Ashford News Briefs Include Local Visits and Health News
Mrs. Sanford Pate and Mrs. A L Snell attended the Woodmen Circle State Convention in Mobile with Mrs. Bruner as State president. Luther McArthur, Auburn student, visited his parents with guest Lawson Young. Mrs. Carson Glass planned a New Orleans trip. Mrs. Reeves to visit Ashford later. Pamela Jean Fellows born to Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Fellows. Bill Robinson resumes teaching after illness. Mary Nell Pate arrived from Alabama College.
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J. Nowell
Sund
New Orleans
A. L. Snell
V. C Bruner
Mobile
Woodmen Circle
Bruner
Luther McArthur
Auburn
W. P. McArthur
Lawson Young
E. L. Lindley
Baby
Montgomery
Robbie Williams
Ashford
Williams
Carl McArthur
Carson Glass
Cody Reeves
Reeves
Hugh Fellows
Pamela Jean
Dothan Hospital
Houston Odom
Gordon
Bill Robinson
Bill McCorkle
Dothan
Mary Nell Pate
Alabama College
Sanford Pate
Emory University
Wyatt Wells
E. M. Grinsley
Jack Johnson
Annie Get Your Gun
June Johnson
John P. Miller
Clanton
Carlysie Miller
C.R. Watford
Robinson
Ashford High School
Gene McArthur
API
V. C. Bruner
Snell
Weekend Visits and Local Notices Round Up
Weekend visits stretch across households as Miss Pate stays with parents and Huntingdon College hosts Betty Barber and June Johnson. Emory student Charles Wells visits family while others share news of hospital treatment, convalescence, and local theater plans. Hanover marriage in focus with humorous English name translations. The Braille Bible landmark is noted as Britannica reports.
Dorcas Sunday School Class Holds Social and Business Meet
Blakely Baptist Dorcas Class met at Union in the John Mudspeth home with Mrs. L. B. Lane presiding. Members planned Easter cards for shut ins, decorated the church, enjoyed an Easter egg hunt, and heard a report on a proposed Old Folks Home with county support promised. Homemade ice cream and cake were served during social hour to listed members.
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Blakely
Dorcas
Blakely Baptist Sunday School
Union
John Mudspeth
L. B. Lane
J. E. Chaney
E. W. Yarnell
J. E. Beckham
J. W. Davis
Robert Stuckey
Hudspeth
Rufus Lane
C. C. Middleton
Carl Tolar
W. E. Storey
Ollin Goodher
C. W. Shierling
J. E. Bridges
J. M. Stovall
J. H. Davis
Business Women Elect New Officers for 1949 50
Ruby Sherer was elected president of the Business and Professional Women's Club for 1949 50 at a Houston Memorial Library meeting Tuesday evening. Other officers chosen include Lewis Branscomb vice president Marilee Windsor recording secretary J D Pilcher corresponding secretary Dorothy Emfinger treasurer and Marjorie Pullum auditor. The new officers begin duties in July.
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Ruby Sherer
Business and Professional Women's Club
Houston Memorial Library
Lewis Branscomb
Marilee Windsor
J. D. Pilcher
Dorothy Emfinger
Marjorie Pullum
Wendell Avery
Cottonwood High School
Legislative Committee
Jewell Thrasher
Legislative Council
Montgomery
International Organization
Gladys Holland
Willie Lewis
Ethel Walden
Maude Baughman
Annie Lou Strickland
Marjorie Pwullum
Susie Young
Jessie Streyer
Alice Lee Hilliard
Lennie Ree Holland
Frank Moseley
Eva Posey
German Paper Attacks Munich Beauty Show
Munich coverage shows Wuerzburger Bistumblatt, a Catholic diocese weekly, condemning Bavarian beauty contests with a 175,000 circulation. It criticizes the display of half naked queens as tourism promotion and notes alleged military government influence and local government reluctance. The piece also mocks imported comics and cites rising divorce and disease as morality decline indicators.
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Munich
Wuerzberger Bistumblatt
Wuerzburg
Bistumblatt
Bavaria
Glass in beer suit filed by Toronto woman
Mrs Winifred Butt sues a Toronto brewery for 377 dollars claiming glass in a bottle of beer last September left her unable to work and weak in the legs. In unrelated news, more than 20 million young tomato plants grown in southern Georgia are shipped by air and rail express to replant across the United States.
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Toronto
Winnifred Butt
Georgia
United States
Railway Express
Duchess of Bedford Originated the 5 O'Clock Tea Idea
The Duchess of Bedford is credited with creating the tradition of afternoon tea at five o'clock during the 18th century, shaping a lasting social ritual.
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the Duchess of Bedford
U S Diplomats Eye Soviet Incidents On Iranian Border
Washington observers weigh two scenarios as Moscow presses Iran with border incidents and a hardening radio voice. Diplomats warn a Russian invasion could threaten Iran, the Middle East, and global oil routes, with broad implications for U S interests.
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U.S
Clarke Beach
Washington
Iran
Russia
Evia
United States
Kremlin
America
Hitler
Middle East
Suez Canal
Africa
Turkey
Poland
Balkans
Czechoslovakia
Iran Azerbaijan Crisis and US Iran Policy Noted
The text discusses reactions of Iran Turkey and Greece to US entry into the Atlantic Pact and states Acheson pledged firm resistance to Soviet expansion in the Middle East. It notes US officers in Iran, a training mission, and Iran informing the Soviet Union that Americans are technical advisors. It cites UN Security Council actions and 1947 Azerbaijan turmoil as a Soviet setback.
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Iran
Turkey
Greece
America
U. S
Near
Middle East
Acheson
Russia
State Department
Hitler
Germany
Italy
Japan
Soviet Union
Batum
Baku
Persian Gulf
Azerbaijan
United Nation
Security Council
United States
Word
Hotel Loses Suit Over Infant Food Ruling
In Margate England AP report County Judge A F Clements ruled that fried kippers and gorgonzola cheese are not a proper breakfast for a two year old. The case arose from a hotel proprietor seeking payment from a man who moved before his stay ended citing lack of suitable infant food.
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Margate
England
A. F. Clements
New Mexico expands workers comp to cover occupational illness
Santa Fe reports the legislature passed a bill extending workers compensation benefits to illnesses linked to fissionable materials. Governor signed the measure to recognize occupational illnesses arising from working with hazardous materials. The action broadens protection for workers exposed to nuclear related risks within the state.
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Santa Fe, N. M
New Mexico
Dutch immigrant wears wooden shoes on Grand Rapids job
Henry Van Dyke, who arrived from The Netherlands a year ago, works as a construction man in Grand Rapids. He says the wooden shoes are more comfortable and help him balance better on scaffolds.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Henry van Dyke
Netherlands
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