Local Folks Visit Relatives and Share News
Recent illness and family visits are noted as Mrs J J Perryswan and Mrs B B Cobb with little Betty Jane spent Sunday with relatives near Meadows. She has moved to be by her father's bedside. Mr Dowing Gamble and family plus Mr Carl and family enjoyed a fry at Gilh mill. James Southerland and Frank Windham of Abbeville have been seeing relatives in the community.
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J. J. Perryswan
B. B. Cobb
Little Goser
Betty Jane
Ar Meadows
Dowiing - Gambler
Carl
Gilh
Uames Southerland
Frank ‘Windham
Abbeville
Free Ice Cream Supper and Social Gatherings in Mary Lee Prevatt's Circle
Mary Lee Prevatt hosted a Friday ice cream supper attended by Alton Shaw Wilma Shaw Lee Hall Lee Gay Willie Jae Cora Bell Forester Ethel Gadya Thompson Norma Benefit James Newon Coy and Gretton Dickerson Kermit For Peter and Freddie Crawford. Prevatt visited Wma Shaw Wednesday and they drove to Dover on business. Wilma Shaw hosted a Saturday night gathering inviting Lee Gay Bob Lee Hall Coy and Pete Pickerpon Reese Thornell RN Geared Dick Thornell Willie Jackson and Miria Culver. Bertie B and Aline Crawford gave a birthday party Sunday with many guests. Reverend Gunter preached a large Sunday service. Mary Lee Prevatt visited Wilma Shaw Sunday. Mrs Tommie Creel returned home from Poleom Ga after visiting her parents. Ernest Whitehurst is ill in a Do than hospital. White visited Aline Crawford Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lee
Alton Shaw
Wilma Shaw
Lee Hall
Lee Gay
Willie Jae
Cora Bell Forrester
Ethel Sah Gadya Thompson
Norma Benefit
James Newon
Coy
Gwllettin Dickerson
Kermit Forpeter
Freddie Crawford
Mary Lee Prevatt
Wma Shaw
Dovhany
Agenty
Bobbe Lee
Hall
Pea
Lee ‘Pickerpon
Reese Thornell
R.N. Geared
Dick Thornell
Willie Jackson
Miria Culver
Bertie B
Aline Crawford
Gunter
Tommie Creel
Poleom
Ernest Whitehurst
Dothan
White
Aline Crawfeed
Columbia to Dedicate Municipal Airport April 24
An air meet sanctioned by the National Aeronautic Association and the Federation Aeronautique Internationale will feature the dedication of Columbia's municipal airport April 24 and 3. More than 100 planes are expected to participate. A woman is running for mayor in each of the three towns in Humboldt County Iowa, smallest county in the state.
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Columbia
8. C
National Aeronautic Association
Federation Aeronautique Internationale
Humbolt County
Iows
Armed men probed terrorizing incident in Ormond
Authorities in Daytona Beach report investigation into a terrorizing incident by armed men in Ormond late last night. Local police and FBI agents are reviewing leads as residents describe a tense scene and seek safety assurances.
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Daytona Beach
Fila
Ormond
Toll From Ginger Paralysis Rises in Massachusetts
Boston officials report an increase in Jamaica ginger paralysis cases across the state with two dozen or more people affected during the weekend. Hospitals in Worcester Newburyport and Westford admit patients including two women at Boston City Hospital. Dr George H Bigelow says symptoms show partial paralysis not linked to wood alcohol and federal probes focus on toxic substitutes. Samples from Lawrence Jamaica ginger are sent for analysis while S H Niman plant in Worcester is temporarily closed.
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Boston
Maas
Worchester
Newburyport
Renee
Westford
Boston City Hospital
George H. Bigelow
Jamaica
Lawrence
8. H. Niman
Detectives Aid Worcester Liquor Squads in Illicit Trade Hunt
Detectives were ordered to aid Worcester police liquor squads in their search for illicit liquor vend ors.
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Worchester
Brokerage House Opens Branch In Dothan Today
Continental National of Birmingham opens a Dothan branch in the Majone building on Foster Street. C. I. Adkinson of Birmingham is named manager. The firm deals in listed securities and odd lots in stocks and bonds.
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Dothan
Continental National Company of Birmingham
North Foster Street
C. I. Adkinson of
Birmingham
Officers and Teachers Meet At First Baptist
Officers and teachers of the First Baptist Sunday school are scheduled to meet tonight at 7 20 o clock at the First Baptist church on Main street for the regular weekly gathering. A fine hand wrought gold necklace made by Indians in the Panamanian mountains was presented to Mrs John F Sippel during a visit to Canal Zone clubs. Ambulance planes are being used in the Sahara desert for invalids.
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First Baptist Sunday School
First Baptist Church
Main Street
Washington
Panama
John F. Sippel
Athe
Geneaal Fedastion
Warren's Clubs
Canal Zone
Sahara Desert
George M Reynolds's Early Life and Arson Policing Plans
George M Reynolds a Chicago bank executive helped build roads in Iowa as a boy. He rebelled against a calico price in Panora to show housewives the colors were fast. Oklahoma plans to revive arson squads to cut incendiary fires.
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George M. Reynolds
Chicago
Iowa
Panora
Oklahoma
Hitchcock Leads United States Polo Four Roster Plans
Tommy Hitchcock, famed polo star, anchors the U S squad aiming to defend the International Cup against Britain. Others like Winston Guest vie for No 2 while Earl Hopping and Eric Pederson challenge for No 1 as 16 players enter June Meadow Brook tryouts for a final six.
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Tommy Hitchcock
Great Devereux Milburn
America
Great Britain
Babe Ruth
Hitchcock
Winston Guest
Meadow Stooks
Fleure
Hitchcock Rod Guest
Earl Hopping
Eric Ped
Western polo contenders vie for U S team spots
The piece name checks Elmer Roeseke and Bobby Strawbridge as leading candidates with Pedter and Nev er t hnes hearing, notes Captain Hitchcock’s high regard for Roeseke, and lists potential No 2s like Hopping Pedley Harrania and Sanford as contenders. It closes with Chicago cheese imports totaling 5 360 591 pounds for January 1950, down from a year ago.
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Pedter
Ele
Roeseke
Oescke
Hitchcock
Hoesceke
Chicago
Country Club Tourney Plans to Be Completed Today
About 75 golfers from Dothan and nearby cities will compete Thursday at the Yothan Country Club in three match flight divisions. Greens, stairs, and the driving plaza are being repaired today while the clubhouse gears up for a dinner crowd. A silver loving cup donated by Protective Life Insurance and Betts Singluff will be awarded to the championship winner.
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Thinga
Yothan Country Club
Especiy
Dothan
The
Protective Life Insurance Company
Betts Singluff
Argentina Car Imports Rise
Argentina's imports of American passenger automobiles grew 21 percent in 1929 compared with 1928. The rise reflects growing popularity of cars under 700 dollars, with 76 percent of imports falling in the low-price class.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Nicot Centenary Marked In France For Tobacco Gift
In France the four hundredth anniversary of Jean Nicot is celebrated this year for introducing tobacco to France by sending it from Lisbon to Catherine de Medici. Nicotine is named after him when first extracted in 1509.
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Wimes
France
Jean Nicot
Lisbon
Catherine + Medici
Montreal Plans Spring Start On 3 5 Mile Super Boulevard
Montreal announces spring construction of a three and a half mile super boulevard across the center of Montreal Island. The project aims to improve traffic flow and urban accessibility.
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Montreal
Cap
Montreal Island
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT BY ASSOCIATED PRESS
Boston bout saw Johnny Farr of Cleveland outpoint Dick Finnegan. Allie Wolff of Philadelphia defeated Jerry Garfield in New Haven after Garfield was disqualified. Clyde Chastain of Dallas outpointed Billy Atkinson. Roy Wallace of Indianapolis kayoed Ton Lungo. Frenchy Belange of Toronto outpointed Quinal lb in Winnipeg. Dave Shro of Concord and Joe Anders of Covington drew in Los Angeles.
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Boston
Johnny Farr
Cleveland
Dick “Honeyboy
Finnegan
New York
Allie Wolff
Philadelphia
Jerry Garfield
New Haven
Conn
Garfield
Fort Sill
Okla
Clyde Chastain
Dallas
Billy Atkingson
Scammon
Kan
Indianapolis
Roy Wallace
Ton
Lungo
Chicago
Frenchy Belange
Toronto
Quinal Lb
Mobile
Ala
Los Angeles
Dave Shr
Concord
Calif
Joe Anderse Covington
Kydrew
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Cowabis
Oyvre
Tommy Witchcock
Judge McInglengor
Cleomargerine
Elmer Roeseke
Bobby Strawbridge
U.S. A
James Watson Webb
Webb
Malcolm Stevenson
J. Ff. Cowdin
Pedley
W. A. Harrania
Stephen
Laddie) Sanford
Dean
Committee of Authority
Tovis W. Frothingham
Marcel Otis
Eldona Oliver Ferguson
Henry W. Banks
Ili
Labyrinth
Certain-Teed Products Corporation
New York, N. Y
Harris Furniture Co
Dothan, Alabama
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