Alabama moves to create state hospital for alcoholics
State Senator A J Patterson of Phenix City proposes a bill in the 1949 legislature to establish a state hospital for the treatment and rehabilitation of alcoholics funded by profits from the Alcoholic Beverage Control system. The plan sets a seven member board including the governor and health officer with two appointees, one a physician and the other a woman.
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Montgomery
Ala
A. J. Patterson
Phenix City
Alabama
Patterson
Hospital For Alcoholics
Department of Corrections and Institutions
Public Welfare
ABC Board
Senate
Roberts To Conduct Revival Campaign At Hopewell
Rev. Paul Roberts of Central Baptist church will lead a revival at Hopewell Baptist church starting March 21. Pastor Rev. Edd Garrett announced ongoing services every evening at 7:00 through March 21 to Saturday night, with a closing service Sunday at 3 PM. An attractive BTA study course is in progress at Hopewell.
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Paul Roberts
Central Baptist Church
Hopewell Baptist Church
Edd Garrett
Hopewell
Army air service man Gil bert honored at Devens training
William St Ayer Massachusetts resident Gil bert from Decatur Alabama completed a course for mess stewards at Fort Devens Massachusetts He enlisted in 1943 and served in the 10th mountain infantry earning the Bronze Star and Combat Infantryman Badge He is with Company B 7th Infantry Fort Devens Babe Ruth tops in home runs in two straight seasons with 60 in 1927 and 54 the next year.
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William St
Ayer
Mass
First Army Food Service School
Fort Devens
Decatur
Set
Gilbert
Sixth Avenue
10Th Mountain Infantry
7Th Infantry Regiment
Forrest Chapel MRS. W. ROBERTS REPORTED HOSTING EVENTS
Rev. Clarence Davis filled his appointment at Forrest Chapel with Mrs. Davis and Bedford as dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Turney. The M. Y. F. met Sunday night led by Miss Lazelle Whitten on World Fellowship. W. S. C. S. planned a country store and luncheon was held with multiple families attending. Numerous visitors and guests were noted from Decatur, Birmingham, Hartselle, and other nearby areas as community activities continued.
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Clarence Davis
Flint Methodist Church
J. P. Glasgow
T. L. Speakman
Howard Speakman
W. M. Turney
Lucille Wiggins
George Sims
Lonnie Lawrence
Juanita Halbrooks
Bettie Wallace
Maverine Roberts
Miss Wallace
Bill Smith
Birmingham
Benton Roberts
S. J. Curtis
G. B. Curtis
Lawrence County
Dennis Rainey
Cullman
John Rodgers
Robert McCleskey
Wayland
Gilman Bullard
Jim Ward
Gilbert
Billy Joe Ward
Hartselle
Ben Roberts
Clara Lemmond
Priceville
Lazelle Whitten
Doris
Willodene Roberts
Leon. Osborn
Decatur
Johnson
Ford Hill
Carolyn
Wallace Sims
Mary
Alvin Martin Jr
Mary Frances McCallie
New High School Plans Revealed By Jenkins To Jaycees
Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce heard from Bill Jenkins principal of the junior high and eighth grader Ann Tuck who won the junior high oratorical championship. Jenkins outlined a new high school with a sound proof library automatic lighting a large gym and auditorium a vast home economics wing and vocational shops including a printing shop. The building would be 690 feet long and titled as one of the finest in the state. Miss Tuck delivered a clear concise address to the audience receiving praise from Jaycees. The group discussed attending the state convention and possibly hosting a quarterly state board meeting and sponsoring a National Baseball Congress district semi pro tournament this summer with oversight to avoid conflicts with local Legion baseball plans.
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Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce
Bill Jenkins
Ann Tuck
Jenkins
Jaycees
Miss Tuck
Briscoe
American Legion
Community Notes From Morgan County Corinth Area
Sunday school attendance noted with several singers traveling to Piney Grove. March 20 is set as singing night inviting the public. Illness includes Douglas Smith who is improving and several children with whooping cough and mumps. Families visiting and moving in from Birmingham are listed along with local trips and visits.
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Piney Grove
Douglas Smith
Kathareen Alexander
Josh Armstrong
Baby
Leonard Alexander
Willie “ Burgess
Birmingham
Henry Turrentine
J. D. Bonds
Lydia Jean Cooper
Robert York
W L. McClellan
Jerhome Cooper
Bessie Mines
Meat Buyer Wins Argument Over An Ounce of Fat
Former congressman Harold Youngblood won a court dispute over a disputed ounce and a half of fat in steak. He claimed 17 12 ounces delivered weighed 16 ounces at home, arguing a seven cent overcharge. Ordinance Referee Riopelle upheld Youngblood and fined the store fifty dollars after the fat was shown as the cause.
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Detroit
Harold Youngblood
Youngblood
Oscar Riopelle
Ripopelle
Good Samaritan Acts Backfire for Detroit Man Tom Jenkins
Detroit, March 16. Thomas Jenkins, 30, learned helping a stranger can cost him. He gave first aid to an injured man, was mistaken for a robber by two policemen, searched, found gambling slips, and was fined 100 dollars or 90 days in jail.
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Detroit
Thomas Jenkins
Jenkins
Tru man plan for new plants blocked by steel shortage
Pittsburgh March 16 The Truman administration proposed new plants could not be placed in operation before the current steel shortage ends says Irving S. Olds chairman of U S Steel Corp.
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Pittsburgh
Irving S. Olds
U. S. Steel Corp
Curtis Smith Buys Tractor from Bonds Family
Report notes Curtis Smith visited Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Bonds Sunday afternoon and purchased a tractor. The item was shown at the Bonds residence and delivery details were not disclosed.
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J. D. Bonds
Curtis Smith
Singer-Evangelist to Lead Revival at Heights Church
Rev. Thomas Freeney will headline weekend revival at Moulton Heights Baptist Church starting Friday at 7 p m. The well known evangelistic singer serves as assistant pastor at Clifton Hill Baptist Church in Chattanooga and studies at Tennessee Temple College. He will speak and sing in the Friday Saturday and Sunday services with old time preaching and evangelistic singing.
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Thomas Freeney
Young People’s Gospel Fellowship Club
Moulton Heights Baptist Church
Freeney
Clifton Hill Baptist Church
Chattanooga
Tennessee Temple College
Rey Freeney
G. Cowell Keenum
Decatur Istaer
Milford Walker
Moulton Heights Church
Willow Wood Outlasts Other Timbers in Water
The willow tree wood proves more durable when submerged in water than most common timbers, highlighting its superior resilience for aquatic use.
New York Doctors Back Carter's Pills Claim
A542-word ad claims five New York doctors prove Carter's Pills can break the laxative habit. It outlines a regimen of two pills a night then one every other night, plus eight glasses of water, and asserts the product unblocks the digestive tract without forming a habit. The ad sells Carter's Pills for 33 cents at drugstores.
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New York
Carter
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Andrews
Roy Fairbanks
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Haptselle
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Sidney Bullard
Chapel Hill
J. P. Roberts
Neel
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Don’s Floor
Don Williams
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