H. Sutherlin says Canadian and Alaska Indians are exempt from game laws due to food reliance. Returns show bands from Jim Blackbird of Norquay Sas katchewan and J D Minnis of Norway House Manitoba sharing duck stories.
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Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
John H. Sutherlin
Canada
Alaska
Sutherlin
Jim Blackbird
Norquay
Saskatchewan
Jim
Wheeler
J. D. Minnis
Norway House
Manitoba
Sea River Falls
Wheeler Employes
Auburn Board Sells 4.25 Million Building Bonds
Auburn Alabama Poly technic Institute won 4.25 million building revenue bonds to fund dormitory facilities for 1100 students and a campus union building. Bonds sold to Robinson Humphrey Co at about 2.75 percent cost. Blyth Co reported winning bid in New York. Proceeds to include a $300,000 pharmacy building. board chair Paul Haley presided.
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Auburn
Ala
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
College Board of Trustees
Robinson Humphrey Co
Atlanta
Ralph Craughon
Gas taxes rise as states fund roads nationwide
Twenty seven states have raised motor fuel taxes since World War II. The American Public Works Association says the hikes reflect the need to fund highways, rural roads, and urban streets to modern standards.
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Chicago
The
American Public Works Association
Indians and Tourists Open Scalping Season
In Albuquerque and across New Mexico summer tourists flood in while traders battle fakes and hype. The piece notes scammers selling false Indian wares, fake exhibits, and dual pricing, with the United Indian Traders Association aiding wary visitors and genuine tribal traders seeking to protect authenticity and livelihoods.
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United Indian Traders Association
New Mexico
Piles Up Miles Chicago Swimmer William Gifford
William Lewis Gifford, 58, weighs 200 pounds, has swum in Lake Michigan for 15 years. His season runs April to November, limited by water temperature. He carries a thermometer and estimates about 500 miles swum annually, surpassing 7,500 miles in total.
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Chicago
William Lewis Gifford Gifford
Lake Michigan
Cancer shock experiments at Florida Southern College
Research on cancer using electrical shocks in rats proceeds at the Bio-Research Laboratory of Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bio
Florida Southern College
Lakeland
Limits grain use in New Delhi hotels and events
New Delhi ministry of food issues a code of austerity banning rice in European hotels in India. Guests may eat at most six ounces of rationed cereals daily. Private gatherings must limit guests to 24 for rationed food, clubs to 20 for subscription dinners, and marriages or funerals to 50 guests. Government aims for self sufficiency next year.
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New Delhi
India
Ministry of Food
Grains Leaders Produced 89 Percent of World Exports
The United States Canada Australia and Argentina accounted for 89 per cent of the world's exportable grains last year according to the Encyclopedia Americana.
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United States
Canada
Australia
Argentina
The
Encyclopedia Americana
Conservation Is Club Topic Civitan luncheon speaker talks resource use
J W Sargent assistant regional director of Alabama soil and water resources spoke at the Civitan luncheon. Dr Eugene Chenault led the program. Civinettes plan a picnic at Greenwood Park Monday at 6. Neighbors will visit Civitan clubs for the October 7 Florence versus Howard college football game.
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J. W. Sargent
Alabama Soil and Water Resources
Civitan
Soil Conservation
Kermit Tucker
Sargent
America
Eugene Chenault
Civinettes
Greenwood Park
Civitans
Florence
Howard Colleges
W. M. Nix
Oak Ridge Farm Bureau Plans Annual Stew Event
The Oak Ridge Farm Bureau will host its annual stew Saturday afternoon at the Oak Ridge Community School. The public is invited to attend. A movie will be shown early in the evening.
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Oak Ridge Farm Bureau
Oak Ridge
The Marble Carver Who Builds a C 47 Model
Peter Zeolla, a 52 year old marble craftsman in Los Angeles, spends evenings carving delicate designs on slab marble or onyx. His specialty includes ashtrays, book ends and lamp stands. His latest work is a scale model of a C 47 aircraft, crafted from brittle onyx. It took two months to finish.
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Los Angeles
Peter Zeolla
Durable mower grinds on at Musquodoboit farm
Fifteen year old Cecil Fisk worked his father's hay field using a mowing machine that has been in the family for fifty years. The machine was bought by his great grandfather for fifty dollars, illustrating enduring farm equipment and local heritage.
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Durable
MOWER
Musquodoboit
N. S
Cecil Fisk
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