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The Birmingham News from Birmingham, Alabama • 16

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Birmingham, Alabama
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12 MONTHS TO PAY ALA6A FURN IXTEEN Was One Blinding, Furious Moment Of Terrible Wind MOSCOW, New 25-(vP-Soviet anned forces newspaper Red Star said today the Americans are mov ing German war industries into Spain. The paper also claimed there was wide-scale partisan lighting in Spain with most of Generalissimo Francisco Francos army engaged in battles with guerillas. The Americans, the newspaper said, are putting the German war plants into operation with the help ol thousands of Hitlerite specialists working under American direction. The article said the U. S.

Is rw constructing railways, highways, communications, airdromes, ports, navy bases and oil refineries in a vast program ot preparation for war seninst Russia. Buschs hove This Beautiful Diamond-Like Dial SANFORD WATCH Makes An Ideal LONGING FOR HIS MASTER A dog belonging to Sam Harkins, one of a family of 10 who were killed in a tornado at Hackneyville early last night, is shown as he wandered among the debris; longing for his master. At Tuscaloosa Hospital Seminar Will Be Held On Internal Medicine Sens. Lister Hill and John Sparkman, and Congr. Frank Boykin are scheduled to speak, along with Gen.

Lewis A. Rick. The states entire congressional delegation and Gov. James E. Folsom are scheduled to attend.

a MARSHALL MARKETS The U. S. Department of Commerce reported that manufacturers and jobbers in 18 Southern cities, including those of South Alabama, have listed their products for sale through the Economic Cooperation Administration. COUNTY HOSPITAL A contract for construction of the new Limestone County Hospital in Athens has been signed with the Brice Building Company, Birmingham, for $479,637. Therell be beds for 50 patients, X-ray rooms and quarters for the County Health Department.

SPARKMAN TO SPEAK Sen. John J. Sparkman will talk to the Woodmen of the World log rolling in Huntsville Saturday. The senator came to Huntsville Wednesday night after a trip through Central Alabama. WED 60 YEARS Mr.

and Mft. John R. Martin, of Albertville, recently cut their 60th wedding anniversary cake. Children and.nu-merous friends were present for the event WINS SCHOLARSHIP A Dix-lana girl, Jean McConatha, is first winner of the Leone Cole scholarship. She's a student at Jacksonville State Teachers College.

The scholarship was established by the Jacksonville Book Club in memory of the late Mrs. Houston Cole. BIBLES TO BE PRESENTED Gideons International will present Bibles to 44 fraternities and sororities at the University of Alabama. Last Spring. Gideons gave the university 1,500 Bibles for dormitories.

FARMERS UNION SPEAKER James G. Patton, president of the National Farmers Union, will address the annual meeting of the Alabama Farmers Union in Clanton Dec. 1-3. SEARCY HONORED Dr. Hubert Searcy, president of Huntingdon College, Montgomery, has been named head of the committee on admissions of Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.

GAS PURCHASE IN HUNTSVILLE Members of the Huntsville City Council are drawing preliminary plans for purchase of the Alabama Gas Companys distribution system in their city. HUNTSVILLE BIRMINGHAM State Highway Department announced that 11 miles of road between Birmingham and Huntsville soon will be paved. The stretch to be finished is between Blountsville and Garden City. A GADSDEN FLIER Ira Gray, veteran Gadsden flier, has been appointed to the State Aeronautics Board. He succeeds W.

H. Stewart, of Hartselle. SLAYER WNS STAY Lonnie James Hall, sentenced to die for the murder of Oxford Police Chief Robert E. Sparks, has won a stay of execution because of an appeal to the U. S.

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1 The Grand Jury Wednesday re-1 turned indictments against Earl i Fowler, 35, Fontaine King, 31. and 8 Lester Tune, 42, all of the Decatur I area. THEY ARE ACCUSED of the $14,000 holdup of the State Nall tional Bank of Falkville on Oct 6. All three are being held in Morgan County Jail in lieu of bonds. They were arraigned after the indictmenta were made against them.

It was at the arraignment that Fowlers attorney petitioned for quashing the indictments. The attorney, Leroy McEntire, contended that the foreman of the jury, Charles S. Timberlake, is an officer and stockholder of the robbed bank and. therefore, had more than a passing Interest In the case. Timberlake is assistant cashier of the Dceitir State National Bank, of which the Falkville bank is a branch.

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