Patriotism Undimmed By Disability Of American Vets
HAL BOYLE reports a Boston VA worker's letter showing amputees and blind veterans eager to aid the country in Korea while preferring peace. They oppose renewed fighting but endorse backing US promises with force if necessary, believing Korea tests resolve and democracy’s stance is at stake.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Veterans Administration
Boston
Far East
Korea
United States
Sta An
Joe Stalin
Kremlin
Bostok
Print Handley Paroled by State Board Among 25
A central valley man is among 25 convicts freed by the state pardons and parole board last week. Print Handley, 40, Cullman, received a sentence of one year and a day in December 1949 for grand larceny. Also freed were two murderers serving life terms: M. McDanile of Jefferson County, convicted in 1937, and Roscoe Love, a Montgomery resident convicted in Mobile in 1941.
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Central Valley
State Pardons and Parole Board
Print Handley
Cullman
M. McDanile
Jefferson County
Roscoe Love
Montgomery
Mobile
Nicaragua’s Gold Exports Top Seven Million Annually
The report notes gold as Nicaragua's principal export, valued at more than seven million dollars each year, reflecting the nation's key commodity trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicaragua
Cross Burned At Hall Home in Birmingham
Police investigate a cross burned in front of Sam J. Hall Jr. home and a Klan sign left in the yard. Hall and Paul Rosenbloom faced vagrancy and identity charges with fines and jail terms. Birmingham officials vow no Klan activity allowed. There are about 400 communists in Alabama, mainly in Birmingham.
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Birmingham
Ala
Floyd Eddins
Sam J. Hall Jr
Alabama Communist Party
Federated Ku Klux Klan Inc
Hall
Eugene Connor
William Hugh Morris
Federated Klans
Paul McMahan
Alabama
McMahan
Two Birmingham Girls Killed On Vacation Journey
Patsy Jane Sartain age 20 and Dorothy Jean Miller were killed when the car overturned on a Florida bound trip from Birmingham. Polly Cooper and Margaret Sanders survived with injuries. two male companions escaped uninjured. The party, all Southern Bell Telephone employees, was en route to Panama City when the crash occurred on a rain softened shoulder. Sheriff Horn noted the curve and rain contributed to the accident.
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Laverne
Ala
Birmingham
Florida
Patsy Jane Sartain
Dorothy Jean Miller
Polly Cooper
Margaret Sanders
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Panama City
H. G. Horn
Mobile Cookie Shop Burglarized. Safe Stolen From Store
In MOBILE ALABAMA on July 15 burglars broke a rear window at Jack's Cookie company and carried off a 50 pound safe containing about 4513 dollars consisting of 2580 cash and 1829 checks. Detectives found a wrecking bar but no fingerprints. The tool matches a bar used in a July 4 drugstore raid.
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Mobile
Ala
Kenneth R.bishop
Jack's Cookie Company
Bermuda Distances From Halifax and New York Cited
The Bermuda islands lie 713 miles from Halifax and 677 miles from New York, establishing two reference separations between the Atlantic outpost and major eastern cities.
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Bermuda Islands
Halifax
New York
Convict Gains Momentary Freedom From Dime Store Escape
Alabama officers hunt 32 year old William Ray Findley a life term inmate from Shelby County who escaped Kilby Prison using a ruse to shop in a Wetumpka dime store. Findley had helped prison dentist Dr Paul Hudson at Julia Tutwiler prison before his getaway and had not been a trusty. A clemency hearing date Aug 2 was set after a sanity commission ruling concerning 63 year old Henry Alber.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Shelby County
William Ray Findley
Wetumpka
Kilby
Paul Hudson
Julia Tutwiler
Frank Boswell
Findley
Sanity Commission
Henry~ Alber
Asphalt Plant to Begin Operations in Central North Alabama
Central North Alabama prepares for the Alabama Asphalt company plant under John G. McBride and Harry Reitmeyer plans. The $70,000 facility completed shakedown tests and aims to produce 80 tons per hour of central plant bituminous mix for highway use.
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Decatur
Central Valley
Alabama Asphalt Company
John G. McBride
Harry Reitmeyer
McBride
Reitmeyer
Alabama
The
Bathing Beauties Take to The Tub After a Busy Day
A lively guide on postwork bathing emphasizes a hygienic routine with soaps and bath accessories. It recommends plastic bag soap assortments for home and travel and details steps to refresh, moisturize, and cleanse skin using warm water, scrubbing, and towels.
Report on North Korean Casualties and Tanks
The Army said North Korean casualties were about 8000 to 9000 through July 13 with a margin of error. Gen MacArthur reported lower earlier counts. North Korean tank estimates were revised from about 300 to a higher figure, with some reports noting tanks up to 60 tons though confirmation of larger models remained unclear.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Korea
Army
South Korea
McBride Builds Independent Firm From Family Ties
Decatur man McBride, son of John B. McBride, has worked in construction since 1933 and started his own company in 1947. Reitmeyer of Birmingham is a former Tennessee Coal and Iron sales engineer in the construction materials department.
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McBride
Decatur
John B. McBride
Reitmeyer
Birmingham
Tennessee Coal and Iron
Pass rates for driving tests in Limestone and Morgan counties
Highway Patrolman H. L. Hester reports less than half of applicants passed in Limestone and Morgan counties over three weeks. Among Limestone 34 of 75 passed, with 22 failing rules of the road and 8 failing driving. Morgan had 73 of 155 passing, 49 failing rules, 22 failing actual driving, and seven eye or mechanical failures each.
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Valley
Limestone County
Morgan County
H. L. Hester
Hartselle
Decatur
Hester
Limestone
Highway Patrol
Frankie Gets Food at Palladium Stand
An air mail parcel addressed to crooner Frank Sinatra arrived at London Airport during his two week Palladium engagement. The gift contained two pounds of steak and a canned ham sent for the performer.
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Frankie
London
Frank Sinatra
Palladium Theater
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Handley
Automobile
Moody’s
Cain
Bank St
OASIS
Decatur Refrigeration Company
Commercial Refrigeration—Air Conditioning
Cross
Yeggs
Big Safe
Helen Follett
Wrnsley
BELKS
Belk
Hudson Co
WMSL
Tennessee Valley
Decatur Lions Club
Legion Field
Dinsmore Bros. Furniture CO
Second Ave
P. D. Box
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