Ala Gas Seeks Reopening of Decatur Negotiations
The Decatur City Council must decide on public or private ownership of natural gas distribution to avoid halting the Alabama Tennessee Natural Gas line at the Tri Cities. Alabama Gas Co offered to sell city property for 2500, was declined, a new cost study underway, a tentative meeting is set for August 17 with Alabama Gas reps to discuss the developing situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Alabama-Tennessee Natural Gas Company
Tri- Cities
Selmer
Tennessee
Iuka
Corinth
Miss
Alabama Gas Company
J. N Greene
Alabama Gas Corporation
H. R. Summer
Alabama.Gas Corp
Birmingham
Alabama
W. S. Easter
Alabama-Tennessee
Racial Zoning Row Marked By Dynamiting in Birmingham
In Birmingham Alabama two negro ministers homes were bombed in a whites only zoning area. Gunfire by guarding negroes followed as eighteen people stood on porches or inside homes. Police deployed patrols and four detectives investigated while ministers De Vampert and Curry vowed to stay. One man was arrested for disobeying a police order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
E. B. de Vampert
C. Floyd Eddins
de Vampert
Milton .Curry
Has First Plane Ride at Eighty and Another
An 80 year old Mrs. G L Jones took her first airplane ride, praising the view and expressing eagerness for another flight. Her grandson Prince Jones Jr. piloted the 35 minute trip, and she plans to try a boat ride on the Tennessee next.
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G. L. Jones
Mrs. Jones
Times
Big Apartment Unit Is Planned in Decatur Area
Plans for a SOC unit apartment costing about 250000 are forming around the Somerville Road school and Decatur General hospital area. A lot, 300 by 700 feet, was bought from Decatur Land Co. by Joe Kanter and Marvin Warner of Birmingham for 15000. FHA financing is promised by Abner C. Johnson. Architects Pembleton and Mims in Birmingham draw the plans. The site lies between Locust Seventh Street South Somerville Road and Fourteenth Avenue East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pembleton and Mims
Birmingham
Locust
Seventh Street
Somerville Road
Fourteenth Avenue East
Negro Leader On Honeymoon With His White Wife
NEW DELHI August 13 Walter F White American Negro author and executive secretary of the NAACP said he and Poppy Cannon a white woman were married July 6 in New York White 56 and bride 42 are preparing a book on racial discrimination they will co author White's wife attended Vassar is a writer and former advertising executive She now is food editor of Mademoiselle magazine White was divorced June 30 from his first wife Leah Gladys Powell a Negro whom he married in 1922 They had two children Walter Carl Darrow White and Jane an actress who acted in Stramy Fruit
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
India
Walter F. White
National Association For Advancement of Colored People
Poppy Cannon
New York
White
Vassar College
Mademoiselle
Weevil Damage in Valley Areas Alarming, Alabama Farmers Say
North Alabama farmers report the worst boll weevil condition in memory with an average 40 percent loss of cotton squares and young bolls across 16 northern counties. The 1948 crop section accounts for 69 percent of state production, but harvest fears loom. Madison County reports fair conditions with poisons effective, while Etowah displays serious damage prompting some growers to plow up cotton for feed crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Ala
North Alabama
Roy Self
Alabama
Madison County
Etowah
States Righter Group Snubbed
Washington Aug 13 The Democratic National Committee barred its States Righter members from its August 24 meeting to elect a successor to Chairman J Howard McGrath. McGrath will become Attorney General leaving William M Boyle Jr poised to assume the chair with no salary. He noted South Carolina’s Strom Thurmond was a rival ticket candidate and Alabama’s Marion Rushton had resigned, while Alabama’s Lennard Thomas received an invitation.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
J. Howard McGrath
McGrath
Louisiana
Mississippi
William M. Boyle, Jr
Alabama
South Carolina
States Rights Party
J. Strom Thurmond
Anne A. Agnew
Columbia
Marion Rushton
Capitol Hill
Rushton
Lennard Thomas
Patty McGrath
Emperor's surrender broadcast shocks Japanese towns
Four years ago tomorrow August 14 US time the Emperor announced surrender to the Allies via radio. Citizens whispered of the phrase as police urged calm and outlets opened gates for those who took goods, signaling a quiet end as military and naval depots opened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
U. S
Cullman Chief is Given Leave
Cullman Police Chief J. E. Pierce is placed on indefinite leave of absence after a petition accusing him of gross negligence of duty and misconduct. Mayor W. J. Nesmith says the petition was filed by Edward Ballard, a police officer dismissed for insubordination, and the council will delay action while investigations continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman
J. E. Pierce
W. J. Nesmith
Edward Ballard
Nesmith
Allocation of State Funds Is Near Final Test
In Montgomery on August 13, Gov Folsom may veto parts of the general appropriation bill prompting a possible special session. The education fund is favored for quick signing, but the general appropriation bill faces a 10 percent across the board cut, with fears of salary reductions for state employees. The Senate aims for balance as leaders push toward final action on the 1949 session measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynne Brannen Montgomery
James E. Folsom
Capitol
Folsom
Senate
House
Arms program in new trouble
Washington August 13 The foreign arms program faces new contention as Senator Maybank accuses the administration of sidestepping Congress via a Reconstruction Finance Corp loan. RFC officials are summoned for a Monday hearing while discussion grows to insert a provision allowing up to 800 million dollars borrowed from RFC to start the program after Congress approves the 1.45 billion foreign military bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Maybank
D-Sc
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Acheson
RFC
Banking Committee
Connally
D-Tex
Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Buck
Congressional Appropriations Committees
Vaughan Admits Gifts Of Freeze Units For Himself And Friends
Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan Truman's military aide acknowledged receiving deep freeze units as gifts for himself and friends and denied improper conduct. He said one was for the White House staff lunchroom and others were for Vinson, Snyder, Vardaman, and Connelly. Snyder and Vinson hold high offices. The Verley company paid for the units. Mundt called for a Senate check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis J. Kelly
Washington
Harry H. Vaughan
Truman
White House
Independence
Fred Vinson
John Snyder
Matthew J. Connell
Harry Hoffman
David Bennett
Hoffman
Milwaukee
Senate
Bennett
Albert Verley Co
Chicago
Albert Gross
Verley Company
Vaughan
John Maragon
Verley
Maragon
Gross
Mrs. Truman
Charlotte Likes Us We Like Her But Law Says No
Alabama sold itself too well to a pretty 12 year old, Indianapolis miss who chose to stay in Parrish Alabama with her aunt and go to school there. Blonde Charlotte Franks, daughter of Mr and Mrs J W Franks, told her parents she was going to the car. Police Sgt J B Hargrove said she hitched a truck ride toward Decatur. A quick call to the Decatur Highway Patrol brought her back to her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Indianapolis
Charlotte Franks
J. W. Franks
Parrish
Franks
Athens
J. B. Hargrove
Decatur
Sgt. Hargrove
Decatur Highway Patrol
Hargrove
Circuit Court Sets Big Week in Morgan Docket
Morgan circuit court faces its heaviest trial week with cases against Willie Echols Al Metcalf Raymond Pogue Ed Quillen and nine others. Echols charged with manslaughter and leaving the scene from the 1947 Maples death. Metcalf charged with second degree murder tied to an egg nog party slaying in Morgan City. Pogue faces grand larceny and embezzlement counts. Quillen charged with embezzlement in a $3500 farmers swindle. Additional grand larceny trials listed for T J Martin Henry Holmes and William Robinson, with others to be transported.
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Morgan Circuit Court
Willie Echols
al Metcalf
Raymond C. Pogue
Ed Quillen
Echols
Somerville
Nella June Maples
State Supreme Court
S.A. Lynne
Metcalf
James
Emory Terrell
Morgan City
C. B. Humphrey
Pogue
Morgan
Florence
Charles Black
W. B. Reece
Noble Russell
Claude H. Pipes
T. J. Martin
Henry Holmes
William Robinson
James E. Moody
Willie Peebles
James Fletcher, Jr
Pre-School Conference Held in Morgan County
State education consultants join Morgan County officials and 230 teachers for a three day pre school conference at Morgan County School Hartselle August 16 17 and 18 starting at 9 A M. The program features talks on educational problems school community relationships and skills with McCall Brock Saunders and others guiding sessions.
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Morgan County
State Education Department
Florence
Hartselle
Ee Ee K. Parker
Hoyt M. Brock
McCall
Brock and Saunders
Parker
Oscar Napps
L. E. Wooten
Ewan Gantze
Spenes
Bids Sought for 266-Foot Flint Creek Bridge
Bids for a 266 foot concrete and steel bridge over Flint creek on the Danville Decatur road will open in Montgomery on September 2. The bridge links a 10 mile road begun before the war and will reduce travel distance by about a mile. Road grading through the final stretch started last year and paving is not planned until base fills stabilize this winter.
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Flint Creek
Danville-Decatur
Montgomery
Wallace Meadows
District One
Decatur
Meadows
Highway Department
Voted Down by Goodyear Workers at Cedartown
In Cedartown Georgia Goodyear mill No 1 workers rejected the CIO Textile Union with 639 voting no 575 for CIO and 7 for AFL amid 28 challenged and 5 voided ballots The result ends the union contract extended 60 days and may lead to layoffs and unemployment benefits for nearly 480 workers.
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Cedartown
Big Goodyear Clearwater Mill
CIO
National Labor Relations Board
AFL
Paul Ostrander
Ostrander
Lawyers Urge Ballot Tests In Alabama Convention
The Alabama State Bar Association convention featured clashes over states rights and voter qualification. Resolutions backed by Frank Dixon and Horace Wilkinson urged loyalty tests for voters and opposing international human rights treaties, while Richard T. Rives led the opposition. The gathering also touched on ballot placement of presidential electors in past years.
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Mobile
Ala
Alabama State Bar Association
Frank Dixon
Horace Wilkinson
Birmingham
Richard T. Rives
Montgomery
Alabama
Alabama Senate
U. S. Senate
Union Complains of Mob Action at Textile Plant
The Textile Workers Union of America asked the Department of Justice to probe alleged mob actions at American Thread in Tallapoosa Georgia and police inaction. Union official John Chupka said striking Dalton plant workers tried to distribute leaflets Aug 2, were met by armed employees, and on Aug 4 armed men threatened violence prompting the group to retreat. Police Chief Roscoe Slate rejected the union charges as unfounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallapoosa, Ga
Textile Workers Union of America
CIO
Department of Justice
American Thread Company
Roscoe Slate
John Chupka
TWUA
Tom Clark
Dalton
Tallapoosa
Chupka
Anwih
Gomis
Clark
Seven Die In Alabama Weekend Auto Crashes
Four Valley residents died and seven injured in weekend traffic disasters across Alabama. Stahls and Leighton residents perished, along with 13 year old Charles Hobbs and 18 year old Norvell Bentley in separate crashes. A Birmingham fatality involved 7 year old Clara Mae Sanders, while Mrs Annie Knapp Miller died near Dothan. Authorities cited unknown causes and ongoing investigations.
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Vic Barrett
Valley
Alabama
John
Stahis
Leighton
Hanceville
Charles A. Hobbs
Buck Island
Athens
Ollie Lawson Ferrell
Coxey
Anderson Creek
Limestone County
Alvin Landers
Decatur
O. W. Letsinger Jr
Stahls
Thomas Munsey Springfield
Birmingham
Edward Davidson Jr. Decatur
U. S
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
Norvell L. Bentley
Dawson
Albertville
Bentley
Sand Mountain
Clara Mae Sanders
Dothan
Annie Knapp Miller
Graceville
Fla
Stahh
Hoover Ill on Trip Eastward
Former President Herbert Hoover fell ill with a gall bladder ailment aboard an eastbound train near Ogden Utah He received emergency treatment but continued his journey to New York after a birthday reception at Stanford University in Palo Alto California He told a reporter he had previous gall bladder issues and expected the attack.
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Ogden
Utah
Herbert Hoover
Keith Stratford
Southern Pacific
Hoover
New York
Stanford University
Palo Alto
Calif
Dale Hadfield
Elko
Nev
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Richard L. Graham
Decatur Generalapital
Margie Lowe
Ben Bloodworth Jr
Tuscaloosa
Mrs
Gus Hildreth
Alvin Lawrence
Mary
Jack
Judy
Charleston
S. C
Guy Bishop
Somervile
C.L. McKeem
Tucson
Arizona
Mary McKee
Matherine Harris
Falkville
Decatur General Hospital
Henry Phillips
Ninth Avenue East
J. A. Self
Decature
W. J. Williams
Decatur Transit
Williams
Horace Balch Jr
Madison
A. G. Reid
Victor G. Dawe
Westside Presbyterian Church
Uhal
aEve
Charles Abd
Charlotte Tés, Jr
Houston
Texas
Greensboro
North Carolina
Joe H. Calvin
Recorder's Court
W. W. Dinsmore
District I Tuberculosis Hospital
Franklin County
Lawrence
Marshall
Jackson
By Ken Reynolds
Charlotte
Law
Eeten
Highway Patrol
W. B. Little
Hobbs
Hagan Brooks
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