Lion sighting reports stir chatter across towns
Stories about a mountain lion circulate from West Decatur to Moulton. West Decatur residents deem the cat a stray dog while Moulton police chief Felton Dutton says no death report is verified. A Haleyville resident asks for details on a loosed lion said to have killed a man near Moulton. An observer in the scene reports finding a large shepherd-like dog asleep at 6 AM Saturday.
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West Decatur
Moulton
Felton Dutton
Haleyville 3
Dutton
E. Alexander
11Th Avenue W
Home Demonstration Club Plans July Picnic
The Caddo Home Demonstration Club met June 23 at Mrs. Lonnie Fuller’s home. President Mrs. Joe Phillips led, members shared hobbies, discussed upcoming picnic, and a salad demonstration impressed with various salads. A new canning book was given to members who wanted it. Birthdays were noted. Salads and lemonade served to 11 members, 2 guests, and Miss Kendrick.
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Caddo Home Demonstration Club
Lonnie Fuller
Joe Phillips
Kendrick
Doctors Needed Tuscaloosa Veterans Hospital Appeal
Dr. Frank B. Brewer medical director of the Veterans Administration Southern branch appeals for physicians to serve veterans who answered the call in time of need. He spoke at the Tuscaloosa VA hospital concluding a two day neuropsychiatric seminar noting local shortages are desperate.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Frank B. Brewer
Southeastern
Veterans Administation
Brewer
Tuscaloosa Veterans Administration Hospital
Hhe FA
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Aplus
Alfred M. Best
Payne
State Farm Fire
State Farm Life Insurance Companies
State Farm Mutual
State Farm Life
Stray dog sightings lead to mountain lion misidentification
Witnesses report a hairless yellow-coated dog with a hole scratched in a garage where Mr. Alexander slept. He says old meat stored in the garage may have drawn the animal, which fled down Avenue. Miss Ette Gray also saw the stray on Saturday.
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Mr. Alexander
Red Cross Swim Classes Grow in Decatur to 325 Enrollees
More than 300 Decatur residents enroll in Red Cross swimming classes taught by George Porter and a team of instructors at Crystal Plunge. Five classes cover beginners adults and swimmers with 41 in the advanced group. plans for a Hartsville pool expansion include Horace Broom and Harold McClanahan guiding new sessions.
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Red Cross
Sam Hobbs
Weetherman
Decatur
George Porter
Morgan Red Cross Water Safety Committee
Porter
Sidney Chenault
Billy Weaver
Betty Gunn
Stewart Weaver
Hartselle
Horace Broom
Red Cross Water Safety Committee
Harold McClanahan
Crystal’ Plunge
Danville WSCS Holds All Day Study Session
The Danville Woman's Society of Christian Service met at the church for an all day study. Rev. Sammy M. Stabler led the program with the subject The United Nations For Peace And World Progress. The meeting adjourned to meet on February 29 at the home of Mrs Guymith.
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Danville Woman's Society of Christian Service
Sammy M. Stabler
Moth Egg Hatching Windows Vary by Season
The statement notes moth eggs hatch in 4 to 100 days during summer and 3 to 4 weeks in cold weather. This highlights wide seasonal variation in development times for moths.
Man accused in old Alabama slaying linked to Fort Payne case
In Chattanooga, a 44-year-old man Herschel L. Bowman is held without bond for the 24 year old murder of Melvin Cain, a Fort Payne grocer. Det. Roy Clinton says Bowman confessed after a family quarrel and had fled to Mississippi then the Panama Canal Zone before Army service.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Alabama
Roy Clinton
Clinton
Herschel L. Bowman
Melvin Cain
Fort Payne
Bowman
Cain
Mississippi
Panama Canal’ Zone
Army
Atlanta
College Drive Reaches 78 Percent of Goal for Two Colleges
Birmingham June 26 The statewide drive for two colleges Birmingham Southern and Howard College is 78 percent complete. S. J. Ezell and Ben Enelebrt naa reneer report quotas met during the week. Fourteen of sixty seven counties subscribed, while twelve others exceed ninety percent. A $300,000 gift to the two schools hinges on reaching the full goal.
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Birmingham
Birmingham Southern
Howard Colleges
S. J. Ezell
Ben Enelebrt
Helium Supply Tied to Texas and Oklahoma Gas
United States relies on commercial helium mostly from Texas and Oklahoma natural gas fields. The concentration of the primary source risks supply control in a few regions.
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United States
Texas
Oklahoma
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Bendix
Ryan
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Cenanes and Financing
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Man's Department Store
Sue
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Grant
Old Curb Market
E. C. Worley
Mgr
State Farm Insurance Company
C. H. Payne
State ‘Farm
Canada
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
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State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance CO
State Farm Life Insurance CO
State Farm Fire Insurance CO
State Farm District Agency
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Robert E. Stevens, Jr
Malcolm H. Smith
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