Probers to Present Side At Parley In Jackson
In Jackson Mississippi two War Department representatives met Elvair Corporation officials amid congressional criticism. Birmingham investigators suspended pending probe over a $3 three million contract tie in with Elvair. The conference followed reports by a House Armed Services subcommittee alleging mismanagement and unfit personnel.
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Miss
War Department
Elvair Corporation
Birmingham
Ala
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C. L. Duval
C. N. Schench
Wasincon
Farm Commissioners Seek Restoration of Federal Funds
Southern Association of Agricultural Commissioners meeting in Atlanta urged Congress to restore cuts in federal matching funds for agriculture. A committee was named to present figures showing farmer discrimination in economic moves, with L. Y. Ballentine of North Carolina elected president, succeeding Tom Linder of Georgia.
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Southern Agriculture Commissioners
Congress
Southern Association of Agricultural Commissioners
L. Y. Ballentine
North Carolina
Tom Linder
Georgia
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Dismissed Doctor's Suit Is Postponed
Circuit Judge Walter B. Jones postponed Dr. J. F. Sewell of Wetumpka's suit to regain his job as physician at Julia Tutwiler prison. No hearing date set. Sewell was fired Feb 15 for political activity in 1946 and 1950, a dismissal later upheld by the state personnel board.
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Montgomery
Ala
Walter B. Jones
J. F. Sewell
Wetumpka
Sewell
Julia Tutwiler
State Personnel Board
First Trans Atlantic Yacht Race Held in 1866
In 1866 the inaugural trans Atlantic yacht race took place with competing vessels crossing the ocean. The event marked a landmark in maritime sport drawing notable yacht clubs and crews to challenge the Atlantic voyage.
Daily Crossword and Cryptoquote Puzzle
Daily crossword clues listed from cake of tobacco to genuine weight with various answers. Also a cryptogram quotation puzzle from King Features Syndicate using a substitution cipher and a previous day quote as example.
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Ireland
Lamb
King Features Syndicate
Hal Boyle’s Twelve Tricks For Beating The Heat
Humorist Hal Boyle offers twelve cheeky tips to survive hot weather, mixing quirky maxims with wry observations. From cooling with Coolidge to panting like a dog and bar-hopping to Nova Scotia, the piece blends satire and self help to lampoon summer discomfort.
First Long Pants Nostalgia Remains In Verse
A nostalgic poem recalls the day a boy first wore long pants and the pride of a pressed suit. It contrasts old fashion pride with modern kids in shorter pants, followed by light quips from school activities and jokes about a Decatur preacher and Sunday money.
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Karl Flaster
Destiny by choice not chance in old verse quip
A compact mix of lines on youth desire and shaving free days, followed by a wry exchange about cure for a snake bite and indifferent guidance, all echoing old style columns.
Success and wit in a local tribute and light humor
A quoted ideal of a well lived life by Robert Louis Stevenson contrasts with a joke about a driver speeding to sell a car. The items read like a brief memorial sentiment followed by a humorous police interaction anecdote.
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Earth
Robert Louis Stevenson
Small Home Design 35 Invites FHA Friendly Build With Plans
Dean H. Robinson details a compact 25 by 28 foot home with brick veneer or wood siding, a vestibule leading to a living room, a bay dining room, compact kitchen, two bedrooms, and a full basement. Plans and books available for purchase from Scale Model Home Planning Co., Royal Oak Michigan, with delivery in two weeks. A second piece describes a foxhole battle scene where Marine Flett wakes to find 112 enemy bodies nearby.
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Dean H. Robinson
FHA
Scale Model Home Planning Co
Woodward Ave
Royal Oak
Michigan
Heavy Sleeper-Wakeful Hero in Korea Night Attack
Pfc. James W. Flett slept through a night assault near Korea as his unit faced a sudden enemy attack. He awakened and helped repel the attack, actions praised in a report highlighting courage under fire.
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Korea
Pfc
James W. Flett
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