Family Group Reunion Gathers in Moss Chapel
A Sunday reunion on August 28 at Moss Chapel brought Mrs. Jim Brasseale and numerous relatives together for Sunday school, preaching by Reverend Davis, and fellowship. Attendees included the Brasseale and Roberts families from Hartselle, Paducah Kentucky, Florence, and Hartsville, with 24 present and three grandsons absent. Notable mentions include the late Jim Brasseale (died 1923) and Lt. Hudson McElroy Jr. (died 1944) from Hondo Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Brasseale
Moss’ Chapel
Davis
Brasseale
Hartselle
Luke Roberts
Sonny. Hartselle
Hudson McElroy
Kathryn
Florence
Burley Lane
Jimmy
Paducah
Kentucky
Clint Thompson
Charlie
Betty
Peggy
Dorothy Thompson
Allen Brasseale
Harlan
John Wayne
Falkville
Willard Russell
Gayle
Hildred
Leona
Katie Lee Moore
Madison Moore
Hudson McElroy Jr
Air Force
Hondo
Texas
Tito seeks US loan to aid Yugoslavia economy
Belgrade reports say Tito is a near certainty for an American loan if he stays independent from Moscow. Acheson and Cavenish Cannon press export import bank to approve quickly, with about 25 million dollars for copper, lead and zinc mine machinery as Britain consumes strategic stockpiles. Bolivia mobilizes a general draft as rightist revolt spreads, calling 20 to 24 year olds and men 19 to 50, to defend La Paz and nearby Cochabamba where rebels hold ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tito
Yugoslavia
Moscow
Acheson
Cavendish Cannon
Belgrade
United States
Bolivia
la Paz
Cochabama
Farm wheat acreage rules set for 1950 crop
The new law sets minimum wheat acreage allotments for 1950 equal to the larger of two calculations based on 1948 49 planting and fallow patterns. Peanuts for 1950 get a fixed minimum allotment of 2 100 000 acres, with state shares based on earlier plantings and 1948 harvests. If the national allotment falls, individual peanut allotments decline proportionally.
Funeral For Child Slated Wednesday
Funeral services for Hoyt Wayne Waites, 3, who died at 6:20 P.M. Monday at his home in Moulton, will be held at Aldridge Grove church Wednesday at 3 P. M. Rev. E E Byars will conduct the rites. Interment will be in adjoining cemetery. Parents Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Waites and five brothers, Ray, Roy, Tidmore, Willard, and asnes, survive along with numerous relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoyt Wayne Waites
Moulton
Aldridge Grove Church
E E Byars
J. A. Waites
Ray
Roy
Tidmore
Willard
Asnes
Agence A Westmore
Mabel
Jewell
Markets Wall Street Showed Cautious Upturn In Trading
A light bid kept Wall Street inching higher though most gains were small and many issues steadied at Monday's levels. Turnover ran about 600,000 shares as the slowest month in the market continued. Major movers included United Aircraft on a government contract rumor and several industrials while Coca Cola eased after a sharp prior advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William D. Horgan
New York
Superior Steel
United Aircraft
U. S. Steel
General Motors
Chrysler
Studebaker
Sears Roebuck
International Harvester
Douglas Aircraft
Consolidated Natural Gas
Brooklyn Union Gas
Americar
American
Cyanamid
Dow Chemical
du Pont
Sinclair Oil
Barnsdall Oil
Gulf Oil
Texas Co
Standard Oil
N. J
General Electric
Philip Morris
Nickel Plate
Johns Manville
Coca-Cola
New York Cotton Prices Mixed As Market Holds Steady
New York cotton futures were quiet and mixed with an initial drop followed by a rebound as textile mill buying supported prices. Traders awaited Washington farm price legislation news and the mid August parity schedule. futures closed unchanged to 50 cents a bale higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washington
Grain prices fall on Board of Trade session
Chicago closing prices show broad declines as selling by commission houses and local liquidations push grains lower. Wheat ends near yesterday, corn mixed, oats steady to lower, rye down, soybeans marginally lower. lard climbs slightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Trade
Markets at a Glance in New York
Markets at a glance show stocks higher with a small advance. Bonds are mixed with rail gains. Cotton remains quiet as hedging and mill buying appear subdued on August 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago Grain and Hog Market Summary
Chicago trading showed wheat closing lower while corn and oats edged mixed to lower. Hog prices held steady to down 25 cents with a top of 21.50, while cattle advanced up to 50 cents to a high of 30.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Commission House
North Georgia poultry market steady with mostly unchanged prices
Atlanta August 30 US DA reports the North Georgia poultry market steady with prices unchanged. Trucking demand good and small sizes adequately supplied in most areas. Heavy fryers barely ample for trade needs while some small crosses trend lower and heavy crosses reach top of price range. FOB farm prices for broilers and fryers picked up to 27 1/2 cents per pound on Monday afternoon and today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
USDA
North Georgia
Death notice for Thomas Griffin of Moulton4
Funeral arrangements for Thomas Moore Griffin 79 died at home Monday. survivors include widow Susan and two daughters B B Jones Hillsboro and W L Norwood Hanceville 3 and relatives listed. (Note: OCR fragments limit full details)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Moore Griffin
Moulton
Susan Griffin
B. B. Jones
Hillsboro
W. L. Norwood
Hanceville
Willie
Augusta
San Diego
Calif
D. M
Moorehead
Minn
Local Hospital Admissions and Yardmaster Shuffle
Eva admitted to Decatur General hospital. Catherine Chapman dismissed from Decatur General hospital. J. J. Hardwick to be agent-general yardmaster at Decatur Oakworth for L and N Sept 1. C P Burks moves to Gadsden as general yardmaster. R H Pettey heads Decatur freight house. Hardwick promotion follows eight years at Decatur L and N. Monday noon TVA reading 85, minimum 68. Marshall Redding son of Roy and Mrs. Humphrey dismissed from Decatur General hospital. John K Voehringer of Mock Judson Voehringer Greens boro NC in town on business. Alabama Hosiery Mills part of Mojud company. Merrill Doss of Hart-Selle in Decatur on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Hardwick
Decatur-Oakworth
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company
C. P. Burks
Gadsden
R. H. Pettey
Decatur
Mr. Hardwick
TVA
U. S
Marshall Redding
Roy Humphrey
Hillsboro
Decatur General Hospital
John K. Voehringer
Mock, Judson & Voehringer
Greensboro
N. C
Alabama Hosiery Mills
Mojud
Democracy class visit to The Daily plant in Decatur
The democracy class of Priceville School led by Mrs Julia Sharp visited Decatur today. The itinerary included a tour of The Daily plant with drivers Mrs Sharp Mrs Fiord Briscoe and others and students such as William Prince Edgar Van White Melvin Brown and Jack Collier among the attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democracy
Priceville School
Julia Sharp
Decatur
Mrs Sharp
Fiord Briscoe
H. N. Pucrifoy
Robert Ryan
Elzoan
William Prince
Edgar van White
Melvin Brown
Jack Collier
Edward Poteet
Billy Robinson
Ralph Aykins
Albert Vinsaht
Joel Slaten
Eizady Bracken
Jane Brady
Unusual marriage judged good deed under law
A displaced woman, penniless, joined with her uncle Rosenbloom after his inability to support her separately. Jewish law limits a nephew marrying an aunt but allows an uncle to marry his needy niece, deeming it a worthy deed in this case.
Cloudburst floods Birmingham area damaging city hall
A cloudburst dumped 2.59 inches in 40 minutes flooding streets and basements in Birmingham area. Water backed up from storm sewers, city hall recorded 10 feet of water, and a main street underpass had six feet of flood. High winds likely 70 mph, lightning struck, power outages hit half the city as AP circuits went down for over an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham Electric Company
Associated Press
Austinville Senior Class Names State Of Year's Officials
The Austinville high school senior class elected officers at a Monday meeting. President Ethelene Crowe and vice president Ralph Sharp led a slate including secretary Irene Johnson treasurer Sarah Nell Pettus song leader Martha McCulloch reporter Carolyn How erd and committee heads Hilda Ledlow Inez Mullican Jewel McCullough Scott McClannahan Sarah Pettus Elain Millwood. They chose class flower white rose, colors orchid and white, and motto We have crossed the bar. The ocean ies before. Miss Margaret Chenault is class sponsor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austinville High School
Ethelene Crowe
Ralph Sharp
Irene Johnson
Sarah Nell Pettus
Martha McCulloch
Carolyn Howerd
Hilda Ledlow
Inez Mullican
Jewel McCulloch
Scott McClannahan
Sarah Pettus
Elain Millwood
Oceanies
Margaret Chenault
Paul Dobbs Laid to Rest in Elmwood
Funeral services for Paul H. Dobbs 39 who died Friday at Lavender clinic Hartselle were held Saturday at Central Methodist Church conducted by Rev G M Davenport. Body escorted to Birmingham for an additional service at Luquire Funeral chapel Monday at 3 p.m. Interment in Elmwood cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul H. Dobbs
Lavender Clinic
Hartselle
Central Methodist Church
G. M. Davenport
Highsmith
Birmingham
Luquire Funeral Chapel
Elmwood
Church Buys Bagley Home For $18000
The R B Bagley home at 544 Sherman Street is sold to Central Baptist church for 18000. Pastor Rev O Q E Burton said final sale steps are by attorney Charles Eyster with committee members C E Poole and Ed Strother. The church will turn the parsonage into a babies building and a ladies parlor with a hoped move in Thursday. Bagley, former state vocational rehabilitation supervisor, was transferred to Montgomery in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Bagley
Sherman Street
Central Baptist Church
OQ. E. Burton
Nathan Pryor
Charles Eyster
C. E. Poole
Ed Strother
Burton
Bagley
State Vocational Rehabilitation
Montgomery
Vaughan Denies Wrongdoing In White House Aid Scandal
Military aid Vaughan testifies denying any wrongdoing over gifts from Albert Werley perfume chief and seven home freezers given to him and friends including one to Mrs. Truman. He says no connection to White House aid, no fees, no participation by the President, and no receipt of commissions. He describes meetings with Hunt and Mara gon and details on Waitt, Maragon, and related inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert’ J. Werley Perfume Co
Chicago
Mrs. Truman
White House
Independence
Vaughan
Truman
Hoey
N.C
Maragon Link
John Maragon
Hunt
Alden H. Waitt
Army Chemical Corps
Waitts
Waitt
Gordon Gray
Herman Feldman
Mundt
R. S.D
Munt
Vaughan- Waitt
Maragon
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Maragen
New York
Missouri
Gary
Mara
Ite House
Bennett
State Department
Ruth Shipley
State Department Passport Division
Senator O'Conor
McClure Rites Set Wednesday
Services for William Billy McClure 70 will be Wednesday at 3 PM at Tanner Methodist Church. He died Monday night at his daughter's home in Athens. Rev S D Lankford and Rev G M Bynum will conduct the rites with burial in Athens city cemetery. Survived by wife Nancy, daughter Mrs Roberts, sister Mrs Earl Beckham and brother A B McClure. McClure born and raised in Tanner and long a Tanner church member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Billy) MccClure
Tanner Methodist Church
J. F. Roberts
Athens
S. D. Lankford
G M. Bynum
Athens City
Spry of
Athens 4
Nancy McClure
Roberts
Earl Beckham
Athens 2
A. B. McClure
Nashville
McClure
Tanner
Tanner Church
Circle 2 of Forest Chapel WSCS Holds Meeting
Circle two of the Woman's Society of Christian Service met Saturday at Mrs. Burl West's home for its regular gathering. Nine members and two visitors attended as readings and talks covered topics from Upper Room devotions to Hiroshima's Dream. Next meeting set for September 17 at Miss Lola Mae Sparkman's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Forest Chapel
Burl West
Hollis West
Byrd West
Lola Mae Sparkman
God
Panel to proceed on report if mediation fails
Three panel members led by Prof. Carroll R. Daugherty of Northwestern plan to continue the report if mediation is rejected. The new deadline to submit to the White House is Sept 10, leaving only three days for bargaining before the Sept 14 strike deadline unless the President grants a truce extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Nicholas Delano Seagraves
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Nicholas
van H. Seagraves
Anna Eleanor Boettiger
Sistie
White House
Carroll R. Daugherty
Northwestern University
Visitor Rate High At Warm Springs
The Franklin D. Roosevelt memorial commission said it expects to sell the 100000th ad mission to the Little White House on Friday. The Georgia home has averaged about 10000 visitors each month since opening October 28, 1948, with 85 percent adults and the rest children from every state and many foreign countries. The memorial operates as a self perpetuating state agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warm Springs
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Memorial Commission
Employment in Alabama Drops in July
Alabama manufacturing payrolls fell for the ninth straight month in July with about 200,000 workers employed, down from June and a year earlier. Durable and non-durable goods both declined, textiles slumped led by a fabric plant shutdown, and shipbuilding gained from new contracts while coal and metal mining shed workers. Production pay averaged $1.19 per hour for 38.5 hours weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
State Caperties of Industrial Relations
U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Council Clears Chief of Police in Cullman
Cullman City Council dismissed charges of misconduct and gross neglect of duty against Police Chief J. E. Pierce and reinstated him with pay for the leave of absence, after finding most accusations came from questionable sources and noting former officer Edward Ballard was dismissed for insubordination weeks earlier. The decision was delayed until Councilman Eml Logler returned from Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman
J. E. Pierce
W. J. Nesmith
Pierce
Nesmith
Edward Ballard
Council
Ballard
Emil Loegler
Portland
Ore
Lemmond Home Party Highlights Local Guests
Flora Lemmond hosted a social at the Lemmond home near Somerville on Saturday night August 27. Guests included Ruby Nell Mayfield Thurmond Mayfield Melba Jean Lipsey Doris Ann Smith Joe Fowler Ray Fowler Sue Ransom Helen and Charles Plemons Carolyn Smith Charles Mooneyham Gene Blevins Hartford Lyle Junior Goree Lanette Blankenship Betty and Bobby Lawrence Bill Pike Van White Richard Butner Johnny McCutchen Wyvonia Houser Doyle Houser Calvin Houser Felton Blankenship Hollis Chamay Edgar Leslie Pannell Eddy Smith Vesa McGhee Phil Gilchrist Vaughn and John W Gilchrist Marshall Williams Ralph Atkins Buddy Poteet James Roy Fairbanks Cleo Calahan Winfred Windell Stevens Wesley Smith Jr Acklin Lemmond Lewis Mason Bonnie Jack Campbell Charles Ransom and others. All reported good time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora Lemmond
Marvin Lemmond
Somerville
Ruby Nell Mayfield
Thurmond Mayfield
Melba Jean Lipsey
Doris Ann Smith
Joe Fowler
Ray Fowler
Sue Ransom
Helen
Charles Plemons
Carolyn Smith
Charles Mooneyham
Gene Blevins
Hartford Lyle
Junior Goree
Lanette Blankenship
Betty
Bobby Lawrence
Bill Pike
van White
Richard Butner
Johnny McCutchen
Wyvonia Houser
Doyle Houser
Calvin Houser
Felton Blankenship
Hollis Chamay Edgar
Leslie Pannell
Eddy Smith
Vesa McGhee
Phil Gilchrist
Vaughn
John W.W. Gilchrist
Marshall Williams
Ralph Atkins
Buddy Poteet
James Roy Fairbanks
Cleo Calahan
Winfred
Windell Stevens
Wesley Smith
Jr. Acklin Lemmond
Lewis Mason
Bonnie
Territory Extends Across West East To Alaska
A broad territorial description notes the region stretching from the West to the East and northward to Alaska, with mentions of Ohio and the coyote as symbolic guides within the span.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Alaska
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Elointe Roberts
J. V
Allen Moore
Prague
Britain
International Airport
West Palm Beach
Fla
Wall Street
Thomas Griffin
Diarte
William C. Martine
Eva
Little Catherine Chapman
E. M. Chapman
Merrill Doss
Hart- Selle
Priceville
Waters City Hall
Austinville
Paul Dobbs
John J. Healey
Beverly
Mass
Tippy
Healey
Church
Probers
Europe
Trip
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Pot York
Kansas City
Vaughaning
McCaree
Wscs Circle
Lemmond
Burton’s Boat Harbor
Perryville, Tenn
Jackson
Tennessee River
Owens
Bay City
Cris Craft
Johnson
Harvey Freeman & Sons
Donelson, Tenn
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