English flood devastates Lynmouth eight dead
Flash floods swept England's southwest coast killing eight people and leaving 38 missing as Lynmouth village was wrecked. Troops used amphibious jeeps and pontoon bridges to reach survivors while warnings urged the public away from the disaster area. Three boy scouts drowned at an inland camp in Devonshire.
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Lynton
Eng
England
Lynmouth
Bristol Channel
Scotland Yard
Filleigh
Devonshire
Parracombe
Hunger's Inn
Pottingtown
Barbrook
Moros Driven Back After Jolo Island Assault
A Philippine Army task force repelled a Moro counterattack on Jolo Island and chased fighters into jungle ruins. Casualties included multiple bodies recovered near Parracombe and Hunger's Inn, with drownings at Potting Town.
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Manila
Philippine Army
Jolo Island
Bible School Opens Monday at Central Baptist Church
The Central Baptist Sixth Street mission hosts a vacation Bible school Monday through Friday afternoons with two to four hour sessions. Mrs. C. S. Whitmire leads as principal. activities include Bible stories, drills, movies, prayer, singing, and craft projects. Commencement is Friday at 7 15 p.m. Parents invited. Transport calls to 2852. Teachers listed: Walter LeCroy, Mrs. Euel Thompson, Mrs. N L Finch, Mrs. Harry Higdon, Mrs. Doyle Taylor.
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Central Baptist
Sixth Street
C. S. Whitmire
Walter LeCroy
Euel Thompson
N.L. Finch
Harry Higdon
Doyle Taylor
Lansbury to Lead Revival at Ninth Street Tent
Rev O B Lansbury of First Methodist Scottsboro will preach twice daily at 11 00 A M Sundays and 10 30 A M weekdays plus 7 30 P M from August 24 through September 7 in a tent west of the Ninth Street church educational building. Rev J P West heads the youth as revival begins. The spokesman calls it an old fashioned yet modern revival inviting all to attend.
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O. B. Lansbury
First Methodist Church
Scottsboro
Ninth Street Church
Fifth Avenue
J. P. West
Third Producer Hope Raised In Pollard Field
BREWTON Ala Aug 16 Gulf Refining Company perforated a well it hopes will be its third oil producer in the Pollard Field. Unit No 1 tests awaited until late tomorrow and perforation planned between 5856 and 5868 feet.
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Tuscaloosa
L. G. Crosby No. 3
Humble
Crosby No. 1
Doctors and Dentists To Be Classed Soon By State Draft Boards
Alabama draft boards will classify doctors and dentists under 51 with no military service for potential induction. Col. J. T. Johnson Jr. says about 409 physicians and dentists will be affected as government-educated or deferred practitioners risk depletion within a year. Local boards will offer those found available for service.
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Montgomery
Ala
Col
J. T. Johnson Jr
Selective Service
Alabama
Kamlon Faction Routed in Sulu Campaign
Reports say outlaw leader Kamlon possibly killed in fighting near Tandu peak after a Saturday assault. A shrapnel belt tied to him was found, but officials seek concrete proof. More than 50 Moros killed, 13 wounded, eight captured. 11 soldiers killed, 15 wounded, several missing as task force pursues surrender dead or alive.
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Tandu Peak
Kamlon
Defense
Ramon Magsaysay
Sulu
Philippines
Director Quits Nursing Post at Jefferson-Hillman Hospital
Frances L. Hammett resigned as director of nursing and head of the school of nursing at Jefferson-Hillman, saying the job was a “survival of the fittest.” The university and county have long disputed hospital funding. Durrett declined to comment. Bailey noted her excellent work.
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Birmingham
Jefferson-Hillman Hospital
Frances L. Hammett
School of Nursing
Arthur L. Bailey
Jefferson-Hillman
Medical College
University of Alabama
J. J. Durrett
Durrett
Bailey
Miss Hammett
University
Jefferson County
Requiem Held for Lt Gen William N Has Kell
Mass was said for Lt Gen William Nafew Haskell who died August 13 on his 74th birthday in Greenwich Connecticut. A West Point graduate he spent most of his life in the Army and administered relief for 900000 Armenian refugees after World War I and served on food missions to Romania and Russia.
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West Point
N. Y
William Nafew Haskell
Greenwich
Alabama Coal Output Primarily From Underground Mines in 1949
Almost 86 percent of Alabama's 1949 coal production, totaling 15 million tons, was mined underground. The figure highlights the dominance of subterranean methods in the state’s coal industry.
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Alabama
Sparkman Post Not For Allen
Lt. Gov. James B. Allen announced he would not seek the U.S. Senate if John Sparkman is elected vice president this November. He ruled out appointment to a vacancy or a run for the unexpired term or 1954 full term, stating his focus remains on Alabama state government.
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Gadsden
Ala
James B. Allen
U.S. Senate
John Sparkman
Allen
U.S
Alabama
Medieval swimming avoided due to pestilence belief in water
A historical note explains that swimming was rarely attempted in the Middle Ages because people believed water spread pestilence. The claim reflects medieval health fears and waterborne superstition shaping daily life.
Navy Plans Cross Country Balloon Flights to Study Signals
The Navy announced unmanned 37 foot balloons will be launched from Tillamook Oregon to drift west to east across the United States next week to study atmospheric radio wave propagation with onboard electronic equipment. Several more flights are planned for later this month or early September.
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Washington
Navy
Tillamook
Glasgow Scholar Dates Bagpipe Arrival in Scotland
A Glasgow scholar places the bagpipe’s arrival in Scotland in the 16th century, noting the National Geographic Society as the source of this dating. The claim frames traditional music origins within a defined historical period.
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Glasgow
Scotland
National Geographic Society
State Selective Service Panel Plans Doctor Dentist Classification Meeting
Col. Johnson notes commissions in armed forces and draft boards will induct men who refuse commissions. A meeting to advise local boards on proper classification of doctors and dentists will be held here tomorrow by the State Advisory Committee to Selective Service for special registrants.
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Col. Johnson
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