Radio jockey's fictitious quake stunt shocks audience
An on air joke by a disc jockey McKee at a Miss AF station caused alarm as he pretended the Mississippi River Basin faced a quake danger. The stunt prompted emergency calls, a Sunday night dismissal, and corrective announcements while station officials condemned the act and halted the program after three and a half minutes.
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Wississippi Rivie Basin
Italy
Wes Loth
Jeardavatt
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Ywca
Lureau
Wekee
James Ownby
Ctution
Gge
McKee
Sation
Whatoon
Winnipeg
New Orlans
Washington
Arthur Q. Winston
Truman
Winston
Ownby
Alligator and crocodile meat compared to pork in taste
People who have eaten the meat of alligators and crocodiles say it resembles pork in taste and tenderness when well cooked.
Antiseptic Ointment Grays Ointment Soothes Skin I
An antiseptic ointment provides relief for external skin irritations that itch including tetter ringworm eczema and dryness. It promotes longer lasting relief from itching when used as directed and is dedicated to aiding medicinal skin comfort.
Birmingham Votes On City Commission
Birmingham voters narrow a field of ten candidates for city commission posts with about 20,000 expected to vote in the primary and only 265 absentee ballots. runoff, if needed, on May 31. Incumbents Cooper Green, J W Morgan, and Eugene Connor appear favored amid low campaign interest.
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Birmingham
Commission
Cooper Green
J. W
Jimmy) Morgan
Eugene (Bull) Connor
Green
Bennett T. Waites, Jr
Perry Frederick
Insurance
Wade Bradley
T. C. Ellis
U. S
Luther Patrick
Marston Muir
Ensley
Howard B. Smith
Business College
Reserves Set Meet To Form Elba Unit
ELBA Special men organized to form an Officer Reserve Corps and an enlisted Reserve Corps plan a courthouse meeting at 8 p.m. Friday. L. F. Inman and Clyde Rhones call the gathering after attending a recent Reservist meeting in Andalusia for needed information.
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Elba
L. F. Inman
Clyde Rhones
Reservis
Andalusia
Largest Passenger Load Flies Ocean to England
MOBILE AP reports the largest passenger load ever aboard a Globe Master C-47, carrying 75 Air Force personnel and 12 crew from Brookley AFB to England. The mission supports Berlin airlift rotations with stops in Bermuda and the Azores. 169 men to England and 189 returning to the U.S. are planned.
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Mobile
Atlantic
England
Globemaster
Air Force
Berlin
Brookley Air Force Base
United States
Bermuda
Azores
Military Air Transport Service
Brookley
Cleanup Slow Work After Indian Riot
Amritsar works to clear two year old riot debris as crews remove about 9 million cubic feet of rubble in the walled city with 40 percent damage from Muslim Sikh clashes. $330000 spent on clearance and about 200000 refugees rehabilitated, with 50000 more expected as the area is cleared.
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Amritsar
India
Punjab
New Rent Formula For U S Landlords Explained Here
Washington AP outlines the new rent formula for landlords to gain approvals for rent increases. It divides landlords into small (1–4 units) and large (over 4 units) and explains how net operating income as a percentage of gross income determines eligible increases, with worked examples and specific percentage thresholds.
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Washington
Jones
Troy Dentist Named Head Of Association
Dr. H. T. McKinnon Jr of Troy Alabama became president of the Alabama Dental Association succeeding Dr. W. A. Wood of Mobile. The session in Biloxi included Dr. W. J. Healey of New Orleans on restorative dentistry. The women's auxiliary elected Mrs. Fred Downing Birmingham as president and announced officers including Mrs. Hugh Chetwood Ft Payne and Mrs. David Fridge Mobile. The Alabama Dentists Golf Association also chose officers Willis Bass Birmingham president and John Sullivan Mobile vice president.
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Miss
H. T. McKinnon, Jr
Troy
Ala
Alabama Dental Association
W. A. Wood
Mobile
W. J. Healey
New Orleans
Fred Downing
Birmingham
Hugh Chetwood
Ft. Payne
David Fridge
Nelson Brock
Ed Wallace
L. I. Cooley
Boaz
Alabama Dentists Golf Association
Willis Bass
John Sullivan
Bessemer Man Shot Fatally By Officers
In Bessemer Charles Harvey Nicholson was fatally shot near his home after two officers responded to a disturbance. Deputy Coroner T J McCollum ruled justifiable homicide. Officers James W Thompson and J L Campbell encountered Nicholson as neighbors wrestled a shotgun away from him and he emerged from the woods toward the road with a firearm. Nicholson lived in the Morgan community, four miles south of town.
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Charles Harvey Nicholson
T. J. McCollum
Clyde WW. Morris
Nicholson
James W. Thompson
J L. Campbell
State Liquor Board
Morris
Morgan Community
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