Flu Wave Nears Peak In Europe Amid Thousands Dead
The influenza epidemic grips Europe with millions ill and several thousand deaths. Britain faces severe impact with crowded hospitals and closed schools while Belgium Germany and Spain report surges. Poland and Czechoslovakia see rising cases. Vaccines limited and official death counts concentrate in England and Wales with deaths mainly among the elderly.
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Europe
Alvin Byeinkopf
London
United Kingdom
Belgium
Germany
Cenreali
Sweden
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Spain
Britain
England
Tyneside
Rortheus
Norway
Merseyside
Liver
Scandinavia
Ft la
Beng
Wales
Specialists Confirm Anniston Child Has Fatal Brain Tumor
Parents of five Dorothy Ann Orwell travel from Anniston to Mayo Clinic in Rochester where doctors confirm a brain stem tumor deemed inoperable. Mayo supports home care and palliative treatment after lengthy exams, aligning with Alabama physicians. The family was guided here via Baptist Church and VFW Auxiliary.
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Rochester
Minn
Dorothy Ann Orwell
Mayo
Alabama
Anniston
Dorothy
Mayo Clinic
Tre Otwells
Amnmeion
Church
VFW Sromen's Auxiliary
Carolyn Purcel
Georgia
Guernsey Cattlemen Meet Next Monday
Birmingham special report announces the annual Alasany Guernsey Cattle Club meeting on January 25 at Belmont Hall. Speakers include Kurt Musser of the American Guernsey Cattle Club and Frank Johnson of Golden Guernsey Inc. Peterborough New Hampshire. Entertainment features by two 4 H Club youths Char.
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Birmingham
Alasany
Guernsey
Belmont Ia
Plvis
Chub Provident
J.C
Sargeant, Jr
Sargeant
Kurt Musser
American Guernsey Cattle Club
Frank Johnson
Milk Merkeling
Golden. Guernsey, Inc
Peterborough
N. H
Birmingham jeweler robber paroled after rearrest on bond
Go Parsons, a Birmingham jewelry store robber, was freed on habeas corpus after his rearrest on charges from a 1960s case. Circuit Judge J Russell McKrey set bond at 7500 dollars following a hearing. Parsons had served less than two years of a five year term when released from Kilby Prison before Christmas.
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Birmingham
Parsons
Alabama
Georgia Leads Area In Wage Violations
Georgia heads the Southeastern states in 1950 wage violation filings under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina reported totals. most violations due to improper overtime calculations and child labor issues.
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Georgia
Birmingham
Tvo
U. S. Department of Labor
Joseph C. Noah
Alabama
Florida
Sonrgia
Miswis
South Carolina
Noah
DHS Publications Entered In Contest
Two Dothan High School publications the newspaper and annual have been entered in the University of Alabama high school publications contest announced by Principal Raymond Christian. Last year the newspaper placed fourth in state competition. The Tomorrow's Issue of the Sool zug and the Gargole will be submitted for Class B judging. Winners receive trophies at a February dinner attended by students and sponsor Mrs. Mary Roberts.
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Dothan
University of Alabama
Pri Cpa
Raymond Christian
University
Department of Journalism
Mary Roberts
State Cover Crops Suffer Heavy Damage in Extreme Cold
A survey by API Agricultural Experiment Station reports severe setbacks for winter cover crops across Alabama. Fescue ryegrass and alfalfa planted areas shows heavy Top damage in central and northern regions, while southern areas fared better. Lupine and blue lupine seedings nearly wiped out on poor soils, with clover and vetch showing variable resilience though all are expected to recover.
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Auburn
API Agricultural Experiment Station
Alabama
Heenland
Tess
Harry Vetch
Willamette
Food Costs Waver as Freeze Nears
Retail food prices fluctuated this week amid reports of a pending wage and price freeze. Meat prices were largely steady while eggs edged up in some regions as demand shifted to eggs as a lower priced protein. Michigan fruit and vegetables saw minor price dips, and wholesale food costs rose, hitting $7.98 per pound in the Dim and Bread Street index, the highest since 1948.
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Associated Press
Agriculture Department
PMA
Shrimp Stocks Reach Record High Near Gulf and Atlantic
Prices sag under pressure from large storage holdings, with shrimp stocks rising to more than 25.5 million pounds at the start of the year. The report notes shrimp supplies centered along the Gulf coast and the South Atlantic driving the record level. The text also mentions the historian Livy with dates 58 B.C. to 17.
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Gulf Coast
Atliane
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