Gov Designate Gordon Persons Eyes State Spending
Gov designate Gordon Persons aims to curb state purchases in the final months of the Folsom administration. He instructed Chief State Examiner Ralph Eagerton to review all buys from now until January and warned against unpaid bills. Estimates show liquor and road contracts total about 70 million annually, with policy leeway to stockpile before leaving office.
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Rex Thomas Montgomery
Ala
Gordon Persons
Folsom
Ralph Eagerton
Liquor Board
Highway Department
Recalls Old Days As He Reaches 84th Year
Rev. J. R. Collier born June 22, 1866 near Priceville Morgan county. He is a Missionary Baptist preacher longtime farmer mechanic and worker in the community. Now an Athens resident for nine years he continues preaching and helping others in a cheerful lifelong service.
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J. R
Josh) Collier
Collis
Priceville
Morgan County
Collier
Louisville
Nashville
Decatur
Goodyear Decatur Mills
Josh
Hos Long
Atar
Athens
Southern Co Reports 12 Month Net Income
Southern Co and subsidiaries report consolidated net income of 16.95 million for the year ending May 31, up from 13.30 million a year earlier. Southern Co is the holding company for Georgia Alabama Gulf and Mississippi Power companies, headquartered in Atlanta.
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Atlanta
P+— Southern Co
Southern
Georgia
Alabama
Gulf
Mississippi
Next Governor Would Scrutinize Highway Contracts And Purchases
The piece argues a future governor could cancel or delay 100 percent state funded road projects to avoid deficits and warns contractors and state suppliers that debt service maintenance and federal matching claim highway revenue. It notes Folsom found 18 million in contracts on taking office and urges watchdog vigilance over all state buys.
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Folsom
Washington
Wolverine Announces Three Promotions at Decatur Plant
Wolverine Tube division in Decatur promotes three veterans: J F Keown to Stores supervisor, Judson Hawthorne to inspection foreman, and Joel Alexander to production planning. Plant manager D W Blend praises their service and growing responsibilities.
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Wolverine Tube Division
Decatur
J. F. Keown
Judson Hawthorne
Keown
Joel Alexander
Hawthorne
Cottsboro
Auburn
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Detroit
12Th Avenue East
Wolverine Tube
Grant Street
Decatur High School
Alexander
University of Alabama
Wolverine
D. W. Blend
Personal notices from Cullman area residents
Culllman society items list Mr and Mrs Ewing Morrison and children returning to Mobile. Dr Edwin McCalip and Mrs P G Hartung back from Smokies trip. Mrs M L Robertson slight improvement at St Vincent s Birmingham. Mrs Marion Robertson of Birmingham visiting here. Will O Buettner Rotary president and Mrs Buettner with W R Griffin attend Rotary Intl convention in Detroit where 6500 delegates from 60 countries. Griffin and party plan tour Eastern Canada after. Mrs S H Green and Miss Dora Gray in Birmingham Friday. Mrs Joe Atwood returns to Birmingham after visiting Miss Dora Gray.
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Ewing Morrison
Mobile
Edwin McCalip
P. G. Hartung
Smokies
M. L. Robertson
St. Vincent's Hospital
Birmingham
Marion Robertson
Will O. Buettner
Rotary
Buettner
W. R. Griffin
Jiffin
Rotary International
Detroit
Griffin
Canada
S. H. Green
Dora Gray
Joe Atwood
Babies born in area hospitals this week
The notice lists newborns by family and location including Cullman Cullman 1 Cullman 2 Vinemont 3 and city. Each entry names the parents and whether the baby is a boy or girl. No other details are provided.
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Knight
Cullman
Sam Campbell
Blount Springs
Albert Kress
H. E. Haynes
Miller Parker
City
Bibb Bailley
W. M. Hyde
Hanceville
H. H. Lee
Vinemont
Roy Sampies
M. L. Dial
Felton Cleghorn
Arley
George J. Hoenig
G. C. Graham
A. E. Guthery
George Richard Samples
Duval Vance
J. &. Smith
Oor
Jack Dyer
Clements
Howard Strong
J. B. McBrayer
Mayor Urges Safety Drive For Fourth Of July
Decatur Mayor H. R. Summer called on all residents to join the National Safety Council effort to reduce Fourth of July accidents. He pledged Decatur’s active participation to ensure a safe and sane celebration and a happy holiday for the nation.
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H. R. Summer
Decatur
National Safety Council
H. R
Python from Burma voyage to Rangoon Zoo
Burmese naval crew returned to Rangoon with an eight foot python captured on the west coast. The reptile fed exclusively on chicken during the voyage and will be presented to the Rangoon Zoo with ceremony.
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Rangoon
Burma
Rangoon Zoo
Voting Record Shows Alabama Delegation Roll Call Summary
State voting record lists Alabama members on recent Senate and House roll calls. Senate actions include Social Security base adjustment amendments, social coverage expansion, and Hatch act relaxation with mixed support. House actions cover rent controls, CCC borrowing power, funding for international organizations, and recruitment of aliens, with several members voting for and others not voting.
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Washington
Alabama
Congress
Senate
Myers
D-Pa
Hill and
Sparkman
Hill
Hatch
Hill and Sparkman
House
Commodity Credit Corporation
Andrews
Battle
Boykin
DeGraffenried
Elliott
Grant
Jones
Rains
Hobbs
United States
American International Institute For the Protection of Childhood
Food and Agricultural Organization
The
South Pacific Commission
World Health Organization
International Labor Organization
United States Army
Night Rider Cases Slated in Alabama Trial Menu
Five men charged in the February night rider slaying of Charlie Hurst in Pell City Alabama are set for trial here Monday. Defendants include Rev Alvin Horn a Baptist minister and Ku Klux Klan organizer and Charles Carlisle C M Hunter Albert Wilson and Claude Luker. Carlisle expected to be tried first. Hurst's family says the attackers were Ku Kluxers and Sam Roper of the Georgia Klan has aided Horn. Hurst's death was followed by Roy Heath's suicide in Talladega.
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Pen City
Ala
Charlie Hurst
Alvin
Charlie Carlisle
Pell City
C. M. Hunter
Albert Wilson
Talladega County
Claude Luker
Talladega
Carlisle
Hurst
Sam Roper
Georgia
Horn
Alabama Klan
Roper
Ku Klux Klans
Alabama
Roy Heath
Heath linked to visit at Hurst home, family says
Foundry worker Heath among men who visited the Hurst home and feared being blamed for the incident. Heath was identified as a Klan member. Black walnut trees can be grown from seed.
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Heath
Hurst
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Linderman’s Floor Service
Turner Goat & Grain Co
Checkerboard Store
Moulton ST
Don's Floor Service
Don Williams
Sherwin-Williams Prints
Johnston St
Cullman News
Gene Aker
Harvey
Shootin Gallery
Yesterda
Night Rider
Klan
Allied Sales Company
Milam
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