Area Soldiers Prepare for Operation Signpost Exercise
Cpls. Charlies F. King and Charles P. Pitman of the 56th anti aircraft artillery brigade join a joint U S Canadian air defense drill named Operation Signpost. The July 19 to 28 exercise tests U S and Canada air defenses over the Greater Boston area with AA batteries, Canadian units, and civilian ground observer corps participation.
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Charlies F. King
Charles F. King
Athens 7
Charles P. Pitman
Elna
Falkville 2
56Th
United States
Canada
Civilian
Ground Observer Corps
GOC
Furlough Tour for Pfc Cecil A Johnson in Europe
Pfc Cecil A Johnson son of Mr and Mrs Homer Johnson of 1028 North Avenue Fairview recently left his station in Germany for a 15 day leave He is stationed at the Nahbollenbach depot in the French zone of Germany and toured France Switzerland and Germany During the leave He arrived in Europe in June 1951 and before joining the Army he worked as a Birmingham salesman His unit is the 7851st quartermaster depot company at Nahbollenbach The Iroquois tribes are noted for delaying French expansion southward from Canada aiding English in occupying what became the United States.
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Cecil A. Johnson
Homer Johnson
North Avenue
Fairview
Germany
Johnson
Nahbollenbach
France
Switzerland
Mar
7851St Quartermaster Depot
Europe
Army
Birmingham
Gun commander in 16th AA Artillery Battalion named
The article notes a gun commander from Battery C of the 16th anti aircraft artillery battalion King who entered the Army in September 1951.
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U. S
16Th
King
Army
Hobart Harbor Noted as One of World's Finest
Hobart theTasmanian capital hosts a harbor praised as among the world's finest while Uruguay's population is reported near 2.35 million.
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Hobart
Tasmania
Uruguay
Lace Boom in France Brings Calais Lace to Global Spotlight
Postwar fashion fuels Calais and France as lace capital with Chantilly and guipure trends. Lace exports rise with 9,000 workers employed in Calais Lyons and Caudry. 11 billion francs earned last year. Cloths shift from luxury to wearable, washable fashion as demand grows in America Canada and Australia.
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Calais
France
America
Canada
Australia
Mexico
Eve
Ice Bulk and Steel Invention Highlight Facts
The text notes that about one ninth of ice’s bulk floats above water and that the Bessemer converter, invented in 1856, made cheap steel possible. It links a natural phenomenon with a significant industrial breakthrough.
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Bessemer Corverter
April sales rise in Morgan County Alabama
Morgan County's April retail sales soar 23.3 percent from last year with clothing leading gains at 36 percent. statewide, Alabama retail sales up 16 percent in April, auto segments up 53.6 percent, petroleum products and electrical goods show large gains. 13 of 67 counties report declines. University of Alabama Bureau of Business Research notes housing starts up 12 percent nationally.
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Alabama
University of Alabama, Bureau of Business Research
Business News
Morgan County
Council of Economic Advisers
Bear Wanders Into Fontana Minutes From City Center
A 50 pound brown bear wandered into Fontana from nearby mountains just after incorporation. Deputies shot the animal six blocks from the city’s center.
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Fontana
Calif
No 1Q Downing Street Door Features Lion Knocker
Description of the prime minister's entrance notes a green door with a lion's head knocker guarding No 1Q Downing Street as the official residence and office in Britain.
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No 1Q
Downing St
Britain
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