Three teenage girls drown in Alabama picnic tragedy
In Montgomery on July 11 three Jackson sisters ages 10 and 14 and their 12 year old cousin Mary Jackson drowned in the Piscataqua Pat sauga river near Merritts Mill Crenshaw county during a picnic. An older escort tried to save them while a bystander raised an alarm. Additional fatalities included Raymond Scott in an Evergreen highway crash and Mrs Tisdale and Troy Penton in separate accidents.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Dorothy
Ant Jackson
Mary Jackson
Patsauga River
Merritts Mill
Lower Crenshaw County
Raymond ©. Scott
Greenville
Evergreen-Greenville
Charlie Tisdale
Glenwood
Troy C. Penton
Florala
Fort Walton
Fla
Merrill’s Mill
Betty Joe Jackson
Bus Schedule Fragments for Bainbridge and Tallahassee
Bus schedule snippets show departures from Bainbridge Monticello and Dothan with times such as 4 00 p m 6 20 p m 9 46 a m 1 42 p m and 6 07 p m 6 28 a m 8 45 a m. Additional lines list Valdosta Weycro ses Tallahassee and Dom Arrive From routes with early and late morning and afternoon times.
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Bainbridge
Monticello
Ann
Tifton
Tallahassee
Valdosta
Derek Finds Soul Through Piano After Lenore Crisis
Derek resigns to avoid Lenore while Janet frets over sketches and a failed Neptune exhibit. He confronts tension at the Merriners, then transforms with a fierce piano breakthrough, declaring his recovered soul as he leaves with the sketches into the night.
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Lenore
Derek
Merriners
Jan
Rose
Johnny
Neptune
Norma
Lance
Dolny
Union of South Africa breaks with Italy over severed ties
The Union of South Africa announced severing diplomatic relations with Italy and said internment of Italians is in progress. The prime minister's office stated all vital points are safeguarded against sabotage. The report notes capital punishment by lethal gas in eight states.
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Pretoria
Union of South Africa
Italy
Mne
Miinister
Pershing Urges Unlimited Aid to Allies in War Material
General John J. Pershing in his Washington office urged the United States to send unlimited quantities of war material, along with food, clothing, and medical supplies, to the Allied nations during wartime. The appeal highlighted essential needs for sustained Allied operations and civilian relief.
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John J. Pershing
The
A. BE
Washington
Comedian Jessel Injured in Los Angeles Incident
Comedian Cometian Georgia Jessel recuperates after a medical scare in Los Angeles. He was briefly bedridden following an incident in which a ball hurled by his wife Lois Andrews allegedly struck his head, causing facial nerve damage, though his voice later recovered.
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Cometian
Georgia Jessel
Los Angeles
Lois Andrews
Jessel
Early schooling urged for deaf children by Westlake
State College pa reports Dr Harold Westlake urges placing deaf children in school early. He says children can learn to speak even when they cannot hear and that ages two to five are easier for teaching speech than seven or eight. An anniversary note from Columbus Indiana notes a great grandchild born to Mr and Mrs William Myers.
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State College
Harold Westlake
Pennsylvania State College
Westlake
Columbus
Ind
M. Myers
Pio
William Myers
Myers
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Tallahasses
Veinese
Waycross
Savannah
ThomysNe
Thom’ Ville
Trailways Bus Depot
Atlanta
Richelieu
Formosa Colony
Maxwell House
John Dixon
South Broad ST
Frances Hanna
Dife
Han
Laing
Fie
San Francisco
Jetter van Fon Derek
Tes York
Jean
Ome Agai
Miv Ticht
Tarzan
Tarzeela
Edgar Rice BurrOughs
Maxon
Broncho
Bill
Nell
Harry F. O'Neill
Fritzi Ritz
LYL Abner
By Ernie Bushmiller
Heh
RADIO
Chicago
Abner
Essif
By al Capp
Addy
Axmah
Nevah
SDE Rethe
Vntti Caine
Orkin
Orkin Exterminating Co. Inc
South
Remington
F. H. Upjoh
Tesco Hotel
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