Alabama Turns In Its Best Year In Oil Industry History
Alabama ends 1957 with record oil output and tax take as Citronelle and White House fields lead gains. State total production surpasses 5 million barrels with 214 producers after 141 miles of drilling and over 10 million dollars spent while White House gas field in Marion County stands out. New drilling targets include Citronelle plan for secondary recovery and expanded wildcatting in Mobile Washington Clarke Baldwin and Choctaw counties.
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Frank Bauer
Associated Press Mobile
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Humble Oil & Refining Co
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Clarke County
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State Oil & Gas Board
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Mississippi
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Big Warrior
Stewart and Murphy Star In Night Passage At Roxy
James Stewart and Audie Murphy headline the Universal-International outdoors action Night Passage opening today at the Roxy Theatre. The film features Dan Duryea Dianne Foster Elaine Stewart and Brandon deWilde with supporting roles by Jay C Flippen Herbert Anderson Robert J Wilke and Hugh Beaumont.
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Hollywood
James Stewart
Audie Murphy
Universal-International
Roxy Theatre
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Murphy
Old West
Dan Duryea
Dianne Foster
Elaine Stewart
Brandon deWilde
Parse
Jay C. Flippen
Herbert Anderson
Robert J. Wilke
Hugh Beaumont
Pelican Commodore Returns to City Park Zoo After Year Long Absence
Commodore the City Park Zoo pelican comes home alone after nearly a year away. Sup. Clyde Hill hoped a mate might return with him but Blondy, Commodore's spouse, was killed by a car in 1956 and Commodore vanished soon after.
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Denver
Commodore
City Park Zoo
Clyde Hill
Blondy
Shady Grove Baptist Church to Dedicate New Year’s Eve
Dedication services for Shady Grove Baptist Church are scheduled for 8 p.m. on New Year’s Eve. The program includes sermons by Rev. John Lee and Rev. W. W. Parker, a mortgage burning, songs, prayers, and a history recital, concluding with prayer and benediction by Rev. W. L. Smallwood at 12:05 a.m.
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Neel
Shady Grove Baptist Church
Shady Grove
John Lee
C. Q. Reding
Enon
W. W. Parker
I. W. Myers
Robert Slack
W. W. Coffey
Fifth Avenue Baptist
Decatur
W. L. Smallwood
Giraffe Heart Weighs 25 Pounds Says Society
The National Geographic Society notes a giraffe’s heart weighs about 25 pounds and is 40 times heavier than a human heart to push blood up its long neck to the head.
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National Geographical Society
Planning Underway For 1958 North Alabama Science Fair
The 1958 North Alabama Region Science Fair will be March 14-15 at Florence State Teachers College Florence. It opens to students in grades 7-12 across Blount Colbert Cullman De Kalb Franklin Jackson Lauderdale Lawrence Limestone Madison Marshall and Morgan Counties. Winners gain trips to the National Science Fair in Flint Michigan May 7-10 1958 and may visit laboratories such as General Motors Institute University of Michigan Dow Chemical Longway Planetarium.
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Florence State Teachers College
Florence
Blount
Colbert
Cullman
DeKalb
Franklin
Jackson
Lauderdale
Lawrence
Limestone
Madison
Marshall
Morgan Counties
Flirt
Mich
A. B. Beindorff
Decatur
General Motors Institute
University of Michigan
Dow Chemical Co
Longway Planetarium
St. Bernard
Tuberculosis Toll in India Reaches Six Hundred Thousand Annually
Government figures show tuberculosis claims about 600,000 Indian lives each year in a heavy public health toll. The data highlights the disease's lasting impact on India’s population and health system.
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New Delhi
Clara Barton Retires as Head of American Red Cross 1904
Clara Barton ends a long tenure as president of the United States Red Cross in 1904, stepping down after guiding the organization through relief work and expansion of its national role.
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Clara Barton
United States
The
Red Cross
Afghanistan Area Size Noted in Asia Overview
The report states Afghanistan in southwestern Asia covers 245000 square miles, illustrating its geographic extent and regional placement.
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Afghanistan
Asia
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