Mrs Rebecca Sellers Dies At Age 81
Mrs Rebecca Evelyn Sellers age 81 lifelong Houston County resident died at her home on Dothan route three after a short illness. Funeral services at Ramet Church at 2 p m with Elder Liberty Watson officiating. Burial in church cemetery Ward Wilson in charge. She served as Cottonwood postmaster for years and was Primitive Baptist Church member. Surviving are six sons and three daughters, plus a sister, many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Active pallbearers will be grandsons. Honorary pallbearers listed.
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Rebecca Evelyn Sellers
Houston County
Dothan
Ramet Church
Libert Watson
Ward Wilson
M. F
WY. W
R. H
W. T. Selless
B. D. Sellers
Headland
J. W
Sellers
Kynesville
Fla
C. B. Grice
J. A. Martin
J. F. Copayne
Greenville
W. E. Andrews
Ozark
Geneva Farmers Ditch with Dynamite Under Program
Twenty six Geneva County farmers used dynamite to ditch fields this spring under the Agricultural Conservation program. County Administrative Officer R. M. Hatcher listed participants including L. F. Helms, H. C. Millz, Clyde Merritt, E. Z. Quattlebaum, F B. Smith, Harold L. May, Walter Adams, and several others in the Verona area.
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Geneva
Geneva County
Agricultural
R. M. Hatcher
Hatcher
L. F. Helms
H. C. Millz
Clyde Merritt
E. Z. Quattlebaum
F .B. Smith
Harold L. May
Walter Adams
Chalmes Carroll
James M. Smith
J. W. Griffin
Oh. D. Register
Chester Whitaker
J. T. Griffin
B. H. Worthy
W. Pitt Metcalf
Claudia S. Ward
J. V
Dothan Concert Association extends drive for another week
The Dothan Community Concert Association will continue its membership campaign through next week after a board decision. Reports by workers delayed by the Dothan Service League Follies will be accepted, with headquarters at the Chamber of Commerce city hall office. An added benefit lets Dothan members attend concerts in Albany, Marianna, Panama City, Ozark, and Enterprise at no extra cost.
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Dothan Community Concert Association
Dothan Service League
Concert Association
Chamber of Commerce
A. A. Winter
Association
St. Louis Sinfonietta
Dothan
Albany
Marianna
Panama City
Ozark
Enterprise
Local Notables Listed for Community Directory
Reader J. W. Hatcher S. T Avery W. A. Shields W. S. Jackson M. 2. Jones Clarence Austey Joe A. Austey J. R. Seay 9 and Walter Jarrett named among community figures in forthcoming listings.
GM Offers Temporary Ten-Cent Wage Boost to Workers
Detroit AP General Motors proposed a temporary 10 cent an hour wage raise for all 265000 hourly workers as a short term settlement. The offer targets UAW UEW and URW labor groups with a reopen clause next August and immediate effect for nonunion staff. GM cites rising living costs and coal and steel pressures as reasons for the concession, estimating annualized cost at 67.6 million dollars.
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Detroit
General Motors Corporation
CIO
GM Auto
H. H. Anderson
Anderson
United Auto Workers
United Electrical Workers
United Rubber Workers
UAW
UAW International
New York
Well Served: hotel staff on three day stay
In a three day visit to a modern metropolitan hotel the average guest is served by at least 60 staff from bootblack to manager.
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Bootblack
Bern Is Capital Not Geneva, Clarifies Switzer Land Fact
A corrected geographical note explains Bern serves as the capital of Switzer land, countering the common belief that Geneva holds that role. The distinction highlights historical naming variations and regional terminology.
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Bern
Switzerland
Geneva
Veterans Administration seeks athletic staff and draftsman hires
Examinations announced for permanent appointments to Athletic Director and Athletic Technician positions with salaries from 1954 to 5905.20 yearly. Openings at VA Branch Office in Atlanta and hospitals in Alabama Florida Georgia South Carolina Tennessee. Draftsman exams offered from 1822 to 3397.20 yearly with extended deadline until service needs are met.
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Veterans Administration
Atlanta
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
Tennessee
Civil Service
Com
Mission openings announced by local commission office
Full information regarding the openings is available from R. L. Allen local secretary of the commission in the post office building.
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R. L. Allen
Commission
Youth Program Held At Pondtown Church
Hartford reports Pondtown Methodist Youth Fellowship to present a Mother's Day program Sunday night May 11 at the church.
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Pondtown Church
Hartford
Pondtown Methodist Youth Fellowship
Public urged to attest at Easter service by youth choir
Public is invited to attest announced yesterday as the youth of the church led Easter Sunday worship. The program featured hymns solos and songs performed by members under the church’s youth group leadership.
New Mexico’s 1946 Population Estimate Shows Surge
New Mexico’s 1946 population was estimated at 116000, reflecting a 10 percent increase from the preceding year. The figure underscores a notable postwar growth trend, with the state’s demographics expanding as the year closed.
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New Mexico
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Solomon Motor
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Meyer Blumberg
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