Military Leave Plan Approved by State Board
The Alabama state personnel board approved 21 days of paid military leave for state employees with at least three months service who are not in temporary assignments. Also approved were indefinite FBI academy graduates leaves with job status preserved if they return within a set period. The board projected mobilization could affect about 560 of 3,186 men under 50 and a similar number of women.
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Montgomery
Ala
Armed Services
State Personnel Board
Charles Terry
Terry
Federal Bureau of Investigation Academy
FBI
Typhon the Ancient Greek Wind Storm God
Typhon is described as the ancient Greek deity of violent wind storms and chaotic weather. He represents destructive tempests and is often opposed by Zeus in mythic tales.
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Typhon
Convicted Slayer Of Father Seeks Writ Again
Huey E. Lee Jr., convicted in 1943 for murdering his father, a former probate judge, asks in a U S district court for a writ of habeas corpus to gain freedom from Kilby Prison. The petition claims insanity at the time of the crime. prior courts denied relief.
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Montgomery
Ala
Huey E. Lee, Jr
Barbour County
Kilby
U. S
Lee
Sanity Commission
State Supreme Court
U. S. Supreme Court
Navy Uses Luffa Sponges as Water Line Filters
The U.S. Navy employs luffa gourd sponges as filtration material in steam ship water lines, leveraging their porous structure to remove debris and maintain flow. This practice highlights early adoption of natural sponge technology in naval engineering.
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U. S. Navy
India Moves to Reserve Coastal Shipping for Indian Vessels
India announces a policy to monopolize the coastal shipping trade to Indian carriers. At present Indian vessels carry about 75 percent of coastal cargo movements along the coast.
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New Delhi
India
Woman Held For Poison Deaths Of Two Of Husbands
Brewton Alabama sheriff says Mrs Bessie Lee Cunningham 40 held on arsenic murder charges for two husbands brothers Arthur Cunningham died Aug 28 and Willie Eugene Buddy Cunningham also poisoned. Autopsies show definite traces of arsenic. Authorities seek other former husbands.
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Brewton
Ala
F. E. Fountain
Fountain
Bessie Lee Cunningham
Arthur Cunningham
Willie Eugene
Buddy” Cunningham
Arthur
Willie
Nelson Grubbs
Cunningham
War Is Blamed In Buying Wave
The July buying wave boosted Alabama household appliance store sales by 65 percent per the Federal Reserve Bank. Appliance, radios, TV sets, sheets and nylons surged as scarce World War II items sold. Department stores rose 24 percent, furniture 40 percent, with Montgomery up 53 percent in furniture sales and 39 percent in credit sales. Mobile led department store gains at 39 percent. Birmingham and Montgomery posted strong furniture gains. Overall state increase about 30 percent.
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Atlanta
Alabama
Federal Reserve Bank
Montgomery
Birmingham
Why EVER PAY MORE My St Joseph World’s Largest Seller
A bold ad questions high prices and claims a rival in St Joseph offers the same products at 10 percent less, urging shoppers to switch to the advertised retailer for savings. The notice emphasizes value and aggressive pricing as a key attraction.
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St.Joseph
Regional sales gains span six states in sixth district
Volume rose 36 percent in Birmingham while household appliance sales climbed 52 percent in Mobile. Similar increases were reported across the sixth district, covering all or part of six southeastern states. The Flemish language resembles Dutch.
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Birmingham
Mobile
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