False Rumor Sparks Attack on Black Worker Near Brundidge
In Brundidge Alabama June 23 a mob of 30 to 40 white farmers gathered at Jones home after a rumor that a Black field worker named Forrest Jones kidnapped a white woman. A shot injured Jones in the hand as he returned, and a baby was cut in a car accident during the incident.
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Brundidge
Ala
Era
jWho
Atill
Hughes
Forrest
Jones
Dnstane
Pike County
Leitersburg Cow Produces Record Butter Fat Yields
Jacob L. Shoemaker reports his Leitersburg area Guernsey produced 108 pounds of butter fat last month the highest in years. The cow averaged six percent fat and yielded 24 pounds for the herd while another cow produced 26 pounds according to Jester R. Miller. Also note cakes in marriage customs and William O Dwyer as New York City's 100th mayor.
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Jacob L. Shoemaker
Leitersburg
Guernsey
R. G. Miller
William O'Dwyer
New York City
VA Center Good For Eight Years
An inspection near Martinsburg finds the Newton D. Baker Veterans Administration Center built quickly. Four joists sag and the building may not last beyond eight years without major rebuilding. General Carl R. Gray notes Mexico borders Guatemala to the south in a broader regional comment.
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Martinsburg
Newton D. Baker Veterans Administration Center
Carl R. Gray
National
Mexico
Guatemala
President Takes No Plan to Intervene in Airlines Strike
President Truman stated he has no plans to intervene in the United Airlines pilots strike. About 220 daily passenger flights and 132 transport flights were grounded as 500 pilots and co pilots walked off. The National Mediation Board abandoned talks and urged emergency action, with an emergency board to investigate later.
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Washington
Truman
United Airlines
National Mediation Board
White House
Chicago
David L. Bechneke
AFL Air Line Pilots Association
Bechncke
Val
What Will Your Marriage Be Like
Prediction urges readers to buy a Reader's Digest copy for marital guidance. It claims the 15th and 16th years are most critical and mentions three children depending on location. It suggests quarrels over money and buying a home at ages 35 or 40.
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Aleep
Log Falls On Man Fracturing His Leg In Accident
William Patrick Shoemaker of Clear Spring suffered a fractured leg when a log fell yesterday afternoon. He received a cast in the emergency room and was sent home. Other injuries included Roy Lessard cut on the head by a bottle, Frad Travinger cut on the head from a porch, William Nutter injured after falling on glass, Kevin Giraffe torn toenail, and Clarence Hurnette injured left foot. all treated and discharged. Cancer deaths in 1949 reached 102671 men and 101980 women.
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William
Patrick Shoemaker
Roy William Lessard
Rolling Road
Eugene Travinger
Security
William Ronald Nutter
Kevin Lee Giraffe
Boonsboro
Clarence D. Hurnette
Mapleville
Barber Shop Study on Shaving Habits Across Ages
A fragmented report notes a study indicating shaving practices declined as age rose from 25. about 35 per 1000 World War I veterans reportedly learned to shave themselves, reflecting enduring disability trends among Americana.
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Lester Brothers
Danke Srzaa
Calva
Florence
Italy
Wheb Iron Brothers
Leiter Msrothers
Suman Avenue
Blue Ridge Construction Company
Hagerstown
Log
Man
Telechron Decorator
Leiter W Brothers Gift Shop
AIFW
Leiter bSrothers
TOY Dept
Lionel
En Mothers Toy Dept
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