Camp Rucker to Be Reopened in September
Daleville Alabama August 11 A World War II camp reopening to train troops amid the Korean crisis. Camp Rucker in southeast Alabama 65 000 acres near Daleville 18 miles NW of Dothan with capacity once 50 000 and four divisions previously trained here the 81st 35th 98th and 66th. Local housing for families razed. buildings left intact as activity resumes.
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Daleville
Ala
Rucker
Alabama
Dothan
Madison Man Slain With Bolo Knife
Huntsville Alabama August 11 a 33 year old Madison county man was slain with a Philippine bolo knife at his home Wednesday night. Investigators say Jesse Jones Gunn 65 turned on Leo Cloud after being abused and slapped Cloud died from a throat wound. The case will be presented to the county grand jury.
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Huntsville
Ala
Madison County
Madison
Jesse Jones Gunn
Leo Cloud
Gunn
Cloud
HADACOL Promises Relief for Vitamin Deficiency Symptoms
An advertisement from 1950 touts HADACOL as a cure for indigestion stomach disturbances and neuritis by addressing deficiencies in Vitamins B1 B2 Niacin and Iron. It quotes a mother and family experiences, claims doctors endorse HADACOL, and promotes trial sizes and hospital sizes with prices.
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Leslie
Mrs. Ladd
Hadacol
Adv
The
LeBlanc Corporation
Lessie S. Ladd, Jr
Cleveland Avenue
Nashville, Tenn
Two Scoutmasters In Valley To Attend Training Course
Two scoutmasters of the Tennessee Valley Council will attend the wood badge training course in St. Louis Missouri August 19 to 27. Robert Lewis of Florence Troop 205 and Howard Hinshaw of Huntsville Troop 7 will participate, joining 32 men from nine states. The course, created by Lord Baden Powell, aims to deepen Scoutcraft skills and teach troop leadership methods. After training, they will lead further Scoutmaster courses in the council.
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Tennessee Valley Council
Boy Scouts of Afmerica
St. Louis
Missouri
Robert Lewis
Florence
Howard Hinshaw
Huntsville
Lord Baden Powell
Boy Scout Movement
England
Gilwell Park
London
America
Hinshaw
Lewis
Order of the Arrow
Madison County
Mr. Lewis
Weeden Heights Methodist Church
Lauderdale County
Boys Accused Of Armory Theft In Alabama
Three Tennessee boys Gary C. Jenkins aged 14 Marvin G. Bolden 16 and Walter C. Kendrickson 16 were jailed on bonds under 1000 after stealing 27 pistols and 600 bullets from a national Guard Armory in Rockwood Tennessee. They were arrested at Attalla and brought to Gadsden after arraignment before US Commissioner Lee Porter.
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Birmingman
Ala
Tennessee
National Guard
Attalla
U. S
Lee Porter
Gadsden
Porter
Rockwood
Tenn
Gary C. Jenkins
Marvin G. Bolden
Walter C. Kendrickson
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Twins mark third generation birth in deShazo family
Mrs. W. F. deShazo of Twins Grove Hill Alabama welcomed twins born a week ago, completing a remarkable three generation line of twins as her grandmother had two sets.
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Grove Hill
Ala
W. F. deShazo
Pony Sized Quip Sparks Quiet Debate in Town
A lighthearted note about a tiny horse, called a pony, prompts a playful exchange with the speaker insisting against being called a phony. Herbert Bechtold is referenced in the quip.
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Herbert Bechtold
Edison first talking machine joke caption
A city audience hears a country boy delivered a speech with quick wit. In a playful exchange the crowd teases him about knowing everything, and he fires back that he will tell all they both know, implying brevity.
Courtroom exchange over admissibility and witness reply
A lawyer pressed a witness for a defendant’s words, an opposing counsel objected to hearsay, and after an hour of argument the court ruled the question proper. The witness said the defendant was not at home. Meanwhile an aunt quiz shows a child bringing a bedbug specimen in a bottle for nature study.
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Precious
Wry Echoes on Cars and Time in Quick Banter
A humorous exchange questions buying a new car while still paying on the old one and ponders footprints versus seatprints in time. A nature lesson ends with a quip about chicks breaking shells and a joke about a wife’s spirit and a missing seersucker suit.
Louisville Derby Room Names Dropped after 1946 Win
The Louisville hotel previously named rooms after Derby winners such as Zev Gallant Fox and Whirlaway. After Assault won in 1946 the management abandoned the practice. Frank R. Pierce, President, Dearborn Motors, Detroit.
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Louisville
Frank R. Pierce
Dearborn Motors
Detroit
Witty exchanges on hair, growth, and twins
A humorous dialogue about grown men with nothing to say, chest hair, and a twin girlfriend. Doaks jokes about a sister and her different brother. Joe asks how to tell them apart. The banter uses dry, adult humor and quick punchlines.
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Doaks
Joe
Pray for men men’s shop ad in Omaha sparks note
George Hill of Seattle reports a Omaha based men’s shop run by a man named Pray uses the slogan Pray for men in its advertisements. The quip notes the wordplay on the proprietor’s surname and the shop’s advertising line.
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Omaha
Neb
Pray
George Hill
Seattle, Wash
Preps Elect New State Secondary School Leaders
Crossville educator C. E. Dreadin was elected president of the Alabama Association of Secondary School Principals to succeed W. N. Eddins. Ray Black of Sheffield was chosen as vice president, replacing Dreadin who held the post last year as the four day annual convention closed in Montgomery.
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Montgomery
Ala
Crossville
C. E. Dreadin
State Association of
Dreadin
W. N. Eddins
Greenville
Ray Black
Sheffield
County to hold multiple child vaccination clinics
Dr Murphree states whooping cough has caused as much harm as polio in Morgan county and urges parents to bring children for a combined shot against whooping cough diphtheria and tetanus. Clinics run Aug 15 through Sept 15 at numerous towns with schedules and locations listed.
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Morgan County
L. R. Murphree
Murphree
Newspaper Clipping Lands Man In Jail
A clipping led to the capture of escaped Florida convict George Washington Lloyd Jr. in Bessemer Alabama. Police checked the wallet of a motorcycle rider whose papers did not match and found Lloyd’s clipping and identification. Lloyd had fled Duval County on August 1 and faced a two year sentence for a stolen goods charge.
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Bessemer
Ala
Florida
Johny Mims
George Washington Lloyd Jr
Lloyd
Mims
Duval County
Unions in Mobile sign new yearlong contract with builders
Twenty two unions in the Mobile Building Trades Council signed a one year contract with general contractors after four months of negotiations. The pact, replacing the expiring agreement dated June 30, includes minor changes in working conditions, said J. R. Klumpp, executive secretary of the Construction Industry Association of Mobile.
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Mobile
Ala
Building Trades Council
AFL
J. R. Klumpp
Construction Industry Association of Mobile, Inc
Sewage Trouble Hits Crestline Park Homes in Birmingham
Crestline Park residents allege yard pollution from sewage and leaks in new homes built with FHA and VA loans. After heavy rains overflowed septic tanks, health officials warned residents of potential typhoid risk and ordered mass inoculations while FHA inspected homes. Builders Dibbins Brothers began repairs, with county officials estimating up to $500,000 needed to install proper sewer lines.
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Birmingham
Ala
Crestline Park
FHA
Crestline
Veterans Administration
Health Department
Dibbins Brothers
South Korea inaugurates republic in 1948
The Republic of Korea was formally inaugurated on August 15, 1948, marking the end of American Military Government rule.
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Republic of Korea
South Korea
Homecoming Services Mark Morgan County Church
Morgan County church services drew many visitors for homecoming. A member, Mrs Zera Lipscomb of Laceys Spring, suffered a stroke and was taken to Huntsville hospital in critical condition. Visitors included Homer Holmes of Falkville and Owen Atkinson's family. New baby Judy Dianne born to Ollie Clyde Dunaway and Elizabeth Ann formerly of this community. Maud Vincent from Griffin, Georgia, visiting Modie Hough's family. Bill Russell, returning from Atlanta, is with the Naval Reserves.
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Zera Lipscomb
Lacey's Spring
Huntsville
Homer Holmes
Falkville
Owen Atkinson
Martha Ann Key
Shelby Woodis
Madison
Ollie Clyde Dunnaway
Elizabeth Ann
Foremerly
Judy Dianne
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