Ferrer Seeks Film Career in Hollywood Spotlight
Hollywood reports Jose Ferrer aims for a serious film career after closing his Broadway hit The Silver Whistle. He signed a press agent, awaits his second film Whirlpool, and notes Joan of Arc earned an Academy nomination. Also mentions Maureen O'Hara singing in Bagdad, Gregory Peck nixing Glass Menagerie, John Derek linked to Valentino role, Betty Hutton's Red Hot and Blue release, Fred Waring's show ending, and Neptune's Daughter capsule review highlighting Red Skelton Esther Williams Ricardo Montalban and Baby It’s Cold Outside.
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Hollywood
Jose Ferrer
Maureen O'Hara
John Derek
Rudolph Valentino
Betty Hutton
Fred Waring
Neptune's
MGM
Wheezeabou
Red Skelton
Esther Williams
Ricardo Montalban
Industrialist Porter Dies at 76 in Macon Hospital
James H. Porter Macon industrialist and philanthropist died at Macon hospital at age 76. He was noted for anonymous gifts supporting education religion and social betterment across denominations and races. A Covington native, he studied at Emory College Oxford and worked up from Bibb Manufacturing Company commissary to vice president after his father, O. S Porter, owned the mill.
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Macon
James H. Porter
Macon Hospital
Porter
Covington
Emory College
Oxford
O. S Porter
Bibb Manufacturing Company
Five Killed in Road Mishaps Across States
Alabama victims include arl J. Page 32 Sylacauga Bascom Andrews 56 Midland City Dawd Morris 64 Opelka Tobe Crawford 70 Attalla. Page died after a two truck crash in Sylacauga Saturday. Vickers died in Jackson Mississippi after a collision near Clinton. Andrews died in Panama City Florida after his car overturned. Morris died in McIntosh Hospital after a station wagon crash near Gainesville Florida. Crawford was killed in Attalla when struck by an auto. a 19 year old black driver is held for investigation.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
J. Page
Sylacauga
Heflin Vickers
Goodwater
Bascom Andrews
Midland City
Dawd Morris
Opeka
Tobe Crawford
Attallu _ Page
Vickers
Clinton
Miss
Jackson
Andrews
Iwo
Panama’ City
Fla
Gaihesville
Morris
Mcintosh
Crawford
Attalia
Hitler's Yacht Arrives in U S On Visit
New York report notes Adolf Hitler's yacht the Grille worth 4 million dollars is due in New York from Gibraltar. Owner George Arida, a Middle East industrialist, plans to repurpose the vessel and annoy Hitler. Arida bought it from the British Admiralty. his 22 year old son George Jr. ferries it to America.
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New York
Adolf Hitler
Gibraltar
Sis
George Arida
Middle East
Hitler
Arida
Admiralty
George, Jr
Train Fatality in Jasper Claims Rail Worker
Willie Woods, a 40 year old Black railroad section hand from Jasper, was struck and killed by a passing train near Jasper yesterday. He worked for the railroad and lived in the area. The accident occurred June 12 as the worker was alongside the tracks.
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Jasper
Ala
Willie Woods
Here
Daily Crossword and Cryptogram Puzzles Featured
A dense page presents a large daily crossword with across and down clues, including winded entries like Norse god and religious terms, plus a cryptogram quotation with a different code each day. The page also lists a Saturday cryptogram solution and related puzzle hints.
Flock of European Displaced Persons Heads to Australia
One hundred thousand displaced persons will move from Europe to Australia within 18 months under two year government contracts to take jobs directed by the government. They will be housed in Sydney Newcastle or Port Kembla or elsewhere if needed, with priority to employers who can house a family.
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Sydney
Europe
Australia
Newcastle
Port Kembla
Austral
Asti
Law Sought To Ban Masks In Alabama Senate
Montgomery Alabama June 13 Legislation to ban wearing masks in public is being pushed by Senator Henry H Mize of Tuscaloosa It would not cover Halloween or Mardi Gras and is aimed at the Ku Klux Klan or any similar group The measure faces a long path with over 50 bills ahead and requires unanimous consent or committee action to advance
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Montgomery
Ala
Aanunas
Ku Klux Klan
Alabama State Senate
Rules Committee
Henry H. Mize
Tuscaloosa
Hunger For Knowledge AP News in Heidelberg
Nearly half of Heidelberg University’s 4500 students live on one meal a day, says the Students’ Association. Many exwehr soldiers lost most savings in reform, leaving few funds for rationed food. The one daily meal is described as relief land once provided by Herbert Hoover. The association plans aid and is negotiating with the American-German Women’s Club to connect students with Allied and German households for support.
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AP News
Heidelberg
Heidelberg University
Students’ Association
Westmany
Exwehr
Western Lacy
Goetz Roth
Herbert Hoover
Roth
Women’s Club
Prison Director Boswell Praised by Governor Folsom
Gov James E Folsom lauded State Prison Director Frank Boswell as the best in the world and offered to welcome any prison system investigation. A House resolution calling for a prison inquiry had passed days earlier.
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Montgomery
James E. Folsom
Frank Boswell
House of Representatives
House
Balloon ascent marks first man made rise in 1782
The record notes that the first man made balloon is believed to have ascended from the earth in 1782, marking an early milestone in flight history.
Solitary Wasps Form Hundreds of Independent Species
The text notes that hundreds of solitary wasp species exist, and these insects do not form social colonies. They lead independent lives, lacking the communal nests typical of other wasp groups and display diverse behaviors across species.
Home Demonstration Club Meeting Notes
Mrs Tom Davis hosted the Ryan Home Demonstration Club in her new house. With the president absent, vice president Miss Elsie Crawford led devotions and roll call. Discussions covered county fair booths and a July picnic. Mrs Randolph Ryan gave a business demonstration on investments and home ownership. Gifts were given to Ace Dinsmore and Ewell Greene. The hostess served refreshments to several members. The club will meet with Miss Ellen Seals on July 13. all members urged to attend.
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Tom Davis
Ryan Home Demonstration Club
Lois Moon
Elsie Crawford
Miss Norton
Randolph Ryan
Ace Dinsmore
Ewell Greene
Martha Crawford
Joe Crawford
Boyce Hare
Loy Cook
Elsie "Crawford
A. D. Maxwell
Carl Greene
Ellen Seals
Tanker E. J. Henry towed toward Mobile in daylight
Two tugs are expected to reach the Mobile bar with the disabled tanker E. J. Henry in tow at dawn. The 7240 ton vessel, carrying a full oil cargo, sent a radio distress Friday after engine failure 175 miles south of the Alabama coast in the Gulf of Mexico. Tugs reported 105 miles south of the Mobile bar at 7 A.M. CST and weather was good.
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Mobile
Ala
Mobile Bar
E. J. Henry
Waterman Steamship Corp
Alabama
Gulf of Mexico
Old-Timer Blasts Ancient Gold Myth
A veteran sheriff says Adams Diggings gold was found and spent, not recovered. Robert W. Lewis, 83, recalls Adams and companions seeking treasure after 1864 massacre stories in Fort Apache and Camp Wingate, Magdalen a area. The gold, he says, was located by a Magdalena shepherd, who kept quiet and kept the $20,000 reward.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Adams
New. Mexico Canyon
Robert W
Bob” Lewis
Old Socorro County
Fort Apache
Ariz
Lewis
Camp Wingate
Grant
Magdalena
Nére
Albuquéerque
Former GI Daniel F. McCarthy Sentenced in Germany
Daniel F. McCarthy, 22, son of a late Wall Street broker, born in Brooklyn, pleaded guilty in a U.S. Military court to illegally entering the U.S. zone in Germany. He was sentenced to eight months in a U.S. jail to be served at Fort Hamilton, New Jersey. He sought to renounce American citizenship and become German, telling reporters he preferred the German way of life. His mother, residing in New Hyde Park, Illinois, failed to appeal the sentence.
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Fankfurt
Germanys
Daniel F. McCarthy
Brooklyn
G. L
United States
U. S
U.S
Germany
New Hyde Park
America
Fort H
N. J
McCarthy
Bantu Language Variants Noted Across Southern Tribes
The article notes that various Bantu language forms are geoken by tribes native to Africa south of the equator, highlighting linguistic diversity among southern African communities and their distinct dialects.
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Africa
Equator
Prepare for War Siam Told by Thai Defense Minister
Bangkok reports that Defense Minister Lt Gen Luang Chart Nakrob warned military leaders not to meddle in politics while preparing for an imminent conflict. He told 23 lieutenant cadets at the Army Staff College that the verbal political struggle could turn into armed conflict, and Siam must stay alert and apolitical to safeguard the armed forces.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Siam
Defense
Luang Chart Nakrob
Cabinels
Army. Staff College
Death ends reunion of Mobile restaurant operator in Greece
Mobile resident Louis N. Coumanis, 47, died during a homecoming celebration on Patmos, Greece, where he was visiting his younger brother Chris after traveling from Mobile with his wife and two children. Coumanis had left Mobile four months earlier and had returned to his homeland for the visit.
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Mobile
Ala
Greece
Orty
Louis N. Coumanis
Patmos
Chris
Coumanig
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