Garden Paradise to be destroyed for Bermuda base
The article outlines plans by Robert and Company to build a 19 million seaplane operating base at Bermuda. It describes island mergers into a peninsular site near Morgan's and Tucker's Islands, housing for workers, and use of sea water for concrete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
L. Emerson
Sam
Bermudas
Robert and Company, Inc
Emerson
Elbow Beach Hotel
Robert
Navy
F. H. McGraw and Company
Hartford, Conn
Purdy and Henderson
Bermuda
Robert and Company
New York
Morgan's
Tucker's Islands
St. George's
Great Sound
Little Sound
Wee Island
United States
Marco Vivienne Wooley-Hart
Amwife
Emeron
Darrell’s Wharf
Tucker's Island
Georgia Tech
Local social notes from Morgan County and Danville
Miss Panzie Legg of Hartselle visits family this weekend while Mrs. Emmitt Bridges and Miss Martha Groover host. Several locals ill with mumps tonsillitis or recovering from surgery. Danville High School Parents Day draws many parents and families to the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panzie Legg
Hartselle
Phelton Legg
Emmitt Bridges
Martha Groover
Little Don Groover
Jim Hunter
Coy Crowe
Loyal Hogan
Estie Woods
Iscaelenaie Il
Olene Serie
Decatur
Howell Morris
Mississippi
Lannie Morris
Professor Caleb Gates Jr Becomes Denver University Acting Chancellor
Caleb F. Gates Jr scaled Alpine and Colorado peaks without injury and arrived on crutches to take the post of acting chancellor at Denver University. He previously served as an assistant dean at Princeton and described a fall over a bulldog that broke his ankle as humiliating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Caleb F. Gates, Jr
Colorado
Denver University
Princeton
Decatur Benevolent Society Hospital Need and Appeal
A 1941 letter outlines Decatur Alabama’s Benevolent Society Hospital history from 1688 to the present, noting unpaid debts, bonds cancelled, and a plea for municipal ownership to fund expansion. It praises nurses training, the staff of doctors, and the hospital’s community role while seeking city and county support for increased facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Benevolent Society
The
Benevolent Society Hospital
Shriner's Club of
Amon
County Board of Revenue
Hospital
B. 8. Hospital
Cardus claims two way help for women with relief and energy
CARDUS may assist women in two ways. Taken as directed three days before a cycle it relieves pain and digestive distress. As a tonic it stimulates digestion and increases energy, with fifty years of use proving its merit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardus
Rugged Oak 77th Birthday Marks Ex-Gov Miller
Camden Alabama March 12 former Alabama governor Benjamin Meek Miller known as the rugged oak of Wilcox reaches his 77th birthday. He remains active in public life, declines endorsement in gubernatorial races, and continues law practice and farming while planning a quiet day at home and a drive on spring roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
Ala
Alabama
Benjamin Meek Miller
Wilcox
Miller
Firemen Scale 16 Stories To Quell Penthouse Blaze
Battalion Chief A. G. Brandt and 17 firefighters fought a fire in a penthouse atop a 16 story building after elevators failed. They climbed stairs with hoses and axes, then an amused onlooker revealed he rode the adjacent building elevator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
A. G. Brandt
Double Parked Car Driver Appears in Court
Boulder police officer George Pederson identified a double parked car without its driver and issued a summons. The driver who later appeared in traffic court was Mrs. George Pederson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boulder
Colo
George Pederson
Hospital Benevolent Society Encourages Broad Help
The board thanks generous help from many and urges all to contribute to the hospital. Mrs. D. D. McGhee, president of the Board of Managers, emphasizes that the hospital belongs to everyone and invites active participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. D. McGhee
Pres
Board of Managers Benevolent Society Hospital
Morgan County Pines community notices and births report
Mr and Mrs Johnie announce the birth of a 71.2 lb son John David born March 9. Alex Dunn was in this community Friday. Dewey Bowen returned from South Carolina for a few days. Edith Peck visited Joe Peck Saturday night. Ben Foster and Frank Armstrong visited Hartselle Saturday. Mrs Russell Peck visited Mrs Lonnie Clemons Thursday. Dr Burch of Hartselle was called Sunday night. Mrs Dewey Bowen and sons recovered from mumps. Casey Roberson returned home from his father near Hartselle Friday night. Sherrill Thompson ill with mumps. Mrs George Walls visiting sister in law Mrs John Walls. Mr and Mrs Henry Fowler and daughters Lora and Lella visited Mr and Mrs M G Peck and daughter Tuesday night. Marvin and Russell Peck visited Hartselle Saturday on business. Helen Foster ill with tonsillitis. Jimmie Adams and Mitchel Hipps of Eva visited Friday afternoon.
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Johnie
John David
Alex Dunn
Dewey Bowen
South Carolina
Edith Peck
Joe Peck
Ben Foster
Frank Armstrong
Hartselle
Russell Peck
Lonnie Clemons
Burch
Lora
Lella
M. G. Peck
Joe
Marvin
Helen Foster
Jimmie Adams
Mitchel Hipps
Eva
Two Navy Men Die in San Diego Plane Crash
Two navy airmen were killed when a torpedo bombing plane plunged from a thundercloud near French Peak, about 65 miles northeast of San Diego, burning on impact. The deaths raise the year’s toll to 18 airmen in crashes involving San Diego based Navy planes. Machinery mate Ralph Goff of Racine was among the victims.
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San Diego
Calif
Mar
French Peak
Ralph Goff
Rac
Oklahoma Debt Ban Approved by State Voters
Oklahoma voters approved a constitutional amendment to outlaw deficits by limiting annual appropriations to the three year average income and requiring new taxes to cover excess spending. The measure aims to curb a state debt near 32 million dollars over ten years and was hailed as a model for national action by Rep. Wesley Disney. It was endorsed by Gov. C. Phillips and backed by leading legal minds. The special election results were reported as decisive two to one in favor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
C. Phillips
Wesley Disney
Dokla
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Soldiers and Sailors’ Club
Toby Sayers
Ireland
Ralph Dolk
Galva
Helen “Ills
Corp
Wm. Marks
Chelsea
Mass
Morgan
County Penn
Dolphus Price
Danville High School
Voice OF
People
Decatur Daily
Scott
U.S
Missouri
Texas
Florida
Georgia
R. J. Scott
Weelworth
New Guinea
Roo
Kang Features Syndicate
Doris Davenport
Gary Cooper
Roxy Theatre
Morgan County Pines
BY Schuyler Allman
Coon, Ky
Dill
Darius Doga
Basil, la
FHA Loans
J. R. Daniels
Insurance and Financing
Walnut St
Chrysler Corporation
Plymouth
Plymouth Division
Bowes
C.B.S
E.S.T
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