Thanksgiving visits and local social notes in Winston County
Mr and Mrs Cather Allgood of Welts visited Herbert and family during Thanksgiving. Several locals attended the Double Springs ball game. Many attended singing at Addison and visited Mrs Mattie Cruce over the holidays. Mrs Ruth Butler returned to Florida after visiting relatives.
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Cather Allgood
Welts
Double Springs
Herbert Cole
Hilliard Echols
Ohio
Weldon
Sue
Julia Cole
Mattie Cruce
Gay Drucilla Porter
Gail Pigg
Addison
Doris Cruce
Glend Turbyfill
Ruby Taylor
Dellray
Gay
Booty Thompson
Emma Albcorn
Fred Lindley
Marie
Neal Cole
Scotty
Girt Cole
Preston Watson
Bobby
Marnie
Ruth Butler
Florida
Girthe Cole
Calvin Harris
Keith
Kenny Echols
Weldon Cole
Three Bedroom One Floor Home with Basement Plan
The design describes a compact one story three bedroom home with a full basement and economical features. It highlights an oblong footprint, horizontal siding, large front picture windows, a central hall, open living dining area with a fireplace, and a practical kitchen with a snack bar and broom closet. Basement space is emphasized for laundry and recreation, with optional reduced excavation. Plans and booklets are offered for sale by Scale Model Home Planning Co. in Royal Oak, Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scale Model Home Planning Co
Woodward Ave
Royal Oak
Michigan
Industrial Potential Of Coast High
A State Planning Board report mailed to major U S corporations highlights the Bay Minette Mobile River area as a premier site for water‑intensive industries. It notes river water capacity, basic local raw materials like cotton and coal, and rich nearby resources including glass sand and natural gas. The document cites strong transport links, existing electric power supply, and a 35 million dollar expansion to maintain low future rates.
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Montgomery
Bay Minette - Mobile River
State Planning Board
U. S
The
Planning Board
Bay Minette
Mobile
Mobile Bay Minette
Frontier transportation growth boosts regional markets
The report lists 19 steamship lines 16 daily passenger trains 28 daily freight trains 32 freight lines 26 flights daily 3 barge lines and 136 bus schedules daily in this part of the state. The sum of these resources with growing regional markets and inland ocean access creates a largely unexplored frontier with vast possibilities.
Polio victim runs home life by phone in iron lung
Mary Ann Huff, 30, polio survivor in an iron lung, runs her San Van Nuys home via telephone. She uses a mouthpiece switch to contact an operator and a cheek bite to disconnect. Her two sons help read numbers and she orders groceries and children's clothes by phone. Her husband Henry Huff, an airline VP, designed their new house around her respirator.
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van Nuys
Calif
Mary Ann Huff
Hank
Johnnie
Parks Row No Longer Houses Major NYC Newspapers
New York City shifts away from Park Row once home to most newspapers with no major plants remaining on the aging street. The change marks a quiet end of an era for the press hub once centered there.
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New York
Park Row
Grocers Suit Is Dismissed in Federal Court
A Mobile suit by three grocers challenging Alabama's ancient Sunday closing law was dismissed. Judge Daniel H. Thomas gave 15 days to amend the complaint, saying no substantial constitutional question was shown. Plaintiffs include Fred Lane Jr. Ray D. Bridges and Leo G. Conway alleging 14th Amendment discrimination. Mobile police had cracked down on Sunday grocery operations Oct. 12 with seven arrests yesterday.
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San Diego
Virginia
Walder Christian Billa
Sacramento
Calif
Virginia Lee Willis
Grass Valley
Tijuana
Mexico
Billa
U. S
Morelos
Mobile
Alabama
Daniel H. Thomas
Thomas
Fred Lane Jr
Ray D. Bridges
Leo G. Conway
Licorice sweetener far surpasses cane sugar in sweetness
The sweetening agent in licorice is about fifty times sweeter than cane sugar, illustrating its intense flavor impact and the need for careful usage in confections and remedies.
Boundary Between Canada and U S Mainly Water
The Canada United States border is commonly framed as a land frontier but in fact features more water than land. Discusses the maritime extent and common perceptions of the boundary.
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Canada
The
United States
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Winston County
Ray Childs
N.E
Stone Lumber Co
Somerville Rd
BY Dean H. Robinson
W. O. Dobbins
America
Brilliant Coal
U. S. Patent Office
Johnston St
George Perry
Youngstown
Youngstown Kitchen Center
Lafayette St
Grocers
Dixie
Bank St
Hi Rials Das
Savings Market St
General Contractors
4Th Ave. N.E. PA
Hargitt
Daisy
Cei
Ceil Heat Div
Homes, Inc
Knoxville
Tenn
Bn Electric Heat
Landers
Tric CO. Tei
Decatur, Alabama
RMT
Canal Street
Decatur
Don's Floor
Don Williams
St. SE
U.S
Portland Cement Association
Portland
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