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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1950

Page

9

Alabama Sealed Bid Lease for Danville Airfield in Lawrence County

Bids due June 29 1950 at 9 06 for lease by the Alabama Department of Aeronautics of 378 16 acres at Danville Airfield Lawrence County for five years from January 1 1951 part for agriculture and part for aeronautical use. Lease to highest responsible bidder with right to reject all bids. Also notices of suit in Morgan County Circuit Court to quiet title for Lots 9 11 13 Block 22 Freys Addition Decatur Alabama filed May 23 1950 with defendant Horace Ewing and others.

Alabama Department of Aeronautics Church Street Montgomery Alabama State of Lawrence County Danville Airfield Asa Rountree, Jr Norace Ewing Circuit Court OF Morgan County Thomas L. Newsom Circuit Court Horace Ewing Decatur Frey W. M. Walk, Jr Harris E. Newsom State of Alabama O. L

Parliamentarian Watkins and the 40 Senate Rules

Charles L. Watkins, 70, serves as the Senate parliamentarian guiding members through 40 rules and precedents. The job demands impartiality as Democrats and Republicans clash over rules and interpretations. The office exists to interpret past precedents and current rulings to straighten procedural disputes.

Washington Charles L. Watkins Solomon Watkins Senate

Local Notes and Parliamentarian History and River Basin Map

Local social visits of the Gillespie and Thrasher families are listed along with illness notes for Mrs. Herman Heaps and Jasper Heaps. An extended history of U S Senate rules and the evolution of the parliamentarian position is recounted, detailing Watkins in Arkansas and Deschler in Missouri. The Missouri River Basin Project spans Montana to Missouri including eight states.

Watkins Congressional Record Daily Journal of the Senate Senate Arkansas Edward Hicpard Lewis Deschler Montana Wyoming Colorado North and South Dakota Nebraska Kansas Minnesota Iowa Missouri

U S Defense Chiefs to Meet in Tokyo on Japan Peace

Mackenzie's column notes John Foster Dulles and General Omar Bradley head to Tokyo for talks with General Douglas MacArthur. A key issue is an early peace treaty with Japan and the balance of occupation, bases, and Cold War strategy.

U. S Defense Johnson Omar N. Bradley Joint Chiefs of Staff Tokyo Douglas MacArthur America Washington Nippon Far East Russia MacArthur Japan United States Philippines George Marshall Britain Germany Southeast Asia Erica Hiroshima Nagasaki Moscow

Circuit Court Equity Notice in Morgan County

The notice, dated May 26, 1950, requires action within sixty days from its date. Bryan McAfee serves as Register, with publication from May 26 to June 29, 1950.

Circuit’ Court Morgan County Alabama Bryan McAfee Register

Verbal Reports Adopted by Firemen and Policemen

Chicago dispatch notes that forty two cities implement verbal reporting for fire and police officers. The International City Managers Association promotes dictation into mechanical equipment linked to telephone systems for quicker, connected reporting.

Chicago International City Managers Association

Community notes and social visits in Morgan County

A crowded Lebanon singing in Lawrence county drew local attendees. Sympathy extended to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Turrentine on their infant’s loss. Bob Smith visited his mother in Sardis who has been ill. Garland Stephenson of Mt. Home TN visits Alton Freeman and son. Rip Turrentine resumes work in Detroit. Ruth Blevins visited Mrs D Bonds. Ferris Gerenade and family visited Will Blevins family and attended Hartsville show. Billy Aldredge called on business in Cullman. Leonard Alexander and Lorene Turrentine visited Royal Fairbanks at Piney Grove. Oma Bryant recovering from a light heart attack. Lillie Bell Turrentine has a sore foot.

Cecil Thrasher Haleyville Howard Mayfield Pearl Briley Jasper Heaps Woodie. Briley Mt. Zion Rev. Briley Steve Cole Alford Montgomery Zelmer Eades Ed Montgomery Luther Thrasher Lebanon Lawrence County Bob Smith Echols Sardis Garland Stephenson Mt. Home Tennessee Alton Freeman Rip Turrentine Detroit Ruth Blevins D. D. Bonds Ferris Gerenade Will Blevins Hartselle Billy Aldredge Cullman Leonard Alexander Lorene Turrentine Royal Fairbanks Piney Grove Oma Bryant Lillie Bell Turrentine

Arab Passengers Barred From Haifa Steamer Gathers Crowds

Arabs on steamships calling at Haifa may look but not step ashore. The French steamer Providence often carries many Arabs among other passengers who disembark in Haifa.

Haifa Israel Providence Haifia

Janitors to College at Columbia Teachers College

One hundred school-building supervisors custodians janitors and engineers will attend a school-plant care workshop this summer at Columbia University's Teachers College. Led by Dr Henry H Linn the course aims to spark interest in building-service work and improve efficiency and economy in operating school plants.

New York Columbia University Teachers College Henry H. Linn Dr. Linn

Arabs Seek Shore Leave But Fail to Get Permission

The Arabs consistently request shore leave to tour Haifa but are refused while tourists of other nationalities obtain full facilities.

Haifa

National Geographic Suggests Agogwe May Be Rare Monkeys

The National Geographic Society proposes that the agogwe or little furred people seen in East Africa may actually be rare monkeys rather than a mythic species.

The National Geographic Society East Africa

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Trip Piedery Oldsmobile Lansing Michigan G. R. Jones Oldsmobile General Sales T. C. Downey S.E. Skinner Lawrence County Harmony Ellie Gillespie Veto Garrison William Heaps George Garrison Phil Campbell Edward McClung George Green Thompson J. W. Henderson MacKenzie Jewelry Morgan County Corinth J D Dillehay Grant Second Ave Aquila Casey Cape 980 United Seton Isis Buz Christy Junior Africa Wilda
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