Girl and boy die by their own action pact in car
In Long Beach California on January 24 Aubrey Wayne Matthews 17 and Shirley Johnson 15 were found dead in Matthews s mother s car in the garage their arms around each other. A note in the girl s purse and another note about going to a show were found. A vial of poison crystals was in the boy s shirt pocket. The victims were high school students and had planned to marry against the father s wishes.
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Long Beach
Calif
B. C. Carstensen
Aubrey
Wayne Matthews
Shirley Johnson
John Johnson
Matthews
Carstensen
Silk thread length in a cocoon described
A silkworm cocoon yields a single silk thread ranging from one third to three quarters of a mile in length.
Morgan County News Highlights Local Social and Health Updates
George Hutchison suffers flu symptoms while Homer Stewart attends his uncle Dr Marian Stewart’s funeral in Douglas Georgia. Daisy Crawford and Frances Holmes spend two days in Birmingham last week. Modene Green returns from Arab hospital after appendectomy.
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George Hutchison
Homer Stewart
Marian Stewart
Douglas
Georgia
Daisy Crawford
Frances Holmes
Birmingham
Modene Green
Malcolm Mardis
S. O. Maner
Oscar Napps
Ryan School
Snead Junior College
Mary Thompson
Albertville
Lula Stewart
Hannah Vandergriff
L. H. Latham
Ryan
Walter Whisenapt
Cecil. Crawford
Jack Warren Hipp
False Teeth Pasteetho: New Powder Keeps Plates Secure
A bold health note claims FALSE TEETH PASTEETH improves denture stability by sprinkling on upper or lower plates. It promises the plates will not slide or rock, leaves no gooey taste, and is alkaline to avoid sourness. It also claims to freshen breath and odor. Get FASTEETH at drug stores.
Local Social Notes Highlight Morgan County Residents
Morgan County and Lebanon area residents share visits and departures. Rostered guests include Mr. and Mrs. Homer Bogar, Hewlett, and Maurice Knox family. Sgt. Solon Hughes returns home from service after 39 months with 21 overseas months. Others visit relatives in Hartselle, Bixtheville Arkansas, and Birmingham. Pfc Earnest Winsell home after Army discharge.
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Miller
Homer Bogar
Hewlett
Maurice Knox
Hartselle
Solon Hughes
Herman.Collins
Linda Gail
Salem
Hartselie
Ernest Winsett
Alladéga
H._D. Shaneytfelt
Virgil Shaneyfelt
Bixtheville
Ark
Charley Wright
Langale
Ala
Wo -P. Wright
Else
Shaneyfelt
Rath Wiley
Felix Thomason
Pfc
Earnest. Winsell
Clarence Lee
Less Parker
Edward Wright
Rev. Miller
Aaron McCaig
George “Eaton
Theria Knox
Harris Pannell
Austinville
Souers Named to Direct New Central Foreign Intel System
Washington reports Sidney W. Souers a St. Louis business leader and rear admiral in the naval reserve will head the government’s central foreign intelligence unit. He will consolidate Army Navy and State Department reports into usable forms for the President and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sidney W. Souers
St. Louis
Naval Reserve
Army
Navy
State Departments
University of Alabama to Use Barracks as Dormitories
Nine barrack buildings at Northington General Hospital reservation in Tuscaloosa have been frozen for the university's use as dormitories for returning veteran students starting February 1.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
University of Alabama
Northington General Hospital
Enrollment at Alabama Up Despite War Return
Winter quarter enrollment at the University of Alabama shows about a 30 percent rise from fall totals. Dean Ralph Adams announced 4 118 students, boosted by veterans returning. Arts and Sciences reaches 1 591, with 715 men and 876 women. Engineering at 308, 11 women, up from 245 last quarter.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
University of Alabama
Ralph Adams
College of Arts and Sci
Atease
College of Engineering
Engaged Couples Near Land in First Ten Months of 1945
A partial clipping reports that engagements and marriage plans rose in the early months of 1945 with couples moving toward formal plans as wartime restrictions eased.
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Eng
If It Were Not for Artificial Light Our Nights
The note reflects on how artificial light shapes night colors and contrasts, describing a world brighter by human-made illumination than by the moon and natural shadows.
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Morgan County
Lola W Cudlip
Silas Briscoe
Henry Briscoe
Elsie
Esther Williams
van Johnson
M-G-M
Princess Theatre
van A
Metropolitan Opera
Lauritz Melchior
Frances Gifford
Henry Travers
Spring Byington
Rose
Crea
Decatur
Alabama
Huntsville
Lebanon
Ruth Shaneyfelt
Work Clothes
Chambray
Rockford
Haiti
Pete de
Lizabeth Scott
Paramount
Robert Cummings
Charles Drake
Don DeFore
Roxy Theatre
Hal Wallis
Scott
Hellin Dling Gt Clhss
Mae Candi
Lee
New York
Friedmay Shelby Shoes
Safort
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