Wills Topic At Civitan Talk By Attorney Bethany
C W Bethany Jr of Decatur spoke to the Civitan club at the Lyons hotel on wills and the disposition of real and personal property. He defined a will as an instrument taking effect after death and revocable in life, noting who can devise real estate and personal property. He highlighted advantages for families, the descent and distribution rules if no will exists, and the need for proper witnessing and probate in Alabama.
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C. W. Bethany Jr
Decatur
Civitan
Lyons Hotel
A. M. Roan
Bethany
Mr. Bethany
Alabama
Grandstaff Freed in Big Spring After Long Prison Term
In October 1949 Grandstaff received a pardon during Big Spring Texas centennial events inspired by Earl Philips' book. He faced 20 offenses mainly larceny and a life sentence from a Memphis case ten years prior. He praised supporters and planned prayer at the cathedral, reunion with his mother, and marriage to Mrs. Mildred McConkey of Fort Wayne, who also planned to wed him.
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Grandstaff
Mildred McConkey
Fort Wayne
Ind
McConkey
General Electric
Ballot Inquiry Faces Wider Scope in District
Phenix City Attorney Roy Smith, for the loyalists, argued there was no proof of fraud in Coffee or nearby counties and condemned the probe as a fishing expedition. He and Rives urged extending the contest investigation beyond three of ten counties to cover the entire district. Herbert Meighan, the lone loyalist on the committee, was absent during the hearing.
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Phenix
Roy Smith
Coffee
Coffee County
Dis
Gadsden
Herbert Meighan
Reds Press Assaults North of Beachhead
Correspondent Lambert reports communist troop concentrations north of the beachhead as Reds reply only with motor attacks on the East flank. Swinton notes air and artillery attacks striking five villages while communists continue to shell assembly areas. Far East Air Forces report ongoing attacks on common forces across the US army area in the North.
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Lambert
Swinton
Far East
Decatur Market Prices for Cotton and Grains
Markets report cotton middling at 42.00 cents, strict low 40.50, cottonseed 100 per ton. Broilers 22 cents delivered, hens 20 to 24 cents, eggs 80 cents per dozen. No. 2 wheat 2.41, No. 2 yellow corn 1.57, No. 2 white corn 1.52, No. 3 white corn 1.47, No. 2 oats 0.90, No. 2 mile 2.05. Corn basis 15.2 percent moisture, other grains basis 13 percent moisture.
Nashville Livestock Prices and Early Sales Report
In Nashville Tennessee on December 21, cattle sales ranged from 16.00 to 22.50 for cutters and bulls, calves mostly 32.00 to 35.00 with some 25.00 to 29.00, hogs 200 to 240 pounds at 19.25, lighter 17.50 to 17.75, sows 16.00 to 16.25, and sheep slaughter lambs 29.00 to 29.50 among about 50 head observed.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Federal
State Department of Agriculture
North Georgia live poultry market report
North Georgia live poultry market shows weak demand and adequate supply. Prices paid FOB farm for Wednesday afternoon and this morning ranged from 20 to 22 cents for broilers and fryers, mostly 20 to 20 1 2 cents, with many plants dressing for storage by dealers.
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Atlanta
USDA
North Georgia
Cotton futures show irregular moves as price controls loom
New crop deliveries weaken amid profit taking while locals and New Orleans sellers press. Old crop futures rise briefly on mill buying and short covering before hedging and liquidation trim gains. Traders doubt the voluntary price freeze applies to raw cotton and futures. late trading settles near mixed levels with March at 42.68, May 42.23, July 41.60.
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New York
New Orleans
Grain prices ease on Chicago board with modest losses
In Chicago on December 21 grains fell from the prior close. Wheat closed 15-8-2 lower at March $2.45 18, corn down 5-8 to 1 cent at March $1.70 1-8, oats 7-8 15-8 lower at March 96 3-8, rye 7-8 1 18 down at May $1.69, soybeans 3-4 11-2 lower at January $3.09, and lard 18 to 25 cents lower at January $17.80 per hundred pounds.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Pepper Honored On 83rd Birthday in Decatur
Jim Pepper of Decatur was honored with a birthday dinner for his 83rd anniversary last Sunday. Eight children, 19 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren, and 14 in laws joined family friends for the celebration.
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Jim Pepper
Decatur
Kefauver Telegrams Link Chicago to Regional Crime Probe
Senate committee chair Kefauver said testimony showed interstate crime centered in Chicago. Witnesses not called included former Capone gang members. search will continue for them and other missing gangsters. Next hearing December 28 in Tampa. State and city officials launched a broad probe into policy operations with wheels generating about 60 million dollars annually. Policy kings Edward Jones and Theodore Roe jailed. operators Patrick Manno and Pete Tremont seized after refusals to testify. Ralph Capone also detained. All five held without charge.
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Sen
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Chicago
Old Capone
Tampa
Fla
John S. Boyle
Timothy O'Connor
Boyle
South Side
Edward P. Jones
Theodore Roe
Patrick Manno
Pete C. Tremont
O’hara
Ralph
Bottles) Capone
Scarface
Local Church Talks and Christmas Notices Run Through City
Ree Pat Gibbons of Pine Grove WV to speak on The Place Of Authority at Grant Street Church of Christ. D D Gibson of Central Baptist thanks the Daily family for Christmas help in church activities. Coast Guard Auxiliary offers 25 reward for finding Iola Elliott body. search continues after lunch. Reverend R L Baker preaches The Babe Of Bethlehem at Memorial Drive Methodist. Charles R Brewer to spend Christmas in Nashville. E N Chandler 235 Sixteenth Avenue Baptist proscribes Was Is He Coming sermon. Morgan County to hold county court for a week starting January 22 with about 150 cases non jury. First Baptist to host visitation night and Sunday school. Jaycee Christmas light contest omission noted for Lonnie Pettey home. Austinville Church of God to present Christmas pageant The Story That Never Grows Old. Southside Baptist choir presents The Message Of The Christmas Angel. Alvin Johnson family to spend Christmas in Blountstown Florida. One recorder's court case today disorderly conduct. Fire dept toy distribution praised by Coordinating Council secretary Nina Woods. Police seek tan slippers stolen from C H Rogers home. Shoes possibly sold to an unknown buyer.
Truman defense powers bill moves in House as excess profits tax okayed
In the House the defense powers bill is set as the first order of business with War Powers Act sections revived to enable government reshuffling and contract adjustments. A civil defense program creates a federal administration led by Millard Caldwell Jr. and a $2 billion bomb shelter plan with states sharing costs. The Senate approved by voice vote an excess profits tax aimed at $3.2 billion from corporations this year. A conference panel will reconcile differences with a similar House measure. Also the House sent to the White House a bill banning interstate shipment of slot machines unless states permit with special laws. In 1948 Stan Musial tied Ty Cobb for the most five-hit games in a season.
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House
Truman
Civil Defense Administration
Florida
Millard Caldwell Jr
Senate
Senate-House
White House
Death Claims Mrs. Caraway
Mrs. Hattie W. Caraway of Arkansas died at 72 in the White Hall sanatorium Falls Church Virginia after illness since January. She had a stroke on January 18 left partly paralyzed and served as a U.S. senator for 13 years under Franklin D. Roosevelt. She had been on the federal employees' compensation appeals board.
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Washington
Hattie W. Caraway
Arkansas
United States Senate
White Hall
Falls Church
Caraway
Federal
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Senate
Thaddeus Caraway
Rebecca Latimer Felton
Georgia
Huey P. Long
Lousiana
Inflation fight spreads as major firms pledge price restraint
Wilson Valentine urged lines with annual business over $500000 to give advance notices. ESA rejected GM’s appeal to modify price rollback. IH and Socony-Vacuum agreed to hold line. Sinclair Oil will comply. Standard Oil New Jersey left affiliate compliance to its units. Rep Sheppard warns lack of retroactive controls to June has cost $5.3 billion in rearmament price rises.
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Valentine
Economic Stabilization Agency
ESA
General Motors Corporation
International Harvester Company
Socony-Vacuum Oil Company
Sinclair Oil Corp
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Sheppard
D-Calif
Taxes Distributed Based on December 1-15 Collections
A total of 91 658.67 in real and personal ad valorem taxes was collected through December 15, bringing Morgan county’s year to date to 370 899 79, about 57 percent of the 665 000 due. Penalties and 6 percent annual interest will be added after December 31. The distribution shows state 14 520.19, Morgan county 24 541.94, county schools 15 025.13, Decatur schools 5 247.43, Austinville 56.62, Decatur 27 731.02, Falkville 19 554, Hart Sel le 1 843.73, Trinity 104.44, and Board of Revenue and Control 2 392.63.
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Morgan County
State of Alabama
County
Decatur
Austinville
Falkville
Hart Selle
Trinity
Board of Revenue and Control
Acheson Returns From European Mission Facing Republican Challenge
Naming men after Acheson, he gave a full report of his Brussels meeting with North Atlantic Treaty members' foreign and defense ministers. Acheson faced a stiff new Republican challenge to European armament policy and his continued tenure in office.
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Acheson
Brussels
Europe
Infant Caroyn Todd Culver buried in city cemetery
Funeral services for infant Carolyn Todd Culver were held Tuesday at 11 at Brown's chapel with Rev. Jessé Rogers officiating. Interment followed in the city cemetery for the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Culver.
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Carolyn Todd Culver
C. A. Culver
Brown's Chapel
Jessé Rogers
Judge dissolves restraining order on four projects
The injunction barring four projects from letting was dissolved at 10 AM tomorrow, preventing bid openings today. The judge indicated bids received today cannot be opened until the restraining order expires tomorrow morning. An effort may seek Supreme Court to keep the injunction in effect alongside the others.
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Supreme Court
Quiet Deeds Transfer in Daily Records Log
Welmer Edwards transfers to Clarence L. Stidger for 1500 dollars. Stidger also records a 150 dollar amount. W R Bates transfers to W R Bates for 1 dollar. Eva L Reed transfers to Ben L Britnell for 9450 dollars. W L Roberson transfers to Tommie Guy for 950 dollars. Maude Roper transfers to W F Cryer for an unstated amount.
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Deeds Welmer Edwards
Clarence L. Stidger
Welmer Edwards
W. R. Bates
Eva L. Reed
Ben L. Britnell
W. L. Roberson
Tommie Guy
Maude Roper
W. F. Cryer
Bailey House Sold in Morgan Probate Deed
A deed on file in the Morgan probate office records the sale of the Bailey home at 612 East Gordon Drive to Charles Norman for 23750 dollars. Sellers listed are A. C. Bailey and Emma P. Bailey, Josephine B. Bailey, widow of Thomas Zeno Bailey Sr., Thomas Z. Bailey Jr. and his wife Dorothy, and Brad Bibb Bailey.
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Morgan Probate Office
Bailey
East Gordon Drive
Charles Norman
A. C. Bailey
Emma P. Bailey
Josephine B. Bailey
Thomas Zeno Bailey Sr
Thomas Z. Bailey Jr
Dorothy
Brad Bibb Bailey
Police recover clothing from burglary sweep on Moulton Street
Police Chief J B Whitmire says they would like to return items found yesterday on Moulton Street and more clothing recovered after a burglary wave. Owners are urged to identify the pieces at the station. TVA river stage readings at 6 am show Guntersville 593 feet, Whitesburg 553.6, Decatur 551.1, Florence 410.7 with varying levels and good activity forecasts through Friday.
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J. B. Whitmire
Moulton Street
TVA
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Decatur
Florence
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