Salisbury woman finally served after three year court chase
Miss Viola Miriam Goslee, 55, eluded 50 prior summons attempts as she fled from her farm toward woods near Salisbury. Sheriff Pollitt and a deputy arrested her in a field, delivering an arrest warrant for contempt of court over her late father F Grant Goslee’s estate. The case traces to a petition by Earle S Horsey seeking compliance.
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Salisbury
Viola Miriam Goslee
Wicomico County
Jesse M. Pollitt
Troper
Pollitt
Miss Goslee
F. Grant Goslee
Earle S. Horsey
Horsey
Sparkman to Open Missouri Campaign in September
Sen. John Sparkman of Alabama will open the Democratic campaign in Missouri on September 8 9 with events in Jefferson City and a speech to the Women’s Federated Democratic Clubs. Wilbur E. Daniels Fayette announced Sparkman will speak at the meeting Monday night.
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Sparkman
Missouri
Jefferson City
John Sparkman
Alabama
Wilbur E. Daniels
Fayette
Eight Die in Manila Flood After Torrential Rain
Manila swamped by 4 to 10 inches of rain in 15 hours flooding 90 percent of the capital. At least eight deaths recorded as water rose to waist level and roads, cars, and bridges were swept away. Two more drowned in provinces. 14 injured and three missing. Swollen rivers boiled through Manila as a low pressure system struck without warning.
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Manila
Philippines
Manila Weather Bureau
Exemption Rule for Small Employers Under NY Unemployment Law
New York State unemployment insurance law exempts firms with fewer than four employees from mandatory coverage. Non profit religious charitable scientific literary and educational groups are also exempt.
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New York State
Wilson Speaks On Agriculture in Alabama Rotary
E H Ham Wilson director of the Alabama Chamber of Commerce agricultural division spoke to the Decatur Rotary about Alabama’s shift from cotton and corn to diversified crops and livestock. He cited rises in agricultural value from 87 million in 1940 to 435 million in 1951 and a drop in farm population from 47 to 31 percent, plus strong gains in cattle production and forestry progress. The program highlighted cooperative work with industry, cattle sales, and future agricultural progress, with Labor Day meeting suspended.
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Alabama
E. H
Ham) Wilson
The
state Chamber _of Commerce
Decatur Rotary Club
Wilson
Eited
Agriculture Division
State Chamber ‘of Commerce
Alabama Cattlemen's Association
Billy, Duncan
Spence Hicks
Decatur Automobile Dealers Association
Utica teen promotes coffin warning to curb speeding
Miss Ruth Rouband proposed display of wooden coffins with the warning Dont Rush to Get In to slow traffic. She won a 1951 Utica Safety Council slogan contest and had A Careless Step Is a Grave Matter painted at intersections. Ultraviolet light can kill microbes.
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Utica
N. Y
Ruth Rouband
Rollband
Pedestraan Safety Committee
Utica Safety Council
General Inspecting Two State Rivers
Lt. Gen. Lewis A. Pick, chief of Army Engineers, began a three day inspection of the Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers. He will speak tonight at a Tuscaloosa banquet for the Warrior Tombigbee Development Association, a Birmingham waterway improvement group linking industry in Birmingham with the Gulf at Mobile.
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Birmingham
Lewis A. Pick
Army Engineers
Warrior
Pilgrims Sent On Way By Air From Beirut
Beirut Lebanon four engine U S Air Force planes shuttle 9000 stranded Muslim pilgrims to Jidda and Mecca with hourly flights. The mission runs to Wednesday Id al Adha festival as U S government covers costs not from Air Force funds.
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Beirut
Lebanon
U. & Air Force
Mecca
Medina
Scheherazada
Jidda
Saudi Arabian
Abraham
Isaac
Decca
Washington
U.S. State Department
B29 Crashes at Barksdale AFB. seven airmen killed
A B29 refueling plane crashed and exploded near Barksdale Air Force Base in Shreveport Louisiana. The pilot reported an engine failure and attempted an emergency landing but fell short of the runway. Fire trucks ambulances and crash crews responded as seven airmen died in the blaze.
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Shreveport
Barksdale Air Force Base
Falkville Man Wins Award For Idea At Wolverine Plant
Comer T Junkins of Falkville, a Wolverine Tube employee, received a $200 award for an idea to eliminate a production problem. He offered a solution that led to a new mandrel design reducing stock problems and increasing product yield. The plant acknowledges employees who submit ideas through the suggestion program.
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Wolverine Plant
T. Junkins
Falkville
Junkins
Marere
I Wolvetine
wUasestion
Confederates oppose Hartford ship in Mobile Bay shrine bid
Mobile groups debate returning the Union flagship USS Hartford to Mobile Bay as a historical shrine. UDC Huntsville president says protest planned while the Mobile American Legion and Knights of Columbus push to move the Farragut vessel. Local members worry it would loom over Admiral Semmes statue and the site’s Confederate memory.
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Mobile
Mobile Bay
Alabama
U.D.C
Ioe E. Coopers
United’Daughters of the Confederacy
Mobile Press ‘Register
Huntsville
Mobile American Legion Post
Knights of Columbus ‘Council
USS Hartford
Union
Hartford
David Farragut
Raphael Semmes
Mobile American Legion
New York
Historian Examines Old West Variety Theaters
Dr Harold E Briggs of Southern Illinois University surveys entertainment hubs in the Old West via books newspapers and memoirs. He notes managers faced chaos when liquor fueled drunkenness and violence and that many shows bordered on burlesque or vaudeville.
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Carbondale
Ill
Harold E. ‘Briggs
Southern Illinois University
Cagts
Fies Promoted to Vice President at Alabama Power
Milton Fies, mining engineer for Alabama Power Co., will be promoted to vice president in charge of mining effective Sept. 1. The appointment was announced yesterday. Fies has been with the utility since 1937 as a consulting engineer and has directed coal mining operations since 1946.
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Fies
Birmingham
Milton Fies
Alabama Power Co
Egyptians Made Wooden Keys and Locks
A historical note records that the ancient Egyptians crafted keys and locks entirely from wood, highlighting early woodwork security devices used in their households and architecture.
Light Ballot In Mississippi Light Ballot In Mississippi
Mississippi voters faced two ballots as polls opened for the Democratic primary and a statewide liquor referendum. Secretary Heber Ladner said turnout exceeded half of 407 774 in the 1951 governor race. Rankin and Abernethy contested a tight congressional race amid a liquor referendum and other contests. Two incumbents were unopposed in the party.
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Jackson
Miss. W
Heber Ladner
John Rankin
Thomas Abernethy
Me Ming
U. S
Jamie Whitten
Frank Smith
Rankin
Abernethy
Mississippi
Congress
Tenancy Share of US Farms Drops Between 1935 and 1950
Census figures show about 42 percent of US southern farms were operated by tenants in 1935, falling to roughly 27 percent by 1950, reflecting shifts in farming structure and land tenure.
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US S
Flying Farmers To Open Annual Meet In Auburn
National Flying Farmers Association directors arrive for a three day convention at Alabama Polytechnic Institute campus tomorrow. Hundreds of small planes from across the nation will join officials predicting 400 to 500 members at the meetings Thursday.
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Auburn
National Flying Farmers Association
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Substitutes Operate Elevators as Birmingham Strike Protests
In Birmingham a 10 story City Hall building runs on substitute operators while about 300 workers including elevator operators, janitors, and maids strike for union recognition and reinstatement after three employees were recently dismissed.
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Birmingham
Collision injures none as Ford truck and Plymouth collide
A Ford truck owned by Collier Gin and driven by M A Bishop collided with a 1945 Plymouth driven by James McLaughlin at the intersection of 9 Line Street and Wilson Avenue yesterday morning. Investigating officers say the truck was southbound on Line and the car was eastbound on Wilson. both vehicles sustained rear/front damage with no injuries reported.
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Line Stret
Wilson Avenue
M. A. Bishop, Hartseller
Collier Gin Company
Ottur
James McLaughlin
Fourth Avenue
W. C. Hunter
Alex ‘Terry
Wilson
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