Tales and Legends Of Valhermosa Resort Remembered
Valhermosa Springs in Morgan County once drew international guests for health cures. Built 1818 1820 as Manning Springs, it became White Sulphur Springs and later Valhermosa under Jean Joseph Giers who bought the property in 1856. Ernst T. Giers later ran it. the hotel register and historic ads survive.
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Manning Springs
Jean Joseph Giers
University of
Bonn
Huntsville
Giers
Valhermosa Springs
Ernst T. Giers
Valhermosa
Europe
Four two car wrecks in Decatur Friday
Four two car collisions occurred in Decatur on Friday with no injuries. An unknown vehicle hit a Decatur Transit cab driven by Noah Wash Dobbins and fled. Other crashes involved drivers B R Flack James H McCulloch Allie Cleo West Elizabeth Sivley Ellis M Hill and Joel T Mooney at various intersections on Sunset Patterson 6th Wil son Ferry and Church streets.
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Decatur
Noah Wash Dobbins
Sunset Dr
B.R. Flack
Danville
James H. McCulloch
10Th Ave
6Th Ave
Patterson St
Church and
Ferry Sts
Allie Cleo West
Madison
Elizabeth Sivley
14Th Ave. SE
Ellis M. Hill
Falkville
Joel Talmadge
Barbecue Supper Hosted by Flint PTA
Flint School PTA held a Friday barbecue dinner in the school cafeteria honoring parents and patrons. Principal Clarence Light introduced Rev. John Phares for the invocation. Day and various PTA and local officials were thanked, with about 95 attendees hearing a school history and recognizing early PTA leaders.
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Flint
Clarence Light
John Phares
Light
T. V. Day
Day
J. L. Howard
Morgan County
PTA Council
Sterling Sams
PTA
Harvey Poole
Chester Tates
Lester Wooten
Alex Collier
County Board of Education
Paul Collier
B. K. Wiggins
C. E. Poole
Charles Layman
D.D. Norris
German Painter Werhner’s Works Come To Mrs Lindsey Home
The article notes paintings by German artist Werhner in Mrs Lindsey’s house to help cover rent. Advertised springs claimed cure all for rheumatism skin and liver complaints with minerals like magnesium and calcium. The historic hotel once stood with multiple floors and a ball room, later destroyed by a tornado and fire. Only the cellar and part of the land remain, about 200 acres of the original 1200.
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Germany
Walhermosa
Lindsey
Werhner
Ernst Giers
Community group hears talk on specialized child training
V Day, Charles Knowlton and Ted Poole attended as part of an evening program with Alvis Briscoe as guest speaker stressing the need for children to be trained in specialized jobs. Rev. Howard Smallwood gave the closing prayer.
Saratoga Carrier Powers Vast Locomotive Capability
The U S Navy aircraft carrier Saratoga possesses power to drive over 100 passenger locomotives at full speed, illustrating its immense propulsion potential.
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Saratoga
Milton Eisenhower Leaves Hospital
Milton Eisenhower, president of Johns Hopkins University, was discharged from Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore after treatment for a kidney infection. He had been stricken last Sunday and remained under care this week.
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Baltimore
Mitton Eisenhower
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Eisenhower
Johns Hopkins University
Mrs Julia Williams will be buried at Sykes Cemetery today
Mrs. Julia Williams of West La Fayette Street will be buried in Sykes Cemetery today after funeral services at the First Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Sykes Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Williams died Wednesday at Bank Street Hospital. Quebec is the source of 70 percent of the world's asbestos.
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Julia Williams
West LaFayette St
Sykes Cemetery
First Baptist Church
Sykes
Home
Williams
Bank St. Hospital
Quebec
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Valhermosa Resort
Eddie O. Smith
Town Creek
Alabama
Evans’ Awning & Insulation Co
2Nd Avenue
N.E
Chrysler
Chrysler Corporation
Aen
Wrysler Corp
Conditioned Air Corp
First Avenue
Professional Engineering Service
Clancy Forest Products CO
Sebren Garner
Teresa Ann
Garner
Hopewell HD Club
Milton Eisenhower
Ery
Leo
Simmons
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