Garden Club Elects Officers at 16th State Convention
Ten state Garden club officers were installed at Huntsville during the 16th annual convention led by past State president Mrs. T. M. Francis. New officers include Mrs. James F. Sulzby Jr as president and others from Birmingham Anniston Greenville Huntsville Gadsden Mobile and Sylacauga. Next year’s convention is planned for Auburn campus in the spring with date to be announced.
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Huntsville
State Garden Club
T. M. Francis
Birmingham
James F. Sulzby, Jr
H. L. Layman
Anniston
Dorothy Parrish
Greenville
C. M. Grace
Brown
Prattville
M. R. Baum
W. C. Donegan
Gadsden
D. C. Nation
Julia. C. Woods
Mobile
French Craddock
Sylacauga
Auburn
Captain Rodgers Returns to Duty as Reserve Pilot
Captain William E. Rodgers of Hartselle resumes active duty at Birmingham Army air base. He flew 120 missions in a P-47 in Europe, earned the Air Medal with 19 oak leaf clusters, the Distinguished Flying Cross, Silver Star, and Victory Medal, and downed four enemy planes. He now serves with the 99th Bomb Group in Birmingham and assists training while brushing up on flying.
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William E. Rodgers
Hartselle
Birmingham Army Air Base
Birmingman
Rodgers
99Th
Birmingham Air Base
19Th Air Division
Birmingham
14Th Air Force
Orlando
Florida
Flying Tigers
State Liquor Board Trimming Inventory in Maryland
The Maryland State Liquor Board launched an inventory trimming program to profit from falling liquor prices. ABC Administrator Frank Burkley announced the campaign, noting stocks were reduced by 18 407 cases last month. May sales were down 2 216 cases from April, about three percent, with national whiskey sales down around 21 percent.
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Montgomery
State Liquor Board
ABC
Frank Bunkley
Electoral Vote of Alabama a Matter of Speculation
Rex Thomas analyzes Alabama’s 11 electoral votes under a Democratic slate that may refuse Truman on civil rights. Court rulings let electors vote their conscience, with Dixie reformers and state rights Democrats plotting an independent candidate. Alabama may pivot to Southern allies or stay with Democrats depending on the national nominee and segregation stance.
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Rex Thomas Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
President Truman
Truman
Philadelphia
State Supreme Court
Dixie
White House
Jackson
Miss
Birmingham
Cal
Supreme Court
James E. Folsom
Henry Wallace
National Party
Mr. Truman
South
Textile Workers Win in Election at Flour Mills
The Alabama Flour Mills election led to a 70 to 42 vote in favor of the United Textile Workers of America AFL among 119 eligible employees. The NLRB conducted the vote with observers for both sides, and a meeting was set for Saturday to draft contract demands as negotiations begin.
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Alabama
National Labortions Board
United Textileers of America
AFL
United Textile Workers of America
NLRB
Utwa-Afl
Falkville F H A Girls Attend State Meeting at Montevallo
Falkville High School Future Homemakers of America group led by Miss Elna Tanner traveled to Montevallo for the state association convention June 25. Highlights included a fashion show and Friday installation of state officers with awards for over 100 girls and gold stars for outstanding chapters.
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Falkville F. H. A
Elna Tanner
Montevallo, Ors
State Association of the Future Homemakers of America
Reynolds Hall
Falkville
Carolyn Aycock
Shirley Parker
Rachael Maples
Louise Ward
Merlene Owens
Helen Hardwick
Postal Groups Pick Officers
The Alabama Federation of Postal Employes ended a three day convention with a business meeting. About 400 delegates elected new officers for associations within the federation including Letter Carriers and Postal Supervisors.
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Montgomery
Alabama Federation of Postal Employes
Association of Letter Carriers
Harold T. Herrin
Huntsville
Joe O’gara
Bessemer
G. E. Clayton
Birmingham
Sid T. Burton
Demopolis
James M. Phipps
Selma
Association of Postal Supervisors
Earl A. Wilson
Fort Payne
William Parkman
William L. Stall
Mobile
Walter Lovell
R H. Old
Florence
Soldier admits parachute jump tale was hoax
In Montgomery on June 12 an army private admitted his claim of parachuting from a C 47 during a visit to his newborn son was false. Pvt Lee Orange Cheyenne Indian, previously stationed at Gunter Field, signed a statement confirming the hoax.
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Montgomery
UPI
Gunter Field
Oklahoma
Harry A. Connelly
the Air University
Lee Orange
Orange
Capitol Tour Then Business Meeting Ends Three‑Day Session
A delegate scheduled to tour the capitol’s scenic spots today before concluding the three day session with a business meeting. The itinerary emphasizes sightseeing ahead of formal talks and final remarks.
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Capitol
Spotted Elk Arrest Story At North Little Rock
Known among his tribesmen as Spotted Elk, he told this story when arrested at North Little Rock Arkansas. He boarded a plane at Gunter Field Sunday afternoon hoping to reach Carnegie Oklahoma to see his wife and their newborn baby.
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Spotted Elk
North Little Rock
Ark
Gunter Field
Carnegie
Okla
Soldier Detours from Tennessee to Hitch Home
A service member headed north left Tennessee and began hitching rides home. The statement, signed after he was brought back to base, notes he traveled to Little Rock by hitchhiking with automobile rides.
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Tennessee
Orange
Little Rock
Maj. C
Timber Resources in the United States Reach Large Volumes
The report notes that there are more than 1.7 trillion board feet of saw timber in the United States. It highlights substantial timber reserves and ongoing logging activity across multiple regions.
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United States
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