Rail spokesman urges Congress to halt Tennessee Tombigbee funding
Charles D. Curran of the railroad group told a House Appropriations subcommittee that Army Engineers overstate potential traffic and understate costs for the 253 mile Tennessee Tombigbee Canal plan. He urged only an up to date study and cited rail cost improvements reducing bulk cargo rates.
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Washington
Association of Railroads
Congress
Charles D. Curran
House Appropriations Subcommittee
Army
Johnson
Tennessee
Tombigbee
Curran
Pickwick Dam
Tennessee River
Demopolis
Holes in Linens From Bleach and Laundry Habits
Dear Heloise explains that improper use of household bleach weakens fabric fibers and damages other fabrics in contact. Residual bleach in a cleaning cloth can cause holes in linens after washing, and rough spots in machines or overloading can snag and tear fibers. Also included are reader tips on odor removal and bottle drying.
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Flora
Manufacturers Laundry Association
Gunther Baumgart
Heloise
Kay Ware
Miss LCHS Band selects Darlene Gray as queen
Darlene Gray daughter of Coy and Mrs Gray from Moulton 2 was chosen Miss Lawrence County High School band. An eighth grader she leads as head junior cheer leader Pep Club member and class officer. She was picked over four other contestants.
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LCHS
Darlene Gray
Coy Gray
Moulton 2
Lawrence County High School
Darlene
Million Dollars Sought for Jones Bluff Lock and Dam
Charles A. Robinson of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association asked Congress to provide 1 million dollars to begin constructing the Jones Bluff Lock and Dam in Alabama. The project, authorized since 1945, would generate power marketed through existing power company systems, with 134000 dollars allotted for continued planning.
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Washington
Congress
Army Engineers
Jones Bluff
Alabama
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Charles A. Robinson
The Watusi Cow Kinship Theme in Ancient Verse
A fragment notes the Watusi tribe treats each cow as a sister to the family and cites a poem praising the cow for sparing the poet from the toil of the hoe. The lines reflect pastoral reverence and agrarian life in historical Africa.
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Africa
Mother's Day Offering Supports Methodist Superannuate Homes
Traditionally among Methodist Churches of North Alabama a special Mother's Day offering funds the Superannuate Homes for retired ministers. The conference provides housing in old age, and more homes are needed as time goes by. Congregations are urged to contribute through the church budget or a dedicated gift, fulfilling a Christian duty.
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Galle Haingsoms
Boyd’ S Chapel
Bremen
Cambridge
Parkers
Saece
Decatur Ninth Street
Courtland Cullman Circuit
Catur District
Flint Moss
Mt. Tabor
Forrest” Chapel
Neal Bashams
Sass
Hartselle
Pettusville “Veto
Hartselle West
Priceville
Oak Forest
Hillsboro Circuit
Riddles Chapel
Johnson’s Chapel
Selent
Logan Circuit
Salem Circuit
Teas
McKendree
Somerville
Moulton Circuit i Nrigen Sideman Snes
Moulton
North Alabama
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Okinawa
United States
China
Denver
Deadwood
Capitol
Colo
South Dakota
Ed Cowboys
Tom Corrigan
Duane Robley
Home Laundry Manufacturers’ Association
Loyce Jenkins
Mrs
Harold Sullivan
Methodists
North
Methodist
Ane
North Alabama Methodist Conference
Superannuate Homes Board
W. Nelson Guthrie
Roy Odom
Royal Crown Bottling Co
Cook’s Pest Control Robinson Furniture Co
McClary Tire Co
Warren's
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