Lions of London and the Pirate Who Rousted the Crowd
A 1947 reminiscence recounts Jonathan Slade, a jailed pirate, whose mock trials with lions at the Tower of London drew royal favor. King, nobles, and Duchess observers packed the arena as Slade amused the beasts with a club and a handkerchief, earning a pardon.
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Tower of London
Oklahoma
Jonathan Slade
Jonathan
London
Duchesses
Caesar
Slade
Royal Box
Tower of London Guard
Mr. Slade
Billy Rose
Two Coffee County youths join Army Air Forces for training
Foy W. Thompson of Elba route five and Donnie B. Holland of Enterprise enlisted at the local recruiting station. They said they planned to finish high school in Army schools. They were sent to Atlanta for processing and to San Antonio for training before Ft. Benning basic.
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Coffee County
Foy W. Thompson
Elba Route Five
Donnie B. Holland Enterprise
Army Air Forces
Sen Ga
San Antonio
Tex
Ft. Benning. G
Alabama Crop Loss Set At Million As Result Of Storm
A tropical storm caused about one million dollars in crop damage in Southwest Alabama. In Mobile County pecan losses reached 560000 with half the crop gone, tung trees and corn damaged. Baldwin County reported 250000 in losses, including pecans, plus damage to tung trees, timber, and corn. Roads and bridges in Mobile County also sustained costly damage as crews repaired the coastal area.
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Alabama
Mobile
Ala
Baldwin
Charles Brockway
Brockway
Bay Minette
Baldwin County
Frank C. Turner
Donald Smith
Montgomery
Unemployment Aid Savings Highlighted in State Program
The speaker notes the program saves the state up to 10 million dollars annually in unemployment and readjustment allowances that would otherwise be paid. Alabama consistently ranks among the top ten states for monthly placements. Magellan claimed the Philippines for Spain in 1521, but colonization began in 1564, with agriculture, livestock, mining, lumbering and fishing as main incomes. The Philippines had 88,764 motor vehicles in 1940, dropping to 12,281 after the war.
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Alabame
Regiad
Darnley
Fishin
Philippines
Alabama Tops Southeast in Job Placements
Alabama state officials reported that the State Employment Service placed more than 160 009 persons in the first eight months of the year, making Alabama number one among Southeastern states in job placements. Fleetwood Darnley commented on the record.
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Fleetwood Darnley
Alabama
State Employment Service
Carnley
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