Fair Primary Bill Would Limit Party Entrance Fees
Atlanta reports Rep. Charles Smith plans a January session bill to curb machine politics by shifting primary costs to public funds and setting entrance fees. The measure would end county rings and require unit votes for congressional results, with primaries held concurrently at state and county levels.
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Atlanta
Charles Smith
Haralson
Bremen
Smith
State
Democratic Executive Committee
BAA Sets 60 Game Schedule For Twelve Teams
The Basketball Association of America announces a 60 game season for its 12 teams this year. Each club will play 60 games, shaping a tightly balanced schedule across the league.
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Basketball Association of America
Deer Hunt Yields Big Buck In Washington County
Local barber Eddie Mitchell and a party of Lawrence County residents hunted in Washington county and reportedly killed a 10 point buck. The group also included Judge Isaac Johnson and Paul Johnson among others, with reports of another buck killed by the group.
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Eddie Mitchell
Nimrod
Washington County
Lawrence Countians
Isaac Johnson
Paul Johnson
C. J. Johnson
Hollis, McCarty
Vernon Persall
Moulton
Bill Sprinkle
Ewell Conner
Hatton
Johnson
County stalls jail bids while judge cites overage
Lawrence county commissioners failed to accept any bid for the new jail last Wednesday. Judge Isaac Johnson said the lowest bid of 129,996.00 exceeded the board’s plan by 30,000. The project may await new procedure as plans for the east-end site near Seminary Street remain unspecified.
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Lawrence County
Isaac Johnson
Board of Revenue
Johnson
Seminary Street
Odis Bellescue
Moulton
Truman C. Looney
Carroll Anderton, Jr
Leroy Davis
Col
Mary Almon
Davis
Miss Almon
Four new fire plugs installed in south town area
Four fire plugs were installed last week on the south side to extend fire fighting service to the new addition incorporated in 1947. One plug sits near the intersection by Turner’s gin and another near Amos Taylor’s store, with two more located in the south town area.
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Corporation
Turner’s Gin
Southtown
Amos Taylor
Dry spell ends as farmers put up crops in Moulton county
After heavy rain and a string of damp days, six dry days last week let farmers finish most cotton and corn work in Moulton and Lawrence counties. About 52 000 acres of cotton turned black, hogs were killed, and people awaited relief from rain as illnesses and local news updates circulated.
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Moulton and
Lawrence County
Local Residents Make Weekend Visits and Travel
Friday afternoon business transactions noted as Mrs. R. B. Henderson and family returned Saturday from visits to parental grandparents Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Cowan. Jimmie Hambrick shopped in Birmingham while Dr. R. P. Irwin left for Atlanta for several days including a deer hunt in a Georgia reservation. Mrs. Ava W. McMillan substitutes in the grammar school as Mrs. Ellis tends Mr. Ellis in Memphis. A reference to a 1675 Chicago territory peacepipe and a nearby river lake harbor remains.
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R. B. Henderson
Bobby
Bryan
J. C. Cowan
Jimmie Hambrick
Birmingham
R. P. Irwin
Atlanta
Georgia
Montgomery
Ava W. McMillan
A. M. Ellis
Ellis
Memphis
Calumet Named by French for Indian
A note explains that the word calumet is the name the French gave to the Indian sacred pipe. It highlights linguistic origins and cultural context.
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Panama
FISK
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Turner
Coal & Grain Co
the Checkerboard Store
Sarah Frost Pope Pius Jarvis Red
Waterloo
Gloria DE Nantes
Howard Johnson
Raymond Britain
Decatur Nursery
Danville Road
Ryl
Marks
Miss
Elmer Terry
Courtland
Malcolm Terry
Cecil
Onnie
Leslie
Hansel
Harvey Terry
Lou Blaxton
California
Indio
Dick Riedel
Bill Barris
Scott
Virginia
R. J. Scott
Roberson Well
Lawrence County High School Athletic Association
Rosenwald High School
C. C. McWhorter
Alf Ang
Trubbel
Birmingham News
Henry Vance
C. C. Mack
Mr. McWhorter
Walter Winchell
Parent-Teacher Association
Lawrence County High School
Tom Pettus
Clyde Horton
Pfc
Terry
Jones Chapel
Manor Terry
Dick Waugh
Highsmith
National Guard
Germany
Nate
BIG Toyland
Firestone Supply Store
East Moulton St
Cc. C. McWhorter
Liverpool
London
Globe Insurance Co
Grace Hogan
Danville
C. H. McWhorter
Moulton 2
United States
Rogersville
McWhorter
Peacepipe
Pete Marquette
Chicago Territory
Mercury
Knox McRae
Furniture Business
Decatur
Green Furniture Co
Grant ST
Green's
Grant Street
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