Negro Hospital Funds Sought
Rep. Battle announces a Birmingham fund drive to build a hospital for Negro patients. The project, backed by labor leaders and civic figures, aims to raise 250000 locally toward a 750000 cost with 500000 federal Hill Burton support. Donald Comer and Louis Pizitz chair.
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Washington
Rep
Battle
Ala
Congress
Birmingham
South
Sisters of Charity of Nazareth
C.I.0
A.F. of L
Donald Comer
Louis Pizitz
Cochairman
Executive Group Of DAV To Meet In Decatur Today
DAV officials announce a state executive meeting in Decatur today at 2 30 p m at the American nation Darna invites about 50 representatives from posts across the state and any disabled veterans in the county may attend to talk with the national service officer.
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DAV
Decatur
Clifford
American Nation
Darna
Odom
National Service
Power Company's Expansion Approved in Alabama
Alabama Power Company won approval from the Public Service Commission to raise 6 million dollars. The funds will be raised via stock sale to Southern Company to finance plant construction purchases and improvements.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Power Company
State Public Service Commission
Southern Company
Alabama Power
Power Company
USGS Finishes Hundreds of Map Quadrangles Annualy
About 500 map quadrangles are completed by the U S Geological Survey each year covering a quarter to an eighth of a degree in extent.
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U. S. Geological Survey
Moulton Hospital Lists Week of Admitted Patients
The Irwin and Dyar Infirmary admitted multiple residents including Mrs. Littrell of Moulton Mrs. Clabhorn Hood Moulton Mrs. McCaghren Danville Mrs. Blackwood Landersville Mrs. Terry Moulton Mrs. Gautney Moulton Mrs. England Grayson Mrs. Pace Landersville Mrs. Harville Moulton and others with several discharged or awaiting travel.
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Irwin and Dyar Infirmary
T. D. Littrell
Moulton
Clabhorn Hood
D. C. McCaghren
Danville
Carl Blackwood
Landersville
Cecil Terry
William E. Gautney
John England
Grayson
Junior Pace
Price Harville
Gilbert Bolling
Hendrix Clemmons
Lloyd Knight
Courtland
Barbara Pierce
City
Claude Hurst Sr
W. H. Riner
Town Creek
Earl Whisenant
Pastor O E Burton Joins Ridgecrest Training Union Faculty
Rev O E Burton of Central Baptist Church will lead morning sessions at 10 30 A M from Philippians during Ridgecrest Baptist Assembly first Training Union week. More than 2500 attendees expected at the Smoky mountains Assembly 20 miles west of Asheville affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. Dr. is also on next week’s faculty.
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O. E. Burton
Central Baptist Church
Ridgecrest Baptist Assembly
Burton
Assembly
The
Smoky Mountains
Southern Baptist Convention
Asheville
N. C
Progress on county jail structure
Foreman Cecil King of Construction Engineers reports satisfactory progress on the county jail project. He says the third floor will be ready to pour midweek, with completion due around October 1 and occupancy anticipated soon after for the $100,000 brick and steel building.
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Cecil King
King
Pickens Street Opens From East College to Old Decatur Road
Pickens Street was opened from East College to the Old Decatur road intersecting the old road between Tom McCullough and Vince Sparks homes and running south. Opening and grading finished Thursday afternoon, with crushed stone to be laid as soon as available per Stanley Blakemore the street superintendent. Additional streets north of the Old Decatur Road through the Burden Sanders and Windham property are expected to open once surveyed and mapped.
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Pickens
East College
Old Decatur Road
Tom McCullough
Vince Sparks
Stanley Blakemore
Burden
Sanders and Windham
Local Families Travel and Visit Over Week
Mr and Mrs Roy Warren plan a return from Trussville tonight with Mignonet Warren and Wandeline Naylor after a week at Camp Gertrude Coleman They will pick up son Thomas in Decatur who is coming home from the Boy Scout Jamboree Bob Daniels of Ohio visited his mother in town along with relatives Walter Stephen’s house guests included Douglas Stephenson of Los Angeles and T C Cuthbertson of Atlanta Dr and Mrs R P Irwin and Dr Willard Irwin vacationed in Florida with Mr and Mrs B M Lufburrow of Atlanta A Mrs J L Weatherwax and Kenneth Weatherwax with Linda returned from a Hot Springs trip.
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Birmingham
Kenneth Sharrett
Baugh
Wiley Hospital
Decatur
Highsmith
Addie Byars
Moulton 2
Howard Lafever
Anderton Bros
Hatton
Lafever
Francis
Barbara Pierce
Irwin and Dyar Infirmary
Claude Greene Jr
Kentucky
Claude Greene
Theo Hamilton
Kalamazoo
David Hamilton
Tom Pettus
J. L.weatherwax
Russellville
Isaac Johnson III
Isaac Johnson Jr
A. J. Crosthaite
Max Gordon
Jack Burch
Thomas Warren
Roderick Richardson
Joe Harris
Roy Warren
Trussville
Mignonet Warren
Wandeline Naylor
Gertrude Coleman
Thomas
Bob Daniels
Josephine Glenn
Ohio
Fannie Glenn
Walter Stephenson
Douglas Stephenson
Los Angeles
Calif
T. C. Cuthbertson
Atlanta
R. P. Irwin
Willard Irwin
Florida
B. M. Lufburrow
J. L. Weatherwax
Kenneth Weatherwax
Linda
Hot Springs National
Cook Springs Youth Camp attendance and local notices
Courtland residents report attending the Summer Youth Camp for Inter mediate Methodist Youth Fellowship at Cook's Spring Alabama this week. Local social notes mention trips to ball game in Atlanta Birmingham. holiday supper at Holiday In The Pines. furloughs and travel plans. and numerous visits and gatherings across Courtland and nearby towns.
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Cook Springs
Sam Berry
Marie Waldrop
Edna Rae Marion
Carolyn Jacke
Intermediate Methodist
Cook’s Spring
Alabama
Scout Jamboree Tonight and Camp Westmore Visit
The Scout Jamboree is tonight and staff selections include Gordon, Burch and Warren for the summer camp. Mrs Charles Wright and her children from Baton Rouge Louisiana are visiting Mr and Mrs David Hamilton as guests.
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Camp Westmoreland
Gordon, Burch and
Warren
Charles Wright
Baton Rouge
David Hamilton
Local Social Notes and Visiting Residents
Ed Norwood and Birming ham couple host at Mr. and Mrs. B H Collins. Paris Terry Floyd Terry and Redus Terry depart for Kalamazoo Michigan to seek summer work. Mrs Betty Lou LaChance and daughter from Nashua New Hampshire visit J F Terry family. Lawrence Parker of New Orleans visits relatives here. Russell Little of Paducah Kentucky calls on friends. Private Charles G Terry in Brooks General Hospital Fort Sam Houston Texas listed as bed patient last week with a lip infection but now up and about.
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J. F. Terry
Lawrence Parker
New Orleans
Russell Little
Paducah
Kentucky
Charles G. Terry
Brooks General Hospital
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
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Moulton News
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J. B. Sheats Co
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Buford Green
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Austin Burden
the Pines
Russell Fowler
Lavina Chardavoyne
Riley B. Moore
W. J. Lee
Holiday In the Pines
Wheeler Lake
Gilchrist
W. D. Gilchrist
Louise Gilchrist
Norfolk
Virginia
Wright Field
Dayton
Paul Coffee
Johnnie Martin
New York
Bloombury
New Jersey
Edwin Carpenter
Daupat da
Reans
Dot Arthur
H. D. Lane
Louis Knight
Panama City
Tate Hollenbeck
Bill Lindsey
California
Frank Carter
Elsie
Florence
Pruitt Parkers
M. E. Hunt
Fred Muston
Bill Collier
Annie Mae Norton
Rita Blaxton
Mattie Ashford Locke
Columbus
Isissippi
Dan Gichrist
James Blythe
Wardie Marsh
Country Club
Joe Berry
Bullingham
Chattanooga
A. F. Redman
R. H. Tweedy, Sr
Bobby Tweedy
Eva Fowler
Lavina Chardayoyne
Sheffield
O. P. Eggleston
Ruby Martin
Tuscumbia
B. H. Collins
Bill Vaughn
Hollis Green
Courtland Downs
Estelle Jenkins
E. S. Ballentine
Eleanor
Ann
Harriet Godfrey
Frankie Slaton
Maggie Roland
Corinth
Mississippi
Mary Lee Vaughn
Sadie Norwood
Thurmond
Olin D. Johnston
Johnston
ONG
Carolina
J. Strom
ATTIC
Davidson Coal & Feed Co
Holly St
Ether
Ed Norwood
Paris Terry
Floyd Terry
Redus Terry
Michigan
Betty Lou LaChance
Nasha, New Hampshire
Estonic Vt
Slumber Products Corp
Memphis
Tennessee
Bank St
Chevrolet
America
LEE Street
Decatur, Alabama
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