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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1947
Page
13
Citrus packing and shipping halt across Florida begins at midnight for seven days under the federal marketing agreement. About half the industry is affected, excluding canning plants and in-state shipments. An estimated 12 000 to 15 000 workers will take the week off.
In Birmingham on December 24 two people died from injuries and a third impact noted as an inciting incident. Harold Turner aged 36 died from burns after his bedclothes ignited at home early Monday. Will Moten aged 59, a section hand, was killed by a rock at the Tennessee Coal iron ore Ishkooda mine. Calumet Farm won four of five Thoroughbred awards in 1947 with three additional second places in Turf and Sport Digest poll.
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