Folsom Protege Finally Elected
In Alabama a Folsom backed candidate Judge Lola Price won renomination to the Court of Appeals in a runoff against George Johnson. The victory marks the ex governor James E. Folsom’s third favored ally to win office in the first primary, signaling renewed influence amid cross fire from rivals.
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Rex Thomas Montgomery
Aiua
James E. Folsom
Lola Price
Court of Appeals
Folsom
Miss Price
George Johnson
Athens
Alabama
Judge Price
Folsom Cabinet
Pelham Merrill
Supreme Court
Merrill
Gordon Persons
Cleburne County House
Johnson
Broughton Lamberth
Phillip Hamm
Lamberth
Hamm
1343rd Engineers Auxiliary Fetes Members at Armory
The 1343rd Engineer Auxiliary will entertain all members of the 1343 Combat Engineer Battalion with a party at the Decatur Armory on Friday evening from 9 until break up. Music will be provided by Hilding Homberg and his orchestra from Huntsville. Each member may bring one guest such as his wife mother or sweetheart.
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1343Rd Engineer Auxiliary
1343 Combat Engineer
Decatur Armory
Hilding Homberg
Huntsville
Wage Increases Approved for 52 Southeastern Employers
The Regional Wage Stabilization Board approved pay adjustments for 5 140 workers from 52 Southeastern firms this week. Included is Hedstrom Union Company in Dothan Alabama granting five cents per hour for 153 nonunion production workers, total increase unclear due to OCR errors.
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Atlanta
Regional
Joseph J. Burt Dies Suddenly at 66 in Trinity
Funeral services for Joseph J. Burt, 66, Trinity 1, will be held today at 4:30 P M at Brown's chapel with Rev Milford Walker officiating. Interment follows in city cemetery. Mr Burt died Saturday at about 6 45 A M from a heart attack. Survivors include wife Annie Burt two sisters Sallie Neville and Julia Humphrey both of Decatur and three brothers P J Burt Columbia Tennessee W A Burt and G H Burt both of Trinity 1. Pallbearers named Claude Wilson Wheeler Russell Charles Kirk Charlie Gunn Asbury Malone and O N Williams.
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Joseph J. Burt
Trinity
Brown's
Milford Walker
City Cemetery
Brown
Burt
Annie Burt
Trinity 1
Sallie Neville
Julia Humphrey
Decatur
P. J. Burt
Columbia
Tennessee
W. A. Burt
G. H.burt
Claude Wilson
Wheeler Russell
Charles Kirk
Charlie Gunn
Asbury Malone
O. N. Williams
Forest visitation tops thirty million in 1951
About 30 million people visited U S national forests for recreation in 1951. The shells of birds eggs are composed mainly of calcium carbonate.
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U. S. National Forests
Taft Delegation Sealed In Virginia Indiana Contests
Taft backed delegates were chosen in Staunton Virginia and Indianapolis with a 32-member slate pledging to vote for Taft in Chicago. Eisenhower backers denounced the move while pledges were challenged by advocates of Eisenhower. Party delegate tallies showed Taft leading Eisenhower with 432 to 388 in AP’s counts prior to more selections.
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Staunton
Virginia
Taft
Chicago
Indianapolis
Eisenhower
Homer Capehart
Eugene C. Pulliam
The
Indianapolis Star and News
William Hutcheson
AFL Brotherhood of Carpenters
Pulliam
Hutcheson
Robert A. Grant
Texas
Indiana
Washington
Associated Press
GOP
Gospel Meetings at Memorial Drive Church of Christ
O S Lanham will lead a ten day gospel meeting at Memorial Drive Church of Christ 302 9th Avenue West starting Sunday June 8 with daily services at 10:00 AM and 7:30 PM. Lanham from Fayetteville Tennessee has preached before at Grant Street Church of Christ.
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O. S. Lanham
Memorial Dr
Memorial Drive Church of Christ
9Th Avenue West
Lanham
Fayetteville
Tenn
Grant Street
Frahn Rites Set Monday for Decatur Architect
Final rites for Albert R. Frahn 52 a Decatur architect who died Friday in Nashville will be Monday at 9 A M at St Ann s Catholic Church Rev Dan O Reilly to conduct with interment in city cemetery Brown directing A prayer service will be held at 8 30 A M from Brown s chapel Survivors include one sister Mrs Claude Aycock and three brothers Harry J Frahn Lawrence Frahn of Decatur and George Frahn Toledo Pallbearers named Frahn died at 52. It has been estimated that European corn there destroyed about 35 million bushels of corn in 1951.
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Albert R. Frahn
East
Moulton Street
Decatur
Nashville
Tennessee
St. Ann’s Catholic Church
Dan O'Reilly
City Cemetery
Brown
Claude Aycock
Harry J. Frahn
Lawrence Frahn
George Frahn
Toledo
Ohio
Charlie Baker
J. O. Colvard
Bryan Thomas
Ray Speegle
Billy Thompson
Theo DeGraffenreidh
Mr. Frahn
Elephants in Ceylon Usually Grow No Tusks
A natural observation notes that most elephants native to Ceylon lack tusks. The finding highlights regional variation in elephant morphology and defies common assumptions about tusk presence in all mature bulls.
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Ceylon
Russell First Nominated Hill Sparkman for Democratic Nominating Convention
Alabama senators Lister Hill and John Sparkman announced that Georgia Senator Richard B. Russell will be the first name offered at the Democratic presidential nominating convention in Chicago on July 21. Hill, as delegation chair, and Sparkman confirmed Georgia leads the alphabeted list ahead of Alabama.
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Russell
Hill, Sparkman
Washington
Alabama
Lister Hill
John Sparkman
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Chicago
Hill
Sparkman
Life Insurance as Thrift and Security
A compact endorsement of life insurance highlighting its role in business security and home independence. The message frames life coverage as thrift and essential for personal and financial stability after work.
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John W. Mitchell
Arthur Mitchell
Mary R. Mitchell Madison
East Coast
Marine Corps
WSB
Dothan
Mt. Everest
National Society
Puerto Rico
Illinois
Sen
Estes Kefauver
California
Maryland
South Dakota
W. Averell Harriman
Mutual Security
Truman
Springfield
U. S. Air Force
Korea
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Russia
Congress
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Japan
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Yeoman
R. H. Hoggan
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Sasebo
Hogan
San Diego
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Sunshine Cleaners
Second Avenue
Maurice Jackson
Protective Life Insurance Company
2Nd Ave
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Famous Pictures
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