House Group Swaps Ideas in Alabama Assembly
Fifteen members of the Alabama House of Representatives held an idea swapping session in Chapman to discuss progressive legislation ahead of the May convening of the legislature. Host Rep. Earl McGowin of Butler stressed the meeting was not a pro or anti administration forum but a general airing of ideas among members.
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Chapman
Ala
State House of Representatives
Earl McGowin
Butler County
McGowin
D. K. Mason, Jr. Perry
John W. Inzer, Jr
St. Clair
Body of Alabama Student Sought In Lake Waters
Hammond La January 31 A search for the body of W C Weeks Jr University of Alabama student killed in a Pass Manchac bridge auto crash continues. Investigators say Weeks car collided with another vehicle then was struck by two trucks on an icy road pushing the car over the bridge into Lake Pontchartrain where rescuers probe 25 feet of water. Weeks home was Magnolia Mississippi.
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Hammond
W. C. Weeks Jr
University of Alabama
Pass Mandhac Bridge
Here
Weeks
Magnolia
Miss
Employee Burned While Fighting Fire at Alabama Loan Co
An employee, Louis Tucker, 28, was burned on the face today while trying to extinguish a blaze at the Alabama Loan Company in Birmingham. The fire, started in a trash basket under the counter, was put out quickly. damages were estimated at 400 to 500 dollars.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama Loan Company
Louis Tucker
L. H Kirk
AFL Leaders Laud Features of New Labor Law
AFL leaders convening in Miami privately praised features of the administration’s labor law proposals. They welcomed possible lifting of the closed shop ban and elimination of many Taft-Hartley injunctions while awaiting AFL figures and legal review. They may push to retain injunctions through a two-package legislative approach and consider housing aid plans.
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AFL
Norman Walker
Miami
Fla
American Federation of Labor
AFL Executive Council
Conflicting War of 1812 Themes Prevail in Declared Peace
The issues behind the War of 1812 faded as hostilities began and the era’s pivotal battle occurred after peace was declared, highlighting a paradoxical timeline between treaty and combat.
Fragmentary OCR Item Reflects Ambiguous Notation
A barely readable OCR fragment shows stray letters and symbols including a quoted phrase and a height like 4' 6\". The readable content is insufficient to identify people places or events.
What Brings On Gout Attack
A King Features Syndicate digest explains gout affects 95 percent men, often middle aged, with attacks starting suddenly in mornings and linked to spring or fall. Obvious triggers include injuries and rich diets, while treatment emphasizes fluids and a starch sugar heavy, low fat diet.
Bevin policy under fire in Parliament clash over Palestine
DeWitt Mackenzie notes Britain's Labour government survived a tight Palestine vote 283 to 193, spotlighting criticism of Bevin's Middle East approach. He likens Bevin to a battered fighter, with many in his own party viewing him as pro Arab and anti Jewish amid a complex postwar Arab Jewish conflict.
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Britain
Ernest Bevin
Battling Nelson
Nelson
Bat Nelson
Attlee
Bevin
House of Commons
Caan Jg Egw
de Dewitt Mackenzie
Labor
Socialist
Middle East
Churcill
Convicts Escape Colquitt County Work Camp
Six negro convicts fled the Colquitt county work camp early Sunday in underwear after sawing through a facility. One was captured in Enterprise, Alabama, driving a Georgia-tagged car without a license. Warden Bostick expects the man to reveal hiding spots for the remaining five as officers scour the area amid cold drizzle.
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Moultrie
Colquitt County
Alabama
Eugene C. Bostick
Bostick
Enterprise
Ala
Bostock
Georgia
Textile Workers Union to set Atlanta branch March 1
CIO to organize labor in the South with a TWUA branch to open in Atlanta on March 1. John Chupka of Boston, a vice president and woolen division director, says Taft Hartley hindered organizing and its repeal could start a new era in labor efforts.
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CIO
Huntsville
Ala
Textile Workers Union of America
South
TWUA
John Chupka
Boston
Atlanta
Chupka
Bevin’s Palestine Policy Faces Election Pressure in Britain
Britain maintains a pro Arab stance due to strategic oil interests and U.S. needs. Bevin’s policy draws charges of pro Arab bias and alleged Jewish influence. The government could fall in a 1950 general election amid ongoing Palestine tensions and regional shifts.
Utility Minimums By City for Water Meters
Wetumpke sets a two dollar monthly minimum for a four meter. Russellville charges two dollars monthly for a 36 inch meter. Talladega imposes a two dollar monthly minimum for a 56 meter serving more than one fixture.
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Russellville
Talladega
Jasper
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