Mor gan County High School Class of 1919 Reunion Held
The Mor gan County High School Class of 1919 held its first reunion at Sherrill Park Hartselle on August 7 with about fifty members and guests. Thirty two members were in the class, twenty four attended, and a display of yearbooks photos and memorabilia entertained attendees. Dr James S P Beck head of pathology at Druid City Hospital Tuscaloosa was present representing the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery to discuss a clinical study among Japanese POWs. The event featured a moving picture presentation by Dr Beck.
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Sherrill Park
Hartselle
Morgan County High School
James S. P. Beck
Pathology
Druid City Hospital
Tuscaloosa
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Navy Department
Washington, D. C
Nagasaki
Beck
Reunion recalls Nagasaki bombing observations and class memories
A report from 1945 notes nine Nagasaki survivors with surface burns seen thirty five days after the atomic blast on August 9 1945. Dr Beck provides observations from that critical moment as part of USS Haven activity. The evening features Dewey Yeager a singer and radio performer.
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Nagasaki
USS Haven
Henry Gibson
Carman Berry
Arthur Howell
Alberta Richardson
Lester A. Ryan
Estes Lockhart
William C. Ryan
Fred Schnell
Fred A. Bennett
T. M. Nelson
C. P. Johnston
J. N. Laubenthal
T. B. Richardson
Edwin To
Brice
Idaho State Bird and Antimony Town Highlight
The mountain bluebird is designated as Idaho’s state bird. Stibnite, Idaho derives its name from local antimony ore, reflecting the area’s mineral history.
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Idaho
Moon’s surface marked by over thirty thousand craters
Astronomers estimated more than 30 000 impact craters on the moon’s visible face, likely formed by falling meteors, enhancing the celestial map of the lunar landscape.
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Amere
Deark
Good News For Groceries And Curtain Material Owner
A store on Grant Street announces good news for the owner of a sack of groceries and curtain material. An out-of-town shopper found the packages in a parked car and left them at Pickens Willingham and Wright. The owner can identify the items to reclaim them amid the year's rising costs.
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Pickens, Willingham and Wright
Grant Street
First cotton boll reaches Athens as harvest begins
Athens Alabama on August 14 reports the arrival of the first cotton boll signaling the start of the harvest. Local farmers anticipate picking season and potential yield.
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Athens
Ala
Athens News Items Show Local Residents Vacationing and Moves
Miss Aldena Chapman returns from a two week eastern seaboard vacation. Bill White will leave Sunday for Alabama Highway Patrol duties. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Speak and daughters vacation in Florida and Gulf Coast points. The Paul family moves to Morgan County where Mr. Paul coaches high school. Mrs. Snodgrass of Tucson visits W. P. Chandler family. Dr. John P. Hill travels to New York City for annual vacation. The Smiths return from St. Louis. B F Lambert returns home from Nashville after heart attack treatment in Chicago. Mrs. R. L. Malone and daughter Elizabeth visit Birmingham. The McDonalds and Eloise Pence spend Sunday in Nashville. Herman M. Cole vacationing in Gatlinburg. Lieut. Col. John Linton visits relatives. will be stationed in Jeffersonville. Col. Linton returns from two years in Germany and Italy. Mrs. Herbert Goehler recovers from surgery in Birmingham. Thomas Pettus visits from Pettusville. Mrs. Halsey Townes and daughters visit her parents. Robert E. Kaucher visits Union City. Dave and P A Ragan guests of Daytona Beach trip. J. Thomas Strain returns from Red Boiling Springs. W. W. Malone Jr. weekend in South Alabama. Camp Winnataska trip for Join Harlow and others. Sheriff Sandlin and R A Troupe vacation in Florida.
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Seaboard
Bill White
Alabama Highway Patrol
Louis
Gloria
Janis
Thay
Florida
Gulf Coast
Phylis Ann
Hartselle
Paul
Morgan County High School
E. M. Snodgrass
Tucson
Arizona
W. P. Chandler
John P. Hill
New York City
H. M. Smith
St. Louis
B. F. Lambert
Chicago
Nashville
R. L. Malone
Elizabeth
Birmingham
Sidney McDonald
Eloise Pence
Herman M. Cole
Gatlinburg
Tenn
Smoky Mountains
John Linton
Charles Linton
Col. Linton
Germany
Italy
Jeffersonville
Kentucky
Herbert Goehler
Thomas Pettus
Pettusville
Halsey Townes
Beverly
Ginger
Louis B. Grasse
Robert E. Kaucher
Union City
Indiana
Dave Ragan
Daytona Beach
P. A. Ragan
J. Thomas Strain
Red Boiling Springs
W. W. Malone Jr
South
Alabama
Harlow
John Bitting
John Orr
Bill Estes
Camp Winnataska
John G. Sandlin
R. A. Troupe
Red Cross swimming meet set at Athens pool Sunday
Athens Alabama August 14 a Red Cross swimming meet will be held at the municipal pool Sunday afternoon at two oclock. Exhibitions will show the work from the free summer swimming and life saving courses conducted by George Porter and associates under the Red Cross program. A number of comedy dives will also be given by Sam Biondo, one of the instructors.
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Athens
Ala
Red Cross
George Porter
Local Cotton Runs Slightly Late This Year
Son brought to Athens this week by F B Taylor of the Charlie Taylor farm on Athens Route 1. Cotton is running slightly late this year according to local experts.
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Athens
F. B. Taylor
Charlie Taylor
Coats Off Drive To Be Talked At Jaycee Meeting
De catur will discuss a city wide coats off campaign for the remainder of summer at a Junior Chamber of Commerce meeting Tuesday at 7 P M at the Why Not cafe announced Alvis Briscoe Jaycee president. The drive may be officially launched at the dinner meeting and aims to persuade city businessmen to cooperate in a mass revolt for comfort.
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Decatur
Chamber of Commerce
Why Not Cafe
Alvis Briscoe
Jaycee
Briscoe
Athens City Schools to Open August 30
Athens directed by Julian Newman announces the start of the new school year for all city and Negro elementary schools on Monday August 30.
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Athens
Ala
Julian Newman
Full-tone Hearing brochure offered to deafened readers
A free brochure titled Full-tone Hearing helps hard of hearing individuals enjoy sermons and music. Deafened persons praise it as a practical guide with valuable advice. Request a copy by sending a penny postcard to BELTONE Dept 18 1450 W. 19th St Chicago Ill.
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Beltone
Dept
19Th St
Chicago
Ill
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