Famed Writer Fulton Oursler Dies at 59 in New York
Fulton Oursler, 59, noted magazine editor and author of religious works, died suddenly in his New York apartment from a heart ailment. He led Liberty magazine from 1931 to 1942 and was senior editor of Reader's Digest at death. his career spanned journalism, fiction, and religious writing. Funeral plans not yet announced.
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New York
Fultoner
Reader’s Digest
Liberty Magazine
Oursler
Oursier
Baltimore
Baltimore American
New York Music Trades
Metropolitan Magazine
Liberty
MacFadden Publications
Rose Karger
Grace Perkins
Will
Helen Balaber
Grace Armstrong
Fulton Oursler Jr
Georgetown University
Foster Named Bankers Head
A. Key Foster of Birmingham elected president of the Alabama Bankers Association at its annual convention in Montgomery. He succeeds P. S. Jackson of Peterman as the association adopted a resolution criticizing the Truman administration for economic inflation and deficit financing. New group chairmen include H. W. Canterbury Huntsville Charles N. Wicker Ft. Payne H. B. McLare Brent T. W. Strickland Sylacauga E. Price Howle Moundville W. L. Holloway Tallassee Henry C. Bishop Fairhope and Drewry Flowers Dothan.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Bankers ‘Association
A. Key Foster
Birmingham
P. S. Jackson
Peterman
Truman
H. W. Canterbury
Huntsville
Charles N. Wicker
Ft. Payne
H. B. McLare
Brent
T. W. Strickland
Sylacauga
E. Price Howle
Moundville
W. L. Holloway
Tallassee
Henry C. Bishop
Fairhope
Drewry Flowers
Dothan
Young Attorney Leads State Employment Service Group
Herbert I. Burton Jr. of Montgomery has been named manager of the Birmingham Graduate Placement Division of the State Employment Service. A 1949 UA Law School graduate and Auburn Engineering attendee, Burton recently returned from a 16 month Korea tour as an infantry captain. He succeeds Charles R. Jervis who resigned for private work.
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Montgomery
Ala
Birmingham
State Employment Service
Herbert I. Burton Jr
Joe L. Coleman
State Industrial Relations Department
Burson
Charles R. Jervis
Auburn School of Engineering
University of Alabama Law School
Truck Crash Sparks Fire In Samson Destroying Building
A freight truck crashed into a parked car in Samson Alabama starting a fire that spread to a four apartment building. Damages estimated at $50,000. Truck driver Leslie M. Glover of Slocum suffered third degree burns and later died at Enterprise Hospital.
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Samson
Ala
L. F. Adams
The
Samson News
Leslie M. Glover
Slocum
Enterprise
Sailor Killed In Road Crash Near Auburn
On U S 29 near Auburn two cars collided killing Bruce C. Parkinson of Zanesville Ohio and injuring four others including Alabama Polytechnic Institute graduate student H B Cunningham. Injured were Robert L. Elliott Archie C Ashley and Marine Cpl Frank M Bell Jr transported to Ft Benning hospital. Cunningham resting comfortably with concussion and possible rib injuries.
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Auburn
Ala
U. S. 29
Here
Ohio
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Highway Patrol
R. C. Brooks
Bruce C. Parkinson
Zanesville
Parkinson
Robert L. Elliott
Stockbridge
Archie C. Ashley
Edenton
N. C
Frank M. Bell Jr
Mobile
Ft. Benning
Pio
Harold Steward
Ashley
Bell
Elliott
H. B. Cunningham
Collinsville
College
Sgt. Brooks
Cunningham
Puritans Oppose May Day Poles Ban by Parliament
In 1644 Puritans objected to May poles and May Day celebrations leading to a parliamentary ban in Britain. The period marked a clash between religious reformers and public festival practices.
Wise Man Learns From Experience of Others Insurance Claim
Excerpt notes that American people own more than 150 billions of life insurance, emphasizing collective wealth in policies. It asks how much of this one owns. The message includes fictional phone numbers Day 2562 and Night 781.
Klan Wizard Is Under Arrest in Carolina crackdown
Thomas L. Hamilton imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan in the Eastern United States was arrested in Florence South Carolina on charges of conspiracy to kidnap and assault. He surrendered with a $10 000 bond and waived extradition to appear in Whiteville North Carolina. The case ties into a broader state and federal crackdown on night riding terrorism in the Carolinas with multiple Klansmen already arrested and convicted in recent weeks.
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Florence
S. C
Thomas L. Hamilton
United States
Carolinas
Hamilton
North Carolina
Columbus County
N. C
Whiteville
George W. Keels
South Carolina
State Bureau of Investigation
Woodrow Johnson
Mechanic
Evergreen Flowers
Carolina
FBI
Wilmington
U. Ss
Don Gilliam
Augusta
Boy Delivered After 25 Years For Kentucky Couple
In Vanceburg Kentucky after 25 years and 14 daughters, Mr and Mrs Amos Nolen welcomed a son born April 30. The Nolens live 22 miles from modern communications in a mountain hollow.
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Vanceburg
Amos Nolen
Stork
Fishing Lake To Be Opened For Public Use
Fishermen in Elmore County will gain access to Speigner Lake a 425 acre reservoir opening next Saturday. Advance reports describe the lake as ready for public fishing with local officials coordinating launch events and access points.
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Montgomery
Ala
Speigner
Elmore County
Speigner Lake Opens With Onsite Supplies and Fees Near Draper Prison
Fishermen can obtain licenses and gear on site at Speigner Lake near Draper Prison. Regular state creel limits apply. A daily entry fee of 50 cents is charged to fish the lake.
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Draper Prison
Speigner
Speigner Lake
Queen to celebrate 85th birthday in London
Queen Mary will mark her 85th birthday Monday with her usual vigor at Marlborough House. A cold contracted in April kept her home for several weeks, but she has recovered and will celebrate in London.
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London
Mary
Marlborough House
State Market Lacks Potatoes in Birmingham
Potatoes were scarce across Alabama markets with no stock at ceiling price of 3.60 per hundred. Milton Durrett of the Alabama Food Council blamed racketeers for the shortage as black market prices ranged from 6.50 to 10 per hundred. A chain reported one truckload from Baldwin County sold at ceiling price for old times sake, while others had none on hand or incoming.
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Birmingham
Alabama
Milton Durrett
Alabama Food Council
Alabama Merchants Association
Baldwin County
Ala
Alabama seniors get revised The Challenge of Democracy text
Textbook publishers agree to remove a disputed chapter on minority rights after Alabama State Board rejection. McGraw Hill will revise other protested passages. Delivery of 3000 to 4000 copies expected by July 15. Governor Persons urged deletion as it opposed segregation and praised FEPC.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Aoe Ican
State Board of Education
Real Estate Board
Chamber of Commerce
Birmingham
W. J. Terry
McGraw-Hill Book Co
Gordon Persons
FEPC
Fair Employment Practices Commission
Deaf in Ancient Times Faced Persecution and Death
Historic records show ancient societies often treated deaf individuals as idiots leading to killings and social exclusion. Writings from multiple civilizations document this mistreatment and calls for harsh punishment.
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Max Gray
Seldon Hardin Jr
Franklin Harrison
Fred Hogan
Pete Lee
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Howell Smith
Skippy Springfield
Lindall Stinson
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Ray Sanders
Rowena Alvis
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Dorothy Nell Brown
Kay Bryant
Ellen Duncan
Charlotte Evans
Jeanne Gibbons
Sarah Hadley
Ina Holladay
Kathleen Holladay
Fay Hollaway
Margie Powell
Louise Rost
Annie Ruth Sandlin
Dorothy Jean Sellers
Ruth Lee Wiley
Betty Sue Wilson
Sailor
Maurice Jackson
Protective Life Insurance Company
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Klan Wizard
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