Hospital Cost To Be Talked At North Alabama Council
The North Alabama hospital council will discuss reducing hospital costs at its regular winter meeting at the Cornelian hotel. Attendees include Dr William Grosfeld medical director of the TB sanatorium Mrs Mary Johnson and Charles H Sanders of the TB sanatorium Decatur participants Ruth Driver and B Williams of Decatur General Hospital. Colbert county hospital officials Mayme Smith and Clyde Foust serve in key roles.
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Hospital Council of North Alabama
Council
Morgan
Franklin
Madison
Lauderdale
Marshall
Decatur
William Grosfeld
Mary Johnson
Charles’ H Sanders
Ruth Driver
B. Williams
Decatur General Hospital
Cornelian Hotel
Clydeé. Foust
Colbert County Hospital
Mayme. Smith
R. C. Bernes
Eliza Coffey Memorial Hospital
Florence
Arkansas Hearing Links Royer Bond Return Plan
The Arkansas hearing explored Royer in a lurid case involving lewd actions with a girl under 12 and a California bond posting company seeking his return. Cross examination touched on alias use, prior parole, and Royer’s escape in 1945 from Draper Prison, with witnesses detailing his past legal troubles and church ties.
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Little Rock
Arnold Adams
A&s
Arkansas
Alabama
Roger
el] Centro
Daily Today
California_ bonding company
Royer
California
Roy Sims
R. Reeves
Draper Warden
Speigner
Ala
Draper
Reeves
Houston
Tex
Old Mexico
el Paso
Phoenix
Ariz
New Mexico
Lee County
Ark
Adams
River
Defénise
Moulton
Will Pickens
Lawrence County
Rover
Board of Reasons
Paul Pickens
Sheffield Student Dies From Auto Truck Crash Injuries
Death toll rises to three from a mobile park truck crash near Spring Hill Tennessee last week. Joseph Nathan Dinsdale 29 of Sheffield Alabama a Vanderbil t University student died of his injuries early today. Drisdale son of Mr and Mrs A W Drisdale 107 Park Boulevard Sheffield was also identified among the victims.
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Pashville
Tenn
Spring Hill
Joseph Nathan Dinsdale
Sheffield
Ala
Vanderbilt University
Drisdale
A. W. Drisdale
Park Boulevard
Alabama
Springer Named to Position by Bank in Florence
Horace Springer a Florence businessman has been appointed assistant manager of the State National Bank in Florence. A former president of the Retail Merchants Association he has assumed his new post.
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Horace Springer
Florence
State National Bank
Spring
North Georgia Poultry Market Sees Steady or Slightly Lower FryerPrices
Atlanta January market report shows weak fryers and broilers with prices unchanged to 1-2 cents lower. Demand strong across sections, some plants storing at low prices, growers marketing broilers promptly. Heavy fryers scarce with New Hampshire Reds and White Crosses around 25 cents and Barred Rock Crosses near 24 cents.
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Atlanta
USDA
North Georgia
New Hampshire
Irregular New York Cotton Prices Amid Slow Trading
New York cotton futures showed irregular action in slow trade on January 26. Nearby March and May faced profit taking while spot and export demand kept buying interest. A new $8 million ECA credit to Italy aimed at cotton purchases could cover about 45,000 bales. Late prices ranged from 60 cents higher to 15 cents lower, with March at 32.30, May at 32.47, and July at 31.47.
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New York
Italy
Washington
Mailed Bomb Explodes Wounding Bowling Green Postal Workers
A small bomb in a Newark New Jersey package exploded in the Bowling Green post office injuring 3 workers and severely injuring Harry Osborne who lost both hands and the sight of both eyes. The blast damaged the mail room as about 30 workers were present.
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Bowling Green
Newark
N. J
Harry Osborne
A. B. Cleveland
Osborne
Paul Goodrum
Goodrum
Ray Cossey
Cleveland
Blizzard Devastates Central Plains and Midwest Regions
A severe blizzard stretched from Idaho to Nebraska causing flood and wind damage. Refugees crowded into shelters in Illinois and Missouri while miners idle as rivers rose. Governors declared emergencies and relief funds totaling 1 250 million supported rescue and feed operations for livestock across multiple states.
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Ilinois
Mount Carmel
Ill
Illinois
Indiana
Pinckneyville
Plains
Rocky Mountain
Nevada
Utah
Wyoming
South Dakota
North Dakota
Montana
Nebraska
Val Peterson
Peterson
Negro School Group To Meet In Alabama Education Plan
Gadsden mayor Herbert Meighan announced nine members of a state Negro education study group. The committee will meet in Montgomery on February 8 to survey needs and propose steps toward better college education for African Americans in Alabama. The group was authorized by Gov. James E. Folsom after a prior conference.
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Gadsden
Ala
Alabama
Montgomery
Gadsdens
Herbert Meighan
Meighan
James E. Folsom
A. R. Meadows
William M. Hepburn
University of Alabama Law School
J. E. Bryant
Deaf and Blind School
Talladega
Parker Campbell
Scottsboro
Thomas D. Russell
Alexander City
Ralph G. Holberg
Mobile
Carey Kaigler
Birmingham
H. C. Trenholm
State Teachers College
Decatur urged to grow youth in baseball program
Glennon touts Junior American Legion baseball as a path to pro ball with six team league in Decatur future. He cites 800 prospects named by Eddens and Harvey as solicitors report to Rankin while Lively attends Greensboro meeting.
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Birmingham
Decatur
Glennon
Bob Gleeson
Quince E. Eddens
Charles Harvey
VFW
Marvin R. Rankin
Lloyd L. Lively
Greensboro
N. C
Black man Isaac Logan seeks clemency for 1947 Bayne death
Decatur logan alias Isaac Bird, a Black man convicted of fatally injuring white man Bayne in Lawrence County on May 18 1947 seeks mercy from Governor James F. Folsom. A clemency hearing was scheduled as Logan faced the electric chair at Kilby prison, with officials saying Bayne may have been mistaken for another man during a prior gambling quarrel.
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Isaac Logan
Isaac Bird
Decatur
Lawrence County
James F. Folsom
Lawrence
Logan
Eai Bayne
Fish Pond Branch
Courtland Road
Kilby
Bayne
Judge orders sterilization and adoption in case
The court found Georgette’s future bleak and ordered sterilization and adoption of Donald and the unborn child. Mrs. Brucks received a suspended sentence of one to 10 years and six years probation with six months in jail. She said she plans to divorce and marry after term.
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Anderson
Georgette
Ambrose
Donald
Brucks
Redman
Birthday Dinner Honors Group at The Allen Home
Mr and Mrs Leander Allen of Somerville hosted four birthday dinners at their home on Sunday honoring neighbors including Mr and Mrs Vestor Winton Onnie Waugh Mrs Laura Hardy Leander Allen and others. A pic noon meal was served and group photos were taken by the young attendees.
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Leander Allen
Somerville
Vestor Winton
Onnie Waugh
Laura Hardy
Rand
Lester Whitten
Charles
Ronald Berry
Jimmie Winton
Nancy
James Harold
Ronnie
Robert Hardy
Oneal
Sonby
Yetalee
Sue
Ealine
Faye
Hammond Day
Shirley
Ollie Freeze
Evan
Eli
Missney Ward
Tsa Bart-Gragper
Ina Dunaway
Earl Charest
Mildred Chaest
Cameron Lemmonds
Jackie Faye Allen
S. E. ‘Allen
Merchants Group Called To Meet At City Hall
The Decatur Chamber retail merchants division schedules a meeting next Tuesday at 10 A M at city hall. Harry Higdon, newly appointed chairman, will preside. The gathering will present important items for consideration.
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Merchants Group
Decatur Chamber
City Hall
Harry Higdon
Rowil
Congress Debates Tariff Act Repeal And Labor Proposals
House hearings on Truman tariff repeal move as Republicans challenge tariff bargains. Testimony on wage hour expansion and price policy proposals continues with leaders signaling swift Senate action. Senate to vote on James Webb for Undersecretary of State amid broader health and labor agenda.
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National Association of Wool Manufacturers
House
Ways and Means Committee
Arthur Besse
Association
Spice
Rep
Reed
Doughton
D-Nc
Truman
Congress
Senate
Labor
Tobin
Lucas
D-Ill
Business
Agriculture
Senate Commerce Committee
Supreme Court
House Veterans Affairs Committee
Rankin
D-Miss
Hill
Ala
Gilson Colby Engel
Pennsylvania Medical Society
James E Webb
Bettis Case Seen Involving Hooded Order At Trial
Kirkland and Roberts booked Bettis for drunken driving at Fulton county jail. Bettis released within seven minutes and car returned to him. Carpenter argued the hooded order would control the community, with a record number of witnesses in a minor case. Cates testified he knew Bettis 20 years and was near the parade area but did not see it. Kirkland could not confirm hooded Klansmen directing traffic or parade plate coverage.
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Jesse M. Wood
Cates
Bettis
Kirkland
Carpenter
Mother of Local Resident Succumbs in Notasulga
Funeral services for Mrs. J. C. Jackson, 70, of Notasulga, will be held Thursday in Notasulga with burial there. She was the mother of Mrs. Frank Perkins of 1306 Ninth Avenue E. who had rushed to Notasulga after Mrs. Jackson suffered a stroke at her home.
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J. C. Jackson
Notasulga
Jackson
Frank Perkins
Ninth Avenue E
Perkins
Nata Ssulga
Alabama counties free to choose voting method for hospital tax
Attorney General Albert Carmichael ruled that counties may adopt any voting method to authorize a four mill hospital tax under Amendment No. 5. The advisory to Lloyd G. Hart from Evergreen clarifies no enabling act is required and county governing bodies can proceed by resolution.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Albert Carmichael
Lloyd G. Hart
Evergreen
Conecuh
Hart
Mobile
Jefferson
Carmichael
Price survey shows mixed changes across 13 cities
An Associated Press survey finds overall living costs easing slightly in most cities over the past year with notable price shifts. Des Moines posts the largest year to year drop in several staples while San Francisco remains among the highest and New York records a steep fall in chopped steak.
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San Francisco
Des Moines
Des
Atlanta
Boston
Bieae
Chicago
Dallas
Denver
Detroit
Ain Ead
Kansas City
Los Angeles
New Orleans
Seattle
New York
U. S
Associated Press
York
Community notices and hospital moves report
Continued from page one several local residents were moved between Decatur General and other hospitals by Mutual Service ambulances. Injured in a recent auto accident on Moulton Road were Mr and Mrs Moody of Decatur. Mrs Ray Osburn and infant were sent home from Decatur General. H E Connor was moved to Decatur General. George Lindsey was admitted to Decatur General. Mr and Mrs Roy Sherrill returned from Scottsboro after attending the funeral of Mrs Sherrill's sister. A Tennessee river salvage effort sought a wooden barge carrying 8000 tons of coal after it sank near Keller Memorial bridge. Charles Delps and an assistant arrived to aid and camped on the riverbank. Rev Woodfin Grove visited Decatur for church business yesterday.
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Mrs. Jones Moody
Decatur General Hospital
Carroway Methodist Hospital
Birmingham
Mrs. Moody
Moulton Road
Ray Osburn
Fifth Avenue
Tennessee River
Arrow Transportation Company
Sheffield
Keller Memorial Bridge
Charles Delps
St. Louis
Global tensions and peace talks color 1948 news
Reds push mutual aid with the Kremlin and discuss a common currency while Germany cites $7 billion in reparations over three years. China faces Nanking and Shanghai collapse risks as peace talks surface. Lin Tsung Jen approves Nanking overtures and Yangtze patrols advance. Israel Egypt ceasefire is signed as Mapai leads the constituent poll. Franz von Papen is freed by a German deNazification court after eight years.
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Kremlin
German Socialist Party
Russia
Germany
Nanking
Shanghai
Chiang Kai- Shek
France
Italy
Max Reimann
U. S
Acheson
Israel
Egypt
Mapai Labor Party
David Ben-Gurion
Real Dwarfs to Appear With Snow White Show
The Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs company will perform at Somerville Road School Monday at 3 pm and 7 30 pm sponsored by the Somerville Road PTA. The troupe features real dwarfs under four feet tall with lifelong stage experience in the U S and abroad. They will perform tumbling tricks during the Decatur presentation.
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Snow White and
The
Somerville Road
Clothing prices show notable declines from year ago
Regular shirts are down about 30 cents from last year. Popular brands once at 3.95 now sell for 3.65. Nylon hosiery also drops. Stockings cost 1.95 last year and 1.65 today. Women's cotton house dresses lead declines with a 3.95 dress on sale at 2.90 now.
Axis Sally case details witness links to Gillars voices
Testimony cites Miss Gillars as the common voice across Axis Sally recordings. Adelbert Houben testifies she was the highest paid Nast broadcaster and played an American mother in sketches while German broadcasts aimed to undermine U S morale.
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Kelley Jr
Kelley
Miss Gillars
Max Otto Koischwitz
Koischwitz
James J. Laughlin
von Richter
Cleveland
Inge Sylvia Dorman
Adelbert Houben
Midge
Houben
Conference To Be Held Here For Young Methodists
The Methodists training conference for Decatur sub district union will meet at Central Methodist church from February 7 to 10. Eligible are intermediate age youths from churches west to Moulton and Courtland and south to Falkville. Each evening starts at 6 30 with supper served by an assigned church.
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Decatur
Central Methodist Church
Moulton and
Courtland
Falkville
Austinville
Memorial Drive
Ninth Street
Central Methodist
Hartsette
First Methodist
Woodfin “Grove
Bible Course At Church Of God Austinville
Public invited to third Bible study at Church of God in Austinville Thursday at 7 PM. The session follows mid week prayer with devotional portions and will cover Matt chapter 7 using multiple Bible versions, led by the pastor who invites all interested to attend.
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Church of God At
Austinville
House Members to Discuss Program in Alabama
About 20 Alabama house members plan an informal caucus in Chapman on Sunday and Monday to prepare ideas for a positive 1949 legislative program. Rep. George E. Stone Jr. of Mobile says no formal program will be set. Rep. Earl McGowin of Butler County hosts the gathering.
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Chapman
Ala
Alabama House of Representatives
George E. Stone Jr
Mobile County
Earl McGowin
Butler County
Rehearsals Begin Tonight For Mint Julep Minstrel Show
The Mint Julep Minstrel, a variety act, begins rehearsal tonight at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary rooms, 402 1/2 Second Avenue. Interested performers should contact Miss Lorene Cates at the Cornelian Hotel.
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Temptation Jones
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxilary Rooms
Second Avenue
Lorene Cates
Cornelian Hotel
Eternal Plan Sermon at Central Baptist on God's Ages
Dr. Charles H. Stevens spoke at Central Baptist Church on God's Eternal Plan From Creation To Glory. He argued Satan fell, Adam sinned from love for Eve, and Jesus as the second Adam redeemed humanity, contrasting blood redemption with works offerings and urging belief in Christ's deliverance. The public was invited to attend.
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Charles H. Stevens
Central Baptist Church
Satan
God
Adam
Devil
Eve
Dr. S Stevens
Christ
Jesus
Sin
Cain
Abel
Water rate hike proposed to service warrants
The Municipal Utilities Board proposes raising Decatur Water System rates to create coverage of about one and a half times annual debt service for $1,000,900 in water revenue warrants. The ordinance seeks adoption to finance plant improvements and meet engineer and financial studies predicting adequate revenue coverage.
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Municipal Utilites Board
James H Johnson
Harry A Wyatt
Barrett Shelton
Car Bounces Into Light Pole After Tuesday Crash
A two car collision at Grant Street and Eighth Avenue East at 4 20 p m sent one car into a light pole where it bounced 150 feet to land between curb and sidewalk There were no injuries and heavy damage to both vehicles Cary R Hotchkiss of Courtland drove the Hotchkiss car which collided with E L Poole of 1801 Sixth Avenue East The investigating officers were Patrolman Self Hunter Webb Jacobs Terry and McCall
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Eighth Avenue
Grant Street
Cary R. Hotchkiss
Courtland
Hotchkiss Auto
Bible Study Course At Somerville Church Of God
A special Bible study course titled How The Bible Grew Up is offered at the Somerville Church of God in conjunction with the Wednesday prayer service. This week’s subject is The Origin of the Bible and the public is invited to attend at 7:00 PM.
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Somerville Church of God
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Allen
Henry
Deas
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H. E. Connor
Third Avenue E
Decatur’ General Hospital
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Danville
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Woodfin Grove
Methodist Church
Snow White
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