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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1955

Page

7

Community notes of Somerville and nearby towns

Mrs. V P Gilchrist and daughter Joann were in Hartselle. Mrs Johnnie Jones and daughter Latane returned from Mena Arkansas via Decatur. Rev G P Norman and J D Williams visited injured E A Poteet Jr at home. Rev Guy Pettey and daughter Gaylene visited Falkville area. Various locals visit relatives, camps, and attend church events. sympathy extended for John M Smith. trips to Barkhead National Forest noted. multiple visits between Decatur Hartselle and Cullman.

V. P. Gilchrist Joann Hartselle Johnnie Jones Latane Mena Arkansas Asa B. Smith Decatur G. P. Norman J. D. Williams E. A. Poteet, Jr Guy Pettey Gaylene Las Crusas New Mexico C P. Johnston Pettey Johnston Falkville High School Martin Holloway Jeffry Grantland Charles Maples Gilbert Newman Hartselle Hospital C. P. Johnston Margie Gilchrist Old England Binford L. M. Whitten Guy Walker Joe Barcliff H. P. Lyle Modie Lyle Mason Pierce Chester Ogles Pamela Sgt. Ogles John M. Smith J. W. Wade Floyd Houser Barkhead National Forest George Brindley Brenda Diana Botthman Cullman Ed Summers W. T. Wade Hartselle Baptist Church Wade

Alabama Farm Bureau Warns of Local Tax Power Move

County presidents of the Alabama Farm Bureau Federation warn of a serious threat to weaken local governments by centralizing taxing power at the state capitol. M C Stallworth Jr cites state power as key. The fifth annual Farm Bureau training school concludes with certs for about 200 county leaders.

Auburn Alabama Farm Bureau Federation Huey Long Louisiana M. C. Stallworth Jr Vinegar Bend Alabama Farm Bureau Farm Bureau Walter L. Randolph Alabama Farm Bureau Training School

Federal Reserve Hikes Discount Rates Across Regions

The Federal Reserve Board approved raising the discount rate from 1% to 2% at banks in Chicago Boston and Atlanta and 2% at Cleveland starting tomorrow. The move aims to curb inflation by discouraging new loans and aligns with tighter housing loan policies from the Eisenhower administration.

Washington Federal Reserve Board Federal Reserve Banks Chicago Boston Atlanta Cleveland Federal Reserve Federal Reserve System FHA

Bavarian Crown Prince Rupprecht Dies at 86

Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria died at Leustetten Castle after a weekend heart attack. The World War I field marshal and anti Nazi remained a symbol of Bavaria’s passed era. His throne fell in 1918 after a socialist revolution. His wife was imprisoned after the 1944 July plot and his son Archduke Albrecht was arrested. Rupprecht evaded the Gestapo, hid, and ultimately surrendered to Allied forces in Italy.

Starnberg Germany Rupprecht Leustetten Castle Hitler Antoinne of Luxembourg Buchenwald Archduke Albrecht Gestapo Italy

Jones Rules Milk Board Price Curbs Unconstitutional

Circuit Judge Walter B. Jones ruled unconstitutional a State Milk Control Board order that would fix prices paid to out of state producers and compel quotas across borders. A pending Alabama Senate bill mirrors the measure, challenged by the court citing the U S Supreme Court ruling that states cannot regulate cross state prices.

Montgomery Ala Walter B. Jones State Milk Control Board Alabama Milk Board Mississippi Tennessee State Senate Health Committee Jones U.S. Supreme Court

Cow Grazing Habits and Daily Grass Intake

A cow may consume 150 to 200 pounds of grass daily if it is available.

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