Coosa River Newsprint Co Plans 30 Million Mill at Childersburg
June 13 report announces War Department approval for a $30,000,000 newsprint mill at Childersburg Alabama with 100000 tons annual output. The project includes 615 acres of ordnance works land and 50 000 acres timber lands, with construction to start soon and production hoped within two years.
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Birmingham
Coosa
Southern Newsper Publishers Association
E Company
Southern Paper Mill
Lufkin
Tex
Donald M. Comer
Avondals Mills
Edward L. Norton
Clarence B. Hanson
Birmingham News-Age Herald
Marcus McClellan
Birmin Paper Co
Dent
E. L. Widemire
Sylacay
John W. Brown
Sylacauga Banker
Ide L. M. Smith
Alabama, Power Co
Norton Said
War Department
Alabama Ordinance Works
Childersburg
Ordnance Works
Sta
Norton
SNPA
James G. Stahlman
Nashville Banner
Geo C. Biggers
Atlanta Journal
W. T. Stewart Dies at 75 in Beaumont Texas
W T Stewart aged 75 died Sunday night June 8 at the home of his daughter Mrs Lacy Saunders Beaumont Texas after long illness Funeral services were held Wednesday in Beaumont Gib son directing Survived by wife Annie P Stewart two sons George Houston Herman Kirbyville three daughters J D Sanders Zavalla Max Lamb Port Arthur and Lacy Saunders Beaumont two sisters and a brother
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W. T. Stewart
Lacy Saunders
Beaumont
Texas
Stewart
Gibson
Annie P. Stewart
Moulton
George
Houston
Tex
Herman
Kirbyville
J. D. Sanders
Zavalla
Max Lamb
Port Arthur
Beaumont, Tex
Simplicity plan by Victor Dirkin chosen for Fairfield home
AP News outlines design and efficiency of Plan No 10 by architect Victor Dirkin of 12 Ermine St Fairfield Conn. The house holds about 30 000 cubic feet with a two car garage and full basement including a recreation room and fireplace plus a laundry and heating room. The cubage is available for local cost estimates.
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Victor Dirkin
Ermine St
Fairfield
Conn
New Zealand Secret Weapon Report Sparks Allied Interest
June 13. London reports indicate Britain and the United States studied a purported super secret weapon rivaling the atomic bomb. Auckland sources claim research began in 1944 and involved scientists in NZ, Britain, and the US. Professor Davis James Leech was cited as coordinating efforts in royal honors coverage.
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London
New Zealand
Auckland
Great Britain
United States
Japan
New Zealand Herald
Davis James Leech
Leech
Piedmont Textile Workers Reject CIO in NLRB Vote
In Piedmont Alabama 849 workers voted against CIO representation out of 1045 eligible. Five ballots were void eighteen challenged by the union and one each by the company and the NLRB in the election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board.
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Piedmont
Ala
CIO
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Circus Workers Quizzed In Death Maryland Case
Detectives questioned 30 circus workers after Richard Sheehan, a tattooed six foot seven sub-contractor, was shot with five 38 caliber bullets at daybreak. Captain Oscar Koch aimed to arrest suspects before the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey show leaves town.
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Baltimore
Richard Sheehan
Oscar Koch
Ringling
Barnum and Bailey
Koch
Sheehan
Pint Size Glamour for Little Girls by Betty Clarke
A beauty guidance piece urges mothers to cultivate grooming habits early in daughters. It covers manicure basics, soft skin care, safe bath routines, and using colorless polish as an age-appropriate intro to cosmetics while fostering good hygiene and self-care.
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Betty Clarke
UP News
Mystery Finds Body in Tent on Dreamland Grounds
Police describe a quiet scene at a fairground tent where 41 year old Sheehan was found dead. Investigators note limited details about the events preceding the discovery amid a setting with attractions and sleeping figures nearby.
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Sheehan
Sword Swallower
Speed King Admits Fear During Water Record Run
Sir Malcolm Campbell, 62, admits it is unpleasant to ride 100 mph in a jet boat when Bluebird Second snakes on Lake Coniston at dusk. He says the world water speed record attempt of 141.7 mph will be delayed as designers work to fix the fault. The craft sprayed spray and shrieked as it zigzagged across the lake.
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Lake Coniston
England
Malcolm Campbell
Malcolm
TVA Progress Report Highlights Flood Control Power and Health Benefits
Starnes reviews Senator McKellar's bill 1277 and defends TVA accomplishments. He cites flood reduction on the Mississippi, 650 miles of navigable Tennessee waterways, shipbuilding in Decatur, and extensive power use including wartime aviation and atomic needs. Health gains include malaria-free Guntersville tests and the fertilizer program drawing farmers nationwide. He urges public support to protect TVA from critics and assure continued regional development.
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Congress
TVA
Mississippi River
Fer
Eary E Starnes
Tennessee
Decatur
Japan
United States
United
Tennessee Valley
Club Formed for Cullman County Sportsmen
A countywide sportsmen club was organized at the courthouse with Dr G W Bledsoe opening remarks on conservation. Louis J Vogel was named president, Harry Smith vice president, and N A Jett secretary treasurer. A constitution committee was appointed and a June 18 meeting scheduled. The group aims to protect TVA and State Conservation laws and cooperate with officials. Similar clubs exist in nearby cities.
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Cullman
Court House
G. W. Bledsoe
E. D. McAdory
Hosea Bartlett
John Cooper
Louis J. Vogel
Harry Smith
N. A. Jett
Vogel
Russell Bean
Dr. Bledsoe
TVA
State Conservation Department
Tennessee
Conservation Department
Chinese Girl Voted Honor in Girls State Selection
Betty Chin of Mobile was chosen by Alabama high school girls to represent the state at Girls Nation in Washington. She is a Murphy High sophomore and was selected for leadership, character, courage, honesty and cooperation. Alternates include Juanita Holmes and Lorena Woodham. other selectees list Pat Thompson Barbara Ann Smith Artha Ann Sanders Betty Jane Rush and Doris Dowdey.
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Montgomery
Als
Betty Chin
Mobile
Oriac
Washington
American Legion Aunxillary
Lennard ‘Thomas
Huntingdon College
Thomas
Girls Nation
Juanita Holmes
Brundidge
Lorena Woodham
Andalusia
Pat Thompson
Selma
Barbara Ann Smith
Tuskegee
Artha Ann Sanders
Opelika
Betty Jane Rush
Poinciana Drive
Homewood
Doris Dowdey
North 22Nd Street
Birmingham
Finance Company Robbery In Mobile City
An armed bandit robbed the Foundation Plan Finance office in Mobile and escaped with 757 dollars, according to City Detective Wendell Stowe. Assistant manager William C. Harrington said a middle aged white man entered, brandished a large revolver, and forced the cash from the drawer before ordering Harrington to the back of the store.
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Mobile
Foundation Plan Finance Company
Wendell Stowe
William C. Harrington
Ewer Harrington
Plan praised by Bevin links East and West
London June 13 Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin praised Secretary Marshall's aid plan as a bridge to link East and West and warned it would be disastrous to thwart the effort for ideological or other reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ernest Bevin
Marshall
West
Annual Singing Plans For Ebenezer Church Fourth Sunday
In Cullman on June 13 plans are under way for the annual all day singing at Ebenezer church on the fourth Sunday in June. Promised attendees include Melody Boys from Bessemer Harmony Boys Couch Trio Demonia Quartet P B Shaw and others. A concert by the Melody Boys quartet from Bessemer will be held at Ebenezer school on Saturday night June 21 with gospel songs and comedy.
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Cullman
Ebenezer Church
Melody
Bessemer
Harmony Boys
Couch Trio
Demonia Quartet
P. B. Shaw
Alabame
Melody Boys
Ebenezer School
Train wreck plot laid to youth in Alabama
The FBI said a 15 year old Walker county boy Arlis Junior Jones is charged with attempting to derail a train near America junction by exploding dynamite on the tracks. Jones is in a Jasper hospital under federal custody for treatment of injuries from the explosion. The railroad tracks sustained only slight damage.
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Birmingham
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Walker County
America Junction
R. J. Abbaticchio Jr
FBI
Arlis Junior Jones
Jasper
Jones
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