Morgan County reports New Year activity and fugitive return
Morgan County sheriffs report a busy New Year weekend with Melvin Maddox 30 returning from Birmingham on forgery charges. Deputy Garland Nuby and Carl Wiggins brought him in, alongside four public drunkenness arrests, two for peace proceedings, one for prohibition law violation, and two for assault and battery. Limestone officers reported one public drunkenness arrest. A shooting Sunday left a Black man with a leg wound from a .22. Cullman and Lawrence counties reported overall quiet as the year began.
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Morgan County
C. B. Humphrey
Melvin Maddox
Birmingham
Garland Nuby
Carl Wiggins
Morgan
Limestone
John Sandlin
Cullman
Lawrence
Vandenberg to miss opening of 82nd Congress
Senator Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan will be absent from the opening session of the 82nd Congress due to illness. He remains hospitalized at Butterworth in Grand Rapids after a relapse and prior operations, with staff and physicians hopeful for a return to Washington in a few weeks.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Vandenberg
Congress
Butterworth Hospital
Washington
Jewish Leader Dr. Jacob Billikopf Dies at 67
Philadelphia based welfare worker and labor arbiter Dr. Jacob Billikopf died after a long illness. A native of Richmond Virginia, he moved to the United States at age 12 and later joined Richmond College now Richmond University in 1899 before his long Philadelphia career.
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Jacob Billikopf
Philadelphia
Billikopf
United States
Richmond
Richmond College
Richmond University
YELLOW PAGES Locate Trades and Services Quickly
Find furniture dealers locksmiths jewelers optometrists real estate men and more in the Yellow Pages of your Telephone Directory. Turn first to Yellow Pages to learn who buys sells and repairs across town.
Auto Production Hits History's Highest Point
The 1950 auto year set records with production near 8 million cars and trucks and retail deliveries around 7.1 million, delivering the largest industry profits yet. Chrysler's labor dispute reduced output briefly, while new engines wheelbases and hard-top convertibles appeared across brands. Federal Reserve credit limits and wage gains of 3 cents an hour boosted costs, prompting price hikes on 1951 models.
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Detroit
Chrysler
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Board
General Motors
Ford
Five Die in Savage Collision on Baltimore Washington Blvd
Five people were killed and three seriously injured in a crash between two cars on the Baltimore Washington Boulevard at Savage Maryland. Trooper Kenneth Tichnell said one car bore District of Columbia plates and the incident occurred about 8 A M. All victims were taken to University Hospital and identities were not released.
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Savage
Baltimore-Washington
Kenneth Tichnell
District of Columbia
University Hospital
DeKalb Woman Shot To Death In Home
A DeKalb county farm woman, 53, was shot to death in the hallway of her home near Fort Payne as she wrestled with a man who intended to shoot her sleeping husband. Deputy Chadwick said an arrest order was out for a former tenant on the Giles farm. the suspect is unnamed.
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Fort. Payne
Ala
DeKalb County
Frank Giles
E. C. Chadwick
Chadwick
Giles
Decatur Girl Represents Alabama College at SCA Assembly
Miss Mary Ann Blackwell daughter of Mrs Irene Blackwell represents Alabama College Montevallo at the national Student Christian Association Movement conference in Oxford Ohio December 27 to January 2. The Miami University gathering theme What Does God Require of Us covers individual higher education church nation and world with attendees Annie Laura Falls Jean McVay Ann Williamson Pat Thompson and others from Alabama College.
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Mary Ann Blackwell
Irene Blackwell
Alabama College
Montevallo
National Assembly
Oxford
Ohio
Miami University
Annie Laura Falls
Gainesville
Jean McVay
Salitpa
Ann Williamson
Montgomery
Pat Thompson
Gadsden
Stanley Gould
Department of
Alabama College At
Two Teens Die As Staten Island Fire Rages
Fire gutted a two story Staten Island home trapping two teenagers on the second floor. Robert Owen 18 from Galveston Texas and Frances Bowing 17 from Tarrytown New York were found dead in separate rooms. Ruth Herchas escaped unharmed. Cause of the blaze unavailable.
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New York
Staten Island
Robert Owen
Broadway
Galveston
Tex
Frances Bowing
Highland Rd
Tarrytown
N.Y
Owen
Ruth Herchas
Miss Bowing
Public Forum by J D Cloud in Decatur Alabama 1951
The Daily prints a public forum by J D Cloud urging active citizen participation to drive progress and keep the nation safe and free. He emphasizes labor and prayer to advance into 1951, inviting readers to write a new chapter in history.
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Ture
J.D. Cloud
Decatur
Alabama
Ed Sharkey A Young Four Year Pro for Yanks
Ed Sharkey a 23 year old guard for the New York football Yanks is described as a four year pro veteran. He is noted for his experience level rather than specific game details. The brief profile emphasizes his age tenure and team affiliation.
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Ed Sharkey
New York Football Yanks
Plant native to tropical Africa yields castor oil
The plant used to produce castor oil originates in tropical Africa. This source notes its native habitat and the oil's extraction, highlighting the botanical origin and regional association.
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Africa
U N Group Names New President and Members
The United Nations Security Council installed a new president, Antonio Quevedo of Ecuador, replacing Dr T F Tsieng of Nationalist China. Britain China France the United States and Russia remain permanent members. Ecuador India and Yugoslavia fill the other elected seats. A three member ceasefire panel was to report on Korea by midweek.
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Korea
Motors blaze damages Jackson area buildings
An early morning fire destroyed the Robinson Motor Company building in Jackson, Alabama, and injured two private residences. Owner Clayton Robinson estimated the loss as the fire department investigated the cause.
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Jackson
Ala
Robinson Motor Company
Clayton Robinson
Mount Etna Belches Lava Stream At New Year
Mount Etna in Sicily belched out a molten lava stream as the New Year began. The volcano, Europe’s highest, has raged for six weeks with eruptions in the Fosse Fontanelle region. The flow cuts through snow at pace and spans about 500 feet wide, endangering nearby onlookers.
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Catania
Sicily
Mount Etna
Etna
Europe
Fosse Fontanelle
Coffee's Global Rise From 17th Century Europe
The text notes coffee became widely used across Europe beginning in the 17th century, marking a pivotal shift in social and cultural practices centered on coffeehouses and trade networks.
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Europe
Blaze Cause Undetermined After Property Fire
A fire damaged property with an estimated loss between 35000 and 40000 dollars. No injuries were reported and investigators have not determined a cause.
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38Th
Taegok
Inje
David J. Wilkie
Associated Press Automotive
A Jones
Jones
DeKalb
New York City
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the Daily
Gussie Deese
Coats
Rothmoors
U.N. Group
W. Moulton St. Phene
Dependable Insurance Service
Earl Glenn
Cohama Woolens
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