Import Values Up 5 Percent Across Southeast Ports
The Atlanta U S Department of Commerce reports imports through Southeastern ports rose five percent in the first quarter of 1951. Imports totaled 75 4 million across North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Florida and Mobile, up from 71 3 million in 1950 and 53 1 million in 1949. Exports through the same districts reached 117 1 million in Q1 1951. District figures show Georgia 12 2 million, Florida 6 0 million, North Carolina 7 5 million, Mobile 12 4 million for 1951 versus 20 6 million, 23 0 million, 0 0 and 10 9 million respectively in 1950.
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Atlanta
U. S. Department of Commerce
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Mobile
Alabama Power plans $30 million steam plant near Mobile
Alabama Power announced plans for a 30 million dollar steam electric generating plant near Mobile. Initial capacity will be 250 000 kilowatts in two 125 000 kw units, with design allowing eventual expansion to one million kilowatts. Thomas W. Martin, chairman of the board, disclosed the plan.
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Mobile
Ala
Alabama Power Company Today
Thomas W. Martin
Barry Steam Plant to Boost South Alabama Industry
Ground broken July 20 to build the Barry Steam Plant near Salco on the Mobile River. Named for Alabama Power president James M. Barry the facility will supply power to salt and oil related industries with General Electric as builder. First unit due late 1953 and second in 1954. Nearby Mathieson Chemical builds a 10 million dollar plant at a giant salt dome site near McIntosh. The plant lies near the South Carlton oil field in Clarke County.
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Alabama
Salco
Mobile
Mobile River
Barry Steam Plant
James M
Barry
Alabama Power Company
South Alabama
Martin
General Electric Company
Mathieson Chemical Company
Baltimore
McIntosh
New South
Carlton
Clarke County
Junior Smith Receives Rest With 7th Infantry Division
Corporal Junior A. Smith, son of Mr and Mrs Joseph D. Smith of Decatur Alabama, has earned a five day rest and recuperation leave in Tokyo Japan after nine months in Korea with the 31st Field Artillery Battalion. His unit has conducted two amphibious landings and moved 85 times in the Korean front advancing beyond the 38th parallel.
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7Th Inf. Div
U. S. Army
Korea
Junior A. Smith
Joseph D. Smith
Bowles St
Decatur
Alabama
Tokyo
Japan
Smith
Manchurian
31St Field Artillery Battalion
Inchon
Corporal Smith
7Th Division
Seamen Return to Sea After Coast Contract Settlement
About 100 NMU seamen returned to work on the Esparta William Wheelwright and Mason Sykes in Mobile after clearance from authorities. The National Maritime Union and shipping operators signed a two year contract ending a week long coast wide work stoppage. Several other tied up vessels are expected to begin moving Monday.
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Mobile
Ala
CIO
Atlantic
Gulf
Leslie Mixon
National Maritime Union
Esparta
William Wheelwright
Mason Sykes
NMU
Eastwood Named Director of UA Center in Birmingham
Richard T. Eastwood, director of commerce extension service and associate professor of management at the University of Alabama, is appointed director of the UA Center in Birmingham. He succeeds I J Browder who resigned to become superintendent of Gadsden city schools.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Richard T. Eastwood
Commerce Extension Service
University of Alabama
University of Alabama Center
Birmingham
Eastwood
I. J. Browder
Gadsden
Plaster of Paris Named From Paris Neighborhood
The material known as plaster of Paris derives its name from being first manufactured in the vicinity of the French capital.
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Plaster of Paris
Kiwanis Elects A Utilities Chief As President
Claude B. Hellmann, lighting dept head of Consolidated Gas Electric Light Power, will become Kiwanis International president on August 1. The St Louis convention elected two vice presidents, a treasurer and six trustees among 10,500 attendees.
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Kiwanis Internati
St.Louis
Claude B. Hellmann
Consolidated Gas, Electric Light & Power Company
Balimore
Don H. Murdoch
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Kiwanis International
United States
Canada
Alaska
Hawaii
Yukon Territory
Hellmann
Arlington Federal Savings and Loan Association
Roland Park Apartment Company
Baltimore
International
Kiwanis
District of Columbia
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
St. Louis
Donald T. Forsythe
Carthage
Ill
Hancock County Journal
Larue F. Smith
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Canada Spirella Corporation
Walter J. L. Ray
Detroit
Mich
Standard Savings and Loan Association of Detroit
Joe Calvin
Rex Rankin
Rites Scheduled for Dr J W Edmundson Athens Dentist
Dr J W Edmundson a longtime Athens dentist died of angina shortly before noon aged 67. Funeral services are set for Monday in Athens with interment in the city cemetery. He is survived by his widow, a half brother Roger Edmundson, two sisters Mrs Frank Barnes and Mrs Claud Rogers, and a half sister Mrs Julius Allred. Trustees elected to a two year term include Reed C Culp of Salt Lake City Utah Earl B Smith of Fairmont West Virginia Don E Engdahl of Spokane Washington Raymond W Robbins of Athens Texas Orin F Crow of Columbia South Carolina and W Donald Dubail of St. Louis Missouri. He was a native of Giles county Tennessee.
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Reed C. Culp
Salt Lake City
Utah
Earl B. Smith
Fairmont
W. Va
Don E. Engdahl
Spokane
Wash
Raymond W. Robbins
Athens
Tex
Orin F
Crow
Columbia
S. C
W. Donald Dubail
St. Louis
City
Edmundson
Giles County
Tenn
Roger Edmundson
Cahaba Falls
Ohio
van Edmundson
Bethel
Frank Barnes
Claud Rogers
Prospect
Julius Allred
Polio Cases Rise in Bay County This June
Bay county reports two new polio cases in the past week, bringing June totals to four. Dr. W R Stinger, head of the county health department, said the cases are mild and non crippled. May saw seven polio cases in the area.
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Panama City
Fla
Bay County
W. R. Stinger
County Health Department
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Watkins
A. H
Hal) Watkins
Randolph Air Force Base
Air Force
Chattanooga, Tenn
Paul H. Gilliam
E. Moulton
Junior Smith
Utilities
Dr. Edmundson
J. W. Edmundson
Woodall’s Radio & Television Service
Fey
Second Avenue
Rv Guy
Nd Et Ae
Theo Hill
Moulton
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