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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1948

Page

3

Jacksons Back From Vacation

Walter Jackson superintendent of city schools returns from a three week West tour with his wife and two children Edna Louise and Walter. They visited Rocky Mountain National Park Grand Canyon North Rim and Bryce Canyon with stops at Zion Salt Lake City Tuba City and the Meteor Crater. The family toured Lowell Observatory and praised the Salt Lake organ and Grand Penon scenery while noting Pluto's discovery site and the crater's vast depth.

Walter Jackson West Mr. Jackson Edna Louise Walter Rocky Mountain National Park Grand Mormon Tabernacle Jackson Grand Canyon Lowell Observatory Harvard University Arizona

Air Force Globemaster C-74 Demonstrates Far Reach

MOBILE Alabama July 31 The Air Force giant C 74 Globemaster completed a year of experiments with a dramatic readiness display It carried 75 tons of cargo and 150 families evacuated from the Panama Canal Zone showing its load capacity far surpassing the C 54 It is praised as the Liberty ship of the air and hints at future larger freighter aircraft operations

Mobile Ala Air Force Brookley Air Force Base Globemasters Germany 521St Air Transport Group Caribbean Panama Canal Zone George S. Cassady Canal Zone William Tunner Atlantic Givision Cassady Airlines India China Brookley California Westover Field Mass Westover Europe

Federal Reserve Bank Paints Inflation Picture for South

The Atlanta Fed reports $256 million spent by consumers in six Southern states on department store goods in the first half of this year, a new record, while noting higher costs erode purchasing power and credit demand. Cotton acreage rises nationally but lags in the six states, with a potential government price support issue looming if prices need backing.

Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank Bank Alabama Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi Tennessee

Decisions by Supreme Court End of Summer Session

Montgomery July 31 The state supreme court announced decisions closing a week of sessions. Will Thomas Samuels vs State writ denied. Johnnie Walden Jr. vs State writ denied opt. Audrice Loyd McGraw vs State petition dismissed opt. Henry Scott vs State writ denied. State Dept of Industrial Relations vs Marion E Tomlinson reversed and remanded. Horace Ledbetter et al. vs State.

Montgomery State Supreme Court Gardner Will Thomas Samuels State Court of Appeals Foster Johnnie Walden Jr Audrice Loyd McGraw Livingston Henry Scott

Alabama Supreme Court Orders and Appeals Docket

A list of 1948 Alabama Supreme Court orders and appeals from circuit courts. Entries include petitions for certiorari denied and granted, rulings on rehearing, and opinions on appeals from Jefferson, Montgomery, Marshall, Tuscaloosa, Crenshaw, Covington, and other circuits. The document notes reversals, affirmations, and remands where applicable.

Alabama: Electric Cooperative Inc.,et al Alabama Power Co Montgomery Cordis McClendon Corsid McClendon State Court of Appeals W. G. Owens Stakely W. T. Edwards H. G. Hosey Jefferson Circuit Court Jack Weathers City of Decatur Municipal Corp Paul Robinson Morgan Circuit Court Equity James William Graham Mamie Graham Jefferson Circuit Court City of Birmingham A Municipal Corp W. C. Allen Herbert E. Newton City of EL. Clemons W. R. Huckaby Marshall Circuit Court Birmingham Electric Co Lucille Farmer

Moody Services For Mrs J C Moody Held At Simcoe Church

Funeral services for Mrs. J. C. Moody 65 of Cullman will be conducted at Simcoe church today at 2 p.m. Rev. D. C. Marsh will officiate and interment will be in Simcoe cemetery. She is survived by her husband four sons and six daughters with pallbearers named from the Harris and Tucker families.

J. C. Moody Cullman Simcoe Church D. C. Marsh Simcoe Cemetery J. D Clyde Cecil Etta Moore Opal Hendrix Clara Nichols

Boat Race Date Set For Sept 6 By Wheeler Lake Club

The Wheeler Lake Yacht Club in Decatur announces the Tennessee Valley Motor Boat Regatta will be held Monday September 6 at 1 p m downstream from the railroad bridge with free admission spectators will see Southeast racers using motors up to 60 mph and new equipment likely setting records Officials note the event expected large crowds and thrills with plans to ensure safety and excitement for North Alabama boat fans

Wheeler Lake Yacht Club Decatur Cn Motor Boat Association American Power Boat Asso‘racing Commission Southeast North Alabama Tennessee River

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