Edgil Sees Stable Building Trend Under Defense Program
Edgil, a local building materials dealer and member of the National Retail Lumber Dealers Association public affairs committee, says the defense production program will not force broad curtailment of housing and civilian construction like during World War II. He notes steel, copper, lumber allocations will reduce but materials should remain ample for private construction, repairs, and modernization unless defense output rises sharply.
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Tom Edgil
National Retail Lumber Dealers Association
Washington
Edgil
Declared Decatur Man Treated After Porch Fall Injuries
Simon Hobbs, a 32 year old Black man in Decatur, was treated at Decatur General Hospital after a fall from his front porch. He suffered head cuts and shock from blood loss but his wounds were not serious and he was expected to be discharged today.
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Simon Hobbs
Decatur 1
Decatur General Hospital
Hobbs
Miracle electronic ear hides deafness in Chicago
A Chicago electronic scientist unveils a new electronic ear that conceals deafness and transmits whispers with clarity, rendering older hearing aids obsolete. It claims invisible in-ear operation and no dangling battery wires, with a free booklet offer from Electronic Research Director.
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Chicago
United States
Electronic Research Director
West 19Th Street
Beltone Building
Flares Report Plastering Taegu Front By Air and Artillery
U N forces face Red positions as Air Force control and regimental artillery direct phosphorous shells and air strikes after dark. Captain Hawke says enemy failures mount three days running. E company patrol, led by Sergeant Sokolowsky, probes tanks and blows a Red truck carrying tank parts. Lt Himpon, taking a break in a foxhole, recalls nightly mortar fire and ridge fighting.
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Taegu
U. N
Air Force
Hawke
Edward J. Sokolowsky
Turners Falls
Mass
Sokolowsky
Edmund H. Himpon
Chadds Ford
Himpon
Venezuela Compulsory Voting Rules Clarified
The rule states voting is compulsory for residents aged 21 to 65, while those ages 18 to 21 and those above 65 face different obligations. The guidance confirms the age bands with varying requirements. Citizens must verify current regulations from official sources.
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Venezuela
Navy F-2 H Banshee Fighter Details Revealed
AP News features the McDonnell F-2 H Banshee Navy fighter with a 20 000 pound gross weight a 45 foot wingspan and a 42 foot length. Its ceiling and speed remain secret.
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AP News
Navy
Forest fires sweep California from San Diego to Me lon es
A weekend of fires across California burned 56 000 acres in the Cleveland National Forest east of San Diego and spread to Cuyamaca State Park. Fire crews including 850 others and 400 sailors fought blazes as 100 prisoners from Folsom joined a 300 man effort near Melones. The Me lon es fire damaged homes a grammar school and mine structures while threatening timberlands in the Lower Sierra.
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San Francisco
California
Cleveland National Forest
San Diego
Cuyamaca State Park
Folsom State Penitentiary
Mother Lode
Melones
Sacramento
Lower
Sierra
Sheffield Woman In Custody In Fatal Shooting
Sheffield Ala Aug 21 Mrs Leona Dunn is held in Colbert county jail after the fatal shooting of her husband William Clyde Dunn 44 who died at Colbert county hospital He was killed by a .25 caliber automatic bullet entering the left chest An inquest will be held when Mrs Dunn’s condition improves McCluskey the acting Coroner cited hysteria and shock as factors
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Sheffield
Ala
Leona Dunn
Colbert County
William Clyde Dunn
Colbert County Hospital
John McCluskey
Dunn
McCluskey
Army Navy Chiefs In Conference In Tokyo Not Disclosed
In Tokyo Gen J Lawton Collins and Adm Forest Sherman held conferences today but kept topics private. Vice Admiral Charles Joy said Sherman’s visit involved discussions with General MacArthur and Joy, with no comment on any possible Korea trip.
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Army
Navy
Tokyo
U. S. Army
J. Lawton Collins
Forest P. Sherman
Charles T. Joy
Far East
Sherman
MacArthur
Korea
New Korean War Battle At Pusan Ridge Assault
Accounts from Sgt. Horst W. Schroeder describe a brutal clash at the Pusan supply port area on the peninsula's south end. North Korean forces used a double platoon style attack, leveraging daytime assaults and nighttime reinforcements to seize and retake the ridge while American units endured heavy air, mortar, and artillery bombardments.
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Pusan
Horst W. Schroeder
Metropolitan Ave
Middle Village
N. Y
Nehru weighing two peace bids
India’s Prime Minister Nehru weighed whether to visit Peiping or lead the U N delegation next month to New York as both options could advance world peace. Official sources said the Chinese invitation was not tied to the Korean War and that his choice would aim to improve the deteriorating international situation.
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New Delhi
India
Nehru
Peiping
Lake Success
United Nations Assembly
Choi
Decomposed Body Identified as Ex Carnival Worker
The decomposed body found near Montgomery is identified as Pierre Decampo, 38, Milwaukee, by carnival worker Robert Marks. Autopsy found no foul play. Decampo had reportedly worked with the carnival until about a month ago, with denatured alcohol and bay rum found nearby.
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Montgomery
Asia
Pierre Decampo
Milwaukee
Wis
Lewis Miller
Robert Marks
Miller
Marks
Veteran Physician Dies In Greenville
Dr Phillip V Speir, 73, a leading physician in the Greenville area, dies at home after a long illness. Funeral arrangements were not immediately available, and he was widely respected for his medical service to the community.
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Greenville
Ala
Phillip V. Speir
Speir Hospital Founder Dies After Long Career
Died yesterday meaning a physician who established Speir hospital here 30 years ago and was a charter member of the Butler County Medical Society. He received a 50 year service plaque from the Alabama Medical Association. Survived by widow, two sons Dr H Phillip Speir Greenville and Wyeth Speir Furman, two daughters Mrs Dorothy Parrish Greenville and Mrs Walker Hendrix Evergreen. Funeral services were scheduled today.
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Speir Hospital
Butler County Medical Society
Alabama Medical Association
H. Phillip Speir
Greetville
Wyeth Speir
Furman
Dorothy Parrish
Greenville
Walker Hendrix
Evergreen
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