Alathean Class Meeting At Central Baptist Tonight
The monthly Alathean Class of Central Baptist Sunday School will meet at seven thirty in the church lower auditorium with Mrs Maisie Bethany as hostesses for group one. Attendance urged. Also notes on members traveling: Grace Briscoe and Gay Penn to Dallas for business. they plan visits to Miss Gaynell Crawford and B M Crawford in Seagoville before returning. Joan Frahn recovering at home after Decatur General discharge. Herman Clark and family from Oak Ridge Tennessee visiting Decatur relatives. Glenn Crook family leaving for Smoky Mountains and Gainesville North Carolina vacation.
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Monrithly
Central Baptist Sunday School
Maisie Bethany
Grace Briscoe
Gay Penn
Dallas
Texas
Gaynell Crawford
S.M.U
B. M. Crawford
Seagoville
Glenn Crook
Sue
Eddie
Smoky Mountains
Gainesville
North Carolina
Pontiacs Guests At Beeline Highway North Home
Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Smith of Pontiac Michigan have visited this week with Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hughes at their Beeline Highway North residence. Also attending were Miss Wanda Lee Harrison Miss Christine Vinson Miss Sarah Vinson and Miss Frances Marie Far.
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P. G. Smith
Pontiac
Michigan
Howard Hughes
Beeline Highway
Wanda Lee Harrison
Christine Vinson
Sarah Vinson
Frances Marie Far
Defective Mortar Shells Kill Eight Marines at Camp Lejeune
At Camp Lejeune North Carolina two faulty mortar shells fell short and exploded amid a Marine unit during a training drill killing eight Marines and wounding 23. The gunners detected the defect after firing but warnings did not reach the forward group before detonation. General Clifton Cates ordered a full inquiry as the casualty list was to be released.
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Camp Lejeune
N. C
North Carolina
Clifton Cates
Marine Corps
Ratchford Named To Handle Housing
McClellan Ratchford of Birmingham Alabama has been named area representative of the Housing and Home Finance Agency to administer the Savannah river area program in South Carolina and Georgia. He will oversee relaxation of real estate credit restrictions for housing for workers at the atomic energy commission plant in the Savannah river area. He has spent most of his career in banking except two years with the war assets administration and was previously manager of the Birmingham office of the Federal National Mortgage Association.
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Aiken
S. C
McClellan Ratchford
Birmingham
Ala
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Savannah River
South Carolina
Georgia
Ratchford
Atomic Energy Commission
War Assets Administration
Federal National Mortgage Asociation
Bill Veeck May Get The Browns
Announcement from Donald L. Barnes states that Bill Veeck and Sidney Salomon Jr. would acquire the controlling interest in the St. Louis Browns while keeping the team in St. Louis. Veeck offered seven dollars a share for about 275000 shares, with the DeWitts granting a limited option and possible full purchase, including assets at Sportsman Park and affiliations with minor league clubs.
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ST. Louis
St. Louis Browns
Bill Veeck
Cleveland Indians
Donald L. Barnes
Barnes
Veeck
Browns
Milwaukee
Sidney Saloman, Jr
St. Louis Cardinals
National League
Associated Press
William
Charles DeWitt
City of
DeWitts
Sportsman’s Park
San
Shipping Tieup Now In Sixth Day Over 40-Hour Week Demand
Idle seamen press for a 40 hour week as the six day shipping tieup continues. CIO unions and shippers held joint talks with federal mediators after a midnight restart of the walkout. The seamen belong to the national Maritime Union and Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, East and Gulf ports, and the American Radio Association on the West coast.
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New York
CIO
Gulf Coast
National Maritime Union
Marine Engineers Beneficial Association
East and Gulf Ports
American Radio Association
West Coast
Marines Suffer 23 Wounded In Mortar Attack At Base
An information officer says 23 Marines were wounded at the base hospital with 12 in serious condition while no officers were among the casualties. The senior non commissioned officer in the group was killed. Mortars were returned to the base and impounded for investigation as Co A 1st Bn 6th Marine Regt personnel described the attack in wooded terrain.
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Co. A
1St Bn
6Th Marine Regt
Gee See Ees Eee
Guam Not Puny Base Any More
Guam has evolved from a small post into a potential quick move headquarters for the U S Pacific fleet. Adm Arthur W Radford could shift command to Guam within 48 hours if Asia war breaks out. The base has about 130 million spent since V J Day, projected to exceed 200 million, with Pearl Harbor remaining main logistical support.
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Guam
Asia
Arthur W. Radford
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Asian
Chester Nimitz
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
Pearl Har
China Coast
Pacific Fleet
Congress
Japan
Deanna Durbin Delivers Second Child Peter Born in Paris
Deanna Durbin, 28, has given birth in Paris to a nine and a half pound boy named Peter. This is her second child. Her five year old daughter Jessica is from her second marriage to Felix Jackson. Durbin married Charles David last December 21 after finalizing divorce from Jackson. David says she is well and may return home soon.
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Paris
Deanna Durbin
Peter
Deanna
Jessica
Hollywood
Felix Jackson
Miss Durbin
Charles David
Jackson
Vaughn Paul
David
Formosa and the Philippines Defense Ring Proximity
Guam lies about 1,500 miles from all outer Pacific defense ring islands. This distance keeps Guam far enough from potential enemy bases to avoid sustained air attacks.
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Formosa
Philippines
Guam
Alabama editors to gather for summer press meeting opening
About 100 Alabama editors and publishers are expected to attend the opening session of the summer meeting of the Alabama Press Association in Mobile. William E. Brooks of the Brewton Standard will report on legislation affecting newspapers under consideration by the Alabama legislature. Association president is Clarence B. Hanson of the Birmingham News.
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Mobile
Ala
Alabama
Alabama Press Association
William E. Brooks
Brewton Standard
Clarence B. Hanson
Birmingham News
Association
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Pensacola
Florida
Joan Frahn
Decatur General Hospital
Herman Clark
Stevie
Oak Ridge
Tennessee
Decatur
ST. Joseph Aspir For Childrens
Jenny Lind
Mahogany
PRISO
Chicago
Coteego
Nevin Johnson
William J. Tuohy
Catiaknal Court
Tuohy
Deanna Gives Birth
Big Strong Boy
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