Evans Sees Bright Year Despite Player Shortage
Memphis March 11 Willie Evans president of the Southern Association argues major league pessimism over player shortages is unfounded. He says big clubs overstaff with coddled specialists and that 17 or 18 man rosters work in the minors. He insists 25 on rosters is not essential and substitutes keep standards without hurting baseball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Grimsley
Memphis
Billy Evans
Southern Association
Southern
Evans
Chick Mortality Concentrated in First 16 Days
A study notes that sixty percent of baby chick deaths occur within the initial sixteen days of life. The finding highlights early vulnerability and may influence hatchery and incubation practices.
Records and Events in Decatur area bonds and transfers
A compilation lists pairs of individuals from Decatur and nearby towns linked by names in marriages property transfers and bequests. Amounts shown include $1000 $3000 and $450 with multiple transfers involving local cemeteries and the Citizens of the Community Near Antioch Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Jervis
Beulah C. Kilgore
Theresa A. Olshine
Samuel C. Alexander
Ronnie Augusta Stewart
Georgia Ann Hobson
James R. Stone
J. E. Stone, Jr
Cordie Self
Antioch Cemetery
Decatur Cemetery Assn
Carl L. Allgood
W. A. Hill
W. A. Burgell
FE. L. Julian
Harvey A. Oden
J. T. Robinson
Elsie A. French
Transfers and deeds recorded in Trinity and Moulton Alabama
A list of property transfers and deeds with names and towns in Trinity Moulton Courtland and Russellville Alabama shows multiple Rd parcels and amounts including sellers and buyers such as Andrew Suggs Berchie Bale Daniel Hodges Olena Allen Ed McCord James Brooks Silvie Borden James Willard Key Elsie Denton Frank Jones Katherine Terry Edwin Peckham Henry Algo and others. Transactions include cash amounts from $75 to $5 700 and focus on County deeds and land transfers in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Suggs
Trinity
Ala
Berchie Bale
Daniel R. Hodges
Moulton
Olena Lou Allen
Ed McCord
Landersville
Izzie Priest Moulton
Oscar Jackson McGuire
Russellville
Clara Myrtle Bton
James Brooks
Silvie Borden
James Williard Key
Town Creek
Elsie Irene Denton
Courtland
Frank Jones
Wheeler
Katherine N. Terry
Hillsboro
Edwin L. Peckham
Henry Alice Lgo
Officers Kill Rape Suspect in Alabama Car Chase
Coroner reports 20 year old Raymond McMurray shot five times by Gadsden police and Etowah county officers while fleeing during transfer to Jefferson county jail. Jury verdict: justifiable homicide. McMurray faced rape charges from February 18 involving a Gadsden woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pen City
Ala
Jack de Garis
Gadsden
Jefferson County
Raymond McMurray
Etowah
Anniston
Birmingham
Pel! City
O. P. Reagan
Etowah County
DeGaris
Fay Brown
Jack Fisher
MacMurray
Equipment Move Planned for Alabama Blood Testing Program
The state Department of Health announced that equipment for blood testing Alabamians aged 14 to 50, mandated by the 1943 legislature, will be moved in early April from Sumter county to Lee county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fouipment
Montgomery
Ala
Sumter County
Lee County
State Department of Health
Property transfers listed in a local deed record
A sequence of minor real estate transfers shows Lou Allen and others selling parcels for sums including 400, 92, 5000, 8500, 4000, 300, 1, 1300 and 4000 dollars. Trustees Liberty Burial Ins Co. Corp. and individuals including W. E. Montgomery and J. H. Wilhite are among the grantors and grantees. The list reflects typical parcel transfers recorded in the county book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Allen
W. R. Jackson
R. L. McCullough
Clarence Reynolds
Dormer
Trannie McBride
Hugh T. Mitchell
Andrew J. Larimore
W. C. Lovett
Ralph Lansdell
Liberty Burial Ins Co. Corp
R. A. Hollis
J. H. Wilhite
W. E. Montgomery
Inez Wilhite
Prickett
J. T. Lovett
Leaves From A War Correspondent’s Notebook
Clyde A Farnsworth files from en route to 14th Air Force HQ in China. It recalls Lt. Price piloting the heaviest DC-3 cargo in China, a 12,000 pound load on a 7,900 foot high-altitude runway, and the perilous night ascent. The piece highlights daily transport missions, damage-free record in 20 months, and crews from the Yangtze Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde A. Farnsworth
Hal Boyle
14Th Air Force
China
Mar
Lewis G. Helm
East Missouri Ave
St. Joseph
W. H. Juillard
Madisonville
Cincinnati
Julliard
O. O. Price
McKelligan Ave
EL Paso
Tex
Price
14Th Transport Section
Yangtze Valley
Ohio State Coach Passes Navy Preinduction Exam
Columbus March 11 Paul Brown head football coach at Ohio State University passed his pre induction physical examination and was selected by the Navy induction center officials reported Brown has an application for a Navy commission pending No successor has been named
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus. O
Paul Brown
Ohio State University
Navy Induction Center
Brown
Navy
Prisoners to Help Harvest Potatoes Near Mobile
Two hundred fifty German POWs are to be employed in potato harvesting in the Mobile Alabama area. Army headquarters in Atlanta announced. Capt Richard E Smith of the labor branch said the prisoners would be housed in a temporary POW camp at Loxley Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Mobile
Ala
Army
Richard E. Smith
Loxley
Wide probe eyed on administration price controls
Washington March 11 The Senate Banking Committee will begin hearings on extending the price control act for one year and will study the entire emergency program under OPA and allied agencies. Senator Taft and others urge a full congressional review of stabilization bureaus and wage formulas amid wartime cost of living pressures. Wheeler calls for a complete review of pricing practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Flieger
Washington
Congress
Senate Banking Committee
Eee
Office of Price Administration
War Labor Board
the Treasury
Director of Stabilization
Administration
Taft R. Ohioi
OPA
Taft
Little Steel
Parachute White Swimwear Debuts This Season
Dorothy Roe notes a resort wear line in crisp white cotton twill by a firm mainly making parachutes for the Army Air Forces. The collection includes three pieces a swimsuit skirt and sun-back dress all worn together or separately. Fabric manipulation and lacings replace elastic and zippers to provide stretch and fit for easy laundering and long wear destined for many seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Roe
Army Air Forces
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Decatur, Ala
Gertrude Wilburn
Yesteryear
Brenda Frazier
Henry Topping
Red Cross
John Sims Kelly
Josephine Johnson
Blaine G. Faber
Coast Guard
Josette Daly
Warren Lutz
New York Magazine
Scott
Eugene O'Neill
Charlie Chaplin
Morgan County
Harlin V. Shelton
Scottsboro
Bernice Fincher
Huntsville
Daniel Elias Wenger
Port Allegany
Mary Marvaline Roper
Decatur
Loyd Carl Murphy
Somerville
Edith Montey Veal
Cullman
Armistice Jennings
Valhermosa Springs
Pearl Leon Jackson
Willie Strong, Jr
Lillie Coleman
Stewart Harrell Burnham
Hartselle
Marguerite Lucile Moore
Falkville
James Franklin
Lela Delores Chaffin
Bennie Crowe
Bernice Louise Sellers
Joseph Augustus Haynes
Hattie Tapscott
George Guhl E Et al
Alma Fricke
Carl M. Hendon
Walter T. Moebes
City of
Leona Long Cook
Decatur Realty Co
W. M. Nichols
Py, Pat Shes Oe
Lawrence County
Deeds H. D. Bynum
Ed Wallace
Hill Carpenter
Ira Boyd
Willie Shelton
Gwyn Shelton
Lucy Shelton
F. N. McMillian
A L. McMillian
Luther B. Spurgeon
Paul D. Hollimon
Bracken
Clifford Bracken
Edeny
Leonie H. Carter
Dixie Sewell
Harold Sewell
Ernest Wilkerson
al St. Ellen
Hightower
Irwin P. Rodgers
Jessie G. Lane
W. A. Stricklin
Allen J. Roushac
Kate B. Garth
Bill Ll. Prickett
EH. D. Fennel
Ed Lou Allen
Aubrey Cameron
Leamon
Thomas Furniture Co
Ohio State
D. Mont
Rida
Rose Jewelry Co
Cole
California
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