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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1950

Page

9

Representative Fears Three Roads May Be Lost By Tying All To The Moulton Project

State Representative Norman W. Harris warns tying the Decatur Moulton road to the Decatur Arab and Falkville Eva roads could imperil all three projects. He cites a Morgan County right of way process requiring moving 25 structures and possible condemnation, delaying construction.

Moulton Decatur-Moulton Falkville-Eva Norman W. Harris Decatur Decatur- Moulton Morgan County Harris Folsom Administration Noble Russell W. H. Stewart and Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control Folsom Ward McFarland State Highway Department Russell Stewart Morgan Decatur-Arab Road

College Head Is To Fill Pulpit in Tuscaloosa

Rev. Perry B. James D D president of Athens College and Methodist clergyman will preach Sunday July 23 at Wesley Memorial Church in Tuscaloosa. He will discuss The Zero Hour and the world situation in light of Christian teaching. James has led Athens College since 1949 after pastorates in Parkersburg Wheeling Tarpon Springs Mt Dora Miami and Sebring.

Perry B. James Athens College Tuscaloosa Wesley Memorial Methodist Church Woodfin K. Grove James Mary E. Griffin Burks James J. James T. L. James Fletcher James John W. James Otis James Anniston T. L. Jones Cottondale Parkersburg Wheeling West Virginia Florida Tarpon Springs Mt. Dora Miami Sebring Birmingham Southern College

City Wins Round In Union Test

MOBILE Ala July 20 The City of Mobile won the first round in a legal battle over dismissals of 41 firemen and policemen for joining unions A three judge circuit court denied a petition by four of the dismissed men to restrain enforcement of an ordinance banning union membership The court did not rule on the ordinance s legality A merits hearing is set later The ordinance required city policemen and firemen to sign by Monday midnight that they did not belong to a union Eight policemen and 33 firemen were fired The city contends unions have no right to membership under state law while the unions cite the 1943 Alabama Bradford labor act The ruling was by Judges Bat es Grayson and Edington

Mobile Ala Harry Seale Alabama Seale Vernor Jansen Ilion J. Prine City Heand Police Unionx John J. Hickman Pote Fire Apt R. C. Wilkerson W. G. Thrasher Firemen Union Firemen’s Union Cecil F. Bates Claude A. Grayson David H. Edington

Education Degrees Span Miami to Lakeland

The subject earned a bachelor of divinity from Garrett Biblical Institute and a doctor of divinity from Florida Southern College while also holding an education degree from the University of Miami.

University of Miami Garrett Biblical Institute Northwestern University Florida Southern College Lakeland, Fla

Reserve Calls Hit Alabama Officials With Reserves Called

Alabama officials across departments face potential active duty calls as Army Navy and Air Force reservists may be mobilized. Key figures include Asa Rountree in Aeronautics and Attorney General Se Garrett plus several attorneys generals aides. State agencies such as Welfare Liquor Revenue and Building Commission list reserve members and National Guard ties.

Montgomery Ala Alabama Army Navy Air Force Aeronautics Department Air Force Reserves Asa Rountree Attorney General's Department Si Garrett Air Force Reserve National Guard Mili Broughton Lamberth Lamberth Marine Corps W. Terry State Liquor Board R. P. McRee Roy Blair Army Reserves Ward McFarland H.H. Houk State Building Commission Seabee Reserve Leslie L. Gwaltney Jr

India and Pakistan ally in war on locusts

Locust swarms from Iran threaten wheat in Pakistan and India as locust control experts from both nations meet in New Delhi to coordinate countermeasures.

New Delhi India Pakistan Iran

Reserve call could affect Alabama mayors and city officials

Ed. E. Reid, executive director of the Alabama League of Municipalities, estimates about 20 of Alabama’s 275 mayors and city commission chairmen are on reserve lists and could be called. Fleetwood Darnley is cited as the first lieutenant in Army reserves. The note suggests municipal bodies would feel the impact of any mobilization.

Fleetwood Darnley Ed. E. Reid Alabama League of Municipalities Alabama

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