Comprehensive Ten Year Plan For Athens College Endowment Rise
Athens College will launch a ten year rehabilitation and expansion program with a $2,000,000 endowment increase. The plan includes new buildings and renovation of major facilities to accommodate about 600 students, under President Perry B. James and a trustee board with an advisory council of noted educators and architects. Interior work in Founders Hall and the chapel progresses, while others target hall adaptations and dormitory conversions to support expanded programs and staff.
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Athens College
Perry B. James
Ar-Old School
College Board of Trustees
Founders Hall
James
Board of Education
Ders
Markets Farm Markets in Decatur
Cotton middling 34c with strict low 30c. Cottonseed per ton 40.00. Broilers 25c delivered. Hens heavy 18c. Hatching eggs 80c per dozen. Yellow corn ear 1.42 shelled 1.48. Corn basis 15 percent moisture. No 2 New wheat onion free 2.00. No 2 new oats onion free 65c. Other grains basis 13 to 14 percent moisture.
Wall Street Shows Rally After Short Market Slump
The 1949 50 bull market rebounded after a week of losses trimming about 2 billion dollars from listed stocks. A slow rally Tuesday and two following days regained roughly half the downturn as merchandise shares attracted buying and consumer demand revived. Notable gains appeared in Westinghouse Electric Radio Corp Socony Vacuum U S Steel Republic Steel Chrysler and other names with increased curb activity Kaiser Frazer and Electric Bond & Share also rising.
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New York
Wall Street
Associated Dry Goods
Marshall Field
Woolworth
May Dept. Strs
Federated Dept
Associated Press
Westinghouse Electric
Radio Corp
Socony-Vacuum
U.S. Steel
Republic Steel
Chrysler
Gimbel Bros
Kaiser-Frazer
Standard Power & Light
Electric Bond & Share
American Bantam Car
Waltham Watch
Grain futures mixed as soybeans fall on selling pressure
Soybeans led losses on the Chicago board, eased by persistent selling from the East, while oats and other grains showed steadier or mixed moves. Wheat slipped, corn edged up or down, and fats like lard fell slightly, with July prices noted for each indicating a cautious trading day.
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Chicago
Lord
Board of Trade
Markets at a Glance Chicago Wheat Mixed and Hogs Steady
Wheat mixed and trade light in Chicago at midday. Corn firm for new crop with old steady. Oats firm with good cash demand. Hogs nominally steady and cattle nominally steady.
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Chicago
Postwar talks drift as French union, Indochina plans loom
The article notes a shift toward a self-governing French union with Laos and Cambodia to join talks. Bonn fears Bidault collapse may unravel the Schuman plan while Bevan signals Labour resistance to international capital on the continent. Britain remains out of Schuman negotiations as Defense Secretary Johnson returns to press a stance on Formosa and Japan peace.
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Laos
Cambodia
Bonn
Bidault
Schuman
Nottingham
England
Aneurin Bevan
Britain
Johnson
U. S
Louis Johnson
Renee Ae
Washington O
Douglas
Formosa
Gen
Int
Att
Peekokin
MacArthur
United States
Japan
Trustees reorganize formation at local port amid susdants concerns
A trustee board reconvenes to reorganize the port authority amid ongoing concerns over former suspects and governance. officials promise renewed oversight and stability while outlining steps to restore trust and efficiency.
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Gener
Aioe Local Eee
Susdants
Scouts Depart for National Jamboree Train Ride
Boy Scouts from Decatur Athens Cullman and Moulton head to the National Jamboree at Valley Forge aboard a special jamboree train assembled in Memphis. Troop three splits into four patrols with named leaders and staff. Ed Price donates cotton souvenirs for Morgan county Scouts. a regional band will form at the jamboree.
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Decatur
Athens
Cullman
Moulton
Valley Forge
Memphis
Richard Penn
Eagle Patrol
Jack Perkins
George Godwin
Larry Williams
Scribe
Jimmy Weatherford
Hank Bolte
Johnny Tatum
Jack Davis
Wolf Patrol
Curtis Herbert
Curtis Johns
Harold Howell
Joe Harris
James Phillips
Jack McCutcheon
Millard Teal
Lynn Siebert
Cobra Patrol
Dan Nelson
John Turney
Jimmy Tucker
Tommy Grubbs
Ray Norris
Neal Parker
Paul Wilks
Walter Jackson Jr
Bill Weaver
Roosevelt Richardson
Jack Burch
Thomas Warren
Garry Rodgers
Willard Kitchens
Milford Shinglebar
Billy Jo Anderson
Ed Price
Morgan County
Mrs Lizzie Adcock Called Home Funeral services set
Mrs Lizzie E Adcock 68 died Saturday at Hamil Clinic hospital after a ten day illness. Funeral at Trinity Baptist church Sunday at 3 30 PM with Rev E T Jean officiating. Burial in Decatur city cemetery. She was born June 5 1882 in Giles County Tennessee and was active in the Baptist church. Survivors include husband T J Adcock seven daughters and four sons plus seven brothers and two sisters.
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Lizzie E. Adcock
Trinity Baptist Church
Adcock
Morgan County
Hamil Clinic
T. J. Adcock
A. K. Bradford
Ruth Jordan
Lawrence Lewis
William Cottingham
Harold Hames
Junior Martin
Christine Dunn
W. B. Adcock
Allen D. Adcock
Thomas
C. E. Adcock
Decatur 1
E. T. Jean
Decatur City Cemetery
Brown
Giles County
Tenn
Baptist Church
Smith Victory Acknowledged Amid Political Upset
Smith leads from early vote tabulation as Graham offers congratulations and wishes for service to state country and world. The outcome signals a major upset and a rebuff to the president as Smith’s lead widens from the start.
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Smith
Graham
Decatur Resident Congratulates NC Election Victory
Claude McMillan praised the North Carolina election result on Saturday night after calling The Daily. He said he would telegram the winner and noted that more victories could balance the budget.
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Claude McMillan
Decatur
the Daily
Smith
Graham
North Carolina
McMillan
Smith Puts Race and Communism in Bitter Primary Fight
Smith former ABA president pushed issues of the President, negroes and Communism as the campaign heated toward the runoff. In the May 27 first primary Graham led a field, Smith called for runoff after no majority, Reynolds endorsed Smith, and the Tunoff race in State Pp showed Jones leading 18,492 to 7,562 for Hamilton. both are lawyers and World War II veterans.
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Smith
Tunoff
Jonesly
Jones
Charles E. Hamilton
Gastonia
Unclear OCR: fragmented note on student and judge
Fragmentary OCR yields an unreadable item mentioning a student, a response at night, and a judge D. with unclear context leading to no coherent event or names to anchor a summary.
Population Gains In State Prevents Cutting Representation In House
Alabama's 1950 population exceeds 3.04 million, likely avoiding a loss of a House seat as census returns from 64 counties show gains over 1940. Jefferson and Mobile counties lead gains, with Birmingham and Montgomery expanding, while rural areas rise more slowly. Final statewide totals and district shifts await complete census data.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Associated Press
Tuscaloosa
Shelby
Pike
Congress
United States
Montgomery
Montgomery County
Jefferson
Mobile
Jefferson County
Gadsden
Anniston
Auburn
Florence
Decatur
Huntsville
Phenix City
Selma
Dothan
Talladega
Bessemer
Prichard
Sheffield
Tennessee Valley
Washington
Rail Week Pay Debates And Peace Talks Across Labor News
Labor developments report a 40 hour week with an 18 cent hourly boost recommended. Tennessee state police arrest two men linked to a plant shooting. Pittsburgh milk strikes continue and Briggs Manufacturing reaches terms with the CIO UAW, while a New York World Telegram and Sun guild strike prompts planned peace talks.
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Tennessee
American Enka
Morristown
Tenn
John Paul Gregory
Jasper Jones
David L. Lawrence
AFL
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
CIO
United Auto Workers and
Briggs Manufacturing Company
Briggs
CIO American Newspaper Guild
New York World-Telegram
Sun
Leiper on to Guntersville Sunday trip plan stops
The group led by Leiper will travel to Guntersville Sunday with overnight breaks in Chattanooga Kingston Knoxville and Gatlinburg. In Cisco Harbor hundreds of Decatur residents gathered to view the craft as police and fire protection stood by.
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Guntersville
Chattanooga
Kingston
Knoxville
Gatlinburg
Cisco Harbor
Decatur
Prospects For Adjournment Of Congress By Aug 1
Washington dispatch notes brightened prospects for adjournment around August 1 as the House and Senate push a heavy bill load. Congress cleared rent control extension and Social Security measures, while tax and draft debates face upcoming votes and recess.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Capitol Hill
Rising meat prices lift May consumer index
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports May 15 CPI at 168.6, up 0.8 percent from April, with food prices rising 1.9 percent. Meats led the gain while fuel and electricity costs fell, and the index remained 26.5 percent above June 1946 levels.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
CPA
Europe
Huntsville Man Dies After Severe Car Wreck
Petty is survived by his wife Evelyn S Petty two sons Arlen Dwight and Gary Wayne his mother Minnie Bell Petty three sisters Jamnita Woodard Geraldine Wheeler and Patricia Warden two nieces and one nephew all of Huntsville He was a World War Two veteran and an agent for Brown Service Insurance Funeral today at Laughlin Chapel with interment Maple Hill cemetery.
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Carter Davis
Knox McRae
McRae
Athen
Spry Ambulance
Laughlin Service Funeral Home
Huntsville
Petty
Evelyn S. Petty
Arlen Dwight
Gary Wayne
Minnie Bell Petty
Jamnita Woodard
Geraldine Wheeler
Patricia Warden
Brown Service Insurance Company
Governor Folsom battles re apportionment efforts in special session
Governor Folsom faces opposition to a proposed 67 senator re apportionment bill amid party lines. Anti administration groups are blamed for thwarting the plan as six legislature vacancies prompt possible special elections August 8. Governor designates Gordon Persons advocates for reform but warns real re apportionment may not occur this year.
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Folsom
Gordon Persons
Persons
Jors
Senate
Hope For Hot Weather Drives Cotton Farmers’ Pests Fight
Farmers plead for continued heat to avoid rain delays as high temperatures help boll weevils and other pests. Ruffin notes hot weather aids control of boll worms thrips cotton leaf worm and aphids while keeping plants from foliage.
Glimpses From A Fragmented Page Observers Note
A scrambled OCR fragment mentions nothing definite but hints at a crowd and routine city notes. It records no clear events, names, dates, or places. readers are left with vague impressions of local life.
Local notes from Decatur area capture births trains and court
In Decatur and nearby towns news includes Pvt Edgar W Head stationed at Lackland AFB San Antonio Texas. A florist sends a mystery flower with note George. J A Clements admits to Decatur General Hospital and Mrs G H Bowles to Hamil Clinic. A son is born to Mr and Mrs Roy Woods. Five people tried in recorders court for traffic prohibition and speeding. Extension of rent controls noted by real estate men citing Alabama legislature end May 28. The Gordon Green cruise to Knoxville is reported with Mrs William J Lee Sr and Miss Anne Holladay aboard.
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William J. Lee Sr
Town Creek
Anne Holladay
Nashville
Gordon Green
Decatur
Knoxville
Congress
Alabama
Decatur Couple Aid After Nashville Scene Accident
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy McEntire Sr. of Decatur rushed to Nashville after an accident left Charles Mrs. Manley with serious facial injuries and severe arm cuts. The couple, returning from a Detroit wedding trip with their Birmingham-based daughter and son-in-law, visited the injured at bedside. Mrs. Manley, formerly Martha Scales, lives in Birmingham where her husband works at Home Oil Mill.
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Leroy McEntire Sr
Decatur
Nashville
Birmingham
Detroit
Canada
Scales
Manley
Martha Scales
Loomis Tidwell Struck By Automobile
Loomis Tidwell was struck by an automobile Saturday night near patrol offices. The investigating party reported few details as the patrol car was out of service.
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Loomis Tidwell
No New Tularemia Cases Reported in County
Local health officials stated no new tularemia cases in the county. They noted a prior case was a recurrence and no further infections have been confirmed.
U S Emigration Rise 1900 to 1910 Compared Broadly
Between 1900 and 1910 the United States saw a notable surge in new immigration surpassing earlier periods. The era marked a shift in migration patterns with many entrants drawn by economic opportunity and available labor.
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U. S
Bathe
Plane Missing 38 Feared Dead Over Lake Michigan
Northwest Airlines DC-4 Air Coach on a New York to West Coast flight vanished over Lake Michigan near Milwaukee after 11 15 P M CST searchers found no wreckage. Fog and darkness hindered rescue efforts as Coast Guard vessels and aircraft searched the waters.
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Laure
Wis
Northwest Airlines
Lake Michigan
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Michigan
Coast Guard
Minneapolis
Milwaukee Coast Guard
Navy
Air Coach
New York
West Coast
Cs.s.t
Ludington
Mich
Three Morgan suits filed and one ruled in favor of plaintiff
In Morgan county court two suits were filed and a third ruled for the plaintiff with a defendant in default. James Monroe Terry seeks 5000 from Lela Beatrice Simmons for injuries from a March truck auto collision on state highway 20 near Decatur. Hutson and Russell represent the plaintiff. The suit cites head and rib muscle injuries and demands trial by jury. Herman E and Martha P Dean with A Jesse Duke, partners in Southern Furniture and Rug, seek 150 promissory note due from John T Donaldson and 35 attorney fee. Eubanks and Bethany counsel for plaintiffs. Earlier a suit for 659.20 due from New Orleans Furniture Manufacturing was ordered paid. The defendant John T Donaldson was in default. The case originated in Morgan county court.
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Mogan
James Monroe Terry
Lela Beatrice Simmons
Hutson and Russell
Decatur
Terry
Herman E
Martha P. Dean
A. Jesse Duke
Southern Furniture and Rug Company
John T. Donaldson
Eubanks and
Bethany
New Orleans
Morgan County Court
Court schedule tightens as Morgan trials resume week
Morgan circuit court enters its second week with hearings for Willie Spraggins Gurnie Tunstill Edward and Robert Baker Hollis Richardson and Lindsey Hyde. Spraggin faces murder trial in Claude Dickson death. others face robbery grand larceny and related counts from the Morris store theft in March. A first-week verdict found Ernest Smith guilty of second degree burglary. sentence pending.
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Morgan Circuit Court
Willie Ed Spraggins
Gurnie Tunstill
Edward
Robert Baker
Hollis Richardson
Lindsey Hyde
Spragging
Claude “Nylon” Dickson
Tunstill
Hyde
Bakers
Richardson
Morris
Ernest Smith
Newton P. Powell
Smith
Swift
John Sherrill Jr
Swift Company
Morgan County
Danville
Dean
Winston
Strikers clash with police at textile mill with deadly toll
Five textile workers are killed and two police wounded after a night clash when about 7 000 workers walked out demanding higher pay at the factory. The confrontation followed a sharp wage dispute and ended with arrests and ongoing investigations.
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A. H. Fink
Philadelphia
Guy E. Snavely
Association of American Colleges
Washington, D. C
R. H. Jordan
Department of Education
Cornell University
Frank W. Oakes
Wolverine
University of
H. J. Bourgstahler
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware
Ohio
W. A
The
Methodist Church
George E. Carrothers
Department of
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Col
Aecene
North Alabama
North Conference
Clare Purcell
Comer
N. Hutto
8Th Ave. W
Jenross
Mrs. Adcock
Cireuk
Etowah
Lauderdale
Lawrence
Lee
Limestone
Marshall
Monroe
Morgan
Perry Cobksnagesssa Seeesbe
Pickons Ick
Eee
Randolph
Wilcox
Autauga
Baldwin
Barbour Seteree
Bible
Blount
Bullock
Butler Calhoun
Chambers
Cherokee
Chilton
Clay
Cleburne
Coffee
Colbert
Conecuh
Coosa
Covington
Crenshaw
Dale
Dallas
DeKalb
Elmore Oeee
Escambia
Ing
Northwest
Leiper
Senate House
Laughlin Chapel
Maple Hill Cemetery
Laughlin
Buster Lancaster
D. B. Banks
Alton Miller
J. D. Richards
J. E. Gibbs
H. C. Wyckel
Johnny Walker
Dwight Beeson
Falk Hinton
John Stone
J. C. Wheeler
James Warden
W. J. Coyle
J. B. Laughlin
James Jordan
Pvt
Edgar W. Head
San Antonio
Texas
Flight
Lackland Air Force Base
Herman Hinz
George
Herman
TVA
J. A. Clements
West Main Street
Hartselle
Decatur General Hospital
G. H. Bowles
Third Avenue West
John H. Milford
Austinville
Roy Woods
Seventh Avenue West
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
Recorder’s Court
Horace Spence
Thirtteenth Avenue
Paul Robinson
Joe Henderson
State
William Higdon
Decatur 2
Charles Landers
Ozark
W. F. Landers
Fifth Avenue West
Rev. Landers
Mrs. Landers
C. B. Humphrey
Aileen Martin
Sherman Street
Robert Jervis
Miami, Fla
Charles
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