Watermelon Cutting Draws 10000 Expected At Crossville Ala
Crossville Alabama promoters announce the world's largest free watermelon cutting at the Sand Mountain Substation meet Sunday July 3. The event aims to attract over 10 000 attendees with Watermelon King Tole of Collbran supplying 4 000 melons from his own plantings. An entourage of 50 workers will assist in the slicing as organizers plan to showcase the festival as a major summer crowd draw.
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Collbran
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Tole
Walt
Curie
Jets Too Steady. Engineers Complain About Vibration
Engineers at American Aviation warn that jet propulsion systems, though efficient, produce excessive vibration that affects stability and comfort. They say current designs dampen poorly and may require redesigns to prevent flutter and wear on airframes.
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American Aviation
Micklig
TVA Starts Service For One Millionth Customer Today
TVA begins service to its one millionth customer in Humboldt Tennessee as officials unveil new appliances. TVA Director Tones B. Papel lauds power distribution expansion through Valley lines and six to seven thousand new connections monthly.
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Wumboldt
Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
Colossus
Pligs
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Povier
Williama
B. Papel
Knoxville
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Fie
Finevense
Alabama Miner Jailed Birmingham Pilot In Crash Death
Adair National Guard flier Lé Ray H. Amidon Jr. 24 of Birmingham Alabama died when his fighter crashed Tuesday night during summer Air National Guard maneuvers near an auxiliary field. He served as a World War II fighter pilot at multiple bases. Surviving are his widow Geraldine Sweat Amidon and his parents Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Amidon.
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Birmingham
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Adair National Guard
Lé Ray H. Amidon, Jr
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Amidon
Air Nati
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Relief for Skin Irritation Promoted by 1.4.0 Formula
An advertisement touts rapid relief for athlete’s foot eczema sunburn and bites from a formula labeled 1.4.0 and 2.0 claiming quick soothing results. It mentions availability at drugstores and hints that a dealer can supply BGO from Beemun's Laboratory Atlanta GA with a bold offer.
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Verite
Beemun
Dept. Atlanta
Government plans swap program for cotton surpluses
Dallas dispatch reports that Americans are invited to help the government barter cotton surpluses for materials in foreign trade. The plan, authorized by Congress months ago, aims to convert surplus cotton into usable goods while addressing critics who question past bartering practices.
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Tex
Congress
Ales Megsy
Antall Gaston Congress
B. Dy White
Cotton, Wool and Tibees
Eonomic Cooperation Administration
King of Agriculture
Charles F. Branson
Negro Man Drowns at Warrior River Picnic
A Birmingham man identified as Elbert Wright drowned yesterday while at a company picnic near Warrior River Best Lock 1% water. Patrolmen said he worked for a Birmingham bottling firm and the body was recovered several hours after the accident.
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Warrior River
Tighway
Elbert Wright
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