Decatur area notes and local updates across travel, bonds, and births
Alabama weather outlook shows fair skies with little temperature change, while Tennessee sees clouds and cooler air in the east. Morgan county reports 21,151.75 toward an 86,000 Independence Bond Drive quota, with a Liberty Bell replica visit upcoming. Navy man Louis E. Morris reports to Kodiak Alaska after March 27 1945 service start. Local notices include hospital discharges, court actions for traffic and intoxication, wallet recoveries, and ROTC training. Community events feature church services and Civitan convention plans in Dallas.
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Morgan County
Decatur Sifts 170 Uncounted in Census Follow Up
Decatur’s census effort reports 170 uncounted individuals as of the 1950 tally. Enumerators will visit homes to gather required data and forward it to the census bureau for processing.
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Decatur
Father of first baby to earn bounty in town
The newborn’s father may collect a galaxy of gifts by clipping this item and presenting it with a congratulatory letter from the Chamber of Commerce. Merchants list includes City Park Greenhouse, Penney’s, Belk Hudson, Sterchi’s and Meadow Gold Dairies among others.
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Chamber of Commerce
Bill Sims
City Park Greenhouse
All-Wright Pastry Shop
Sherrow’s
Rose Jewelry Co
Penney’s
E. E. Forbes & Sons Piano Co
Diamond Jewelry Co
la Boon’s
Pickens, Willingham and Wright, Inc
Hunter Furniture Co
the Music Box
Patterson's Lessers
W. M. Bailey & Co
Decatur Shoe Store
Loyd’s Drug Store
Home Supply Co
Exchange Furniture Co
Evans, Sterchi’s
Speake, Warren & Ratliff
Wilder’s
Dinsmore Brothers Furniture Co
Pepper’s Men's Shop
Sterchi’s Jewelry
Craig’s
Belk-Hudson Co
J. B. Sheats Co
Infant's Diaper Service
Meadow Gold Dairies
Tragic End To Swim In Pool In Joppa Visit
Billy Ray Hardin, 15, died accidentally while swimming at a cattle pond near Hanceville during a weekend visit. Coroner Grady Moss says the drowning occurred in seven to eight feet of water. Burial is set for Brasher's Cemetery with services at 3 PM conducted by Moss Funeral Service.
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Joppa
Brasher’s
Billy Ray Hardin
Cullman County
Grady Moss
Louis Wamp
Billy
Fred Irwin
Hanceville
Wamp
Irwin
Donald Wamp
Auburn
Senate Civil Rights Clash Shields Equal Treatment Order
Senators prepare for a high stakes vote on President Truman’s equality of treatment order as the senate weighs a three year extension of the peacetime draft. Senator Russell pushes a true civil rights move to allow enlistees to serve only with their own race, while Majority Leader Lucas and others seek to remove the provision.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Russell
D-Ga
Dixie
Senate Armed Services Committee
Army
Navy Air Force
Marines
Lucas
D-Nl
Myers
Lehman
D-N. Y
Douglas
Dill
McMahon
D-Conn
Benton
State Improves Road To New TB Hospital Soon
The state highway department will upgrade the road leading to the upcoming tuberculosis sanatorium under construction at Flint.
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State Highway Department
Flint
Morgan County Health Tests To Begin July 1
Morgan county will start health testing July 1 for residents over 13 with mobile units visiting communities. Tests include blood work and chest X rays for diabetes, syphilis, cancer, tuberculosis, heart disease and tumors, with free treatments for several conditions.
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Morgan County
L. R. Murphree
Murphree
Decatur
Health Department
W. H. Y. Smith
Bureau of Preventable Diseases
Montgomery
Interior Chief Leads Cruisers Into Decatur
Hon Oscar Chapman and Mrs Chapman will visit Decatur with the Tennessee Valley Ho Cruise next Saturday. Governor Folsom joins part of the time and Governor-elect Gordon Persons may come. TVHo badge wearers urged to be greeted cordially. Cruisers tour by bus with a Country Club dance Saturday night and overnight stay. Nine state skippers partake in the third annual Tennessee Valley Ho Cruise from Paducah to Knoxville over 650 water miles.
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Oscar Chapman
Tvho
Tennessee River
Great Lakes
Emmett S. Newton
Chattanooga
Paducah
Tennessee
Kentucky
Mississippi
Alabama
Knoxville
Tenn
South
Kentucky-Tennessee
Alabama Heat Rises Across State With 90s Readings
Birmingham reports a heat wave as temperatures reached the 90s from the Tennessee Valley to the Gulf Coast. Tuscaloosa hit 97, Montgomery 96, Dothan and Anniston 94, and Mobile 93 with slight relief expected from scattered showers tomorrow.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Tennessee Valley
Gulf Coast
U. S. Weather Bureau
Tuscaloosa
Montgomery
Dothan
Anniston
Mobile
Bride Sought After Dad's Death During Honeymoon
Mrs. Charles Bailey of Hartselle is missing with her new husband after the sudden death of her father A Y Glasscock from leukemia. The couple wed last Sunday and were traveling from Delaware toward Elizabeth City North Carolina and likely to Key West Florida en route to Birmingham. Funeral postponed until they are found.
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Charles Bailey
Virginia Glasscock
Hartselle
Elizabeth City
N. C
Key West
Fla
Birmingham
Daily
Associated Press
Yung
Sharp Advances In Decatur Morgan County Business
Sharp advances in retail trade and manufacturing in Decatur and Morgan County are illustrated by a U S Commerce official. He cites 1947 county retail sales of 32 664 000 up from 15 271 000 in 1944 with gains in food general merchandise and drugs and a rise in manufacturing payrolls and employment since 1919.
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Decatur
Morgan County
U. S. Department of Commerce
Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce
Hugh S. Ahern
Commerce Department
Owen to Await Grand Jury On Terry Shooting
Owen bound over to the Lawrence county grand jury and jailed without bond after a day-long preliminary hearing. The case stems from the fatal shooting of Grady Bert Terry, 20, at the Moulton Courtland highway junction. Witnesses described a nightlife scene at a roadside cafe before the shooting.
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Owen Bond
Bond
Ed Mack Owen
Lawrence County
Grady Bert Terry
Charles Owen
L. B. Hughes
Gilbert Terry
Grady
Ann Wright
Decatur
Courtland
W. L
Terry
Moulton
Felton Cutter
Fred Riley
Dutton
Riley
Vic Bubbett
Mack Owen
Lawrence
Isaac Johnson
Owen
Moulton-Courtland
Courtland- Decatur
Grady Bert
Russell W. Lynne
Price Goodwin
Isaae Johnson
Gilbert Terry, Jr
Grady Bart
Kitty
Gilbert, Jr. Hughes
Ater
Owen Smith
Randall
Reynolds
Hughes
Gilbert, Jr
Gray Bert
Ding
Parley On Gas Set Monday for Decatur Line
A Monday meeting at 2 PM will pursue bringing natural gas to Decatur. Participants include James Goodwin, Birmingham engineer, the municipal utilities board, and the City Council. Roy B. Odom says post FPC rate approval they expect to negotiate with Alabama Tennessee Natural Gas Co. and begin construction. The session is in City Attorney John A. Caddell’s office.
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Decatur
James Goodwin
Birmingham
Municipal Utilities Board
Roy B. Odom
FPC
Alabama-Tennessee Natural Gas Co
John A. Caddell
Alabama Scholar Johnston Appointed To Blacksburg post
Dr. G Burke Johnston dean of arts and sciences and English professor at the University of Alabama has been named to a position in Blacksburg on June 17. The announcement highlights his scholarly leadership and plans to join the Virginia Tech faculty.
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Blacksburg
G. Burke Johnston
College of Arts and Sciences
University of Alabama
Senator Bill Returns for Alabama Special Session Decision
Alabama’s lame duck legislature opens a special session in Montgomery with a key clash over reapportionment. Gov. Folsom seeks a fulltime senator for each of 67 counties and a constitutional convention, while anti administration senators threaten immediate adjournment without action. Local bills may stall any quick departure.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Senate
James E. Folsom
Folsom
House
Division in Morgan County on 67 senator reapportionment bill
Morgan County legislators were evenly split Saturday night over the 67 senator reapportionment bill. Rep. Norman Harris opposed it saying it was not fair reapportionment despite favoring reapportionment in general. Sen. Noble Russell voiced support while Rep. W H Stewart remained undecided citing past voting tradeoffs and unkept promises.
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Morgan County
Norman Harris
Noble Russel
W. H. “Bill” Stewart
Hartselle
Harris
Russell
Stewart
Senate to Take Up Local Bills Before Special Session
Lame duck lawmakers seek to push local measures while a special session looms. Four weeks of notices required before introduction, and with two weeks elapsed since the announcement, chances seem slim if the session ends early. The 67 senator plan faces rough paths as votes shift due to deaths and resignations. The constitutional amendment needs a three fifths majority in both chambers for passage.
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House
Senate
Folsom
C. J. Owens
Marshall County
Joe
Mobile
Paul Hooton
Europe
Polio Cases in Alabama Down From 1949 Peak
Alabama reports 32 polio cases through June 10 this year, five fewer than the same period in 1949. Nationwide, 240 more cases were recorded in the first five months, yet state Health Officer Dr. D G Gill says no epidemic conditions are indicated. Three Alabama cases were noted for the week ending June 10, versus seven the prior year’s same week.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
State Health Department
D. G. Gill
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Louis E. Morris
USN
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Lara Louise Morris
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Kodiak
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A. H. Wallace
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Hamil Clinic Hospital
Recorder's Court
James N. Bloodworth
J. W. Clardy
Tower Avenue
Baugh- Wiley Clinic
Maynard Layman
Joe Lipscomb
Priceville
Perry
H. P. Still
Oak Street
Camp Hill
Dick Still Jr
Camp Belvoir
Bev Howell
M. H. Clemons
Roy Howell
Raphael Thompson
R. P. Thompson
Ninth Avenue West
Charleston
S. C
R. C. Roberts
Buena Vista Circle
Hamil Clinic
Raymond Parks and Son
Don
Jackson Street
Texas
Civitan International
Dallas
Emmett Ferguson
Sherman Street
The
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Decatur 3
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
Jack Lemley
Endlam Boulevard
Decatur General _ hospital
Johnston Street
W. Nelson Guthrie
Central Methodist Church
Central Methodist
Guthrie
DLAKY
Tom Orr
Joan
Hansel
Gretal
Orr
Italy
Veterans School
Post Office
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Charles See
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