AFL Leaders Map Strategy in Southern Drive
In New Orleans AFL leaders outlined a 14 state organizing push to add one million members by 1950 and to oppose the Taft Hartley act. Harry E. O'Reilly said emphasis will target chemical and textile workers, white collar employees, maritime industries, fishermen, and new Southern industries with the South expected to supply about half the goal. J L Rhodes led discussions on organizing with national figures visiting for closed sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
American Federation of Labor
Soutthern
Harry E. O'Reilly
AFL
South
Joseph D. Keenan
Labor
League For Political Education
J. L. Rhodes
Atlanta
Tennessee
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
O'Reilly
October Bank Debits Up From September and Prior Year
Debits to Decatur deposits in October totaled 22,551,860 dollars, up 22.8 percent from September and 3.0 percent from October 1948. Demand balances reached 12,847,136 dollars, rising 7.6 percent from September and 10.1 percent year over year. Savings fell 3.0 percent from September to 2,156,476 dollars, while postal savings declined 1.3 percent to 35,116 dollars. Receipts at Decatur post office rose 13.8 percent from September and 13.0 percent from October 1948. Building permits totaled 84,100 dollars, with 29,100 for residential and 55,000 for nonresidential, down 223 percent from September but up 813 percent from October 1948. Mortgages in Morgan County totaled 379,029 dollars, down 12.9 percent from September and 19.2 percent year over year. Nonagricultural job placements in Decatur dropped from 243 to 136, a 44 percent fall, while applications rose 35 percent. Unemployment compensation paid 50,305 dollars, down 22 percent from the prior month, with 10 percent more applications on file. Year‑ago comparisons show 66 percent fewer placements, 4 percent more applications, and a 406 percent jump in unemployment payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Activity Bank
Decatur
Morgan County
Alabama State Employment Service
Center Saves Lives Denver Polio Call Center
A Texas caller asks for a doctor for his feverish wife. Mrs Lorene Davoren at the Denver Medical Society referral center identifies a physician who treats polio at a hospital. The center handles about 40 calls daily, rising from 300 in the first month to around 1,200 monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Texas
Lorene Davoren
Denver Medical Society
Cactus Survivor Bids Farewell in Transit
Mrs Mabel Whitney and family moved from Wembley London to Palmerston North New Zealand after World War II. They carried a cutting of their pet cactus which customs in Sydney destroyed as a noxious weed feared to damage Australian farming and grazing land by its rapid spread.
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Customs
Sydney
Mabel Whitney
Wembley
London
Whitney
N. J. Whitney
Joyce
Palmerston North
New Zealand
Kinescoping Means Transcribing TV Programs on Film
Television terminology defines kinescope as a method where a live program is recorded by filming a television monitor. This archival process created a motion picture record of broadcasts for later viewing and distribution.
Alabama natives serving in state department posts abroad
About forty Alabamians work in State Department roles worldwide led by former congressman Pete Jarman now ambassador to Australia. The list includes consuls, attachés, and other officials stationed in Manila, Milan, Casablanca, London, Paris, Hamburg, Shanghai, Buenos Aires, and more, reflecting broad federal service. A separate note highlights Mrs. Black, an Alabama painter with Corcoran and Smithsonian shows, and John Horne, aide to Senator Sparkman, taking a two week economic mobilization course in Richmond Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Jennings Washington
State Department
Pete Jarman
Australia
Jarman
House
Edward DeGraffenried
Tuscaloosa
Greensboro
University of Alabama
Ennae Afc Pmglvintil UE Rectory
Margaret Allman
Whistler
Manila
John W. Anderson
Birmingham
Milan
Walter S. Blair
Casablanca
Dewitt Bragan
London
Robert Y. Brown
Dothan
Athens
Hubert H. Buzbee, Jr
Mobile
Perth
Turner C. Cameron Jr
Farnsdale
Paris
John W. Campbell
Greenville
Port Au Prince
William Archibald Campbell
John Horne
John Sparkman
Richmond
Horne
Caribbean
Defense Department
All Star Quartette Will Give Concert
The American Legion Auxiliary of post 121 Falkville sponsors the All Star quartette in concert Thursday night December 8 at Falkville High School. Tickets from Auxiliary members or at the door. Proceeds go to Christmas charities of the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Legion Auxiliary of
Post 121
Falkville
All Star Quartette
Falkville High School
Post
Andorra’s Joint Heads Led by France's President and Urgel Bishop
The head of state of Andorra is a dual system in which the French president serves as co ruler alongside the Spanish bishop of Urgel. This historic arrangement makes two foreign appointees the sovereigns of Andorra, guiding state functions and ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Urgel
Andorra
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Kennedy Motor Co
Johnson SeeHorse
Gutboard Motors
Broadway
Hollywood
New York
Biltmore Theatre
Civic Drama Festival
Decatur Jaycees
Decatur Area
Bureau of Business Research
University of
Decatur Bank
Dinsmore Bros
Second Ave
Ashington
John W. Hill
Huntsville
Perry J. Hyde
Birming
Buenos Aires
Elinor Reams
Washington
James R. Riddle
Regina
Saskatchewan
James H. Rives
Monrovia
David A. Robertson
James F. Thompson
Centerville
Mildred A. Vardaman
Sylacauga
George P. Waller
Montgomery
Corcoran Gallery
Smithsonian Institution
Black
Columbia University
School of Journalism
Phillips Gallery
Phillips
Smithsonian
the Justice
Harlan
Clay County
Josephine Foster
Orkin
Grant St
Santos
H. Ryan
North Alabama
Kelvinator
L&h
Kalamazoo
Gibson
Presteline
Philo
Electro Master
Marion
East Moulton St
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