Sparkman predicts 1,000,000 new homes in year
Senator Sparkman of Alabama foresees construction of one million new homes in the next 12 months if Congress enacts all or nearly all of his housing bill. He cites liberalized FHA loan provisions, loans to educational institutions for campus housing, and FNMA GI loans at four percent as key elements. Senator McCarthy weighs in on housing and foreign policy plans.
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Senator Sparkman
Washington
Sparkman
D-Ala
Congress
McCarthy
R-Wis
Truman
Brannan
Caddie Killed In Accident At Lake Charles Golf Course
A 10 year old caddie Beauford McGee died twenty minutes after admission to Lake Charles hospital after being struck on the head by a golf ball at the Lake Charles Golf and Country Club course yesterday. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Rennie McGee.
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Lake Charles
Beauford McGee
Rennie McGee
U S A Measure Of A Nation summarized in 101 pages
Two years after the Twentieth Century Fund published America's Needs And Resources, a condensed 101 page booklet titled U S A Measure Of A Nation presents the growth of the United States from 1850 to projected 1960 with readable text and charts. It explains productivity as the key to prosperity, notes the post Civil War growth, shifts in population and employment, and the decline of immigration since 1930. The foreword urges readers to study each page as a summary of past achievements and future potential.
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Washington
Twentieth Century Fund
America
Morgan County Farm Bureau to hold annual meeting
The Morgan County Farm Bureau will meet at Morgan County High School in Hartselle on Thursday at 9 30 a m. J T Robinson president urges all members to attend for important topics and speakers Walter Randolph Alabama Farm Bureau Federation has accepted to speak. Morgan County counts 2045 members the largest in the county’s history.
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Morgan County Farm Bureau
Morgan County High School
Hartselle
J. T. Robinson
Walter Randolph
Alabama Farm Bureau Federation
Montgomery
Morgan County
Robinson
Russellville Mill Ordered to Bargain with CIO Union
The National Labor Relations Board directed Russellville Mills Inc to bargain with the Textile Workers Union of America as agent for production workers and to cease interference with employees seeking unionization. The decree notes the company sold textile products over 1 million dollars in the year ending June 1, 1948.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board Today
Russellville
Ala.) Mills Inc
Textile Workers Union of America
Housing Bill Promises Historic U.S. Home Buildage
Senator Sparkman speaks on a housing bill backing $1 billion in direct federal loans at 3 percent for cooperatives and non profits. He predicts record housing starts within 12 months and a goal of at least 1.5 million homes annually for the next decade, far surpassing 1925 levels.
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Sparkman
Office Cat Trace Am
Most doctors, like preachers, don’t mind hearing stories about themselves. Here is one we heard the other day: Suburban patient apologizes for making the doctor drive out so far. Doctor replies it’s no trouble, he has another call nearby and is killing two birds with one stone.
Courtesy a Two Way Proposition at Store Counters
The article argues for mutual courtesy between clerks and customers. It stresses that customers should be courteous as well as clerks, noting that polite behavior benefits interactions and may improve service.
Intramural Wedding Stuns Small Hotel Guests
An aged hotel famed for its resident widows and bachelors hears gossip as Miss S agrees to marry Mr M at fourscore. The announcement shocks locals until Miss S explains she marries for the largest room and most closet space, ending the chatter.
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Miss S
Decatur Daughter-Mother Socials Prompt to Save Money
Decatur residents discuss a financial dilemma about spending freely on a mother daughter duo and a suggestion to marry him to reduce expenses. The plan prompts debate on budgeting and family dynamics within the community.
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Decatur
Local Group Plans Auburn Meet For State Session
Decatur citizens from the local Chamber of Commerce will attend a two day session in Auburn with Auburn faculty to discuss industrial and agricultural matters. Ewell K Gregg James Rankin Charles Winston and Bill Sims will represent Decatur at the Auburn meeting. The program aims to address local business and farm needs and foster regional cooperation.
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Chambers of Commerce
Auburn
Ewell K. Gregg
Chamber of Commerce
James Rankin
Charles Winston
Bill Sims
Decatur
Buick's Special Series Introduces New Features
Buick unveils the Special Series with a radically new bumper grille design and sweeping body contours. The line offers Dynaflow optional, two sedan styles and a three passenger business coupe, with three models and added trunk space. The model sits shorter than its predecessor, sharing a similar wheelbase to Buick Super and Roadmaster.
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Buick
Flint
Ice production in the United States tops fifty million tons yearly
About 50,000,000 tons of ice are produced annually in 6000 plants across the United States, reflecting a widespread industry.
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United States
Feidelson Accepts Post in Labor Department
Washington August 8 Charles N Feidelson Alabama educator and writer is named assistant to the secretary of labor He has begun work and previously taught history at Florence State Teachers College Earlier he was an editorial writer for The Birmingham News Age Herald and served as regional director of the National Labor Relations Board in Atlanta.
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Washington
Charles N. Feidelson
Alabama
Secretary of Labor
Feidelson
Florence
Ala
State Teachers College
Birmingham News-Age Herald
National Labor Relations Board
Atlanta
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