Students Take Over High School For Day
Principal Johnny Rize oversaw a student run day at Dothan High School as pupils elected to operate the school for a day. Teachers were permitted to leave early while students handled classes and routines under supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mert McKeithen
Dothan High School
Miss Floresovirm
McKeithen
Eagle
Millben Bering
Arkiasro
Xental
Johnny Rize
Dothan High
Mre. R. ZL. Hamner
Jonney Rice
Rice
Alfred Parrish
$2 500 000 U S aid given Houston County farmers during 1947
The veteran government aided Houston County farmers with about 2 500 000 in 1947 to support terrace work and drainage projects aimed at preventing water erosion. About 4 000 000 feet of terraces were constructed for 197 farms and 45 000 linear feet of drainage ditches on 32 farms were approved, with the federal share around 2 500 000. Plants and seedings were also funded. several local firms supplied materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reteraat
Howton
Profeu
Production and Marketing Association
Jesse — Culbreth
Culbreth
P and MA
Geneva
Ala
Bainbridge
Boyston County
Exor Downy
Mobile Man Injured In Hertford Wreck
An auto accident two miles west of Hartford injured Ongmar and two others. Ed Me C Hatcher pulled onto the highway causing Dunn to brake hard, skid, and overturn. Dunn suffered a crushed chest and a injured right hand. damage to Dunn's car was about 800 dollars. Highway Patrolman T L Payne reported no charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ongmar
Hartford
T. L. Payne
G. & Swinson
Mobile
Charles
Dunn
Bettesburg
Miss
Stiah
Payne
C. Hatcher
Santa Claus, Ind Postmaster Dies
Santa Claus Indiana postmaster Oscar L Philips, long beloved by children as the real Santa Claus, died of a heart attack. For 12 years he ran the town's Christmas mail, handling up to 1000 pieces, stamping with a Santa Claus mark, and answering every child’s letter. He was a former blacksmith, farmer, and state highway department employee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Ind
Oscar L. Philips
Phillips
Ons Agason
What Democrats Ate With $100 Per Plate Dinner
Washington report on a Jefferson Day dinner where guests paid $100 per plate. The menu lists Diamondback terrapin, lobster Newburg, filet mignon, asparagus, potatoes Delmonico, champagne, Madeleine cake, and cigars. Names and precise details reflect a political fundraising event with upscale fare and branded dishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Delminico Au Grantin
Renault
Parfait
Old Glory
Madeline Anis
Cigare Cigarets
Lewis Tries New Work Stop Plan
Secretary Krug rejected John L. Lewis request to close nearly all soft coal mines for safety. Navy Captain Collison noted the Krug-Lewis framework allows local unions to withdraw workers if danger is imminent. Lewis had argued the government should shut down mines amid safety concerns and legal pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lewis
Congressional Committee
Tara
Sparkman Presides Over GOP Senate in Unusual Setting
Senator John Sparkman of Alabama, a Democrat, presided over the Senate as the only member of his party to sit in the chair while the Republican majority ran proceedings. Senator Vandenburg of Michigan, then president pro tem, stepped aside briefly to allow Sparkman to preside for over an hour, an unusual courtesy that could affect majority operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparkman
Senate
Washington
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Vandenburg
R-Mich
Eine el Fulinge
Kitty Hawkers Doubt Wrights Plane Still Haunts The Coast
Hal Boyles column recalls lingering skepticism about the Wright brothers and their airplane as a sea coast community remembers the 43rd anniversary of the first flight. Capt John R Daniel of the Guard is frail and Johnny Miller, an elderly fisherman, remains a local landmark in a dune house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bal Boyle
Devil Hill
N.C
APD
Mandstine
Wright Brothers
John R. Daniel
Eee
Johny Milloee
Johnny Bee
Phone Union Rejects Plea To Postpone Strike
Washington AP Joseph A Beirne president of the union rejects as meaningless a one week postponement proposal from three religious leaders to avert a looming telephone workers strike. Secretary Schwellenbach urged delay to avoid disruption. If no agreement by week end, arbitration on an industrywide basis could be sought. Public good and responsibility to solve the cost of living were cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Herrold
Washington
Joseph A. Beirne
Hable
National Federation of Telephone Workers
Beirne
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
Schwellenbach
Congress
Aaron Opher
Synagogue Council of America
St Ejv
Cameron Hall
Department of the
Interim committees finish work with no major solved
Interim legislative committees recessed with no decisive resolutions on education and public welfare. Leaders pressed for reforms while the State Welfare Commission warned current funding locations are inadequate. Gov Folom proposed diverting income tax funds to schools and welfare gains from ABC Board profits, but terms failed to win approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynne Brannen Montgomery
API
Eriais
Louie Dunn
James
F. Folum
Welfare Committee
Folcom
ABC Board
Bryce C. “Davis
Hie
Finance and Taxation Committee
Austin H. Meadows
Hughes Flies XF-11 on Test Flight in Culver City
Howard Hughes conducts a test flight of the XF-11 from Culver City. He sits in the cockpit for nearly two hours as mechanics fix a last minute engine fault before lifting off for about an hour to demonstrate the new design amid past injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Hughes
Culver City
Cal
Bowerdee Ee Kami
Ne Breindes Geeterdap
Eengeny
Jeet
Hughes
Marines Killed In China In Major North China Clash
In a four hour battle near Heinho twenty two miles east of Tientsin Communist forces killed five U S Marines and wounded fourteen during a raid on the Marines depot. Most deaths came when the dump exploded. About 100 Chinese were wounded, no prisoners taken. Four hundred Chinese troops pursued the raiders while Marine planes observed. Colonel John N Frisbie led a heavily armed convoy to counterattack. A Marine statement confirmed the enemy were Communists. Fourteen Marines were wounded, three critically. surgeons hope for recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Roderick Tientsin
Ching
U. S
North China
Heinho
Tientsin
Rivdere
Johin N. Frisbie
Fifth Regiment
Tor
Eugene V Jobe
Floods and twisters quicken Easter weekend
Floods and tornadoes swept across the South and Midwest forcing hundreds of families to flee their homes for the Easter weekend. A heavy rainstorm drenched the East and Midwest, rivers rose and flooded towns. Tornadoes hit sparsely populated Oklahoma hills and Eldorado Springs Missouri, with snow in North Dakota and violent winds everywhere. A record downpour in the Chicago area dumped over four inches in 12 hours, flooding hundreds of homes and suburbs and causing more than two million dollars in damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Midwest
Dee
Real Denia
Edionn
East
Middlewest
Rivern
Oklahoma Hills
Eldorado Springs
Missouri Oxarka
Golva
N. D
Rapid City
Lake Michigan
Truman Declares Balanced Budget at Jefferson Day Dinner
President Truman trumpets a balanced budget by July 1 and attacks Republican attempts at further cuts. He warns against partisan wrecking of foreign policy and endorses tax reduction at the proper time. About 2,000 party leaders attend the $100-a-plate Jefferson Day dinner as Monroe Doctrine analogies frame the address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnese B. Vaccaro
Washington
Truman
Jefferson
Russia
Monroe
Burstan Etwlina
Alaska
Nane
Truman Auld
Jefferson Day
Easter Pageants Across Nation Mark Holy Week Rites
Glad Song and pageants open the Easter season as worshipers attend dawn services nationwide. About two hundred thousand join the Holy Day Pageant replica of Jerusalem near Wichita Mountains, with 80 000 at Hollywood, Glendale, and other sunrise rites. Central Park and Chicago events also planned, while White House lawn observance was cancelled due to weather and other factors.
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Glad Wong
Nolion
Jeruasfer
Oxlahorma
Wichita Mountainn
Tawton
Plghe
Hollywood Howl
Glendale
Calif
Los Angeles
New York City
Central Park
Chicago
Betso Junker Chamber of Commerce
White House
Washington
Coffee 4-H Rally Draws Countywide Youth Fun
Coffee County 441 club members filled Elba for a big ranch rally with 34 schools represented. Activities included potato races hog-culling goat relay corn shucking and movie showings at the Elba theater with 700 capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Smith Elba
Coffee County
Hetle
Elba
Farthworm Farm Developed In State
FAIRHOPE AL. AP An earthworm farm in Baldwin County is to be developed by Mr and Mrs J T Myers who will operate it They will supply fishermen and agricultural producers interested in the worm as a sell binder and other customers in direct sale and mail order The Myers believe Alabama suitable for year round production They favor the Red Wiewana worm a durable variety suited for long distance shipping The Myers say worms must be fed and watered The best diet includes grounds corn meal cottonseed meal buttersilk and vegetable tops
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairhope
Ala
Baldwin County
J. T. Myera
Myers
Alabama
Easter Crowds Prepare Dothan Churches for Sunrise Services
Dothan churches ready for Easter crowds amid forecasts of good weather. Abbey Ellard reports on sunrise services and special music. Rev Tipton Carroll leads a 2:20 a.m. service at the First Christian Church, with Episkopal and Methodist congregations offering dawn rites and cantatas. Local pastors set sermons on resurrection themes and children’s services accompany the holiday observances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby Ellard
Eester
Dothan
Fey
Tipton Carroll
Corietian Church
Carroll
Pam
Lafayette Street
Methodiat
Charles H. Hildre
Christ
Nearly 400 Entries Registered For Fat Stock Show
Nearly 380 cattle entries have been registered for Dothan’s 7th annual Fat Stock Show to be held April 14 and 16. Secretary Arthur Johns of the Chamber of Commerce said more entries may come, with around 375 expected to be sold over the two days. Entries include Shorthorns and various Aberdeen Angus and Hereford cattle. A Brahman display from Naval Streaks Company of Vinegar Bend, Alabama, will be shown at the dockyards to attract interest in cattle farming. The 4H and FFA youth groups have prepared cattle with new feeding and management methods, aiming to showcase top stock. The Malone Farm of Meridian and Mississippi seeks entry for a breed called Adult Hereford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan
Arthur Johnson
Chamber of Commerce
Vaid
Johnson
Aberdeen
Angus
Hereford
Grauantes
FFA
P-80s Go To Japan In Occupation Force
American jet planes, the P 80s, arrived in Tokyo as part of the occupation force. The Far East Air Forces announced the move as a key step in its overseas timing program. The jets will be flown publicly in Japan for the first time on Monday during the Army Pay air review at the Tokyo parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
America
Japan
Defective Wiring Sparks Minor House Blaze
Fire officials investigated a small house blaze at S083.8 Andrews envolvendo a home owned by D. W. Beker and occupied by Carl Davie and Monroe Campbell. Minor damage included scorched wallpaper and smoke damage reported around 9:45 p.m. by city firefighters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minos
D. W. Beker
Carl Davie
Monroe Campbell
Andrews
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