Under Attack in Slaying Case of Missionary
Mrs Catherine Bystrom's claim she parted with Texas missionary Mrs Lillian Schleifer before the murder near Lake Martin is challenged as 18 witnesses testified she and Schleifer were together shortly before Schleifer was killed. Prosecutors seek to prove the two women and co defendant Charles MaGraw were together in East Alabama after their separation.
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Alexander City
Ala
Catherine Bystrom
Texas
Bystrom
Lillian Euphemia Schleifer
Waco
Schleifer
Miami, Fla
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Please Pick Flowers Here Sign At Pueblo State Hospital
Officials at Colora do state hospital recognize a common reaction to signs that read do not pick flowers. A large bed near the hospital greenhouse now bears a sign inviting visitors to pick flowers there.
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Pueblo, Cole
Colorado
State
Missing pool reported in El Monte California
Ada Stoffers told police a yellow plastic swimming pool was stolen. She said it had been rolled up and left in the front yard near her house.
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EL Monte
Calif
Ada Stoffers
The Duval Small House Floor Plan Features
The Duval plan, a 36 by 24 foot house totaling 889 square feet and 20,891 cubic feet, places a garage under the main roof with a bedroom above. First floor includes vestibule, living room, kitchen dinette, and lavatory. second floor has two bedrooms, a rear dormer, and a large bedroom with a walk in closet. Exterior uses asphalt shingles and wide siding. cabinets provide for closet, refrigerator, range, sink, and work counters. direct stairs to second floor. includes fireplace and wardrobe closets. For more information contact the Small House Planning Bureau in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
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Eghteen
St. Cloud
Minn
Funeral and family visits mark Mt View week
Mrs W O Lindsey and Mandy McNutt with Rita Pate and Ransom Hudgins attend the funeral of Mrs W O Shinn at Berlon Methodist church. J E Harris of Lewisburg and family guests of Ruby Lindsey. Various Lindsey relatives host and visit over the weekend with notices of upcoming Mt View services.
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Mandy McNutt
Rita, Pate
Ransom Hudgins
Hudgins
W. O. Shinn
Berlon Methodist Church
J. E. Harris
Lewisburg
Tennessee
Ruby Lindsey
Lindsey
Thomas Lee McDonald
Silas Jones
Luther Lindsey
Lee Lindsey
Catherine
Rita Jane
Jimmy Don
W. O. Lindsey
Cecil Reeves
Barbara Jean
Charlie Jones
Pate Hudgins
Dewey Carr
William McNutt
D. D. Lindsey
Melba
Wanda
Wilda
Dexter
Verlon Lindsey
Huntsville
Judson Lindsey
Bobby Ray Clarke
Arthur
Ermond Lindsey
Jim McNutt
Willodean Lindsey
Locality 77 Materia 78 Height Splishments
Fragmentary OCR text lists items with numbers 23 17 33 64 71 76 and dates Mar 22 Apr 20. Unsure context but appears as catalog or measurement notes referencing local locality, material 77 and height 78. No cohesive event or people identified.
Deer Stocking Moves Texas White Tails to Virgin Islands
Texas white tailed deer are being released into the Virgin Islands to bolster local wildlife. Wildlife officials expect ecological benefits and challenges as the imported population adapts. The program aims to diversify the island's herbivore species and support hunting and tourism interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgin Islands
Texas
Reservists Processed At Keesler AFB In 8-State Program
Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi Mississippi has begun processing 1,000 non voluntary Air Force reservists from eight states every ten days. Reservists come from Mississippi Louisiana Texas Alabama Arkansas Oklahoma Georgia and Florida under the Air Force reserve jurisdiction of the 14th Air Force at Robbins AFB Marietta Georgia.
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Biloxi
Miss
Keesler Air Force Base
Air Force
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Alabama
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Georgia
Florida
Keesler
Air Force Reserve
14Th Air Force Headquarters
Robbins Air Force Base
Marietta
Revival closes with nine additions at Morgan County church
The revival ended Friday night with nine additions to the church. Community members are invited to attend services every third Sunday morning. A community cleanup with Lawrence Cove residents is planned for Saturday August 19 around the schoolhouse before Monday’s opening. Many locals and visitors spent weekends with relatives across the area, including families from Florence, Cotaco, Union Hill, Eva, Gadsden, Birmingham, and Landersville, with notable visits to relatives in Decatur.
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Lawrence Cove
Elzin Childers
Don
Clifton
Florence
J. F. Tanner
Bernice Bailey
Cotaco
Dorothy Steadham
Union Hill
Alvin Mc Kee
Margie Hill
Near Eva
Janet Self
Homer Woodall
Lowell Thomas
Billy Woodall
Elna Tanner
Gadsden
Virgil Smith
Dolorese
Loris Ivalean
Floris
Mrs
Chunn
ICI Miners Walk Out in Tennessee Coal Strike
In Birmingham area Aug 15 strike of 4000 Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad iron ore workers continued with no peace move. TCI mills stayed open, stockpile could cover six weeks. Three mines, ore plant, quarry affected. Union seeks wage gains 9 to 12 1/2 cents hourly. Company calls action illegal. Two other Birmingham district strikes involve Pullman-Standard in Bessemer and American Brake employees.
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Birmingham
Ala
Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Company
TCI Mills
South
R. E. Farr
CIO
United Steelworkers of America
Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company
Bessemer
American Brake Company
Bids Placed For Alabama School Textbooks And Bonds
Bids on textbooks used in Alabama schools and the sale of 60000 dollars in bonds were to be held today at a state education board meeting in Montgomery. Dr. Austin Meadows said bids would cover about one quarter of the books in use in Alabama public schools and bond proceeds will fund a men’s dormitory at Troy State Teachers College.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
State Education Board
Austin Meadows
Meadows
Troy State Teachers College
July Profits Rise but Sales Lag Behind 1949
The note lie board reported a July profit of 0,456, raising the year to $6,645,955. Despite higher July profit, total sales for the period are below last year and the first seven months show earnings under the 1949 level.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabamian Dies In Jacksonville Beach
Nathan David McMullen a retired Jackson Alabama businessman died in a Jacksonville Florida hospital after an extended illness. He had lived about 18 months at his daughter Sadie Gates home and is survived by two brothers Howard and DeWitt McMullen of Allen Alabama.
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Jacksonville Beach
Fla
Nathan David McMullen
Jackson, Ala
Jacksonville
Sadie M. Gates
Howard and
DeWitt Mce- Mullen
Allen
Ala
Daily Crossword Puzzle and Cryptoquote Challenge
A ready puzzle page lists across and down clues for a daily crossword with entries ranging from oriental country to subsiding and cozy to armistice. The page also presents the daily cryptoquote by Longfellow, with a substitution cipher and the prior day’s decoded quote.
Office Cat at Ream and a Fire Alarm
A hotel fire alarm triggered guests to gather and watch the blaze. One guest teased them, saying he remained calm, lit a cigarette, and retied his necktie to seem cooler as the incident unfolded. Art McGovern reports on the scene and the guest’s remark.
Decatur Talk and Small Town Jests Collected
A string of light local anecdotes and quips from a 19th century paper includes a mother asking for butter weighed for her baby with the bones, a Sunday fishing rod anecdote, a father son exchange about fishing, a bus moment about a man with eyes closed, and a moral on success tied to faith and consistency.
Farm Wife Will Have Hearing In Youths Slaying
Bay Minette Ala Aug 15 Preliminary hearing set for Mrs Clarence Walters charged with murdering Rex Beech 18 and wounding his brother Joe 21 Sheriff Taylor Wilkins said Mrs Walters gave ammo refills to her husband during the attack ending a neighborhood feud County Solicitor Kenneth Cooper said the hearing would be for Mrs Walters with no安排 yet for her husband and he visited Bon Secour to gather evidence.
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Bay Minette
Ala
Clarence Walters
Rex Beech
Joe
Taylor Wilkins
Kenneth Cooper
Walters
Bon Secour
Mystery of a Kitchen Encounter Quietly Revealed
A tense exchange unfolds as a partner accuses another of attempting strangulation while denying explicit wrongdoing. The conversation centers on perceived desires and a private act, with one person claiming innocence and the other remaining evasive about events in the kitchen.
Ted and Fred Reunion Through College Medicine Years
Ted asks where Fred has been for four years and Fred replies he was at college studying medicine. Ted inquires about his health, and Fred confirms he is getting well.
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Ted
Fred
Campyard Quip Ends in Banter Over Heads
Goofus and Rufus trade insults about head bone in camp. Rufus denies using coarse language and instead claims Goofus has more osseous matter above his shoulders than any man met in camp. The exchange ends with Goofus noting a difference in interpretation.
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Goofus
Rufus
The Shape of Earth Jokes and King Mausolus Tale
A quirky exchange covers geometry and a pun about the earth being round yet square. It cites the mausoleum name linked to King Mausolus and his lavish tomb in ancient Caria. A barber story notes a former barber who left for ambition and illustration. The dialogue ends with a mention of a new ailment called Bridge.
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Teacher
Mausous
Anicent Caria
Turkey
Lumber Plant Wins Judgment Over Miners in Alabama
In Bay Minette Alabama United Mine Workers affiliated union was ordered to pay 3000 dollars to Ray E Lopez Lumber Co after a consent decree by Circuit Judge T J Mashburn Jr The judge also made permanent a temporary injunction against unlawful picketing and jailed eleven UMW members after guilty pleas for interfering with plant operations The mill remained in operation during the dispute
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Mashburn
Railroad leader Herman Bohr dies at hearing
Herman F. Bohr Sr. died at age 66 in Chattanooga while attending a state railroad and public utilities commission hearing. as president of the Tennessee Alabama and Georgia railroad he supported the TAG application to discontinue service between Chattanooga and Gadsden Alabama. Bohr was a 50 year veteran of the railroad industry, starting as an office boy for the Southern Railway in Chattanooga in 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
Herman F. Bohr
Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia Railroad
State Railroad and Public Utilities Commission
Bohr
TAG
Gadsden
Ala
Southern Railway System
Walters Fires When Beech Brothers Advance Claim Threatening
Walters testified he fired in self defense after the Beech brothers moved toward him in a threatening manner, describing the confrontation as an immediate danger that justified his actions. The case centers on whether the perceived threat warranted lethal force and potential self defense.
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Walters
Beech Brothers
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