Limestone Will Enter Contest for Maid of Cotton
The Limestone County Farm Bureau plans to start accepting applications next month for the Maid of Cotton contest. The event seeks a goodwill ambassador for the cotton industry with singles aged 19 to 25, height at least five feet three inches, good health, and sociable ability. Committee members named include Jeff Chittam, Frank Crouch, W. H. Bill Martin, Mrs. Edward Burgreen, Miss Clodessa Norton, Frank Turner, Bob Sibley, and K. F. Agee, with more to be announced. Miss Judy Spence, last year’s representative from Limestone, attends Auburn University.
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Limestone County Farm Bureau
Limestone Farm Bureau
Jeff Chittam
Frank Crouch
W. H
Bill” Martin
Edward Burgreen
Clodessa Norton
Frank Turner
Bob Sibley
K. F. Agee
Judy Spence
Grady Spence
Athens
Limestone County
Auburn
Marines announce combat duty policy for sole surviving sons
Technical Sergeant Forrest D Ea ker, recruiting officer at the courthouse annex station, states that sole surviving sons of families who lost one or more sons will not be assigned to combat duty. The policy, from the Marine Corps in Washington, treats a father and only son in service as brothers and includes World War II losses. It takes effect upon request by the surviving son or a parent.
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Marine Corps
Forrest D. Eaker
Eaker
Headquarters Marine Corps
Washington
Forty two Eskimo habitation sites identified at Nunatagmiut
Archaeologists report the discovery of forty two ancient habitation sites at Nunatagmiut. Researchers categorize the sites as Inuit Eskimo remains with artifacts indicating settlement patterns and seasonal camps. Field work continues to map the locus of these archaeological resources.
DAILY CROSSWORD AND CRYPTOQUOTE PUZZLE PAGE
Puzzle clues span two grids with across and down entries, names, dates, and a cryptoquote reveal. The page also lists local obituaries and wedding notices with reader-friendly summaries of deaths, services, and survivor details.
McCalmon Rites Held After Fairhope Resident Dies
Emory M. McCalmon 66 of Fairhope former Vinemont resident died at home Wednesday August 9. Survived by wife Margaret Murgess McCalmon four daughters and several relatives. Funeral held at Point Clear Methodist Church. Also listed are hospital admissions and births in Cullman and nearby areas, with notices for Amanda Shinn Mary Schultz and others.
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Emory M. McCalmon
Fairhope
Vinemont
Margaret Murgess McCalmon
Jewel Coppock
Silver Hill
Ala
Nelle McCalmon
June Beaird
Sarah Bailey
California
Ora Fortner
Greenville
R. L. Smith
Aus
Amanda Shinn
Mt. Carmel Church
Berlin
J. S. Schultz
George Helms
William Shinn
Mamie Smith
Cullman
Mary Eben Schultz
Cross Roads Church
William M. Schultz
Richard Talmadge
Herman
R. B. Schultz
Vinemont 3
Bertha
Marriage Licenses Issued in Cullman Area
Nick Alexander of Cullman weds Lillie May Munford of Hayden Alabama. Gains Vergie Daniel of Cullman weds Archie Jean Brannon of Holly Pond. Bobby Joe Blalock Cullman weds Grace Jeanette Bright Cullman. Waymon Welmer Miller of River Rouge Michigan weds Willie Olean Miller of Cullman at 409 4th Street Cullman.
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Nick Alexander
Cullman
Lillie May Munford
Hayden
Ala
Gains Vergie Daniel
Archie Jean Brannon
Holly Pond
Bobby Joe Blalock
Grace Jeanette Bright
Waymon Welmer Miller
River Rouge
Mich
Willie Olean Miller
4Th St. Cullman
J T Allen buys pastorium for new Baptist church
J T Allen has purchased the pastorium of the First Baptist church and will tear it down to make room for a new church. Mr. and Mrs. J H McMinn and son Junior plan to move to Oklahoma. Rev. Andrew Coltharp and Mrs Coltharp stay with Mrs. Mertie Fisher while seeking a new home.
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J. T. Allen
First Baptist Church
J. H. McMinn
Son Junior
Oklahoma
Andrew Coltharp
Mrs. Coltharp
Mertie Fisher
House Guests and Vacationing Families Across the South
Mrs Bill Norton and Mrs Beulah Williams stay with relatives in Atlanta and Carrollton Georgia. Mr and Mrs Bob Sapp with daughters June and Betty vacationing in Florida. Diathermy hailed as an ultra short wave medical device generating heat to aid nature in restoring normal conditions.
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Bill Norton
Beulah Williams
Atlanta
Carrollton, Ga
Bob Sapp
June
Betty
Florida
Sign at Colorado Wyoming line found used in barn
Not Indian sign Fort Collins Colorado. The disappearance of a large road sign at the junction of highways US 85 87 near the Colorado Wyoming boundary has been solved. Don Olson manager of the chamber of commerce here said a farmer had used the sign in building a cow barn.
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Fort Collins
Colo
Colorado-Wyoming
Don Olson
Chamber of Commerce
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