Local dealer attends Coleman school in Wichita
J A Travis owner of Natural Gas Heating Co Decatur is in Wichita Kansas this week for a heating and air conditioning school offered by The Coleman Company Inc He is among 20 Alabama and Florida heating and air conditioning engineers selected for special instruction in the manufacturer classrooms and laboratories of the nationally funded program
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J. A. Travis
Natural Gas Heating Co
Decatur
Wichita
Kan
Coleman Company Inc
Travis
Alabama
Florida
Coleman Heating Institute
Coleman
Alabama Legionnaires to Address Arkansas convention
Two Alabama leaders will address the Arkansas Department of the American Legion convention. Brig. Gen. Walter J. Hanna will speak Saturday morning, and Col. Joe Starnes will address Friday night. The event previews Coleman heating institute aims and dealer education.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Round House Visitor Draws Tour Lines at Camp Wood
In Camp Wood Tex housing innovator Russell R Vernor built a 115 foot circumference circular home under an oak in 1940. The one story 960 square foot dwelling with conical roof has six rooms and a pie slice layout centering on a bathroom. Vernor spent about $1000 in materials. Mrs Vernor notes fewer dusty corners as an advantage while visitors from across the U S and Mexico tour the unique dwelling.
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Vernor
U. S
Mexico
Camp Wood
Uvalde
Texas
Oil Tests Begin Near Pollard Field Across From Florida Town
In Florida near Defuniak Springs Walton County prepares for the first oil test since the Pollard field discovery in Alabama. Fortenberry Drilling Co. will drill 12 miles south of town for C L Smith Grove Hill Ala and other Louisiana and Texas independents. Planned depth 5000 feet on land held by Walton Land and Timber Co. A second test is planned in adjacent Okaloosa County.
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Defuniae Springs
Fla
Walton County
Alabama
Here
Fortenberry Drilling Co
Natchez
Miss
C. L. Smith, Grove, Hill
Ala
C. S. McKendrick
New Orleans
Louisiana
Texas
Walton Land and Timber Co
Okaloosa County
VA answers on GI insurance, education, loans and pensions
Veterans Administration provides guidance on reinstating permanent GI insurance within five years, pursuing college after the GI Bill cut‑off, trying a different lender for GI loans, and when Civil Service retirement pay counts toward pension income, noting that retirement payments count only after the contribution amount is received in full. Residents nearby are advised to write to the VA Regional Office in Montgomery, Alabama for more details.
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Veterans Administration
Montgomery
Ala
Miners Dead After Cape Breton Mine Blast
Rescue workers recovered six burned bodies from 1,200 feet below the surface after a searing explosion at Dominion No.20 mine in Glace Bay. One victim survived with serious burns, eighteen other men escaped unhurt, and rescuers labored six hours to reach the trapped workers. The blast struck under the ocean near the town's business district.
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Glace Bay
N. S
Cape Breton
Sasten
Dominion No.20
Atlantic
Ocean
Second Fire at Warner Brothers Lot Suspected Arson
A second major fire at the Warner Brothers movie lot in Burbank caused 4.5 to 7.5 million dollars in damage. Sheriff investigator Ed Hatcher said arson is likely, with a storage shed losses including 2,000 acting props. The blaze destroyed nine streets of scenery and a corrugated iron hangar with planes, while embers spread to about 200 acres of brush on the mountainside.
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Burbank
Calif
Warner Brothers
Studio
Ed Hatcher
Prisoners Hurt as Reds Clash in Korean Stockade
In Nonsan Korea a clash broke out inside a stockade as two groups of war prisoners armed with clubs fought each other. About 130 prisoners were involved and 24 were injured. American guards restored order without weapon fire or tear gas.
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Pusan
Korea
Nonsan
Taejon
Waves That Break on the Lee Shore
A note explains that waves blown past a headland can turn and crash on the lee shore. The phenomenon describes how coastal winds influence wave direction and shore impact.
8 500 Controls Workers Axed
About half of the 17 000 employees at the government anti inflation agencies receive 30 day notices of dismissal after Congress cut their funding to 60 million dollars from 103 million. Economic Stabilizer Roger L. Putnam warned the program will be hurt but will continue with limited resources.
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Washington
Congress
Roger L. Putnam
State Department
Defense Department
Treasury, Commerce, Labor, Interior and Post Office Departments
Ocean Size Comparison: Indian Ocean Near Half Pacific
A geographic note states the Indian Ocean is nearly half the size of the Pacific Ocean. It highlights the vast scale difference between the two bodies of water and places them in the context of global ocean area.
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Indian Ocean
Pacific
Athens Girl 4-H'er Wins Individual District Award
A 4-H club district event in Auburn highlights Sara Nell Huggins of Evergreen as lamp craftsmanship winner with Martha Boyett of Rockford taking second. Carolyn Shockley of Heflin wins dairy foods, and district champions include Jo Ann Barker of Athens Betty Jean McGhee of Dadeville Martha Overstreet of Alma.
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Athens
Auburn
Evergreen
Sara Nell Huggins
Martha Boyett
Rockford
Carolyn Shockley
Heflin
Jo Ann Barker
Betty Jean McGhee
Dadeville
Martha Overstreet
Alma
Jo Ann Granberry
Ashford
Ann Hudson
Columbia
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Loyd’s
Legionnaires
Arkansas Legion
Manning
Bank St
AP News
Tex
Mrs. Russell R. Vernor
Russel K. Vernor
Pollard Field
Kennedy Motor Co
Hartselle
Legion
John E. Drinkard
American Legion
Howell T. Heflin
Tuscumbia
Mr. Drinkard
Cullman
Fisk
Service
Johnston St
George Perry
RADIO
SHACK
Youngstown Kitchens
Lafayette St
Controls
Margaret Mackey
Marilyn Battles
Cherokee County
Dolly Jackson
Joan Waldrop
Randolph County
Second Ave
Second Avenue
Afa
North Alabama
Allied Sales
America
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