Pilgrim voyage aboard Mayflower shields a pirate gunner
Sal Boyd, a drunken gunner aboard the Mayflower, is forced to join Captain Christopher Jones and the Brownist travelers bound for America near the Hudson River. Elder Brewster and Master Martin clash over rations as Sal faces life at sea among 102 passengers and a long voyage ahead.
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Plymouth
England
Sal Boyd
Ensun
Christopher Jones
Sal
America
Virginia
Hudson's River
Jones
Osterlinck
Morocco
James
Spain
Webster
Boyd
Sallee
Elder Brewster
Martin
Brewster
Captain Jones
Master Clarke
Sweet Potato Meeting Set in Cullman County
W. A. Ruffin of Montgomery will speak at a Sweet Potato meeting Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. in the REA building. Ruffin heads the State Department of Plant Industries. All sweet potato producers in the county are invited, county agent H. G. Pinkston said.
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Cullman
W. A. Ruffin
Montgomery
REA
Ruffin
Bureau of Plant Industries
H. G. Pinkston
Centralia Named for Illinois Central Railroad Founding
Centralia Illinois grew as the nation's population center and was founded in 1853 to honor the Illinois Central System railroad.
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Centralia
Ill
United States
Illinois Central System
Most of Cotton Crop Is Planted In 1961 Area
Four county area reports approximately four fifths of the cotton crop planted. Rains and cool weather slowed progress with some replanting expected. Morgan County agent Charles Rutledge notes seed beds damaged but most replants manageable. Limestone County reports about 60 to 70 percent of corn planted with ongoing efforts to finish early.
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Hollice Smith
Morgan County
Charles Rutledge
Son
Pinkston
Shells Super Shell promises top performance with TCP additive
An ad notes Super Shell gasoline contains cresyl diphenyl phosphate TCP that may increase power by up to 15 percent and miles per tank by up to 17. It describes alkylate anti-knock blends, butane and pentane adjustments, gum prevention, Platformate catalysis, and winter anti-icer. Gasoline marked TCP is U.S. Patent 2339213.
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Shell
Super Shell
Jimmy Doolittle
U.S
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Davidson 1 & Feed Co
Chicago - St. Louis
Detroit
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Shell Research
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CAPA
Emeryville Research Center
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