Park And Recreation Board Closes Very Successful Season
The Park and Recreation Board reports a strong season with about 10 000 visitors to Delano Park from ten states and 50 picnics while Greenwood Park drew 5 000 visitors. Tennis courts were busy nightly. West Decatur and Gordon Drive parks saw steady weekly attendance. Negro Park hosted daily games and junior league fields kept in use. The board plans facility expansion as funds allow and works with the City Planning Commission on a long range Decatur park system.
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Park and Recreation Board
Delano Park
Rotary Club
Greenwood Park
Decatur
Texas
Greenwood
West Decatur
Junior League
Red Shield
Gordon Drive
Negro Park
East End
Tenth Avenue East
Fairview
Magnolia
Eleventh Avenues
Whiteway Field
City Planning Commission
North Alabama
Constitutional reapportionment plans debated by committee
The article notes a constitutional framework for representation in Congress and a third plan using automatic reapportionment every ten years. Committeemen could not decide on the preferred plan and set another meeting for tomorrow. A recess committee was instructed to report upon reconvening in Montgomery on October 10.
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Congress
Cooper
Montgomery
Caddell In Decatur Secures Lateral Line Storage
Caddell in Decatur has 1.2 miles of a six inch lateral line stored to serve the city. The remaining pipe and supplies will be shipped by Republic on September 19. City officials and the contractor have been assured by suppliers that necessary pipe and equipment for the distribution system can be supplied when required as rolling Sept. 21.
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Decatur
Republic
Mayor-Elect Named in Unexpired Term
Floyd Brown, already a city council member, is chosen to serve the unexpired term of the late Mayor A. B. Hooper Jr. in Ala. with the council set to meet to confirm the appointment and begin duties.
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Ala
Floyd Brown
A. B. Hooper Jr
Markets Report From Decatur Grain and Livestock Prices
Market notes from Decatur show cotton middling at 40.60c with a strict low of 38.10. Prices for new crop corn include ear at 1.49 and shelled 1.50. white corn ear 1.94 and shelled 2.00. Cottonseed 75.00 per ton. hatching eggs 80c per dozen. Broilers 31.42c delivered. hens heavy 23c-25c delivered. light hens 18c delivered. No. 2 new wheat onion free 2.25. No. 2 new oats onion free 7l. other grains moisture 13% percent. Corn basis 15% moisture.
Wall Street Ends Week With Broad Rally On Busy Trading
Wall Street rose for four straight days powering a gain of over 2 billion dollars in market value. The Associated Press 60-share average hit its highest level since June 1946, with rails leading a 19 year peak and major names like U S Steel and General Motors posting solid gains. In the curb market, Pacific Petroleum led gains as investors chased several active issues amid brisk turnover and continued buying pressure.
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New York
Wall Street
Associated Press
Bethlehem Steel
Avco Mfg
General Motors
Pepsi-Cola
Pacific Petroleum
Pacific Petroleum Ltd
Segal Lock
Chicago Wheat Firm Flour Demand Improves
Chicago markets show wheat firm on improving flour demand. Oats mixed with small price changes. Hogs and cattle hold steady with nominal movements.
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Chicago
Ness
Chang
Wheat Gains on Chicago Board of Trade Closing
Wheat rose around a cent after an early hesitancy on the Chicago board of trade. Wheat closed 38 78 higher at September 2.21 1 4. Other grains held near yesterday's levels with mixed moves.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Allied push in Korea gains ground after Inchon landing
United Nations forces press across the Korean peninsula with breakthroughs near Yongdongpo and Seoul. Marines occupy Kimpo airfield and Neunggong suburb, while Houck reports heavy Red losses and over 300 prisoners taken as the Inchon operation fuels a broader SE front.
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U. N
Pusan
High Command
Yongdongpo
United Nations
Han River
Seoul
U. S
Kimpo Airfield
Neungg’ Kok
Naktong River
Nantong
Waegwan
Taegu
Congress Approves Social Security and Civil Rights Actions
Federal actions advance social security expansion, FEPC discussion, and continued military aid. Rent controls extend through 1950 with optional city extension. Foreign aid funding increases planes and air operations in Korea. Alabama Hotel Association elects Leon Waite Jr. president at tri state meeting.
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Fair Employment Practices Commission
FEPC
House
Senate
New Orleans
Leon Waite Jr
Mobile
Ala
Alabama Hotel Association
Waite
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
C. F. Stiles
Birmingham
Alden Snow
Tuscaloosa
Bill Green
Decatur
Rivers Rush
Opelika
Nat Hurdle
General MacArthur Lands At Inchon Frontline Inspection
General Douglas MacArthur went ashore at Inchon for the first time today as UN forces enter the shattered port city. He inspected the West coast beachhead his landing forces carved out of Communist-held Korea.
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Inchon
Korea
MacArthur
United Nations
Cotton futures end mixed as prices slip in New York trade
New York cotton futures opened irregular and down as hedges and profit taking pressured nearby deliveries. Dealers anticipated heavier movement of new crop next week, causing early selling to rise again with mill buying helping midmorning gains. By session end, prices closed five cents to 1.05 dollars per bale lower than the prior close.
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New York
Refugees Brought From China aboard Anna Salon
A United Nations chartered ship named Anna Salon rescued 130 refugees from Communist China at Taku Bar Red Tientsin and sails toward Honolulu Naples and Bremerhaven to deliver them to Israel and Europe.
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Kobe
Japan
United Nations
China
Israel
Europe
Anna Salon
Taku Bar
Red Tientsin
Honolulu
Naples
Bremerhaven
Dismissal Amid Fire Report In Decatur Area
Herman Holladay Hartseller was dismissed from Decatur General Hospital Saturday. A mattress fire at 202 East Walnut caused the day's only alarm, with slight loss. TVA reported a high of 79 degrees and no rain. Early morning temperature started at 67 and closed at 74. Lawrence Lamar of 619 Fifth Avenue West was admitted to Hamil Clinic Saturday night.
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Herman Holladay
Hartseller
Decatur General Hospital
East Walnut
Decatur Fire Department
Norain
Lawrence Lamar
Fifth Avenue West
Hamil Clinic Hospital
School Trustee Ruling Sets Revocation and Funding Rules
Montgomery Alabama September 16. Attorney General rules that county boards may revoke appointed school trustees and that no specific election date is set by law for trustee nominations. The opinion also states welfare departments may engage in aid to the permanently and totally disabled with federal funds, with local money required and state board determining state and county shares.
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Montgomery
Ala
Solon Gregg
Marion County
Broughton Lamberth
State Welfare Board
Allies press deep in Korea rear as Reds resist
The passage describes a major Allied push in Korea aimed at closing gaps between Taegu and Inchon. It notes the North Koreans' poorer mobility, questions their supply lines after air attacks, and hints at a deep defense. U N high command anticipates a folded line after a hit, with troops hopeful for a knockout strike.
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Taegu
Inchon
Cassino
Anzio
United Nations High Command
Federal agent free on murder charge in Mobile shooting
Joel L. Smith Jr., agent in charge of the federal alcohol tax unit, was released on $1,000 bail after waiving a preliminary hearing in the murder of 51 year old garbage collector Jack Thompson. Smith reportedly said he fired the fatal shot during a confrontation over possessing illegal whiskey.
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Mobile
Ala
Joel L. Smith Jr
Jack Thompson
W. H. Holcombe
Smith
Fire damages Pomeroy warehouse mill. wheat loss high
A spectacular blaze engulfed the Pomeroy Warehouse and Milling Company early today destroying almost 200,000 bushels of wheat. Police Chief Tom Bunch said the fire was out of control for three hours with losses estimated between 500000 and 750000 dollars.
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Pomeroy, Wash
Pomeroy Warehouse and Milling Company
Tom Bunch
VFW To Meet At Elks Home In Decatur
The Decatur VFW Post 4190 will hold its regular meeting Monday at 7 45 P M at the Elks lodge. Commander Charles Neely said a faulty support caused the VFW hall floor on Second Avenue to sag about five inches and the meeting place closed about 3 P M Saturday until repairs are made. Termites in a supporting post were blamed for the failure. Sam H Evans owner of the Decatur Bowling Center said the posts will be replaced with steel beams this week.
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Decatur
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Elk’s Lodge
Charles Neely
VFW
Second Avenue
Veteran's Meeting
Sam H. Evans
Inflation rules set under defense act explain restrictions
The administration will announce enforceable terms under the Defense Production Act with penalties of up to a $10,000 fine or one year in jail. New consumer credit limits, announced Sept. 8, impose down payments and payoff periods for autos, appliances, furniture, and home repairs to curb expansion of the money supply while leaving many sales terms similar to recent practices.
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Truman
Consumer Credit
Korea
Federal Reserve
Acheson proposes unified postwar German military role
The report outlines plans for a single allied command with national units from treaty countries under a commander in chief. The United States would supply troops and seeks contributions from other nations to form a unified force, with Germany’s military included in the discussion.
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Acheson
United States
Tornado tally places Kansas atop records
Kansas records the most tornadoes of any state according to the National Geographic Society, highlighting Kansas as the leading state for twisters in historical counts.
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Kansas
National Geographic Society
St Francis Xavier Buried in Goa Site of Burial
Historical note records St Francis Xavier buried in Goa in Portuguese India, marking a key event in early missionary history.
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St. Francis Xavier
Goa
Portuguese India
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U. S. Air Force
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Sohn
Kasan
Walton H. Walker
U. S. Eighth Army
Walker
Frank W. Milburn
U. S. First Cavalry
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John B. Coulter
Tenth Corps
Edward M. Almond
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Wolmi
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Prince Charles
Great Britain
Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Cecil Beaton
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N. Y. Cotton
Alaska
Hawaii
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Elks Home
Germany
Schuman
Elbe
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