Alabama Party Drive Names 26 County Chairmen
Gadsden March 12 26 Alabama county chairmen named by Mayor Herbert Meighan to fund a 60000 national Democratic drive. Dinner April 12 in Birmingham features Vice President Alben Barkley at 15 dollars a plate. Segregation questions reach the event from Edmund Blair Pell City News publisher.
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Gadsden
Ala
Herbert Meighan
Alabama
Birmingham
Alben Barkley
Tutwiler
Meighan
Democratic National Committee
Barkley
Edmund Blair
Pell City News
Blair
National Democratic Party
T. E. Martin
Montgomery County
J. B. Holman
Calhoun
Virgil Pittman
Etowah
Horace Kinney
Cullman
Homer C. Cobb
Russell
Henry Mayfield
Tuscaloosa
Tom Drake
Madison
W. C. Beebe
Baldwin
L. D. Bentley
Blount
William Hinds
Chambers
Charles Ward
Cherokee
Frank Owens
Cleburne
James E. Smith
Colbert
J. T. Sewell
Elmore
James E. McCurdy
Escambia
J. C. McGough
Fayette
F. J. Weatherford
Franklin
John B. Benson
Jackson
B.F. Osteen
Kawacraare
Vunge
Him—_Killian
Lee
Rankin Fite
Marion
Homer Clayton
Marshall
Lee Thomas
W. W. .Garrett
Cochairman
Monroe
Jack Coley
Sam Oliver
Tallapoosa
Brownies Tour Decatur Sights On Busy Saturday
Brownie Girl Scout Troop 6 led by Mrs Earl Foster spent a bustling day touring Decatur landmarks including radio station WMSL Railroad Street fire hall Legion Home and The Daily. They enjoyed lunch at the Littlehouse in Delano park before returning.
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Brownie Girl Scout Troop 6
Decatur
Earl Foster
WMSL
Railroad Street Fire Hall
Legion Home
the Daily
Littlehouse
Delano Park
Layoffs Slow In Alabama as Openings Remain High
Alabama layoffs appear to ease with industrial activity still seen as non static by Industrial Relations Director Fleetwood Darnley. February unemployment checks totaled $999,103 for 20,054 claimants, up 5 percent from January. Veterans benefits shifted, and the state employment service recorded 58,511 active applications, 8,260 non farm placements, and 10,151 job openings.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Fleetwood Darnley
Darnley
State Employment Service
Armless Grace Purcell Returns Home to Lovejoy
Five year old Grace Purcell born without hands returns from Newark after six weeks of surgery to enable artificial arms. Her mother says she missed trains and enjoyed hospital nurses. Central of Georgia engineer Henry Lee escorted the family to Lovejoy and sparked support from several states while Dr Henry Kessler reports a hopeful preliminary result. Grace will remain at home as preparations continue.
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Lovejoy
Grace Purcell
Newark
N. J
Grace
R H. Purcell
Birmingham
Methodist
J. E. Freeman
Jackie and
Allen
Atlanta
P. W. Barcliff
F. O. Sherrill
F. O. Sherrill, Jr
Scottsboro
Bethel Road
Roy H. Newman
Decatur General Hospital
Tuscaloosa
Orville Tanner
Billy Jean
Hubert Mitchell
Elizabeth Ann Mitchell
R. W. Summerford
Jackie
Wayne Summerford
Ralph Pattillo
Clarence Pettey
Modie McCutcheon
Washington, D. C
New York City
R. E Pierce
Iris Garden Club
Mar
Unnamed Trip Members List Noted With Participants
A list of travelers includes Faye Stewart La nora Royer Doris Ann Johnston Geraldine Anderson Barbara Cox Brenda Martin Gaynelle Woodall Linda Walker Peggy Sue Wallace Betty Earl Briscole Vickie Sue Mc Culloch Juanita Miller Barbara Maner Pearl McCaghren Belva Stover Gayle Cooper.
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Faye Stewart
Lanora Royer
Doris Ann Johnston
Geraldine Anderson
Barbara Cox
Brenda Martin
Gaynelle Woodall
Linda Walker
Peggy Sue Wallace
Betty Earl Briscole
Vickie Sue McCulloch
Juanita Miller
Barbara Maner
Pearl McCaghren
Belva Stover
Gayle Cooper
House of Magic to Visit Riverside Auditorium March 28
GE I science show House of Magic comes to River side auditorium sponsored by City Electric Department. The program features demonstrations like a toy train obeying voice commands and light beam sound transmission. The act has entertained over 13 million people in 15 years since starting at Chicago Century of Progress.
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House of Magic
General Electric
Riverside Auditorium
City Electric Department
Chicago Century of Progress
Garnett Places Second in Huntsville Orator Contest
Fennell Garnett of Decatur High School finished runner up to Mary Ann Blakely of Florence Coffee High in the American Legion area contest in Huntsville. Garnett advances from county and district wins but misses state finals. Blakely earned a $50 prize for her Constitution speech.
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Decatur
Fennell Garnett
North Alabama
American Legion
Huntsville
Mary Ann Blakely
Coffee High School
Florence
Young Garnett
Morgan County
W . Riley
Riverside High School
Garnett
Legion
Miss Blakely
Birmingham News Age Herald
Temple of Liberty
Jean Kennedy
Piedmont High School
Calhoun County
James A. Lane
Huntsville Area
Harvey D. Nelson
Huntsville City
Fred Galloway
Charles Shaver
Charlotte Nichols
Blakely
Rotary dinner builds ties with Danville residents
Hartselle Rotary Club met with Danville farmers and businessmen on Thursday to foster goodwill between communities. Danville P T A ladies served a dinner led by Miss Bailey, with C T Cash in charge. Students from Danville presented skits and a soil erosion film was shown by K N Tucker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle Rotary Club
Danville
K. N. Tucker
M. H. Broom
Rotary
Notice on Tennessee River Lock Closures for Underwater Repairs
Notice to Navigation Interests No. 49-6 revises the repair schedule for General Joe Wheeler Lock Mile 274.9 and Wilson Lock Mile 259.4 on the Tennessee River. Locks will close to navigation from noon 20 April to midnight 24 April 1949 to paint gates and perform underwater work, with adjusted tow passage intervals to reduce disruption.
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Tennessee River
Joe Wheeler
Wilson Lock
General Joe Wheeler
Canal lock work at Wilson Lock prompts navigators to proceed cautiously
A canal pool lies five feet below normal level between Wilson Lock and Lock No 1. From noon April 20 to 8:00 a.m. May 3, 1949, workers will paint lock gates and perform essential repairs above the water surface. Navigators should enter and leave the lock with caution per the lock master. Operators should adjust schedules to fit closures. Colonel H. V. Canan, District Engineer.
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Wilson Lock
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Belk Hudon Co
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F. R. Hodges
Gordon Francis
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S. F. Orr
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