Midshipman Jack C. Catlett Joins USS Damato Cruise
Midshipman Jack C. Catlett of Decatur departed the Naval Academy on June 4 aboard the destroyer USS Damato for a seven and a half week cruise to Europe. The task force led by Rear Admiral Alten B. Smith will visit Portsmouth, England, returning to Guantanamo Bay for gunnery drills before the group disembarks at Annapolis on July 26. More than 1,200 trainees are aboard, including 800 midshipmen from the academy and 400 from colleges nationwide.
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England
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United States
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Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Biggest Class to Get U. A. Degrees
University of Alabama President John M. Gallalee will confer degrees on about 1700 graduates, the largest class in history. The ceremonies cover work from fall, winter, and spring quarters, with a baccalaureate sermon by Dr. John W. Inter. Alumni Day events and reunions for classes 99, 14, and 24 follow.
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Ctuscaloosa
Ala
University of Alabama
John M. Gallalee
John W. Inter
Sylacauga
Alumni Council
Charles F. Kettering
General Motors
Charles F. Kettering Foundation
DAILY CROSSWORD PUZZLE AND CRYPTOQUOTE FEATURES
Contains a large crossword with clues across and down covering common words plus a cryptogram. Also includes the daily cryptoquote of LONGFELLOW with a brief explanation of the substitution method and an example from Stevenson's MANKIND QUOTE. Distributed by King Features Syndicate.
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King Features Syndicate
Mongolian Fable and Jokes Echo a Curious Summer Day
A collage of jokes and a fable from Mongolian folklore appears in a humorous late edition snippet. The tale recounts a vain frog and two geese who share a grass rope ride. the frog’s boast leads to his downfall, delivering a blunt moral. The page also features light quips about marriage and weather referenced in a casual diner scene.
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Wall St. Journal
Congress talk of economy clashes with spending votes
Washington column notes the gap between rhetoric and action as the Senate and House approve higher budgets across Treasury Post Office Labor and others with river harbors and widens. A pension bill for veterans faces Senate passage and potential long term cost. A witty aside remarks on a death in bed and a diner joke about a tough chicken.
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Moments of Wit and Workaday Wisdom from a Decatur Clerk
A Decatur shoe store clerk assesses a customer and jokes about shoe widths. The humor shifts to a salesman who says he keeps doors open by selling wider shoes, illustrating everyday cleverness and wordplay.
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Decatur
Dormitory Water Heater Explosion Damages Duration Hall
A hot water tank exploded in Howard College dormitory Duration Hall causing over 5000 dollars in damage to the East end lower section and to the quarters of housemother Mrs George Bookman while three resident students escaped unharmed. Fire officials said steam pressure caused the blast.
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Birmingham
Ala
Howard College
Duration Hall
George Bookman
Bookman
Dental decay cure doubted by Alabama dean
Dr Joseph F Volker the dean of the University of Alabama dental school warned that widely publicized methods for preventing tooth decay lack adequate clinical testing and may discredit the profession. He cited the impregnation process and warned against premature adoption before sufficient study. He did not oppose fluorine use for children.
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University of Alabama Dental School
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Foundry Worker Charged in Slaying of Navy Veteran
Attalla Alabama foundry worker George Chastain was charged with murder in the slaying of Rowan Cowan a 21 year old Navy veteran Cowan was shot with a .22 rifle on the Chastain porch after an interaction on a swimming trip with Chastain's daughter Sue and two of her brothers Coroner Jess Cox said Cowan entered the house and Chastain fired after warning him and threatening with a pistol Sheriff Cecil Folsom swore out the warrant and Chastain is jailed in Etowah County.
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Ala
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Cowan
Cecil Folsom
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Etowah
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Sue
Cox
Golfer Struck by Lightning at Anniston Country Club
Claude Kitchens 22 was struck by lightning while playing golf at the Anniston Country Club. He received treatment for facial and neck burns yesterday after the incident in Anniston Alabama.
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Anniston
Ala
Claude Kitchens
Anniston Country Club
Remembering St. Lo A World War II Message By HAL BOYLE
HAL BOYLE reflects from St. Lo France on June 6 five years after the battle. He recalls Americans and Allies paying a high price to free Europe and urges continued American dedication to liberty and worldwide relief, acknowledging moral flaws but affirming shared purpose.
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Hal Boyle
ST. LO
France
Friends of Love
America
Fire damages bakery and restaurant in Birmingham
Fire destroyed a Birmingham bakery and restaurant causing more than 2000 dollars in losses. Fire Chief L H Penn said the blaze started in a motor of a cooking system in the kitchen at the Twenty Century Bakery, Inc operated by G Randmann.
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Birmingham
Ala
L. H. Penn
20Th Century Bakery, Inc
G. Randmann
Tax Agent William Harper Dies in Mobile
William F E Harper aged 55 died yesterday in a Mobile hospital after a three month illness. He was agent in charge of the Mobile office of the U S income tax division, took the post in 1945, and joined the division in 1922.
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Mobile
Ala
William
Harper
U. S. Income Tax Division
Income Tax Division
Inheritors of Hate as World’s Architect of Order
A fragment reflects on the idea that a single inheritor of hate remains the only potential creator of order in a troubled world, portraying a stark, controversial thesis about power and civilization.
Clark Home Is Party Scene For Alta Clarks Birthday
Mrs Alta Clark hosted a family gathering Sunday in honor of her mother and her own 52nd birthday. A noon picnic dinner under the shade featured many relatives from Danville Trinity Whiteside and Decatur with gifts for the honoree. Afternoon callers included Berlie Clark and children and Jay Sawer Daniel.
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Ray
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Barbara
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