Blame Fixed in Ship Tragedy
A fire in the hold of a troop carrier under conversion at Gulf Shipbuilding Corp killed three workers. Charles Eskridge and William Turner died in City hospital. Lonnie Gibson died after rescue crews opened a hole in the engine room. An acetylene hose burst and gas ignited, safety engineer J E Waldrip said.
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Mobile
Ala
City
Charles Eskridge
William Turner
Lonnie Gibson
Clay
Gulf Shipbuilding Corp
President Johnson
J. E. Waldrip
Dave Baxter
Tenident
Eskridge
Turnern
Contract Awarded For Cullman Road
The state Highway Department awarded a contract to A. L. Crow Construction Company of Birmingham for the Cullman county road project costing $209,818. The contract covers 19 422 miles of base single surface and plant mix on the Cullman Jasper road.
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The
State Highway Department
A. L. Crow Construction Company
Birmingham
Cullman County
Cullman-Jasper
Giants of Ancient Java Pekng South Africa Unearthed
A 1 000 pound ape man and a larger Javanese giant are joined by a newly reported South African fossil found by Dr. Robert Broom. The discovery could bolster the theory that giant apes are remote human ancestors, prompting debate among leading anthropologists and museums worldwide.
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New York
Java
Pekng
South Africa
Robert Broom
Broom
Cable
Wendell Phillips
Harry Shapiro
Department of Anthropology
American Museum of Natural History
Franz Weidenreich
Roy Chapman Andrews
Morgan County Rock Creek community gathers for church
The article lists numerous local residents visiting relatives and spending time with family over weekends and holidays. Names include Oden, Patton, King, Tanner, Gregory, McKee, Mason, Tanner, Lewis, Crouch and others from Eva, Hartsville, Decatur, Ryan, Gadsden, Lawrence County and Indiana. Several travelled for visits and a Christmas Eve meal.
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Albert King
Decatur
Arvel McKee
Elzin Childers
Don and
Clifton
Hartselle
J. F. Tanner
Alphonso Gregory
Neice
Marilyn Ryan
Lena White
Baby
Eva
Malinda Lewis
Beckie McKee
Arlin Blackwood
Mary E. Blackwood
Lawrence Courtty
Ralph Crouch
Billy
Carolyn
Mason
Tennessee
Louis Tanner
Numan Turner
Lullene
Gadsden
Iain Lewis
Indiana
Reva Lewis
Decature
Ancient humans and apes mix in the fossil record
The African giant and Asian counterparts may blend features of men and apes. Researchers note these forms could be classified variably while fossils from Java China Africa and other sites hint at future discoveries. Weidenreich insists time money and opportunity will yield more spadework.
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Jack
Europe
DF -Weidenreich
Weidenreich
America
Weidreich
Java
South Africa
China
Africa
Notice of Final Settlement in Brooks Estate
In Morgan County Alabama Probate Court the administrator LeRoy McEntire Jr seeks final settlement of the John H. Brooks estate with accounts vouchers and statements filed December 15 1948. A hearing is set January 14 1949 for the settlement to be heard and approved unless objections are shown. T C Almon Judge of Probate. Dec 22 29 Jan 5 1949.
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State OF Alabama
Morgan County
John H. Brooks
LeRoy McEntire, Jr
T. C. Almon
Order of Publication Larstine Byars Versus Glenn Byars
The Morgan County Circuit Court issues an order of publication for the case between Larstine Byars and Glenn Byars. The notice directs publication to proceed to inform the respondent and prescribes the filing and service timelines per court rules.
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Larstine
Byars
Glenn Byars
Publication Notice for Glenn Byars in Decatur Daily
In equity, Glenn Byars is a non-resident with unknown address. The Register orders publication for four weeks in Morgan County's Decatur Daily urging him to plead answer or demur to the bill by January 16, 1949, or the bill may be confessed. December 15, 1948. Bryan McAfee, Register. December 15, 22, 29, January 5.
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Alabama
Register
Glenn Byars
Decatur Daily
Morgan County
Bryan McAfee
Air mail opens first regular transcontinental route
The fledgling air mail service launched in 1920 connecting New York and San Francisco marking the first regular air parcel and passenger transfer across the continental United States.
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York
San Francisco
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