Three Clemency Hearings Set for Condemned Slayers in Alabama
Gov. James E. Folsom announced clemency hearings for three condemned men and a seven day reprieve for another. Henry Alberson from Coffee county faces an Aug. 2 hearing and Aug. 4 execution. Homer Garland Odom of Jefferson county receives a new execution date next Friday. Claude Sims Autauga county and Joe Keith Lime stone county are slated for clemency hearings a day earlier with Kilby Prison electric chair set for next Friday.
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Montgomery
Ala
James E. Folsom
Mass Sanity Commission
Henry Alber
Coffee County
Alberson
Homer Garland Odom
Jefferson County
Folsom
Odom
Claude B. Sims
Autauga County
Joe Keith
Limestone County
Kilby
Early Stokes
Enterprise
Stokes
William Alexander McDonald
Birmingham
Keith
No Site Picked For Bomb Plant
An AEC spokesman said no site has been selected for the hydrogen bomb plant. Five Southern states are under consideration with rumors of Texas Tennessee Western North Carolina Mississippi and Alabama. Congress and President Truman await funding while engineering studies are needed before a decision.
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Washington
AEC
Atomic Energy Commission
Congressional
Truman
Congress
Texas
Tennessee
North Carolina
Mississippi
Alabama
Rep
Gore
D-Tenn
House Appropriations
mid-South
mid-Southwest
Rita Hayworth denies second pregnancy reports
In Rome on July 14 Rita Hayworth and her husband Prince Aly Khan cruise near the Italian coast on the yacht Vaca. She laughed off rumors of expecting another child saying she does not know where the speculation came from.
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Rome
Rita Hayworth
Prince Aly Khan
English New Year Gifts Symbolize Warmth and Prosperity
The National Geographic Society notes that coal bread and salt are traditional English New Year gifts symbolizing warmth and prosperity.
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National Geographic Societ
Trial of Defendants in Limestone Case Cites Night Watchman
The record describes charges of defeating two Black individuals by passing two years ago in Limestone County. Sims received the passing penalty after a conviction tied to a serious incident involving Night Watchman John Hardy, age 55, during a robbery at Victory Freight Lines in Birmingham on February 12, 1949.
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Limestone County
Sims
John Hardy
Victory Freight Lines
Birmingham
HARTSELLE W S C S LAVENDER CIRCLE MEETS AT DEER SPRINGS
The Lavender Circle of the W. S. C. S. met Monday at Deer Springs with Mrs. W. M. Booth as hostess. Mrs. C. B. Lav ender led the meeting and reports from program chairs were shared. Two new members joined and eighteen members plus three guests attended.
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Deer Springs
Lavender Circle
W. M. Booth
Lovely Lodge
C. B. Lavender
W. E. Proctor
L.L. Cain
W. H. Block
Mary
Block
Memphis
Tenn
J. Clifton Draper
Pearl Sheets
O. P. Sivley
Mary S. Block
J. W. Myles
Crowley, la
J. C. Draper
Rainbow Garden Club July Meeting at Mrs Emmett Bennett Home
The Rainbow Garden Club met in July at the home of Mrs. Emmett Bennett with Mrs. Lloyd Logan as co host. President Walter Poole Jr led a brief business session as members shared floral arrangements for discussion. Many members were noted visiting or traveling, with several out of town guests and relatives mentioned.
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Bennett
Rainbow Garden
Emmett Bennett
Lloyd Logan
Walter Poole, Jr
Claude Lavender
Flower Arrangements Lecture by Mrs. L. H. Houston
Mrs. L. H. Houston spoke on the evaluation of flower arrangements and offered many pointers. An ice course followed the discussion for twenty one members and two guests, Mrs. Houston and Mrs. Robert Parker of Birmingham.
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L. H. Houston
Houston
Robert Parker
Birmingham
Mrs Greer Hosts Circle Two of Local Missionary Society
Monday afternoon Mrs. Ernest Greer hosted Circle Number Two of the Woman's Missionary Society at the First Christian church with Mrs A D Sample presiding. Mrs Carl Williams gave an inspiring devotional and Mrs T V Hatchett discussed a Latin America article. Dainty refreshments were served during social hour.
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Greer
Ernest Greer
Woman’s Missionary Society
First Christian Church
A. D. Sample
Carl Williams
T. V. Hatchett
Latin America
Tar Barrel Incident Traps Girl in Vancouver
A tar barrel toppled onto four year old Lea Sherwin in Vancouver on July 14 causing her to sink into liquid tar. Eight people freed her and she was bathed at a hospital after ether was used. Police called the event Operations Blackbottom.
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Vancouver
B. C
Lea Sherwin
Insecticide Timing for Sheep Wool Shortened Spraying
Insecticides work best on sheep when applied while the wool is short. The timing targets maximize coverage and pest kill, improving health outcomes for flocks.
Retribution in Little Valley Jail Sentence Noted
Leslie Musto, 47, was sentenced to 60 days in Cattaraugus County jail for theft of corned beef. His first meal in jail was corned beef.
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Little Valley
N. Y
Leslie Musto
Cattara County
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