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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 08, 1950

Page

8

Cattle Exhibit Highlight Negro Beef Show in Alabama

Ninety eight head of cattle from six North Alabama counties entered the negro beef cattle show held Thursday at the coliseum. The Danish judging system assigned blue ribbons to 25 head, red to 26, and 47 white. Grand champion was Curtis Hardy of Lauderdale county, with John Booker of Nebo in Morgan county named reserve champion. Counties participating included Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Lauderdale, Colbert and Franklin.

North Alabama Coliseum Alabama T. C. Bailey The State National Bank Curtis Hardy Lauderdale County John Booker Nebo Morgan County Lawrence Limestone Madison Lauderdale Colbert Franklin

Mobile attorney promoted to general counsel of Waterman Corp

Francis H. Inge of Mobile was promoted to general counsel for Waterman Steamship Corp and will join the board of directors, succeeding the late Ben Geaslin who died some months ago. He had served as a board member for several years.

Mobile Ala Francis H. Inge Waterman Steamship Corp Inge Ben Geaslin

Guthrie Jr to Deliver First Sermon at Central Methodist

W Nelson Guthrie Jr will preach his first sermon Sunday morning at Central Methodist Church. He is the son of Dr W Nelson Guthrie, pastor, and was licensed to preach on September 2. He finished Decatur High School and will enter Birmingham Southern College September 25. He attended West End High in Birmingham and lettered in football, baseball, basketball, orchestra and glee club for three years. He has served as president of the senior young people of the North Alabama Conference and vice president of the youth.

W. Nelson Guthrie, Jr Central Methodist Church W. Nelson Guthrie Decatur High Birmingham Southern College Decatur West End High School Birmingham North Alabama Gram Southeastern Youth Leadership Training School Lake Junulaska N. C W. E. Guthrie The Methodist Church

Crommelin To Be Heard Here In Senate Candidacy Tour

Rear Admiral John G. Crommelin USN retired to speak across Alabama in support of an independent bid for the senate. The schedule lists courthouse remarks in Jasper, Decatur, and multiple towns with times from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM over a week including Arab Guntersville Albertville Boaz and others.

John G. Crommelin Double Springs Haleyville Hamilton Phil Campbell Russellville Tuscumbia Florence Leighton Town Creek Courtland Moulton Decatur Trussville Springville Ashville Oneonta Blountsville Guntersville Albertville Boaz

Morgan City Post Plans Land Purchase for New Post Home

Morgan City American Legion post No. 243 met for its regular session at the post home led by Commander Willard Clark. Members voted to assist Debs Ditto in rebuilding a barn destroyed by lightning and elected Fred Green to fill the adjutant’s term after Hershel Abercrombie’s resignation. The group scheduled a Saturday meeting to buy land for a post home and recreation field.

Morgan City American Legion Post No. 243 Willard Clark Debs Ditto Hershel Abercrombie Fred Green

Examination to Fill Rural Carrier Need at Moulton

The United States Civil Service Commission announces an examination to fill a rural carrier position in Moulton. Applications close September 14, with exam date shown on admission cards mailed after the closing date. Blanks available at the Moulton post office or the U S Civil Service Commission Washington 25 D C. The service Sunday morning begins at 10 50 A M and the public is invited.

United States Civil Service Commission Moulton U. S. Civil Service Commission Washington D. C

GOP Glum On Chapman Case

Republicans faced the collapse of Schoeppel's charges that Interior Secretary Chapman had communist ties. Chapman denied the accusations as scurrilous while Loyalties affidavits from 1941 1946 1947 and 1949 were shown. The Senate interior committee will reconvene with Bow expected to testify and Democrats aim to gain publicity from the affair.

Washington Schoeppel Secretary of the Interior Chapman GOP Senate Interior Committee Kansas Randolph Feltus Alaska Feltus Kremlin McCarthy R-Wis State Department Frank Bow Congress Ohio Senate Bow Humphrey D-Minn

Defense Department Exchange Handles Vast Daily Calls

The Washington based U S Defense Department telephone exchange processes about 225000 internal calls and 90000 external calls each day, illustrating the mass communications capacity of federal operations.

U. S. Defense Department Telephone Exchange Washington

Wounded Return Flown From Korea To Brookley AFB

Six Korean War wounded, including First Sgt. Frank York of Summit Mississippi, were flown to Brookley Air Force Base en route to hospitals near their homes. York is assigned to the Navy general hospital in Memphis Tennessee. Names of the other wounded were not released.

Mobile Ala Frank York Summit Miss Brookley Air Force Base Korea York Navy General

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