Construction Near Here Moves Forward On TB Sanatorium
Final state funds papers for a 150 bed tuberculosis hospital in district one are filed today after an executive committee noon meeting. W. W. Dinsmore announces the project costing 1.2 million with federal state and local funding and bids to follow once plans are complete. The hospital will sit across from the old building near Flinton highway 31 with the old structure used as nurses quarters.
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W. W. Difismore
District One
State Building Commission
Montgomery
Dinsmore
North Alabama
Flinton Highway
Flood threat to 57 feet on Mississippi. evacuees rise
Flooding along the Mississippi nears a 57 foot crest as Cairo and other cities brace for possible floodway use. About 9,000 evacuated from the floodway with 3,000 more ready to leave if needed. Weather bureau predicts a 55.5 foot crest tonight and Army engineers expect no floodway opening unless 57 feet is reached. Frigid belt woes persist with subzero readings across northern states.
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Arkansas
Tennessee
Cairo
Til
Mississippi
Big
Birds Point
New Madrid
Weather Bureau
Missouri
Essary
Pacific Northwest
Illinois
Rockford
Ill
Chicago
Washington
Oregon
Rockies
Plains States
North Central States
Kentucky
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Michian
Nebraska
Idaho
Gulf Coast
California
Singing crowd attends Morgan County gathering
A large crowd joined in a Sunday night singing in Morgan County Corinth with a plan for a monthly Sunday afternoon session. Local residents Mrs Callie Looney and Mrs Oma Bryant are improving, while many neighbors visited and shared news.
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Callie Looney
Oma Bryant
Grace Morgan
eMr
Guthrie
Opa
Asherbranner
Henry Turrentine
Grace Stephenson
Mountain Home
Tennessee
Alton Freeman
Luther. Burgess
Will Blevins
J.D. Bonds
Myrtis Turrentine
Kathereen Alexander
Bob Smith
Marcus Terry Bonds
June Blevins
Ferris Gerenade
Turrentine
Lillie Bell Turrentine
Pete Morgan
Ohio
J. D
Bonds
Billy Freeman
Tom Blevins
Memphis
Dr. Ham to Speak at Moulton Heights Baptist Church
Evangelist Mordecai F. Ham will address Moulton Heights Baptist Church Sunday at 11:00 a.m. A veteran of over forty six years of preaching and a noted Bible teacher, he has traveled across oceans and continents and influenced millions through the Gospel Crusaders movement.
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Mordecai F. Ham
Moulton Heights Baptist Church
Dr. Ham
Ocean
Meade
Holy Land
Market Prices Snapshot for Agricultural Commodities
Middling 31.00, cottonseed 40.00 per ton, broilers 20 cents delivered. Hens heavy 2l. Hatching eggs 80 cents per dozen. Corn ear white 1.25, ear yellow 1.25? Wheat 2.10, oats 0.75, miller price 2.05. Milk grade A delivered 5.50 per hundred.
Cattle Hog and Sheep Prices Steady to Higher in Nashville
Federal market report from Nashville lists cattle and calves mostly steady to higher with cutters and beef cows 12.00 to 17.00, good to choice calves 27.00 to 32.00, hogs 16.00 to 16.25 for 180 to 220 pounds, sows 11.00 to 12.50, sheep scarce with lambs up to 22.00.
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Nashville
Tennessean
Tenn
Departments of Agriculture
North Georgia live poultry market steady with strong demand
USDA report from Atlanta on January market activity shows steady or firm tone, adequate supplies, and good to very good demand. Prices paid FOB farm Wednesday afternoon and this morning for broilers and fryers ranged 18 to 29 cents, with occasional over 21 cents by dressing plants to their own growers.
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Atlanta
USDA
North
Georgia
Local social notes from Morgan County and Gandy’s Cove
Mrs W M Morris of Gandy’s Cove hosts family weekend visit. Birmingham guests Mr and Mrs Ocis Chunn welcomed daughter Shirley Ann. Mary Clovis McGlathery returns to Florence State Teachers College after illness. Lester Simson and Winelle Hubbard visit grandmother Mrs Tucker in Eva. Mrs W M Morris in Gadsden with mother Mrs W R Presley who is seriously ill. Mrs W Foley attends teachers meeting in Hartselle. Mrs Homer Holmes returns from Birmingham visit with daughter Louise Chand. Edwin and Mrs Edgar Kelly with Nancy and Leslie spend weekend with grandparents Mr and Mrs John Bryant. Clarence Light of Flint visits his parents Mr and Mrs John Bryant. Robert Bryant improves after weeks of illness. Martha Ann Key visits cousin Sarah Violet Paria. Sammi Bryant and Hal Cook enjoy a Saturday night outing amid gun cotton note.
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Hattie Hubbard
Children’s Hospital
Birmingham
Ocis Chunn
Shirley Ann
Clovis MecGlathery
State Teachers College
Florence
Lester Simson
Winelle Hubbard
Tucker
Eva
W.M. Morris
Gadsden
W. R. Presley
W. Foley
Hartselle
Homer Holmes
Louise
Chand
Edgar
Kelly Ang
Nancy
Leslie
Athens
W. M. Morris
Clarence Light
Flint
John Bryant
Robert Bryant
Martha Ann Key
Sarah
Violet
Paria
Sammi
Bryant Andy Hal
Cook
Final Tribute To Arnold Sef
General of the Air Force Henry H. Arnold, who helped build American airpower, was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery. President Truman led mourners. 1700 service members from all branches joined the solemn procession as Arnold’s body lay in state and was moved from the National Cathedral to the amphitheater for the burial.
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Washington
Henry H. Arnold
Arlington National Cemetery
Truman
America
Air Force
Arnold
Arlington
John J. Pershing
Sonoma
Calif
Artington
Barkley
Supreme Court
Diplomatic Corps
Ambassadors
Congress
United States Army Air Forces
Washington Monument
Air
Army
Navy
National Cathedral
Assembly Point
Reed Service Slated Friday
Funeral services for Mrs. Nannie Reed, 76, will be held at the Austin ville Baptist church at 2 P. M. Friday. Burial will follow in Chestnut cemetery. Mrs. Reed died in a Hartselle hospital Wednesday night after a long illness. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Lena Hill, Decatur, a son W. D. Bullard, Hartselle, and 21 grandchildren. She was the widow of L. M. Reed and a native of Walker county.
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Nannie Reed
Austinville Baptist Church
Decatur 1
Hartseller
Brink's Brink Robbery Probe Grows As FBI Weighs Leads
Newark police hold a man linked to the Brink's Inc. vault heist while FBI agents question him. Three other former convicts are detained as investigators chase a seven gunman squad and a historic cash haul of about $1.5 million.
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Ahearn
Newark
FBI
Edward W. Fallon
Brink’s Inc. Armored Transportation
Alabama Supreme Court Decisions Use Varied Outcomes
The Alabama Supreme Court announced decisions on multiple appeals from Jefferson, Cullman, Conecuh, Montgomery, Etowah, Mobile and Henry circuits. Cases include reversals rendered, remands ordered, affirmations, mandamus petitions granted conditionally, and writs denied. Date noted as January 19 with several specific names and entities throughout.
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Montgomery
Alabama Supreme Court
Brown
Mack Hill
Anthony
di Benneditto
Jefferson Circuit
Equity
Ida’ Haney
John. Ray
Cullman Circuit
Eugene Dancy
Armetta Dancy
Bessemer
Maxwell Gilbert
Gilbert
Geo
Lewis Bailes
Foster
Bertha
Young
Alice Dean
Conecuh
Alexander Film Co
State
Admiral Denfeld Seeks Retirement After 40 Years Service
Admiral Louis A. Denfeld announced he had filed for retirement after more than four decades in the Navy. He is to make retirement effective March 1 following his removal as chief of naval operations amid Washington hearings on armed services unification. Brucite is described as a mineral used in making fire-brick.
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Boston
Louis A. Denfeld
Admiral Denfeld
Washington
Planning a Travel Kit for Cosmetics and Grooming
A guide highlights compact leather travel cases and tiny containers to prevent spills. It advises including powders, perfume, rouge, lipstick, a soap bag, and grooming tools. Pack a list on your suitcase interior and add shoes and foot powder for sightseeing in museums and galleries.
Two Purchase Company Opens in Decatur Under New Management
Thornton Fleming and John Darby acquired Truck and Tractor Inc. and operate it here. The firm, purchased from J. F. Cole, will sell trucks tractors deep freezes washing machines and farm equipment at 5-9 Laurel Street. Darby from Albany Georgia and Fleming his son in law moved with families and praised Decatur as they settle in.
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Thornton Fleming
John Darby
Truck and Tractor Inc
Fleming
Oureey
J. F. Cole
Darby
Albany
Huntsville
Decatur
Laurel Street
Flemings
Debate Over Hydrogen Bomb Policy Moves Ahead
Government aims to decide within weeks on hydrogen bomb development. General Omar Bradley will brief the Senate atomic committee while Dr. Arthur Compton weighs scientists views on using atomic bombs. State Department and other agencies review international control as policy splits emerge.
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Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate-House Atomic Committee
Arthur H. Compton
Compton
Los Angeles
Japan
State Department
Russia
Atomic Energy Commission
Truman
United States
Defense Department
Local Piney Morgan County Social Notes Highlight Visits
Morgan County news records visits among the Whitten Sivley and Jennings families. Relatives from Brooksville Friendship and Priceville gather for church events and Sunday visits as residents report illness recoveries and new neighbors moving in.
Prisoners Bond Set After Break-In Report
Cousins Kirkpatrick says the group pried boards from the building to gain entry. He noted the meat was found scattered at the home of a group member. County Judge W. H. Long set bonds at 1500 dollars for the accused. Robert and J. T. are brothers and James A J C and Ben are also listed as brothers among others jailed by the sheriff.
Radio Pioneers Set Friday Show At Neel School
Radio Pioneers a singing group will present a stage show Friday at 7 P M at Neel school. The public is invited. The TVA sub station reports a temperature drop from 43 at 8 A M to 38 at noon after .24 inches of rain. High for Wednesday reached 68 at 3 P M. Dr P D Wilson pastor of First Methodist will preach Little I And The Great Christ at 11 00 A M Sunday worship. Dr A H Nabors will lead vesper hour 5:00 P M at First Methodist Sunday.
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Radio Pioneers
Neel School
TVA
P. D. Wilson
First Methodist Church
Little I
the Great
Christ
A. H. Nabors
Testimony in Slain Dairyman Case Before Alabama Jury
In Columbiana Alabama on January 19 testimony by the slain dairyman’s son was attacked by defense lawyers in the murder trial of Charles Williams a Talladega farm implement dealer and former U S senate candidate. Frank Swalley Jr 13 testified that Williams fled the scene after the shooting at the Swalley home following a movie outing. The defense presented witnesses claiming the boy did not identify the attacker the night of the shooting. The state earlier introduced a contract between Frank Swalley and his wife Elizabeth restricting travel with certain conditions and potential divorce grounds for violation witnessed by the Swalley son.
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Columbiana
Ala
Talladega
Charles Williams
U. S. Senate
Frank Swalley
Wilsonville
Swalley
Childersburg
Frank Jr
Williams
Major Hobbs
Dave Purdue
Young Swalley
Elizabeth Swalley
A. L. Hardegree
Train Number 1 in Two Sections Through Decatur
A second section of No 1 has run through Decatur since last Friday carrying passengers from Evansville flood areas. The extra section, formed from The Georgian Atlanta to Nashville, ran late and was canceled Tuesday and Wednesday with riders moved to the Pan American from Nashville. The first No 1 arrives 5 17 AM, second at 9 42 today. five cars with 350 passenger capacity, not fully used.
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Decatur
Evansville
Ind
Hugh Plemons
L and N
Atlanta
Nashville
Plemons
Miners Vote to Return to Work If Telegrams Endorse Lewis
A meeting of 15 UMW locals said they would resume work Monday if Busarello sent a telegram urging obedience to Lewis. Union leaders plan lectures to persuade miners to return, arguing Lewis has issued an implied order.
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Lewis
Busarello
Allegheny River Valley
UMW
Local Hero Returns: Gibbs Family Ties to Pitman
An only child Gibbs, a Pitman High School graduate of 1943, served 28 months in Italy with the Air Force and was discharged in 1945. He later studied at Franklin & Marshall under the G I bill with his wife Helen Woodward Gibbs. His father J Lester Gibbs and two uncles run a Camden linoleum plant. one uncle Walter S Gibbs is Pitman mayor.
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Gibbs
Pitman
N. J
Air Force
Italy
Helen Woodward
Lancaster
Franklin & Marshall
G. I. Bill
J. Lester Gibbs
Linooleum
Camden
Walter, S.gibbs
Humphrey cites peace talks and laws amid Minnesota lake listing
The remark references a peace proceedings warrant and charges including reckless arming and driving while intoxicated in Minnesota. It notes the state has 91 lakes such as Mud Lake with a focus on locating and naming geographic features amid political discussion.
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Humphrey
Minnesota
Death Takes Rev. Bentley in Birmingham
Funeral services for Rev. William B. Bentley 64 are set for Saturday at 2 P M pending arrival of a son from California He died of a heart attack in the Birmingham bus station while returning from a doctor visit He is survived by his wife four daughters and five sons and several siblings Pallbearers and interment are announced by Peck Funeral Home with Rev Dewey Crow officiating
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William B. Bentley
California
Bentley
Birmingham
Elma Bentley,Hartseller
Milford Roan
John South
T. J Sanderson
Bill Waddell
Decatur
Jack
Howard
Los Angeles
Albert
Detroit
Buford and Boyd
Hartselle
Lou Harper
Cullman
L. A. Shirley
Somerville
E. P
Louisville
Homer
Cullman Herman
Frank
Alta Lipscomb
Anniston
Harvey Sanders
Owen ‘Whitten
Oscar Waddell
Bernard Sharp
Herman Mote
John Halbrooks
Dewey Crow
Bethel Church
Peck
Mrs. Jane Free Fined for Assault in Morgan County Court
Mrs. Jane Free was found guilty of assault and battery after slapping Josie Randolph. She received a five dollar fine plus court costs from Presiding Judge W. H. Long. Other cases included Carl David Burleson found not guilty of reckless driving and several continuances and resets for January 23.
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Jane Free
Morgan County
Josie Randolph
Police Training Emphasizes Scene Photos and Witnesses
Donahoo urges officers to photograph crime scenes chart entries and exits, interview managers and witnesses, and compile thorough evidence lists. He notes a staged car theft drill in Decatur to test report writing and claims modern crooks require smarter policing.
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Donahoo
Donthoo
J. B. Whitmire
Atlanta
Decatur
NLRB orders Tuscaloosa Ice Co to reinstate workers
The National Labor Relations Board in a consent decree ordered the Tuscaloosa Ice Co to reinstate three employees and pay back wages. The ruling bars the company from discouraging union membership by AFL Teamsters Local 936 and from offering benefits to encourage employees to quit the union.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Housing costs Drive About One Fifth of US Capital Spending
The article notes that money spent on housing accounts for roughly twenty percent of total capital expenditures in the United States, highlighting its significant share in national investment patterns.
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United States
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Amy Lingo
L.T. -Crews
Henry” Circuit
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Huey Lee, Jr
Cuit
Lawson
Frank L. Clipper
Robert E. Gordon
Mobile Circuit
Herbert
H. Emmons
Herbert H. Emmons
Court.of Appeals
Simpson
DeKalb County Exchange Inc
Montgomery Circuit
Birmingham Electric Co
Eugene McQueen
Jefferson
Stakely
Charney Smith
Tempie Neese
Helen Follett
Harriet Hubbard Ayer
Winton
Arsene Sivley
Lester Whitten
Marvin Lorance
Brooksville
Floyd Sivley
Milton Sharp
Roder
Bobby
E. P. Berry
Sid Berry
L. M. Whitten
Leon Whitten
Billie
R. F. McDonald
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Cotaco
Melvin Maples
Rudolph Siv
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