Gives Self Up to Finish Term
Louis Bishop, 59, who fled parole in 1926 after a 1914 murder conviction, surrendered at Montgomery to serve a 15 year sentence. He killed Frank Foukal in Fairhope during a jail job raid that led to his initial conviction, then escaped, was recaptured in California, and now returns to Alabama to clear his record.
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Montgomery
Ala
Louis Bishop
Atmore
Baldwin County
Frank Boswell
Alabama
Bishop
Frank Foukal
Fairhope
Foukal
Parole Violation Case Tied to Oklahoma Work Claim
A defendant claimed he had been working in Oklahoma since leaving parole, as Boswell reported. The assertion followed a year after a parole violation declaration.
Help Observe His Birthday at W. B. Reeves Home
Many relatives and friends gathered at the home of W B Reeves in Athens on Sunday June 26 to celebrate his 81st birthday. Attendees included extended families from Fort Walton Florida Chattanooga Tennessee Decatur and local areas along with Rev W W Coffey who offered remarks and all wished him many more birthdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Reeves
Athens
Willian
Vinson
Forther
By-E
Fort Walton
Florida
Delia Fulmer
Bessie Wright
Chattanooga
Tenn
Ollie Patterson
Bobby
Fredric Schrimsher
John Vinson
Mason
Powers
Hayden Jackson
Alvin Vinson
Clarence Kirby
Harvey Goodin
J. T. Vinson
Grady Baugher
Earl Smith
Herman Sinnard
Edgar Knaves
Aubrey Jackson
William Moyers
W W. Coffey
Decatur
Billy Stennett
Reeves
Bro. Coffey
Union Withdraws Charges Against WBRC Station
In Birmingham the AFL electrical workers union withdraws unfair labor practice charges against radio station WBRC. Union business manager C. M. Baker Jr. said the charges were withdrawn voluntarily to allow the station and the union to iron out differences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
AFL Electrical Workers
WBRC
C. M. Baker Jr
NLRB
Office Cat and Laugh Lines From Des Moines
Gorden Gammack of Des Moines Iowa presents a humorous cut from a Register page featuring jokes about desserts mischief in parenting and rogue suitors. The collection includes a scene with an ancient Rome officer and a friend with a key, and a bar contest gone awry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Gorden Gammack
Des Moines, Iowa
Register
Unclear fragment mentions cold weather and baseball player rhetoric
The fragment suggests a baseball player in cold conditions holds out and rants, but lacks concrete facts, names, or events to confirm a specific incident or identifying details.
Peck Plans New Legit Theater in Los Angeles
Gregory Peck outlines a push by a group of stage-minded filmmakers to add a Beverly Hills playhouse, aiming to broaden Los Angeles theater beyond the Bilt. He projects two years before completion and talks of a busy summer with his actors’ company in La Jolla.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Los Angeles
Gregory Peck
Biltmore
Peck
Beverly
Actors’ Company
la Jolla
Martha Scott
Lucille Ball
Jose Ferrer
Langan named president of Governor's Approving Committee
Mobile's Senator Joseph N. Langan was elected president of the Governor's Approving Committee for veterans training. The group supervises GI training in private schools and institutions. William S. Perry Camden was named vice president and R. R. Wade was chosen secretary.
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Montgomery
Mobile
Joseph N. Langan
Langan
American Legion
William S. Perry
Camden
R. R. Wade
Postcard humor from travel talk and grammar flubs
A postcard from Maurice Seitzer and a visitor exchange jokes about travel plans and poor grammar. A small boy answers the door and jokes about parents being upstairs for a lay-down while the visitor misreads the scene.
Understanding Thrombophlebitis and Its Treatments
Thrombophlebitis is inflammation of a vein wall with clot formation, often in varicose veins due to wall injury and slow blood flow. Causes include tumors, polycythemia, injections, and infections. treatments slow clotting with drugs or surgically remove or tie affected veins.
Morgan County Ev a Brooks Lindler Reunion Highlights
Morgan County events note the Gregory reunion at Boaz with Mr and Mrs J W Vann and family and others. Visitors include Birmingham couple T B Douglas and sons to J W Vann’s home. Local residents and relatives from Cullman Michigan and Indiana visit kin in Morgan County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Vann
Fred Morgan
Jack Morgan
Marie
Leon Morgan
Boaz
T. B. Douglas
Birmingham
Negroes Go To Trial On Segregation Law
Two Newark youths Edwina Johnson and Marshall Johnson aged 16 and 15 were to stand trial in Montgomery for refusing to move to the back of a Montgomery city bus per segregation laws. They were arrested after a city lines driver charged them with disobeying a bus seating order.
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Montgomery
Newark
N. J
Edwina Johnson
Marshall Johnson
Ridgeway Ave
Residents and visitors visit in Birmingham and Lawrence County
Mrs. O and Mr. K P Morris with family spent several days in Birmingham. On Monday afternoon visitors included Mr and Mrs Charlie Bennett and daughter from Cullman and Mrs Lizzie Persall of Pine Grove in Lawrence county. Additional acquaintances visited Mr and Mrs Lindler and Mr and Mrs Brooks Lindler.
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Moulton ST
Fryers
Swift's
Kaukauna Klub
Sunkist
Parkway
Coffee Shop Coffee
Sacar
Scott
R. J. Scott
ARE
America
Mercenry
LA Cava Dei
Tirreni
Italy
Janina
Mrs. Brown
Mrs. Smith
Mrs. Jones
Drew Stevens
Cupid
John
Joan Davis
New York
Jean Peters
Jean
Joe Langan
Governor’s Group
Maurice Seitzer
Herman N. Bundesen, M.D
Morgan County
Brooks
Lindler
R. A. Ryan
Jack Smallwood
Art Fowler
P. A. Green
Cullman
B. Frank Chenault
Dean
Doan
Loyd’ Drug Store
Cubras
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