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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1955

Page

9

C H Subsidiary Names Officers

Canada Vulcanizer and Equipment Company becomes a wholly owned Calumet & Hecla subsidiary. E R Lovell announces names for president treasurer and secretary with D D C McGeachy remaining president, A E Petermann secretary, C C Jung treasurer, and W A Thompson J Gordon Thompson on the board.

Canada Vulcanizer and Equipment Company Calumet & Hecla, Inc E. R. Lovell Canada Vulcanizer Calumet & Hecla Wolverine Tube Detroit Mich Decatur Ala London Ont Wolverine Lovell D. D. C. McGeachy

Radio and TV Schedule Fragments From The Decanter Daily

Readable segments show a bustling WAIF Wednesday log with program times and titles across radio and television. Entries include Morning and late night shows, news, music, drama, and variety programs interspersed with local sponsors and station notes.

Canada Vulcanizer Expands Sales After World War I

London Ontario and Chicago executives report Canada Vulcanizer and Equipment Company grew sales by 400 percent since WWI end. The Ontario firm, incorporated in 1920, shows large export volumes including hydroelectric projects in New Zealand Australia Brazil and Belgium.

F. W. P. Jones D. D. C. McGeachy London Ont E. R. Lovell H. ¥. Bassett A. E. Peterman C. C. Jung Chicago D. W. Blend Detroit Canada Vulcanizer and Equipment Company Ontario Lovell Canada Vulcanizer New Zealand Australia Brazil Belgium

Brick Demand per Ton Hinges on Steel Production Costs

Steel making consumes roughly 1.50 dollars worth of bricks per produced ton. This reflects material cost proportions in early industrial processes and hints at supply chain pricing pressures for brick suppliers and steel mills.

Rites For Prominent Montgomery Physician

Funeral services were held for Dr. James Fitts Hill, a renowned Montgomery physician who died Monday night after a long illness. He practiced in Montgomery since 1923 and ran the Fitts Hill Hospital. A native of Montgomery, he studied at Columbia University and worked in Alaska and Seattle before returning in 1923. Survivors include his widow Elizabeth Baldwin Hill and two daughters Ali Hill Pye and Mrs. Robert Some Hill.

Montgomery James Fitts Hill Hill Fitts Hill Hospital College of Physicians and Surgeons Columbia University Alaska Seattle Elizabeth Baldwin Hill Ali Hill Pye Robert Some Hill

Morgan County Namesake LST 1048 Rechristened at Long Beach

LST 1048, rechristened in a ceremony at Long Beach California, carries the Morgan County name along with ten other counties. Ensign Eugene B. Hicks and Paul V. Middlesworth, both of Birmingham, serve aboard under Lt. R. A. Vollertsen. The ship’s wartime record spans World War II and the Korean War, including transportation of prisoners and troops between Alaska and Korea and later duty on the West Coast.

Morgan County U.S.S Long Beach Alis Alabama Eugene B. Hicks Paul V. Middlesworth Birmingham R. A. Vollertsen Vollertsen U.S Navy Department Colorado Georgia Illinois Indiana Kentucky Missouri Ohio Tennessee Utah West Virginia LST 1048 Bravo Shipbuilding Corp South Pacific Navy Yokosuka Japan Raymond M. Quinn Kobe Inchon Ina Pusan Korea Koje Do Kojo Do Arctic Alaska

Postwar Birth Trends Among Married Women

Since World War I the proportion of married women of child bearing age with a child each year has risen from about one in eight before the war to about one in six during the postwar period.

Family Entertains Highlight Hatton Club Session

Hatton Home Demonstration Club met at Hatton High School to view a demonstration titled The Family Entertains led by Mrs. Lucy B. Moore and Mrs. H. L. Tipton. President Mrs. Tipton opened the meeting with a meditation by Mrs. Hurst and prayer by Mrs. Stephenson.

Malcolm Hurst H. F. Stephenson Hayes Boyd Moore Tipton Jesse Jeffreys, Jr J. M. Anderton R. M. Landers Billy Green Lucy B. Moore

Senators of 1790 Aged Near Fifty Median Now Fifty Six

U S senators in 1790 had a median age of 50, while contemporary senators have a median age of 56. The comparison highlights an aging legislative body over time.

U. S

State Educator Calls For Funds to Boost Alabama Teachers

Mobile report quotes Austin R. Meadows assistant and Frank Stewart urging a 43 million dollar bill to raise Alabama teacher pay. They seek 20 million annually for a 600 raise and a 150 million bond issue for counties to fund 6000 per teacher. Funds would cover construction and other needs beyond salaries.

Mobile Austin R. Meadows Alabama Frank Stewart Mobile Lions Club

Prospectors Seek Tin Penne Off Maaya Coast

Prospector teams search the Maaya coast for tin penne deposits. Explorers map shoals and note potential ore claims as they assess nearby waters for mining sites.

Maaya

Mountain lions Known as Pumas and Catamounts

Mountain lions are also called pumas cougars painters panthers and catamounts reflecting regional names for the big felines.

Buffaloes of Africa Noted for Even Disposition

The National Geographic Society remarks that cape buffaloes of Africa exhibit an unexpectedly calm temperament overall, contrasting common fears of aggression among large herd animals.

Africa The National Geographic Society

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