Ex-service man killed in row over matches
Loyal Parker 26 of Crane Hill route one died after a quarrel with Junior Lynn at Valley Springs. Parker was stabbed through the heart by Lynn who fled and was captured later by Chief Deputy Roy Wood. Lynn remains jailed without bond, charged with murder as coroner’s inquest proceeds.
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Bikini
South Pacific
Valley Springs
Loyal Parker
Crane Hill
Parker
Junior Lynn
J. Grady Moss
Roy Wood
Lynn
J. R. Freeman
Evan Freeman
Moss
Wood
Bernard Graves
Millard Cruce
Elbert Kilgo
Verlon Freeman
Cullman Hospital
J. R
Lawrence Students Are Given Honors at Florence State
Two Lawrence county students won honors at Florence State Teachers College per The Moulton Advertiser. Silas B. Cross of Town Creek Rt 3 was elected representative of the Student Council for the senior class, with a background in Glee Club and Alpha Psi Omega. Nelda McMillan of Moulton Rt 3 was named junior class treasurer and serves with the dormitory YWCA and as assistant to the vesper chairman.
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Lawrence County
Florence State Teachers College
Moulton Advertiser
State Teachers College At
Florence
Silas B. Cross
Town Creek
Nelda McMillan
Moulton
Rt. 3
Cross
Rehearsal Club
Alpha Psi Omega
McMillan
Pearl Sparks
Coal reserves cover Ohio sized area to forty five feet deep
A statement notes there is enough bituminous coal in the United States to cover an area equal to the state of Ohio to a depth of 45 feet, highlighting vast national coal resources.
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United States
Ohio
Graduation Gift and Quirky Prom Pranks Stir News
A note from Vivian Brown details a graduation gift for Suzy a white half slip decorated with red hearts sewn by the kids with initials. The letter also shares crowd memories at the beach a sun care tip using witch hazel and asks about ice cream flavors. It mentions Bunk Johnson film interest Jose Iturbi concert plans Nancy Reed cement mixer song and Patti Clayton BS new fan clubs.
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Suzy
Patti Clayton
Vivian
Vivian Brown
Georgia Aims to Vote July 17 in Democratic Primary
Georgia’s gubernatorial candidates begin final campaigning for the July 17 Democratic primary as registration closes and more than a million voters may decide the winner in the one party state. An unofficial count shows 913,535 eligible voters, including 118,387 Negro voters voting for the first time.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Eugene Talmadge
James V. Carmichael
Marietta
Arnall
Tennessee
Augusta
E. D. Rivers
Talmadge
Florida
Hoke O’kelley
Bilbo Named Democratic Senator Nominee in Mississippi
Jackson Miss July 6 The Mississippi Democratic Executive Committee declared Sen Theo Bilbo the party nominee for the U S Senate in November. Results show Bilbo with 97 820 votes, a 3 834 lead over four opponents as Negroes participated in the first statewide Democratic primary. The committee certified to the Secretary of State and noted one protest by Levings deemed insufficient under the corrupt practices act. Other races and runoffs for Congress, judges, and local offices were certified, with several nominees named and runoffs planned for August 27.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi Democratic Executive Committee
Theo G. Bilbo
U. S. Senate
Mississippi
Bilbo
Rossa Collins
Tom W. Ellis
Frank Harper
Nelson T. Levings
Levings
John Bell Williams
Dan McGehee
Secretary of State
House of Representatives
Claude F. Clayton
Charles G. Hamilton
John E. Rankin
Rankin
J.O. Hollis
Arthur Winstead
Winstead
William M. Colmer
Grover C. Doggette
Colmer
Stewart C. Broom
Dan McGee
C. A. Sullivan
McGehee
Local Pastor Leads Birmingham Revival at Lipscomb Church
Rev. George A. Rice, local pastor, will start a revival campaign Sunday evening at Lipscomb Methodist Church in Birmingham, with meetings continuing through the rest of the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Rice
Lipscomb Methodist Church
Birmingham
Cullman County Displays Unusual Tomatoes From Irish Potato Patch
The Cullman Tribune notes a freak of nature cluster of six tomatoes growing on an Irish potato vine. They display at the newspaper office and came from J.H. Sanford’s East Point potato patch.
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Cullman County
Cullman Tribune
Ripley
the Tribune
East Point
Ox hair used in plaster as binding medium
Historical notes indicate ox hair serves as a binding medium in plaster mixtures. The use of animal fibers strengthens plaster, improving cohesion and durability in traditional building practices.
Concession Statement Cited After Election
A political HQ said the campaign would acknowledge defeat, while a spokesman suggested that conceding the election was a permissible statement. The remark underscores the transition dynamics following the vote.
Tax Revenues Up in Montgomery for June 1946
Alabama state revenues rose to 5,336,484 in June 1946 from 4,343,007 in June 1945, state Revenue Commissioner A. C. Pitts announced. The 1946 fiscal year total reached 47,512,431, up over 15 percent from 1945. income taxes were the only slight decrease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
State bids sought for two Alabama institutions projects
The state building commission invites bids by August 6 for projects at two institutions with $122,000 funds. Work includes four duplex cottages and library alterations at the Agricultural and Mechanical College for Negroes in Huntsville and a 15 bed hospital at the Alabama reform school for juvenile Negroes at Mt Meigs.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Building Commission
Agricultural and Mechanical College For
Huntsville
Alabama Reform School For
Mt. Meigs
Fair Rent Group Formed in Birmingham
Mayor Cooper Green and a civic committee announced plans to organize a volunteer fair rent committee following Gov. Chauncey Sparks request. Sparks had frozen rents as of June 30 in Alabama counties with OPA price ceilings, affecting local rents.
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Fair Rent Group
Birmingham
Ala
Cooper Green
Fair Rent” Committee
Chauncey Sparks
Alabama
OPA
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219 Johnston
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Morgan County
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Gene Akern
DE Lawncy
Qear SS
Ted
Eve
Bunk Johnson
Jose Iturbi
Hollywood Bowl
Nancy Reed
Hal McIntyre
Williams
Chancery Judge
J. D. Fatheree
George B. Neville
Roy P. Noble
Nobile
J. K. Gillis
T. P. Guyton
Gillis
Fitt
J. P. Coleman
David H. Glass
Coleman
J. F. Guyness
F. D. Hewitt
Guyness
Knox Huff
W. H. Anderson
W. E. Core
Congress
G. H
Joe Patterson
Collins
2Nd Ave
Drax
Pick UP & Delivery Service
Fairview
Austinville Country Club
Cullman
Ately
Hallmark
Greeting Cards
City Park Flower Shop
the Times
Washington
America
Jim Simpson
United States Senate
Pdl. Pol
Committee of Friends
Eley Frazer
Secy
W. A. Hum
Phrey
9Th Avenue
EM. Morrow Construction CO
Davis Street
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