Local church notes and community greetings in Morgan County
Arlene Sivley and Floyd Sivley and family visited Jacksonville with Sandra Day. Mrs. Hessie Sharp and Miss Sandra Day spent Sunday with Mrs. Mattie Whisenant. Leander Allen remains at home. Felton Sharp recovered from arm injuries after a recent auto accident. Floyd Sivley and Floyd Sivley elected youth counselors for the M Y F group. Lazelle Winton named new president. The M Y F social was held at the church. Rev Earl Frost, new pastor, preached Sunday evening.
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Floyd Sivley
Sandra
Hessie Sharp
Sandra Day
Mattie Whisenant
Osmorene
Jacksonville
Leander Allen
Felton Sharp
M.Y.F
Lazelle Winton
Earl Frost
Warehouse Fire Destroys Large Building in Mobile
A major fire at Insulation Engineers Inc. in Mobile virtually destroyed a large warehouse of 65 000 square feet. Damage was estimated at more than 100000 dollars after a tar kettle explosion. One assistant fire chief collapsed from smoke.
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Mobile, Ata
Insulation Engineers, Inc
Youth employment drives expand to boost teen jobs
Sylvia Porter reports sweeping federal efforts to place teenagers in summer work. Programs include Neighborhood Youth Corps and Job Corps, plus work study and vocational training, aiming to create over 200000 extra teen jobs. President Kennedy seeks 500000 more through unions and schools, while communities pursue city beautification and crop harvesting roles.
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Sylvia Porter
U.S
National Committee On the Employment of
Youth Corps
Johnson
U. S
White Sands Proving Ground Born From Bare Desert to Missile Hub
A 1945 Trinity Site detonation launched White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Lt. Col. Harold Turner improvised fortifications with nine foot thick walls and a 26 foot ceiling as Von Braun aided the V2 program. Turner's account recalls the explosive first static firing and the rapid evolution from empty desert to a crucial defense facility.
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John Booher JR
Sands Range
N.M
United States
White Sands
Jornada del Muerto
White Sands Proving Ground
New Mexico
Turner
Wernher von Braun
el Paso
Tex
White Sands Range
Adult Basic Education Program Is Approved
The U S Office of Education announces Alabama will receive 579267 for fiscal 1965 to support an adult basic education program under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. An additional 76250 funds training for professional personnel in handicapped education. Grants announced through Alabama’s two U S senators.
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Washington
Alabama
U. S. Office of Education
State Department of Education
U. S
Dryer mystery hatches five chicks at home
Mrs. Dave Holston of Louisville placed a hen’s five eggs in a clothes dryer after she found the mother hen abandoned the nest. The eggs warmed by the dryer's pilot light hatched into five chicks.
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Louisville
Dave
Holston
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