Land Group In 1-Day Meeting
About 20 directors of Friends Of The Land began a two day meeting in Montgomery with public talks planned. Louis Bromfield and Sears Roebuck executive Edward J. Condon attend a public dinner. Executive Secretary Ollie Fink urged soil conservation as vital for city dwellers to keep feeding urban populations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Friends of the Land
Louis Bromfield
Edward J. Condon
Sears Roebuck
Ollie FE. Fink
Fink
Washington, D. C
Bromfield
Capitol Gets Marble Steps for Alabama Capitol
The Capitol building commission in Montgomery allocated 23700 for replacing concrete steps with white Georgia marble. Robert F. Henry Tile Co. won the contract, delivery to start April 1 and completion by May 1. Plans include widening the sidewalk alliance and adding marble benches. Attorney General Albert Carmichael opposed the price. He will seek to acquire three Montgomery houses for state property at about 26000, arguing savings on rentals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Capitol Building Commission
Capitol
Robert F. Henry Tile Company
Henry
Georgia
Capitol Building
Albert
Carmichael
Bill Drinkard
Weather Good In Most of Country
Spring-like weather appeared nationwide with mild temperatures above normal in the central western and eastern states. No cold air is forecast from Canada as showers touch central California western Nevada and parts of the Great Lakes region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Prospect
Canada
U. S. Weather Bureau
California
Nevada
Great
Daily crossword and public notices fill Decatur page
A mixed page of crossword clues and official notices from Decatur Daily includes a 1949 cryptic puzzle snippet, city ordinances, a bond sale notice for Decatur, and probate and equity court actions. It runs through legal proclamations from Morgan County Alabama including publication orders, bond sale terms, and estate administration notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillie Mae Hogan Robinson
Hugh Hogan
Leonard Hogan
Morgan County Court
Morgan County
Alabama
Register
Decatur Daily
Bryan McAfee
Improvement Ordinance 508 for Park Circle sewer project
The city council of Decatur Alabama enacts sanitary sewers using vitrified clay pipe for areas including Park Circle Subdivision lots 1 95 and 97 and parts of Decatur Land Company additions. The ordinance outlines construction and rights of way for drainage benefiting specified lots and blocks as shown on recorded plots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Alabama
City of
Park Circle
Decatur Land Company, Ltd
Morgan County
Decatur Land Improvement and Furnace Company
Decat
City of Decatur to Proceed with Park Circle Improvements
Judge of Probate Morgan County Alabama outlines property fronting alleys in Park Circle Subdivision for improvement. City Council to review detailed plans on file. total estimated cost 13 311.46 dollars. A public hearing scheduled March 14, 1949, at City Hall to hear objections and finalize assessments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Alabama
Morgan County
Park Circle Subdivision
Decatur Land Improvement and Furnace Company
State of
Model Home To Be Shown On 12th Avenue East
Open house starts Sunday March 6 at the completed model demonstration home on 12th Avenue East between 9th and 11th streets. Hours are Sundays all day and 1 to 5 p.m. on weekdays through March 15. Built by J. M. Baker, Decatur contractor with FHA approved plans. Additional homesites available and plans can be chosen by buyers with loan assistance simplified by FHA approval. A representative will guide visitors through the model and other approved plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
12Th Avenue
9Th
11Th Streets
J. M. Baker
Decatur
FHA
Hending
Baker
Faulty Wiring Delays Alabama Killer’s Execution
Montgomery March 4 The condemned Phillip Cobb dodged the electric chair for a week after a defective wiring system in the chair burned connections. Gov James E Folsom granted a postponement at the Prison Director’s request, delaying the sentence until next Thursday night. Cobb had earlier been sentenced to death for killing his wife and later killed another prisoner, Jesse Porter, while serving his term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Phillip Cobb
James E. Folsom
Frank Boswell
Boswell
Folsom
Cobb
City to pave streets in CAT Alabama district
Legal notice No 510 outlines plans to pave Riverview Avenue Beach Street 13th Avenue East Tower Avenue 14th Avenue East and Chestnut Street with double bituminous surface and concrete curbs. Assessments will cover abutting properties not exceeding costs or enhanced property values. Detailed city estimates total 78 991.03 and a protest hearing is set for March 14 1949 at City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverview Avenue
Somerville Road
Sherman Street
Beach Street
16Th Avenue
13Th Avenue
Tower Avenue
14Th Avenue
Olive Street
Wadsworth Street
Chestnut Street
State of
Alabama
Decatur
City of
Shipyard Worker Wounded After Gun Battle With Sheriff
In Pascagoula Mississippi on March 4 a shipyard worker J T Hamilton of Gautier was shot five times in a confrontation with Sheriff J Guy Krebs and Deputy Leo Byrd. Hamilton, reportedly heavily intoxicated, fired as officers stopped him driving near town and attempted to halt him. The deputies said Hamilton fired twice at them, shredding their car before they returned fire and wounded him. He was hospitalized in Jackson County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pascagoula
Miss
J. Guy Krebs
Léo Byrd
J. T. Hamilton
Gautier
Jackson County
Byrd
Hamilton
City tax assessment notice for Decatur improvements
Last assessors determine property for proposed improvements and mail copies to last known addresses at least ten days before the City Council meeting in Decatur. Approved: Major. Feb 25, March 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Decatur
Joe Pettey
H. R. Summer
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DR. Neff
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Colleq
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Sorrow
Bind
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India
Islet Ina River
Eng
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Best
Longfellow
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Wilde
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T. C. Almon
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Prompt Typewriter
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First Ave and
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O. P. Stinson
White's Jewelry Store
2Nd Ave
Loyd
A. A. Jones
J. H. Jones
de Soto
CBS
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Rowzee Motors, Inc
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