Guard Camp Set to Begin July 30 in Alabama
Lieutenant Colonel Ooie V. Blankenship announces the 1343rd Engineer Combat Battalion will depart July 30 for a two week National Guard field training at Fort McClellan near Anniston. Units from Alabama Tennessee and Mississippi join under Colonel Carl T. Jones with motor march from Decatur Athens and Hartselle. No call up for Korea operations is planned.
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Ooie V. Blankenship
1343Rd Engineer Combat Battalion
the Daily
Fort McClellan
Anniston
IS Engineer Combat Group
131St Tank Battalion
107Th Transportation Corps Truck Company
Alabama National Guard
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Carl T. Jones
Huntsville
1169Th Engineer Combat Group
1343D Engineer Combat Battalion
Decatur
Athens
Hartselle
Blankenship
Early Dutch Windmills Used to Drain Swamps
Early windmills in the Netherlands served to pump water from swamps and low-lying lands. They enabled land reclamation and flood control by moving excess water into rivers and canals.
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Holland
Next Winters Furs Lush and Lovely
The fur market will offer budget to high end options with muskrat popular in many colors from ivory to deep mink tones. New silhouettes include a slim straight sheath and short nipped jackets, with full length wrapped coats and belted officer styles in demand. Color ranges expand to navy black and rainbow hues, including mustard and bright campus colors.
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Dorothy Roe
Associated Press
New York
Mrs
Peachtree St
Michigan Ave
Kings Highway
Woodward Ave
Main St
Secrets Women Keep About Husbands and Family
Dorothy Dix argues women hide secrets and that sharing a husband’s faults or family flaws damages marriages. She warns against discussing in laws, children, or past mistakes, and advises wives to preserve discretion and avoid public airing of private failings.
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Mary
John
Grandpa
Sally
13 Year Old Girl Accuses Two Alabama Teens of Kidnapping
A 13 year old girl in Childersburg says she was kidnapped last night by two youths. A C Snider, 20, was jailed in Talladega as the investigation continues.
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Alabama
Talladega
Ala
Childersburg
A. C. Snider
Kidnapping Charge Leads Sheriff to Suspect in Cafe Abduction
Sheriff E O Howell reported a girl was taken from a Childersburg cafe around 11 A M Thursday then driven to Harpersville and Dadeville before being released about 1 30 A M today. A warrant and charges were issued for another man.
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E. O. Howell
Howell
Childersburg
Harpersville
Dadeville
New Garage Opens on Holly Street by Britnells
Arthur E Britnell and W E Bill Britnell announce a new garage at 342 Holly Street offering complete automotive service with modern machinery. They boast decades of experience and will rebuild engines for all makes, with G C Gentry assisting in Decatur. friends of Britnells and Gentry invited to visit.
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Arthur E
W. E
Bill” Britnell
Holly Street
Arthur Britnell
Bill Britnell
G. C. Gentry
Decatur
Messers Britnell Gentry
Swap Of Cockleburr Brings Scout Shirt
Montgomery July 1 report says Grady Looney at the national Boy Scout jamboree in Valley Forge exchanged a Yankee tee shirt for an Alabama cockleburn. The cockleburr was described as a porcupine egg at Harpersville. Sheriff Howell said state investigators would be asked to join the case due to incidents across several counties. Sprays that hasten ripening were noted as staying on the tree longer.
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Montgomery
Ala
Grady Looney
Valley Forge
Mor
Harpersville
Howell
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