Figuring Supply Of Auto Tags Problem
Alabama faces the hard task of forecasting next year’s license plates for 30 tag types. H S Phifer, head of the motor vehicle division, uses prior sales, current registrations, and a formula accounting for depreciation and market trends to estimate 1949 plates, aiming to avoid waste or shortages. The system classifies tags by vehicle type and weight, with county codes and a final license number, and notes special governor and personal car tags.
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Mercey Bailey Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
H. S. Phifer
State Department
Phifer
Isu
Jefferson
Mobile
Montgomery
Rotary Club program and community notices in Hartselle
Hartselle Rotary Club met June 18 with Marlin Bradley chairing the magazine committee and discussing The Rotarian and the June 1947 issue. Attendees included Joe Hagler Rev Otis E Kirby J C Ford. attendance prize to Merrill Doss. Community notices cover the First Baptist Business Women's Circle meeting at Nettie Venable’s home and reports on the American Negro program. Mrs Cleo Larkin spoke on Judson College state meeting. Deaths and travels of local residents are noted with several local visitations and hospital updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle Rotary Club
Marlin Bradley
Bradley
Rotary Clubs
Compton
Merrill Doss
Joe C. Hagler
Otis E.— Kirby
Decatur Club
J. C. Ford
Auburn
Business Women’s Circle
First Baptist Church
Nettie Venable
S. L. Sherrill
Cleo Larkin
Hilda Terry
Mary McLeod
C. K. Parker
Dana Bailey
Ralph Waldo Riley
Bluitt Landers
S. L. Sherri
M. H. Broom
Joy
Albertville
Broom
T. J. Carnes
Frank
T. Smith
F." M. Speake
C."y. Quinn
Lee Palmer
S. W. Praytor
Kenny Sharp
Mary Elizabeth Gully
Little Rock
Ark
Macon Flardwick
John Hutchenson
Thomasville
Ala
Dolly Bearden
Troy
Mary Frances McCall
Doris Roberts
Mary Alice Harvel
Greenville
S. C
Jim McConnell
Clive
South
North Carolina
Imogene Murphree
Deccatur
Nora McCall
Mary Frances
Leonard Hartselle
Chattanooga
Tenn
J. A
J. A. Ieaches Mrs. Thurman Smith Is Improving At the Irwin-Dyer Infirmary
Moulton
E. R. Currier
San Francisco
Calif
W. R. Smith
Decatur General Hospital
Vicky
Viola Beard
Lawuna Wiley
Henry Earl Baker
W. L. Groover
Birmingham
Rioting in India hits Punjab and Lahore partitions debated
Civil unrest across Punjab and Lucknow leaves at least 16 dead and 60 injured in Lahore while Bengal votes for partition. Riots erupt as legislators from Moslem League Sikh and Congress meet in New Delhi to discuss dividing Punjab into Hindustan and Pakistan.
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New Delhi
Lahore
Punjab
Partition
Lucknow
United Provinces
India
Congress
Hindustan
Pakistan
Bengal
Mayo Hospital
Singapore Demographics Report Estimates Population Share
A historical snapshot notes Singapore with about 900000 residents and an approximate two thirds of them identified as Chinese. This summary highlights population composition and size in the era of record.
Local Social Notes and Travels Across Decatur
Miss Eleanor Buckaman visits Decatur to see Miss Allene Wilkerson at the Sparks home. Several families, including Murphree and Roberson clans, travel to Auburn, Birmingham, or Panama City for visits and business. church groups meet and illnesses or hospitalizations are noted among residents with plans for seasonal trips and family gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Buckaman
Decatur
Allene Wilkerson
J. G. Sparks
James Murphree Jr
Kenneth and
Willard Murphree
Auburn
Ken
Bud
Joyce Johnson
Birmingham
Leo Roberson
Atlanta
Dick Roberson
F. E. Farley
Mary Kendrick
Myrtle Beach
South Carolina
Olene Sparks
Odlas Sparks
Claude Hurst, Jr
Dalton Pearson
Russell Cain, Jr
W. G. Burch, Jr
Robert Henderson
Panama City
Fla
Postal rate hire is out
Washington June 21 Republicans say no postal rate increase this year keeping the three cent first class rate for another year and preventing a drop to two cents on July 1. House Post Office Committee Chairman Rees introduced a bill to hold rates until a permanent measure is acted. A drop to two cents would create a large deficit. Over 40 feverty of the Union of South Africa is more than 4,000 feet above sea level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Rees
R.-Kas
House Post Office Committee
Congress
Union of South Africa
Sparkman may not deliver address to VFW encampment
Senator Sparkman said the pending vote on President Truman's veto of the Taft Hartley labor bill likely will prevent him addressing the Alabama Veterans of Foreign Wars encampment in Huntsville tomorrow night. A prepared address would be read by John Horne or Henry Wood if he cannot attend.
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Washington
Sparkman
D-Ala
Truman
Alabama
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Huntsville
John Horne
Henry Wood
VFW
England Faces One of Worst Winters in Seven Decades
The winter of 1946-47 proved to be the harshest in England for seven seasons and the worst since the 1870s, bringing cold weather and significant disruptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
North Alabama Motorcycle Club Formed At Athens Meet
About 150 enthusiasts gathered at the Magnusson shop on highway 31 north of Athens to form the North Alabama Motorcycle Club. B M Magnusson was elected president with Jimmy D Wall as vice president and George V LaBoon as treasurer. Over 30 signed on as charter members and the group plans civic involvement and fellowship. next meeting is July 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. M. Magnusson
North Alabama Motorcycle Club
Magnusson
Highway 31
Athens
Florence
Curtis
Mr. Magnusson
Jimmy D. Wall
George V. LaBoon
Writer attacked by her own chef in Bar Harbor
Bar Harbor police arrested Blas Reyes 65 a longtime servant of novelist Mary Roberts Rinehart after he attacked her with a pistol and knives. Chief George E Abbott said Reyes had been drinking before the assault and faces a charge of assault likely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbott
Reyes
Bar Harbor
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Blas Reyes
George E. Abbott
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Royal
Joe
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Tire Service
Second Ave
Gunter
Credit Jewelry
Beeline Highway
Lawrence and
Aldridge
Phil
Detroit
Riverview Club
Linda
Hartselle
J. R. Daniels
Singapore
Moulton News
Clark Weatherwax
Barbara
Anniston
T. C Teal
Methodist Church
Woodall
Annie Wheeler
St. Vincent's Hospital
Lorene Gravitte
Irwin and Dyar
Henry Sanders
Georgia
S. R. Sanders
Tom Pettus
Gale Pettus
Florida
Audry Stephenson
Lucy Downing
Russellville
Lavonia Ross
Moulton Street
Bath
Cain St
America’s Finest
John W. Sandlin & Son Co
Rowland
Mr. Brown
Marvels of
Gleem
Baltimore Paint & Color Works
Baltimore
Wyker’s
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