Maid of Cotton Plan Expands State Contest
Alabama Maid of Cotton committee adds an Emphasis-On-Cotton Week to boost cotton use. County representatives will be chosen Aug 1 to Sept 19 and compete at the Alabama State Fair in Birmingham on Oct 27. County Farm Bureau presidents to chair events. colleges and universities invited to participate.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama Maid of Cotton Committee
Walter L Eee Montgomery
Alabama Farm Bureau Federation
Randolph
Farm Bureau Federation
Cola
Cotton Industry
Alabama Press Association
Alabama Broadcasters Association
Alabama State Fair Authority
All Day Singing at Antioch Church Sunday
The annual all day singing will be held next Sunday at Antioch church starting promptly at ten o clock. Lunch will be spread at noon. Antioch church lies 11 miles east of Hartselle inviting all lovers of good singing to attend.
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Antioch Church
Hartselle
John Grizzard
Redstone Arsenal Big Works Bill Approved by Senate
A 596 million military public works bill, approved by the Senate and sent to the President, authorizes further appropriations for armed services projects. Notable items include Fort Benning Georgia 2100000, Redstone Arsenal Huntsville Alabama 4250000, Savannah Georgia Air Force Base 1275000.
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Washington
Senate
House
Armed Services
Fort Benning
Redstone Arsenal
Huntsville
Ala
Savannah
Air Force
Base
Continuing Probe Of Vote Irregularity
Mobile county grand jury extended its inquiry into voter registration irregularities. Registrars Francis H. McConnell and E. J. Gonzales testified briefly, with another member out of town. Probate Court Clerk John Gerald was also questioned and Dorothy Blatchford, registrar board clerk, was questioned earlier. The probe ordered by Circuit Judge David H. Edington follows reports of irregularities in voter registration. Center of the Dutch bulb industry lies between Leiden and Haarlem.
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Mobile
Ala
Mobile County Grand Jury
Francis H. McConnell
E. J. Gonzales
John Gerald
Dorothy Blatchford
Board of Registrars
David H. Edington
Center Point Home Demonstration Club Meets at Hinkle Home
The Center Point Home Demonstration club held its May meeting at Mrs. James Hinkle’s home with Mrs. Ira Dobbs presiding. Attendees sang, prayed, and heard a cake baking demonstration by Mrs. Lola Hinkle and Mrs. Ruth Brooks.
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James Hinkle
Center Point
Roxie Dobbs
Birmingham Plans Fire and Flood Proof Storehouse
Birmingham officials approved spending 6435 for a new records storehouse after two prior losses. The city faced a 1925 fire and last year’s flood that ruined the city hall basement.
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Birmingham
Ala
Revoke Parole of Nick Montos
MONTGOMERY Ala June 14 The state parole board has revoked Nick George Montos parole and he must serve the remainder of his term until April 1952. Chairman Howell Turner said Montos 34 year old Jefferson county convict is denied another release from prison. Montos who was paroled in May 1949 was found to have $1000 in travel checks in his home and is wanted in Georgia for a Newnan robbery. He has also been linked to a King Tucker Motor Co robbery in Anniston.
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Montgomery
Ala
Nick George Montos
State Parole Board
Howell Turner
Montos
Jefferson County
Montes
Birmingham
American Railway Express
Newnan
Western Union
Georgia
Montose
King-Tucker Motor Co
Anniston
Truman faces deadline on basing point bill decision
Washington reports President Truman must sign or veto the basing point bill by Friday. Congress passed it to regulate price fixing and freight absorption in steel and cement. Supporters say it clarifies regulations. opponents warn it risks monopolies and hurts small business.
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Truman
Congress
Sma
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Birmingham
St. Louis
New York
Supreme Court
House
Las
Douglas Breight
West African Gold Coast Rail Network Expands
About 365 miles of railroad operate in the West African Gold Coast colony, signaling substantial railway development in the colonial territory and shaping transport links to inland regions and coastal ports.
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West African Gold Coast Colony
Pine Timber on Idle Lands Boosts Morgan County Farms
County agents urge farmers to plant pines on marginal lands as a fast growing, profitable timber crop. Pines regenerate easily, fit worn out soils, and increase land value. Trees can be furnished at no cost through the County Agent, Soil Conservationist, or Forest Ranger.
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Morgan County
Ampere Named After French Physicist Andre Marie Ampere
The unit of electric current the ampere honors Andre Marie Ampere, a French physicist and mathematician who died in 1836.
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Ampere
Andre Marie Ampere
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