Seal Catcher Retires At 94 In Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara Calif June 16 The greatest salesman of untrained seals retires at 94 George M McGuire. He claims a world monopoly shipping more than 2500 California sea lions to zoos and circuses worldwide. He started by clubbing seals and switched to nets and lasso methods before ship placement.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
George M. McGuire
California
McGuire
Santa Cruz Island
Pravda Attacks Marshall Plan Across Europe
Moscow dispatch reports Pravda disparaging Secretary of State Marshall's proposals for European recovery. Observers say the Soviet Union is unlikely to join the plan. Pravda argues the proposals merely extend the Truman Doctrine and amount to political pressure with dollars.
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Moscow
Pravda
Marshall
Soviet Union
Communist Party
Community notices from Moulton area visits and events
Moulton area residents and guests are listed visiting relatives and friends in Florence Memphis Montgomery Birmingham Columbus Tuscaloosa and Alabama towns. Families include Ripleys Pettus Windham Belcher Sivley and Littrell with illness reports on Jesse Green and Bascomb McMillan. A skating party and church society activities are noted alongside local social gatherings.
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Glenn Ripley
Erie
Penn
Glenn Ripley Jr
Rochester
N. Y
Ames Ripley
Tuscaloosa
J. B. Richardson
Bill Caver
Lina Shipman
Florence
Tom Pettus
Grady Smith
Hancel McLemore
Priscilla
S. N. Richbourg
Camp Hill
Memphis
Tenn
J. O. Windham
Jane
Orman
Columbus
Cora Windham
Betty Lou Windham
H. A. Alexander
Rebecca
D. T. Wilcoxson
Hugh Belcher
Bascomb McMillan
J. H. Highsmith
Cul- Afree
Fox P
T Sareen
Decatur
Wesleyan Service Guild
E. C
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Ola Walker
India Congress warns princely states to join Hindustan or Pakistan
The All-India Congress Party declared no independence for any Indian state after British departure. Hyderabad and Travancore had announced plans for independence, but Congress rejected such moves. Nehru warned foreign powers against recognizing any princely state’s independence as votes on partition proceeded. Mohandas K. Gandhi remained a continued adversary to the plan.
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Walter J. Mason
New Desai
India
All-India Congress Party
Hindustan
Pakistan
Congress
Hyderabad
Travancore
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
May 4 jail delivery sparks death toll in Acre prison
Amid a general strike in the Arab world Jews faced accusations of participating in the May 4 jail delivery that freed 251 prisoners from Acre prison and left 16 dead. Two additional Jews tried with the condemned trio received life sentences.
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Acre
Mrs Esther Fettig Dies in Seymour Ind
Mrs Esther Fettig of Seymour Ind died Sunday at 3 30 pm in a Seymour hospital after a period of illness. She was the aunt of Mrs Irene McLaughlin of Decatur and visited there often. Funeral services will be held in Seymour Wednesday with interment there. Survivors include her mother Mrs Ida Bush and her husband Edward Fettig. Mrs McLaughlin and her sons Bob and Jack McLaughlin will attend.
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Esther Fettig
Seymour
Ind
Nice
Irene McLaughlin
Decatur
Hanceville Man Honored On 73rd Birthday
Friends and relatives gathered at the home of Mrs. M J Wooten to honor J A Brown of Hanceville on his 73rd birthday and Father's Day. A large pink and white cake and a bountiful dinner marked the celebration with Mr and Mrs Ed Brown and children from Huntsville among the attendees.
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J. A. Brown
Hanceville
M. J. Wooten
Ed Brown
Congress approves British plan amid partition talks
A fragment notes Congress backing for a British plan during discussions about India’s partition, indicating support amid tense political negotiations.
Local residents visit in Decatur and Hartselle
Ville and Decatur families are listed as visitors and callers, including Mr. and Mrs. J. M. of Hartselle and Mr. and Mrs. Kyle with children, and Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Hughes, among others. Afternoon callers include the Georges, Shirleys, Curtis Shirley, and Myrtle Showes, all of this city.
Unlucky Winner at Philadelphia Radio Show
Price McCauley, a Philadelphia disk jockey, was persuaded in a radio station lobby to participate in a show. He won two tickets to a midnight movie, and begins work each morning at 1 o'clock.
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Philadelphia
Price McCauley
Wip
McCauley
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