Gold prospector finds wrecked airliner on Buena Vista Peak
Hunch leads H O Collier, a 24 year old prospector, to the storm wreck of a TWA train near Buena Vista Peak 18 miles southeast of Yosemite Valley. Eight bodies lie nearby, with a co pilot passenger and crew identified. Salvage teams Ye to recover remains and the plane.
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Yosemite
Calif
Buena Vista Peak
Yosemite Valley
Sierra Nevada
Fresno
H. O Collier
Forest Townsley
Collier
TWA
H. M. Salisbury
Kansas City
Wawona
California
John Graves
Sierra
Albuquerque
N. M
Burbank
San Francisco
J. Tracy Dirlam
Mansfield
Ohio
Stanford University
Mary Lou Dirlam
Victor Krause
Lincoln
Neb
L. B. Watts
Harvey M. Sailsbury
C. W. Wallace
Tucson
Ariz
Martha M. Wilson
Philadelphia
Bass Lake
Buckshot Brown A Tale of Courage In The Hills
Ellen Dale finds Buckshot Brown injured in a canyon and befriends him while guiding help. She tends him, learns his ankle is hurt, and travels four miles for a doctor as Felix Montoya arrives seeking her. Buckshot Brown remains undercover as the scene shifts toward Nogales.
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Ellen
Pintado
Mr Brown
Billad
Bill
Sonoita
Mr. Brown
Bucksho
Buckshot Brown
Tarnation
Riveras
Baron Feller
Dale
Ellen Dale
Mr.Buckshot
Arizona
Buckshot
Felix Montoya
Felix
Sonora
Hollywood
Nogales
Old Buckshot
Pelix
Waal
Senor
Plane crash victims found after lengthy search
A TWA airliner plunged during a storm over Yosemite. One survivor recalled losing shoes in a creek ten miles from the valley. Collier reported nine bodies located with the rest likely nearby and said the crash site was scattered the result of extensive wreckage. Floods from the same storm killed many in Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yosemite Valley
Collier
TWA
Los Angeles
Only one whale variety bears teeth in jaws
The text notes that among twenty seven whale varieties, only a single type has teeth while the others possess comb-like bony structures in their jaws.
Daily Crossword Across and Down Puzzle Clues
Puzzle clues list across and down entries with partial letter hints and theme notes, including references to animals, substances, and common words. The page credits King Features Syndicate 1938 and includes the constructor or editor line Iolo.
Dream Huckleberry Theft Lands Pair in 30 Days Jail
Joe Vincent and Eugene Lalloule testified before Justice Weise that a dream of a huge huckleberry crop motivated their theft of fruit jars. Judge Weise sentenced them to 30 days in jail for the crime.
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DE Smet
Idaho
Joe Vincent
Eugene Lalloule
W. A. Weise
Judge Weise
Anna woman earns diploma after 32 years in Ill town
Mrs Mabel Keithc Lesar, 52, of Anna Illinois, completed high school education after 32 years due to illness. She received a diploma from this year’s Anna Jonesboro graduating class and plans to enroll as a student at the University of Illinois.
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Anna, Ill
Mabel Keithc Lesar
Anna Jonesboro
University of Illinois
Warning On Plan For Social Security Numbers For Student Jobs
W W Foster of the Social Security Board Decatur field office urges students and teachers entering work this summer to obtain Social Security numbers before employment. Employers must report wages with the number, boosting credits toward old-age benefits. About 1,360,000 students graduate from high schools and colleges this year, with two-thirds not attending higher education.
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W. W. Foster
Social Security Board
Decatur
Foster
Federal Office of Education
Limestone County News Notes Quiet Illnesses and Visits
Numerous local residents report illnesses with several improving patients. Visitors from Elkmont Athens and Daly town share updates as Raymond Willis is not improving at Vanderbilt Hospital. Rev A M Jones visited Decatur Saturday and regional families spent weekend with kin.
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Ing
Loree Holt
Phillys Holt
Gilbert Holt
Elkmont
Mra
Bob Holt
Dalytown
Tenn
Otis Gilbert
Raymond
Rufus Wallace
J. A. Wallace
Rebecca Wales
Crenevia Wales
Lillie
May Vickers
Holland's Gin
Buffie Boyd
B. & Pettus
Athens
Howard King
Raymond Willis
Cary
Vanderbilt Hospital
Nashville
Kirk Dunnavant
Lola Pettus
A. M. Jones
Decatur
Miss Mary Grace Clark Named 44th Belhaven College Marshal
In a Decatur feature Miss Mary Grace Clark is shown as one of Belhaven College Jackson Mississippi 44th commencement marshals. Her selection honors three years of scholastic leadership with ties to Decatur and Jackson families. Other pictured marshals include Miss Margaret Parker Indianola Mississippi Miss Louise Bacue Cleveland Mississippi and Miss Ruth Fraser Jackson Mississippi.
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Mary Grace Clark
Decatur
Belhaven College
Jackson
Marshall
Clark
A. L. Jolly
John L. Clark
Miss
Susan Ellis
Margaret Parker
Indianola
Louise Bacue
Cleveland
Ruth Fraser
Mrs Sides Named Limestone County Home Demonstration Agent
Mrs Leola Cox Sides of the Texas Extension Service will become Limestone county home demonstration agent in July. P O Davis of the Alabama Extension Service announced the appointment. She succeeds Mrs Marion W Spidie who had led Limestone home agents since 1927 and resigned to head the Alabama Polytechnic Institute home economics school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leola Cox Sides
Texas Extension Service
Limestone County
P. O. Davis
Alabama Extension Service
Sides
Marion W., Spidie
Limestone
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Flag Day Observance Urges Display of Flags by Citizens
Mrs. Oliver P. Shepard, chairman of the Americanization committee of the American Legion Auxiliary, calls on all citizens of Decatur and nearby areas to display their flags on Tuesday in observance of Flag Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver P. Shepard
Americanization Committee
The
American Legion Auxiliary
Decatur
Portraits on the tips of shoes reflect sixteenth century fashion
The writer notes that a well dressed English gentleman of the sixteenth century wore portraits painted on the tips of his shoes, illustrating the era's ornate style and attention to display.
May report from Tennessee Valley Laboratory shows regional results
The Tennessee Valley Laboratory in North Alabama released its May report showing 2 420 people examined. Of 993 syphilis specimens 321 were in Morgan county and 48 were positive. Malaria tests in the county were 283 with nine positives and no typhoid positives in 10 tests. District malaria tests totaled 400 with 12 positives and 146 typhoid specimens with eight positives. It is estimated sunburn costs United States workers about 1 400 000 in annual lost wages.
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Tennessee Valley Laboratory
North Alabama
Morgan County
United States
CARDUS: A tonic and antispasmodic for women
Thousands of modern women use Cardus for broad benefits. It strengthens the system by improving appetite and digestion and relieves monthly period discomfort. Medical authorities acknowledge the plant extracts value in Cardus. Available at all drug stores.
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Central Press
Tanold
Hatfield
Hatfield Lake
Jim Crow, Jr
Circuit Court
WMFO
J. H. Crow, Jr
Ala
Daily Cross
Treland
Rhode
Albert
Ggau Sidirie
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Iolo
County
Pettusville
Homer Dunnavant
John King
L. G. Dunnavant
Lois Pettus
Elmer Martin
Bertha Robinson
Florence
Anna Dew Pettus
Veto
Ashford Hargrove
Dodd City
Kan
J. H. Jackson
Ella Ruth Jackson
Isses Marjorie
Anna Rowe Phillips
J. D. Harlow
Effie Holt
L. D. Coffman
Brown Harwell
Lawrenceburg
Masic Whitfield
Athens College
Jane Willis
Martha Fay Willis
Evelyn Willis
Willis Bates
Bessie Robinson
Casey
Erle Linden
Boots Mallory
Flash Casey
Capitol
Amyoya
Cardus
Clint Harrison
Alabama Public Service Commission
Alabama
Frank Dizon
Arthur Heustess
Public Service Commission
State Capitol
Pd. Pol
Reddy Kilowatt
Alabas
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