Tourism drive to boost Alabama share of tourist dollars
W. B. Timmons state manager of the Alabama Motorists association told the Decatur Lions Club that Alabama captures only about 1 of every 150 tourist dollars. He outlined AAA backed promotion, highway improvements, and new offices to attract travelers, citing Virginia and Mississippi as examples and noting Alabama has 17 approved tourist inns in the AAA directory. He urged local committees to report road conditions to prompt improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Timmons
Alabama Motorists Association
Decatur Sons Club
Siation
America
Timmons
American Automobile Associaion
Ame Teasot Wily
Sasawerem
Te’ Automobile Association
Virginia
Alabama
AAA
Mississippi
Florida
State Association
Mn Aaa
Decatur
Yions Club
W. D. Sims
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence Tucker
Bloodworth
Jimmy Bloodworth
Lions Club
TVA
New Johnsonville
Tenn
Tennessee Valley
North
Atlasbama
Tennesee Valley
Washington
House of Representatives
Senate
House
Rental Suit Filed Here Over Milk Company Property
Dennis McClendon and Lina McClendon sue White Way Pure Milk for 2500 dollars claiming rent and damages for trespass on lots 17 and 18 New Town Decatur West of Ferry Street. Attorneys Norman Harris and partners Emmett L Barran and C E Winton represent the plaintiffs who seek a jury trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis McClendon
Lina H.cClendon
White Way Pure Milk Company
Norman Harris
Emmett L. Barran
C. E. Winton
New Town
Decatur
Ferry Street
McClendons
Alabama and Montana to hold delegate selections in primaries
Alabama voters will choose delegates in Friday's primary while Montana Republicans pick 11 convention delegates tomorrow at a state convention. The article notes Stasser and Dewey as contenders and mentions potential deadlock among delegates to be decided by the convention. Maryland also plans to select 6 delegates tomorrow with official party procedures in place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Stasser
Dewey
Arthur Vanderberg
Maryland
Delegat
Markets at a Glance May 19 on Mixed Stocks and Oil Outlook
New York stocks mixed as oil leads. cotton weakens after late selling. July cotton trades 37.10, July wheat steady, corn soft, oats steady. hogs down to 22.50, cattle mostly steady to higher by up to 50 cents. Middling cotton around 38.60 with slight gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Commission House
Republican Committee Members Named From Florence and Counties
The committee is led by chairman J. G. Moore of Florence with secretary Jack Dobson. Members include Jackson county trio Jim Holland Price Campbell C B Lovelady and Madison county delegates Leon McCaleb Wannie Thomas and Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Moore
Florence
Jack Dobson
Jackson County
Jim Holland
Price Campbell
C. B. Lovelady
Madison County
Leon McCaleb
Wannie Thomas
Lawrence
Republicans Deadlock Over TVA Plant Appropriation
At a GOP meeting E. E. Ethridge urged approval of a proposed TVA steam plant appropriation. Arthur South’s motion to table carried, so no action was taken. Several Republicans said the committee session was not proper for TVA action, as it was convened to nominate candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Ethridge
TVA
Arthur South
County Officials Named Across Several Counties
The list shows names of county officials across multiple counties including Colbert Lauderdale Morgan and Limestone with entries for roles held by J F Moore Harry Frahn Dave Kennemer R M Sims J G Moore Arthur South Morgan John Pope H G Williams R L Sherrill R F Patterson Mrs E R Bowers and C C McEntry, detailing assignments and affiliations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Ethridge
H. Lee
W. R. Taylor
Colbert
J. F. Moore
Harry Frahn
Dave Kennemer
Lauderdale
R. M. Sims
J. G. Moore
Arthur South
Morgan County
John Pope
H.G. Williams
R. L. Sherrill
Limestone County
R. F. Patterson
E. R. Bowers
C. C. McEntry
Draft bill seeks registration and two year draft across ages
The article notes political debate over presidential power to fire cabinet members and mentions the House Rules Committee resuming hearings at 1:30 P.M. EST. A separate draft bill approved by the Armed Services Committee calls for registering men aged 18 to 30 and a two year draft for those 19 to 25. Chairman Allen says committee hearings may extend into next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dent
Russell
Capitol
House Rules Committee
Allen
R-Td
Rules Committee
Nations Recognize Israel As War Grips Palestine
Invaders Yugoslavia and Nicaragua joined seven other nations in recognizing the Jewish state of Israel. Britain pledges aid to Trans-Jordan and other Arab states unless the UN finds them acting illegally in Palestine. Tel Aviv remained under air raid alert as yesterday’s raids produced the worst damage, with the central bus station hit directly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yugoslavia
Nicaragua
Israel
Great Britain
Trans-Jordan Arab Legion
United Nations
Palestine
Te Aviv
Kiwanis Inter-Club Meet At Wilson Dam
Decatur Kiwanis members attend inter-club session at Wilson Dam hosted by three Kiwanis clubs. About four hundred guests will enjoy boat rides tours of the dam and entertainment with a barbecue at five. Delegates include Redu Collier Clyde Hendrix Dr L A Neill and Joe Calvin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Wilson Dam
Kiwanis Clubs
Decatu
Redu@ Collier
Clyde Hendrix
Dr. L. A. Neill
Joe Calvin
Convicted of Slaying Columbus Wife on March 22
Jesse C. Carroll, 44, a house painter of Phenix City Alabama, was convicted of murder for the March 22 slaying of his wife Daisy. Judge T Hicks Fort said sentence would be pronounced today. Carroll, a former Alabama convict, shot his wife six times when she refused to disclose something.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Jesse C. Carroll
Phenix City
Ala
Daisy
T. Hicks Fort
Carroll
Alabama
Folsom Seeks Time in Answer to Suit
Governor James E Folsom through his Birmingham attorneys asks Cullman county circuit court for more time to answer a divorce suit filed by Christine Putman Johnston. Johnston seeks a ruling that Folsom is her common law husband and father of her son James Crystal and has propounded 264 interrogatories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
James E.folsom
Kingman Shelburne
Christine Putman Johnston
Folsom
Cullman County Circuit
James Crystal
Shelburne
Jamette Moore
The New Ring Replaces Old School Bell on Lafayette Street
Lafayette Street school switched to an exterior electric bell at 12 45 p m, replacing the old backyard bell after its sentimental use. Principal Mary Turley Royer noted modernization progress and recalled ringing the old bell as a student and later as principal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette Street
Walter Jackson
S.ee
Mary Turley Royer
Royer
Fourth Trial For Slaying Looms in Fayette County
Hobson Williams a Fayette county white man faced a fourth trial in the fatal 1944 slaying of negro Joan Plummer after the Alabama court of appeals reversed his two prior convictions. The case returns to the lower court following mistrial and a 10 year second degree murder sentence due to improper jury instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
P—Hobson
Williams
Fayette County
Alabama Court of Appeals
Joan Plummer
Verde W. Elmore
Court of Appeals
Strikes and wage talks across industries yearn for settlement
Talks threaten by May 28 include 75000 workers. Chrysler workers already in a wage dispute as a week old strike shows no settlement moves. Railroads resume wage and condition negotiations after a May 10 strike was blocked. A court case on extending a restraining order is postponed to May 28. Oak Ridge workers to vote on Carbide and Carbon wage offer. Milwaukee CIO Brewers accept a $6.80 weekly raise to $63.80, after demanding $12.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chrysler
Atomic
AFL Atomic Energy
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corp
Milwaukee
CIO
License Payment Challenged as Unfair by Transportation Firm
Baggett Transportation sues the city of Hartselle for 27.50 plus interest claiming an unfair license payment. The suit filed Tuesday in the circuit clerk’s office by attorney Norman Harris alleges a Baggett driver was arrested and fined before release, asserting authorization to operate by the Alabama Public Service Commission under the motor carrier act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
Baggett Transportation Company
Norman Harris
Transportation Company
Alabama Public Service Commission
Alabama Motor Carrier Act
Mobile figures name to state planning board post
Leonora H. H. B. Branch and another Mobile resident were named as agricultural representatives on the state planning board. The appointment lasts until January 1951. Branch later resigned from the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonora
H. H. B. Branch
Mobile
State Planning Board
Branch
Hell Drivers to Be Seen Here Friday at Benson Field
Johnny Hand and his Hell Drivers come to Benson Field presented by Post 4190 Veterans of Foreign Wars. The program features Crash Miner Lucky Thames Miss Dinkle Deanie Roscoe the Clown Dusty Hand and Johnny’s brother with a replica of the Lucky Teter show including ramp runs jumps and an end over end somersault of a Ford coach at 70 mph. A local doctor and ambulance will be on site for incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Hand
Benson Field
Johny Hand
Hell
Hand
Peptone
Lucky ‘Feter
Crash Miner
New York State
Lucky Thames
Miss Dinkle Deanie
Decatur Jaycees Back Steam Plant Opposition to TVA Plan
Jaycees officials Jaycee officers Frazier and Pettey preside as officers elected for a year and five directors chosen for six months on a 100 member board. The club approves sending letters to appropriations committee members and Senators Hill Sparkman and Rep Jones to urge reconsideration of the New Johnsonville steam plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frazier
Calvin Pettey
Bloodworth
Appropriations Committee
Hill and Sparkman
Bob Jones
Jaycee
Decatur Jaycee
New Johnsonville
Jaycees Discuss Driving Course and Gala Plans
Timmons cites 44 percent highway fatalities from excessive speed with victims aged 16 to 25. He notes a Virginia city driving course aims to win public support and reduce accidents, saving lives and lowering insurance costs. The Decatur Jaycees plan a gala party with banquet and entertainment at the Country Club and have four reservations for the upcoming national Junior Chamber of Commerce convention in Philadelphia June 3 to 5. Bill Baldwin is planning to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timmons
Virginia
Country Club
Decatur Jaycees
Philadelphia
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Bill Baldwin
Decatur
US stance in Soviet talks to seek UN led settlement
Marshall indicated the United States seeks world issues through the United Nations and allied bodies. He questioned Berlin Austria and Korea conditions and asked whether Soviet阻pos看ition shows progress. He noted no progress since talks between Smith Molotov and Stalin and urged constructive action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Molotov
Smith
Stalin
United States
United Nations
Marshall
Berlin
Austria
Korea
Graduates Program Set At Cullman Theater
A graduation program is planned for May 24 at nine oclock in the Cullman theater. The program includes a devotional by Reverend Charles J. Granade, performances by the Clarinet Quartet and junior high glee club, a salutatory by Norman Adams, and a valedictory by James Douglas Link and James Leon Edison. Receiving diplomas are listed, including Norma Adams Peggy Alleed Ernest Austen Franklin Bartlett and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman Theater
Bowers
Charles J. Granade
Listz
Gloria
Vines
Norman Adams
Barbara Sperber
Wanda Jean Halcombe
Ramona Davis
James Howard Edwards
Dorothy
Sue
Hill
Hiftorian
Helen Hank Rainey
Edna Perkins
James Douglas Link
James Leon Edison
Barbara
Ann Sperber
Wanda
Ramona War — Jean
Holt -Davis
James—Howard
de Boatman
Smith
Joyce Glasscock
Mary Evelyn Gorman
Helen Marie Gorff
Frances Gerrel
Dean Hadley
Louella Hicks
Dorothy Sue Hill
Marian Ruth Hill
Emma Pauline Hite
Mary Eva Hodges
Wanda Jean Holcombe
Sue Carol Holmes
William Jackson Hudson
Wanda Christine - Huffstutler
Franklin
Delano Roosevelt
Isbell
Léra
Dean Jetion
Jeanie Lee Johnson
Robert Claude Johnson
Harvey Henry Jordan Jr
Peggy Sue McNabb
James
Lowell Mickle
Mar Council
Miller
Bill Monroe
Nellie Fae Moore
Bobbie Faye Morgar
Helen Ruth Nix
Brice Edwin *Nuss
Doris Louise Patterson
Edian Perkins
Bobby Dean Perry
Glenn Lee Perry
Ralph Ponder Jr
George Robert Poole
Margaret Louise Powell
Nancy Ann Price
Wayne Rains
Bertis Co Rascoée
Betty Louise Richter
Charles Robert Roberson
Darla Jean Roden
Roy Rowell
Ruby Avenelle Runge
Fannie Bell Scott
Bettye Sue Smith
Clarice—Eden Smith
Nancy Lou Smith-Audie
Alice—Speegie
Sheron Speegle
Barbara Ann Sperber
Brice Vernon Sterling
Doris L. Stevens
Edra Swann
Arthur A. Tanner
James Freddie Tanner
Charles Robert Thompson
Frances Delora ‘Tidwell
Mary Gladys Tilman
Martha Carroll Umphrey
Gloria Joy Vines
Rachel Naomi Wadsworth
Martha Lou Tishie Waldrop
Jean Wamp
Ervin Dillion Webb
Thurman A. White
Betty Jo Widner
Estel Lee Widner
Donald Gene Wilcott
Barbara Jean Wood
Robert A. Woods
Await Report In Five Death
Officers await a state toxologist report as investigation into the mysterious death of Dave Melson continues. Mrs G D Byars says Sheriff Byars is ill but improving and Melson’s charred body was found in the ashes of a home near Moulton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Melson
G.D. Byars
Fence County
Melson
Moulton
Byars
Military Rites For Soldier Set Friday
Full military funeral rites for Pvt Louie E. Smith 61 will be held Friday at 3 PM at Bethel with the American Legion and National Guard in charge Peck directing. Rev Billy Stephenson will conduct services World War I veteran wounded Oct 3 1918 in action died today at Veterans hospital. Thelma Ransom Hart s elle and Mrs Florence Speigle Fort Worth Tex one brother W H Smu Hart-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louie E. Smith
Bethel
American Legion and
National Guard
Peck
Billy Stephenson
Nornin
Thelma Ransom
Hartselle
Florence Speigle
County High To Graduate Sixty One Friday Evening
Morgan County High School will hold its commencement in the Riddle auditorium Friday at 8 PM. About sixty seniors will graduate. The program includes a procession and several musical numbers by Wanda Praytor and Dale Brown, a panel discussion, diplomas, and a class gift presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riddle Auditorium
Morgan County High School
Elgar
Wanda Praytor
Dale Brown
Billy Stephenson
America
Elizabeth Peck
Carolyn Stewart
Malaguena
Lecuona
Audrey Belew
Chel Helladay
Joe Hutson
Board of Trustees
Edwin C. Price
Morgan County,high School
Nancy Roberts
Faust— Gounod
Graduates of 1948 Class Officers and Roll Call
The 1948 graduates list officers including Elizabeth Peck president and Betty Lou Nelson recording secretary. Class roll features Doris Anders, Tilman Bentley, Vivian Blankenship, Jean Blevins, Jay Breeding and many more names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth. . Peck
Lewis Thomason
Betty Lou Nelson
Nancy Roberts
Billa Wayne Templeton
Doris Anders
Tilman Bentley
Vivian— Blankenship
Jean Blevins
Jay Breeding
Dale Brown
Ben Calloway
Earl Coney
James Cecil Crowe
Gwin Floyd
Meton Floyd
Dorsey Forrester
Ruth Forester
Chester Hale
Doris Hammond
Ray Hogan
Rachel Holla
Slate
Alene Speegle
Margaret Stephenson
Carolyn Stewart
Edna West
Junior Walker
Frances Anne Wallace
Frances Watson
Max Weinman
Sue Etta White
Geneva Woods
Decatur Senior High announces school letters and points
A list of Decatur Senior High students earning school letters and points for the year is released. Senior 3 includes Mary Allen Spencer 275, Carol Smith 255, Pat Wright 230, and others. Senior 2 features Fennell Garnett 205, Glenn Green 175, Jean Gregg 165, plus additional names and scores. a Z Senior group lists Carol Rozear 130 and Jeanne White 95 among entrants with various points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur -Senior-High School
Mary Allen Spencer
Carol Smith
Pat Wright
John Braswell
Gay Penn
Jane Bradford
Melba Halbrooks
Mercla Yarbrough
Joyce Whitmire
Melba Long
Vivian Sheats
Joe Brewer
Burl Oliver
Charles Howell
Fennell Garnett
Glenn Green
Jean Gregg
Gene Brown
Marion Chandler
Mary Ann Bagley
Harry Brewer
Needahm Long
Murray Yarbrough
Shirley Jacobs
Mary Ann Blackwell
Irma Black
Dorcia Wiggins
Harles Voehringer
Etna Ree Garrell
Martha Jean Higdon
Joy Bolin
Betty Faye Julian
Jimmy Tatum
A Z
Carol_Rozear
Marlene McBride
Roy Freeman
Shirley Williams
Billie“C. Owen
Edgar Kirby
Elsie Crow
Elizabeth Rigel
George Bonkemeyer
Mary Caudill
Allen Hamilton
Barbara Aldridge
Mary Penn
John Wilks
Don Nichols
Diana Spurlock
Geraldine Hartselle
Jeanne White
Memorial Day Service Planned by Spruce Pine DAV Chapter
The Disabled American Veterans chapter in Spruce Pine Alabama schedules a memorial day program on Sunday May 30 at the school. The event includes prayers singing wreath laying for the only local war dead and a noon dinner followed by an address by the state commander. A night concert and quartet singing close the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spruce Pine
Freeman
Alabama
Goss
Dav
Dill
Birmingham
Columbia pair wed in Daily Records notice
Joseph Edward Lambert 24 of Columbia Tennessee marries Anita Marie Hickerson 23 of Columbia Tennessee in a marriage notice recorded by Daily Records. The listing names both parties and their ages as the public notice entry highlights the ceremony details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Edward Lambert
Columbia, Tenn
Anita Marie Hickerson
Local Army enlistments and community notices
The page lists area residents enlisting in the Army for three years and others accepted for regular service. It also reports prayer services, church and club meetings, ambulance transfers, campfire invites, and high school graduation addresses, with multiple residents and events across Decatur and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman F. Goodwin
Hartselle
Pike Family Reunion at Lacey's Spring Home
A large family reunion gathered at Mr. and Mrs. Tom L. Pike of Lacey's Spring. Attendees joined a decoration at New Canaan cemetery and a post lunch decor at Saint cemetery, including numerous Pikes and in laws from Decatur, Atlanta, Murfreesboro, Cullman, Hartselle, Fort Payne, and other Alabama towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom L. Pike
Lacey
Hilt’ A.-- Boyd
College_Park
Gus Pike
Virginia
Donald and
Charles
Warren Pike
Cookie
Atlanta
Edd Yancey
Appeals Court Decisions From Alabama Court of Appeals
The Alabama Court of Appeals announced yesterday several decisions including petitions overruled in Dale and Barbour circuits, a per curiam dismissal with rights preserved to refile after affirmation, and multiple affirmations and reversals across Jefferson, Mobile, Madison, Cullman, Escambia, Coffee, Fayette, and other circuit courts. The results affect defendants including W. J. Glenn, James Durwood Blacksheard, Sylvester Kay, Carr Morgan Plan Company Inc., and others in cases statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Court of Appeals
W. J. Glenn
Shelby
Grady W. Blackman
Dale Circui Court
James Durwood Blacksheard
Dale Circuit Court
Sylvester Junior Kay
State
Barbour
Co. J. Brown
Russell Circuit Court
State of Alabama
Improved Atomic Bombs Revealed In Pacific Tests
In Honolulu on May 19 a joint task force disclosed that the United States has atomic weapons vastly improved over Hiroshima and Nagasaki types. Details remain secret after their return from operation sandstone at Eniwetok after 45 days of tests. Three weapons with improved design were tested. no undersea or air drop tests occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
United States
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Eniwetok
Mid- Pacific
Intermediate Union Hay Ride Outing at Springs
Under Mrs Pauline Smith and sponsor Mrs Rachel Brown the Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Intermediate Union held a hay ride and weiner roast at Seneca Springs Tuesday night at 6 30. Forty people attended with guests including Mr and Mrs Bean Lee Mrs Marie Jeffers Mrs Edith Teague Mrs Roger Hoover Miss Evelyn Brandaway Myra Brown Brenda Brown Harry Stroud Roma Faries and Johnny Fuller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Smith
Sixteenth Avenue Baptistermediate Union
Rachel Brown
Senica Springs
Valley seniors to present petitions before senate subcommittee
Valley young women from the Decatur high school senior class along with an Alabama group will present signed petitions to a senate sub-committee next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur High School
Senate
Alabama
Infant son of Bateses to be buried at Napps cemetery
Graveside funeral services for the infant son of Mr and Mrs James Bates Jr of Danville 3 were held today at 2 PM at Napps cemetery with Rev R A Brown presiding Interment followed under Mutual Service Surviving are the parents and grandparents Bob Woods and J W Bates of Danville 3
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Bates, Jr
Danville 3
Napps Cemetery
R. A. Brown
Bob Woods
J. W. Bates
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jaycees
Speed
Freeman Chapter
Lema
Coy W. Crow
Army Recruiting Station
Edna Ree Carroll
Kem Metzger
the Daily
New Orleans
Miss Metzger
Ark
Bass
Hillsporo
Hillsboro
Brown's
Watson Carlisle
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Chris Weigand
Grant Street
Baugh and
Wiley Clinic
Belle Mina
Central Baptist Church
Ben Myer
J. H. Crow
Eva
John W Jones
Albert Pickston
St. Andrew
Joe Joseph
Central Methodist Churen
Berta Teague
Danville 1
E. B. Clark
Eighth Street E
Decatur General
Dana Pearce
Fifth Avenue W
Decatur General Hospital
Baby Geraldine Higdon
Decatur—2
Lowell Ura
Bill Sherrill
L_.W
Cheatham
Vinemont 3
Merle Cheatham
Jacksonville State Teachers College
Jacksonville
Arak Cheatham
Robert Sutton
Lynda
Calvert City
Reece Barrett
Murray
Paducah
Sutton
Calvert City High School
Pike
Appeals
Hobson Williams
Minas
Fayette
J. H. Hinkle
J. M. Latta
Cullman
Harwood
Claud Lee
Escambia Y Cuit
Johnnie Walden Jr
Alias
Coffee
Audrice Loyd McGraw, Alias
Jefferson
Circuit
Gailey Flournoy
Madison
Pacific
Intermediate Union
OAL Jones Coal Co
Aa Jones
Jounu Jones
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