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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1950
Page
3
An inventory control order to curb hoarding of scarce war materials by firms was due to be issued today by the National Production Authority. It marks the first major step in tightening wartime material distribution.
Decatur will host the annual Alabama Baptists meeting November 14 to 16 at Central Baptist Church with Rev. O. E. Burton as host pastor. Dr. H. A. Parker of Dothan is slated to deliver the convention sermon and Dr. Leon Macon of Birmingham is an alternate. The article also notes a new National Production Authority step to curb hoarding of critical materials.
Cecil Timberlake Jr of Troop 19 was approved for Eagle at Morgan County Boy Scout board of review. Also earning ranks and merit badges were Jack Davis and Ralph Evans of Troop 236, John Turney of Troop 63, George Voehringer, and Cecil Timberlake Jr with civics life saving and pioneering. The board was chaired by Lampkin Guy with Leo Wright George Perry and Jimmy Bloodworth as members.
Britain extends Universal Military Service for men aged 18 to 28 from 18 to 24 months starting October 1, 1950. Government reports show over 1,000,000 men trained for the armed services, with seven of eight soldiers serving overseas. About 100,000 are fighting Communists in Malaya.
Begum Aizaz Rasul, member of the legislative council in Lucknow, told the Film Inquiry Committee that Indian cinema misrepresents women. She said with railway platform kisses they claimed Indian love scenes do not exist in Indian society as in America.
California remains the sole state with significant commercial almond cultivation, dominating national production. The article notes the scale of farming, equipment use, and market implications for trade and export opportunities.
Paris reports a French foreign ministry spokesman denied claims that the Maginot line would be rearmed and remanned as a second or third defensive line against an eastern invasion. The denial comes after France Dimanche cited a general staff member. The spokesman said no information supports the report.
State Attorney J Edwin Holsberry remained mum on criticism of his handling of Okaloosa county gambling probe. Willie Cribbs of Crestview challenged why newsmen reports on alleged open gambling at Ft Walton casino were not given to a special grand jury.
Sponges are produced from the dried fruit of the tropical luffa gourd, a fibrous plant source.
The text describes symptoms of coronary thrombosis including sweating pale face rapid weak pulse and possible neck arm and chest pain. It emphasizes lying down staying calm avoiding exertion and calling a doctor or ambulance immediately for any attack.
MEMPHIS Tenn Sept 15 A government official warned further migratory bird hunting curbs are unavoidable without better sportsman compliance. Dr Clarence Cottam said unity and strict rule observance are essential to protect hunting and fishing privileges amid habitat loss and rising kill rates. The 40th annual convention of the International Association of Game Fish and Conservation ends today with reports and officer elections.
Rev. J Wayne Crash of Birmingham is named president of the Alabama convention of Christian churches. About 300 delegates from Alabama and Northwest Florida select Florence Alabama as the 1951 meeting site after a three day session in Mobile.
A meeting of the Alabama Savings and Loan League began in Birmingham with Eugene Phieffer of Chicago, vice president of the U.S., slated to speak on management's reaction to the Korean outbreak.
Congress advances a broad tax bill with a retroactive excess profits tax debated for 1950 and a 2.7 billion dollar rise in individual income taxes effective Oct 1. The measure also raises corporate taxes by 1.5 billion and tightens laws to close loopholes while granting GI tax exemptions for combat pay in Korea.
A record 37 639 pupils filled Mobile county public school classrooms today. Officials report 24 902 white and 13 737 negro students, with the total 707 higher than the same date last year.
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