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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 11, 1950

Page

11

For Sale Ads and Public Notice in Morgan County

Classifieds offer new and used home goods with prices such as 99.50 for a hot water heater 69.50 for a used unit 125 for a 46 model L H Electric Range and 99.50 for a Universal Range. Public notice concerns ETHEL Hill and William Hill case in Morgan County Court requiring response by February 6 1950.

Universal Webster Automatic Chestnut St Hartselle Alo Ethel A Hill Lliam Hill Morgan County Court Morgan County Alabama Register William Hill Decatur Daily Bryan McAfee

Harold Wright to Preach at Brown's Chapel

Harold Wright of Decatur will deliver the message at a worship service Sunday January 15 at 11 A M at Brown's Chapel Baptist church. Everyone is invited to attend this service. The Alabama Old-Age Pension Association will hold a state convention in Birmingham February 4 with delegates to draft a gubernatorial candidate and to set plans for county committees to select legislative candidates.

Brown's Chapel Baptist Church Harold Wright Decatur Pension Group Gadsden Ala Alabama Old-Age Pension Association Birmingham George W. Beasley Beasley

Birmingham Won’t Grant City Employees Pay Increase

Mayor Cooper Green told a delegation that Birmingham cannot raise funds to cover a proposed $40 monthly pay rise for city employees, denying the request.

Birmingham Birmingham City Cooper Green

Steam Plant's Progress at TVA Johnsonville Site

Progress reports show excavation and concreting advancing on the Johnsonville steam plant powerhouse foundation. Dredging continues in the harbor, while earth hauling at South Holston dam ends for December and rock hauling ends for the season.

TVA Johnsonville South Holston Dam

World Welfare Cost Too High Sen Taft Warns

Senator Taft states Truman's expanded four-tenths program for developing backward areas in the Far East will cost billions and seems beyond calculation. He questions the plan to lift underdeveloped regions to U.S. living standards and doubts the president's claims.

Washington Taft Ohio Truman Far East

Rural Education conference set for Mobile in April 2022

The National Education Association's department of rural education will hold a seven state conference in Mobile on April 2022. States to be represented include Alabama Mississippi Tennessee Kentucky Louisiana Texas and Arkansas.

Mobile Ala National Education Association Department of Rural Education Alabama Mississippi Tennessee Kentucky Louisiana Texas Arkansas

Tensions Mount Between India and Pakistan Threaten Peace

MacKenzie argues the India Pakistan rift endangers regional stability beyond the China crisis. He notes Patel and Nehru warnings on defense spending and potential joint peace talks, and highlights economic entanglements from devaluation, especially in jute trade, that trap both nations in mutual reliance and conflict.

Pakistan India Britain Swords Point Kashmir Sardar Vallabhai Patel Subcontinent Nehru

Aged Couple Slain In Brooklyn Home

An elderly man Camilo Leyra aged 74 and his wife Catherine 80 were found slain in their Brooklyn apartment. Police believe robbers killed them for valuables and fled. The husband may have died trying to rescue his wife as intruders struck at the sink.

New York Brooklyn Camilo Leyra Catherine

Cross Burning Sparks Protests at Oklahoma Campus

Angry University of Oklahoma students burned a 15 foot cross outside Hillel House where communist party chairman Allan Shaw spoke. Three bystanders allegedly attacked Oklahoma City Times reporter Glenn while he telephoned the story.

Okla University’ of Oklahoma Communist Party Chairman of Oklahoma Allan Shaw Hillel House Glenn Oklahoma City Dany Oklahoman Shaw

Georgia lawmakers move to outlaw Ku Klux Klan masks

Leaders in the Georgia legislature flip and back a bill banning Klan masks. The surprise move was confirmed as the measure advances in the session.

Atlanta Georgia

Government officials face tests amid Turmadin administration turbulence

Multiple oSec ee bers of Gov. Herman Turmadin's administration, along with the camp house and senate, confront investigations and political strain as turmoil unfolds across state government.

oSec Ee Herman " Tuimadins Camp House Senate

Fire Predicament as Flooding Forces Evacuation

In Shoals Indiana on January 1, floodwaters along the East Fork of the Waste River threatened David Street and his family. As they prepared to evacuate, the home was destroyed by fire caused by faulty wiring.

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