Ballot Toss Outs Topic in Coffee County Probe Fight
Birmingham reports the Democratic sub committee chaired by H. M. Abercrombie estimates 40 to 50 percent of May 2 primary votes may be discarded in Coffee county recounts. About 6,000 votes were cast with 16 of 32 boxes counted. Gov. Folsom criticizes the contest as comic opera.
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Birmingham
Democratic Party
Coffee County
H. M. Abercrombie
Abercrombie
Rights Democratic
States Righters
National Party
James E. Folsom
Gessner T. McCorvey
Democratic Executive Committee
Folsom
Elba
Opelika
Lee County
Phenix City
Russell
Richard T. Rives
HADACOL ad touts health claims and family helper
Mrs. Leo Picard of Church Point Louisiana credits HADACOL with easing housework and improving her daughters wellbeing. The ad promotes vitamins B1 B2 Niacin iron calcium and phosphorus in liquid form claiming rapid absorption and broad health benefits with prices listed for trial and large sizes.
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Hadacol
Leo Picard
Church Point
Louisiana
Wilma Jean
Juanita Marie
Thomas
Mrs. Picard
LeBlanc Corporation
Lafayette
The
New Appeal To Peiping Weighed In Korea Cease Fire Talks
A U.N. cease fire committee member weighs another appeal to Peiping to halt Korea fighting. The idea would urge Chou En Lai to send a Chinese representative back to the U.N. for talks or a meeting between U.N. and Red Chinese representatives. The plan, not yet discussed in committee, may come up next week.
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Chou
No New Clues In Bombing Found In Birmingham
Detectives reported no fresh leads in the bombing of the home of two black leaders Munroe and Mary Means Monk. A $1000 reward spurred the search begun after the Thursday night blast amid a legal ruling that Birmingham racial zoning laws are unconstitutional.
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Birmingham
Munroe
Mary Means Monk
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Luncheon Menu Highlights with Ham Rice Dish
Crisp Chinese noodles sprinkled over creamed ham and rice form the luncheon centerpiece. Garnish with parsley and serve fruit salad. hot popovers and coffee accompany the meal.
Christmas Prayer Communion of Humility and Charity
A reflective Christmas prayer seeks restraint from gossip envy and needless worry. The speaker asks for grace to hear the poor, to praise others, to avoid profanity and blasphemy, and to channel good emotions into meaningful work for family friends country and God. Amen.
Fred B. Moss Dies in San Francisco at 69
Fred B. Moss 69, brother of Mrs. Anna Troup and Miss Claudia Moss of Decatur, died suddenly in San Francisco Monday night after becoming ill at home and dying soon after hospital admission. A Nashville native, he moved West in 1906 to pursue business and was president of Bancroft-Whitley, law book publishers. His last visit to Decatur to see his sisters was in October 1949.
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Fred B. Moss
Anna Troup
Claudia Moss
Decatur
San Francisco
Cal
Moss
Nashville
Tenn
Gray-Dudley Hardware Company
Bancroft-Whitley, Law Book Publishers
Wally Fowler To Lead All Night Sing January 5
An all night singing is set for January 5 at the Decatur high school auditorium with Wally Fowler of Nashville as master of ceremonies. He and his Oak Ridge quartette join a Dixie-renowned group for a program announced by Tennis Sparkman. Fowler and his quartet return January 14 for the Morgan County Singing Convention at the same auditorium. Bill Willoughby chairs the county convention with plans underway.
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Decatur High School
Wally Fowler
Nashville
Oak Ridges
Dixie
Tennis Sparkman
Fowler
Oak Ridge
Morgan County
Bill Willoughby
Sweetbreads in Chicken Salad Mix
Edible sweetbreads added to a chicken salad or combined with peas celery green pepper and dressing. Precook the sweetbreads in ring wa.
Athletics infielder Ferris Fain sets 1949 double play mark
Ferris Fain of the Athletics participated in 194 double plays in 1949 for a major league mark. The Labrador retriever is not native to Labrador but was brought to Newfoundland by early British traders.
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Ferris Fain
Athletics
Labrador
Newfoundland
Christmas Eve Rush Marks Last-Minute Mail Surge
Stores and public offices close for Christmas as 65 000 to 75 000 cards and packages pass through daily. Post office workers report the biggest Christmas mail on record with Sunday parcel delivery and Monday no mail. Shoppers and travelers flock home while many service members abroad are remembered in prayers for peace.
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Decatur
Parcel Post
Ed Nelson
Nelson
Miss Fannie Ennis Laid To Rest At Madison Church
Final rites for Miss Fannie Ennis were held Friday at the Madison Methodist church. She died Wednesday about 7:30 P M in Colbert County Hospital after a two months illness. She is survived by one sister Mrs R L Ritch of Decatur and a number of relatives.
Truman Sees Global Moral Forces Rising in Crisis
President Truman said the United States is mobilizing moral and religious forces to confront an enemy lacking honor or truth. He contrasted the rulers of Russia and China with Genghis Khan and Tamerlane, urging continued international resolve amid an unprecedented crisis. He spoke at a Christmas luncheon for Washington correspondents.
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Kansas City
Truman
Russia
China
Genghis Khan
Tamerlane
Washington
Creole Shrimp Over Noodles With Quick Tomato Sauce
A simple creole shrimp dish served over wide egg noodles. Quick sauce uses canned tomato puree with onion garlic and optional green pepper for flavor.
Alarms Fire Up Over Weekend With Multiple Grass Blazes
Fire crews battled ten calls Friday and Saturday including eight grass fires. Notable incidents: a car fire on West Moulton Street with no loss, a tar barrel fire on Sherman Street, and several grass fires on Nineteenth Avenue East Fourth Avenue East East Church Street Cedar Street Walnut Street Eleventh Avenue West Second Street West and Church Street with no major damages reported.
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Moulton Street
Sherman Street
Nineteenth Avenue East
Fourth Avenue East
East
Church Street
Cedar Street
Austinville
Walnut Street
Eleventh Avenue West
Second Street
Musial Matches Cobb With Four Five-Hit Games in 1948
In the 1948 season Stan Musial totaled five hit games four times to tie Ty Cobb for the major league record. This notable hitting streak highlighted Musial as a premier slugger of his era.
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Stan Musial
Ty Cobb
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E. O. Craft
Skyline
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First Ave
Peiping
Moose Lodge
Morris McCutchen
Richard Buckley
Price Landers
People’s
Wells Electric Supply Co., Inc. Wholesale Distributors
Hagerty Drugs
Hagerty’s
Conan
Walgreen Agency
2Nd Ave
Johnston St
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