Legion Parade Delivers 12 Hour National Convention Pageant
At the 31st American Legion convention in Philadelphia, a parade expected to last from 10 A M to possibly midnight drew over 1,000,000 spectators. Some 30,000 participants joined 160 drum and bugle corps with units from the Army Navy Marines and Air Force. President Truman addressed delegates calling for a four point program to bolster the world economy and trade. Retired Gen Lucius D Clay urged U S leadership against aggressors in a speech last night.
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Milton Callihan
Fulton
Ruth Whitelock
Philadelphia
American Legion
Legion
Lee Linder
American Legionnaires
U. S. Army
Navy
Marines
Air Force
Truman
Missouri
Five House
United States
Britain
U. S
Great Britain
Lucius D. Clay
Germany
Ice Needed For Coast To Coast Railroad Car
As much as ten tons of ice is required to chill a single railroad refrigerator car on a coast to coast trip.
Stalin Tito rift roils Europe as Moscow faces challenge
Mackenzie's column reports circulation in Washington that Stalin's hold on the Eastern European satellites is weakened by Moscow Yugoslavia tensions. Hightower cites Eastern European reports ahead of talks among Acheson Bevin and Schuman, forecasting a three power Cold War strategy review and new Kremlin moves.
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Europe
Washington
Stalin
Moscow
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
John M. Hightower
Acheson
Bevin
Schuman
Hightower
Russia
Kremlin
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Hungary
Finland
Tito
Bulgaria
Romania
Them
Yugo Slavia
World Bank
Red
The Colby House Plan From Small House Bureau
The Colby features a low brick veneered exterior and sturdy construction. It has three bedrooms with ample closet space, a comfortable living room, a kitchen with dining area, and multiple storage closets plus a coat closet in the front vestibule. The kitchen and dining area are cross ventilated, with a full basement and a footprint of 28 by 36 feet totaling 1,170 square feet and 23,391 cubic feet of volume. For more information, contact the Small House Planning Bureau in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
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COLBY
Smal House Planning Bureau
St. Cloud
Minn
Collector Is Threatened Over Klans Tax Suit
U S Collector Marion H. Allen for Georgia reported repeated telephone threats since filing suit last week over unpaid income taxes on the Association of Georgia Klans. A caller identified as a Klansman's wife warned of trouble while Allen noted no knowledge of the callers. He said he will continue the tax collection effort for 1946 1947 and 1948 despite the threats.
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Atlanta
U. S
Allen
Deputy May Receive Pay For Other Duties
In Montgomery a deputy sheriff may collect county pay for duties as jail attendant or janitor if no conflict with primary duties. The ruling, issued by Assistant Attorney General Sykes at the request of St. Clair County Probate Judge M. W. Foreman, also addresses unclaimed witness fees from Huntsville inferior court as fiduciary funds.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Sykes
M. W. Foreman
St. Clair County
Attorney General's Office
Huntsville Inferior Court
Hotel Operator Injured in Florida Crash
Tallahassee August 30 A truck car collision left Allen Stiles Sr broker jaw and shoulder bone injuries. Stiles co owner of a chain of hotels in four Southern states and president of the Cherokee hotel in Tallahassee was unhurt. The truck driver Preston Cummings Gordon Alabama was not injured. Stiles and two brothers own Stiles hotels in Florida Georgia Alabama and South Carolina. One hotel owned is the Redmont in Birmingham.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Allen Stiles
Preston
Birmingham Boy Leads The Field In Model Planes
Detroit August 30 A rbert L. Davis 16 of Birmingham scored the highest points in the third international model planes contest, topping 167 events announced at a banquet closing seven days of competition. The Ply mouth Motor Corporation brought 500 model fliers for the events. Davis won five trophies and 200 in U S savings bonds, entering planes in all speed events and posting a 136.10 MPH jet propelled model in the junior division.
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Detroit
Rbert L. Davis
Birmires
Davis
Plymouth Motor Corporation
U. S
Morgan County Lawrence Cove News Roundup
Mrs Eddie Buccella and daughters Sylvia and Cynthia return to Boston after a month with her parents Mr and Mrs A D Stinson. Hyland Kinney heads to South Carolina to join the air force. The Ponter and Stinson families visit relatives in Hartselle Somerville Decatur and Jasper as revival events and family gatherings fill the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Buccella
Sylvia
Cynthia
Boston
Mass
A. D. Stinson
J. A. Bogle
Hillsboro
Alvin Stinson
Hyland Kinney
South Carolina
Air Force
FE. M. Ponter
Hartselle
Jimmie Ponter
John Morris
Barbara
Alva Drinkard
Somerville
Nego Center
Louis
Decatur
Jewel Woods
Joe
E. M. Ponter
M. S Allison
Allison
Chester Calvert
Wiley
Alford Brooks
Brooks
Jasper
M. S. Allison
John H. Ponter
Ponter
Rent Controls To Be Speeded
Changes to rent control procedures speed up actions for landlords and tenants in the Muscle Shoals area. Landlords and tenants will serve notices directly, reducing office workloads. appeals go to Washington housing expeditor, bypassing regional review. Notices may be delivered in person by mail or posted when more than four tenants are involved.
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E. R. Carter Jr
Muscle Shoals
Washington
Nail-making in colonial days doubles as home craft
In early colonial days families crafted nails at home. A skilled worker could produce about 2000 small nails per day, showcasing the efficiency of domestic manufacturing and the rough economy of early settler communities.
Feldman denies lobbying request in 1948 Capitol Hill contact
General Feldman replies to a suspended five percenters probe denying he asked Hunt to reach congressional "contacts" about retirement legislation for Army officers. He states there was a law prohibiting lobbying by Army officers and maintains he did not seek any Capitol Hill contact. (Wirephoto)
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Feldman
Gen. Feldman
Hunt
Congress
Army
Capitol Hill
Western Hemisphere oil output in 1948 tops world share
In 1948 the Western Hemisphere produced 77.8 percent of the globe's oil, highlighting its dominant role in world petroleum output for that year.
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Western Hemisphere
Oyster Lovers Break as Big Alabama Crop Looms
Oyster lovers anticipate a bumper Alabama harvest as a survey by Sidney Landry, chief seafood inspector, notes oysters well advanced and a large planting program paying off. Three reefs Marsh Island, the West side of Coffee Island, and Bon Secour reef will be closed to tonging to protect new seed and shell oysters. Last season yielded about 96,000 barrels before closing April 30.
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Mobile
Alabama
Sidney Landry
Bert Thomas
Marsh Island
Coffee Island
Bon Secour Reef
Baldwin County
State Reef
Landry
Six Decatur area students earn degrees at Alabama summer
Six students from the Decatur area received degrees at the University of Alabama summer school commencement. Included among those awarded degrees were several from the local region, marking a notable achievement for the graduates and their families.
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Decatur
Alabama
Decatur Area
University of Alabama
Local Graduates List From Decatur and Surrounding Areas
Degrees awarded include Master of Arts to Bernice L Bail ey of Somerville and John M Howell of Five Points. Emily N Richeson of Decatur earns a master, while Charlie H Burt of Trinity and Thomas M Sheats of Decatur receive Bachelor of Science degrees.
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Bernice L. Bailey
Somerville
John M. Howell
Five Points
Frank D. Peebles Jr
Emily N. Richeson
Decatur
Charlie H. Burt
Trinity
Thomas M. Sheats
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Dillehay
Wes
Emibly
S Boley
Ruberoid Co
Stone Lumber CO
Market ST A
MacKenzie
Dewitt Mackenzie
Belk’s
Rayon Gabardine
Belk Hudson Co
Birmingham Boy
Morgan County
Lawrence Cove
Doan
Oyd
Rube
YALE
Gilman
Wood Lumber CO
Canal Street
Studebaker
Uxury
Pryor Motor CO
1St Ave
Johnston ST
Decatur, Ala
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