Recreation plan studied for Alabama facilities
The Alabama state planning board and allied agencies began a master study to map recreation facilities and needs across the state. The effort aims to inventory federal state and local agencies, outline expansion and financing, and guide coordinated development for Alabama’s recreational resources.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Planning Board
Inlabama
Theater Ae A Valley Authority
Pat Service
U.S. Engineers
University of Alabama, Alabama
Institute
Alabama College
W. O. Dobbins Jr
Alabama
Dobbins
James L. Segrest
H. D. Mosley
W. R. Brassell
Anne Porter
Planning Board
Rex Horne
U. S. Engineers
Robert M. Howes
TVA
Ben C. Morgan
C. P. Clayton
Jackson
R. Sharman
University of Alabama
Margaret McCall
Allen T. Edmunds
National Park Service
A. W. Umbach
APJ
Markets Slip as Quiet Trading Continues on Wall Street
Downdraft tendencies persisted in today’s market with subdued activity after a modestly active opening. Investors largely ignored dividends and tax news while coal and fuel fears weighed on sentiment. bonds showed uneven results and cotton futures edged up.
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Wall Street
Victor Eubank
New York
John L. Lewis
New York Cotton Prices Rally on Mill Demand and Short Covering
Cotton futures rose after early declines as mill buying and short covering offset offerings. Late afternoon prices stood 55 cents to $1.30 above the prior close with Dec at 30.70, Mar at 30.25, and May at 29.64.
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New York
Interim head for Alabama may be appointed
R E Steiner Jr of Montgomery said the board might select a temporary president if Dr Raymond R Paty leaves before a successor is chosen. The trustees' subcommittee has not decided on a new president and will meet December 14. Paty resigns January 1 to become chancellor of the Georgia University system.
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Montgomery
Ala
Raymond R. Paty
University of Alabama
R. E. Steiner Jr
Paty
Georgia University System
Mississippi voting practices officials debate one standard for all
Sen Bridges told Natchez circuit court clerk he made it harder for Negroes to register than whites, admitting no difference between black and white applicants. He said the issue touches something very fundamental and urged equal treatment.
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Mississippi
Sen. Bridges
R.N. I
Natchez
Bridges
Samuel S. Webb Dies After Short Illness at 75
Samuel S. Webb, 75, died Tuesday night at 8:45 at his daughter Mrs. W. M. Baggett’s home in Decatur after a short illness. Funeral services planned for Thursday at Bethel near Nashville with interment at Mays Cemetery in Howell, Decatur. Survived by son Floyd L. Webb of Madison, Tenn., daughters Mrs. Baggett of Decatur, Mrs. Hartman, Mrs. Patterson of Nashville, four grandchildren, five great grandchildren, one sister and three brothers.
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Samuel S. Webb
W. M. Baggett
14Th Avenue East
Decatur
Bethel
Nashville
Tenn
Mays Cemetery
Howell
Directing
Webb
Floyd L. Webb
Madison
Jace Hartman
B. C. Patterson
Alabama Traffic Toll From State Patrol Readout
Fatalities 4400 est prop dam 880487 injuries 1990 last year. ACCIDENT totals show 96525 year to date with 3655 fatalities 2283 injuries and 1396693 est property damage. Data compiled for The Associated Press from State Patrol figures.
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Alabama
Af Patrol
Witness Recounts Lynching Version at Grand Jury
Athens Ga December 4 Lou Harrison wealthy Walton county farmer testified before a federal grand jury on his version of the mass lynching of four Negroes near Monroe July 25 He followed Barney Hester a farmer whose stabbing preceded the killings as more than 60 witnesses waited in the federal building corridors.
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Athens
Lou Harrison
Walton County
Monroe
Apalachee Bridge
Barney Hester
Harrison
Federal Building
Decatur Area Residents Move Between Homes and Hospitals
A series of Wednesday and Tuesday movements show Hartsel lews Ralph Lauderdale and Mrs Mollie Dutton among local residents visiting Decatur for business or ill health. Ambulance transfers include Mrs Guthrey and Mrs Duncan to infirmaries and hospital, while Wallace Martin and Robert Pedigo enlist in Army service. Red Cross official attends Birmingham conference.
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Wallace Martin
Decatur
Army Engineering Corps
Robert Pedigo
Regular Army
F. H. Kirby
The
American Red Cross
Morgan County
Red Cross
Birmingham
Meader report cited to halt U S Senate inquiry on military conduct
The report alleges interparty conflict over revoking the probe into Negro troop conduct. It claims crime rates among Black soldiers and poor white replacements, with charges of moral turpitude, art theft, and K corporate influence in military power.
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Nesses
Francis P. Miller
Meader
Europe
State
War Departments
Harry S. Truman
War Department
Winter grain in good condition across Alabama
Winter grain pastures and cover crops are in fine shape in all portions of Alabama. The soil remained in excellent condition due to frequent moderate rainfall and warm temperatures. Vegetables in home gardens and truck crops are growing well, with cabbage set in Mobile and Baldwin counties and Irish potatoes progressing in South Alabama.
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Montgomery
Ala
E. D. Emigh
Alabama
Emigh
Mobile
Baldwin
Careless Reading Blamed In Telegram Mix Up
Mrs Schlaufer traveled from Winter South Dakota to Montgomery believing she would attend her mother Mrs Greers funeral. A Western Union investigation revealed a telegram from a Bigelow Minnesota relative saying mother passed away.
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Montgomery
Ala
R. P. Schlaufer
Winter
S. D
Negro Vote Suit Hearing Delayed in Alabama
A Tuskegee Negro's suit over being denied voter registration was postponed to Friday. Two former Macon County registrars were summoned to appear before U. S. District Judge C. B. Kennamer. The case was moved from Dothan as Kennamer's schedule changed.
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Montgomery
Ala
Tuskegee
Macon County Board of Registrars
U. S
C. B. Kennamer
Chase
Uae
Dothan
Hearings On Estate Open In Birmingham For Woodward Plan
An oral hearing in Birmingham considers final disposition of Harvey G Woodward’s estate, valued around $2.8 to $3.5 million after a contested will. The will funds a proposed Alabama Education Foundation to create a boys school with 200 students, no textbooks or exams, and a reserve of $3 million. if impracticable, half goes to MIT for a human relations course. Rates and dissent by the widow shape the dispute amid property holdings in downtown Birmingham.
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Birmingham
Harvey G Woodward
Wat
Alabama Education Foundation
Alabama
Thomas W. Martin
Alabama Power Co
Oscar Thurlow
Woodward
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Karl Compton
MIT
Martin-Thurlow
Brown-Marx and Woodward
Metropolitan Hotel
Court sentences leader amid coal strike stand
The United Mine Workers chief Lewis faced sentencing for defying a federal court stop strike order as the government weighs heavy fines and possible jail time. A stay pending appeal was considered while unions rally support and labor leaders warn of constitutional rights at stake.
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United Mine Workers
T. Alan Goldsborough
Thos
AFL United Mine Workers
Lewis
John F. Sennett
Goldsborough
Supreme Court
U. S. Court of Appeals
Philadelphia
American Federation of Hosiery Workers
CIO
Edward Burke
Southern Coal Producers Association
Burke
Norris-LaGuardia
AFL
Death Takes Both Uncles
Mr and Mrs Byars Hurst of Decatur traveled to Greensburg Kentucky after the deaths of Jeff Henry and Owen Henry uncles of Mrs Hurst. Owen Henry fell from a moving truck after a heart attack and died on the pavement. Jeff Henry died from a brain concussion minutes later while trying to reach his brother.
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Byars Hurst
4Th Street
Decatur
Greensburg
Jeff Henry
Owen Henry
Hurst
Kentucky
Gas to Flow in Pipes Soon Across Nation
A congressional committee was told natural gas should begin flowing through major pipelines within 48 hours to ease coal shortages. Gardiner Symonds of Tennessee Gas said gas could be turned on soon, depending on weather in Southern Louisiana and readiness of connections from Texas and Louisiana fields to New York. Legal easement issues may hinder crossing the Pennsylvania border.
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Washington
Big Inch
Little Inch
Gardiner Symonds
Houston
Texas
Tennessee Gas and Transmission Company
House
Symonds
John R. Steelman
Harold L. Ickes
Steelman
John L. Lewis
Louisiana
New York
Pennsylvania
Police Chief Outlines Decatur Dept Growth Since 1930
Decatur police chief J. B. Whitmire spoke to the Lions Club at the Greystone cafe detailing 15 years of department growth from a chief and eight patrolmen with a motorcycle unit to modern radio patrol and GI training participation. He reviewed arrest records, department income, and costs, as well as plans for Ladies Night next February.
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J. B. Whitmire
Decatur
Decatur Lions Club
Greystone
Tom Edgil
James Wade
George Eady
General Tire Company
David Wiley
Reneau Carroll
Whitmire
Robert A. McMasters
Deed Corrections and Transfers List in Daily Records
Multiple property transfers and deeds recorded including Mary Alice Crittenden to William H. Clemons for 3000 dollars John R Foote to W M Fowler for 300 Mildred Hacker to Ted O Romine for 1 dollar W T Jones to Hubert A Lee for 2500 Sherrill Miller to W E Masterson for 4750 Sarah Arline McAbee to L S McAbee for 500 R L McDonald to Sherrill Miller for 1 The entries reflect deeds and correction notices across diverse parties and sums.
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Robert R. Banks
Joe A. Ryker
Mary Alice Crittenden
William H. Clemons
John R. Foote
W. M. Fowler
Mildred Hacker Et al
Ted O. Romine
W. T. Jones
Hubert A. Lee
Sherrill Miller
W. E. Masterson
Sarah Arline McAbee
L. S. McAbee
R. L. McDonald
SATS COMMANDER GIVEN PROMOTION
The Secretary of War announced the promotion to Lieutenant Colonel in the Army Air Corps for Wilbur O. Riley of Woodstock. Known as Web Riley, he began active duty in July 1941 as a First Lieutenant and was a Major at discharge last year. He and his family are back in Woodstock where he is a partner in C. and R. Chevrolet Sales Agency. He is the son of Mr. George Riley of 522 South Braddock Street. He attended Handley High School and has many Winchester friends and relatives.
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Winchester
Evening Star
Decatur
Riley
Southern Aviation Training School
Secretary of War Today
Army Air Corps
Wilbur O. Riley
Woostock
Web
Woodstock
C. and R. Chevrolet
Col. Riley
George Riley
South
Braddock Street
Handley High School
Ofto
Firecracker ban enforced in city
A 19 year old received 20 days hard labor for failing to pay a $10 fine after shooting a firecracker at a pedestrian from a car on Sixth Avenue. Patrolmen Kennedy and Carter arrested him. Mayor H R Summer reminded residents the city bans firecrackers inside limits and three miles. parents can be charged under juvenile delinquency laws if under 16. A dealer was fined $10 for violating the explosive ordinance.
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H. R. Summer
Sixth Avenue
Kennedy
Carter
Summers
Summer
Measures Tighten Rail Freight and Parcel Post Restrictions
The government enacts sweeping embargoes on rail freight and a second 25 percent cut in rail passenger mileage, plus parcel post weight limits, as a coal shortage looms. Officials warnChristmas travel will fall sharply and unemployment may rise amid enforced curbs, with exemptions for health and safety needs and military shipments.
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Stern
Armed Services
Office of Defense Transportation
DDT
J. Monroe Johnson
Apron Gift Idea Highlighted for Christmas
A playful suggestion notes that a kitchen loving mother would appreciate a practical apron as a Christmas gift. The line hints at festive gift ideas and domestic warmth.
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All States Cafe
Highway 31
United States
T. B. Barrison
Machinery Sales and Engineering CO
W. Moulten
Oakland
Hasting’s
Calif
East Bay
Dias
Sidimale
Ralph Lauderdale
Hartselle
W. H. Peebles
Hillsboro 1
Baugh
Donald Sims
Somerville
William Guthrey
Tennessee Valley Hotel
Baugh’s Infirmary
Brown's
W. O. Oden
Eva
W. R. Duncan
Third Avenue
A. R. Turner
Danville 3
R. B. French
Baby
Hamil Clinic
Sixth Avenue West
L. A. Montgomery
Hartseller
Mollie Dutton
East Lafayette Street
Charlie Yancy
Decatur General Hospital
Tanner
Niemoeller
Martin Niemoeller
Adolf Hitler
la Guardia Field
Else Bremer Niemoeller
Berlin
Church Foreign Office
Evangelical Church In
Germany
Federal Council Sea Ee
Dick Phil Marlowe
Humphrey Bogart
Lauren Bacall
Louis Jean Heydt
Warners
Chandler
Howard Hawks
SATS
Antarctic
Richard E. Byrd
Norfolk
Dorothy Perkins
Charles
Jack E. Perkins
Brown’s Office Supply Co
Adis
James L.rankin Insurance
NAT’. Bank
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