Sharp Rise Seen In Business For Southeast Area
Southeast business showed notable gains in the first six months of 1950. Urban construction up 49 percent, new business corporations up 17 percent, bank debits up 10 percent, bank deposits in federal reserve member banks up 16.8 percent, and electric energy production up 12 percent. Retail trade rose 6 to 28 percent across the region. Declines in cash farm income 14.8 percent and rail passenger revenue 15.5 percent were the only soft spots.
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Atlanta
Sept
Southeast
Department of Commerce
Department
Federal Reserve
North Carolina
Mississippi
Merrill C. Lofton
Lofton
Woman Strangled by Vacuum Cleaner
In Scarborough England on Sept 14 Mrs Elsie Morgan died when her smock was drawn into a vacuum cleaner causing fatal strangulation. A police officer called the death a million to one accident.
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Scarborough
England
Elsie Morgan
Crommelin Attacks Washington Trends in Alabama Talk
Rear admiral John G. Crommelin campaigning for Senate against Senator Lister Hill denounced creeping socialism and centralized power in Washington. He blamed unification of armed forces and looming federal control for Korea woes and warned of a controlled press and tax concentration. He urged Alabama voters to reject Hill and demand honest representation.
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John G. Crommelin
United States Senate
Washington
Admiral Crommelin
Lister Hill
Kansas City
USN
Alabama
Korea
Hollywood
Crommelin
Universal
Tennessee Valley
Senator Hill
Hill
FEPC
Time
National Health Insurance
Decatur Dealers Push Free Shave Pep Rally
Local Decatur dealers offer free shaves to men from Junior to Grandpa to promote electric shaving. A campaigner argues constitutional voting in the primary, while Sunbeam Shavemaster demos claim a cleaner closer shave in less time than soap and blade.
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Decatur
Bones Found in Ohio Indian Mounds
Archaeologists report discovery of dog bones in ancient Ohio mounds indicating possible ceremonial or domestic animal remains. Researchers will analyze bones to determine species age and cultural context.
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Ohio Indian
Timber cutting banned in Alabama injunction issued
An injunction to stop state Rep. J Emmett Wood and three others from cutting timber on state land was granted by Circuit Judge Joe M Pelham Jr on August 31 after a request by Attorney General A A Carmichael for the Conservation Department. A hearing to make the order permanent has not been set.
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Butler
Ala
J. Emmett Wood
Washington County
Joe M. Pelham, Jr
Atty
A. A. Carmichael
Conservation Department
Camellia becomes official town name in Alabama
Camellia Alabama was formerly Fairview. County officials accepted a petition from the civic club to rename the community now known as Camellia. The town lies between Semmes and Wilmer near major camellia and azalea nurseries on the Gulf Coast.
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Camellia
Ala
Fairview
Gulf Coast
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