Kinderlift vacation program aids West Berlin children
The U S Air Force launched its third Kinderlift moving underprivileged West Berlin kids to vacation centers in West Germany. Fourteen C47s flew from Templehof with 100 miles over the Soviet zone. By July 11 about 1 970 children will have been flown to Frankfurt Hannover Munich and Cologne with German Red Cross sponsorship. A parallel operation, Friendly Hand, will transport 600 more West Berlin children, sponsored by the Conference of American Women's Activities in Europe.
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Berlin
U. S. Air Force
West Berlin
West Germany
Templehof
Frankfurt
Hannover
Munich
Cologne
German Red Cross
Conference of
Europe
Local Visitors and Weddings Highlight Cullman County Notes
Mrs. Eron White hosts Arlene Skinner and Gary family visitors from Gary Indiana for two weeks. Christine Hopper and Michigan kin visit relatives. Hopper plans to join next week. Mittie Brown and Robert Carpenter wed in Iuka Mississippi on Sunday. Irma Corbin of North Carolina visited her Laseter kin. Ted White and Manuel joined Alton Ray family gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlene Skinner
Gary
Ind
Christine Hopper
Michigan
Hopper
Mittie Brown
Robert Carpenter
Iuka
Irma Corbin
Ba Grange
N.C
J.L. Laseter
Ted White
Manuel
Alton Ray
Lion Britnell Installed As District Governor Of District 34 A
Ben L Britnell, Decatur attorney and longtime Lions Club member, was installed as District Governor 34 A at the 38th Lions International convention in Alwed City on June 25. The article notes his leadership roles, district structure, convention attendance, and related Lions details including club counts and global reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben L. Britnell
Alabama
International Association of Lions Clubs
Alwed City
Britnell
Decatur Lions Club
Central Methodist Church
Decatur Shrine Club
Decatur Country Club
Chamber of Commerce
Alabama State Bar Association
American Bar Association
Lion Britnell
Council of Go
Tim Lyons
New York City
Lions International
Phical
Humberto Valenzuela G
Santiago
Chile
Miami
Fla
United States
Aaron Christian
Waters and Reese families meet Sunday night
Sunday night visitation reported as Mr Hosea Waters and Mrs Waters visited Mr and Mrs Carl Reese. The local social note records a cordial family gathering with neighbors sharing time together.
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Hosea Waters
Mrs
Carl Reese
Summer Heat Stretches Across Nation with 100s and 90s
The heat wave persisted nationwide from the plains to the Atlantic Coast as temperatures rose into the 90s and higher. Readings topped 100 in the East, with 107 in Tucson and 106 in Presidio. Rain fell in spots including Muscle Shoals and Omaha while showers and storms were reported in New England and the Pacific Northwest.
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Associated Press
Plains
Atlantic Coast
East
Yesteray
Portland
Maine
Wisconsin
Mississippi River
Arizona
Tucson
Ariz
Presidio
Tex
Muscle Shoals
Ala
Omaha
Charleston
W.va
New England
Pacific Northwest
GM Plans Three for One Stock Split
General Motors directors announce a three for one stock split subject to stockholders approval at a special meeting on Sept 23. The move follows GM shares rising to 113.37 on the day, with prices higher on the West Coast.
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New York
General Motors Corp
New York Stock Exchange
West Coast
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Rites Scheduled For Mrs Millie O Clack 33
Negro deaths notice lists services for Mrs Millie O Clack of Somerville Community who died Friday at home. Services set Sunday at 2 PM at Ebenezer Church Hillsboro with interment Elliott cemetery Reynolds in charge. Survivors include husband Dillard three daughters Alberta Annie M Martha Clack Decatur a son Junior Clack parents George Hill Andrew Hill Annie M Hill two brothers and one sister. Also notes services for David Cowans 96 in Cincinnati and Henry Campbell 91 at Springs.
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Millie O. Clack
Somerville
Ebenezer Church
Hillsboro
Elliott Cemetery
Reynolds
Dillard Clack
Alberta
Annie M
Martha Clack
Decatur
Junior Clack
Albert
Mary Hill
George Hill
Racine
Wis
Andrew Hill
Indianapolis
Ind
Annie M. Hill
Racine, Wis
Exploratory Ship Sets Course to Find New Shrimp Grounds
The U S Fish and Wildlife vessel Oregon sails from Pascagoula with six experts toward the Florida straits to probe new red shrimp grounds and test various trawls. A underwater film study and a Cay Sal Bank long line tuna set are planned before a Havana stop and July 27 return.
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Pascagoula
Miss
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Exploratory
Oregon
Florida Straits
Cay Sal Bank
Harvey P. Bullis Jr
Gulf Fisheries Exploration
Havana
Cuba
Traffic through Bankhead Tunnel tops prior four day weekend
The Mobile River Bankhead Tunnel saw 54,914 cars pass during the long weekend, surpassing the prior four day high of 49,242 set on the July 4 weekend last year, according to Tunnel Superintendent T. Gaines St. John yesterday.
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Mobile
Mobile River
Bankhead
T. Gaines St. John
Train Victim Charles Hene gar Identified in Birmingham
Police report a man about 45 identified as Charles Hene gar was struck and killed by a train in Birmingham last night. Authorities said the identity was confirmed via social security records.
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Birmingham
Charles Henegar
Daughter of Former City Residents Wins Award
Miss Zela Simpson a 1955 Oak Ridge High School graduate Oak Ridge Tennessee has earned a four year scholarship to the College Conservatory of Music Cincinnati Ohio worth 400 dollars each year She is the daughter of Grady Simpson former Decatur resident granddaughter of W T Simpson Decatur and N J Hough Lacey's Spring She is active in Oak Ridge community life and served in school and church groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zela Simpson
Oak Ridge High School
Oak , Tenn
College Conservatory of Music
Cincinnati
Ohio
Miss Simpson
Grady Simpson
Decatur
W. T. Simpson
N. J. Hough
Lacey
Tennessee
Oak Ridge
Lions Club
Mrs Edmondson Leads Cotaco W S C S Meet
Mrs Horace Edmondson delivered a talk on Our Purpose And Emblem at Cotaco Methodist Woman's Society of Christian Service meeting. President Mrs W R Mar hosted. prayers and meditations followed with scripture readings John 21 12 19 and Matthew 28 16 20.
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Cotaco
Horace Edmondson
Cotaco Methodist ‘Woman's Society of Christian Service
W. R. Mar
E. B. McGehes
R. L. Willis
L. C. Murphy
River Cruise Group Celebrates Independence Day
Local residents and families joined a July 4 river cruise starting from the harbor and traveling into Elk River as guests of Victor Kettrick Wayne Smith and Sonny Andrews. Ten or so boats participated with water sports and a barbecue dinner before returning by 5 45 p m. An Athens contingent joined including Harry Patterson Dago Miller and Billy Sweet with another cruise planned for the July 24 Guntersville Boat Races.
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Elk River
Victor Kettrick
Wayne Smith
Sonny Andrews
Athens
Bill Means
Clark Russell
Wendell West
Hardy Haley
Judson Hawthorne
John Hambrick
Buck Morris
Drew Hall
Bob Latimer
Bob McKean
Marel Sheats
Jim Snider
Harry Patterson
Dago Miller
Billy Sweet
Guntersville
Laundry slip marked Tampa Florida found in pocket
A laundry slip bearing the city Tampa Florida was found in a pocket. The tiny document may indicate a location or origin but provides no additional details about ownership or context.
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Tampa, Fla
Earthquake detected on Spring Hill College seismograph
A moderate quake about 5,500 miles northwest of Mobile was recorded last night. Father L. J. Eisele said it likely originated in the Kamchatka Peninsula area north of Japan. The article notes its first and second events at 8 16 36 p.m.
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Mobile
Spring Hill College
L. J. Eisele
Kamchatka Peninsula
Japan
Walker assumes dual MAAG posts in Formosa
Brig. Gen. Edwin Walker arrived to take the roles of deputy commander of the U S Military Assistance Advisory Group and chief of its Army unit in Taipei Formosa. He succeeds Maj. Gen. George Smythe who had held the posts after Maj. Gen. William C. Chase led MAAG.
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Taipei
Formosa
Edwin Walker
U.S. Military Assistance Advisory Group
George Smythe
Smythe
William C. Chase
MAAG
Belt of Asteroids Between Mars and Jupiter
A vast belt of asteroids orbits the sun between Mars and Jupiter, forming a large ring of rocky bodies. The region contains numerous objects varying in size from rocks to dwarf planet candidates, with gravity shaping occasional collisions and orbital resonances. The discovery and study of this belt have informed theories on solar system formation and planetary migration.
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Mars
Jupiter
Lichens Grow Across Earth’s Surfaces More than Other Plants
Lichens cover a broader portion of the earth’s surface than any other plant type. They thrive in diverse environments from rocks to roofs, forming resilient symbiotic communities that endure extreme conditions.
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Cullman County Jones Chapel
Eron White
Vic Armstrong
Ind Ave
Belk
First Federal Savings & Loan
Association of Decatur
Second Ave
Pho
Summer
GM Planning
David Cowans
Moulton
Henry Campbell
Springs
U. S
Patent Office
Paul Grady
Mrs. Edmondson
Cotaco W.S.C.S. Meet
Cort, Os
A. 1St Ave
2Nd St
Oia
South
The
Southern
America
Southland
Fiat
Sterchi’s
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