Two Parolees Face Federal Charges Over Mine Shooting
Walter Hight and James H. Stewart, among six Walker county coal miners convicted in a Cullman county ambush, face federal trials for conspiring to deny Preskitt mine workers their constitutional rights. They are free on bonds. 23 people, including Sheriff Baggett, face indictments in the Jasper district over the September 28, 1949 Preskitt mine shooting that left one dead.
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Walker County
Cullman County
Preskitt Brothers
Walter Hight
James H. Stewart
Preskitt
U. S
George Huddleston
Birmingham
State of
Alabama
Grover B. Baggett
U.S
Huddleston
Hight
Stewart
Baggett
Jasper
Siam Receives Global Bids for Rice Surplus
The Commerce Ministry said nations worldwide have applied to buy Siam's 1950 exportable rice stock of 1,200,000 tons. A survey of silos nationwide checks for extra paddy to meet strong demand.
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Siam
Bangkok
Commerce Ministry
95 Managers Led American League Since 1901
A tally shows 95 men have managed teams in the American League since the league's 1901 formation. The figure reflects a long lineage of skippers guiding clubs across generations of play.
The Austen Small House Plan from St. Cloud Minn
The Austen is a basementless single level home with 1050 square feet and 20361 cubic feet. It has front and rear entrances accessible from all rooms with a living room dining alcove and a kitchen dining space. Seven closets including a central bedroom hall closet provide storage. Exterior siding and asphalt shingles. For more information contact the Small House Planning Bureau in St. Cloud Minnesota.
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Austen
Small
St. Cloud
Minn
Birmingham Vet Taken After Hourlong Standoff with Police
In West Birmingham a 23 year old veteran, Hudson Shumate Jr., barricaded himself with a pistol, threatened his family and fired several times. After tear gas bombs were used and police, firefighters, and an ambulance attended, four officers dragged him from the cottage. No charges were filed.
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Birmingham
Ala
Hudson Shumate Jr
Birmingham - Bessemer
Shumate
Seining Season Opens June 1 On Wheeler Refuge
The Wheeler refuge longline fishing season begins June 1 for cat, carp and buffalo in approved sloughs. Seining is allowed only in designated backwaters connected to the Tennessee River, with limits on locations north and south of the river and during daylight hours. Licensing, mesh rules, and immediate release of game fish apply. dogs and guns must be left behind.
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Alabama
Henry H. Grammer
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
Tennessee River
Grammer
Edmondson
Heroic Rescue as Officer Overcomes Assailant
Police and bystanders help subdue a suspect while tear gas fumes overwhelm one officer. The veteran victim was carried to Jefferson-Hillman Hospital, bound in borrowed sheets for treatment.
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Jefferson-Hillman Hospital
Father and Son Bonds Discussed In Talk Column
Vivian Brown notes Father’s day as a chance for father and son to reconnect. She laments busy modern fathers and suggests ways to rekindle companionship, urging fathers to share responsibilities and listen to their sons problems. She cites guidance from Seashore and Van Dusen on seeking help and planning careers.
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Robert Seashore
A. C. van Dusen
Psychology Department
The
Northwest University
Ty Cobb Tops All-Time Base Hit Record
Ty Cobb amassed 4191 base hits in his major league career, more than any other player, setting the all-time hits mark.
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Ty Cobb
Rustlers Terrorize Ko daung Village Near Rangoon
Buddhist monk Rev. U Ottama reports cattle rustling has halted rice farming at Ko daung, south of Rangoon. He says villagers fear mass evacuation as rustlers also kidnap wealthier farmers for ransom, leaving the community terrified.
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Rangoon
Kodaung
U. Ottama
U Ottama
Mayflower Garden to Rise on Bombed Pilgrim Site
A Mayflower Garden is planned at the bomb blasted site of the Pilgrim Fathers church in Southwark on the south bank of the Thames. The Pilgrim Fathers embarked from there on the Mayflower voyage to Plymouth.
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London
Pilgrim Fathers
Southwark
South Bank of the Thames
Monthly Singing by Midway Committee
The monthly singing will be held Thursday night at Midway four miles north of Five Points. J Nunn, chairman, announces the event and invites the public to attend.
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Midway
Five Points
J. Nunn
Poachers Target English Scottish Rivers Sourcing Fish for London Markets
A committee for Scotland warns that highly organized poachers profit from raiding trout and salmon streams in England and Scotland. They use explosives poison and electric devices to stun fish which are then sold in London and other cities.
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London
England
Scotland
Dr L L Gwaltney Resigns as Editor of Alabama Baptist
Dr L L Gwaltney, editor of the Alabama Baptist for 31 years, resigned to become editor emeritus effective July 1 He was named emeritus by trustees who elected Dr Leon Macon to succeed him contingent on acceptance Gwaltney has led the paper since its 1919 purchase by the state Baptist convention He previously served as pastor in Prattville Greenville and Florence.
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Birmingham
Ala
L. L. Gwaltney
Alabama Baptist
Alabama Baptist Weekly
Gwaltney
Dean P. P. Burns
Leon Macon
First Baptist Church
Garden project aims to lure American visitors to Britain
Sponsors envision a garden in Britain becoming a magnet for American visitors when it opens in 1951, with guests touring and enjoying the themed landscape before sailing to America.
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America
Britain
For Rent Two Room Garage Apartment on Somerville Road
Unfurnished two room garage apartment available on Somerville Road 2800 block wired for electric stove. Contact 2720-W between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. for details and showing.
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Somerville Road
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