Cullman County Man Is Granted Parole
One local man, Elmer McElroy of Cullman County, was among 18 released by the pardon and parole board last week. McElroy, sentenced to 12 months for vagrancy in May, joined a Talladega life-termer, and two others who earned release after under five years on 35 and 30 year murder sentences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan
Lawrence— Limestone and
Cullman
Pardon and Parole Board
Elmer McElroy
Cullman County
May
Talladega
Luffa Sponges Dominate Soap Area Bath Goods
Many bath sponges are made of luffa gourd fibre. This natural material is popular for its absorbent texture and renewable origin, used in households and spa products.
Women To Aid In Chest Drive In Decatur 1950
Decatur will launch a first ever women division for its Community Chest Drive. Mrs. William D. Sims Jr. will lead the division with residential solicitation across city sections by a long committee list. A general meeting is set for Wednesday at 9 30 a m at the Lyons to discuss plans for the one day Chest drive on October 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
William D. Sims Jr
Community Chest
Tom White
J. Frank Keown
William B. Eyster
Louis Bell
John Cook Jr
Erskine Chenault
Phil Nungesser
Caswell Hays
W. R. Riley
Elva Burns
Sam
Limestone County Names Maid Of Cotton At Contest
Miss Meccy Cobb, a 20 year old Limestone County junior from Athens College, was chosen as Maid Of Cotton and will represent Limestone at the state contest among contestants from other Alabama counties. She won the title Thursday night ahead of four rivals Miss Lara Mae Hicks Elkmont Miss Marjorie Ezell Lester and Miss Annie Ruth Laxson Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Limestone County
Meccy Cobb
South Street
Athens
Limestone
Cobb
Athens College
Alabama
Lara Mae Hicks
Elkmont
Marjorie Ezell
Lester
Annie Ruth Laxson
Melvin Hyatt
F. K. Agee
W. W. Malone Jr
Helen Henry
Jeff Chittam
Frank Crouch
Edward Burgreen
Madison
Mable Yarbrough
Robert Sibley
Frank P. Turner
Clodessa Norton
Ozark Reinstates Rent Controls Amid Camp Rucker Reactivation
Ozark Alabama voters adopt rent controls pegged to May 1 rates as Camp Rucker is reactivated, with the City Council asserting no rent gouging in the area. The move is regarded as a first for a Southern city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ozark
Ala
Camp Rucker
Test plots yield high safflower seed per acre
Test plots of safflower produced up to 3 600 pounds of seed per acre, indicating strong potential for crop performance.
Dewey Rejects War Prognosis While Campaigning
Governor Thomas E. Dewey said unnamed informants predicted a war with Russia this month, but he doubted the forecast. He tied the remark to his decision to run for a third term, criticizing the Truman administration on foreign policy during a Saratoga Springs convention stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Russia
Dewey
Saratoga Springs
New York
Truman
U. S
Butler Manufacturing buys Birmingham plant in Ensley
Butler Manufacturing of Kansas City announced acquisition of the W. L. Coston & Sons plant on a 40 acre Ensley site in Birmingham. Purchase price not disclosed but property value unofficially estimated at 1 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Butler Manufacturing Company
Big Kansas City
W. L. Coston & Sons
Ensley
Gibson concert tickets on sale in Decatur
Decatur will hear David Gibson, rising American pianist and son of Gibson, in a solo recital at the Decatur high school auditorium on Thursday evening September 28. Gibson, a 1950 Peabody graduate, won the Colston piano scholarship in 1947 and first in the Marks piano contest in 1950, with regular invites from the Baltimore Music club. Tickets are sold through the superintendent of schools or the high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
David Gibson
Decatur High School
David
Peabody Conservatory of Music
Baltimore
Maryland
Colston
Gibson
Marks
Baltimore Music Club
Baltimore Museum of Art
Luffa Sponge Gourd Promoted for Scrubbing Use
A brief note highlights the luffa sponge made from a gourd as highly suitable for scrubbing tasks. The fragment mentions Ca e th, suggesting a possible author or source reference.
Johnston Family Learns Son and Crew Found on Philippine Island
After more than five years Mr and Mrs W W Johnston of Peoria Ill were notified that their son William Harrison Johnston an naval aviation ordnanceman reported missing in action during a bombing mission in the Pacific has been found along with four crewmates on a remote Philippine island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria, Ill
W. W. Johnston
William Harrison Johnston
Naval Aviation Ordnanceman
Pacific
Philippines
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Lizabeth Scott
Robert Cummings
Julie London
Rory Galhoun JA
Warner Bros
Holt
Richard Bare
Sasexie
H. Ryan
E. Moulton
John J. Hartselle
College Junior
Plant Purchased
Seautiruc
Bondex Keers
Ory
Dorothy
Fred
Bondex
Eensee Ae
Schuirer
Western Union
U.S. A
Decatur Bondex
Blackwell Motors
Lincoln-Mercury
Bank St
Goodyear Tires
Goodfyearervice Stores
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