Memorial Day plea to donate blood and write letters
HAL BOYLE urges Memorial Day readers to donate blood and write letters to troops. David Mechanic, a 27 year old sailor wounded in Hungnam, explains he gave blood in Korea and now wants to repay the aid by giving blood at the Brooklyn Red Cross center. He notes his family plans to donate as well to help live heroes overseas.
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New York
Korea
David Mechanic
Brooklyn Red Cross Blood Center
Hungnam
Death Claims GOP Leader
William B. Ford 73 of Hamilton Ala an Alabama Republican leader died in Fayette hospital after a short illness He helped found the American Cotton Council directed the New Orleans federal land bank and held six Republican national convention delegations He was a lawyer U S marshal and cotton grower Surviving are his widow and two sons with funeral services scheduled tomorrow.
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Fayette
Ala
William B. Ford
Hamilton
New Orleans
Ford
Marion County
Georgetown University
Washington, D. C
Birmingham
William B. Ford Jr
Montgomery
Fayette Northwest
Max Ford
Denver
Colo
Memorial Day Blood Drive Aims to Save Soldiers Far Away
A wartime blood program notes heroic donors from a 58 year old charwoman to a postman and a labor union. total collection surpasses 1.17 million pints with 409k pints for military use. Despite strong totals, many healthier people avoid giving, while plasma and whole blood use are explained for Korea casualties.
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Korea
Public Forum Letter Recounts Heflin Family Ties
A Decatur Daily reader recalls Mary Catherine Heflin and family history linking to Van Heflin. The writer notes aunt Mrs Heflin aged 98 could not attend a funeral, and shares memories of pioneer days and letters from Birmingham and Indian Territory.
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Mary Catherine Heflin
Alex Heflin
Moulton
Ala
van Heflin
Decatur
J. W. Murphree
Heflin
Birmingham
Alex
Indian Territory
Cc. C. Murphree
Man Accused In Snatch Held In Barbour jail
C H Holman Jr, charged with kidnaping prominent Eufaula businessman Jack Woolf, who was found shot to death May 11 near Buchanan, Georgia, is jailed in Barbour County. Holman, Woolf’s niece’s husband, was arrested in Albany, Georgia and brought to Clayton. He was indicted by the Barbour county grand jury.
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Clayton
Ala
C. H. Holman Jr
Eufaula
Jack Woolf
Buchanan
Barbour County
Holman
Woolf
Albany
Marshall Williams
False Face Bandits Rob Loan Company
Two white men wearing horn rimmed glasses with false roses robbed the Advance Loan Co. in downtown Birmingham of about $300 at gunpoint. They tied manager M. E. Wright and assistant Miss Eunice Luker with tape and forced a black customer to lie on the floor before fleeing on foot amid late afternoon crowds.
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Birmingham
Advance Loan Co
M. E. Wright
Bigamist Paroled by Alabama Board
The Alabama pardon and parole board freed only one convict last week a Birmingham man serving two years for bigamy. Ray E Marchand was released with a Sept 5 1950 sentence while 44 applications were denied and three paroles were revoked according to board records.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Pardon-Parole Board
Birmingham
Ray E. Marchand
Wonder Salve and Soap Promote Skin Relief
Ad touts Wonder Salve and Wonder Soap for itching eczema psoriasis infections and athlete's foot with claims of antiseptic white formula safe for children and suitable for soldiers and home use. Includes dubious product placements and pharmacy names.
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Decatur Dilleha Mageriy Druga
Lord's
Tan Ae Bowmetown Droegist
Weather Man Probes Drought Cause Lack Of Rain
Atlanta forecaster A C Gibson cites deficient rainfall as the drought’s core, noting abnormally dry air from the continent and reduced Gulf moisture. He warns Georgia’s May rainfall ran well below the usual 0.75 inch weekly average, admitting he cannot explain the Gulf wind pattern.
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Atlanta
South
Atlanta Weather Bureau
A. C. Gibson
Gibson
Gulf of Mexico
Georgia
Gulf
Man Sentenced For Safe Cracking Also Guilty Of Vagrancy
Birmingham man Curtis Whitley, awaiting appeal on a seven year Hattiesburg sentence, was fined 500 dollars and given 12 months on a vagrancy conviction in county court. Detective Captain Pierce noted Whitley had prior vagrancy convictions tied to an attempted Kilby prison jail break.
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Birmingham
Curtis (Bull) Whitley
Hattiesburg
Miss
Whitley
Nick Montes
Montes
Overseas civil service job openings call for diverse workers
Alabama employment official H P Still notes shortages in overseas posts beyond domestic deficits. The Army seeks clerical and technical staff including attorneys, engineers, nurses, geologists, and librarians with pay matching U S government scales plus bonuses for duty in Japan Alaska and Okinawa. Apply at the Decatur office.
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Army
Still
United States
Department of the Army
Department of Army
Employment Service
Overseas Affairs Branch
Japan
Alaska
Okinawa
Decatur
Alabama State Employment Service
Fishermen Increase on TVA Lakes This March
TVA safety officers report more anglers at tailwaters this March than last, the first time fishing surpassed 1950 levels this year. Guntersville crappie average about 0.8 pounds, while tagging on Norris and Cherokee lakes shows 1,134 tagged on Norris with 13 recaptured (1.1 percent) and 865 tagged on Cherokee with 32 recaptured (3.7 percent).
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TVA
Guntersville Lake
Norris
Cherokee Lakes
Cheroee Lake
Cashmere Scarves Introduced to Europe in 16th Century
The article notes that cashmere scarves were introduced to Europe at the beginning of the 16th century, marking a notable fashion and trade development.
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Europe
Negro Is Under Death Sentence
In Birmingham on May 30, Andrew Lee Smith, a 30 year old Black miner, was sentenced to death for the murder of Graysville Police Chief S R Howton. The jury took 42 minutes to convict, with execution set for July 6 but stayed for an automatic appeal to the Alabama Supreme Court. Smith also faces a June 11 murder trial for the slaying of Graysville Constable Sam Lynn after officers arrested him at his home for a dice game.
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Andrew Lee Smith
Robert J. Wheeler
Alabama Supreme Court
Smith
Graysville
Sam Lynn
Howton
Smith admits firing shots before grand jury
A statement by Smith introduced before the grand jury shows he admitted firing the shots after hearing others outside his house. Smith pleads innocent and insane.
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Smith
Graysville
Birmingham
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Decatur Glass
Bank ST. Tel
Dr Pepper
Neel
GOP
Alabama
Aun Lier
West Market Street
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Universal-International
Shelly Winters
McCrea
John Russell
Center
Paul Kelly
Michel Kraike
Louis King
Elsa Lancaster
Marie Windsor
Decatur Daily
Barbour
Bigamist
H. P. Still
Tva Lakes
Goidel
6Th Ave
13Th Ave
E. Park Circle
Youngstown
L.B. Wright & Son
S. R. Howton
French Guiana
International Refuge Organization
BEC
Laren
General Finance Co
Grant St
Soan
Outboard Motors
F & N Garden King
B.f.goodrich
AAA
RON MG
Emmett McClary
Mgr
Lee and Oak Sts
F. Goodrich
Pd Peay Toner
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