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Newspaper

Dothan Eagle

Location

Dothan, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Apr 16, 1947

Page

7

Robert B. Woodham Dies at Hartford Funeral

Robert Bentley Woodham fifty four of Hartford died early Sunday after a brief illness Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Hartford Methodist Church with Reverend Jovsen and Reverend McLeod officiating Burial was in Hartford cemetery Holman Funeral Home directed The deceased was a rural mail carrier at the Hartford post office and served as secretary treasurer of the R E A Cooperative He is survived by his widow three daughters Mary Margaret and era all of Hartford James Woodham Hartford three brothers T W Woodham and more both of Hartford and S B Woodham Cottonwood and four sisters Mrs M A est Mrs Lenora Pickett and Mrs T M Bottoms and Mrs W L Williams all of Hartford and Nama City Active pallbearers included Paton Cuthbert Carthell Wilton and Luther Woodham Honorary pallbearers were ward of Stewards Men’s Bible Class employees and ward of Directors of the R E A Cooperative

Hartford Robert Bentley Woodham Hartford Methodis A. B. Jovsen Mobile F. McLeod Ith Holman Funeral Home Woodham Hartford Methodist Church Board of Stewards The R. E. A. Cooperate Mary Margaret Andra Woodham James Woodham T. W B. Woodham Cottonwood M. A Lenora Pickett T. M. Bottoms Harford W. L. Williams Nama City Paton

Pearson McAliley to Attend Rotary Conference Huntsville

Dothan Rotary club officers B. W. Pearson and H. H. McAliley plan to attend the district Rotary conference in Huntsville from April 0 to April 22. Representatives from 52 Rotary clubs are expected. District Governor Lewis M. Smith of Birmingham will preside. Principal speakers include Percy Hodgson of Pawtucket and Nathan Howard Gist.

B. W. Pearson H. H. McAliley Dothan Natan Howard Gist Dothanotary Club E. A. Kilds Carl Kirk Fairman Joe Patterson Dothan High School

Gold and dollars why we value Fort Knox bullion

A columnist discusses why gold remains valuable, citing Fort Knox's twenty billion dollars in bullion and the role of gold as a labor-backed medium of exchange. He shares a park bench lecture on gold's history, durability, and the limits of alternative currencies.

Sigmund Freud Freud Fort Knox Sam Silvertop Economics Central Park Kentucky Pizarro Europe Asia South America Africa Australia New York Aesop Fox

Anarchic tale mocks gold standard talk in old letter

A confused dialogue mocks the push to abandon gold backing with a fable about an archaeologist finding gold coins and fiat notes. The narrator recalls presenting the tale to a powerful figure and notes the belief that the United States continued using gold, though details are tangled.

Old man on park bench runs afoul of cabbage cooking

The fragment describes an elderly man on a park bench and a note about overcooking cabbage. It mentions 1947 and Billy Ross, implying a dated caption or author context. The gist contrasts a park scene with a food quip about nutrient loss from overcooking cabbage.

Billy Ross

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