Huge Repair Job Looms Across Morgan County Homes
Estimates from the Title Council of America project Morgan County homeowners will spend over 1.166 million dollars on remodeling and repairs in the next five years. In 1946 a surge in home modernization is predicted as wartime material shortages ease and banks offer favorable loan terms. Kitchen baths roofing and heating upgrades top the list with outside painting and room additions also common. Alabama totals reach 68.09 million and national repairs exceed 5.9 billion dollars in the period.
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Morgan County
Title Council of America
R. E. Jordan
Jordan
Alabama
Local Social Notes Highlight Morgan County Residents
Miss Barbara Ann Miller visits Birmingham Southern College classmates. JW Winton and G Mikell family travel to Hartselle and Decatur for business. Mrs Mary Peck remains hospitalized in Decatur General. Lorene Gordon visits Trinity. C P Johnston and G Mikell make Decatur trips. Hershel Dean visits Lula Dean in Union. Jimmie Wade guests in Louisville with W T Wade family. Walter Wade accompanies him home for a week’s visit. Floyd Lyle and Cleamon Lyle relocate farms near here. funeral attendees include E L Hunt family and Atlee Grandland roots from Priceville. extensive turnout from Decatur and Hartselie.
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Barbara Ann Miller
Birmingham Southern College
R. C. Miller
JW. Winton
G. Mikell
Don
Hartselle
Decatur
Mary Peck
Decatur General Hospital
Lorene Gordon
Beatrice Henry
Trinity
L. B. Blevins
Pearl Blevins
C. P. Johnston
Hershel Dean
Lula Dean
Union
Jimmie Wade
Louisville
W. T. Wade
Pfe
Walter Wade
Floyd Lyle
Ernest Smith
Cleamon Lyle
Tempie Russell
Lively’s
Center Springs
Harry Aene Winton
E. L. Hunt
J. W. Winton
Atlee Grantland
Priceville
Hartgelié
Rev
Local Names Spend Sunday with Family Nod
L Hunt and Rev Foster Gamble Decatur and Rev Coleman Whit ten of Albertville and Mrs Pearl Suggs spent Sunday with daughter Mrs Melvin Moody in Falkville alongside J Ransom and sister Mrs B M uthrel of Decatur. J W Winton, ill at home Sunday night, showed slow improvement Tuesday. A M Peck of Decatur visited on business Tuesday.
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L. Hunt
Foster
Gamble
Decatur
Coleman
Whitten
Albertville
Pearl Suggs
Falkville
Melvin Moody
J. Ransom
B. M
J. W. Winton
A. M. Peck
UNRRA Plans $30 Million Petroleum Purchase for Foreign Use
UNRRA aims to buy $30,000,000 worth of petroleum products in the United States during the first half of 1946. The purchases will support distribution to overseas nations under relief operations.
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UNRRA
United States
Landlord Tenant Relations Evolve With Tractor Farming
Alabama study by Foy Helms and B F Alvord shows landlords and tenants adapt sharing agreements as tractors and livestock raise management demands. Key points cover share crops, tractor driver costs, dairying splits, milk receipts, and partnership liability questions.
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Auburn
Ala
Alabama
Foy Helms
Extension Statistician
B. F. Alvord
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Ijs
Shipping to Return to United Nations After Maritime Authority Dissolves
Nearly 90 million tons of shipping and 9,499 vessels will be returned to 19 United Nations when the United Maritime authority dissolves March 2. Ships range from tankers and freighters to luxury liners as the authority ends.
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Washington
United Nations
United Maritime Authority
Capitol Dome Iron Weight Revealed in Study
A historical report states the U S Capitol dome is constructed of iron and weighs 8 909 200 pounds. The figure highlights the dome's massive scale and engineering.
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U. S. Capitol
Passau Case Mystery Deepens in German Villa Slayings
In Passau Germany on January 19 a powerful killer used 35 gallons of gasoline in planning to destroy clues after assassinating three U S military government officers in a Danube villa. Investigators say the slayer is a male, with a crime premeditated by someone familiar with the villa. Two leads ended in blind alleys as Polish prisoner links and a serving-girl inquiry surface.
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Passau
Germany
U. S
Danube River
Army
Rome
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