Trial Stories In Conflict
Circuit Judge J S Williams weighs whether Charles H Holman Jr a Georgia salesman will be freed on bond while prosecutors and defense present conflicting testimony about the disappearance and murder of Eufaula businessman Jack Woolf. witnesses place Holman near the death site and Albany fishing spots while others place him miles away. The case centers on alleged debt Woolf owed and disputed statements after Woolf's funeral.
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Eufaula
Ala
J. S. Williams
Charles H. Holman, Jr
Georgia
Jack Woolf
Woolf
Williams
Albany, Ga
Lee Spurlock
Georgetown
Holman
Wolf
Albany
Spurlock
R. J. Posey
W. R. Goodwin
Posey
Community notes from Morgan County and nearby areas
Local residents travel between Peoria Decatur Salem and Fowler s Cove visiting relatives and attending church plans. The Shoal Creek building committee invites everyone to a June 27 meeting at 7 30 to discuss whether to build a new auditorium or Sunday school rooms.
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Lon Reno
Peoria
Illinois
Cora Prince
Almer Thomas
Decatur
Hershal Sanders
Elma Bentley
B. L. Sharpe
Gwin Floyd
Oscar Waddell
Molly Waddell
Salem
Shoal Creek
Frank Capra Birth Highlighted
Noted director Frank Capra was born in Palermo Italy in 1897, a detail highlighted in a retrospective on his early life and career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Capra
Palermo
Italy
Rhumba King Plans Chihuahua Farm Fortunes
Xavier Cugat, famed rhumba bandleader, envisions a dog farming future with a Chihuahua empire. He already owns about 600 dogs on California ranches and aims for 1,000 as his music profits remain strong. His band has grossed roughly $15 million in two decades.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Xavier Cugat
America
California
Cugat
Caruso
Guy Lombardo
Dumont TV Network
Coca
Chichi
Andes
Offbeat Bits and Wit From Newspaper Clippings
A collage of humorous lines and quips appears, touching on family, manners, and culture. Jokes reference a prodigal father in golf, a bellhop at a hotel, misread car theft, and a sly take on taxation and representation amid cultural jests.
Dog sale profits praised by Cugat in low overhead business
“However, is inexpensive, as they eat little.” Cugat calls dog selling a fantastic business with little overhead. Dogs fetch from $200 to $1,000 each and buyers rarely complain, unlike other trades.
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Cugat
Notable Quip Turns Dark in Local Evening Party
An eccentric scene unfolds as a local man jokes about fame versus notoriety at a party hosted by a professor. The professor muses on eggs counts with a skeptical assistant named Zilchguard while a guest confronts a wife obligation. The anonymous remark ponders sleep and fame in a small town.
Knotting the Knot Inspires Special Moment
A note from Marcelle Gold hints at romance as she prepares to marry, signaling a forthcoming wedding moment.
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Marcelle Gold
Contentment and thrift cited in Lincoln quote
A Lincoln quotation emphasizes that true wealth lies in contentment and warns against covetousness. It extols living simply and cultivating beauty where possible, leaving a legacy of planting a flower where a thistle grew.
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Abraham Lincoln
California Leads U S Barley Output In 1949
A U S Agriculture report notes California as the nation’s top barley producer with about 47 million bushels in 1949. The data highlight state production surpassing other regions and illustrate crop scale.
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California
United States
Hedy Lamarr to auction entire estate before retirement
Hollywood dealer Arthur B. Goode promotes Lamarr’s upcoming auction as her last production. He predicts a million dollar gross as Lamarr sells everything from a piano autographed by her to rugs and appliances over a month long sale starting Monday.
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Hollywood
Hedy Lamarr
Hedy
Samson
Ted Stauffer
Arthur B. Goode
American Arts Galleries
Epic
Humphrey Bogart
Lauren Bacall
Peter Lorre
John Barrymore
Frank Morgan
Cornel Wilde
Brenda Joyce
Jesse Lasky
Goode
New York
Morgan and
Barrymore
Lamarr
Miss Lamarr
Local News Briefs From Limestone County Month Reviewed
Mary Lee Smith of Nash ville visited her mother and uncle Rick Holt and Mamie Black. Mrs. L E Robinson near Veto is improving after illness. Carl Hasting joined Huntsville arsenal. Allie Clem family visited Athens and Detroit connections noted. William Abernathy headed to Indiana for work. Harry Clem parents shared weekend with Allie Clem. Frances Sullivan, with both legs broken, recovers at home after a car incident. James Putman of the Army is on furlough and will report July 20 after 11 years of service. Florence visitors included W B Coggins, Thurston Longeron and families. Carl Hasting and Roy Scoggins hosted guests. Van Wales family and Homer Wales group visited Rochelle family.
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Mary Lee Smith
Nashville
Rick Holt
Mamie Black
L. E. Robinson
Near Veto
Carl Hasting
Huntsville Arsenal
Allie Clem
Harry Clem
Athens
Route 8
Gilbert Eaves
Detroit
Michigan
Alabama
William Abernathy
Indiana
Billie Illips
New Bethel
Frances Sullivan
James Putman
Army
W. B. Coggins
Thurston
Onger
Florence
Roy Scoggins
van Wales
Homer Wales
George Rochelle
Star’s estate catalog of fashion and scripts items found
A collection reveals the star’s belongings including a wall of artists like Dufy Utrillo and Grandma Moses, a bound set of movie scripts, eight fur coats with a $3,500 mink cape, slips and underthings, but no bras or brasieres were present.
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Dufy
Utrillo
Grandma Moses
Mexico borders Guatemala to the south
The report states that Mexico is bounded on the south by Guatemala, establishing a southern boundary between the two nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Guatemala
Girl Walks Back To Civilization From Smoky Mountains
Evangeline Lorimer a 21 year old student nurse from Jewish Hospital Cincinnati returned to civilization after two weeks missing in the Great Smoky Mountains Tennessee She was found near Hannah mountain ten miles from her camp by an unidentified mountain boy and taken to Abrams Creek warden station Her disappearance began June 8 during a camping trip with her father P H Lorimer of Seattle Rangers and doctors expressed surprise at her good condition The area and months/dates are the core facts with Lorimer and Abram s Creek Warden Station as key places
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Gatlinburg
Tenn
Evangeline Lorimer
Great Smoky Mountains
Jewish Hospital
Cincinnati
Seiverville
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Rangers
Hannah Mountain
Abrams Creek
P. H. Lorimer
Seattle
Mr Lorimer
Trieste Garrisoned by Allied Troops in Separate Zones
The free territory of Trieste is garrisoned by 5,000 troops apiece from the United States Great Britain and Yugoslavia in their respective zones, shaping the city’s postwar administration and security.
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Free Territory of
Trieste
United States
Great Britain
Yugoslavia
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Morgan County
Woodall’s Radio & Television Service
E. Moulton
Mr. Farmer
B. H.C
Turner
Coal & Grain CO
Checkerboard Store
Moulton Street
Atomic Energy Commission
New Savannan River
Ellenton
S.C
Washington Times-Herald
AEC
Washington
Times-Heard
Rhumba King
Lincoln—Mercury
Lee St
Voltaire
College Town
W. C. Christmas
Baltimore
Holly Lane
Jane Plant
Flushing, N. Y
Swanee River
Mr. Zilchguard
H. Leon Reeves
Wes
Ave. West
van Johnson
M-G-M
Princess Theatre
Gianna Canale
442Nd
Limestone County Hay’s Mill
Loyd’s
Caus
Kroehler
Ture CO
Minneapolis
Honeywell
TEMCO
National Bureau of Standards
Natural Gas Heating Company
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