Car Thefts Charged To Morgan County Man
Tommy L. Sumerel, 28, held in Morgan county jail on two counts of grand larceny. He was arrested Friday near Russellville by the Highway Patrol. Vehicles stolen belonged to Almon P. Gillespie of Decatur and H L Shedrick of Somehiville. Gillespie’s car disappeared December 8. Shedrick’s was taken earlier. Investigation ongoing.
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Tommy L. Sumerel
Morgan County
Highway Patrol
W. B. Little
Sumerel
Almon P. Gillespie
Decatur
H. L. Shadrick
Somehiville
Russellville
Shedrick
Sgt. Little
Gillespie
Vandal Is Nailed For Breaking Glass At School
A young white man was fined 20 in city court and ordered to pay door glass damage at Decatur junior high school after breaking a door window last Wednesday. He admitted the vandalism saying he liked to hear glass break. he was apprehended and held for city court with police cooperation.
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Decatur
Rapture In View delights Riverside crowd at full house
Beta Sigma Phi sorority hosted a musi cale titled Rapture In View at Riverside auditorium Friday evening. About 600 persons witnessed the Jack McCulloch Talmadge Meadows production with hearty applause. The sorority thanked guest performers Mabel Fair Jean Gurse the Bama Four Tut Montgomery John Walter Bailey Curly Hurley and honored Jack McCulloch and Talmadge Meadows for the show’s success.
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Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Riverside Auditorium
Jack McCulloch
Talmadge Meadows
Beta Sigma Phi
Mabel Fair
Jean Gurse
Bama
Tut Montgomery
John Walter Bailey
Curly Hurley
Safe damaged but not opened at White Motors
Police investigated a burglary at John Waite Motors on Saturday after a damaged safe was found. Intruders attempted to crack the safe but did not open it. about $25 was taken from a money drawer and several desks were broken into.
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White Motors
John Waite Motors
White
the Daily
New Song Delights Audience At Show
A new number I Talk To Myself About You written by McCulloch and Meadows and sung by Ruth McCulloch drew a strong response from spectators, showcasing fresh material from the co authors.
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McCulloch
Meadows
Ruth McCulloch
Intruder Entry At Firm HQ Tied To Friday Night Break-In
Mr White reports an intruder or intruders entered the firm headquarters on First Avenue Friday night by breaking a rear garage window. Navy football coach George Sauer has a daughter Dana age six and a son George. Dana is named for Dana X Bible, Sauer’s former Nebraska coach.
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First Avenue
White
Navy
George Sauer
Dana
George
Dana X. Bible
Savings Trends In County Employment Data
Fe county shows October to November savings totaling 321 031 down 31 5 percent from the prior month and up 5 4 percent from a year ago mortgages. Job placements fell 39 6 percent while applications rose 70 8 percent, indicating an unfavorable placements to applications ratio. The Decatur office reported 201 more new applications than placements in November. Unemployment compensation payments in Organ County totaled 10 774 with 190 new claims in the month.
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Bureau OF Business Research University.of Alabama
Decatur
Alabama State Employment Service
Organ County
Textile Year Is Reviewed In 1948 Cotton Industry Update
Charlotte report notes 1948 saw modernization growth with wage increases 94 cents to $1.11 in the South and an eight percent raise at Dan River mills. Exports declined, but capital outlays topped $250 million for modernization and new plants mostly in cotton and rayon sectors.
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Charlotte
N. C
South
Dan River
Danville
Textile Workers ,Union of America
CIO
Aaa
OPA
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Textile Information Service
United States
Rayon
Six Appointed For Special Gifts Campaign
B L Rickenbacker announces a six member gift committee for Morgan county March of Dimes drive. Members are Robert McNelly Doak Stone Don Blend John Addell John D Wyker and Ewell K. One. Campaign starts January 14 and aims to finish by month’s end.
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B. L. Rickenbacker
Morgan County
Robert McNelly
Oiemen
Doak Stone
Don Blend
John ‘Addell
John D. Wyker
Ewell K
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