Submarine Squalus Lift Nears First Surface Break
Navy crews 15 miles offshore report rising air bubbles from seven pontoons signaling progress in raising the Squalus from the ocean floor. First lift expected Wednesday as two remaining pontoons await attachment and towing toward Portsmouth.
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Family reunion enjoyed by Wade descendants at Shackleford Spring
Sons and daughters of the late Jasper Newton and Louisa Wade hosted their annual gathering on Trinity Mountain at the old Shackleford Spring. Attendees from out of town included Sam and Dee Wade, Ada Lindsay, Frank Witt, J Dudley Wade, Covelle Keenum, Jack Cates, Patsy Britt, J Arthur Brown, Eugene Brown, and Jack F le, among others from Mont gomery, Tuscumbia, Pell City, Laiverne, Charlotte, Memphis, Mobile and Hanceville.
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Montgomery
William L. Wade
Ada Lindsay
Tuscumbia
Frank Witt
Pell City
J. Dudley Wade
Laiverne
Covelle Keenum
Charlotte, N.C
Jack Cates
Memphis
Patsy Britt
Mobile
J. Arthur Brown
Eugene Brown
Jack F@le
Hanceville
One Year To Go Presidential Prospects For Wallace
The Decatur Daily notes Henry Agard Wallace faces limited control over farm prices and Roosevelt’s third term. Wallace’s assets include farm belt influence and speaking ability, while liabilities include farm group opposition and public doubt he is a national figure. His chances are rated just fair with an unpredictable future.
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Republican Seavey Elected Chairman of Federal Power Commission
In Washington on July 10 a Republican, Clyde L. Seavey of California, was elected chairman of the Federal Power Commission and fellow Republican Claude L. Draper of Wyoming was named vice chairman.
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Alabama backs certified seed bill for better crops
The Alabama legislature's recess agriculture committee unanimously endorsed a bill to promote certified seed production to boost yields and save farmers money. It would let farmer committees set standards, allow labeled certified seed, and penalize false labeling. testing would be by the State Department of Agriculture. The panel rejected a ginners board but backed gin inspection to uniform handling of cotton. Senator Howard Cooper led the talks with Extension Service, Experiment Station, and Agriculture Department reps.
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Athens visitors and local notes highlight July activity
Athens residents and visitors gather for summer events. W H Thomas and Ho Well Turner travel from Montgomery for business in Athens. Mrs. Parker of Miami visits her Hertzler and Gilbert relatives. June marriage licenses total 39 in Limestone County with 31 white and eight colored. Winston Legg II born July 4 to Winston Legg and wife. Louisville visitor Mrs. Robert Wiggins hosts relatives. Committee work on agricultural legislation advances toward July 18 legislature reconvening.
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Howell Turner
Montgomery
Athens
Harry E. Parker
Miami
Florida
F. G. Hertzler
T. E. Gilbert
Edward. Mitchell
Red Boiling Springs
Tenn
Limestone County
Winston Legg
Winston Vaughan Legg, II
Robert B. Wiggins
Louisville, Ky
Possible McNutt Move Shapes 1940 Democratic Fight
Washington July 10 A report says President Roosevelt may appoint Paul V McNutt as head of a new security agency fueling talk of his bid for the 1940 Democratic nomination If named McNutt would join the Washington scene in the pre campaign year and serve as a key player in the administration.
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