Lawrence of Arabia Lawrence badly hurt in motorcycle crash
Lawrence of Arabia figure T. E. Shaw was severely injured in a motorcycle crash near Moreton Dorsetshire. He remained unconscious and was attended by Major General Went and specialists from Bournemouth and London. Albert Hargreaves, a boy riding a bicycle, also suffered concussion.
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Wool, Dorsetshire
Eng
J. W. Went
King George
T. E. Shaw
Wool
Dorsetshire
Lawrence of
Arabia
War Office
Lawrence
Sce
Covington
Bournmouth
London
Cloud’s Hill
Moreton
Camp Bovington
Albert Hargreaves
Royal Air Force
Frederick Smith Named Valedictorian at Mooresville Belle Mina
Frederick Smith, 12, earned valedictorian honor at Moores ville Belle Mina junior high school for scholastic excellence. He received a certificate of scholarship to the Chillicothe Business College in Chillicothe, Mo.
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Frederick Smith
Mooresville-Belle Mina
Young Smith
Chillicothe Business College
Chillicothe, Mo
Spoons Lost In House Dining Room Sparks Notes
Washington reports a spoon shortage in the House dining room as visitors lift tableware. Representative Lindsay of North Carolina, then head of the accounts committee, proposes removing engraved items from knives forks spoons napkin rings and sugar dishes to curb the pilfering trend. The thefts are blamed on patrons seeking congressional souvenirs.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Lindsay
N. C
House Accounts Committee
Congress
Hail Drenches Hol land's Gin Section in Alabama Storm
Heavy hail ankle deep fell in Athens Alabama in the Hollands Gin area during a heavy Saturday rainstorm. Residents report large hail remaining deep enough to wade through with difficulty and slowness.
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Athens
Ala
Holland's Gin
Advertising Shows Gain In Newspapers
New York May 14 AP Newspaper advertising in April posted the year’s strongest monthly gain. Printer's Ink reports the index at 78.1, up from 77.0 in March, a 2.2 percent rise after seasonal adjustment and a 7.1 percent increase over April last year.
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New York
Memorial Day Poppy Drive Supports Veterans Families
Nearly 30 000 World War II veterans have died since last Memorial Day, says Mrs Beulah Kilgore president of Morgan County Unit No 18 American Legion Auxiliary. On May 25 the organization will sell poppies to raise funds for needy veteran families and hospital-bound veterans.
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America
Beulah Kilgore
Morgan County
American Legion Auxiliary
Poppyn
Legion and Auxiliary
Marine General Harry Lee Dies at 63 in Quantico Hospital
Major General Harry Lee, commanding general of the Marine Base at Quantico Virginia, died in Quantico hospital from a heart attack complicated by pneumonia. He was 63 and would have retired next year. Associates recall his distinguished career.
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Washington
Harry Lee
Marine
Quantico
Lee
Portable city farm to tour New York playgrounds
The park department rigs a portable barnyard on a motor truck chassis to tour city playgrounds this summer. The miniature farm includes a pig a cow with two calves goats chickens and ducks for urban children to see rural life.
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New York
Park Department
Farm Scene Described with Straw Hats and Turkeys
A vivid passage notes a straw-hatted farmhand with hay behind his ear among the rural harvest. The scene contrasts simple country life with playful detail about poultry and rustic charm.
Athens Rosenau Department Store marks 70 years in town
The Rosenau Department Store of Athens celebrates seventy years in business on May 18. Established after the Civil War by the present owners’ father, it remains the oldest business in Athens.
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Athens
Ala
Rosenau Department
Athena
West Decatur 70 Present Play at Moulton Heights School
West Decatur Methodist church members present a well known play at Moulton Heights school on Tuesday evening May 14 at 8 o clock. The cast includes Deborsh Underhill Mrs T H Wilson Miss Lillie Couch Hattie Maud Hames and many others with roles such as the prodigal son the elder brother and the county sheriff in a village setting.
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West Decatur
Moulton Heights
Deborsh Underhill
Mother Israel
T. H. Wilson
Widder Bill Pindle
Lillie Couch
Lowigg
D. Isabel Simpscott
D. L Murphree
Gloviana Perkins
Hattie Maud Hames
Sukey Pindle
Ma Hames
John Underhill
John Thomas Sheats
Charley Underhill
Yancey Vaughan
Jonah Quackenbush
Persinger Parker
Jeremiah Goshing
Jerry
D. L. Manphree
Enoch Rave
James Philip Cardin
Quintus Todd
Warl Riggs
McGee's Baby Elixir Promoted for Comfort in Heat
An old advertisement touts McGee's Baby Elixir as a harmless remedy for fretful babies in warm weather. It claims to neutralize acids and gas pains, soothe discomfort, and make infants cheerful with a sweet syrup flavor priced at 85 cents.
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Hunteville
R. L. Ward
Liliane Callet
Paris
General Electric Refrigerator
General Electric
John D. Wyker & Son
Morgan
Bronson Cutting
New Mexico
Macon
J. Pierpont Morgan
St. James Protestant Church
New York City
Alaska
Matanuska Valley
William Bouwens
Rhinelander
Wis
Bouwens
Dorothy
Eunice
Delores
William Bo
Heights School
Gulf
Mindis
Gulf Refining CO
Pitt
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