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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 06, 1949

Page

3

Sabath and Hobbs Clash Over Concentration Camp Bill

Washington debate centers on a bill to jail portable aliens as a concentration camp measure. Sabath opposes. Hobbs argues for floor vote after Sept 21. Judiciary panel backs the bill amid fears of detention camps and life imprisonment for some with passport issues.

Washington Sabath D-Ill House Rules Committee Hobbs Ala House Gerhart Eisler Germany Eisler Congress House Judiciary Committee Margis Celler D-Ny Justice Department

Furniture Store Blaze Fought For Four Hours

Firemen from seven stations battled an early morning blaze in a Birmingham furniture store district. The fire began on the first floor at 1912 First Ave North in the Standard Clothing and Furniture Co. and climbed an elevator shaft to three upper floors used by Alabama Home Furniture Co. Damage was slight, but an official estimate was not yet available after four hours of containment.

Birmingham Hoyt Ayers Standard Clothing and Furniture Co Alabama Home Furniture Co First Ave North

Pennsylvania Arsenal Preserves Cold War War Stock

AP News tours Letterkenny Ordnance Depot in Chambersburg Pennsylvania, a 22000 acre complex storing and reconditioning surplus military equipment. Col. Robert Daniels oversees thousands of tanks and vehicles, ammunition in igloos, and a demilitarizing TV monitored process, with a security and civil infrastructure spanning roads, rail, and workshops.

Chambersburg Blue Ridge Mountains Army Letterkenny Ordnance Depot Robert Daniels United States Letterkenny Defense Louis Johnson Congress Washington Letterken Navy

Sunday School Officer Elections Announced in Morgan Chapel

Morgan Johnson Laverne Morgan Johnson Laverne County Chapel announces Sunday August 11 election for new Sunday school officers. Attendance urged for the service. Visitors Mr and Mrs G C Yancy and children Elfrida George Patsy and Jim from Tanner joined Mrs Ethel Glasgow and family. Mr and Mrs Rollin Ford of Birmingham were guests of R E Puckett family.

G. C. Yancy Elfrida, George Jr Patsy Jim Tanner Ethel Glasgow Rollin Ford Birmingham R. E. Puckett D. G. Roberts

Daily Records Deeds Feature Broad Range of Properties

A long list of deed transfers across many names and sums dominates the page, with several pairs showing buyer and seller relationships including Arch ie Elliott to Elizabeth Mor for 2700 and Grady J. Long to Paul M. Jones for 4000. The section also notes social visits in local circles and a line about fossil termites dated to roughly twenty five million six hundred years old unearthed in Germany.

Bill to Increase Judges Salaries Signed by Folsom

Gov James E Folsom signed a law raising state contribution to circuit judge salaries from 6000 to 7500 dollars per year. It covers 51 judgeships across 28 circuits and adds three new positions in this legislature including in the Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh circuits.

Folsom Montgomery Ala James E. Folsom Cherokee DeKalb Jackson Counties Jefferson County Bessemer Colbert

Traffic Club To Visit Here

Chamber of Commerce Secretary Bill Sims will meet with the Birmingham Traffic and Transportation club this afternoon to discuss plans for its forthcoming tour of Decatur. The club will arrive Friday on a special train and visit Wolverine Goodyear Mills and Alabama Flour mill. They will be entertained with luncheon at the Decatur Country club and in private boats on the river. About 400 are expected.

Chamber of Commerce Bill Sims Birmingham Traffic and Transportation Club Decatur Birmingham Wolverine Goodyear Mills Alabama Flour Mill Decatur Country Club Sims

Governor signs raise for circuit solicitors pay

The Governor recently signed a bill boosting basic state pay for circuit solicitors from 4800 to 6000 dollars a year. Some judges receive extra compensation from counties in their circuits, but all will gain from the state increase.

Kansas Leads Nation in Wheat Production

Kansas stands as the top wheat producing state in the United States, widely recognized for its large harvest and export capacity.

Kansas United States

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