Southern Bell workers win wage increase and contract
G. E. Garner announces a one year wage agreement with Southern Bell Telephone Company subject to Wage Stabilization Board approval. The deal raises pay roughly 10 percent across classifications, adding about 12.5 million dollars to wages for 34 000 employees, effective immediately for most terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. E. Garner
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Atlanta
Southern Bell
Garner
South
St Louis to Host Young Democrats Biennial Convention
Washington reports the Young Democratic Clubs of America will hold their biennial convention in St Louis on October 4 and 6 with Senator D Wilson Gilmore announcing the site. He says the event will kick off nationwide activity to back a Democratic victory in the 1951 elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Young Democratic Clubs of America
St. Louis
D. Wilson Gilmore
Boston
Gilmore
Missouri State Senate
Oysters of Chesapeake Bay Fall From Rich Harvest
Once deemed inexhaustible the Chesapeake Bay oyster beds now yield far less. The catch has dropped from 15,000,000 bushels in 1884 85 to about 5,000,000 bushels per year, squeezing oystermen economically.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesapeake Bay
City weighs feeder line move for Bee Line Highway
Hartselle council debates relocating the water plant feeder line to accommodate the new Bee Line Highway. Three options are on the table with costs from about 12000 to 60000 dollars. The priciest plan could prove cheaper long term due to future needed work, but officials doubt feasibility now. Homer Long of Somerville was dismissed Tuesday.
Vacation Bible School Opens at First Baptist Church
The annual Vacation Bible School begins Monday at 8 30 AM at First Baptist Church and runs for two weeks. Registration occurred Friday morning followed by a downtown parade with Mrs S L Sherill as general superintendent and Mrs Carl B Allen as assistant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
S. L. Sherill
Carl B. Allen
Vacation Church School Begins Under Draper
Reverend J Clifton Draper will supervise the Methodist Vacation Church School starting Monday at 8 30 in the morning. The program runs for two weeks with Mrs Clyde Reeves as assistant superintendent. All church children ages four to sixteen are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Clifton Draper
Methodist Vacation Church
Clyde Reeves
Local birth and discharge notices from area hospitals
Mrs James Hand of Moulton a medical patient was dismissed May 26 Mrs Henry Turrentine of Danville a medical patient was dismissed May 26 Mrs Fred Robin 26 Mrs Helen Roberts and infant daughter of Danville were dismissed May 26 Mrs Joe Duncan of Courtland is a medical patient Jimmy Johnson son of Mr and Mrs Hoover Johnson of Lacon is a medical patient Mrs Joe Dean a medical patient was dismissed May 28 Mr and Mrs W H Baites Addison announce the birth of a son Roger David Mr and Mrs Gene Ryker Falkville are the parents of a son Johnny Mr and Mrs G E Driver Vinemont announce the birth of a daughter Rachel Diane
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hand
Moulton
Henry Turrentine
Danville
Fred Robin
Helen Roberts
Joe Duncan
Courtland
Jimmy Johnson
Hoover Johnson
Lacon
Joe Dean
W. H. Baites
Addison 1
Roger David
Gene Ryker
Falkville
Johnny
G. E. Driver
Vinemont 3
Rachel Diane
HARTSELLE HOSPITAL BIRTHS AND admissions
Mr and Mrs Travis Mooney Falkville welcomed a son born May 26. Mr and Mrs M C Maxwell Somerville 2 welcomed Morrell Dwight born May 23. Mrs W H Taylor medical patient of Hartselle 2 was dismissed Wednesday. Mrs T A Price Vinemont 3 was admitted Wednesday. Leonard Hagan medical patient was dismissed Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle Hospital
Travis Mooney
Falkville
M. C. Maxwell
Somerville 2
Morrell Dwight
W. H. Taylor
Hartselle
T. A. Price
Vinemont
Leonard Hagan
Frazier Takes Parole Post
Cooper L. Frazier 32 of Decatur becomes state parole and probation officer overseeing Limestone Madison Marshall and Blount counties. He partners with W N Baker for Morgan Lawrence Cullman Limestone territories. He will supervise Huntsville Decatur district areas, a Mt Hope native and 1942 A PI graduate. He served as Air Force first lieutenant in WWII in China India Burma and was VA director here before this appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooper L. Frazier
Decatur
Limestone
Madison
Marshall
Blount
Frazier
W. N. Baker
Morgan
Lawrence
Cullman
Huntsville
Mt. Hope
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Ora Mae Mitchell
Zilpah Mitchell
H. T. Mitchell
Sammy
China
India
Burma
Veterans Administration
Parole and Probation Office
Public Forum Debate on Korean War Policy and Foreign Deals
A Decatur reader questions war aims and executive choices in Korea and questions U S policy. The letter cites chaplain killings, calls for accountability, condemns half measures and alleges a 1950s trade and diplomatic deal involving Dean Acheson and Britain with Red China and Russia. It claims impact on Formosa and Malaya trade and insists on public scrutiny of wartime decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Ala
America
England
Russia
Dean Acheson
Paris
Ernest Bevin
Red China
Mao Tse-tung
Hong Kong
United Nations
Formosa
Malaya
Eng
Lab report for May at Decatur branch notes findings
During May at the Decatur branch laboratory 2239 specimens were examined under director C. C. Johnson. Forty general disease cases were found in 1184 tests. 60 malaria cases tested positive. One malaria case came from Florence via TVA. the victim has left the state. 69 tuberculosis positives were found in 462 specimens. Three rabid animal heads were submitted among 19 for examination. Water tests totaled 181 and milk 175.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
C. C. Johnson
Florence
TVA
Johnson
Honesty Of Carrier Brings Pocketbook To Mobile Housewife
Mobile Alabama June 2 Mrs J R Eubanks a Mobile school teacher and housewife says she will be on time paying her newspaper carrier Dick Harrison a 15 year old carrier returned a wallet containing 30 dollars lost on the street near his apartment He found it while delivering the morning paper The act follows praise given to another Mobile carrier for returning a wallet with 166 dollars on national radio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
J. R. Eubanks
Dick Harrison
Publicity On Cancer Victim's Marriage To End
Sioux Falls dated report says A F Amburn will curb coverage of Sailor Tom Amburn's engagement to Betty Thompson of East Point Georgia amid cancer illness rumors. Tom returned home by plane with his father promising a talk and denial of wife illness or phone call from Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
S. D
Tom Amburn
Georgia
A. F. Amburn
Tom
Betty Thompson
East Point
Amburn
Atlanta
Strike Ends at Clinchfield Coal Clerks Walkout Sparks Miner Strike
About 100 Clinchfield Coal store clerks returned to work in Wise Virginia ending a recognition strike that triggered a near 3000 miner walkout in southwest Virginia. District 28 UMW officials expected the miners sympathy strike to wind down Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wise
Clinchfield Coal Corporation
Virginia
District 28
United Mine Workers
Mountain Elevation Mimics Vast Latitudinal Vegetation Shift
A note on plant life shows that moving up a mile in mountain elevation equates to traveling 800 to 1,000 miles north in latitude for vegetation changes. The comparison highlights how altitude acts like a broad climatic belt, affecting species distribution.
Fuses to Fire Why N C Sharrott
A brief note questions why fuses failed to ignite in a reported incident attributed to N C Sharrott, with local coverage noting electrical issues and safety concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N . C. Sharrott
Water Plant Is Praised By State Sanitation Official
C W White assistant sanitary engineer of Alabama Public Health praises Decatur water filtration plant as attractive and efficiently managed after inspecting on May 22 1951. He notes the plant operated in excellent condition despite new distribution system improvements and finds pumping equipment and filter apparatus well maintained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. White
Bureau of Sanitation
Alabama Department of Public Health
Decatur
Alabama
White
James H. Johnson
Municipal Utilities Board
Mr. White
Rites Held For Traffic Victim Jimmie Hill
Services were held Saturday for Jimmie Hill the two year old victim of a traffic accident. Three others injured remained in serious condition at Hartselle hospital. Jimmie died Friday and was buried at Cedar Creek church cemetery with Rev. Jasper Kelley officiating. Mutual Service directed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie Hill
Hartselle Hospital
Lillie Mae Turner
Hartselle
A. J. Turner
Houston Montgomery
Jimmie
Cedar Creek Church
Jasper Kelley
Travel ban on American travel to Czechoslovakia imposed
State Department announced a travel ban for American citizens to communist Czechoslovakia citing the ongoing arrest of AP correspondent William Oatis for six weeks as part of a pattern of incidents making travel undesirable. The measure reflects U S concern over the case and related tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Czechoslovakia
Washington
United States Today
Associated Press
William Oatis
Oatis
Czechoslokavia
Morgans county traffic death toll rises to seven this year
The seventh Morgan county traffic death of the year occurred after a truck car collision on the Dip Bridge south of Hartselle. Surviving are the parents and a brother Larry of Hartselle and grandparents Mr. and Mrs. E W Henry of Hartselle and Mr. and Mrs. H A Turner of Eva. Uncles served as pallbearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
Morgan County
Larry
E. W. Henry
H. A. Turner
Eva
Three Klansmen Face Trial in Alabama Flogging Case
Three accused Ku Klux Klansmen A Byrd Carradine Bret Brasfield and Moody Nations will go to trial Monday in a renewed Alabama prosecution over a two year old outbreak of masked violence. They face charges of flogging while una sked connected to the May 20 1949 beating of Mary Alice Henderson Jack Alexander and Willie Stevens by a hooded white robed group. Carradine previously was convicted in six trials following the night riding brutality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Cecil Deason
A. Byrd Carradine
Bret . Brasfield
Moody Nations
Mary Alice Henderson
Jack Alexander
Willie Stevens
Henderson
Alexander
Stevens
Free Book on Arthritis and Rheumatism
Excelsior Springs Missouri June 3 1951 promotion offers a free book titled Rheumatism explaining why drugs fail and how The Ball Clinic has helped thousands for over 31 years. No obligation to request the instructive booklet by writing to The Ball Clinic dept 3606.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Excelsior Springs
Ball Clinic
Dept
Missouri
Adamsville Klan figure convicted and appeal pending
A Klan official named Brasfield was fined $500 after a guilty verdict for tempting to flog while masked. Nations was acquitted in a separate flogging case. Deason says over 40 night riding cases will be heard at Jefferson County June term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tence
Brasfield
Adamsville
Klavern
Nations
Henderson
Deason
Jefferson County
Cashmere Scarfs Introduced to Europe in 16th Century
The article notes that cashmere scarves were introduced to Europe at the start of the 16th century. It highlights early fashion adoption and the cultural exchange that followed, with emphasis on wider European interest in fine textiles from Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
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Young Democrats
NT Glass
Temcoga
Temco
Temco Gas
F.H.A
Moulton Street
United States
Ein
Council
Uesday
Homer Long
Somerville
Draper
Hartselle Clinic
Ralph L. Murphy
D. L. Murphy
Ninth Avenue South
Lackland Air Force Base
Air Force
Asia
Calif.Asia
Manila
Shanghai
Parents’ Magazine
Seal
Person’s Furniture CO
Corner Bank
Carradine
Animal Maer
West Market Street
Belk’s
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