Amusement Tax Debated By Decatur City Council
Crescent Amusement Co representatives oppose a one cent ticket tax on cheap tickets and two cents on expensive ones claiming the levy targets them. The council considered generalizing the tax to support a planned Delano Park high school and debated amending the ordinance to tax only higher priced tickets.
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Crescent Amusement Co
Charles H. Eyster
G. P. Banniza
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Delano Park
Crescent Company
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Decatur
Princess Theatre
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Gordon Drive
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Decatur High Band Precedes Tennessee Valley Horse Show
Tonight at 7 30 Ben som Field hosts the Tennessee Valley Horse Show with the Decatur high school band leading the arena march. Twelve classes compete for 670 dollars in prize money and ribbons, as entries arrive from the previous Tuscumbia show.
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Decatur High School
Tuscumbia
Band Members ordered to report in uniform at Benson Field
Director Hennessey instructed the high school band to report in uniform at Benson Field by seven o clock this evening. The notice emphasizes punctuality and uniform dress for the rehearsal.
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Hennessey
Benson Field
Decatur Kiwanis Show At Benson Field Promises Big Crowd
Visitors tour the Denbo barns at First and Moulton to view arriving animals. Officials foresee at least seventy five entries by show time. The Decatur Kiwanis Club sponsors the event under Activities Committee direction led by M. R. Rankin. Committees work daily to ensure an outstanding show. Fire department watered the field to curb dust as eighty judge boxes line an oval arena. A large crowd is expected at Benson Field tonight.
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Decatur Kiwanis Club
M. R. Rankin
Decatur
Benson Field
Dougherty To Head Morgan County American Legion
W. A. Bill Dougherty was elected commander of the Morgan County American Legion post for the coming year at the annual officer election. Oliver J. Shepard and Bill Wood were chosen first and second vice commanders, Roy Kent as adjutant, and Thomas Brooks as finance officer.
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W. A
Bill) Dougherty
Morgan County
American Legion
Oliver J. Shepard
Bill Wood
Roy Kent
Thomas Brooks
Dougherty
Cullman P. D. to Be First Class
Seventy offices in 27 states will advance from second-class to first class on July 1 and five will drop to second class. First-class status requires annual receipts of $40,000 with pay scales from $3,200 to $12,000. Among offices advancing is Cullman Alabama and Americus Georgia.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Alabama
Cullman
University
Georgia
Americus
Senate Passes Record Army Supply Bill to House for Increases
The Senate approved on a voice vote a record breaking 10.38 billion army supply bill and sent it back to the House for consideration of increases totaling 558.3 million.
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Senate
House
CIO ACCEPTS PEACE PLANS
The CIO machinists voted to return to work Monday under a master contract covering West Coast shipyards. Wages would be 1.12 dollars per hour with time and a half overtime, while the old age rate was 10 dollars an hour with double overtime. A subway strike threat in New York loomed as 8,000 workers planned to strike July 1 without a satisfactory settlement for a one dollar daily wage raise and hours adjustments.
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William Bunyan Smith Calley Dead at 83 in Hartselle
William Bunyan Smith 83 a well known Hartselle resident died at his home Thursday afternoon at five o clock He is survived by his wife a son L G Smith of Decatur a brother J J Smith of McDonough Ga two grandchildren and one great grandchild Funeral services were held at Bethel Church this afternoon at 2 30 conducted by Rev A H Mahafey with interment to follow Pallbearers named included Jan Payie Arthur Holder Jackie Eric Howell John Obar and Bruce 48 years ago a fine machinist and inventor session notes unclear about remaining details
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Hartselle
7An Payie
Arthur Holder
Jackie
Eric Howell
John Obar
Bruce
Draft board seeks current addresses for registrants in Morgan county
Morgan county draft officials urged all July 1 registrants to provide their beat numbers and current addresses. Registration occurs at Board One in Decatur at the Orthergan County National Bank building and at Board Two in Hartselle in the post office basement. Contact the Morgan county draft board at phone number 3 with any updated information about James Kam Bullard of 1114 Third Avenue South or O Neal Brown of Decatur route 1 box 47.
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Decatur
Om Orthergan
Third Avenue
South
O’neal Brown
Draft Board
Prices to Be Fixed on Cottonseed Oil and Fats
Washington reports price administrator Leon Henderson announces study and possible ceiling on cottonseed oil prices. He warns that speculation in essential food commodities carries risk and that prices could drop far below current levels as ceilings are set.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
Rev Thomas to Speak at Leesdale Schoolhouse
Rev Charles Thomas from Falkville will preach Sunday afternoon at 3 in the Leesdale schoolhouse. He is described as a consecrated man who formerly taught in Falkville, and the Falkville Methodist pastor urges the community to attend and pray for the service.
Decatur Chamber Adopts U S 31 and zoning plans
At the June Town Hall in the Lyons Hotel Decatur Chamber members backed a resolution urging the Alabama Highway Department and the U S Bureau of Public Roads to straighten U S 31 to handle rising traffic. The meeting also approved appointing a zoning commission and endorsing city zoning plans.
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Theater Daily
Decatur Chamber of Commercce
Lyons Hotel
W. J. Duncan, Jr
Decatur
Eugene Morrow
Civic Committee
Legion To Use Building Funds To Aid Defense
The American Legion post votes to defer constructing a home and invests $5,500 in defense bonds to aid national security during the current emergency.
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Pineapple Romance Sends Soldier to Hawaii
Newark June 27 A soldier, Thomas J Britton, trades pineapples for love as he requests assignment to Hawaii to be near Lolita Kahanahoi from Wai lulu, Oahu. He mailed a note hidden in a pineapple and plans to serve while enjoying a tropical romance, leaving Kearny for Fort Slocum, with army help to reach Hawaii.
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Mrs Bettie Price Dies At Home At 50
Mrs Bettie Fay Price widow of Wyatt Price died at 8 45 pm Thursday at her home 914 Tower avenue after a short illness She was 50 Burial will be at Corinth Cemetery Joppa Cullman county with Brown directing The procession leaves the home at 9 45 am for Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church Services at 10 with Rev Brown She is survived by her husband a daughter Miss Avice Pay Price a brother Wilmer Gosline several nieces and nephews Relatives will be pallbearers.
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HARTSELLE Farmer Claims Jersey Milk Champion Cow
Mr and Mrs Charley Mitchell of Hartselle claim a Jersey dairy cow is Morgan county’s champion milk producer. The eight year old cow yields six gallons daily, producing three pounds of butter, and was raised by John Cooper before being bought by Mr Mitchell three years ago.
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Hartselle
Morgan County
Rites Held for Infant Son of Mr and Mrs Rainey
Final rites for the infant son of Mr and Mrs Ike Rainey of Athens route 2 were held at Limestone cemetery after death at 1 30 this morning. Burial was conducted by McAfee Mowell and Young. survivors include the parents a sister Becky and a brother Curtis.
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Athens
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Becky
Curtis
Rifles for Ireland Possible Says FDR in Press Talk
President Roosevelt said ammunition shortages hobble defense and that sending rifles to Ireland might occur if Ireland promises to defend itself from German attack. He noted Ireland’s requests cover many items, most unaffordable, and cited Russia aid discussions with Sumner Welles. He gave no firm timeline for production and judged some areas better managed than others.
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Navy request for authority to keep volunteers in service rejected
The Senate naval affairs committee rejected a navy bid to retain volunteers in the fleet after their term ends. Chairman Walsh said it would breach contracts, while a revised bill would allow future volunteers to be kept if Congress ordered it, but current sailors would be released at term end.
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Senate Naval Affairs Committee
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Mass
Army
Pipeline foes scored today in defense rights of way debate
Representative Cole accused a Senate sub committee of blind opposition to a national defense step authorizing eminent domain for petroleum pipelines. He urged swift passage of a House approved measure to expedite rights of way in the southeast amid fuel transport shortages and cited urging letters from the president war and navy departments and the office of production management.
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House Petroleum Committee
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Office of Production Management
Defense
Nazi Advance Costly Reds Claim Today
The Kremlin communique says Nazi pressure along the Riga Minsk axis cost Germany heavily in tanks as Red forces retreated and reformed for new operations. British RAF raids on the invasion coast continue as Moscow reports renewed battles in Lithuania and Poland amid a widening front.
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Weather Summary With River Rise and Warm Temps
The ee river gauge Friday stood at 17.23 feet and rising. Temperatures ranged from a high of 92 to a low of 72 with no rainfall. Alabama and northwest Florida experienced generally fair weather Friday into Saturday with light to moderate winds from the west.
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