Life in the Wiregrass records small town notes and events
Local items include a boy milking a wart after a family prank, plans for Mayo Clinic checks for City Commissioner Jim Rennan, Navy seaman William Deal aboard USS Manchester in the Mediterranean, and motion toward repairs to Cottonwood Road and South Oates Street. Also noted are a VFW post meeting, a court judge’s first day, a Harp sing at Magnolia area, and a spring crippled children clinic reminder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Deal
Andrew Deal
Cottondale
Fla
Ussanchester
Eliot H. Bryant
Deal
Navy
Ily
Aining
Bainbridge
Graceville
Double-Track Scout Plan Discussed Here
A district Boy Scout meeting in Dothan discussed appointing a new district chairman and chair to be installed next Monday night. About 12 scouts and committee men attended with invitations planned for around 150 scouts. Present were Commissioner Foy, Executive J W Cooke, J Whit King, J C Astleford, W M Blount, Pat Jones, and church representatives from Frat Christian Church Episcopal First Baptist Lafayette Street Foster Street Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Blount
Pat Jones
William Norden
Lloyd Peacock
Frat Christian Church
F. Q. MecQunagge
J. G. Hugher
First Baptist
J.T. Wright
Lafayette Street
James Weldon
Foster Street
Methodist Church
Inferior Court proceedings include suspensions and multiple fines
The court suspended Riley’s 600 day sentence until October 3 after a three time assault incident with Mrs Riley. Miss Simmons filed a breach of peace charge against him resulting in a $300 peace bond for 12 months. Wil Small faced assault and battery conviction with fines of 50 dollars and 24 for abusive language. Goss Shellhouse pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated with a 100 dollar fine and six months driving ban. Spelgner admitted to reckless driving with a 75 dollar fine. Willie Huggins got three months hard labor for petty larceny of 20 dollars worth of junk. Mack Cameron pleaded guilty to obtaining 16 dollars under false pretenses and received 30 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riley
Miss Simmons
Wil Small
Goss Shellhouse
Robert FE. Spelgner
Willie Huggins
Houston County
Mack Cameron
J. W. Kirkland
Alaska Hearing Plans Stir Military Expansion Report
A public hearing in Juneau was announced amid talks of expanding the Aleutians area. Defense officials cited regularizing ongoing activity. McChord Field disclosed 28 C-82 boxcar flights to Alaska. Norway’s Navy announced a Scandinavia focused cruise with task force ships including Valley Forge Fresno and destroyers. The move aims to strengthen ties with friendly nations and deter Soviet pressure. President Truman called for increased military spending to back a stop Russia program. Moscow warned of Norwegian government complicity amid reported plans for joint bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armed Services
Juneau
Alaska
Secretary of Defense
Forrestal
McChord Field
Washington State
Norway
Scandinavia
Valley Forge
Hussia
Wilhelm M. de Mortenstiern
Promiua
Secunda Via
St. Patrick's Day
Congress
Miliare
See
Russia
Ivvestia
Tavestia
United States
Jan Masem
Sval- Vardovine
Greenland
Spateber
Finnish Delegation Reaches Moscow Amid Diplomatic Talks
Dispatches report the Finnish delegation met Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov in the Kremlin for an hour as talks continue. Members remained in Moscow while others returned to Helsinki for new instructions as a treaty proposal moves forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Kremlin
Slutter
V. M. Molotov
Sian
Teterki
Staha
Plan Council Meeting Al Troy Saturday
Announced by principal F A Harvey that the annual council meeting of the Lnstad UE to base Bilocation Astociation will be held Saturday Apr 1 at 10 09 a m at Troy State Teachers College. Raymond D Hurlbert and Frank J Grove will attend with teachers from nine South Alabama counties to discuss school problems and federal aid for Alabama schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A Harvey
Henry
Lnstad UE
Troy State Teachers College
Raymond D. Hurlbert
Frank J. Grove
Alavalia Education Association
South Alabama
Alabama
Harvey
Sam Morgan
Laverne
Claude Cotton
Dothan
Barbour
Coffee
Covington
Crenshaw
Dale
Geneva
Mouston
Pilse
Eufaula
Enterprise
Andalusia
Florala
Opp
Ozark
Troy
Dothan Masons Set Two Meetings This Week
Two meetings are planned for Dothan Masons. Tonight at 7 o'clock Dothan Lodge No. 446 meets for work in the first and second degrees. On Thursday at 7 p.m. Dothan Chapter No. 113 will confer the Royal Arch degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan Masons
Dothan Lodge No. 446
Dothan Chapter No. 113
Ardilla club leads with humor at 4-H program
Led by Jerry Sallas the Ardilla club dominated the program with a table manners skit and songs. Charles Smith and Robert Skeen performed the old gray mule routine while Jeannette Collins appeared. Judge Carr delivered a 40 minute, 32 joke talk, eliciting strong laughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Sallas
Ardilla
Johnson
Charles Smith
Robert Skeen
Jeannette Collins
Young Sallas
Eurline Jenkins
Paul Dismuke
Mary Nell Coskrey
Jerry
Pearson
Harry Hall
Judge Carr
Church Attendance Totals Across Sunday Services
Attendance figures are listed for multiple churches by denomination and street location across Sunday services morning and evening. Notable totals include First Baptist 788 Lafayete Street Methodist 80 Foster Street Methodist 3841 Southside Baptist 250 Grandview Baptist 11 Presbyterian 18 Assembly of God 80 Salvation Army 17 and various other congregations with smaller counts. No data provided for Church of Christ, Church of the Nazarene, or the Catholic Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edoin
Seoul
Fort
Fostee Street Methodist
Southside Baptist
Woodlands Avenue Baptist
Grandview Baptist
Presbyterian
Christian
Assembly of God
Episcopal
Temple Eman
Salvation Army
Lafayette Street Methodist
First
Southside Bapetist
Headland Ave
Foster Street
Grand
Berlin pressure and air transport clash amid Soviet moves
An incident over yesterdays crash illustrates Russian tactics to pressure Western forces in Berlin. Authorities note tightened land and sea checks were imposed, prompting Western Allies to fly supply missions before tensions eased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Montgomery
Sgt Travis Scott Ozark Funeral Notice
Sgt Travis Scott dies near Guain July 1. Funeral at Center Ridge Church in Ozark at 2 pm Wednesday with Rev Afr Price. Burial in church cemetery. Hulman Funeral Home in charge. Survived by parents, five sisters, two brothers, and grandfather M G Chapman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ozark
Travis Scot
Co Guain
Center Ridge Church
Afr
Price
Ariton
Hulman
Hirs
Howard Adama
Baton Rouge
Cicero Jacobs
K. M. Woodard
Monroeville
Jame, Davis
Mary Scott
Dean Scott
Pfc
Lewie F. Scott
United States Army
Fort Jackson
S.C
M. G. Chapman
Cancer Society drive grows in Houston County
About 100 contributed in Houston County toward the Alabama Division of the American Cancer Society drive. Fred Garner, county fund chairman, said the local goal would be reached soon and Houston County would exceed its quota by the end of April. He stressed the campaign funds life saving and research efforts and urged donations to Garner or Albert West Jr., county treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County
Alabama
American Cancer Society
Fred Garner
Garner
Albert West, Jr
Contempt Action Likely In UMW Case Amid Steel Cuts
The Justice Department may cite labor leaders for contempt tomorrow after Lewis and the UMW bid 710000 in fines last year for defying a court order. The steel industry announces cutbacks to conserve dwindling coal, with 8500 more B and O workers laid off and 100000 idle miners plus 400000 in pension dispute. Carnegie Winds reports shutdowns as open hearths and blast furnaces are taken offline. by products and production forecasts show a slide across the sector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Department
Lewis
UMW
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Carnegie
Homestead Works
Pittsburg
Duquesne
Clairton
American Iron & Steel Institute
David K. Brite
Wisconsin Primary Sparks Clash Among GOP Aspirants
Milwaukee voters face a heated Republican contest among Gen. Douglas MacArthur Gov. Thomas E Dewey and Harold E Stassen as delegates and regional results shape the 1948 nomination race. Dewey leads in Milwaukee area polls while MacArthur may surge in other districts sparking a crucial party showdown.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Douglas MacArthur
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Dewey
MacArthur
Nebraska
Stephen J. McMahon
Japan
Stassen
Joseph McCarthy
Stiassen
Tokyo
Folsom Objects to Paternity Suit in Court Filing
Gov. James E. Folsom filed objections to a paternity suit alleging he fathered a child with an 80 year old red haired divorcee who claimed to be his common law wife. The case seeks to establish legitimacy for Jelmeon’s son per the suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ctllman
Lic
James E. Folsom
Fied
Irge
Suite
Anglers Increase in 1947 Fishing Activity Reported
Washington dispatch notes 1,551,747 more anglers fished in 1947 than 1946, boosting state fishing license revenue by 7,663,505 dollars. Total freshwater anglers reached 12,620,464 with 22,067,301 dollars in licenses. Michigan led in fisher men with 989,333, while California earned the most money at 1,718,000 from 848,446 fishers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interior Department
Michigan
California
Atom smasher at Carnegie Tech to reach 350 million volts
Pittsburgh dispatch reports Carnegie Institute of Technology plans a million-dollar atom smasher in Saxonburg Pennsylvania. Dr Edward C Cruet says the device will generate 350 million electron volts instead of 250 million due to improvements in the 1000 ton electromagnet at the cyclotron heart. Construction and the L shaped building are slated for completion early in 1950.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Saxonburg
Edward C. Cruet
Tech
Livestock prices move at Southern plants and markets
Livestock arrivals total 150 cattle 50 calves and 850 hogs at plants in Albany Columbus Thomasville and Tifton Georgia with hog prices mostly steady. U S dairy market reports show cattle and hogs trading firm to higher with varied weights and unit prices across Alabama Florida and Georgia markets.
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Thomasville
USDA
Albany
Columbus
Tifton
Dothan
Ala
Jacksonville
Tallahassee
Fla
Montgomery
Mkt
Univ
Ditch Project Linked to Flood Relief in Jackson County
A county ditch costing about 5000 will be laid under four rounds of crosses to serve as a permanent drain. Logue noted sudden floods forced northern Jackson County residents from homes around Malone. A U S Engineers rep planned to meet in Marianna for federal aid talks after a county appeal to Sen Claude Pepper. Equipment for the ditch was at Bazemore mill and would move to the start point. The route followed aerial surveys and a flight over the area by Lurie with Womack. The other item mentions a coinage profit of eight million dollars in one year on metal value versus coin value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logue
Jackson County
Malone
U. S. Engineers
Mobile
Marianna
County Commission
Claude Pepper
Houston County
Bazemore's Mill
Lurie
W. A. Womack
Ashford
Alabama Democrats Split Over Pledges and Truman Support
The Alabama Democratic committee debated endorsing electors and calling for pledges to align with or oppose President Truman. Bud Boswell urged statements from seven unsigned candidates while McCorvey defended the party’s autonomy and avoidance of bolting. Governor Folsom criticized federal anti-lynching and poll tax legislation as federal overreach, urging state control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Boswell
Wilkinson
You
McCorvey
Alabama
Horace Wilkinson
Committee On
National Party
Bart J. Cowart
Haleyville
Winston County
Alabama Democratic Party
Lennard Thomas
National Democratic
FFPC
Boys Nurse Beaten And Burned At Jacksonville School
Justice of the Peace T O Hele reports 38 year old Marat Lewis, resident nurse at Ps School for Boys, was beaten to death and her bed set on fire in the school infirmary. Initial accounts mention a guard or gang and flames spreading, with later notes that a fire caused a nurse to suffocate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Justice of the Peace
T. O. Hele
Mrarat Lewis
Ps School
Bea
Tory
New Orleans Cotton Futures Dip After Early Rally
In New Orleans at midmorning, cotton futures hit new monthly highs then fell on profit taking. By 11 30 a m prices stood around 53 cents per bale, down from earlier gains as trading paused for adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Cotton futures hit new highs then eased on profit taking
New York cotton futures rose to season highs early in the session before retreating as tech shares pulled back. By late afternoon May cotton traded at 35.78 cents a pound, down from the close, with July at 35.10 and October 32.06.
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N. Y
Folsom praised by committee on civil rights stance and unity
The Alabama governor received strong applause from a Third District committee as he defended preserves against centralized government. Figures Nordwick Boswell and other members shared praise, while two members missed roll call. The discussion touched on the Supreme Court opinion to allow electors to vote their conscience, with the governor identified as the path to secure such an opinion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCorvey
Folsom
Supreme Court
Alabama
Third District
Clem Faulk
Samson
HH. C. Batchelor
Elba
Nordwick
Boswell
Lawrence Oakley
W. C. Farrher
Frank Covington, Jr
Archie D. Carmichael
Dothan
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Jim Rennan
Ohester
Minn
Mayo Clinic
J. D. Fuller
Firegrass Post
Veterans of Feige Wars
VFW
South Oates Street
H. M. Ramseurt
Ward Me Trland
Cottonwood Road
Uth Oates Street
Roy Driggs
Recorder's Court
Driggers
J. Vaughn
W. T. Weed
Midland City
Magnolia Area
Sting
Lhildren
Houston
Ge¢a Counties
Aie
Dothan Pilot Ib
Hous Hotel
Monthery
Nallace Harrison
Wer
Scout Far Management
Rrixon
Board of Reviews
Boy Scout Ice
Varvey Yarbroughborhood
Inde
C. Medlock
U.S. Soil Conserion Service
Hous County
SCS
Leroy Horn
Block
Auburn
Cornell Univer
Wne
Phoenix
Ariz
Yothan Federal
Foster St
Plan Council
al Troy
Sgt
Travis Scott
Cancer Fund
Zee Ann Olson
Oakland
Cal
Demetso
Daytona Beach
Pla
Wendell J. Willkie
Willkie
Milwaukee County
Telsa
Okla
Glen J. Johnson
Mr. Truman
Palestine
Philadelphia
James Mead
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mead
Henry Wallace
Wall Street
lFolsom
Montgomery Market
7 & Mint
DR. Caldwells
The
Dothan Group
City Auditorium
Alcoholics Anonymous
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