Death of Boys Ruled Accidental in Alabama
In Chickasaw Alabama police closed the case on the suffocation deaths of two brothers during a hide and seek game. An eight year old admitted shutting a refrigerator door where the boys were hiding. Mickey Hanby six and Frankie Deleuze eight died. No charges will be filed as evidence shows the deaths were accidental.
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Chickasaw
Ala
Mickey Hanby
Frankie Deleuze
M. H. McWhirter
McWhirter
Rotary Officials Take New Posts
CHICAGO June 30 F Kenneth Noojin Huntsville and Frank Davidson Demopolis take office Sunday as governors of Alabama Rotary districts. Noojin will supervise 26 Rotary clubs in district 238 covering North Alabama. Davidson, an automobile dealer and Demopolis mayor, will direct district 239 in South Alabama.
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Chicago
F. Kenneth Noojin
Huntsville
Frank
Davidson
Demopolis
Alabama
Rotary International
Noojin
North Alabama
South Alabama
Mystery officer finds two missing boys after search
A man sought refuge in a refrigerator but discovered two boys already hidden. He moved to another place and later returned to a vacant house. He feared danger when the boys appeared dead. About 150 volunteers aided Chickasaw police and Coast Guardsmen in a Monday night and Tuesday search. They were found shortly before noon Tuesday.
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Chickasaw Police
Coast Guardsmen
Farmers eye good corn and cotton prospects with caution
Wagnon cites a normal outlook for 50 000 to 55 000 acres of corn though stands are ragged and pests threaten yields. Weevils and thrips prompt recommended controls while July rains and continued wet weather could affect cotton and weed growth across Lawrence Cullman and Morgan counties. Labor shortages are not reported.
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Wagnon
Lawrence County
Lawrence
Price
Pinkston
Cullman
Morgan
Hearing Slated July 18 On Suit By Negroes
Six Mobile County residents sue for civil rights denial claiming racial restrictions barred them from police patrolman and fireman exams. The county board moves to dismiss arguing no proven rights violation or discrimination. Plaintiffs John F. Gray William F. Jones Oscar Murphy John Langham Handy L. Davis Clarence Carson filed by NAACP lawyers.
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Mobile
Ala
County Personnel Board
John F. Gray
William F. Jones
Oscar Murphy
John Langham
Handy L. Davis
Clarence Carson
Prichard
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Vacation Bible School Opens At Methodist Church
Vacation Bible school at Austinville Methodist church will open Monday at 8:30 A M with classes daily for ten days. All children ages four to fifteen are invited. Teachers include Mrs W A Thompson Miss Betty Sue Johnston intermediates Miss Marjorie King Miss Frances, Mrs Thomas Hunter dean of the school.
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Austinville Methodist Church
W. A. Thompson
Betty Sue Johnston
Marjorie King
Frances
Thomas Hunter
Forest Land Covers Thirty Nine Percent of Idaho
Idaho's land area includes a significant forest component, with about thirty nine percent classified as forest land. The statistic highlights the state's substantial wooded regions and their extent relative to total area.
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Idaho
Cullman Plans 80 Unit Public Housing Project Bid Opening
Bids will be opened Monday afternoon in front of the court house for an 80 unit public housing project in West Cullman near Denson Street costing about 800000. The Fulton region FHA will handle announcements. Officials include Henry W White secretary Melvin Dahlke chairman and board members Tom Tiffin Spencer Kinney Louis Hauk Bernard Jetton. A naval academy student from Cullman prepares for a four year officer career starting July 2 after high school and St Bernard College attendance.
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Court House
Cullman
Atlanta
Federal Housing Authority
West Cullman
Denson Street
Housing Authority
Henry W. White
C. of C
Melvin Dahlke
Tom Tiffin
Spencer Kinney
Louis Hauk
Bernard Jetton
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Russell Camp
Navy
Cullman High School
St. Bernard College
The
Cullman Democrat
Congress to Approve Conference Report for Truman Trip
Federal Senate and House prepared to vote on the conference committee agreement once drafting clerks finish. Plans were made to rush it to President Truman with a Potomac yacht trip aboard the Williams burg. The immediate fund vote was required as no appropriations have passed for the new fiscal year starting tomorrow.
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Senate
House
Truman
Potomac
Williamsburg
Congress
Yeager Rites Slated Sunday
Funeral services for Charlie E. Yeager 82 of Hartselle will be Sunday at 3 PM at Mt. Tabor with Rev. Wilbur Smallwood officiating. Interment in Mt. Tabor cemetery with Mutual directing. He died Friday after a three month illness. He is survived by three sons D W Yeager of Decatur A H Yeager and B L Yeager of Hartselle two daughters Mrs W S Keel and Mrs J D Collins of Hartselle two brothers F L Yeager of Texas and R H Yeager of Kimball Ala 13 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
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Charlie E. Yeager
Hartselle
Mt. Tabor
Wilbur Smallwood
Yeager
D. W. Yeager
Decatur
A. H. Yeager
B. L. Yeager
Escapee Tripped By Prints When Seeking A Job
Stanford Lakey, 42 year old TVA employe, convicted of first degree murder in his wife Tommy Field Lakey's death. Jury deliberated over an hour. life imprisonment sentence imposed. Body found in garage apartment after a Saturday night drinking party. Physician cited fatal blows as cause.
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Tuscumbia
Ala
Stanford Lakey
TVA
Circuit Court
Lakey
Tommy Field Lakey
City Pool Nears Opening With Bath Houses Underway
The city pool has been painted and bath houses are under construction. The filtering plant should be installed in about two weeks with an opening date set for August 1.
Camp Appoints John Russell as Midshipman
John Russell Camp has received appointment as a Midshipman. The announcement notes his selection and formal entry into naval training, marking a milestone in his education and career path.
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Camp
John Russell Camp
Alabama parole violator bonded in Florida case
An Alabama parole violator, Robert B. Mathus of Birmingham, was released on two bonds totaling 12500 after an attempted armed robbery in Orlando. His fugitive bond was reduced to 7500, and arrest records note he previously served a 20 year Alabama sentence. Four men participated, with a pop bottle used to scare the Bravos.
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Orlando
Fila
Alabama
Robert B. Mathus
Birmingham
Ala
Terry Patterson
Mathus
John Braves
Starr
Bravos
Mitchell
Picnic Delights Highlight Women’s Club Outing at Sportsman Lake
The Business and Professional Women's Club enjoyed a 6:30 P.M. picnic at Sportsman’s Lake on a Tuesday. Visitors included Mrs Addie Camp Miss Flora Sandlin Mrs Katherine Workman and Mrs W B Towner of Silver Springs Maryland. Members present were Mary Godbold Mickey Lov von Violet Horton Sarah Reid Jane Shelton Dovie Ruehl and Mesdames Beatrice Cartron Silvan Graham Linnie Henslee Beulah Howle Bertha Lee Kelly Gladys Newman Maude Patrick and Camille Thomas. After the meal Miss Lovvom presided over a brief business session in the president’s absence, committees were named for the new club year.
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Business and Professional Women’s Club
Sportsman's Lake
Addie Camp
Flora Sandlin
Katherine Workman
W. B. Towner
Sliver Springs
Maryland
Mary Godbold
Mickey Lovvon
Violet Horton
Sarah Reid
Jane Shelton
Dovie Ruehl
Dovie Ruehl, and Mesdames Beatrice Cartron, Silvan Graham, Linnie Henslee
Beulah Howle
Bertha Lee Kelly
Gladys Newman
Maude Patrick
Camila Thomas
Personal notices from Cullman and Birmingham region
Mr and Mrs Forney Fuller of Cullman and Mr and Mrs Forney Fuller Jr of Birmingham attend the wedding of Miss Virginia Pate and Asa B Fuller in Atlanta held Saturday June 30. Mrs Margaret Lucas and daughter Mary Charles and Miss Freda Hartung travel to Biloxi to visit Wiley Johnson at Biloxi Air Field Base. George Ponder Sr remains critically ill at Hillman Jefferson hospital. Wendell Childs Bill Knight and Joe Dudley Patrick of Auburn home for weekend. Gloria Willes in Jackson Tennessee for weeks. Charlotte Chaney of Ohio visited relatives last week. Mr and Mrs D C Fuller and grandson Eddie spent Thursday in Birmingham. Mr and Mrs Harry Parker were in Birmingham Friday. Mrs John Graham returned from Louisville Kentucky where she visited her parents Mr and Mrs R T Burks. Mr and Mrs Lovvorn Mickey Lovvorn and Cornell Clayton in Memphis to see Richard Clayton at Kennedy General hospital. Mr and Mrs Jerry Clayton and children of Maxwell Field were recent visitors.
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Forney Fuller
Cullman
Forney Fuller Jr
Birmingham
Atlanta
Virginia Pate
Asa B. Fuller
Margaret Lucas
Mary Charles
Freda Hartung
Biloxi
Wiley Johnson
Biloxi Air Field
George Ponder Sr
R. T. Burks
Lovvorn
Mickey. Lovvorn
Cornell Clayton
Memphis
Richard Clayton
Kennedy General Hospital
Jerry Clayton
Maxwell Field
Crippled Children's Hospital Forgives Past Debts to Athletes
Birmingham announces free treatment for all city high school athletes at its new $1 million hospital for injuries in school sports. The hospital funded by Thanksgiving benefit games between top local teams has raised over $1 million in 10 years.
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Birmingham
Film Output in 1950 United States Sees a Quarter in Color
A 1950 count shows about 400 full length motion pictures released in the United States with roughly one quarter produced in color. The data reflects a growing trend toward color cinema as audiences embraced richer visuals.
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United States
First Transfusion to Pope Innocent VIII in 14092
Report notes a claimed early blood transfusion to Pope Innocent VIII in 14092 marking a historic medical milestone. The record cites medical attribution and historical context around this alleged procedure.
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Innocent VIII
John Quincy Adams Taught Rhetoric at Harvard
The former president John Quincy Adams once served as a rhetoric instructor at Harvard College. His teaching tenure reflects his early involvement with education and public discourse.
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Anes John Quincy Adams
Rhetoric
Harvard
Free Book on Arthritis and Rheumatism
Excelsior Springs Missouri July 1. A free book titled Rheumatism explains why drugs provide only temporary relief and how The Ball Clinic has helped rheumatic sufferers for over 30 years. Write today to The Ball Clinic, pt. 3606, Excelsior Springs, Missouri, and incur no obligation.
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Excelsior Springs
Ball Clinic
Missouri
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