Southern states show low unemployment in Census count
A Census Bureau sample places Alabama at 0.8 percent and Georgia at 0.9 percent unemployment, with other states and counties following varied patterns. Highlights include Liberty County Montana reporting zero jobless, and Tulsa County Oklahoma at 6.4 percent, far above New York City.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Alabama
Georgia
New Mexico
Idaho
Vermont
Maine
Aria
Oklahoma
Indiana
Colorado
Montana
Nevada
Libery County
United States
Liberty
Green County
New York City
Chatham
Savannah
Tulsa County
Arizona
Ada County
Boise
Bannock County
Pocatello
Ada
Bannock
Lemhi County
Denver County
San Juan County
State Laboratory Branch To Open In Dothan
Workers in Dothan anticipate the opening of a new branch state laboratory here in the near future. The Dothan lab will begin once equipment is secured and the director’s appointment is expected to be announced next week.
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State Laboratory
Dothan
Ala
Town Creek Fire Leaves Marvin Gray Burned and Warehouse Damaged
Marvin Gray, a Town Creek resident, suffered severe burns while aiding in saving contents from buildings. The Friday blaze started by a lightning strike on a warehouse caused an estimated loss of 20 000 to 30 000 dollars as flames spread rapidly.
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Marvin Gray
Town Creek
Gray
Directors Called For Brief Session
The directing board of Decatur Kiwanis club met at Central National Bank at 1 pm to discuss business matters briefly.
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Decatur Kiwanis Club
Central National Bank
Sliding Scale For Cotton Pickers in West County Georgia
Farmers in West County Georgia agreed at a mass meeting to a sliding scale for cotton pickers. The plan ties picking pay to the price of cotton: 40 cents per 100 pounds at eight cents per pound, 50 cents at ten cents, and 60 cents at twelve cents. The move aims to relieve hardship and preserve buying power for producers.
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West County
Georgia
Quartette Sings Twice on Sunday
The Bonanza quartet will perform twice Sunday singing at 8 20 at the YMCA Bible class and at 3 30 at the men's meeting in the tabernacle.
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Quartette
Bonanza Quartette
Tabernacle
Abel Leaving For Sixth International Convention
Abel, a prominent local business man, leaves today for the Sixth International Williams Oil-O-Matic Heating Corporation Convention in Bloomington Illinois August 18 19. Abel says the event is among the world’s largest for a single company with attendance typically between 3000 and 4000 people.
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H. P. Abel
Williams Oil-O-Matic Heating Corporation
Bloomington
Illinois
Mr. Abel
Typhoid Vaccination Drive Reaches Morgan County
The county health offices continued administering anti typhoid shots this morning and since summer began hundreds of Morgan County residents have been immunized against the disease.
Wohl Couple Leaves for New York City Buying Trip
Mr and Mrs Hyman Wohl depart today for New York City to conduct a fall buying trip. The trip aims to select merchandise for upcoming seasonal displays and store inventories.
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Hyman Wohl
New York City
Unemployment Figures For Indiana Regions Reported
Population figures show Indiana with 3,225,600 residents and Marion County including Indianapolis posting 416,250 people and 4.0 percent unemployment, equating to 16,804 jobless. The data reflects widely separated states and regional differences in employment.
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Indiana
Midwest
Marion County
Indianapolis
Non Jury Docket Set for County Court Term
The state non jury docket for the upcoming term of County Court begins Monday September 1 with listed defendants and sureties for Decatur area cases. Entries include State of Alabama versus Tom Harris and Roosevelt Julian among many others, with multiple defendants and sureties across September 1 to September 4.
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State OF
Alabama
Tom Harris
D. Brand
E. H. Dean
Alvin Lyle
James N. Wallace
Hugh Lile
J. G. Knight
N. M. Speake
J. R. Waters
H. T. Cook
C. L. Pittman
J. H. McCormack
W. M. Chenault
Melvin Hutson
J. W. Miller
Doc Miller
Alice Bridgeforth
Walter Bankston
W.irwin
Mattie Stell
Jim Tipens
Paul Dunn
R. P
State OF Alabama
Roosevelt Julian
Ples Stewart
Phil Tate
J. H. Black
C. C. Cook
Owen Chunn
Newt Edmundson
J. W. Julian
Newt Edmondson
Robert Lee Andrews
City OF Decatur
Northey Cox
Jack Culbert
J. A. Singleton
W. S. Harris
Oscar Marion
J. R. Sherrill
I. M. Rogers
Henry Davidson
J. W. Byars
W. W. Rahm
J. P. McAnear
J. P. Sherrill
Earl Marion
W. L. Marion
W. E. Kimbril
Will Brooks
T. W. Mooney
Zula Mooney
Charity Coleman
A. H. Norris
W. §. Harris
Jasper Herd, Jr
Jasper Heard, Jr
Joe Trotter
Gurt Lipscomb
Harry Todd
J. M. Byars
J. W. Craig
Alton Huie
Eugene Ferris
Thos
N. Brindley
Tom Brindley
Thos.n. Brindley
H. M. Winton
Leon _ OF DECATUR
Marvin Rankin
Eliza Blackwell
Leroy Moseley
Sheton Moseley
L. W. Norton
Paris Draper
John Mosley
A. ¥. Bailey
C. Shehan
C. Sheehan
Wil Steele
J. W. Cunningham
Marvin Rivers
M C. Rivers
J. W. Hill
Wiley Brooms
W. A. Hale
Eldon Stidger
Alvin Lawrence
Elding Stidges
Jack Johnson
A. G. Sykes
J. J. Sykes
W. D. Brazelton
Cletus Edmonds
P. P. Gilchrist
G. O. Chenault
Sol Sykes
H. R. Smith
Willie Ross
Elbert Wallace
Wm. Walk
John Ballas
Leland King
Tom Ewing
Annie Dodd
Dean Dodd
Esses Rat
Joe Gunn
S. H. Blackwell
Geo. H. Burt
Wm. Moseley
I. M
Rogers
Ward Holland
Wm. J. Woodall
F. T. Rushing
L. H. Kilgore
Edmund Clements
Annie Lanier
E. A. Bradley
B. E. Preutt
W. H. Lorber
Frank Pearson
J E Stewart
Cleveland Justice
Elmer Nix
James Erby
David Goodlett
Richard Previtt
Bill Cunningham
John Bell
Robinson
City OF Pecatur
J. T. Baker
Charlie Lindsey
Murray Love
Baby Contest Five Brought To Close In Hartselle
The Hartselle baby contest ended this week with photos of the babies shown at Pearl Vaughn theatre. Winners were Elizabeth Ann Peck Margaret Payne Betty Frances Joe Edd Jimmy Kelley and David Gunn, children of local families, as spectators filled the theater.
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Hartselle
Pearl Vaughn Theatre
Elizabeth Ann Peck
J. E. Peck
Margaret Payne
Elmer Payne
Betty Frances
Malcolm Roberts
Joe Edd
L. L. Simmons
Jimmy Kelley
J. Marvin Kelley
David Gunn
G. W. Puckett
Baptist Revival Begins Sunday at First Baptist Church
The annual revival at First Baptist Church starts Sunday, August 24, and runs for two weeks. Rev. F. M. Barnes, pastor of Clayton Street Baptist Church in Montgomery, will lead the services.
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Hartselle
First Baptist Church
F. M. Barnes
Clayton Street Baptist Church of
Montgomery
Temperature Reading For Thursday
The maximum temperature for Thursday was eighty five degrees and the minimum was seventy degrees, according to the local weather bureau.
Sterchi Stores executive returns from Tulsa trip
E N Shumake of Sterchi Bros. Stores has come back from an overland journey to Tulsa Oklahoma detailing his travel.
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Tulsa
E. N. Shumake
Sterchi Bros. Stores
Oklahoma
Marriage License Issued for Murphy and McCutcheon
A marriage license was issued by the Probate Judge’s office to Chester Cecil Murphy and Dorothy Lee McCutcheon.
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Chester Cecil Murphy
Dorothy Lee McCutcheon
River remains at low stage despite recent rain
San Antonio police to be equipped with bullet proof vests for guarding payrolls and bank messengers as river levels stay at eight tenths of a foot despite recent showers.
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San Antonio
Tex
Trace of Rain Noted in 24 Hour Weather Report
For the twenty four hours ending at eight o clock this morning the weather bureau reported only a trace of rain.
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Weather Bureau
Public Library Opens in San Antonio with 90000 Books
A new public library costing 300000 dollars has opened in San Antonio Texas. The facility houses 90000 books and marks a major addition to the city’s educational resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Beaumont Returns to Trucks After Mule Garbage Program
After a year of using mules for garbage collection, Beaumont Texas officials switch back to motor trucks to cut costs. Hungary projects tobacco output this year at seventy million pounds, signaling robust agricultural growth.
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Beaumont
Texas
Hungary
Guardsmen to Go for Encampment
Company 27th Engineers Alabama National Guard will leave Sunday at eight o'clock by special train for Ft McClellan where they will spend fifteen days. Sixty three men will be accompanied by Captain F E Burleson Lieutenant L C Burleson and Lieutenant C B Jackson.
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Hartselle
27Th Engineers
Alabama National Guard
Ft. McClellan
F. E. Burleson
L. C. Burleson
C. B. Jackson
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