Discharge of 2 Officers Upheld By Court Edict
In Birmingham Alabama a circuit court upheld the city firing two police officers A E Joy and L S Murphy who were involved in a traffic accident they were dismissed last April for conduct unbecoming an officer The county personnel board had suspended them 90 days and the city appealed to circuit court which upheld the decision The ruling under civil service laws cannot be appealed further
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Birmingham
Ala
A. E. Joy
L. S. Murphy
City Commission
County Personnel Board
Circuit Court
Russell J. McElroy
Leigh M. Clark
Whit Windham
Lawrence County Community Notes Include Visits and Birthdays
Mr and Mrs Jim Willingham of Philadelphia Mississippi visited his sister Tuesday after 49 years apart. Oler Thrasher of Red Bay Alabama joined. Polly Shelton family from Red Bay visited. Mrs Lile Shelton ill. Garnett Gillespie of Kalamazoo Michigan visiting his father and to return Monday. Anna Waugh honored at birthday dinner by Louie Abred and Dick Waugh at Abred home with F L Waugh family, Atlie Waugh family, Roy Sharp, Slathal Owens and babies, Percy Sharp and children, Willis Tapscott and Glen Tapscot families, Floyd Waugh and children, Dick Waugh and son. Friends B C Compton and Garth attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Willingham
Philadelphia
Mississippi
Hisister
Oler Thrasher
Red Bay
Alabama
Polk. Shelton
Phil Shelton
Lile Shelton
Garnett Gillespie
Kalamazoo
Michigan
Louie Abred
Dick Waugh
Anna Waugh
Abred
Austinville
Atlie Waugh
Roy Sharp
Slathal Owens
Percy, Sharp
Landersville Sing Scheduled Sunday at Church
The regular monthly singing at Landersville Methodist church will start Sunday night at 7 30 oclock. J I Nunn, chairman, extends a cordial invitation to the public to attend.
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Landersville Methodist Church
J. I. Nunn
Planetarium Shows South Some Stars Without Bars
CHAPEL HILL N C AP News features a quiet southern village where the Morehead Planetarium at the University of North Carolina draws crowds with a 3 million dollar sky theater It is the souths only planetarium owned by a college and hosts 25000 paying customers in eight weeks The article notes the planetarium lens and projector capabilities and highlights Dr Roy K Marshall as its dynamic director.
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AP News
Chapel Hill
N. C
Bigtime
Hollywood
Morehead Planetarium
University of North Carolina
South
Harvard
Harlow Shapely
America
John Motley Morehead
North Carolina
Morehead
Francis Preston Venable
University
Union Carbide
Roy K. Marshall
Fels Planetarium
Philadelphia
Dr. Marshall
Shapley
Smog Speech Highlights Language Shifts in Daily Life
The text notes a rise in coinage blending smoke and fog into smog. It predicts housewives will use phrases like swust to mean sweep and dust. A dialogue between Father and Son about using the old horse illustrates thrift and passing routines to the next generation.
Way Back When in Stead of Courage and Romance
A reminiscence notes perfume choices rose lilac or carnation and popular names like Kiss and Tell My Sin Misbehaving Breathless. It recalls a Dill pickle barrel priced at 2 cents and Pullman travelupselling upper berths. It mentions hat pins on dates and watermelon at a dime, while bloomer girls faced social stigma.
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Pullman
Russia Soccer Team Bypasses Lunch and Oxidizes Suspicion
Traveling from Stockholm to Oslo on a Scandinavian DC-4, a Russian football squad spurned lunch offers from a pretty hostess and eyed coffee cups and razor gifts with distrust. An unreadable Red coach gave only brief orders, while a Norwegian passenger speculated the players feared poison and a loss. A U S Army officer quipped they’d be shot if they lost, highlighting the era’s tension and humor in a brief in-flight exchange.
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Stockholm
Oslo
Norway
United States Army
Wedding in Iuka Highlights Local Family Ties
A wedding of much interest joined Miss Lillie Parker of Pin Hook and Mr. Willie William in Iuka Mississippi on Saturday. Numerous visitations and family gatherings are noted across Morgan County and nearby towns including Birmingham Anniston Decatur and Bremen. Several births and weekend visits are recorded, with families such as McNutt West Southerland and Brewton prominent in recent activities.
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Lillie Parker
Pin Hook
Willie William
Iuka
Mississippi
Eva Taylor
Janett
Grace Johnson
Semmett
Lola Mae
Wilma Sparkman
Sallie Roberts
Rivers
Birmingham
John Edwards
Robert Self
Bertha Garrison
Jerry Scott
Alyne West
Herman West
Calvin McNutt
Anniston
Gaines McNutt
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Cain
Bank St
Lawrence County
Conway
Grady Waters
Landersville
Luminus
Tanner
Joel Swanner
Swanner
George B. Murphy
Decatur Legionnaires
Legionnaires
Legionnaires Vs
Tarrant City
B’ham
Members OF
THE
Decatur
American Legion Memorial
Planetarium
By Sam Summerlin
Bulge
Japan
Sweden
Zeiss
Earth
Star Maker
Thomas Gaskell
Tom
Chatham News
Stratford Beacon-Herald
Decatur Man
Tom Brown
Frigidaire Maytag R.C.A. Victor Baldwin Pianos
Morgan County
Rocky Ford
Ozell McEnutt
Pauline Ayers
Ronnie
Leed Sonny
Maggie Keemen
Birda Dorris
Raymon Hard
Peggie
Daniel Southerland
Glenn Borden
Hoyt
Falkville
Elbert Self
Andrew
Alma Likens
Lewis
Edd Aldridge
Lillie Davis
Bremen
Georgia
Florence Smith
Evelyn Edwards
Cotaco
Dessa Lowery
First Ave
Kennedy Mtr. Co
E&w
B. Frank Chenault
Gran. ST. Prones
Gene
Norwood Hospital
Biringham
Déan
Doan
E. Moulton
Park Circle Subdivision
Advan
Tages of
Sion
Somerville Road
Park Circle
Park Circle Division
Tower Ave
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