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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1945

Page

9

One Body Recovered From Wheeler Lake Tragedy

An early December search at Wheeler Lake recovered Wheeler Newton 26 of Rogersville. Two other Rogersville men, Horace Gatlin 27 and O D Jackson 26, remained missing. The boat used by the trio was found seven miles below Wheeler Dam with sheriff deputies Coast Guardsmen and TVA aides assisting.

Florence Ala Wheeler Lake Wheeler Newton Rogersville Horace Gatlin O. D. Jackson Rogersville 1 Wheeler

AFL maps plans Birmingham labor program

A two day Alabama AFL conference approved a special effort to organize seowauell tile employees. The 200 officials backed a program including equal pay for equal work regardless of race color or negro labor leaders in organizing negroes and broader ties of organization of employees in larger industries under federal AFL charters.

AFL Birmingham Alabama

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