Frau Hahn Leads Berlin Airlift Food Effort
Eva Hahn, 35, heads the German supply office for Operation Vittles in the U S zone. She coordinates orders, transfers to firms, and directs five airport shipments to Berlin, overseeing food stocks and logistics with a small staff.
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Frankfurt
Berlin
Frau Eva Hahn
Rhine
Main
Wiesbaden
U. S
Fuhlsbuettel,Celle and
Wundstorf
Brunette Frau Hahn
Frau Hahn
Frau’ Hahn
Teens Debate Short Hair and DIY Shoes in Local Teens Talk
A lighthearted page covers teens discussing girls with short hair and its supposed effects, plus a do-it-yourself shoe kit fad. It notes home haircuts, a woodpecker haircut joke, and cautions about appearances at barbers. Camp Fire Girls promote a Democracy Treasure Hunt project for 1949.
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ST. Louis
Donald Fornato
New
Don Donald crafts music from sister Patricia Ann cries
York City reports Donald, a soon to be graduate of Music and Art, created an original composition from his baby sister Patricia Ann’s cries. He performed to an overflow audience and plans further study in college while moonlighting in a dance band. The page lists popular tunes and post ban releases.
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York City
Donald
Patricia Ann
Freddy Mar
British law bars Catholic regent under historic act
The article notes that by an act dating to George IV’s reign a Roman Catholic cannot serve as regent in Britain. It also mentions Nanking serving as China’s government seat eight times in history.
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George IV
Nanking
China
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to Play in Decatur
A forthcoming musical stage attraction will present Clelia in the title role of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at Somerville Road school in Decatur. Performances are Monday January 31 with a 3 p.m. matinee and a 7 p.m. evening show. Clelia, a New England actress, studied with Malatesta and Chalif and has starred with multiple opera groups before touring as Snow White.
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Decatur
Clelia
Somerville Road School
New England
Malatesta
Metropolitan Opera Company
Seeing Eye Dog Rama Dies After Eight Years
Rama the German Boxer and seeing-eye dog for Louise Pickens in Montgomery has died at age ten from a weak heart worsened by obesity. Despite a diet that reduced weight and a brief recovery, relapse led to another hospital stay, ending at the Eye Institute after a long, public life noted for wartime ration board meat allotment.
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Montgomery
Rama
Louise Pickens
Miss Pickens
Ruling Asked on Athletic Funds Of Two Colleges
State Auditor B E Thrasher Jr announced a ruling on whether the athletic associations at Georgia Tech and the University of Georgia are state agencies under constitutional provisions. The move comes as athletic officials and legislators protest an appropriation bill they say could end big time football at the two institutions. The bill would require apportionment of athletic funds by the state board of regents, altering the current private operation of the two organizations.
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Atlanta
B. E. Thrasher, Jr
Georgia Tech
University of Georgia
State Board of Regents
Asso
Tombigbee On Rampage Again
Flood waters from the Tombigbee river again overflow lowlands in Northeast Mississippi. Weatherman Frank T. Cole notes the second surge is not as severe as the first and expects crests around 39 feet at Aberdeen and 30 feet at Columbus, with earlier 43 feet at Aberdeen displacing about 3,000 residents.
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Mobile
Ala
Mississippi
Frank T. Cole
Aberdeen
Columbus
Aberdeen-Columbus
Demopolis
Cole
Frank L Roberts 78 Dies at Eva Alabama
Frank L Roberts 78 died Sunday at 12 15 am at his residence in Eva Alabama Funeral services by Drinkard s Brown Service of Hartselle are pending word from out of town relatives Survived by widow six daughters Mrs Jewell Carden Decatur Mrs Jennie Carden Cullman Mrs Elam Lanningham Eva Mrs Rose Sellers Lacon Mrs Coy Hill Cullman Mrs Mollie Chaney Falkville two sons Tom Roberts Lacon William L Roberts US Navy 27 grandchildren 10 great grandchildren and other relatives
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Frank L Roberts
Eva
Drinkard
Brown
Hartselle
Jewell Carden
Decatur
Jennie Carden
Cullman
Elam Lanningham
Rose Sellers
Lacon
Coy Hill
Mollie Chaney
Falkville
Tom Roberts
William _L. Roberts
U. S. Navy
Cotton ginnings rise in 1948 crop before Jan. 16
Census Bureau reports 14,141,789 bales ginned from the 1948 cotton crop by Jan. 16, compared with 11,384,700 for 1947 and 8,165,034 for two years earlier. American-Egyptian and Sea Island yields are noted, with state totals for Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Sea Island
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
South Carolina
Tennessee
Kasher Denies Interest in Matter Cited By Officials
Kasher states he has no personal stake in the issue discussed by officials. He emphasizes independence from the proceedings and asserts no conflicting ties or obligations influence his position.
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Ciations
Kasher
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address Draws Mixed Crowd
The Gettysburg audience praised the speech as historic yet felt let down by its brevity lasting only about two minutes. Lincoln delivered a concise address that impressed many while leaving some audience members wanting more detail.
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Lincoln
Carrier Boys Enjoy Visit to Memphis
A group of Decatur Daily carriers toured Memphis on Saturday as a reward for winning a circulation department contest. In charge was Maynard Layman and the group included Billy Bennefield Horace Kitchens Bobby Cantrell Louis Carroll and Bill Terry. They dined in Arkansas crossed the Mississippi visited the airport a show and watched a television program.
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Decatur Daily
Memphis
Maynard Layman
Billy Beéennefield
Horace Kitchens
Bobby Cantrell
Louis Carroll
Bill Terry
Arkansas
Mississippi River
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Lea
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Amy
Ike Carpenter
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Joe
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Little Bird
Perry Como
Tommy Dorsey
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Hy Phn
UNION
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Capitol
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Decatur Typewriter Co
First Ave and
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Tombigbee
Frank Roberts
Linda
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Birmingham
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