Cullman Men Share in Valley Forge Award
Two Cullman men, C. B. Wallace Jr. and W. J. Stitt, seaman apprentices USN, attached to the aircraft carrier Valley Forge, helped win the battle efficiency pennant and an E for general excellence for the year ending July 30, 1949. The vessel, based in San Diego, is said to award a cash prize and an E shoulder patch to qualifying crew after serving six months of the period. The meatball insignia and Navy peacetime incentive reflect lessons from war years.
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Cullman
C. B. Wallace Jr
USN
Route 2
W. J. Stitt
Valley Forge
Navy
San Diego
Calif
Death probe in Margaret Mitchell case in Atlanta
Fulton county grand jury considered involuntary manslaughter charges against Hugh D Gravitt for the death of author Margaret Mitchell struck on Peachtree Street by Gravitt’s car. Several witnesses testified before the jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Fulton County Grand Jury
Hugh D. Gravitt
Margaret Mitchell
Gravitt
Miss Mitchell
Peachtree Street
Moulton Council Reviews Drainage Problems and Water Plans
The Moulton town council spent most of the session on drainage issues. Frank C Pearson asked to close a deep ditch near his home and agreed to pay for necessary pipe as the town provides labor. The council also agreed to assist the water department with paying for several lines and related removals tied to street improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank C. Pearson
Pearson
H. A. Alexander
Water Board
Water Department
Fire destroys main barn on Stephenson place
Fire of undetermined origin destroyed the main barn on the Walter Stephenson place north of town Tuesday afternoon about 2 45. Loss included several hundred bushels of corn hay and farming equipment. Total damage estimated 5000 to 7000 dollars. Mrs Raymond Stephenson said the barn was in flames when Mrs French Acers, visiting, noticed it. Fire department arrived after they were notified and saved nearby structures by wetting them from the household well via pump and chemicals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Stephenson
Raymond Stephenson
French Acers
Stephenson
Stanley Blakemore
Hospital Patients Listed This Week
Patients admitted for treatment at local hospitals include Mrs. Lee Millwood Trinity 1 Mrs. William Cawthorne Moulton 1 Mrs. Odell Harville Decatur 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Millwood
Trinity
William Cawthorne
Moulton
Odell Harville
Decatur
Plan to Reopen Lawrence County Exchange with Capital Boost
Lawrence County Exchange, closed for four to five years, may reopen early next year with added capital and a new building. Directors plan educational conferences next month, followed by offering new stock, including $10,000 in additional stock for county farmers. J. B. Mitchell of the Tennessee Valley Co-operatives will lead the meetings. a spring construction timeline is likely, with fertilizer sales possible before completion. The current co-op property houses the town fire station and water department warehouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County Exchange
Willie Shelton
W. G. Burch
J. B. Mitchell
Tennessee Valley Co-operatives
Decatur
Burch
Co-Operative
Co-Op
Moulton
City Water Department
Personal acquaintances share week of visits and travels
Mr and Mrs Isom Bradley and daughter visited Mr and Mrs Earl Goodlett and Miss Maggie Young. Harry Hurst of Trenton NJ arrived for a few days with his brother Claude Hurst Sr and relatives here and in Russellville. Corporal Virgil Dobbs recently stationed in Trinidad visited his parents Mr and Mrs Butler Ellis and Bobby Dobbs. J B Ellis and Bruce Dodd attended the funeral of Mrs J E Matthews in Decatur. Claude Hurst Sr and Lawrence returned from Nashville with Claude Hurst Jr. Rev Paul Lang reported a revival near Hatton and spoke of meetings at Chealey Beate Springs. Miss Gertrude Aldridge is recovering from a tonsillectomy. Mrs Katie Williams visiting her sister Mrs Johnnie Jackson. C E Bud Young and Herbert Gene Boyles returned from a short wedding trip. Young is son of C A Young of Moulton and Boyles is son of Mr and Mrs P M Boyles. both weddings occurred in Iuka MS with Rev G N Gober. Local Joe Wheeler Corp office closed for annual meeting. Otis Dutton of Decatur was a business visitor. Mr and Mrs E E Red Alexander and children from Russellville visited. Miss Marjorie Cleveland of the city clerk’s office takes vacation Sept 1. Mrs J E Wallace and Mrs John Thomas Wallace with H E Weatherwax of Decatur were in Moulton. Red Bay Bus station moved from Byars building to Glenn building. Mrs French Acers and children visiting her father Walter Stephenson.
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Isom Bradley
Earl Goodlett
Maggie Young
Harry Hurst
Trenton
N. J
Claude Hurst Sr
Russellville
Virgil Dobbs
Army
Trinidad
Butler Ellis
Bobby Dobbs
J. B. Ellis
Bruce Dodd
Ellis
J. E. Matthews
Decatur
Lawrence
Claude Hurst Jr
Nashville
Tom Pettus
Birmingham
Paul Lang
Courtland 1
Lang
Providence Baptist Church
Hatton
Chaley Beate Springs Baptist Church
Gertrude Aldridge
Katie Williams
Johnnie Jackson
C. E
Bud) Young
Herbert Gene
Pinkie) Boyles
Young
Myrl Byars
R. M. Byars
C. A. Young
Moulton 2
Moulton
Boyles
Otis Dutton
E. E
Red) Alexander
Marjorie Cleveland
City Hall
J. E. Wallace
John Thomas Wallace
H. E. Weatherwax
Red
Oldest World Map Dates Back 4500 Years
Archaeologists report discovery of an ancient map dating approximately 4500 years, believed to be the oldest geographic representation known. It depicts routes and land features, suggesting early survey and cartography skills in a Bronze Age civilization.
MEMORY MOTTO AND JOKE HUMOR FROM 1900S PAGE
A mixed item presents a memory virtue passage urging kindness and restraint shaping character, followed by a sting of humor about belief and fresh paint signs. The brief ends with a quip about mornings after and a playful exchange between Decatur Wife and Hubby.
Decatur Man Questions Fire Insurance Payout
A Decatur man asking what he would collect if his building burned quotes an insurance agent replying about ten years of coverage. The exchange highlights concerns over policy payouts and risk assessment in a casual wartime era dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Only 5 real bridge authorities in the country
An evening paper notes there are just five genuine bridge authorities in the country and it’s amusing how often one of them appears as a partner. A hospital joke has a patient asking the doctor if he will die and the doctor quips that Mr. Smith’s death is the last thing he will do.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Punch
London
Mr. Smith
Salty Quips And A Slightly Odd Comic Exchange
A collection of old jokes and quips about listening versus speaking, Cleopatra's palace bathrooms, dresses and salads, and a playful domestic exchange about a husband carrying his wife through rough times. The bits mix puns and banter with light humor and period tone.
Old Timers Debate Living in the Past
Two old timers joke about their mutual friend Herb. One laments Herb dwelling on memories, the other quips that living in the past is cheaper. The remark echoes a line about fearing mistakes in life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herb
Witty exchange on perseverance and marriage habits
A humorous dialogue contrasts perseverance and obstinacy as a strength of will versus a strong won't. Decatur notes that a man gains sense after marriage, to which Hubby agrees it comes too late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent
A concise quotation attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt asserts personal autonomy and dignity, reminding readers that self worth is self determined and not granted by others. The line frames empowerment as a private choice unaffected by external opinion.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Group Photo Question: Confederate Veterans in 40 Year Old Shot
Mrs. Walker Roberts of Town Creek believes a group photograph published in The Daily shows Confederate veterans and their kin. The image, lent by H L Kirby, was taken over 40 years ago and features elderly men, though Kirby cannot recall the occasion or identity of all present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily
Walker Roberts
Town Creek
H. L. Kirby
Kirby
Roberts
Milk law repealed in Mobile Alabama
A milk-control ordinance prohibiting pasteurized bottled milk from outside Mobile County was repealed. The law angered Baldwin dairy men and hurt nearby counties. Local businessmen urged withdrawal and Mobile city commissioners vowed to kill it, and they did yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Baldwin
Mobile City
Poliomyelitis rise in Montgomery July cases
Alabama officials report July polio paralysis cases nearly doubled from 1948. Sixty two cases were recorded this July versus thirty three in July 1948, signaling a sharp monthly increase in state totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Stairs in an Airplane Creagh Still Can't Get Over That
New York August 24. Ed Creagh reports on Northwest Orient strato-cruisers with stairs inside the plane. Creagh and Wally Reynolds tour a two deck cabin from New York to Seattle in nine hours. He wonders at eleven stairs between decks and the surreal feeling of stairs in flight. The piece notes the lounge downstairs and the eerie image of stairs in air travel.
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Creagh
ED Creagh
Hal Boyle
New York
Grandpa
Wally
Yale
Bridgeport
Northwest Orient
Seattle
Birmingham firm low bidder for Selma airport surplus
A Birmingham firm appears to be the low bidder for surplus property at Selma municipal airport. Berman Bros. Iron and Metal Co. offered 20,581.51 dollars for two temporary frame buildings and 700 tons of steel landing mats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Birmingham
Selma
Army’s Corps of Engineers
Berman Bros. Iron and Metal Company
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Decatur-Moulton Road
Moulton News
Irwin Williams
J. W. Martin
Grayson
William Woodard
Landersville
Tillman’ Riggs
Hope
Previtt Gillespie
Charles McCafferty
Hillsboro
Thomas Underwood
Courtland
James Hood
Grady Moody
Theodore Brooks
Bicycle Sale
KB. F. Goodrich Schwinn-Built
Emmett McClary
Mgr. Lee and
Oak Sts
Belk’s
Ecru
Belk Hadyon Co
Junius
Asker
Mark Anthony
Cleopatra
Cleo
William the Conqueror
Elbert Hubbard
B. Frank Chenault
Grant &T
H. Ryan Appliances & Furniture
East Moulton St
Penney's
B.F. Goodrich
Deane
Mar
Lee and Oak Sts
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