Elkmont High-Limestone class of ’49 graduates list
Members of the Elkmont High Limestone class of 1949 include Earlie Fayet Peek Ruby Jo Pettus Charlotte Robinson Doris King Joyce Holt Martha Cagle Dorothy Black Edith Holt J D Venable Alice Thornton Irene Louise Daniel Martha Davis Ronald Mitchell Ervin Black Redus Black.
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Elkmont
Earlie Fayet-Peek
Ruby Jo Pettus
Charlotte Robinson
Doris King
Joyce Holt
Martha Cagle
Dorothy Black
Edith Holt
J. D. Venable
Alice Thornton
Irene Louise Daniel
Martha Davis
Ronald Mitchell
Ervin Black
Redus Black
Lake Geneva depths and Eiffel Tower analogy noted
The report compares Lake Geneva depths exceeding 1000 feet to the 984 foot Eiffel Tower submerged at its lowest point. It mentions peanuts shells burned as fuel and their byproducts as fertilizer cork substitute and a substance useful in fire extinguishers.
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Lake Geneva
Switzerland
Paris
Occupation is Good: Japanese Fan Letter to MacArthur
May 17 1945 Tokyo reports Gen Douglas MacArthur received 400000 fan letters with one from Masashige Takahashi praising the occupation. He urged MacArthur to be his brother, though there is no record of a reply. In Meade, Oklahoma a fire station crew fled as a snake slithered into the station during a break.
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Tokyo
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Masashige “Takahashi
MacArthur
Alester
Okia
Three nations lead peanuts in dating trends last year
India, China and the United States topped global peanut dating metrics in the past year. The rankings place India first among the three large peanut markets, with China and the United States following, according to the latest data.
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India
China
United States
Fragmentary Note On Primitive Peoples Practice
A fragment notes that the practice was once common among primitive peoples in various parts of the world. The text appears incomplete and lacks clear context or a dated source.
OFFICE CAT By Junius
A collage of quips and jokes from Office Cat by Junius including gags about recipes, court orders, and poems. It also features humorous exchanges on happiness, fame, and love with a Decatur byline and playful lines about Wordsworth, Emerson, and a bald man.
How Do You Say It Winning a Million Bucks at the
Prophet warns the Sultan that words can wound or heal as a cycle of beheadings and blessings unfolds. The piece muses on language's power to shape fate, contrasting brutal peril with sudden fortune.
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Sultan
Race track dreams or submarine dives by clever sailors
A Washington Star quote imagines horse racing as possible and a sailor explains diver technique aboard a submarine. The joke plays on improbable scenarios and practical actions in tight spots.
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Washington, D .C
Star
Dessert Always Arrives When You Can’t Eat More
Cartoon caption attribution to Harry Hershfield notes the humorous quip about Americans and dining. Dessert arrival is highlighted as a final, unavoidable moment after finishing the main course.
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Harry Hershfield
Auckland plans tree memorial and museum expansion
Auckland outlines a memorial project featuring trees representing allied nations. The War Memorial Museum, a $4 million building from the post World War I era, will be enlarged and repurposed as a tribute for both World Wars.
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Auckland
New Zealand
Croydon Council Rejects Plan for More Street Lights
In Croydon on May 17, council members split over expanding street lighting. Mrs. Ethel Cook warned brighter streets would attract lovers from nearby well lit areas, while A L Boddington favored the shady spots. The council voted against adding lights.
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Croydon
England
Ethel Cook
A. L. Boddington
Britain grows oil rich pea nuts in East Africa
Britain operates a large project to grow oil rich peanut crops in East Africa to help ease fats and oils shortages. The effort targets boosting supplies and stabilizing markets amid wartime scarcity.
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Britain
East Africa
Peanuts Yield Oil for Salad and Margarine Making
Peanuts are processed to extract oil used in salads, cooking, margarine and soap production. The oil industry notes versatile applications and potential for expanded markets in food products and industrial goods.
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West Limestone
Johnny Jackson
Robert Alien
Beasley
Neeley Patterson
James Edward Pitts
R. M. Daniel, Jr
James Bates
Rodell Thacker
Emma Gean Carter
Betty Jean Hester
Doris Gene Willoughby
Dean Beasley
Willena Wilson
Evelyn Taylor
Gladys Pitts
Eva Simmons
Evie Simmons
Reba Bates
Marie Britton
Martha Jackson
Marian Chapman
Verna Marshall
Helen Ri ‘Ay
Mildred Hardaway
Rachel Bassham
Clara Mae Bee
Doris Kelly
E. McLemore
Edward Hightower
Elkmont High
Limestone
WTAE
Otaanat Furniture CO
Bank Street
Buxton
Kingsmen
Arrow, van Heusen
Botany
Palm Beach
Beau Brummell
Cooper
Jantzen
B. V. D. Sport
Anson
LaBoon
Junius
John Boyle O'Reilly
Decatur
George
Wordsworth
Ugo Oretti
John
Emerson
Decatur Man
Floorwalker
Anne Boleyn
Henry
Catherine
Frank
Huntsville
Pers al
Jewelers
Junior Petite
Der
Carole King Junior
van’ Heusen
Els
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