Weather and notices from Decatur area July brief
The Decatur area reports clear to partly cloudy skies with scattered thundershowers in the north, warm and humid conditions in Tennessee, and a series of local updates including illnesses, family news, farm reports of cotton blooms in Lawrence and Morgan counties, worship hour changes for the Chinn reunion, a pressure cooker accident at Homelike Cafe, hospital admissions, travel to see a game, civil and National Guard movements, and a birth announcing a son at Hamil Clinic.
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Alabama
Tennessee
Construction set for July on two Decatur schools
Walter Jackson announces bids for the junior-senior high and elementary schools totaling 1,317,027. Forcum-James of Memphis to build the high school at 1,058,227 and F N Thompson of Atlanta- Charlotte to build the elementary at 258,800. Work begins July 11 with completion in about 13 months as the district seeks cost savings via separate bids.
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Walter Jackson
Decatur
Forcum-James Construction Company
Memphis
F. N. Thompson Construction Company
Atlanta
Charlotte
Board of Education
Jackson
Raymond Sizemore
Curb Market Adds Tuesday Afternoon Hours
The curb market will open Tuesday afternoons from 3 p m to 6 p m starting today. William Stary of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce announced the move to add Tuesday trade in addition to Saturday business, with cakes and other items to be sold as well.
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William Stary
Decaturer of Commerce
Sims
Airport Board estimates costs for Pryor Field upgrades
The Pryor Field improvements including a 4000 foot runway and taxi strips total about 152000 dollars per engineer Carol Smith, about 50000 dollars over municipal estimates. An extra 10000 dollars for night lighting brings the project near 162000 dollars with state and federal aid possible under a grant offer.
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Pryor Field
Airport Board
Carol Smith
Smith
Hi Adhann
Nmmvml
Ctcappralieu
Luc Sluicid
Decatur, Morgan and
Limestone
Rountree Jr
State Aeronautics Board
Rountree
Decatur
Athens
Limestone County
Morgan County
Berlin Strike Ends as Workers Return to Jobs
Berlin ends a 38 day rail tie up as strikers go back to work and Soviet directed management resumes control of West Berlin stations. Test runs to begin and inter zone freight trains await inspection teams before service resumes. United States Britain France and Russia set first meeting to break economic deadlock.
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Richard K. O'Malley
Berlin
Jos
West Berlin
Germany
United States
Britain
France
Russia
Big Four
Foreign Ministerr Council
Paris
Slump Shifts to Painful Drop Across Industries
The report, by SAM DAWSON from New York, warns that the downturn will intensify soon with major sectors like steel and autos not yet feeling the impact. When reductions hit, Midwest and Eastern business will suffer and overall activity may worsen beyond expectations this year. Coal overproduction and energy prices add to the pressure as talks with John L. Lewis shape future demand.
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Sam Dawson
New York
Operators To Reject Lewis Offer On Three Way Work Week
Coal operators in the North and West voted to reject John L. Lewis proposed three way work week to avoid a strike. They fear anti trust action and government restraint on trade. Some privately favored it if legal risk could be avoided. Publicly, talks remained suspended as bargaining resumes at 3 p.m. EST. In Bluefield, the UMW rejected extending current contract to August 15, prolonging Southern field talks.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
North and West
John L. Lewis
Pittsburgh
Central Pensylvania Coal Association
Lewis
Southern Coal Producers Association
Bluefield
UMW
GMW
George H Love
Ge A Coal Company
Harry M. Moses
U. S. Steel Corporation
1949 Champion Must Win Way
Country club golfers must post qualifying rounds by Saturday afternoon for the 1949 club championship matches set for Saturday and Sunday. Qualifiers go to Mel Lowery, Wilmer Hall, and Jim Wade by Saturday. match play starts Sunday and runs through Monday. One championship flight of 16, with additional flights by qualification. prizes for winners and a cup for the club champion. Defending champ Cecil Chandler won the 1948 tournament.
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Mel Lowery
Wilmer Hall
Jim Wade
Cecil Chandler
Agreement Reached To End 2 Months Strike
Secretary of Air Symington announced an agreement to settle the strike that closed Bendix Aviation Corp plant in South Bend Indiana for 70 days. Terms were agreed to by the company and United Auto Workers officials.
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Washington
Air Symington
Bendix Aviation Corp
South Bend
Ind
United Auto Workers
Taft labor plan passes first Senate test
The Senate approved Taft's two pronged strategy for handling national emergency strikes using injunctions and plant seizures by a 50 to 40 vote. The vote followed a failed move by Senator Lucas to remove the court orders provision, marking a preliminary Truman administration victory in the labor law fight.
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Washington
Senate
Taft
Ohio
Lucas
D-Ill
Taft-Hartley
Truman
Senate Defeats Labor Bill Amendment on Taft-Hartley Injunction
Washington report notes the Senate defeated a labor bill amendment by Senator Holland to retain the Taft-Hartley injunction against national emergency strikes. The roll call split followed party lines with 37 for and 54 against, plus a notable pairing of Ellender for and Wagner against.
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Washington
Senate
Holland
D-Fla
Byrd
Eastland
Fulbright
eGorge
Hoey
Johnson
Tex
Maybank
McClellan
Robertson
Russell
Stennis
Kefauver
Kerr
Kilgore
Long
Lucas
Magnuson
McCarran
McFarland
McGrath
McKellar
McMahon
Miller
Murray
Myers Neely
O'Conor
O'Mahoney Pepper
Sparkman
Taylor
Thomas
Okla
Utah
Tydings
Withers
Republicans Against— Aiken, Baldwin, Capehart, Flanders, Ives, Langer
Lodge
Malone
McCarthy
Morse
Saltonstall
Smith
Thye
Ellender
D-La
Wagner
D-Ny
Senate Debates Amendments on Injunction and Seizure Provisions
The first vote centered on an amendment by Senator Holland to curb government court orders during strikes. Taft sought a plan allowing seizure of plants in some cases. Administrators aimed to strike the injunction clause, leaving seizure, while Senator Lucas proposed changing the Taft framework. See TRUMAN on Page 2.
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Holland Aaa Coun
Decatur Police Ordered to Shoot Rabid Dogs
Morgan County Health officials ordered Decatur police to euthanize a rabid puppy and treat four children for potential rabies exposure last week. Authorities also reported the health department’s involvement in the incident.
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Decatur
Morgan County
Ferguson Names Rotary Committee Assignments
Ferguson, new Decatur Rotary president, announces committee chairs for the upcoming year. Highlights include Aims and Objectives led by Ferguson and board members Ed Price, Joe Hagler, Julian Harris, R. S. Hicks, H. R. Leeman, and Frank Scroggins. Rankin notes Rotary International gathering with 48 countries represented.
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Hill Ferguson, Jr
Decatur Rotary Club
Ferguson
Aims and Objectives
H. E. Orr
Barney Rickenbacker
Robert Duff
Avery Taylor
Rotary Information
Oscar Napps
Harold Smith
Holmes Turner
Joe Hagler
Phil Nungesser
Fred Voehringer
Charles Norman
W. H. Jenkins
J. B. Wiley
Harry Higdon
Julian Harris
International Service
R. S. Hicks
Ed Price
James N. Bloodworth
J. Walker Darrah
Mr. Ferguson
Mr. Price
H. R. Leeman
Frank Scroggins
Rotary
Hicks
Hagler
A. L. Shelton
Darrah
James L. Rankin
Rotary International
Lake Placid
N. Y
Rankin
Dye On Diapers May Be Cause
A blue discoloration affecting five Lake Wales newborns in late June, linked to a new analine dye used to mark diapers, caused four infant deaths with a fifth infant receiving continued treatment. Autopsies pending as doctors study dye poisoning and prevention steps such as boiling and drying diapers.
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Bree Kelly
Lake Wales Hospital
Kelly
Special Sinking Fund For Decatur School Bond Set Up
The Decatur city council approved a special sinking fund for a 1.5 million dollar bond issue to build and equip a new senior high school and a new elementary school in West Decatur. The fund covers interest and maturities through 1952 with tax revenue expected to cover subsequent payments. The city also acts as financial agent for construction funds and authorizes signings related to water plant expansion. Council members voted three to one for handling construction through the city, with one abstention and an absent alderman.
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Decatur
West Decatur
Board of Education
George Godwin
Water Board
H. A. Wyatt
Municipal Utilities Board
H. R
Odom
Nathan Pryor
Thomas
Summer
Joe
Julian Harris
Aler
Law To Unmask Hooded Groups Signed In Alabama
Gov. James E. Folsom signed a bill prohibiting wearing masks in public and unmasking the Ku Klux Klan. The measure passed the Alabama House 84 to 4 after Senate approval ten days earlier. An executive order directs law enforcement to enforce the statute rigidly.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
James E. Folsom
House of
Senate
Folson
Alabama House Backs Anti Mask Klan Bill In Five Minute Vote
The Alabama House approved an anti masking bill 84 to 4 to unmask the Ku Klux Klan and other hooded orders. The measure, already passed by the Senate, was sent to Gov. James E. Folsom for signing. Attorney General Albert A. Carmichael urged a separate revocation of the Klan charter. The bill makes it a misdemeanor to wear masks in public with limited exceptions for under 16 and festive occasions.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Senate
James E. Folsom
House
Folsom
Ku Klux Klan
Albert A. Carmichael
KKK
Birmingham
Henry Mize
Tuscaloosa
Pugh Haynes
Neil Robinson
Lowcounty
John F. Gillis
Clark
Genter “MacDonald
Coosa
State Supreme Court
U. S
U. S. Supreme Court
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Edwin Davidson
Robert Riddle
Edgar Henson
M. L. Britain
8Th Avenue West
Evelyn Robinson
Decatur Grain Coop
Toccoa
Georgia
Stephen Lovelace
J. W. Lovelace, Jr
8Th Avenue East
Lawrence County
Letch Martin's Field
Ervin Collier Farm
Wheeler
James Ryan
Somerville 2
Luke Smallwood
Calvin L. Spears
16Th Avenue
East
Spears
Charles Eyster
Henry Gresham
Robert Glenn
First Christian Church
Valdermosa Springs
Chinn
Eula Holland
Cypress Street
Effie Brown
West Moulton Street
Aubrey Bradford
Decatur 1
Hamil Clinic
Cecil Young
Aleen Byars
Marvin Rankin
Alvis Briscoe
Tax Collectors Office
Newton B. Powell
Washington, D. C
Judge Powell
Civitan International
James Russell, Decature
National Guard
Hartselle
Ft. Benning
Guard
Sherrill Weir
Re. Avenue West
Hamil Clinic Hospital
Evan Breeding
J. C. Hill
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
By Ken Reynolds
SS Eee
Josie Randolph
Alabama School For the Blind
Talladega
Walter Thackerson
Miss Randolph
Lake Wales
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