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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1948
Page
5
Morgan County FFA wrapped up the year with Danville hosting the session led by newly elected president Jack Couch. Officers directed funds from the Birmingham Fat Call Show to the county treasury as advisor Eden urged strong publicity programs for next year.
Five Morgan county residents are named among 433 candidates for degrees to be conferred at Auburn June 4 at Alabama Polytechnic Institute. The list includes Zilpha Ann Draper Trinity Herman Cavanaugh Hutchison Jr. William Bailey Lyle of Decatur and Charles Maurice Scales of Decatur and Virginia Glasscock of Hartselle. IBM director will deliver the commencement address.
Montgomery official Ben Goltsman urged the liquor control board to back a new all Alabama product blackberry wine. Goltsman, a Montgomery wine distributor and Alabama growers Association spokesman, said blackberry growth could become a major state industry.
The Powell home offers a living room, two bedrooms, kitchen and dining area on the first floor with attic storage. Plan 2 is two feet wider and longer than Plan 1 and both use a central hall for easy access. Corner and horizontal windows add a modern touch to the Colonial exterior. Bi prints available via local lumber dealers.
The City Council of Decatur Alabama enacts that the grade of 8th Street South from 16th Avenue East to 19th Avenue East is fixed and established per engineer blueprints on file in the City Clerk's office. Adopted May 4 1948. City Clerk Joe Pettey and Mayor E R Summer approve May 18.
Section 1 outlines paving 8th Street South from 16th Avenue East to 19th Avenue East with single bituminous surface treatment plant mix seal and six inch compacted base with fracrete valley curbs where absent or to be replaced to meet grades. Section 2 directs work per city drawings plans surveys and grids on file for public inspection. Section 3 specifies cost assessments against abutting property in fair proportion under Alabama statutes with no excess. Section 4 notes detailed cost estimate $10 392 27 and a June 7 1948 hearing at City Hall for objections. Section 5 requires two week newspaper publication before the hearing in The Decatur Daily.
A thief who took a luggage bag from a car near Princess for Sunday night today faced a plea from Miss Mavis Mc Gahren a teacher in the Austinville rig to return the valuable school papers inside the bag. She said if the papers were returned to The Daily or to 1712 Fifth Avenue South no questions would be asked. The papers have value only to school officials.
A three hour fire at the Standard Oil bulk plant in Columbiana destroyed about 65,000 gallons of gasoline 3,000 gallons of motor oil and 5,000 gallons of grease. Employee Pete Willis was slightly burned as the blaze began during tank car work and storage tank damage was noted.
The Alabama Cattlemens Association opens its first convention in Montgomery. E N Wentworth of Chicago Armour livestock bureau and R C Pollock of the Chicago live stock and meat board are scheduled to address the gathering.
The text describes sections directing improvements to be ordered after protest, to follow filed plans, and for the City Clerk to mail copies of the ordinance to last known taxation assessors at their addresses at least ten days before an upcoming City Council meeting. Mayor H. R. Summer dated May 18, 25.
In Morgan County Alabama Probate Court the estate of Ella R Jarvis deceased is in final settlement. Executor Sam Evans filed accounts vouchers and a verified statement for approval with hearing set for May 26 1948. Interested parties may appear and show cause why the settlement should not be passed. May 3 1948 Judge T C Almon. May 4 11 18
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