Town Creek Youth Escapes Drowning But Loses Brother
Bonnie Flannagin nearly drowned at Foster’s bridge on Town Creek 2 Saturday afternoon. The only thing that saved him was a tree limb. his younger brother did drown. Bonnie was called to Mississippi on Monday. He lives with an uncle, George Flannagin, on Town Creek 2. Nearby, Emma Armstrong and her nephew Adlai Terry vacationing in Palmetto Florida visit Mrs. Leroy Whittle. The Weems family from Town Creek and Ida Manly spent Sunday in Manchester Tennessee with Mrs. A. M. Weems. Clifford Brackin and Cloise Lansdell recently had a birthday supper.
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Bonnie Flannagin
Foster’s Bridge
Town ‘Creek
Bonnie
Mississippi
George Flannagin
Town Creek 2
Emma Armstrong
Adlai Terry
Palmetto, Fla
Leroy Whittle
Town Creek
Gerald Baxter Visiting in North Carolina Home
Gerald Baxter of North Carolina has been visiting in the home of a local resident. Details are sparse but the visit is noted in the latest society notices from the region.
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Gerald Baxter
North Carolina
Town Creek VFW Expands Community Projects Across County
Town Creek VFW Post 8362 grows its program by erecting fatality crosses across Lawrence County and expanding storage and community service efforts.
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Town Creek Vfw
V.F.W
Lawrence County
Radio TV Logs
Schedule notes show a mix of programs and times including Barops vs Sigu matches and news segments. Entries reference The Big Picture Dear Phoebe and This Is Show Business with sign off at 9 00 and 16 30 listed as part of daily listings.
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Phoebe
Soil Conservation Notes Transition and New Trainee
Dale Stanford resigned from the Soil Conservation Service on June 19 to enter private business in Cullman County. Joe Gentry, a student trainee from Athens, Alabama, will work with the unit until school starts, studying soil work at Auburn. Terracing is largely complete for now, with a few lines surveyed on oats land and a six acre field for LCD cooperator Wallace Hathcock in Goodhope.
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Dale Stanford
Stanford
Soil Conservation Service
Cullman County
Athens
Alabama
Joe Gentry
Gentry
School of Agriculture
Auburn
LCD
Wallace Hathcock
Goodhope
Town Creek Plans Fourth of July Picnic and Baseball Game
Town Creek announces a community Fourth of July picnic and baseball game with Robbins as the opponent. The Post sponsors the event featuring stew drinks barbecue and a friendly ball game for all residents.
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Town Creek
the Post
Dahlke Tops Cullman County For First Farm Pond This Year
A. H. Dahlke of Vailey Grove becomes the first Cullman County soil conservation district cooperator to complete a farm pond this year. He finished the pond in the first week of June as heavy rains have slowed other work.
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A. H. Dahlke
Vailey Grove
Cullman County Soil Conservation District
Dahlke
Lengue
Cadet Huff Joins Army ROTC Summer Camp
Fort Sill Oklahoma announces Cadet James R Huff son of Mr and Mrs L Huff of 820 Grant Decatur among 800 Army ROTC cadets arriving for a six week Artillery Reserve Officers Training Corps summer camp.
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Fort Sill
Okla
James R. Huff
L. . Huff
Grant Decatur
Artillery Reserve Officer’s Training Corps
Two Recruits Report To Fort Jackson For Basic Training
Private Connie C. Billings son of Mr and Mrs James Billings of Box 42 Courtland and John P Ellison son of Mr and Mrs John P Ellison of 422 Wilson Ave NE Decatur are assigned to Company A 4th Battalion 1st Training Regiment Fort Jackson for eight weeks of basic training.
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Fort Jackson
S.C
Connie C. Billings
James Billings
Box 42
Courtland
4Th Battalion
1St Training Regiment
John P. Ellison
Wilson Ave
Decatur
Ny ‘A
Absent-minded professor returns overdue library books
A professor, long overdue, returned two books to the Victoria Public Library after 12 years. Fines would total about 180 dollars, but no attempt will be made to collect. The borrower, who borrowed while young, was recently traced to the University of London.
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Victoria, B. C
Victoria Public Library
University of London
ACP program discussed with the Morrows on irrigation pond
In conversation with Dr and Mrs Sidney Morrow the AS C Committee noted the new irrigation pond built last fall. SCS workers assisted in the pond design and the water supply is ready for use if drought or irrigation needs arise for their plants.
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Sidney Morrow
Grandiat
SCS
Morrows
68 Year Old Man Stranded Two Days After Stroke
A 68-year-old retired machinist, James Schaefer, lay helpless for two days in the Miami sun after suffering a paralytic stroke while sunbathing at Crandon Park Beach. He was ignored by hundreds of bathers, and only after a church picnic group alerted authorities was he rushed to hospital.
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Miami
Fila
James Schaefer
Miami Hospital
Schaefer
Crandon Park Beach
Outside Chance Potter Plates Note From Convict
Dave Thies found a note inside his freshly issued motor vehicle license plates reading that a convict at the state penitentiary, where the plates are produced, says he is lucky to be outside rather than making the plates.
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Potter
Neb
Dave Thies
State Penitentiary
Ontario Reports 10,000 Miles of Rail Road Track
The report notes Ontario has 10,000 miles of railway track. It highlights network breadth across the province and underscores the scale of railway infrastructure in the region.
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Ontario
Two Appointed At Chemstrand
Darst a chemical engineer from University of Louisville joins Acrilan’s process assistance group. Pope leads a process unit at Acrilan. both reside in Decatur and Decatur addresses.
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Chemstrand
Darst
Louis
University of Louis
Afican Institute of Chemical Pineers
Pope
Jackson St
Decatur
Cullman Plans Extend Main Water Line To Industrial Zone
The city of Cullman intends to extend the main water line along Highway 31 near Tevet to serve a tourist area and an adjacent site project. The plan aims to transform the area into an industrial zone, aligning with development goals.
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Cullman
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