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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1952
Page
8
In Somerset England Mrs. Olive Hodgkinson recounts the long legend of the Witch of Wookey Hole and reports a modern ghost haunting a local cottage. Tenants describe shadowy figures, sounds, and odors, with several witnesses claiming to see a female specter and feel a chilling presence near the cave and cottage.
Scientists from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute use a 100 mile Western Union undersea cable from Florida to Cuba to measure electrical energy generated by water movement over Earth's magnetic field. They aim to relate Florida current strength to seasonal variations and record data with an automatic voltage indicator.
Mrs Hodgkinson and an investigator from the Institute of Psychical Research spent a night in a cottage with two cats. One cat slept, the other reacted fearfully. A morning odor, overturned bed, broken lamp, and shattered ornaments followed, but the ghost remained unseen.
The Montgomery Advertise condemns Judge Walter B. Jones proposed whipping post as puritanical and mocks placing it near the court square fountain for audience participation. The Alabama Journal supports the plan and calls the proposal worthy of serious consideration without official comment.
Fifteen American and Arab faculty members of the American University of Beirut sent a cable to President-elect Eisenhower. They congratulated him and urged redress of injustices in Palestine, asking a return to U S policy upholding justice and freedom for all peoples.
In Cincinnati the Doepke brothers built a toy empire starting in 1945 with rehabilitated vintage toys and modern replicas. They now run a quarter mile long assembly line producing five toy models at a time with a rate of one unit every 30 seconds and a worldwide distribution network.
A 16 inch United Gas pipeline linking Jackson and Mobile burst eight miles from McLain in Green County Mississippi early today. The resulting fire could be seen for about 30 miles. The cause appeared to be spontaneous combustion after the pipe broke and exploded. No injuries or nearby homes reported.
After licorice roots are processed the remaining residue is employed to produce firefighting foam and insulating boards for construction.
In 18 years in the NFL Western Division Detroit Lions finished in the top three on 12 occasions, highlighting a consistent high level of performance across the division.
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