French Ship La Place Sinks After Mine Collision
Rescue ships searched stormy waters off St. Malo for survivors from the weather ship La Place which sank after striking a drifting WWI mine. Of 93 aboard only 42 saved and 13 bodies recovered as night fell. The Roanoke built six years ago, La Place was anchored near St. Malo returning from a 21 day duty off the Spanish coast.
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ST. Malo
France
la Place
Navy Ministry
U. S
Roanoke
Spanish
Pocket stolen at Billy Graham revival in Pasadena
Police hunt a thief who snatched 480 dollars from Albert C. Hamilton during the Billy Graham revival at the Rose Bowl where about 50 000 people attended and 1 000 were reportedly converted. Navy sources say a wartime magnetic mine washed ashore and exploded near the La Place, tearing the hull. the ship tied up outside St Malo harbor after dawn arrival.
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Pasadena
Calif
Billy Graham
Rose Bowl
Albert C. Hamilton
Navy Ministry
St. Malo Harbor
Remusart
United States
France
Decatur Grain Cooperative Division Announcement
Decatur Grain Cooperative Division of Indiana Farm Bureau Cooperative Assn Inc lists contact details at P O Box 305 and phone 3447 in Alabama.
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Decatur Grain Cooperative Division
Indiana
Bureau Cooperative Ass'‘N., Inc
Hartselle PTA Plans Annual Faculty Reception
The Morgan County High School Parents-Teachers Association will host its annual faculty reception on Tuesday at 7 30 in Riddle Auditorium. A brief business session will precede a social hour urging patron attendance.
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Parent-Teacher Association
Morgan County High School
Riddle Auditorium
Cullman Man Bonds Over Bigamy Case
James C. Formby a 24 year old Cullman resident was held to a Madison county grand jury under a 750 dollar bond after being arraigned in Huntsville inferior court on a bigamy charge. The first witness Mrs Ellen C Formby of Cullman testified while cradling a six month old baby.
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James C. Formby
Cullman
Madison County
Grand Jury
Formby
Huntsville
Ellen C. Formby
Douglas Martinson
County Officials and Legion District Attend Events
County Superintendent H. R. Leeman visited Hartselle for a business stop. Mrs. C. B. Lavender recovers at Hart selle Hospital after surgery. Mrs. John McDaniel, Mrs. Edward Summers, Mrs. 4 M Betterton, and Miss Nelle Daniel attended the Cullman fall conference of the Second District American Legion. Betterton delivered the unit’s response. Merrill Doss and children travel to Tuscaloosa to visit relatives. Susan McClanahan of Birmingham visits her grandparents A. C. McClanahan. Clyde Cannon of Columbus, Georgia visits sister L. S. Echols.
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H. R. Leeman
Decatur
Hartselle
C. B. Lavender
Hartselle Hospital
John McDaniel
Edward Summers
4. M. Betterton
Nelle Daniel
American Legion
Cullman
Merrill Doss
Tuscaloosa
Susan McClanahan
Birmingham
A. C. McClanahan
Clyde Cannon
Columbus, Ga
L. S. Echols
Formby Marriage Ties Duress Claim in Hazel Green Case
The article details a court hearing where a man named Formby, married Nov 26 1949, reportedly left his wife Aug 30 1950 without divorce. Witness Miss Lillian Moss from Hazel Green testified she married Formby Sept 4 in Mississippi and he claimed prior marriage and divorce. The 24-year-old defendant did not testify, saying I have no comment. Will Moss filed the affidavit. Formby’s bond was set at 750 dollars by Judge Martinson.
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Formby
Lillian Moss
Hazel Green
Mississippi
Will Moss
Martinson
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