Thousands Get Free DDT Here
In Decatur Sherwin Williams gave away 3000 dollars worth of 6 percent liquid DDTon Saturday starting at seven. By 9 30 all liquid DDT was gone then 1500 cans of 10 percent DT powder valued at 2000 followed and 200 more in floor wax. Doors closed at 1 50. Helpers included Fay Young Bobby White E A Bolan T J Temple Elmer Hardeman Herman Horton J O Phillips with sponsors Decatur Junior Chamber and Mayor H R Summer.
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Decatur
William E. Johnston
Sherwin- Williams Company
Johnston
Fay Young
Bobby White
Sherwin-Williams
E. A. Bolan
T. J. Temple
Elmer Hardeman
Herman Horton
J. O. Phillips
Firefly Size in Tropics Varied Across Regions
In Mexico, Brazil and other parts of the American tropics fireflies grow to one to two inches in length, highlighting regional size variation among species.
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Mexico
Brazil
American Tropics
Printing Stalin Works in Prague Pushes Three Year Plan
The Czech Communist press reports a three year plan to publish all Stalin works for workers use. The first 100000 copies are said to be barely enough for libraries information centers and factory reading rooms. A second 100000 copies would be available for sale to individuals.
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Stalin
Prague
Flying Start At Dixie Freezer
The Dixie Freezer in Decatur opened with City Council blessing and many visitors. Located on Bank Street beside Carnation, the plant is a clean, efficient operation in a former Alabama Dairy Products space. Dreams of Don E. Lewis and James H. Lee include making Decatur a frozen food center with substantial investments and confident faith in the city’s future.
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Dixie Freezer
Decatur
Alabama Dairy Products Company
Carnation Company
Bank Street
Don E. Lewis
James H. Lee
Lewis
Mr. Lee
Nashville, Tenn
Specialized treatment system promises rheumatism relief
Excelsior Springs Missouri August 13 readers can receive a free book explaining why drugs fail and how mineral waters and baths plus a clinic system may relieve rheumatism arthritis. The Ball Clinic offers a new enlarged book titled Rheumatism with no obligation by writing Dept. 3606 Excelsior Springs Missouri today.
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Excelsior Springs
Ball Clinic
Missouri
Bal
Dept
Morgan county bus drivers invest in life saving training
Thirty five Morgan county and other Alabama school bus drivers completed a twenty hour life saving training at Morgan County High School led by A E Houk state coordinator of motor transport training assisted by O P Richardson. The program combined twelve hours of classroom work four hours of in yard practice and four hours on road driving tests using unique equipment to measure stopping distance visibility and judging distance.
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Glenn Shirley
Edgar van White
Winfred Leeth
Dorman Lee
Bobby Day
Evan Freeze
Melvin Brown
Lewis Hill
Ernest Parker
Don Pence
Tommie Beall
Ottis Dutton
Ray Turner
Ralph Sharp
Oscar Napps
H. R. Leeman
O. P. Richardson
James H. Long
H. F. Holmes
Paul Waddell
Homer Parker
Jack Betterton
A. L. Griffin
Russell Peck
Hubert Patton
Thomas Johnson
Harold Smithson
Robert Sams
Don Williams
Troy Byrd
A. F. Densmore
Billy Penn
J. W. Greene
Charles Ellis
S. C. Charles
Baron Hogan
Clifford Smith
Johnnie McCutcheon
Milton Bomar
E. L. Julian
Morgan County
Morgan County High School
A. E. Houk
Vocational Division of Trade and Industrial Education
State Department of Education
Houk
My. Hook
Teach
Alabama
Alan Ladd Is Beauty Judge in Photographic Contests
Hollywood August 27 Alan Ladd the screen idol judges beauty contests by mail selecting contestants from submitted photos. He emphasizes intelligence seen in a subject’s eyes and notes the same photographer should shoot all pictures for fairness. Ladd begun judging nine years ago with many requests arriving from the public and studios.
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Hollywood
Alan Ladd
Ladd
Houk’s free school bus service aids local system
Mr Houk argues that a school bus plus a trained driver equals safe efficient service and he promotes this fact to others. The service is part of a group of Trade and Industrial services and is offered without charge through the department of Trades and Industrial Education to the local school system.
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Ing
Houk
Department of Trades and Industrial Education
Hickory poll names favorite actor and campus queen
The Hickory Twig reports 900 students at Hickory High School select a favorite actor and request him to pick their campus queen. The Hollywood expert notes Bot comments about judging contests, comparing to Bob Hope and Bing Crosby. About 17 million work days were lost in 1948 due to farm accidents nationwide.
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Forreston
Ill
TWA
Hickory High School
Hickory
N. C
Hickory Twig
Ladd
Raw
Bob Hope
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Decatur and Vicinity
MR. Luther Nunn
MR. Luther Blizzard
Mechanical Department
Walter Harvey and
Kenneth N. Murphree
Dan Sandlin
Chester Beaty
Washing and Lubrication Department
Ned Johnson
Ural Smith
Nathan Pryor
Pryor Motor CO
1St Ave
Johnston St
Studebaker
By Bob Thomas
Frigidaire
RCA Victor
Baldwin Pianos
Ferry Street
Bing Crosby
Caddell Drug CO
Youngstown
The
Gobble-Fite Lumber CO
Gobble Ite
Company
West Market Street
Belle
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