Fatal drowning of Henry Cheaton near Mooresville
Henry Cheaton a 16 year old Black boy drowned Saturday in a swamp south east of Mooresville. Coroner Griggsby Griffis and Sheriff Sandlin led the inquiry with Dr J J Pettus and Dr Frank Haggard assisting. He was playing with his younger brother and a white boy when he stepped into water over his head and could not swim. An ambulance crew tried to resuscitate him but failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Cheaton
Mooresville
Griggsby Griffis
J. J. Pettus
Athens
Limestone County
Sandlin
Frank Haggard
Gadsden
Cheaton
Sam Cheaton
Leonard Greenhaw
World cotton consumption outpaces production amid price rise
The Agriculture Department reports world cotton consumption for the season at about 27.5 million bales with the 1947 crop forecast under 21.5 million. It warns that continued demand could tighten supply in 1948. The ten spot markets average middling price reached 37.31 cents a pound, up from 36.60 a week earlier and 29.25 a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Navy Carrier Philippine Sea Returns After Caribbean Shakeout
Mrs Ethel Morrison from Cullman notes son William T Chandler Jr a seaman second class in the US Navy serving aboard the carrier USS Philippine Sea which has returned to the United States following a shakedown in the Caribbean The Philippine Sea joined 12 other ships in the Navy Anarchic Expedition. Ruby Lois Walker and James Herbert Knight announce their engagement with a June 15 wedding planned in Austinville Church of Christ. Many local residents attend a shower for Mrs Buell Hembree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William T. Chandler, Jr
USN
W. T. Chandler
Vinemont
Philippine Sea
United States
Caribbean
Navy
State Guards Disbanding in Decatur Alabama
Decatur's Company F of the Alabama State Guard, active since 1941, will be deactivated on Thursday June 18. Major R B Freeman announces the armory and equipment will be turned over to the county as Freeman and records transfer with the unit. Col Charles Saliba and Col William Primm will oversee the transfer. The company has 3 officers and 78 enlisted men and is among Alabama's last units to be disbanded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Alabama
State Guard
R. B. Freeman
Oene
Mator Freeman
Charles Saliba
William Primm
Decatur Company
Freeman
Floyd M. Herndon
Alabama State Guard
United States
National Guard
Chapel Hill WSCS Meeting Recap
The W S C S of Chapel Hill held its regular meeting at the church on Tuesday night. Mrs Ada Ferguson opened the session, with a song, prayers, and a devotional from the Upper Room. Members reviewed minutes, shared scripture, and discussed plans for offerings to the Ensley Community house and attending the zone meeting in Austinville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.S.C. S
Chapel Hill
Ada Ferguson
Cross
Estelle Mitchell
B. E. Braswell
Murray Braswell
Dorothy Mitchell
Keen
Gorman Braswell
Ferguson
Frank G. Bell
Womens Secret Christian Service
North Alabama Conference
Ensley Community House
J W. Toman
Austinville
Frankfurt Regains Historic Capital Role in Postwar Split Germany
Frankfurt bids for prominence as the western zones capital, leveraging historic banking and liberal traditions while facing ruins from World War II. US occupation centers and a looming population influx strain housing and offices, with officials seeking military aid for building materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Dorne
Frankfurt
Germany
Bri
United States Army of Occupation
Berlin
Russia
Moscow
The
Rothschild
Charles the Great
Rhine
Europe
Stock Exchange
Mayer Rothschild
Frankfurter Zeitung
Hitler
Bismark
Prussia
Spain’s Size Relative to Great Britain in Iberian Context
A concise historical note states Spain is nearly twice the size of Great Britain and occupies eleven thirteenths of the Iberian Peninsula, highlighting geographic scale within the European region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Great’ Britain
Iberian Peninsula
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Brawn
Lyons Electric Co
Ave
Cullman News
Ethel Morrison
Hanceville
Austinville Church of Christ
Louis’ Wamp
Melvin Dahlke
Evelyn Wamp
Buell Hembree
Mildred Ryan
Tom Walton
Leigh Taliaferro Walton
Pennsylvania
Scott Leeth Taliaferro
San Antonio
Texas
G. Scott -Leeth
Scott Leeth
Yale University
Winfield Leeth
Druid City Hospital
Tuscaloosa
Joyce Griffin
Howard
Miss Mattie
James
Birmingham
Woodlawn School
Edythe Engle
Southeastern Commercial Executive
N. C
Alabama Secretaries of Chambers of Commerce
Leroy McEntiren
H. O. Thompson
Sewanee, Tenn
Darren Peebles, Jr
Miss. Marice Daves
New York University
Ja Dean Gilbert
Bob
W. W.johnson’s
Nashville
An Jackson
Albertville
Ss. Finis St. John and Family
Billy Dunlap
Clarksville
Tenn
F. W. Huston
Thelma Wise
Grady Moss
Daytona Beach, Florida
John Cooper
Patricia
Evelyn
Gulf Shores
Ruby Ellis
Cornelia
Charles Ellis
Melissa
Rachel Folsom
Walter Stallings
J. Oldacrea
J. 4. Pecienne
Auburn
P. G. Marting
Charles Lx. Bishop
Mobile
Mrs. Edsel Roden
Mary Steve
W. H. Guthery
Ewing Wallace
Polly Vincent
Joe Shelton
New York City
R. P. Johnston
Richard
Foley
Herschel Ewing Morrison
University of Alabama
School of Sota
Business Administration
Mening of
Censes
Lester Hotel
Delta Sigma. Phi
Commerce Ae Eee
Snaes Mathematical
School of Commerce
Deliver
Dillehay’s
Grant
Business Machines & Safe CO
Railroad
Bendix
J. H. Corsbie Hardware and Furniture Co
Joe M. Evans
Southern Baptist Convention
Central Baptist Church
Decatur, Ala
Roemerberg
Station Square
Frankfurt-on-the-Main
Stationers Office Outfitters
Second Ave
Red
Cahaba
Thomason Coal CO
R. R. and
Cherry Sts
Mother
Imeterials
Turner
Coal & Grain CO
Checkerboard Store
Moulton ST
China
Belk’s
Pet
Belk Hudon Lo
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