Prosecutor Warned After Threat Linked to Graft Trial
New York prosecutors report a man telephoned Assistant Corporation Counsel Victor J. Horwitz with a harsh warning after Jack Gross, 24, was assaulted on a Manhattan street. The attack followed calls for the witness Harry Gross to stop testifying in the graft case involving five New York men.
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New York
Assistant
Corporation Council
Victor J. Horwitz
Horwitz
Jack Gross
Manhattan
Harry Gross
New York Police Graft Allegations Involving Officials
Horwitz quoted young Gross recalling a gravel voiced assailant saying the attack would force his brother to stay silent. Gross claimed he paid graft to three top police officials to shield his 20 million dollar annual book empire and named 100 lower ranking officers on his payroll. Herwitz linked the threat and the assault as parts of the same case.
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New York
Horwitz
Young Gross
Gross
Herwitz
Oil from Conconuts Fact Noted in Tiny Ad
A want ad notes a claim that around 1000 full sized conconuts yield 25 gallons of oil. The terse line acts as a curious, almost promotional statistic within a small classified item.
106 Year Old Man Dies After Long Illness At Home
James H. Latham aged 106 died at his Decatur home Thursday morning after a year of illness. Funeral services set for Sunday at 2 PM at Spring Hill Baptist Church on Trinity Road officiated by Rev. W B Campbell. Interment to be directed by N Sykes.
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James H. Latham
Decatur 1
Latham
Spring Hill Baptist Church
Trinity Road
W. B. Campbell
First Baptist Church
West Vine Street
N. Sykes
Mush oxen produce wool as well as beef
A brief note states that mush oxen can provide both wool and meat. It highlights the animal’s versatility and potential economic benefit for farmers considering dual outputs.
Grand Display Of Shrubs At DeSoto State Park
DeSoto State Park near Mentone will be at peak Sunday as lavender rhododendrons blanket Little River Gorge and May's Gulf with wild azaleas. Parks Chief James L. Segrest notes the rise in blooms draws thousands, with Lookout Mountain scenery and park woodlands alive with color.
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Montgomery
DeSoto State Park
James L. Segrest
Little River Goree
May’s Gulf
Alabama Mountain Park
Lookout Mountain
Mentone
Fort Payne
U. S. 11
Hammondville
Alabama
Wright Services To Be Held on Sunday
Funeral services for Roland Jerry Wright Sr of Birmingham will be Sunday at 3 P.M. from Brown's chapel with Rev. J. D. Smith officiating. Interment will be in Rose Lawn cemetery. Wright, a former Decatur resident, died Tuesday at 2 P.M. at Republic Steel plant in Birmingham from a heart attack.
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Roland Jerry Wright
Birmingham
Brown's
J. D. Smith
Roselawn
Mr. Wright
Decatur
Republic Steel
Former Resident Dies In Nashville
Funeral arrangements for Mrs. W. L. Hatchett, who died Saturday morning in Nashville, will be announced later by Brown's hero. Mrs. Hatchett was a former resident of the area.
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W. L. Hatchett
Nashville
Brown
Prize Winners In Jaycee Clean Up Week Essay
Clarence Etta Jones and Fred Jones Jr both fifth graders at Carver School won group one prizes in the Jaycee Clean Up Week essay contest. Clarence Etta won first prize of 10 dollars and Fred Jones Jr won second prize of 3 dollars for their essays detailing yard cleanup and household tidying.
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Clarence Etta Jones
Poplar Street
Fred Jones Jr
East Wilson Avenue
Carver School
Jaycee
Clarence Etta
Fred
Yard Cleanup With Homemade Wire Fence Project
The narration describes gathering a broom shovel and wagon to clean a yard. It mentions collecting tin cans glass paper sticks and rocks and building a fence from scrap wire with posts. Grass was dug up from a vacant lot and replanted in cleaned areas then watered.
Heavy Water Being Slightly Heavier Than Ordinary Water
Heavy water runs about ten percent heavier than ordinary water. The difference in density is noted in various applications and experiments.
Johnson Rites Slated Sunday
Final rites for Cleveland Johnson, 62, Hartsele 3, will be held Sunday at 2 30 PM at Mt Tabor church with Rev Wilbur Smallwood and Rev Dewey Crow directing. Interment in adjoining cemetery. Survivors include wife Eunice Johnson, two daughters Wilma Moore and Nola Blevins, one son Lester, two brothers Fred and James Johnson. Pallbearers named. He was a member of New Center Baptist church.
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Cleveland Johnson
Hartseli
Mt. Tabor
Wilbur Smallwood
Dewey Crow
Peck
Johnson
Eunice Johnson
Hartselle
Wilma Moore Hartselle
Nola Blevins
Aiken
South Carolina
Lester Johnson
Fred Johnson
James B. Johnson
Trussell Johnson
Paul Johnson
R. John
Sam Johnson
Chester Johnson
Loyd Tapscott
New Center
Guam Mentioned as Largest Marianna Island
Guam is described as the largest island of the Mariana group and is stated to lie about 1,500 miles east of Manila.
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Guam
Mariana Islands
Manila
Marine Corps Recruiter to Visit Decatur Courthouse Annex
Marine recruiting official T Sgt Ott C Farris of the Florence office will set up an office in the Decatur courthouse annex each Tuesday to accept and process qualified youths for enlistment. High school seniors are urged to visit to learn about continuing education in the Marine Corps after graduation.
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Ott C. Farris
United States Marine Corps
Florence
Decatur
Farris
U. S. Marine Corps
Marine Corps
Scientists Photograph Tiny Germs to Gauge Size
Scientists measure the size of tiny germs by photographing them through the microscope. The method captures scale directly on images, aiding precise comparisons between specimens.
You Can Create an Instant Estate in Minutes
An advertisement offers two paths to wealth a slow buildup by saving a sum over time or an instant estate in minutes followed by long-term payments. It lists a Chicago area address 6022 2nd Ave Over Hagerty and phone numbers Day 3562 Night 781 as contact details.
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Paul C. Davis
W. Church St
Radio Shack
Nancy Ward
Youngstown
Dick Broom
Highway 31
Wright
Buford Hogan
James Elkin Hogan
Navy
Buford
Italy
James Elkin
California
Japan
Travis Hogan
Danville 1
Danville High School
TCT
Catur
Loyo
Maurice Jackson
Protective Life Insurance Company
2Nd Ave
Hagerty
Maan’e Casandes
Span Saints
Belk-Hudson
Bolylon
Pacorties
Batiste
Belk Hudson
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