Harbor Jaunt Featured in Docks Day Celebration
Mobile to host a two day event marking Alabama docks 20th anniversary with the USS Ault arriving from Pensacola and the USS Corry already scheduled. More than 30 private boats will form a long river procession carrying thousands for a half hour harbor jaunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Alabama State Docks
Ault
Pensacola
Henry Sweet
J. W. Reeves Jr
Corry
Mobile River
Lightning strike kills two in Etowah field incident
In Gadsden Alabama during a brief electrical storm two men were killed while working in a field. W W Gray 74 and Bennie Roper 14 died instantly. Bennie’s brother Tommy Roper 11 was treated at a hospital for minor injuries. The father nearby remained uninjured. The storm caused forest fires and knocked out a transformer, interrupting power to nearby homes.
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Gadsden
Ala
Here
Jess Cox
W. W. Gray
Bennie Roper
Tommy Roper
Cox
Limestone County Caps Shaw Balch Family Social Roundup
Mrs W E Smith visits her brother Floyd Driver and wife and nice Mrs Charlie Harrison of Lynchburg Tennessee. Families such as Balch Vasser Worthy Sanders Sanderson Worthy and related households are noted visiting friends in Mooresville Huntsville Fayetteville and other nearby towns with various siblings and children mentioned.
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W. E. Smith
Floyd Driver
Nice
Charlie ~Harrison
Lynchburg
Tenn
Comer Cole
J. N. Vasser
Helen
James_ Balch
Clayton Worthy
Mooresville
S. F. Hardin
Archie Pylant
Will Worthy
Hot Springs
Ark
Roy Wales
Baby
Dan Worthy
George Sanders
Huntsville
S. W. Sanders
Russell Throneberry
C. L. Sanderson
Roe Sanderson
M. L. Sanderson
S. L. Sanderson
Joe Worthy
Praying Mantis Notable Head-Turn Ability Highlighted
A description notes that the praying mantis is the sole insect capable of turning its head to look over its shoulders, enabling broad observation without moving its body.
Livability Focus Marks Sam Pruett Home Design
Dr. Sam Pruett and family plan a two story red brick residence on Sherman Street designed for livability. The main floor features a den kitchen and utility area for informal use while the living room dining area angle into a formal space with a stone terrace overlooking a garden. Upstairs holds three bedrooms and two baths with built in wardrobes and ample storage. The Pruetts will furnish in early American style and complete plaster walls with wallpaper later.
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Sam Pruett
Sherman Street
Pruetts
Aford House Design Featured in Morgan County
In Morgan County Pleasant View Miss Lorene currentilne offers for future expansion of a compact three room AFORD National Plan Service house. The design allows adding two bedrooms and three closets with a symmetrical exterior and light airy rooms. Local residents share social visits and family news from the area including birthdays funerals and gatherings.
Midway Picnic Planned and Community News at Midway
An all day picnic at MidWay school is set for July third with ball games to entertain attendees. Local reports note rain benefiting crops, road work including a new Oak Grove church bridge, and community visits. Proceeds from Midway movies go to the school fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MidWay School
Lonnie Maner
Coy Gray
Fred McMineman
Somerville
Paul Morgan
Booth Bates
Cleveland Gray
Richard Gray
Ed Owens
Hartselle
Pete Waldrop
Florida
Wayne Waters
Michigan
Courtland
Caddo
Hearing Postponed Again in Georgia Extradition Case
Two Alabama men Clarence O. Revels and Joe Allred face extradition to Georgia for the 1944 killing of John Frank Stringfellow. Postponed for a third time, the hearing moves to July 6 after Alabama official Ira Thompson cites the need for Governor Folsom to preside. Bonds set at 5000 dollars.
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Montgomery
Ala
Georgia
Ira Thompson
James E. Folsom
Clarence O. Revels
Joe Allred
John Frank Stringfellow
Phenix City
Alabama
A. L. Patterson
Folsom
Thompson
Gulf State Park
Prospectors Sink Wells Offshore in Gulf of Mexico
Report notes prospectors have sunk oil wells more than 20 miles off the coast in the Gulf of Mexico in search of energy deposits.
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Gulf of Mexico
Seven Children Are Given Away By Their Parents
MIAMI Florida June 22 William W Harvey a 36 year old radio announcer and his wife Billie gave seven children to adoption The children aged from nine months to eight years were adopted in Lake Worth after the couple moved there from Binghamton New York Harvey said doctors told his wife she has only about two to two and a half years to live She could not face the prospect of placing the children in a home and the couple sought stable homes through an advertisement and screenings by a Lake Worth friend
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Miami
Fla
William W. Harvey
Billie
Harvey
Lake Worth
Mrs. Harvey
Lake* Worth
Resident Fights Fare Aid Eligibility in Dade Case
Harvey said he applied for fare aid in Dade Miami but had not been resident long enough. The brief notes a dispute over eligibility and residency requirements in the aid program.
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Veys. Harvey
Dade
Miami
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DU Pont
Duco Enamel
McBride-Lewis &Co
J. B. McBride & Son
4Th Ave
Holly St
Lightning Bolt
Etowah Field
Limestone County Capshaw
Miss Balch
Jones Coal Co
Bob Duff
Decatur
Bill Hotchkiss
Stone Lumber CO
12Th Ave. E. & Market ST
Morgan County
Pleasant View
Lorene Furrentilne
Luther Thomas
Mattie Kelley
Kenneth Kelley
Alvin Milligan
Henry Milligan
Pfc
James Blevins
Andrews
Bessie Aaron
Eva Morgan
Rip Turrentine
Brice Hogan
Henry Dotson
Raymon West
Martin Gardner
Ted Shaw
Guy Williams
Mary Dotson
Will Dotson
Babbra Ann Summerford
Hubert Reed
Ruthie Turrentine
Author Asherbranner
Ellis Poole
Leon Hill
Cro
Laroro
Stoop
Trower
Westinghouse
Chromolox
Wesix
Devine
Lawrence County Midway
Leonard Peters
Dillehay
Grant
Decatur Typewriter Co
First Avé
Moulton St
Rountree
L &N Railroad
CROW
Crow Hardware CO
Blackstone
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