First light conditioned home to open in Tennessee Valley
The first light conditioned home will open to the public Sunday July 1 at 904 Locust Street in a new 22 house subdivision near Sheridan apartments. The City Electric Department sponsors tours July 1 to July 8 showcasing indirect lighting and lighting recipes for reading sewing and tasks with Fay Sims leading explanations.
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Tennessee Valley
Locust Street
Sheridan Apartments
City Electric Department
Decatur
Home Lighting Demonstration Free Admission and Sponsors
Visitors to the home will receive a free booklet titled See Your Home In A New Light with lighting recipes. Admission is free. Clay Callaham is the agent for the home, with Isley Builders, Decatur Pump Co., S. D. Flanagan painting and decorating, and Electrician J. H. Landers.
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Ing
Clay Callaham
Isley Builders
Decatur Pump Co
S. D. Flanagan
J. H. Landers
American Press To Yield Newsprint To Foreign Newspapers
Emergency allocations of 9,550 tons of newsprint are recommended for six world areas deemed critical. American and Canadian publishers will release portions of their stocks to support newspapers in the Philippines India Yugoslavia Greece Malaya Singapore and Pakistan.
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Washington
Philippines
India
Yugoslavia
Greece
Malaya
Singapore
Pakistan
Cooperation at Korean War Front Shown by Mixed Forces
A Dutch soldier ferried a wounded South Korean infantryman attached to a French battalion to an American ambulance manned by a Welsh descent G I in Korea on June 25.
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Malik
Jacob Malik
Josef Stalin
New York
Korea
United Nations
38Th Parallel
U.S
United Nations Cooperation
South Korea
G.I
Service Held Today For C D Dunlap
Funeral services for C D Dunlap 73 of Steppville were held at the Steppville Baptist Temple at 2 p m Burial under Mass Service of Han ceville will be in Bethlehem East cemetery He died at home Friday He is survived by his wife two sons C D Jr and Virgil three daughters Mrs D G Baker Mrs Lester Helms and Mrs A E Giddens a sister Mrs Herman Entrekin of Cullman and 11 grandchildren.
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C. D. Dunlap
Steppville
Steppville Baptist Temple
Mass-Service
Hanceville
Bethlehem East Cemetery
Dunlap
Mattie Dunlap
C. D. Jr
Virgil
D. G. Baker
Lester Helms
A. E. Giddens
Herman Entrekin
Cullman
World War II veterans living then near seventy eight
The sentence notes that WWII veterans who were alive then would be about 78 years old, implying a postwar age reference. It mentions survivors and aging veterans without naming individuals or organizations.
Iranians Accuse British Oilmen in Abadan Standoff
Iran's National Oil board accuses the Anglo Iranian Oil Company of sabotage for denying receipts on oil pumped aboard tankers at Abadan port. The British embassy reports Ambassador Shepherd protesting to Tehran. Tankers halted. Drake warns a shutdown could trigger a dangerous crisis.
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Robert 8. Hewett
Tehran
Iran
Iranian National Oil Company
Francis Shepherd
Ae.c. Drake
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Abadan
AIOC
Shepherd
Drake
Europe
Combat Badge Awarded to Hillsboro Soldier in Korea
Private Rufus Simpson of Hillsboro has received the Combat Infantryman Badge while serving in Korea with the 7th Cavalry Regiment. The award honors frontline infantrymen and is worn over the left breast pocket above campaign ribbons.
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Hillsboro
Rufus Simpson
Korea
7Th Cavalry Regiment
Defense contracts awarded without bonds challenged
A House Armed Services subcommittee criticized the armed forces for awarding contracts to bidders who had not posted required bonds. A watchdog report said the practice has no legal or moral justification and must be immediately changed.
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Washington
House
Armed Services
Two Area Soldiers Graduate From Army Radio School
Two servicemen from the Decatur area are among 34 graduates of an eight week Army radio operator course at Camp Chaffee Arkansas. Private Welbert R. Lunsford of Trinity and Private Fred E. Stacks of Somerville are listed as completing the program.
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Decatur Area
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Welbert R. Lunsford
Trinity
Fred E. Stacks
Somerville 2
Mrs. Maudine Gaddy Dies in Cullman Hospital
Mrs Maudine Gaddy 64 of Garden City died Sunday afternoon at Cullman Hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Moss Service Funeral Home of Hanceville.
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Maudine Gaddy
Garden City
Moss Service
Hanceville
Southern Association of Agricultural Commissioners Meet in Atlanta
June 25 saw the Southern Association of Agricultural Commissioners open a two day convention in Atlanta to discuss farm problems. Officers will be elected tomorrow and attendees will tour middle and upper South Georgia with Georgia commissioner Tom Linder as outgoing president.
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Atlanta
Southern Association of Agricultural Commissioners
South
Georgia
Tom Linder
Strike Talk Aims to Avert Anniston Bus Drivers Walkout
Bus company officials and union representatives meet in Anniston Alabama to prevent a strike set for June 30 by bus drivers. The talks follow a nationwide pattern as labor tensions rise.
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Anniston
Ala
Grand Canyon of the Colorado Length and Depth Noted
The Grand Canyon of the Colorado measures 217 miles in length and reaches depths over a mile in certain sections.
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Grand Canyon of
The
Colorado
Unmarried Woman Will Revoked by Marriage Law
In many states a will made by an unmarried woman is deemed revoked by marriage. The rule reflects historic intent that marriage changes a woman's legal status and her testamentary plans.
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States
Spears Chiropractic Hospital Ad Promises Recoveries
An old newspaper ad markets Spears Chiropractic Hospital in Denver Colorado a large 800 bed facility claiming patients show progress and recovery through testimonials. It urges readers to write today for stories from former patients.
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Spears Chiropractic Hospital
Denver
Colorado
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