Warning For Vacationists Urges Home Safeguards Before Travel
Mrs. Marie Tucker of the Alabama Motorists Association warns vacationing households to secure homes. Stop milk and newspaper deliveries, lock all doors and windows, remove valuables, and avoid leaving keys or notes. Open the main gas valve, clear sun magnifiers, store woolens, and close the piano after moth balls.
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Marie Tucker
Alabama Motorists Association
American Automobile Association
A. A. A. Club
Temperature Normal Across Much of Nation Says AP
Temperatures leveled off to near normal across most of the United States today with cool air in the Northern plains and Great Lakes. Readings were slightly below average in the cool belt, with highs in the 40s and 50s and scattered showers aiding parched crops. Rain fell in Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and a wet belt stretched from the Eastern Seaboard to the Carolinas and Georgia, plus showers in Tennessee and Eastern Kentucky and in parts of the Rockies. Yesterday’s peak highs included 112 in Yuma and 109 in Phoenix, while Texas remained mostly in the 90s.
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Associated Press
Plains
Great Lakes
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Virginia
Carolinas
Georgia
Tennessee
Kentucky
Rocky Mountains
Yuma
Ariz
Phoenix
Mercury
Texas
Picnic Held At Cedar Creek Ball Park July 16 Co Sponsored
The Cedar Creek ball team and the Southeast Hartselle Home Demonstration club invite the community to their annual picnic at Cedar Creek ball park in Stewart Thompson’s pasture. Activities include games contests and three ball games. Bring a picnic lunch for noon and enjoy a soft drink stand.
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Cedar Creek
Hartselle
Stewart Thompson
Rev Carl Roberts to Lead Calvary Baptist Miami
Rev Carl Roberts resigns from Southside Baptist Decatur to accept pastorate at Calvary Baptist Miami. He served 2 1/2 years at Southside with new members growth and an education program costing about 60000 dollars. He will start August 15 and becomes Calvary's second pastor in 27 years since Dr Albert Gammage organized the church.
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Carl Roberts
Southside Baptist Church
Calvary Baptist Church
Miami
Roberts
Decatur
Grace Baptist Church
Bristol
Southside
Calvary Church
Albert Gammage
Two Alabama Men Identified in Gulf Apartment Robbery
Panama City July 14. Deputy Sheriff Bill Gilbert was wounded in a holdup at Edgewater Beach gulf apartments. Sheriff Alva Thomas identified the suspects as James Neal Driver and Johnny Ray Smith. Extradition proceedings are under way to return them to Bay county on armed robbery warrants. Driver was arrested in Geneva county and Smith in Dothan.
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Panama City
Fla
Alabama
Edgewater Beach Gulf Apartments
Bill Gilbert
Alva Thomas
James Neal Driver
Johnny Ray Smith
Thomas
Herschel Joyner
Don Hutchison
Bay County
Driver
Geneva County
Smith
Dothan
Natives of Borneo Prefer Nearly Hatched Eggs
Some indigenous people on Borneo favor eggs that are almost ready to hatch. The practice reflects local dietary customs and resource use.
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Borneo
Buried Baby Case Shocks Montgomery Community
In Montgomery Alabama a 20 year old unmarried mother Ida Roberts is indicted for murder after her newborn girl was buried alive in a shallow earthen tomb. The child lived 15 hours before a neighbor found her, died days later at a hospital. Roberts was arrested and held without bond as court dates are set. Detectives report she claimed to have disposed of the infant due to existing illegitimate child. Health officials note partial head exposure suggests the burial was incomplete.
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Montgomery
Ala
George A. Mosley Jr
Ida _ Roberts
Mosley
Capt
Lewis Miller
Miller
A. H. Graham
Dr. Graham
Southeast Diabetic Camp Opens Near Mobile
In Mobile Alabama on August 15 the first Southeast summer camp for diabetic children will open for two weeks at a city hospital site. Dr Samuel Eichold director of the diabetes clinic said sponsors are the city hospital and Mobile Optimist Club. Children aged eight to fourteen will be admitted and a few vacancies remain.
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Mobile
Ala
Samuel Eichold
City Hospital Diabetes Clinic
Hospital
Optimist Club
Eichold
Capital Jury Calls Crackdown on Montgomery Gambling
A Montgomery grand jury urged a hard line against gambling, indicting one violation and asking police to exercise diligent enforcement. The panel criticized private clubs and private slot machines, noting locations are common knowledge and often ignored unless complaints are filed.
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Montgomery
Montgomery County
Truman urges price cuts to lift economy and avoid wage cuts
President Truman, briefing Congress and addressing a radio audience, urges businessmen to cut prices but not wages to spur demand and production. He proposes government fact finding on steel firms amid CIO steelworkers demands, contending price relief can reduce unemployment and bolster industry.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
CIO
Soviets Withhold Vital Metals From U S Purchases
Washington reports from the Census Bureau show Russia cut off manganese and chrome shipments to the United States in May for the second straight month. The metals are stockpiled for war readiness, and the move follows a long threat linked to the U S ban on shipping war potential goods to Russia.
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U. S
Washington
Russia
Census Bureau
Body Found On Tennessee River Near Wheeler Dam
The body of Lawrenceburg Tennessee resident Lawrence B. Shaw, 28, was found along the Tennessee river in Florence Alabama. Shaw drowned Tuesday night while fishing with his brother in law W. F. Moore of Leoma Tennessee when their boat overturned near Wheeler Dam. Moore was rescued.
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Florence
Ala
Lawrenceburg, Tenn
Tennessee River
Lawrence B. Shaw
W. F. Moore
Leoma
Tenn
Wheeler Dam
Moore
Many Seeks Posts in Washington Postmasterships
The Civil Service Commission announced applications for postmaster positions in Gadsden Alabama and other cities. Louis Charles is listed among the applicants.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission Today
Gadsden
Ala
Louis Charles
Notable names listed in archival notice
The fragment enumerates individuals including William T. Wright, Charlie F. Boyd, Earl Dollar, Eugene B. Shaw, Robert E. Wharton, Cooper D. Shad dix, Edwin H. Woodruff, Carl F. Machen, and Morris L. Nelson, suggesting a directory or notice referencing several persons tied to the historical record.
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