North Alabama Chapter chartered by National Association of Cost Accountants
The North Alabama chapter of the National Association of Cost Accountants receives its charter, becoming the 113th NAC A chapter with 81 members from Decatur Florence Sheffield Huntsville and Haleyville. Charter Night on September 15 1952 will feature national officers. officers and directors are listed and 81 charter members named.
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Accountants Soc Eiety
North Alabama
Tennessee Valley Accountants Association
National Association of Cost Accountants
Awc
Buffalo
Itar
C. J. Andrews
Decatur
L. S. Doster
Sheffield
Frank Holte
Jack W. Mueller
J. C. Dobbs
E. H. Atkinson
Peyton W. Drake
James E. ‘Hughes
Huntsville
James Hairs‘ton
Mason L. Wood
Sam L. Nettles
S. Laws Parks
James Williamson
Florence
N.A.C.A
C. C. Acker
W. E. Burgess Jr
C. D. Cottingham
J. ©. Dobbs
J. S. Edwards
J. J. Guyton
W. C. Hunter Jr
Marlin Long
S. D. Nettles
Charles Norman
W. H. Saxon
E. A. Self
J. Grady Shaw
Andy L. Shelton
Billie Roy Smith
John Smither
Bayne J. Vaughan
Henry W. Wade
Paul J. Wolfer
William K. Martin
Grantland Davis
Howard Greer
Frank C. Holle
Frank Sanderson
T. A. Thompson
Tuscumbia
Florence- Sheffield
Earl H.allen Jr
Ed Battles
Ed. T. Castleberry
Frank E. Denilon Jr
James H. Fincher
Nathan M. Graham
Clarence L. Irick
Charles E. Jackson
Henry J. Jones
Eugene B. Masterson
Harold E. McCluskey
Leon A. McCrary
Charles D. Murphy
Morton D. Prouty Jr
Homer E. Rutledge
John R. Severin Jr
Raymond
Origin of the word fiasco linked to Venetian glassblowers
The term fiasco traces to Venetian glassblowers where it meant flask. In English it now signifies failure. The West Spitsbergen area hosts three Norwegian and three Russian settlements on the largest island of the archipelago.
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West Spitsbergen
Spitsbergen Archipelago
Evening Movie Listings at VT ae TODAY PRINCESS
Local cinema offers showings for ROXY Mara Maru SUNSET Wild Blue Yonder STRAND Hartselle Wild Blue Yonder HATFIELD Athens Little Egypt MARS Falkville Red Badge of Courage ELITE I Climb the Highest Mountain starring Lundigan and Hayward with multiple daily showtimes listed.
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Mars
Falkville
Audre “Murphy
Bill Mauldin
William Lundigan
Susan Hayward
Morgan County Red Cross to Hold Directors Meeting
Morgan county Red Cross directors will meet tomorrow at 1 30 PM in the courthouse annex with Chairman A L Shelton urging full attendance. Two DUI arrests and other charges were reported as highway patrols released suspects to Sheriff McFcheon after weekend custody.
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McCfcheon
Morgan County
the Red Cross
Courthouse
A. L. Shelton
Russell Kefauver showdown shapes Alabama delegation
Alabama delegates lined up for the first ballot with Russell at 9, Kefauver 8, Stevenson 4 2, and uncommitted 4. Patterson failed to adjourn the caucus, and Russell supporters won key committee slots while alternate delegates were named to replace absentees. Hat store bets hinge on convention roll calls and regional loyalties.
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sel-Kefat
Patterson
Alabama
Roland Cooper
Camden
Hobby Rains
Gadsden
Russell
Hugh Roberts Jr
Tuscaloosa
Kefauver
Russells
Stevenson
James B. Allen
Sen
Sparkman
Ethel L. McPherson
Anniston
Foster
King
Pruett
Garner
A. L. Patterson
Howle
Roberts
Kimbrell
Brown
Davis
Gwin
Lafayette Patterson
Marc Ray Clement
Reese Phipher
Fayette
Fuller Kimbrell
Alabama Senate
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Allen
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Nine Nastasio Charged With Murder In KC Slaying
After arrest on November 29 nine Nastasio spent hours giving police his view of underworld life in Kansas City. He was charged with murder in the slaying of a service station manager and denied bail as officers feared he might be killed if freed.
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Nastasio
Kansas City
Decatur Lions Club Horse Show Sets Two-Night Event
The Decatur Lions Club hosts a two night 1952 horse show drawing entries from several states. Proceeds benefit sight conservation and charity work, with the club previously placing third in state for contributions. Signals include an industrial tour via the Decature Chamber of Commerce and events by White Way Milk Company.
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Decatur Lions Club
Decature Chamber of Commerce
White Way Milk Company
Driver Injured In Collision At Jackson Street
Roy K. Vann of Decatur suffered a head gash when his 1950 Chevrolet struck a 1946 Dodge parked at 406 Jackson Street SE. He was treated at Decatur General Hospital after stitches and released. The Dodge owner is C. L. Sartor, 406 Jackson St SE. Police report heavy damage to both vehicles and Vann claimed front-end work last week caused the car to drive funny. Witness L. Roger Sr. said Vann’s car moved slowly and the driver looked down at the floor before impact.
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Roy K. Vann
Decatur 2
Jackson Street
Decatur General Hospital
Brown’s Funeral Home
Vann
Chevrolet
Vann Dental Laboratories
Grant Street
Dodge
C. L. Sartor
Louis Landers
Richard Hyde
L. Roger, Sr
Kefauver Leads Democratic Convention Watch
The Democratic convention stalls awaiting a Truman signal and a possible fall‑back plan. Estes Kefauver presses a strategy to win by the fourth ballot while Barkley Stevenson and Russell Kerr remain lone outside hopes amid a crowded field. Truman withholds preference as he seeks a Fair Deal platform.
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Truman
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Kefauver
Barkley
Adlai E. Stevenson
Ilinois
Stevenson
Illinois
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Averell Harryman
New York
Robert A. Kerr
Oklahoma
Boy held after stabbing father as family tensions rise
Police questioned a boy who said he stabbed his father during a confrontation after years of fights with him. He claimed influence from family history and welfare support for his mother. A coroner's inquest was expected before charges. Funeral plans for Mr. Braswell list services at Caddo church with burial in Caddo cemetery and surviving relatives.
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Joe Weatherly
Roland Guyse
Welfare Department
Lawrence County
Decatur
Braswell
Gussie Braswell
James O. Braswell
Jacquiline Vaughn
Flora Dean Braswell
Linda Braswell
Catherine Braswell
M. J. Braswell
Florida
Amendments Expand Social Security Benefits For 1952 Applicants
The 1952 amendments let self employed applicants re use 1952 earnings to compute monthly benefits, likely raising payments. Aged 75 plus workers on the rolls may receive higher payments if they have 1.5 years of covered work after 1950. Military service credits rise to 160 per month for post July 24 1947 service through January 1 1954. Lump sum death payments for service casualties abroad now allow survivors to file up to two years after reburial rather than after death.
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United States
Senate rule change urged to curb filibusters
The Lehman Humphrey Benton platform calls for Senate rule reform to limit debate and end filibusters. Marathon speeches by Southern senators have blocked civil rights bills. under the proposal the required vote to limit debate would drop from two thirds to a smaller threshold. Rep William Dawson of Illinois backs an anti filibuster plank on the Democratic Platform Committee.
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Lehman - Humphrey - Benton
Senate
William Dawson
Illinois
Democratic Platform Committee
Negro Arrested in Canal Street Burglary Case
Police Chief J B Whitmire announced the arrest of Phil Houston 40 of Tenth Avenue West in a Canal Street burglary probe. He had been questioned previously after a bicycle linked to him was found near the scene and admitted being near the neighborhood before later denying it.
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Decatur
Canal Street
J. B. Whitmire
Whitmire
Phil Houston
Tenth Avenue West
Houston
Phillips Rites Held Monday
Funeral services for Pinkney F. Phillips 83 who died Thursday in St. Louis were held at Brown chapel at 4 p m with Charles Brewer of the Grant Street Church of Christ officiating Interment followed in the city cemetery Pallbearers named Carl Phillips Earl Phillips Jesse F Phillips Jr Moorse Stewart Joe Flynn and Jack Adcock Honorary pallbearers included Church of Christ members and International Association of Machinists members Phillips was born in Guntersville worked 56 years for the L and N and Southern railways and is survived by three daughters four sons three sisters a brother nineteen grandchildren and eight great grandchildren
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Pinkney F. Philli
St. Louis
Brown Chapel
Charles Brewer
Grant Street
Jess F. Phillips
Sheffield
George R. Phillips
Thomas M. Phillips
Annie Berry
Mattie Francis
Ethel Trussler
Memphis
Asa V. Phillips
Florence
Carl Phillips
Earl Phillips
Jesse F. Phillips Jr
Moorse Stewart
Joe Flynn
Jack
Drowning at Bridgeport After Boat Capsizes
A man drowned Sunday near Bridgeport when a boat capsized as he went to aid a fishing companion with a hooked finger. The body was recovered. Funeral services for Mr. Rogers set for 11 AM Wednesday at the McConnell Service Chapel Athens with interment in Athens City Cemetery. Surviving relatives include three daughters Alma Gilette Edith Meadows Irene Stewart a son Luther Rogers four sisters and three brothers. Pallbearers listed.
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Bridgeport
Holland
Rogers
McConnell
Athens
Athens City
Alma Gillette
Dallas
Tex
Edith Meadows
Panama City
Fla
Irene Stewart
Greenbrier
Luther F. Rogers
Lolita
Minnie Richardson
Virgie Jones
Cora Wallace
Dona Rady
Foster Rogers
B. Rogers
W. C. Rogers
Calvin Wallace Jr
Horace Wallace
Alden Wallace
Paul Chambers
Walton McGlocklin
Harrison Ezell
Funeral for Robert N. Wright Former Detroit Resident
Funeral services for Robert N. Wright 35 of Detroit a former Decatur resident who died in an Marshall Michigan automobile accident will be held tomorrow at 11 A M Graveside service at Friendship Church Cemetery conducted by Rev Grady Morris Interment by Mutual Service Survivors include wife Ella Wright Kalamazoo three brothers Herman and Vernon Wright Detroit Dutch Wright New York and five sisters Mrs Howard Blankenship Ohio Mrs Johnny Byford Ohio Mrs Mary Johnson Detroit Mrs Dan Smith Kalamazoo Miss Betty Wright Kalamazoo all living in various locations
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Robert N. Wright
Detroit
Decatur
Marshall
Mich
Grady Morris
Friendship Church Cemetery
Ella Wright
Kalamazoo
Herman
Vernon Wright
Dutch Wright
New York
Howard Blankenship
Ohio
Johnny Byford
Mary Johnson
Dan Smith
Betty Wright
Repudiation Discussed in Steel Union Settlement Talks
Repudiation by John A. Stephens of U. S. Steel was noted as Murray stated there was no hope of any satisfactory settlement on the various items. The committee then gave Murray a final briefing on the stalemate.
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John A. Stephens
U. S. Steel
Murray
Call Extended To New Pastor At Central Baptist
Dr. Joe T. Odle of Gulfport Miss was extended a pastorate call by Central Baptist church yesterday after a secret ballot vote. The church pulpit committee announced the two week deadline for his answer and Odle had preached there July 9 while serving as pastor of First Baptist Gulfport.
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Joe T. Odle
Gulfport, Miss
Central Baptist Church
Dr. Odle
Odle
Central
First Baptist Church
Gulfport
Miss
Tehachapi Quake Fallout Illuminates San Andreas Fault Scene
A major quake centered on the San Andreas fault rattled California waking millions from Los Angeles to San Francisco. Tehachapi reports say the town is down, fires burned near Bakersfield, and a tunnel on the Tehachapi line collapsed as Caltech seismologists mapped the event.
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San Andreas
California
Gorman
Tehachapi
Kern County Sheriff’s Office
Bakersfield
Carl L. Weber
Paloma
Bakersville
Weber
California Institute of Technology
Caltech
Long Beach
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Redondo Beach
Eleanor Howell
San Fernando Valley
Santa Barbara
San Joaquin Valley
Tulare
Visalia
Southern Pacific Railroad
Santa Fe
Chinese Hold On Key Hill Despite Allied Assault
AP correspondent George McArthur reports Chinese forces have not relinquished the vital hill wrested from the Allies last Thursday. He notes Chinese foot soldiers were observed sneaking back toward the hill in the afternoon amid intense Allied fire.
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Associated Press
George McArthur
Rousing Welcome Marks Committee Meeting Entrance
A rousing welcome greeted a speaker as he entered the hotel meeting room. The text notes doubt that the committee will act to end the nationwide strike which has crippled operations.
Markets Report From Decatur and Atlanta Prices
Decatur market notes list cotton middling at 40.00 cents and strict low 38.50, No 2 mile and No 2 yellow ear corn at 3.10 and 1.83 respectively. Hogs price 21.50 cents. Atlanta USDA North Georgia live poultry market steady with barely adequate supplies and unsettled undertone. broilers under 3 pounds priced 30 to 31.5 cents.
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Decatur
Atlanta
USDA
North Georgia
Cattle and hog prices mixed in Nashville market report
Nashville market notes show 2 000 cattle with ranges for utility and commercial steers 20.00 to 24.00, cows 17.00 to 21.00, bulls 21.00 to 25.00, and stockers 22.00 to 26.75. Hogs 900 head listed with weights 190 to 230 pounds at 22.00, 240 to 290 pounds at 20.75, 150 to 180 pounds at 20.00 to 20.50, sows around 18.00, and sheep 700 with lamb prices 26.00 to 26.50ady.
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Nashville
Choice
Mrs Nicholes Buried at Mt Zion Near Huntsville
Final rites for 84 year old Mrs Mattie Nicholes of Opelika are at Mt Zion Church near Huntsville with Rev Clayton Shaw officiating. Interment follows in adjoining cemetery. Survivors include five daughters and three sons, with services at her home in Austinville prior to the burial.
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Mattie Nicholes
Opelika
Mt. Zion Church
Huntsville
Clayton Shaw
Brown
Nicholes
A. W. Jackson
Hampsher
Tenn
J. H. Odom
Ensley
Gertrude, Young
Ethel Garrett
Orlando
Fla
R. E. Cox
J. €. Wall
Pensacola
T. A. Wall
Allen Nicholes
Ora Fogg
Ardmore
Agnes Cox
Austinville
Fenders Damaged In Collision Of Cars
A 1950 Mercury and a 1947 Chevrolet collided at the Sixth Ave and Holly St corner around 2 50 PM Saturday causing fender damage to both cars. G L Blaxton and Annie Mae Norton owned the Mercury. Charles Lee James owned and drove the Chevrolet. Police officers Weatherly and Hill investigated noting the Mercury backed from Sixth Ave into an alley and struck the James car as it moved along Sixth Avenue.
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Sixth Avenue
Holly Street
Mercury
G.L. Blaxton
Fifth Avenue
Annie Mae Norton
Chevrolet
Charles Lee James
Hartseller
J. T. Weatherly
Seldon Hill
Southern Bell Seeks Rate Hike in Alabama
Southern Bell filed with the Alabama Public Service Commission seeking about 917000 dollars in annual gross revenue to offset a general wage increase approved by the Wage Stabilization Board. The increase targets specific costs from higher wages, not broad rate hikes, and would raise local pay station calls from 5 to 10 cents.
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Southern Bell Telephone Company
Alabama Public Service Commission
Wage Stablization Board
Alabama
Harry B. Lackey
WSB
Southern Bell
Lackey
Commission
Mass Protests Roil Parliament Raid Amid Oil Dispute
A crowd of about 2000 surged toward the Parliament as troops charged with fixed bayonets. Demonstrators suffered injuries and arrests while shouting death to Qavam. Supporters of Mossadegh joined, with Tudeh members swelling the crowds, amid Iran's oil dispute with Britain.
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Qavam
Iran
Britain
Mossadegh
Tudeh Party
Child Succumbs in Limestone County
Final rites for Charles W. Jackson 11 months old, son of Mr. and Mrs. James M. Jackson of Athens two, died yesterday at Limestone County Hospital. Services today at 3 P M at Riddles Chapel with interment in Athens City Cemetery. Survived by parents, two brothers James D. and Robert H. Jackson, three sisters Louise Alice Faye Evelyn, and grandparents Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Jackson and Mr. and Mrs. Claude Davis.
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Charles W. Jackson
James M. Jackson
Athens
Limestone County Hospital
Riddles Chapel
Athens City Cemetery
McConnell
James D
Robert H. Jackson
Louise
Alice Faye
Evelyn Jackson
D. J. Jackson
Claude Davis
Athens 2
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Morgan
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