Ostrich Egg Cocktail Party Tale Grips New York
Elizabeth Baker of Larned Kansas received a five pound ostrich egg in a padded box with a letter claiming it was laid by a racing ostrich from Jim Casper's farm near St Augustine Florida. Baker and roommate Phyllis Nelson debated hatching it while joking about New York track prejudice toward horses.
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York
Strich
Elizabeth Baker
Miss Baker
Larned
Kas
Jim Casper
St. Augustine
Fla
Elizabeth
Phyllis Nelson
Willmar
Minn
Old
Chelsea
New York
Cas
Honor Roll For Decatur High
Decatur High School announces the first and second honor rolls for the last semester. First Honor Roll requires all A grades or average A to qualify. Names listed include I Oneal Eubanks Shirley Compton Eloise Compton Allan Moody Anne Sivley Jackie Thornbrough Betty Faye Halbrooks Johnnie Hawkins Odean Morrow Letha Nan Parker and others.
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W. R. Riley
Decatur High School
Oneal Eubanks
Shirley Compton
Eloise Compton
Allan Moody
Anne Sivley
Jackie Thornbrough
Betty Faye Halbrooks
Johnnie Hawkins
Odean Morrow
Letha Nan Parker
Lou
Ann Murphree
Jo Anm Parker
l—Terrell Wenzel
Elizabeth Thrasher
Linda Breeding
Margaret Ann Emens
Juanita Goforth
Eleanor Hamilton
Lewis DeMent
Charlotte Orr
Iri
Eldora Roberts
Carro! Rozear
Fred Schlosser
Alice Smith
Shirley Williams
Stanley Wise
Charles Horton
Betty Hallmark
Jayne Johnson
Kathleen, Lively
Mary Penn
Mary Anne Catlett
Carolyn Ellner
Ruby Houser
Morgan County Represents At 9th Annual School Bus Conference
Morgan County is represented at the 9th annual Conference and Workshop for school bus transportation personnel at the University of Alabama in June 1923. Oscar Napps will address Local School Operation on June 20 morning and Joel Beams will speak on engines on June 23 morning. Event runs under the State Department of Education divisions and aims to solve transportation issues with Ben E Harris supervising.
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Morgan County
University of Alabama
Oscar Napps
Joel Beams
State Department of Education
Division of Vocational Education, Trade and Industrial Education Service
Division of Administration and Finance
Ben E. Harris
Ostrich Egg Cock Tail Party in Manhattan Tops Social News
A small group gathered for what may be the first ostrich egg tail party in Manhattan. The egg, cooled and velveted, yielded an omelette serving for 20. The group learned ostrich eggs are dry and best mixed with cream. The dozen eggs cost about 120 dollars.
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Manhattan
Elizabeth
Bert Brandt
Phyllis
Remarkable 172-year-old Chinese guerilla leader plans return to China
Ma dame Cheong Seong Hoe led 1,000 volunteer soldiers in a 1942 Singapore battle against Japan earning three war medals. After escaping to Johore she joined Dalforce, gathered supplies for underground fighters, and lost her husband to Japanese retribution. Also notes rhino horn value among Chinese medicine users.
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Singapore
China
Mao Tse-Tung
Cheong Seong Hoe
Johore Strait
Johore
Dalforce
Harmony Mrs Ellie Gillespie Visit Notes
Lawrence County Harmony reports Reverend J W Henderson filling appointment at Harmony on Sunday. Visitors included Reverend and Mrs Steve Cole and Mr and Mrs Zelmer Eades visiting Mr and Mrs Ed Montgomery Sunday. Families called on parents Sunday afternoon. Guin Thrasher of Auburn spending summer holiday at home. Several local residents visited friends and relatives over the weekend including Mr and Mrs Jasper Heaps and Mr and Mrs J C Kelly Flor ence. Little Helen Mills visiting sister Mrs John Henson this week.
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J. W. Henderson
Harmony
Sunny
Steve Cole
Zelmer Eades
Ed Montgomery
C. G. Thrasher
Guin ‘Thrasher
Auburn
Jonas McClung
Mr. Isble
Spring
Valley
J. C. Harrison
R. H. Green
Russellville
Jasper Heaps
Pearl Briley
Helen Mills
John Henson
Hope
Department of culture cites 1949 losses to corn borer
The Department of culture estimates 1949 losses from the European corn borer at 350 million dollars.
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Department of Culture
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John Cook
Pennleigh
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W.T. Grant
Second Avenue
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E. Moulton St
Lawrence County Harmony
Ellie Gillespie
J.C. Kelly
Florence
G. C. Thrasher
Loyd’s Crue
Boudoir
Eur Burosport
Groupe
Newburyport
Davis Craftsmen
New England
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Saece
Decatur
Wavis Cabinet Co
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