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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1950
Page
8
Hollywood reports progress on a Caruso biopic focusing on his career rather than a full life. Producer Joe Pasternak cites intersubjective views of Caruso, aims for a two hour format, and plans melodic singing with pop elements, not a Met rivalry.
Ware Foster, manager of the local Social Security office, explains that anyone aged 65 or older with six quarters of coverage can receive monthly benefits if not employed in covered work. The changes allow earnings up to $50 per month in some cases and extend eligibility for mothers, dependent spouses, widows, and dependent parents, with coverage from 1937 onward.
A drowsy public works committee at City Hall in Winnipeg faced an 80 item agenda. A single snore echoed through the room followed by a crash as an alderman joked about waking up. The scene captures a weary moment amid municipal duties.
Senator Charles W. Tobey defeated Wesley Powell by 1,127 votes to secure a third term. Unofficial total: Tobey 39,003 Powell 37,876 amid a multi state primaries slate including Arizona Colorado Michigan Minnesota Vermont and Washington.
In Mt View services are planned with Bible study at 10 and preaching at 11. Nearby visits include the Lindseys, Moore family, and Stinsons. Separate political briefs list Vermont and Michigan GOP nominees, Minnesota governor races, and Washington senate nominees with Magnuson unopposed.
Congress approved TVA 1951 budget enabling Boone dam work under the South Holston project supervision. Lambert Bros. of Knoxville won the concrete aggregate contract with work set to begin next spring. The fifth and sixth Johnsonville steam plant units were authorized, with turbogenerators to Westinghouse, boilers to Combustion Engineering, and structural steel to Ingalls Iron. Nearby social notes mention the Lindsey and Clark families visiting and church attendance records.
The TVA division of chemical engineering maintained a safety record through July, reaching 133 days without a lost time accident, equal to about 1,325,000 man-hours without incident.
Across the counter Geiger Counter sales are on the increase says The Radiac Cup of New York. Buyers include diverse people. many cite curiosity about atomic topics or a vacation prospecting aim rather than fear of an attack.
The authorized third unit at Fontana dam had turbine work let to Allis Chalmers and generator work awarded to Westinghouse in the contract awards reported.
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