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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1950
Page
3
Mil ton Chadima tells former neighbors west of Swisher about corn he saw six feet tall with ears ready to pick. The Chadimas drove a 5382 mile trip into southern Mexico and say Mexican agriculture seems as primitive as early Swisher farming a century ago.
Last Thursday an Air Force Fairchild C-119 crash landed about 900 feet from Pryor Field boundary. Rescue of two crew members completed with help from Pryor Field personnel, Decatur Fire Department, City Police, Highway Patrol and Brown’s ambulance. Field activities include increased student and private flying, aerial mapping teams visiting, and paving progress on the runway. Public invited to visit Pryor Field as efforts to grow the airport continue.
In Montgomery Alabama the legislature approved a resolution backing President Truman’s Korea policy after Rep Albert Rains warned World War III would begin only if the Kremlin believes it can win. In separate actions they passed anti segregation rulings condemning recent Supreme Court decisions.
Ralph R. Montague of Birmingham Alabama becomes the first American Red Cross field director assigned to U S troops in Korea after a brief posting in Japan. A World War I artilleryman, he joined the Red Cross in 1940 and served in France during World War II before recent duty in Atlanta.
The Mt Evans road in Clear Creek County Colorado reaches an altitude of 14260 feet making it the highest automobile highway on the North American continent.
The Jersey Giant, white or black, is one of the largest chicken breeds. Roosters can weigh 12 pounds or more, approaching the size of a small turkey.
Coastal Belgium seeks to curb tourist departures by inviting stars Maurice Chevalier Orson and Swedish tenor Tygesenen this summer. French, Swedish and American visitors join in a bid to bolster local tourism and halt revenue losses.
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