Lions Club drives Samson civic promotion and industry search
Samson Lions Club president Clyde Smith leads the city’s civic push, seeking new industry while funding local projects from the annual Jamboree. The club, with 27 members, also sponsors the July 4 event and supports a playground, bleachers, and school improvements.
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Samson
Chamber of Commerce
Lions Club
Lions
Clyde Smith
Samson Club
Geneva County
Clyde
Beall Family Ties Explain Samson Hardware Figure
The column notes John Beall of Samson’s hardware is related to Joe Beall of earlier Dothan business, and clarifies spelling as family linkage. It traces the Bealls from Brantley to Malone, Flat, Birmingham, Slo comb, and Bramdey, with Joe retired at Compassaire.
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John Beall
Samson
Joe Beall
Dothan
Bramdey
Mr. John
John
Malone
Flat
Birmingham
Slocomb
Bealls
Brantley
Joe
Compassaire
Election Oddity in Samson Primary Teeters on Coin Flip
In Samson, March 23 settled the mayoral race and four of five council seats. Clarence Parker and Ralph Pate tied with 169 votes each in the remaining council race, sparking talk of a coin toss to decide who advances and avoid a special election.
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Samson
Clarence Parker
Ralph Pate
Registration Slow In Jackson County
In Jackson County, fewer than 11 000 voters are registered across 29 precincts, far below a projected 16 000. Supervisor Pansy Lee Bruner notes books close April 17 and urges prompt registration, with extended Saturday hours 4 to 7 pm at Harrison Chevrolet. City registration lags. Evelyn Davis says all voters must re register in city and county, with books staying open until five days before the November general election.
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Marianna
Jackson County
Pansy Lee Bruner
Harrison Chevrolet Company
Board of Commissioneers
Evelyn Davis
Story Book Murders Going Out Of Style
Boston detectives say planned murders from the early 1900s have given way to crimes of passion. Detectives Frank G. Wilson and Raymond A. L. Monahan note that modern killings are typically linked to armed robberies and sex crimes and are solved quickly. Their homicide squad boasts a high yearly clearance rate of 92 percent.
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Boston
Frank G. Wilson
Raymond A. L. Monahan
Wilson
Monahan
Geneva Planning Board lays groundwork for 1948-49 term
Geneva County Planning Board met with Superintendent J. J. Collins to map the 1948-49 school term. Mrs. Boyce G. Brown, president of the county teachers association, named a nominating committee and a county-wide meeting at Samoa High School is set for April 8 at 7 p.m. A May Lake Geneva teachers barbecue is planned, with candidates to speak and refreshments provided by the post.
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Geneva
Planning Board
Geneva County Planning Board
J. J. Collins
County Teachers Association
Boyce G. Brown
Samoa High School
Lake Geneva
J. B. Davidson
S. R. Brannon
J. F Moore
F. D. Dots
VFW Rally Set for Marianna Plaza Nominated Candidates Invited
Jackson County Memorial Post 4414 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars sponsors a rally in downtown Marianna Plaza on April 10. Political post candidates are invited to attend the event.
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A L Bass
Court House
Bass
Marianna
Jackson County Memorial
Veterans of Foreign Wars
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Samson’s Lions
NATO
Paul
Samaen
Felxom
Dethan
J. P. Faulk
J. P
Pdothan
Louis Oppert
ABC Board
Faulks
Archie L. Faulk
Wan
Archie, Jr
Ralph
Clarence
Geneve
Hartford
Headland
Malvern
van Ritch
van Ditch
Speigner Concrete Block CO
Austria
New York
Om ‘i
Joel
Ws ‘Valeu
Onl Co
Jewelry Company
N. Foster St
Dothan, Ala
Ideal Jewelry Co
VFW
Marianna Plaza
Westper-bird
Bootery
E. Main St
Buick
Henry J. Taylor
Mutual Network
Meadeys
America
UCR
Suick
Dalledar
Sais
Asl
Tet
Ieee
TELA
RGM
Siebh
Dothan Buick Company
West Main
Dothan, Alabama
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