North Korea is Raided Again In Major Allied Assault
Allied forces pound Korea with B 29s and light bombers striking Songjin and major targets. Air force sorties reach 218 by 3 p m, with ships sinking vessels on the east coast and rail facilities hit at Seoul and Inchon.
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Tokyo
North Korea
Songjin
Sea of Japan
Pyongyang
Seoul
Inchon
Carter
Jack MacBeth
Associated Press
Korea
Fifth Air Force
Air Force
Naktong River
Sunchon
Tae
Ion
Kwangu
Stan Swinton
Masan
Allied
Earl Partridge
Far East Naval Headquarters
Yonpo
State's Liquor Prices To Drop
Reductions on all liquor brands sold in state stores take effect Sept. 1. The ABC board says more expensive brands will see the sharpest cuts, with averages: blends 25 cents per quart, bourbons 30 cents a fifth, gin 20 cents a fifth, Scotch 40 cents a fifth, plus similar cuts for other categories.
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Montgomery
Ala
ABC Board
Dennis E. McClendon Wins Scholarship At Houston
Dennis E. McClendon former editor of The Cougar at the University of Houston received a $500 scholarship from the school of journalism and graphic arts. He will work in the University public relations office. McClendon is a World War II veteran with the Air Medal and three battle stars, and he lives in Houston with his wife at 7121 Oakhill Drive. His father Dennis McClendon lives in Decatur and his mother-in-law is Mrs. B. H. Youmans Sr. of Florence South Carolina.
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Dennis E. McClendon
The
Cougar
University of Houston
Houston
Texas
University of Houston School of Journalism and Graphic Arts
McClendon
N. S. Patterson
School of Journalism and Graphic Arts
Athens High School
Alabama
University of Alabama
Air Force
North Africa
Italy
International Relations Club
Oakhill Drive
Dennis McClendon
Decatur
B. H.youmans Sr
Florence, S. C
Miner Kills Wife Then Takes Own Life in Uniontown
State police report a coal miner Chester Cole, 36, shot dead his wife Helen, 36, after saying I have something for you, then killed himself with a shotgun. Their seven year old son Bobby, home at the time, recounted the sequence from the kitchen. Neighbors found Cole in the living room with the shotgun nearby.
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Uniontown
Chester Cole
Cole
Helen
Bobby
Daddy
Mommy
Postal Worker Dies Suddenly
Funeral services for Benjamin Tillman Rister 61 will be at 4 p.m. today at Central Methodist Church with Dr W Nelson Guthrie and Rev C E Burton officiating. Interment in city cemetery. He died Sunday morning at 12 30 from a heart attack. Surviving are his widow a son Ben of Decatur a daughter Mrs Leon Childs of Decatur four brothers three sisters and one granddaughter. Pallbearers are listed as B F Teal.
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Benjamin Tillman Rister
Central Methodist Church
W. Nelson Guthrie
C. E. Burton
City Cemetery
Brown
Rister
Sherman Street
South Carolina
Ben
Decatur
Leon Childs
B. F. Teal
Six Killed In State Traffic Incidents Near Moulton
Two separate Saturday night accidents near Moulton involved Birmingham residents en route to Wheeler for a fishing trip. One Buick left Highway 31 near Vinemont after a car with bright lights forced it off the road. seven occupants unhurt except for minor injuries. Across Alabama, six people died in crashes or rail incidents, including Elmer and wife on a Haleyville highway, J F Calhoun in Marshall County, and Graves Littleton Chandler in Fletcher, with reports incomplete.
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Moulton
Highway Patrol
Highway 31
Vinemont
Birmingham
Wheeler
Pensacola
Elmer Gibson
Ash_ Ridge
Ala
Haleyville
J. F. Calhoun
Alabama
Marshall County
Guntersville
Fletcher
Graves Littleton Chandler
Notable Local Figures Named in Historic Row
John Broderick, E. H. Barker, Grady Hutto, W. H. Jenkins, and H. G. Williams are listed among prominent community leaders referenced in a historical newspaper segment. The passage notes these individuals in association with civic roles and local events of the era.
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John Broderick
E. H. Barker
Grady Hutto
W. H. Jenkins
H. G. Williams
Two Fatal Crashes Reported In Separate States
A freight train collision near Bessemer killed Simon White 49 and left his scooter rider dead. In Pensacola a crash claimed Virginia Scott and Weldon Nash, both killed, as condemnation talks proceed with the county Board of Revenue and Control to secure needed right of way. Three appraisers will be named to assess damages for property holders in the condemnation process.
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Simon White
Bessemer Negro
Bessemer
Virginia Scott
Alexander City
Pensacola
Weldon Nash
County Board of Revenue and Control
Condemnation Hearing Set for Bee Line Highway Project
Condemnation hearings on the right of way for the Lacon Hartselle Bee Line highway are scheduled for September 20 at 10 a.m. in Probate Judge T C Almon's court. The process involves 113 parcels of property and about 300 persons have been served as partners.
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Lacon-Hartselle
Bee Line
T. C. Almon
Laws Demand Spacing Between Cars by Speed in States
Some states require a following distance equal to one car length per ten miles per hour of speed. The rule aims to reduce rear end collisions by enforcing safe headway on highways and city streets.
Sugar Pine Cones Adorn Tree Like Christmas Ornaments
Sugar Pine cones dangle from the far ends of upper branches, creating a decorative display reminiscent of ornaments on a Christmas tree.
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Earl Glenn
Grant St
Eric
Cain
Decatur, Ala
National Guard
P. M Vest
Fifth Avenue South
Arthur B. Vest
Austinville
Tourman Vest
Franklin D. Vest
Fifth Avenue E
Hudson
Alabama Flour Mills
Decatur, Alabama
Miner
Maytag
H. Ryan
E& Moulton
Fey
SUMAC
City Wile Delivery
Grant
Lampkin
Geo. Wallace Jr
Fred King
Blackwell Motors
Lincoln
Mercury
Lee Street
Belk’s
Bell
Ezio Pinza
Mads Isia Adiiaee
Margie Pletcher
Willie Hoppe
Ana O'Rourke
G. Campbell
Sporumas
Nanette Fabray
Ralph Bellamy
Thomas W. Phipps
J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Winston-Salem, N. C
Ace Pitcher
Bob Lemos
Patricia Morison
Mel
Cole Porter
Eleanor
Robert
Ethel James
Bill Stern
Bill
Jeanne Wison
Peter Lind Hayes
Cyril Byrne
Marguerite Piazza
Bob Maxwell
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