Green Light For Rail Tankers To Relieve Oil Shortage
Washington reports a green signal for railroads to propel hundreds of tank cars from the West to ease the oil emergency. Oil industry representatives pledged full use of available cars and agreed on sharp rate cuts for West to East movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Indus
J. J. Pelley
Aviation of American Railroads
Senate
Texas
New York
East
Gulf
Atlantic
Oil Firms Pledge Tank Car Use to Ease Transport Costs
Ralph K. Davies announced an industry pledge to transport fuel using tank cars after an all day meeting. Signatories include Gulf Oil, Standard Oil of New Jersey, and The Texas Company, who promise no price increase requests without justified showing and seek fair consideration from the Office of Price Administration for any future adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dustry
Office of Price Administration
Ralph K. Davies
Defense Petroleum Coordinator
Gulf Oil Corporation
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
The
Texas Company
Historic oil firm names listed in mid century notes
A fragment mentions several major oil companies including Tidewater Associated Oil, Cities Service, Consolidated Oil, Sun Oil, American Oil, Shell, and others such as eohy-Vacuum. The text reads as an OCR fragment listing corporate entities from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
eohy-Vacuum” Oil Company
Tidewater Associated Oil Company
Cities Service Company
Consolidated Oil Company
Sun Oil Company
American Oil Company
The
Shell Oil Company
Judge dismisses breach of peace over horn blowing
In New Britain Connecticut George Nicholas Jr 18 months old blew a horn on his father's car keeping neighbor police officer Raymond Hart awake. A dispute led to George Sr being arrested but Judge Elias T Ring rose dismissed the charge noting horn blowing is a child habit and the judge is a father of six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Britain, Conn
George Nicholas, Jr
Raymond Hart
George, Sr
Elias T. Ringrose
Alabama counties collect 30 tons aluminum for recycling
From 43 counties 20 tons of old aluminum were gathered and 24 more counties will contribute 10 tons, totaling 30 tons collected for recycling efforts across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Sunday School Lesson on Revelation Strength and Faith
Newman Campbell outlines the early Christian persecution during Johns vision on Patmos and explains symbolic imagery of Christ among seven churches. He notes messages to Ephesus Smyrna Pergamos Thyatira Sardis Philadelphia and Laodicea urging faithfulness, repentance, and steadfast endurance to receive the crown of life.
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Newman Campbell
Smyrna
Germany
Pergamos
Christ
Satan
Thyatira
John
Jezebel
Sardis
Church of Philadelphia
Church of the Laodiceans
Atures Syndicate, Inc
Alabama sports writers group formed with golf tourney
Sam Adams of the Alabama Journal announces a state sports writers association to be organized in conjunction with the Beauvoir Country Club golf tournament the newspaper sponsors on September 15 in Montgomery.
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Montgomery
Ala
Sam Adams
The
Alabama Journal
Beauvoir Country Club
Farm Work Shortage Triggers Soldier Harvest Help Plan
The Associated Press reports a labor shortage on western farms due to the draft and defense payrolls. Oregon hops prunes and beans face possible losses, with Gov Sprague and Gen. George A. Smith urging furloughed soldiers to harvest. Arizona cotton and melons also strained. Colorado seeks migrant workers while Illinois farms rely on wives and youths.
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Associated Press
Solitiers
Oregon
National Defense
Arizona
Midwest
Bernard Teels
Colorado
Saul
Charles A. Sprague
George A. Oo
Farl Maharg
Arizona Farm Bureau Federation
Washington
Mexico
Teets
Kansas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Denver
Grand Junction
Parl
Morgan County Rescue Notes and Local Visits
Local residents and relatives from Louisville Guntersville Arab Union Grove and Union Grove gather for visits and illness notes. The report mentions death of Fannie Edwards and social calls among families including Broadway Pettit Edwards Helms Tucker and Moon with church figures Rev W W Owen and Flora among hosts.
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L. A. Broadway
Louisville
Kentucky
Ella Pettit
Pine Ridge
China
Horace Black
Dorothy
Olin
Guntersville
Fannie Edwards
Leonard Edwards
Virgie Mae
Katheryn Helms
Arab
Gene Tucker
Lurline Brown
Grady Black
James D
Virgie Helms
W. G. Whisenant
T. Edwards
Owen Edwards
Winford Pettit
Dewey Moon
Anna Hennessee
Noah Prichett
Union Grove
Edwin Thomas
Harvey Helms
W. W. Owen
Flora
Harvey Hamilton's Heart Spell Hospitalized in Decatur
Harvey Hamilton suffered a bad heart episode on Wednesday and is under medical care in Decatur at his son Cecil Hamilton's home. Mrs. Hamilton is by his side. The community reports numerous visits and local social events as residents travel between Arab Decatur and nearby towns.
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Harvey Hamilton
Decatur
Cecil Hamilton
Hamilton
Gid Weaver
Birmingham
Cecil Tanner
Theo
Arvel McKee
Robert Woodall
New Orleans
Louisiana
Joe Sutton
Charles
Georgia
W. C. Martin
Eloise Tanner
Elgin Childers
Hilda Weaver
Mick Maddie
W. B. Smith
Edward Smith
Arab
Carmen Tanner
Willie Johnson
Liberty
Wanda Self
Lanier
North, Carolina
Dan Roan
Pine Burr
Edd Oden
Stringers
Stringers, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Elgin Childers
Don
J. F. Tanner
Otis Self
Childersburg
Willie McKee
Lester Taylor
Tennessee
Frances ‘Tay* Lor
Alvin McKee
Jeddie McKee
Bessie Hamilton
Elbert Julian
Hilda
Weaver
Jim Woodalls
Boy to See Home Life After Nine Years in Hospitals
Carl Mason, who spent most of his early years in hospitals with spinal tuberculosis, will begin school as he experiences ordinary home life for the first time in years. He has walked again, seen a dog and cat, and tastes simple freedoms like outdoor bathing and apple pie. He will enter the first grade after nine years in medical care.
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John
Mitian
Paul
Peter
Christ
Patmos
Aegean Sea
Carl Mason
Oldham Lake
Carleft
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Ephesus
Morgan County Rescue
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I. Edwards
Hunteville
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Claudie Edwards
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Scottsboro
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Alice West
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Karl Herman Schroetter
Miami
PBI
United States Defense
Schroetter
Marcel Dealt
Pierre Laval
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Hale County
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