Air Force probes Folsom use of National Guard planes
The Air Force inspector general is investigating Alabama Governor James Folsom for using a National Guard transport plane to attend a football game and reports of another unauthorized flight. The probe follows reminders that Guard aircraft are for National Guard business only and may trigger billing if misused.
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U.S. Air Force
Folsom
Washington
Air Force
Alabama
James Folsom
National Guard
Texas
An. Air. Force
Houston
Dothan
Ala
National Guard Bureau
Army
Air Force Inspector General
Richmond Flowers
Birmingham
Erickson
Air Force and
Guard Bureau
Bureau
Restaurant sign warns smokers by serving coffee in ash trays
A sign at a restaurant in Indianapolis advises smokers to inform the waitress about cigarette dousing, promising coffee will be served in an ash tray. The passage includes fragmented quotes from a magistrate, a motorist, and a harried wife discussing a pedestrian incident and a household budget.
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Indianapolis
Funnies and Letters Highlight Community Wit and Oddities
A collection of humorous snippets, letters, and jokes from Decatur and surrounding areas. Items include a Detroit donor’s comic note about pants, a winter essay seed, a Decatur exchange about a witty wife, quotes from William Binger and Sing Sing warden Lewis E Lawes, and a joke about age and success.
Local notices from Morgan County Center Springs
Community briefs list visitors and family gatherings across Morgan County Center Springs including Arlene Sivley Linnis Heaps visiting Rev J R Heaps and family. Other items mention Thanksgiving visits, showers, and travel to Huntsville and Decatur with several local residents noted by name. A separate paragraph reports a U S coast guard bombing of Santa Barbara island using poisoned barley sacks to curb rabbit damage. Donald Robinson explains the necessity due to rapid foliage loss.
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San Diego
Calif
U. S. Coast Guard
Santa Barbara Island
Donald Robinson
Department of Interior
Firemen On Time In Tampa Bed To Truck Study
Bruce Roberts, Tampa Tribune photographer, filmed and timed a firefighter’s routine from waking to sliding down the pole and reaching the truck. The session recorded an 11 second duration in a Tampa fire house.
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Tampa
Fla
Bruce Roberts
Tampa Tribune
Sunday dinner guests visit Rev J C Whitten family
Geraldine Alabama hosted day dinner guests of Rev J C Whitten and family. Billie Joe Dunaway spent Sunday night with Mrs Beatrice Thompson at Priceville.
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Johnny Allen
Evan Freeze
Wesley Turney
Hartselle
Clara Lemmond
Wendell Lemmond
Ft. Jackson
South Carolina
E. C. Lemmond
Huntsville
Felton Sharp
A. L. Whitten
R. G. McCarley
Huel Sharp
Tim Sharp
Tommie Breeding
Vestor Winton
Johnny McCutchen
O. T. Sharp
Ambrose Doss
Decatur
Leander Allen
Floyd Sivley
Lester Whitten
J. C. Whitten
Geraldine
Ala
Billie Joe Dunaway
Beatrice Thompson
Priceville
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PT Me Stadt Iat
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