USO Resumes Service for Armed Forces on Smaller Scale
USO, National service group revived after near extinction, now operates 144 clubs in the United States and abroad with a $7,000,000 budget. It runs hospital visits every three weeks to 120 veteran, Army, and Navy hospitals, provides meals, tours, games, dancing, and entertainment, and arranges hospital shows with Hollywood stars visiting to perform gratis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saul Pett
New York
USC
United Service Organizations
Treasury
USO
Chicago
Eleanor Roosvelt
Truman
Secretary of Defense Forcestal
United States
Alaska
Hawaii
Guam
China
Mediterranean
Lindsley F. Kimball
Congress
Stilor
Kimball
Ezra Lone
Jennifer Jones
Eddie Cantor
Dinah Shore
van Johnson
Linda Darnell
Betty Hutton
Eddie Bracken
Celeste Holm
Jo Stafford
Security Check is Made Easy
Public notice from Decatur Alabama Social Security Office urges yearly checks of Old Age and Survivors Insurance accounts. It explains common errors like wrong numbers or omitted names and instructs residents to request Form 7004, then report discrepancies to avoid delays when filing a claim. The Decatur address is 1012 F Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Security Administration
F Street
Decatur
Alabama
Miss Chandler Wins Honors
Cheri Chandler a University of Alabama senior is appointed to Mademoiselle's college board and may compete for a guest editorship. Twenty editors will visit New York City for four weeks June 6 to July 1 to assist with the August issue and receive transportation and a salary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheri Chandler
Fourth Avenue
East
University of Alabama
Mademoiselle
Wlllege
New York City
Retail sales dip in January across Georgia cities
Department of Commerce survey shows nearly half of 23 areas posting year over year declines, with Georgia cities leading drops in lumber, building materials, motor vehicles, and furniture sectors. Notable decreases include Atlanta four percent and Augusta two percent, while some counties such as Coahoma Mississippi record a 24 percent rise. Seasonal declines from December hit all points, with Macon showing the steepest at 51 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Department of Commerce
Georgia
Augusta
Biloxi
Miss
Bleckley
Twiggs
Coahoma
Quitman
Asheville
N. C
Buncombe
Madison
Columbus
Macon
Savannah
Manatee
Sarasota
Florida
Gulfport
Harrison and
Stone Counties
Greenwood
Bristol
Tenn
Clarksdale
Johnson City
Kingsport
Jefferson County
Ala
Sullivan Unitedi
Washington Counties
Editor Weds in Atlanta Among Macon News Pair
William R. Smith editor of The Macon News wed Martha Summer Lee of Macon in Atlanta. Judge Hugh M. Dorsey of Marietta officiated. The bride is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Summer of Atlanta.
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Macon
William R. Smith
The
Macon News
Martha Summer Lee
Atlanta
Hugh M. Dorsey
Marietta
John Summer
Frozen Bananas For The Ice Box
AP News notes a Chicago company Chocobana Inc led by Nat Richards unveils frozen bananas coated with chocolate. The inventor says freezing and coating bananas three years ago lets them be stored in home refrigerators without spoilage.
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Chicago
Nat Richards
Chocobana, Inc
Banana Freezing Project Achieves Preserved Color
University of Illinois students aided by two professors successfully froze a banana while keeping its natural color. The process was tested in a 500-seat motion picture theater with 288 units sold in 2.5 hours. The firm now produces 400000 frozen bananas weekly at its Tampa plant using standard importers bananas, peelings removed and quick frozen with a mechanical dip.
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University of Illinois
Tampa
Fla
Chinese factories boost banana processing capacity
Chinese plants can handle about 1 200 dozen bananas per hour, signaling expanded throughput in fruit processing.
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Fairbanks
Sterans Hospital Camp Shows, Inc
USO Camp
Arnold Furst
Morma Squires
Miss Chandler
Mitchell & McCulloch
Ave and
Les St
Moody’s
Cain ST
AP News
Frigidaire
Baldwin Pianos
Bank St
Blue Ribbon Shoe Shop
2Nd Ave
Decatur, Ala
Decatur Typewriter Co
First Ave and
Moulton St
Mayflower Cafe
East Moulton Street
Decatur, Alabama
R. Clyde Wellden Auction Co
Moriton Street
J. R. Adcock
First Avenue
National Cash Register
Corona
McCray
Morgan
Lawrence
Dortcit
Ambrosia
R. Clyce Wellden Auction Co
Athens
Walter B. Traylor
America
Globester Motor Scooters
Pont Ne
Vaexe
Schwinn Bikes
All America
STH Prize
Gruen
Autowind
Sid Prize
Colonial Airlines
LL Bermaida
Hilton
Bermuda
Bermudiana
St. George Hotel
Sith Prize
Tastegard Coffee Makers
N. Y
Washington, D. C
Ashville
N.C
Norfolk
Los Angeles
Calif
Little Rock
Ark
Fediiness
American Buslines
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