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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1949
Page
8
Columbia January 13 Gov. J Strom Thurmond the states rights democratic candidate for President says he will continue to fight for those principles of government upon which he believes the future welfare and happiness of the nation rests.
In a speech to the 88th South Carolina General Assembly, Thurmond urged opposition to federal overreach and defended states rights while stressing the need to preserve state functions. He argued constitutional amendment processes should handle federal changes and warned against relying on the federal government. He criticized anti-poll tax and civil rights legislation, linking economic growth to educating both white and colored citizens to be productive contributors.
Wasps feed their brood by capturing other insects and storing them in cells along with the wasp's egg, creating a provisioning stash for developing offspring.
The Hartselle Chamber of Commerce met Monday at the Dinner Bell Café to elect directors and amend the constitution setting three year terms with three directors elected annually. Floyd Anderson, Marlin H. Bradley, and J. Franklin Stewart were chosen for three year terms. The group heard reports from committees including Education, and spoke on proposed Federal aid to Education pending before Congress.
Mortgagees will sell the 1.86 acre tract east of U S Highway 31 in Morgan County during legal hours on February 14 1949 at the east door of the Court House Decatur Alabama to pay the secured indebtedness including attorney fees. Names J F Mote Sadie Mote. Also listed are widows pensioners of Morgan County Alabama as of January 1 1949 and a note about Mrs C F Harris visiting in Memphis Tennessee.
Rail road workers nationwide contribute to the March of Dimes via the hobo basket begun in Birmingham. In Decatur local men handed nearly $60 to Chairman Rickenbacher as the basket passed through. The basket travels without cash inside, carrying a scroll of contributions from local chairmen and railway lines. The drive starts Friday with rail workers already participating.
The Junior Chamber of Commerce selected Robert S. Weil a 29 year old cotton broker as Montgomery's outstanding young man of 1943. A secret five member civic committee praised his promotion of two local town meetings last year and noted his Dartmouth and Harvard business school degrees.
Decatur Alabama January 13. Cleo Lovin director of Morgan County Department of Public Welfare signs a local welfare directive. The notice appears to authorize aid measures and outline services for residents in West and surrounding areas.
About 250 corn growers and business leaders are to attend a Lions club corn festival in Marion tonight for Berry County youngsters and farmers. Special recognition will go to 70 farmers with over 50 bushels per acre and 70 FFA and 4-H members who demonstrated corn last year.
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