Baptists Return From Miami Meeting With Tales Of Attendance
At least eleven Morgan county residents attended the Southern Baptist Convention in Miami which ran from the previous week through Sunday. Evangelist Billy Graham drew a crowd of more than 20 000 while more than 11 000 messengers traveled daily to Dinner Keys. Dr J D Grey of New Orleans was re elected president and Houston Texas will host next year with St Louis Missouri set for 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Uthern Baptist Convention
Miami
Carl Allen
W. J. Johnson
W. W. Coffey
Smith Ledbetter
Bethea Stedham
Lee Franklin
D.F. Hickman
Jack Carroll
W. P. Reeves
Reeves
C. D. Boozer
Billy Graham
Dinner Keys
J D. Grey
New Orleans
Houston
Tex
St. Louis
Foreign-born composition of Indo-China legionnaires
In Indo-China, 46 percent of the legionnaires are German, 14 percent Polish, with the remainder from various other countries. The statement notes a diverse mix within the legion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indo-China
Donors To Park Fund Are Listed
A public list shows cash donors to the Riverside Park fund through Tuesday. Notable gifts include Decatur Rotary Club $50,000, Womens Chamber of Commerce $500, Wolverine Tube Division $500, plus numerous smaller amounts from individuals and local groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Fund
Riverside Park Fund
Paul Dix
H. T. Mitchell
Womens Chamber of Commerce
Decatur Rotary Club
Berean Club
Junior Service League
Lions Club
Junior Chamber of Commerce Auxiliary
Civinette Club
Wolverine Decatur Athletic and Recreational Association
Alabama Brick & Tile Co
McRae Buick Co
Bill Sims
Anonymous
Nungester Drug Co
Perry Orr
Junior Chamber of Commerce
J. L. Shumake
E. J. Polhill
Paul Wolfer
Grant Lee Terry
Lillie Thompson
Harold Aday
Lila Pritchett
Mary Keenan
Lettie K. Gorman
Margaret K. Hartung
Frank Kirby
W. V. Neville
J. B. Leeman
W. B. Markstein
C. S. Murray
Katherine O. Johnson
Barrett C. Shelton
Frank W. Oakes
Jas. H. Johnson
H. A. Wyatt
Wm. B. Eyster
T. M. Jones, Jr
J. F. Scroggins
Faye B. Wheat
Wolverine Tube Division
C. B. Bartee
Freighters Collide Off Block Island In Fog
Two freighters the Michael Tracy and the SS President Tyler collided in fog about 15 miles off Block Island. Both ships were damaged but reported no injuries and proceeded to port under their own power. The Michael Tracy lost an anchor but kept her forward bulkhead intact as Coast Guard monitored the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Block Island
R. I
Atlantic
Michael Tracy
M. and J. Tracy, Inc
New York
President Tyler
American President Lines
Iraq Victory
Boston
Coast Guard
Fate Of School Book Is Weighed
The State Textbook Committee meets to judge if a 12th grade text titled The Challenge of Democracy leans toward Socialism. McGraw-Hill published. state board approved but not issued. Realtors group from Birmingham criticizes sections including Own Your Own Home as a supposed hoax. publisher reps attend to defend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
State Board of Education
McGraw-Hill Co
State Board
Chamber of Commerce
Real Estate Board
Birmingham
Realtors
Bold robbery hits British postal truck near Oxford Street
Seven masked men ambushed a British postal truck in London and fled with up to 100000 pounds. Three guards fought back, were subdued, and the robbers drove off in a truck followed by a sedan conveying five accomplices. The vehicle was found abandoned five hours later near the scene.
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London
Oxford Street
Bodies Of Four Victims Found After Puget Sound Yacht Tragedy
In Bellingham Washington four bodies from the 35 foot sloop Prelude disaster were recovered from waters between Bellingham and Orcas Island. The victims are Ellen Fordyce Kenneth Fordyce 12 Ed Jukes and Donald Card. Paul Fordyce Donald Card and Mrs Jukes remain missing. Only a mattress lifeboat paddles two seat cushions and an ice box door were found.
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Bellingham
Wash
Puget Sound
Ellen Fordyce
Kenneth
Ed E. Jukes
Donald W. Card
Here
Orcas Island
Paul Fordyce
Donald Card
Mrs. Jukes
Effects of Legumes and Roughage on Bloat in Cattle
Bloat can occur when cattle gorge on young legumes without enough roughage to trigger belching. Bacterial gas production in the rumen is a key factor, and adequate roughage helps regulate digestion and prevent bloat.
Poppy Tribute to Heroes Observed on Poppy Day
Margaret Thompson of the American Legion Auxiliary explains that wearing memorial poppies honors Americans who died in World War I II and the Korean conflict. Proceeds fund rehabilitation and child welfare programs for disabled veterans and veterans families.
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America
Margaret Thompson
American Legion Auxiliary
Europe
Thompson
Far Pacific
Two Men Replacing Plate Glass Windows Held for Breaking Em
Chicago police seized two men at work replacing a plate glass window they helped break. Capt. Barnes said they also aided in vandalizing other windows due to slack business. Other suspects were held in connection with bricks hurled through $1,400 worth of south side shop windows.
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Chicago
George Barnes
South Side
Barnes
Thomas O'Connor
Francis Quigley
Russell Ercegovac
Russell Palmer
The Little Brown Jug Race Turns Seven Years Old
The Little Brown Jug, touted as the world's richest race for pacers, celebrates seven years since its inception. Organizers highlight its rapid rise in harness racing and its status among major stakes events for trotters and pacers alike.
Musk Ox Meat Compared to Regular Beef Claims
A report states musk ox meat is indistinguishable from beef produced by cattle. The claim centers on flavor texture and culinary use, noting potential market interest and consumer acceptance, though scientific details are not provided.
GOP showdown looms over Second District delegates
In Montgomery Alabama, old guard Republicans clash with Eisenhower boosters over seating six delegates for the Second Congressional District GOP convention. The dispute started May 6 and may be decided tonight or on the floor tomorrow as other districts also pick delegates for the national convention.
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Montgomery
Eisenhower
Montgomery County
GOP
Old Guard
Chdsen
Alabama
Mobile
Dothan
Gadsden
Calera
Jasper
Decatur
Thweatt
Victor Burks
Ohio
Robert Taft
Higdon Bradford marry in Cullman
Arthur M. Higdon 26 a Cullman student wed Lillie Mae Bradford 30 of Cullman in a marriage license record listing the couple and ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur. M. Higdon
Cullman
Lillie Mae Bradford
Ban On Potatoes Seen As Threat To Black Market
The Ohio State Restaurant Association urged its 2,800 members to remove potatoes from menus to combat the black market. Executive vice president Robert R. Williams said restaurants should refrain from buying potatoes as such purchases would violate the law. A menu notice declared inability to serve potatoes due to the black market and urged a household drive to break it open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio State Restaurant Association
Robert R. Williams
Grand Jury Convenes in Morgan County Ahead of Summer Term
The Morgan county grand jury will meet Monday June 9 under Judge Newton Powell to prepare for the summer term of circuit court. Court is set to begin Monday June 16 with a docket confined to criminal cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Grand Jury
Circuit Court
Newton Powell
Kid Gavilan Began Boxing Career as a 12-Year-Old Amateur
Kid Gavilan, who would become a world welterweight champion, started boxing as an amateur at age twelve. The note highlights his early start and rise in the sport.
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Kid Gavilan
Jeweler Pollock Faces Sentencing After Tax Conviction
Louis Pollock of Dothan Alabama was found guilty by a federal jury of filing false income tax returns. Judge Daniel Thomas postponed sentencing until today as Pollock appeals to the U S Court of Appeals New Orleans. The government contends 1944 and 1945 income figures were misrepresented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Louis Pollock
Dothan
Ala
Pollock
U. S. Court of Appeals
New Orleans
U. S
E. D. McDaniel
Certified Public
Denominations Hold Unprecedented Joint Meeting In Chicago
Members of the American Baptist convention and the international convention of Disciples of Christ held an unprecedented joint meeting for prayers and hymns in Chicago attended by more than 15 000 people. Leaders say no plan to unite and another session is planned tonight with a joint communion Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
American Baptist Convention
International Convention of Disciples of Christ
Death notices John Hames dies at 70 in Trinity 1
Final rites for John Hames 70 will be held today at 2 PM at Caddo Methodist church with Rev Thomas Kitchens officiating. Interment in adjoining cemetery. Pallbearers are nephews. Hames died yesterday after an extended illness at his residence. Survived by his widow Sara, son Robert, daughter Elma Fuller, brother W W Hames, sister J E Johnson, and three grandchildren. Lifelong Caddo resident and Methodist member.
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John Hames
Trinity 1
Caddo Methodist Church
Thomas Kitchens
Hames
Sara Hames
Robert
Elma Fuller
W. W. Hames
J. E. Johnson
Tuscaloosa
Caddo
Methodist Church
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Walt Disneys
Alice Tasiseronid
Murray
H. Ryan
Second Avenue
Moulton Street
Lyons Hotel
Harold Michelson
Easter
Hewitt
Henderson
Bobby Ellis
Harkins
Russell
Washburn
Ferguson
Bolding
Trimble
Charlie Minton
Raymond Trotman
Robinson Furniture Company
Neal Stephenson
Decatur Rt 1
Austinville
Britain
Poppy
City Finance Co
Second Ave
Lester Thrasher
Mgr
Modest Maidens
U.S
Patent Office
Jack
Death
Decatur Transit
Maurice Jackson
Protective Life Insurance Company
2Nd Ave
Hagerty
Tao
Strate
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Uoka
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