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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1950
Page
13
The Essex County mosquito commission abandoned a plan to use electric traps with loudspeakers to lure mosquitos with mosquito language. Tests failed as 15 species exist and each responds only to its own call, attracting only a few insects.
Memphis Tenn June 29 The Korean crisis gives John Patrick Laxton a renewed plan to enlist in the Army. The 38 year old ex prize fighter has tried and failed 19 times since Pearl Harbor to join any branch. He stands 6 feet 11 inches tall.
The U S Fish and Wildlife Service reports that more menhaden are caught on the South Atlantic and Gulf coasts than all other fin fishes combined, highlighting the species as the dominant catch in those waters.
Hal Boyle reports on the Korea crisis as Communist forces threaten South Korea. He notes limited U S help by sea and air, the invaders' modern armor and Japanese stockpiles, and the risk of a prolonged land campaign. He suggests ground troops could halt the advance, but U S policy resists heavy casualties and open war.
Dr. Benjamin Rice Lacy Jr. was elected moderator of the ninetieth General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States by acclamation, the first since 1913, with no other nominations. Lacy, a Raleigh native and Union Theological Seminary president, holds degrees from Davidson, Oxford, Union, Duke and Hampden-Sydney, and has served as pastor and army chaplain.
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Funeral services were conducted at the late residence for Webster L Jones 82 a longtime Athens resident following a months long illness. Burial followed in the city cemetery with active pallbearers named. Surviving are the widow a brother a sister and other relatives. Also noted was pastor Hughston R Peyton resigning effective September 1 to study under GI bill at Vanderbilt. Vacancies for first time since before the war reported in local housing with rent controls off. Local attorney David A Patton planning a new subdivision off Rogers Street with FHA loan approvals expected. Additional items cover river steamer Gordon C Greene visitors in Decatur and social events at the Decatur Chamber of Commerce.
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