Board Ends Its Hearings On Alabama Cow Coliseum Site
The Alabama state agriculture center board reviewed bids for a 500000 cow coliseum site with Birmingham offering 40 acres at the state fairgrounds. Birmingham cites population and livestock activity, while Montgomery argues location in a livestock area justifies the selection. The five member board led by Sen. W. W. Garrett expects an early site decision.
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Birmingham
Ala
State Agriculture Center Board
Montgomery
State Fairgrounds
Alabama
Capitol City
W. W Garrett
Uriah
Friendly Adult Bible Class Forms Brotherhood at Southside
The Friendly Adult Bible class sponsors a brotherhood at Southside Baptist Church with a first meeting Saturday evening at 7 30. Members aged 17 to 99 may join, not limited to church members, and the public is invited. Clarence Edgil, teacher, invites all men and boys of Southside and others to attend and join.
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Friendly Adult Bible Class
Southside Baptist Church
Southside
Clarence Edgil
Philadelphia Girl Shot by Trolley
Mary Dymek a 16 year old girl was shot in the right foot last night near an intersection in Philadelphia as a trolley passed. Detectives found 22 caliber bullets on the car tracks and are investigating the incident with three friends nearby.
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Philadelphia
Mary Dymek
Henry Demordy
Pensions Hiked by 20 Percent in Southeast States
President Truman signed legislation increasing pensions for about 169000 World War I and II veterans and 33000 dependents in five Southern states. J M Slaton Jr, deputy regional Veterans Administrator, explains the 20 percent rise takes effect for the war veterans and their dependents.
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Montgomery
Truman
J. M. Slaton Jr
Southeastern
Puppet Emperor Defends His Action at War Crimes Trial
Henry Pu-Yi testified at the trial of Japan's wartime leaders in Tokyo. He said his acceptance of the Manchurian puppet throne came from fear for his life and criticized Allied inaction. He described Itagaki offering the throne and noted the court's narrow, Japan-influenced scope.
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Russell Brines
Tokyo
Henry Pu-Yi
Manchuria
Pu-Yi
Japan
Seishiro Itagaki
Port Arthur
Pu Yi Itagaki
Shigeru Honjo
Kwantung Army
Honjo
U. S
Itagaki
Joseph B. Keenan
Dead Men Said to Be Balloting in Phenix City
The Phenix City Good Government League begins a campaign to end voting by deceased or nonresidents. Pamphlets list registered voters for citizen cross checks. Leader C. H. Gunter says about 700 names appear on the list.
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Phoenix City
Ala
Alabama Governor Nominee Folsom in New York Visit
Governor-nominate James Folsom of Alabama along with Associate Justice Hugo Black and Senator Hill of Alabama are in New York for a brief vacation. They traveled from Washington by car after Folsom spent two days there in talks with government officials including President Truman.
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New York
James Folsom
Alabama
Hugo Black
Supreme Court
Senator Hill
Washington
Folsom
Truman
Robert Hannegan
Henry Wallace
Veterans to Meet in Walker County over Road Delay
Handbills circulated in Walker County Georgia call all war veterans to gather in Lafayette on Saturday morning to press for faster road construction. The flyers bearing Veterans Of Walker County urge action with the slogan we need roads and we have been put off long enough. Backers of the meeting were not identified.
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Lafayette
Walker County
New Lumite Insect Screen Plant Opens in Cornelia
Cornelia Ga Aug 16 One of the Souths new industries began operation producing limited insect screen rust proof screen developed from limestone coke and salt The Chicopee Manufacturing Company plant will also make Lumite plastic fabrics for auto interiors filters tarpaulins and upholstery Army and Navy used all screen from the Gainesville plant for Pacific war areas The new screen withstands humidity salt air and salt water outperforming metal plants turned to looms from surgical gauze diaper material and tobacco cloth.
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Cornelia
South
Chicopee” Manufacturing Company
Pearl Harbor
Army
Navy
Gainesville
Pacific
Pany
Gadsden Officials Face Opposition in City Election
Mayor J H Meighan seeks reelection with opponent G H Hal Christopher and Luther H Durham. Commissioner Morris Ford challenged by Monroe B Watkins Charles M Williams and Earl Dol lar. Commissioner J R McElroy to run against Claude Linn H C Burns and T R Williams.
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Gadsden
Ala
J. H. Meighan
City Commission
Meihan
G. H
Hal) Christopher
Luther H. Durham
Morris Ford
Monroe B. Watkins
Charles M. Williams
Earl Dollar
J. R. McElroy
Claude L.nn
H. C Burns
T. R. Williams
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