Potatoes Scarce As Trucks Block Streets In Baldwin Center
Spud shortage hits potato shipping hub as empty trucks jam streets. Baldwin County farmers report a good crop while cities across the area face scarcity. Sheriff had to disperse trucks blocking traffic. OPS price controls blamed for black market activity. Ex change Distributing Co. says no spuds in stock. investigation underway.
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Baldwin County
Loxley
Taylor Wilkins
Mobile Register
E. N. Schulz
Exchange Distributing Co
Birmingham
Florida
Schulz
Montgomery
Office of Price Stabilization
New Social Security Benefits Formula Explained by Local Office
Ware Foster of the local field office describes a new benefit formula using average monthly wages after 1950. The change affects how payments are computed, with potential increases for some claimants and a minimum 18 months used in calculations.
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Ware Foster
Foster
Thailand closes two Chinese schools in Bangkok
The government of Thailand shut two Chinese schools in Bangkok one accused of propagating communism and the other for violating teaching relations.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Kingdom
Two Algerians In Paris Court Over Purchase Of Girl
In Paris a court hears a case over the sale of a 19 year old French girl named Carmen. Ali Boutiba claims Moham med Amar sold her for 20000 francs plus 7000 francs for her wardrobe. Amar denies payment and Boutiba seeks restitution. The girl reportedly was pregnant and Amar contemplates paternity to obtain state family allowances.
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Paris
Carmen
Ali Boutiba
Mohammed Amar
France
Boutiba
Amar
Death Decreed For Slayer Of 2
In Tuscaloosa Alabama a 60 year old ex convict Will Hardie was sentenced to death for the killing of detective J Foster King and patrolman Homer Hubbard. A jury convicted him of first degree murder in the King shooting and fixed his punishment at death in the electric chair. The judge stayed the execution date for automatic review. Hardie testified he shot the officers in self defense believing them to be after him.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Will Hardie
J. Foster King
Tuscaloosa County
Hardie
King
Homer F. Hubbard
W. C. Warren
State Supreme Court
Textbook Board Gets New Faces
The Alabama Textbook Committee will have 14 new members starting July 1 following appointments by the State Board of Education on the nomination of School Superintendent W J Terry. Appointees include Gladys Baxter Mobile E F Harlin Luverne J W Commander Abbeville and others with four named from at large. The piece notes lifelong differences among animal species and individuals as inherited.
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Montgomery
State Board of Education
W. J Terry
Gladys. Baxter
Mobile
E. F. Harlin
Luverne
J. W. Commander
Abbeville
Otis Williams
Wetumpka
Kathleen Brown
Albertville
Bessie Smith
Eutaw
Ruby H. Chapman
Cullman
Julia W Nelson
Athens
Sarah Peeple
Birmingham
T. D. Kimbrough
Alexander City
Kermit Mathison
Greensboro
J. O. Turnipseed
Fairfax
A. A. Knight
Demopolis
W. C. Stapleton
Kimbrough
Mathison
Turnipseed
Knight
Stapleton
Firefighter Stops Motel Fire At His Own Property
Off duty assistant fire chief Ken Kenison tackled a motel blaze in Dillon Montana which proved to be his own property. He managed the flames and prevented further damage.
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Dillon
Mont
Ken Kenison
Ruling Due In Love Slaying Case In Alabama
Coron er Frank Henshaw Jr. said a verdict likely today in the shotgun death of T. M. Berryhill by James T. Barclay, husband of Berryhill’s alleged partner. Barclay, a 38 year old chemical plant worker, remains held for investigation after alleging he found his wife with Berryhill.
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Scottsboro
Ala
Frank Henshaw Jr
James T. Barclay
T. M. Berryhill
Fairfield
Lawrence Sebring
Barclay
Berryhill
Shootout at Berryhill Home Near Paint Rock
Sheriff Sebring reported a nighttime shooting at a Berryhill home near Paint Rock. Barclay forced entry, confronted Berryhill, then fired after a scuffle in a bedroom closet. Barclay notified the sheriff around 3 a.m. of the shooting.
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Sebring
Berryhill
Barclay
Paint Rock
Education Takes 7.7 Percent of British Government Revenue
The report states that education consumes seven point seven percent of the nation's fiscal intake. Government agencies cited are involved in budgeting and policy planning. The figure highlights education as a significant portion of public spending in the UK.
Charles Darwin born in 1809 and Origin of Species 1859
The note states Charles Darwin was born in 1809 and published On the Origin of Species in 1859. It highlights his role as a naturalist and the landmark publication that proposed natural selection as the mechanism of evolution.
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Charles Darwin
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