Commission Plans Hearing Sept 17 on Railroad Rates
Alabama Public Service Commission will hold hearings September 17 on complaints that nine Alabama railroads charge unjust and unreasonable rates. Filed by Rockwood based Stongs company, carriers named include Southern Railway Alabama Great Southern Central of Georgia Gulf Mobile and Ohio Illinois Central Louisville and Nashville St Louis San Francisco Fris0 Western Railway of Alabama.
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Montgomery
Alabama Public Service Commission
Alabama
Commission
Gordon Persons
Rockwood
Ala
Stongs Company
Southern Railway
Alabama Great Southern Railroad
Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad
Central of Georgia
Gulf
Mobile and Ohio
Ilinois Central
Louisville and
Milk price hike sparks county school milk changes
In Tuscumbia Alabama on August 31 Colbert county principals prepared to meet over a milk price rise from five to six cents per half pint. Lauderdale county lunchrooms halted milk sales after being notified. Florence city schools may not act yet and oppose a six cent price unless it drops to five. Arnold Young said dairy men cited state milk control board approval.
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Tuscumbia
Ala
Colbert County
Lauderdale County
Dairies
J. W. Powell
Florence City
Arnold Young
Lauderdale
State Milk Control Board
Groundbreaking for Livestock Coliseum Slated at Capital
Governor James E. Folsom will lift the first shovel of dirt at the August 31 groundbreaking for a 1.5 million dollar livestock coliseum in Montgomery. State officials Haygood Paterson and Tom Reid participate as Sparks era plans are referenced.
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Montgomery
James E. Folsom
State Highway Department
Haygood Paterson
Chauncey Sparks
Sparks
Tom Reid
Torrid Campaign in Louisiana Ends Today
Louisiana democrats vote today on the return of the Long family to power. Russell Long and Judge Robert F Kennon contend for the two year term of the late Senator John Overton amid Gov Earl K Long policy debate and family political influence.
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Louisiana
New Orleans
Long
Earl K. Long
Russell Long
Huey P. Long
Robert F. Kennon
State Court of Appeal
John Overton
English Cottage style home with brick and rustic siding design
The design features a brick lower front, rustic siding upper area, and wood shingles on the side. A large latticed window with shuttered sides, a curved chimney, and an entry lamp create charm. The interior includes light rooms, four closets plus three more in expanded plans, a fireplace, built in bookcase, U shaped kitchen with dining nook, and optional dining room wing and attic bedrooms.
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National Plan Service, Inc
Fall of French coalition government signals deep crisis
DeWitt Mackenzie explains France faces a grave politico economic crisis as a second Paris government falls within a month. Brittany backs De Gaulle who seeks stronger executive power amid instability. Rejuny cabinet disputes over wage and price moves trigger resignations. General elections may follow.
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Andre Marie
Paris
France
la Belle France
Western
Europe
Preston Grover
A. P
Bureau
Brittany
Charles de Gaulle
Maine
Paul Reynaud
Great Financial Authority
Rey
Mouvement Republicain Populaire
MRP
de Gaulle
Reassemblement Des Gauches
Republican Party of Liberty
Marne
All Day Sing Set At Rural Grove Baptist Church
An all day singing is scheduled Sunday at Rural Grove Baptist Church on Burleson Mountain. Dinner will be served on the grounds and the public is invited to attend.
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Rural Grove
Rural Grove Baptist Church
Burleson Mountain
Citizen Reads the News with a World on His Mind
John Q Citizen laments high barber prices and muses on wide topics from Hawaii flying boats to Hungary Yugoslavia relations. He notes Russian biologists fired for dissent and jokes about U S Academy of Sciences. A federal order dumps 124000 gallons of beer at Red Bluff California.
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Communist Party
American Academy of Sciences
Red Bluff
Calif
Marine Captain Lowery Posted as Executive Officer
Captain Thomas O Lowery assigned to the weapons training battalion at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Paris Island to serve as executive officer after 29 years in the service including eight overseas. He is a Marshall County high school graduate and is entitled to wear China Service Distinguished Marksman Good Conduct and World War II Victory Medals. Mrs Lowery is Gertrude Prime of Charleston South Carolina. Previously he was stationed at Quantico Virginia as range officer for 17 months.
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Thomas O. Lowery
Line Street
Decatur
Paris Island
Marine Corps Recruit Training
Marshall County High School
Oneonta
Marine Corps
Lowery
Gertrude Prime
Charleston
S. C
Quantico
Farm Girl Frees 50 From Overturned School Bus
In Athens Georgia a 14 year old farm girl Annie Ree Huff heard the cries from an overturned school bus. She used an ax to chop open the bus door freeing 50 occupants with 11 injured. Sheriff Ralph Baired confirms the accident involved a collision with a car. Bus driver Major Martin praised the girl for her actions.
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Athens
Ralph Bairéd
Madison County
Annie Ree Huff
Major Martin
Annie Ree
Martin
Johnston to Head Sherwin Williams Decatur Branch
W. E. Pinky Johnston has been appointed manager of the Decatur Sherwin Williams office. He previously served as credit manager of the Decatur branch and left to serve in World War II.
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W. E
Pinky
Johnston
Decatur
Sherwin-Williams
Armed Services
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